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FAQ

Everything you need to know about the most

interesting new technology trends and events

David Crookes rounds up the most

notable gadgets and innovations

unveiled at last month’s Consumer

Electronics Show in Las Vegas

Best of

CES 2020

Whyis it interesting?

Despiteresemblinga NintendoSwitch

console,Alienware’sforayintohandheld

gamingis,atheart,a portableWindows

10 PCwithan8in,1,900x 1,200hi-res

screen.Poweredbya 10th-generation

IntelCoreprocessor,it allowsgamersto

enjoyTriple-APCtitlesonthego.

Theunitcanbeconvertedtofunction

asa standardgamesconsoleby

detachingthecontrollers,theneither

proppingupthescreenona flat

surfaceorconnectingthedevicetoan

externaldisplay.Wi-FiandBluetooth

providenetworkingcapabilitiesand

you’llbeabletohookupa mouseanda

keyboard.TheConcept

UFOalsocomeswith

Alienware’ssignatureRGB

lighting,whichmakes the

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gamesit’sdesignedto play.

Whenis it out?

TheUFOis stillattheconcept stage

andthereis asyetnoindication of

whenit is likelytobeon sale.

Howmuchwillit cost?

Again,Alienwarehasn’t revealed details

butit’snotlikelytobe cheap.

Do I really need it?

If you’re an avid PC gamer, then you’re

likely to love the UFO. It will grant

access to any PC games service such as

Origin, Good Old Games, Epic Games

Store and, of course, Steam, potentially

putting many thousands of games in

your hands.

Whyis it interesting?

Foldable devices use flexible display

technology, which can be used to make

larger screens smaller and easier to carry.

The most impressive trend is to have a

bend in the screen, as with Lenovo’s

ThinkPad X1 Fold laptop (see last issue’s

First Look). This is also the design

adopted by the Intel Horseshoe Bend, a

device based on the forthcoming Tiger

Lake mobile processor, which can switch

between laptop and tablet.

Bendy tech is also used by Dell’s Ori

concept tablet, which runs Windows 10.

However, it’s interesting to note that the

dual-screen Dell Duet laptop opts

instead for a hinge connecting the two

displays, as well as an optional keyboard.

Other eye-catching foldables at CES

includedRoyole’sMirage, which wraps

around a curved Alexa-enabled speaker.

Meanwhile, LG showcased a television

that can convert from a flat OLED to a

curved set at thepress of a button.

When are they

out?

The ThinkPadX1F

is due later thisye

but the Horseshoe

Bend, which open

from 12in intoa 17

display, is a conce

product – as aret

Duet and the 4KL

television. TheMir

will be availablein

spring of 2020.

How much will they cost?

Deep breath – you’re looking at about

£2,500 for the ThinkPad X1 Fold and

about £799fortheMirage.

DoI reallyneed

current laptop or

feels too small or

ou’re desperate

ora wraparound

screen on your

smartspeaker,

then yes. But

we’d advise

waiting for the

technology to

find its feet and

fall in price.

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