Lenovo’s latest laptop is as unique as you are, and equipped to handle any task you throw at it. Whether you’re looking for a powerful laptop that doubles into a large, lightweight tablet, something that converts into a free-standing television for streaming video, or even just a sassy spreadsheet machine, the Yoga 900 can do it all in its recognisably inimitable style.
The Pavilion x360 11 is HP’s smallest convertible notebook. It quickly converts into a tablet by virtue of its 360 degree display hinge – simply fold the display back until it’s flush against the underside of the notebook. The x360 11 has sturdy build quality, a comfortable full-size keyboard, good speakers, and plenty of ports. Its limited viewing angle display has average image quality at best, however; its performance leaves much to be desired; and it’s relatively thick and heavy for a notebook this size, let alone a tablet. Its biggest worry, however, is its mediocre battery life. It overall didn’t impress enough to warrant a full recommendation at its asking price, but it could be a good second computer provided you can find it for less.

Most bystanders wouldn’t suspect the Pavilion x360 11 is a convertible notebook until you fold its display 360 degrees backwards. Its hinge design allows this transformation to happen smoothly and seamlessly. The gray and silver exterior has an understated look, with the overly rounded chassis corners we’re used to seeing on consumer notebooks. Although it has an 11.6-inch display, the x360 11 is actually closer in size to a 13.3-inch notebook. The display bezel is about an inch thick, which gives the whole notebook a somewhat toy-like appearance. A certain amount of screen bezel is acceptable, but certainly not one as large as the x360 11’s.

The rollout comes as the Australian energy sector raises concern about the disruption renewables present to traditional power generation, with former Australian Energy Market Operator chairman Tom Parry warning there will be "political pain” if policy questions were not addressed at government level.

"It points to a model of consumers paying more for being connected to the grid, no matter how much mains power they actually use,” Mr Parry this week told The Australian.

”We could end up with some very unhappy people that made decisions on the basis of today’s structures that in five to 10 years time will be completely different and they will scream ... and there will be political pain,” he said.

Mr Walker said if grid prices increased there was a risk some users would want to completely exit the grid. "I think avoiding the inevitable is a risky scenario”, he said. "It’s not a matter of ‘if’, it’s a matter of ‘when’,” he said.In the US, the energy company Green Mountain Power has said it will sell and lease Powerwalls to customers who want to feedback power to the grid.

Mr Walker said a local energy company would be part of the distribution mix. "Leasing within this market with solar or any renewable source hasn’t been adopted highly as yet, but that’s a great model for companies to be able to look at.”

As expected, the Google Pixel C tablet goes on sale today for $499 and up. The tablet comes from the same team that designs Google’x Chromebook Pixel laptops and features an aluminum and glass design, a Pixel LED light bar on the back, and some of the best specs available for an Android tablet in late 2015.

The show-stopping feature might be the optional $149 keyboard though. It connects to the tablet using nothing but magnets, allows you to adjust the screen angle between 100 and 130 degrees, and uses inductive charging to keep the battery topped of when it’s covering the tablet, so you’ll probably never have to go out of your way to charge the keyboard.

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The Pixel C features an NVIDIA Tegra X1 processor, 3GB of RAM, and a 10.2 inch, 2560 x 1800 pixel display. A model with 32GB of storage sells for $499, while a 64GB version costs $599.While Google has partnered with other device makers to design and sell Nexus tablets in the past, the Pixel C is the first tablet that’s entirely a Google device from start to finish. Not only will it ship with the latest version of Android 6.0 Marshmallow, but Google says it will release software updates every 6 weeks, just as it does for Chrome OS devices.

Google hasn’t started taking orders for the Pixel C yet, but it looks like numerous websites didn’t get the memo that there’s an embargo that lifts today. German site Golem.de published the news, as did Laptop Magazine. At least one review of the tablet also went live a bit early, before it was removed.

There are plenty of convertible or hybrid laptops out there now, ones that twist and flip and detach and flatten themselves into tablets. For Lenovo, this form factor has been an especially clever marketing ploy, bringing consumer recognition to a company primarily known for its business laptops. I’m talking, of course, about the Lenovo Yoga.

The Yoga, which was first introduced in 2012, can be propped up as a tented display, folded into an inverted laptop, or used as a full tablet with a keyboard smushed underneath it. Ask anyone who is remotely familiar with laptop trends, has shopped for a new Windows-based laptop in the past couple years, or has ever taken a yoga class (okay, not really), and they’ll probably say something like, "Lenovo Yoga — that’s the one that bends, right?”

Now there’s a new one on the market, the Lenovo Yoga 900. The Yoga 900 improves upon last year’s Yoga 3 Pro in almost all of the right ways. Most notably, it has a much faster processor and a couple more hours of battery life than the Yoga 3 Pro. And it ships running Windows 10, a cleaner and more user-friendly OS than Windows 8. If you’re in the market for a new Windows 10 laptop — and have more than $1,000 to burn — the Yoga 900 is definitely one of the top-of-the-line laptops to consider.

Just don’t expect its flexibility to be much more than a fun conversation starter or an occasional convenience. Over the past couple of weeks that I’ve been using the Yoga 900 I almost never felt the need to use it in anything other than standard laptop mode.

For power outside your car, the ChargeTech offers two USB ports and an in-built AC outlet. It means you can even use it to top up your laptop (or any device under 65W), and it holds enough juice to charge your phone around six times over. It is highly portable, at only one inch thick, and the glossy exterior gives this battery a stylish finish. The 18,000mAh version is $114.95 shipped, and 12,000mAh and 24,000mAh versions are also available.

If you like to use your iPhone as a GPS, or just want to be able to take handsfree calls, the Bobine Auto Dock is ideal. This MFi-certified lightning cable is sheathed within nickel-plated steel, meaning it can easily support the weight of your smartphone. As well as charging your device, it can be shaped to hold the screen wherever you need it, and to call it durable is an understatement. Order now to grab it at the deal price of $29.99 with free shipping.

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Nice on-ear headphones usually come with the disadvantage of a tangling wire, but the REMXDs avoid this by offering Bluetooth connectivity. The wireless sound is superbly clear, and the headset has a range of 33 feet. Music controls are built onto the side of each phone, and there is a microphone inside for handsfree calling. Once fully charged, the internal battery can last for 15 hours of playback, or 60 hours on standby. At $35.99 shipped, these ‘phones are amazing value.

Apple launched its incredibly thin and light 12in MacBook back in March during the company's "Spring Forward" event. With just a few months to go until the new MacBook's first birthday, we're starting to wonder about a new new MacBook, which could well be in the works behind the scenes at Apple and could put in an appearance in the near future. Read on for the latest 12in MacBook 2016 release date rumours and feature speculation.

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