The Reform is a clunker that weighs about four pounds and measures 1.57 inches thick. It comes with a plethora of ports at a time when computer makers are removing them. It’s got a trackball — yes a ...

Have you ever looked at your laptop and thought, “What if I could build one myself?” It might sound like an impossible feat—something reserved for tech giants or engineering wizards—but the truth is, ...

Framework is the first tech company in quite some time that has earned the right to refer to itself as one of a kind. The company, founded by former Apple software developer Nirav Patel, revolves ...

Laptops are great for portable productivity, but ergonomically they can leave something to be desired. They tend to force the user to look down, creating neck strain over extended periods. Rather than ...

Intel’s NUC line of computers are compact PCs designed to take up a lot less space than a typical desktop computer… but due to their small size, they typically have the kind of hardware you’d expect ...

Looking to build a laptop all on your own? Check out the Pinkpad, a DIY laptop project that as if appeared out of nowhere, gives you a based on an off-the-shelf Dell motherboard. This build projects ...

There are laptops that run open source software. And then there’s the Olimix Teres I laptop, which is not only designed to run Linux-based software, but which features open source hardware: you can ...

Well over a year ago, I wrote a post for Ars about the way I was—or wasn’t—using my computer. Due to cramped space and no desire for a second monitor, I created a “laptop hammock” to hang it off the ...

Unveiled Thursday, the $279.99 kid-focused Computer Kit Touch includes everything you need to build a touch-screen computer. Designed for kids ages 6 and up, it includes a 10.1-inch HD touch screen, ...