Remember the frankly storming Lexus LF-Ch hybrid concept from September 2009?  At the time the company promised a production version, and they’ve finally delivered on that with the Lexus CT 200h; unfortunately, some of the more lairy styling details of the LF-Ch have been lost in the process. As before, there’s a 1.8l four-cylinder VVT-i engine paired with a Lexus Hybrid Drive electric po..

Sony’s upcoming netbook refresh, the Sony VAIO M, has broken cover, and we have to say it looks a little less interesting than the company’s previous netbooks.  Suspected to replace the VAIO W range, the VAIO M packs Intel’s new Atom N450 1.66GHz processor along with 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 250GB 5,400rpm HDD and Intel GMA 3150 graphics. There’s also a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 LED-backlit d..

Gigabyte’s external-GPU BookTop M1305 and M1405 notebooks aren’t the only machines relying on a separate graphics boost at CeBIT 2010 this week.  Shuttle have brought along their interpretation, in the shape of the I-Power GXT Mini, a compact box fitted – in this case – with an ATI Radeon HD 4650 that hooks up to Shuttle netbooks via a special GXP port that looks a little like a larger ..

The landline phone industry lacks the glamour (or at least the relentless hunger for an upgrade) of its cellular sibling, and so it’s perhaps no surprise that manufacturers are looking to borrow some Android hype.  Both Binatone and DSP have added their Android-powered landline phones to the ring, in the shape of the Binatone iHome and the DSP Multimedia Handset. The iHome has a DECT cordle..

We know Google would prefer us to be tapping away on our Android phone or pecking at a Chrome OS notebook, but it still comes as a moderate surprise to hear the company’s execs predicting the death of the desktop within just three years.  That’s the opinion of Google Europe head John Herlihy, who took to the stage at the recent Digital Landscapes conference to tell attendees that “mobile ..

It feels like we’ve been waiting a long time for any news of Acer’s multitouch-capable Aspire Timeline 1820PT, their latest convertible tablet, but going by recent rumors we shouldn’t have to wait long for a launch.  Engadget have heard the Core 2 Duo touchscreen notebook will cost €599 (they’re extrapolating a US price of $599) while GottaBeMobile forum member Elmstrom spotted it’s..

Got a Nokia N900 or an Intel Atom based netbook, and keen to play with a new OS?  According to MeeGo Technical Steering Group member Valtteri Halla, the team behind the Nokia/Intel open-source platform plan to have a rough and ready baseline to a source and binary repository to build MeeGo on Intel Atom devices and the N900 smartphone by the end of March 2010. That’s faster than many would ..

Ereader display heavyweight E Ink reckon they’ll have a color e-paper panel ready in time for devices to ship in the first quarter of 2011, according to their VP of marketing.  Speaking to PCMag this week, Sriram Peruvemba revealed that E Ink plan to show off newer color e-paper displays at SID in a few weeks time, and that the company is working on significantly improved refresh rates. Howe..