Brad Linder

The Dell XPS 14 is a premium thin and light laptop with an Intel Panther Lake processor that launched earlier this year as part of the revived Dell XPS brand. Measuring less than 0.6 inches thick and weighing less than 3 pounds, the laptop also has a much more usable keyboard and touchpad than earlier models.

The Asus Ascent QN10 is a 130 x 130 x 40mm (5.1″ x 5.1″ x 1.6″) desktop computer that looks a lot like an NUC. But instead of Intel inside, this little computer has a Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) processor.

A lot of PC makers are planning to launch laptop and desktop computers powered by NVIDIA’s RTX Spark processor later this year, including Microsoft, which introduced the upcoming Surface Laptop Ultra alongside NVIDIA’s announcement of its new chip for Windows PCs.

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The ECS LIVA Z15 Plus is a 122.8 x 122 x 39.9mm (4.83″ x 4.8″ x 1.67″) mini PC with support for up to 64GB of DDR5-6400 memory, an M.2 slot with support for PCIe Gen 4 storage, and a decent set of ports including a 40 Gbps USB Type-C port and two 2.5 GbE LAN ports.

The Asus NUC 16 is a new mini PC that, at first glance, looks a lot like the NUC 16 Pro that launched earlier this year. They’re the same size and shape and share many key features including Thunderbolt 4 ports, dual 2.5 GbE LAN ports, and support for WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0.

Last year Rada introduced a credit card-sized computer called the Dragon Q6A that looks like a Raspberry Pi, but which features a Qualcomm

The 8849 Tank line of smartphones are rugged devices meant for outdoor use. But that doesn’t just mean they have thick, sturdy bodies that help protect against dust, water, and drops. They also tend to have massive batteries for multiple days of use and unusual features like built-in projectors so you can host a move night on your next camping trip.

Single-board computer maker Radxa has announced plans to introduce two NAS (network attached storage) systems powered by Qualcomm processors.

This week Microsoft unveiled the Surface RTX Dev Box mini PC with an NVIDIA RTX Spark processor and a Surface Laptop Ultra with the same chip. Both are expected to arrive later this year and both are aimed squarely at developers. And last month the company introduced business-class Surface Pro and Surface Laptop