Launch

Banana Pi has finally brought the BPI-CM4 to market nearly a year after the SoM's debut. Equipped with the Amlogic A311D chipset and 4 GB of RAM, the BPI-CM4 is Banana Pi's answer to the Raspberry Pi CM4, for which the company has included compatible 100-pin connectors, among other features.

HP has announced the E45c G5, a 44.5-inch VA monitor with a 165 Hz refresh rate and a DQHD resolution. HP has also outlined the monitor's launch price but has not been forthcoming about a release date for the time being.

Fiido has announced that it will start the new year with a new website, which comes with hints as to the launch of a whole new range of electric bikes, some of which may come in brand-first form-factors. They include one touted to come with a display of unprecedented upgrades; a first-gen mountain-style vehicle and something with "bigger wheels, bigger power and bigger adventure".

Jackery has brought its latest additions to its Explorer family to introduce to the world at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The 1500 Pro is the more portable of the two, although some may prefer the larger capacity of the new Ultra Charging flagship. The 3000 Pro is hyped as capable of powering some appliances on the go.

Citizen has introduced a new generation of CZ Smart smartwatches. Now running Wear OS 3, the CZ Smart relies on the Snapdragon Wear 4100+ chipset and a 1.29-inch AMOLED display, among other features. The new series of CZ Smart smartwatches will be available in March from US$350.

Realme has officially revealed that the GT Neo 5 will be its first ever Android smartphone to launch with market-ready 240 watt (W) charging. The unprecedented spec is achieved with a heavily optimized arsenal of cutting-edge battery, charger and power brick technology touted to focus on stability and safety as well as lightning-fast power delivery.

The futuristic electric motorcycle made by the relatively young company from Finland comes with a striking in-wheel motor and a sleek overall design, but the exciting two-wheeler also packs a punch in terms of performance and price.

Roborock has showcased a new version of the Dyad, an upright vacuum cleaner that it launched last year. This year, Roborock has announced the Dyad Pro, a redesigned model that contains more features and a superior dock without being any more expensive than its predecessor.

Samsung has updated the Smart Monitor M8, an external monitor that can also be used as a Smart TV. Initially available with a 32-inch screen size, Samsung has now introduced a 27-inch edition, among other changes. Both models ship with mouse support, a revised stand and a higher resolution webcam too.

Samsung has unveiled a new version of the Galaxy Book Go. Now called the Galaxy Book2 Go, the device is based around the more powerful Snapdragon 7c Plus Gen 3, which also provides Wi-Fi 6E connectivity and nearly a day's battery life, among other features.

Qualcomm has announced that satellite-based connectivity is coming to Android smartphones, starting with those powered by its latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. The OEM has partnered with Iridium to deliver the first-gen system, and intends for it to be available worldwide and, eventually, to devices besides smartphones.

Samsung hypes its latest addition to the Galaxy F series of Android smartphones as "F for Fast" (amid other things beginning with F). However, it is hard to see how it will live up to this hype with its well-worn ultra-budget specs. Then again, it now starts for under US$100 in India.

ASUS has exhibited the ROG Swift PG32UQXR, a 32-inch gaming monitor with a few elements to set it apart from its contemporaries. Not only does the monitor rely on Mini LED backlights for high peak brightness, but also DisplayPort 2.1 connectivity, among other features.

ASUS has debuted the ROG Swift Pro PG248QP, a monitor that builds on last year's ROG Swift 500 Hz. While the ROG Swift 500 Hz will never come to fruition, the ROG Swift Pro PG248QP delivers a peak 540 Hz refresh rate across its 24-inch E-TN panel. The ROG Swift Pro PG248QP supports NVIDIA G-SYNC too, among other features.

Roborock has introduced a trio of next-generation robot vacuums. Replacing the Roborock S7 series, the Roborock S8 series consists of the Roborock S8, Roborock S8 Plus and the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra. The Roborock S8 series will be available from March in the Eurozone and from April in the US.

Lenovo has announced the Legion Tower 5/5i desktop computers with AMD Zen 4 and Intel Raptor Lake processors. When they come to the market in March, the PCs will feature up to an RTX 4070 Ti, the latest desktop GPU from Nvidia which is a re-badged RTX 4080 12 GB.

Lenovo has unveiled the Legion Tower 7i (34L, 8) with a new case, updated internals, and plenty of ports. The mid-tower ATX casing of the PC measures 211 x 464 x 492 mm with a total volume of 34 L. Per Lenovo, the Tower 7i can be configured with either air or water cooling.

Lenovo has refreshed the Legion Pro 5i and the Legion Pro 7i with the 13th gen Core i9 and Core i7 processors and Nvidia’s latest crop of GeForce GPUs. The Legion Pro 7i and the Pro 5i measure 363.4 x 262.15 x 21.95 – 25.9mm and 363.4 x 260.35 x 21.9-26.75mm respectively, while staying under 2.8 kg (6.1 lbs).

Lenovo has revealed two new gaming monitors at CES 2023, the Legion Y27f-30 and the Legion Y27qf-30. The monitors have 27-inch 16:9 panels with ultra-thin bezels around three sides, up to 280/250 Hz refresh rates, and 0.5 ms MPRT response times.

Razer has announced a new Blade 16 series at CES 2023 powered by Intel Core i9-13950HX and a range of Nvidia RTX 40 series Laptop GPUs from the RTX 4060 to the RTX 4090. The Razer Blade 16 offers a QHD+ 240 Hz display but select SKUs also come with a dual-native mode switching UHD+ 120 Hz and FHD+ 240 Hz mini-LED panel.

The Razer Blade 18 is now official with an Intel Core i9-13950HX/13980HX, up to a GeForce RTX 4090, 32 GB of RAM, an 18-inch IPS LCD screen and a 91 Wh battery. Its base variant starts at US$2,899 and will hit shelves in February 2023.

Razer has officially announced the Kiya Pro Ultra 4K webcam and Leviathan V2 Pro soundbar at CES 2023. Both bring incremental upgrades over their predecessors and come with Chroma integration. The soundbar costs US$400 and the webcam US$299.

Lenovo has refreshed the Yoga 9i convertible at CES 2023. The new Yoga 9i (14", 8) now features an Intel Raptor Lake-U Core i7-1360P processor, but there's no dGPU option available. Lenovo continues to offer Dolby Vision HDR OLED panels with the Yoga 9i including 4K and 2.8K options.

Lenovo has announced the Smart Paper, just over a month after releasing the YOGA Paper in China. Equipped with a 10.3-inch E-Ink display, the Lenovo Smart Paper also runs Android, has 4 GB of RAM and has a large enough battery to last for up 170 hours of note-taking.

Lenovo has introduced the Yoga 6 Gen 8, a 13-inch convertible powered by AMD Ryzen 7000 APUs. The Yoga 6 Gen 8 also has a 16:10 display, a 59 Wh battery and plenty of ports considering its form factor.

The new Lenovo ThinkCentre Neo 50q Gen 4 is a desktop of just one liter (l) in volume, yet is rated to fit SSDs and HDDs of up to 1TB in size, as well as up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM. It is also WiFi 6-capable thanks to choice of its 13th-gen Intel platforms, and supports business-class IGEL operating systems as well as Windows 11 installs.

Lenovo has introduced a Wireless Dock to go with its ThinkBook line of laptops, starting with the 13x Gen 2. Both devices are the first to support the Power-by-Contact technology for the OEM's vision of the cable-free future. The new Dock also has space for a user to keep their 'standard' wireless accessories powered.

The ThinkBook 16p Gen 4 has debuted with a new lid-mounted POGO-pin interface for a new range of detachable and interchangeable accessories. Lenovo has announced that it is called the Magic Bay, and has unveiled the first 3 products to be compatible with it. The OEM claims to have developed them based on feedback concerning the biggest problems faced while working remotely.

Lenovo is equipping the Yoga Book 9i thin and light convertibles with dual-13-inch 2.8K OLED touchscreens, up to an i7-1355U Intel Raptor Lake ULV processor, 16 GB LPDDR5X RAM, up to 1 TB NVMe SSD storage and no less than three Thunderbolt 4 ports.

The ThinkBook Plus Twist is a convertible with a difference. Not only can its 13.3-inch OLED display be used in multiple modes, but so can its secondary E-Ink display. The ThinkBook Plus Twist will be available this summer with a choice of Intel Raptor Lake U-series processors, plus up to 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 1 TB of PCIe 4.0 storage.

Lenovo has announced the Legion Pro 7 and Legion Pro 5 gaming laptop with AMD Ryzen 9 7950HX/Ryzen 9 7845HX processor, GeForce RTX 4000 graphics cards, up to 32 GB RAM and a 2 TB NVMe SSD.

Lenovo has announced an upgraded ThinkBook 16p Gen 4 with Intel Raptor Lake-H and Nvidia RTX 4060 Laptop GPU options. The ThinkBook 16p Gen 4 now comes with a 3.2K 120 Hz mini-LED option along with upgrades to Wi-Fi 6E and a 11-pin pogo connector on the display for attaching the new Magic Bay accessories.

To fortify its foothold in the business world, Lenovo is embarking on a bold quest: Bringing the Think brand over to the Smartphone universe. The new ThinkPhone by Motorola has a visual design inspired by ThinkPad laptops and some features to make it enterprise ready.

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 6i and Yoga Slim 7i Carbon are now official with up to an Intel Core i7-1360p, 16 GB LPDDR5 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD and 16:10 screens. They will be purchasable in March 2023, starting at EUR 1,299 for the Yoga Slim 7i Carbon.

Alongside the Dragon Range-HX high-end APUs, AMD also announced Zen 4-based Ryzen 7040 Phoenix-HS APUs for mainstream performance laptops. Select Ryzen 7040 APUs also come with an integrated Ryzen AI acceleration based on a Xilinx FPGA. Apart from these, AMD also introduced Zen 3+ Ryzen 7035 Rembrandt-R, Zen 3 Ryzen 7030 Barcelo-R with PRO variants, and entry-level Mendocino chips.

Samsung has introduced the ViewFinity S9 as it continues to expand its ViewFinity series. The ViewFinity S9 has a 27-inch panel that operates at 5K, which should put it in contention with the Apple Studio Display and LG UltraFine 5K. The Samsung ViewFinity S9 offers Thunderbolt 4 connectivity too, among other features.

At CES 2023, AMD revealed its new Dragon Range-HX APU lineup for ultra-enthusiast laptops. Led by the 16C/32T AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX that can boost up to 5.4 GHz, Dragon Range-HX is basically Zen 4 desktop CPUs repurposed for mobile in a BGA form factor. These APUs are rated between 55 to 75 W+ TDP, but OEMs will be able to configure up to 100 W depending on chassis and cooling design.

AMD has launched the Radeon RX 7600M XT, Radeon RX 7600M, Radeon RX 7600S, and Radeon RX 7700S graphics cards for laptops at CES 2023. All four models use a Navi 33 GPU and feature 8 GB of VRAM, but differ in terms of CU count, max boost clock and TGP.

The highly-anticipated Zen 4 X3D processors from AMD are finally here in the form of the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, Ryzen 9 7900X3D and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. All three SKUs come with a second-generation V-cache but have slightly power TDPs an boost clocks compared to their non-3D counterparts. The processors will hit shelves in February 2023 for an unspecified price.

The HP EliteBook 1040 G10 and EliteBook x360 1040 G10 can now be configured with Intel's new Raptor Lake P and U class processors, up to 64 GB DDR5 RAM, 2 TB NVMe SSD and a 120 Hz screen. HP says it will reveal the laptops' prices and availability later this year.

Apart from the halo ProArt StudioBook 16 lineup, Asus is also bringing its Spatial Vision glassless 3D tech to the VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED. The VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED offers several ProArt features at a more accessible price and now offers options of Intel Core i9-13980HX and Nvidia RTX 40 series graphics.

HP has added new hardware options for its Omen 45L, Omen 40L and Omen 25L gaming desktops. They can now be configured with 13th-gen Intel Raptor Lake processors and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4000 graphics cards. They will go on sale later this year and HP plans to reveal their prices soon.

Asus is taking an innovative approach to its much-acclaimed ProArt StudioBook 16 lineup at CES 2023. The new ProArt StudioBook 16 3D OLED uses Dimenco's SR 3D technology that offers an immersive viewing experience without the need for glasses. The laptop also gets upgrades to Raptor Lake-HX processors and Nvidia RTX 40 series Laptop GPUs.

HP has refreshed its high-end Omen 17 gaming laptop with an Intel Core i9-13900HX, a 240 Hz QHD panel, DDR5 5,600 memory and an optical mechanical keyboard. Prices start at US$1,699 and HP will announce its availability later.

At CES 2023, MSI announced a refreshed Prestige 16 Studio A13V with Intel Raptor Lake-H and Nvidia RTX 4050 and RTX 4060 Laptop GPU options. The new Prestige 16 Studio A13V comes with a 165 Hz QHD+ 1000-nit mini-LED display and includes niceties such as dual-biometric logins, fast charging, and Wi-Fi 6E.

ASUS has unveiled the Zenbook Pro 14 OLED with a Raptor Lake Core i9 processor and an Nvidia RTX 40 GPU. Other notable features include a 2.8K OLED display, 16 GB of DDR5 memory, and a fairly large 76 Wh battery.

The MSI Stealth 14 Studio and Stealth 16 Studio are now official. The laptops are equipped with Core i7 and Core i9 Raptor Lake CPUs in addition to the RTX 40 laptop GPUs. Measuring 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95-21.55 mm and weighing 1.99 kg (4.3 lbs), the Stealth 16 Studio is larger and heavier than the Stealth 14 Studio which clocks in at 315 x 246 x 19 mm and weighs 1.7 kg (3.7 lbs).

Samsung has revealed the Galaxy A14 5G smartphone as part of its CES 2023 event activities. The budget phone packs a lot of punch for its price, which has been revealed as US$199 for the US market and €229 for some European markets, such as Spain. The Samsung Galaxy A14 sports a Dimensity 700 or Exynos 1330 SoC, depending on the region.

MSI has announced the Titan GT77 HX at CES 2023. Measuring 397 x 330 x23 mm with a weight of 3.3 kg (7.2 lbs), the laptop is legitimately bulky. But this added size is justified, as the Titan GT77 HX will undoubtedly be in the run for the most powerful gaming notebook on the market with a Core i9-13980HX and up to an RTX 4090.

With the introduction of the latest PN64-E1 mini PC models, Asus in finally adding Thunderbolt 4 support to its mini PC lineup. The new models integrate two Thunderbolt 4 ports and processor options could include up to an i7-13700H Raptor Lake mobile processor. Additionally, there is now support for dual M.2 PCIe 4.0 X4 storage and up to five video outputs via a configurable port.