Mobile computing encompasses the design and deployment of computational services and applications on portable devices—smartphones, tablets and wearables—leveraging integrated sensors, heterogeneous ...

The Intel NUC P14E Laptop Element is a thin and light notebook computer with a 13.9 inch, 3000 x 2000 pixel touchscreen display, an aluminum body, and a modular design: the brains of the system are on ...

Modular PC maker Framework Computer has officially announced its upcoming “Next Gen” event, scheduled to take place on April 21. The company is expected to unveil its latest generation of hardware, ...

Engineers at MIT have developed a modular computer chip with components that can communicate using flashes of light. This could allow for electronics that can easily be upgraded with new sensors or ...

Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Compal has introduced the Adapt X, a modular laptop concept that takes inspiration from Framework’s user-upgradable design. The Adapt X recently won an iF Design ...

This attractive hunk of metal is the ChromiumPC Modular Computer from manufacturer Xi3, who claim it's the world's first desktop computer to run the Chrome operating system. Based on Xi3's Computer ...

[Marius Taciuc’s] latest endeavor, the B4 Thinker, offers a captivating glimpse into microcontroller architecture through a modular approach. This proof-of-concept project is meticulously documented, ...

“Modular” and “Computer” have historically been on the opposite ends of a rather awkward spectrum. One could argue that a hobbyist grade PC is modular, but only to a point. Re-configuring it on the ...

In 1989, I wrote a piece in one of my internationally syndicated columns about a mobile computing concept that was very modular. Back then, portable computers were pretty bulky and heavy and having to ...