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OnePlus has officially confirmed that it is experimenting with a handheld gaming console, marking a potential expansion beyond its core smartphone business. The confirmation came from a company executive during a livestream, where an early concept sketch of the device was briefly shown. While still in its early stages, this is the first time OnePlus has publicly acknowledged the project.

OPPO has taken a playful turn this year with the reveal of the OPPO Find U, a tongue-in-cheek product introduced as part of its April Fools’ Day campaign. Shared via the OPPO Community, the announcement imagines a futuristic “smart umbrella” that blends the brand’s signature smartphone technologies into an everyday item.

Perodua’s affordable electric vehicle (EV) is touted for release later this year, with the price range lauded to be under RM100,000. Now, its CEO Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad has alluded to a new sales concept that allows the company to sell the EV for under RM80,000: By not including the batteries!

Dell's latest innovation focuses on better repairability and sustainability. Concept Luna showcases a laptop that can be fully disassembled in only 30 seconds using a simple push-pin tool. It signifies a new hope for the industry to produce laptops that are easy to maintain and have a longer lifespan.

A rollable screen has been a topic for a few years now, but so far, it was only presented as a concept in tech conventions and never released commercially. You can pretty much think of any brands that have tackled the idea, but recently, Samsung and Intel showcased the world's first 17-inch slidable PC display.

Based on a statement by ITHome.com, it seems that Xiaomi recently filed a patent hinting that they could be developing a smartphone that’s equipped with an almost 100% screen-to-body ratio. While not much is known in regards to the Malaysia release date, it does give us a better idea of what to expect from Xiaomi in the near future.

While there are only a few more days until the Samsung Galaxy S21 series launches, the company just filed a new patent to the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office). Spotted by LetsGoDigital, the patent is named Display Device and seems to be a phone with an under-display camera technology.

During CES 2020, Alienware unveiled the Concept UFO which is a handheld gaming PC the size of a Nintendo Switch. In terms of the tech specs, AndroidAuthority mentioned that the aforementioned gaming device comes equipped with PC-class components like a 10th generation Intel processor.

Earlier today, Acer has officially announced the new lineup of Concept D electronic devices consisting of laptops, desktops as well as creator-focused monitors starting from the price of RM3399. To go into more detail, Concept D is marketed towards content creators such as video editors, graphic designers, illustrators who frequently rely on the performance of the hardware they are using to run various software from Adobe, Autodesk and so on.

Razer is known for coming out with weird and exciting products to entice users – be it ready for mass-market or something a bit more conceptual. This is one of the latter. Project Valerie is a proof-of-concept by the company to show that it is possible to create a triple-display gaming laptop that can be both compact(ish) and portable(ish).