The new Satellite laptops as well as the All-in-One PCs are scheduled to begin shipping in February 2013.
ENGADGET: Toshiba updates its all-in-ones, mainstream Satellite laptops for early 2013
As it happens, it's actually standard for all-in-one PCs to pack mobile components.
The redesigned MAINGEAR Solo 21 upgrades its performance and its looks from the first boutique builder to offer upgradeable all-in-one PCs.
ENGADGET: Maingear Solo 21 receives a makeover, $899 all-in-one PC is now fully upgradable
BlueStacks is an AMD Ventures-backed software company that enables Android apps to run on notebooks, desktops, all-in-one PCs, slates and tablets.
ENGADGET: BlueStacks teams with AMD to optimize Android App Player for Fusion, Radeon chips (video)
During this conference, press can enjoy appetizers and refreshments while experiencing debut demonstrations of MSI's next-generation notebooks, all-in-one PCs, motherboards and graphics cards, aimed at extending its award-winning streak and top quality product offerings.
ENGADGET: MSI teases Killer NIC integration in Big Bang motherboards
"Working closely with service providers like Comcast allows us to bring exciting new entertainment experiences to tablets, phones, all-in-one PCs and Ultrabook devices, " said Alan Crouch, Intel vice president and general manager, PCCG Service Provider Division.
ENGADGET: Intel confirms partnership with Comcast, brings Xfinity TV viewing to Intel-based devices
And we can see why: all-in-one PCs don't have the modular, expandable design of a tower, and also aren't mobile like a laptop (not that gaming notebooks are portable, per se, but you get what we mean).
Touch penetration is increasing in consumer gaming devices, including consoles such as Microsoft Kinect, as well as handheld games such as the Nintendo 3DS. Over the next few years, notebook and all-in-one PCs as well as automobile monitors are expected to contribute to touch screen market growth as well.
ENGADGET: Report: Touchscreen demand to grow by 90-percent, led by mobile, tablet markets
Specifically, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Microsoft reps in Taipei found it difficult to navigate their own OS due to hardware issues with their demo devices -- namely, new all-in-one PCs from Acer and ASUS. There were said to be issues with opening and closing apps, possibly due to the implementation of touch on such large screen sizes of 23-inches and over.
Apple rival Hewlett-Packard has done well with its line of TouchSmart all-in-one consumer PCs, which supplement a mouse with a touch-sensitive screen.
In an industry first, ASUS will also bundle the world's most accurate 3-D motion-control technology into new high-end notebooks and premium All-in-One (AiO) PCs later this year.
ENGADGET: ASUS partners up with Leap Motion, PCs with 3D motion control to debut in 2013
Powered by BlueStacks' award-winning technology, the AMD AppZone Player brings thousands of Android apps to the millions of AMD-powered tablets, notebooks, all-in-one and desktop PCs worldwide.
ENGADGET: BlueStacks teams with AMD to optimize Android App Player for Fusion, Radeon chips (video)
Lenovo's new C-Series AIOs reshape the affordable home computer into a smart, space-saving all-in-one PC, combining great multimedia features and performance that make these ideal PCs for family use and home entertainment.
ENGADGET: Lenovo intros IdeaCentre Q190 HTPC, new C-series all-in-ones for the space-saving set
The open-source machine-maker has made Ubuntu PCs before, like the Gazelle and Serval laptops and the recent Sable Complete all-in-one, but none come close to the Bonobo Extreme in terms of speed and performance.
ENGADGET: System76 reveals Bonobo Extreme, a 17.3-inch Ubuntu-powered gaming laptop
While barebones PCs are nothing new, and neither are all-in-one form factors, it's seldom that we see the two ideas meet.
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