When I talked to Krupp a day after the panel he said one of the big challenges was just measuring methane emissions from fracking and determining the break-even point where any fugitive emissions would not exceed the carbon savings from replacing coal.

FORBES: Will California Get Fracked?

The outfit just introduced a pair of touch-friendly, Win 8-ready all-in-one desktops, the 23-inch Aspire 5600U and the 27-inch Aspire 7600U. As you can see in the press shots, the design here is fairly minimal, with an edge-to-edge display, a transparent panel at the bottom of the bezel and a thin frame measuring less than 1.4 inches thick.

ENGADGET: Acer announces Aspire 5600U and 7600U all-in-ones, coming this month for $1,000 and up