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Ben Heck has officially unveiled the PlayStation 3 laptop. Weighing 16-pounds, it features a 17-inch LCD HDTV display, integrated keyboard, stereo speakers, USB ports, headphone jack, HDMI-DVI connection, and 60GB HDD. Click here for first picture in gallery.

We'd already managed to convince our good pal Ben Heck to build another Xbox 360 laptop and the Wii Laptop, so it was only a matter of time before we started brainstorming on how the hell we could possibly fit a PS3 into a "portable" enclosure

So you've seen Ben Heck's Atari projects and Xbox 360 laptop, now here's a preview of his latest masterpiece, a PlayStation 3 laptop. We'll keep you posted as more pictures and video is released.

It looks like the PS3 is finally getting some hot mod love from console modding's reigning wizard, Ben Heck. We don't really have all the details since he hasn't officially announced the project yet, but the display looks like it's the one he used for the Xbox 360 Elite laptop

HP unveils the 2133 Mini-Note PC, a full-function mini-notebook that features an 8.9-inch WXGA display, VIA C7-M processor (1.2-GHz), 120GB HDD or 4GB Flash, 1GB or 2GB of memory, 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 3-cell or 6-cell battery. Available later this month with prices starting at $499. Click here for first picture in gallery.

At slightly more than two and one-half pounds, the HP Mini is smaller and lighter than many math or science books. It includes a suite of wireless, multimedia and security capabilities to allow students to learn everywhere they go - from class to home, from field trips to vacations

Unlike other software offerings, the "Hi Volt Antivirus" uses electricity to protect your laptop from nasty infections or unwanted snoopers. You won't be seeing this in stores anytime soon, as it was built for just demonstration purposes. Click here for first picture in gallery. Here's how it works:

The electrode in the pic above was attached to a rotating apex, once turned on, the revolving surface was fed by an electricity supply, which gave rise to the effect above via a multiplier. Using various photography techniques, the images above were captured

According to the FCC, ASUS' new 9-inch EEE PC will boast a "MacBook Air/Pro style multi-touch trackpad, with two-finger pinch zooming, and two finger scrolling." Click here for first picture in gallery.

Yes, as we speak (possibly, but maybe not) inspectors from the agency are poring over details of the 9-inch, second generation system -- referred to here as the Eee 900 -- desperately hoping that none of its radio waves do anything funky to anyone else's radio waves

So you've seen the spy shots, now check out the Intel Netbook (Eco PC) in the wild, with a closeup of its "TI-99-esque keyboard." Click here for first picture in gallery.

One of our totally awesome tipsters got his hands on some more pics of Intel's forthcoming (we hope) Netbook, or as they call it, the Eco PC

Lenovo decided to take a jab at Apple's MacBook Air in their newest ad campaign, touting its 2.9-pound ThinkPad X300 as the "Art of Thin". Video after the break.

Pencil thin laptop? Check. Floating with drop shadow? Check. Catch phrase in Helvetica Light? You bet. "Thinnovation" may have become "The art of thin," but there's no mistaking the implication of this new Lenovo web ad for the ThinkPad X300

Available in 18.4-inch or 16-inch models, the Acer "Gemstone Blue" Aspire features a full-HD 1920 x 1080 display and NVIDIA GeForce 9650M (512MB GDDR3 memory) graphics. Click here for first picture in gallery.

They're saying 3 hours playback on the 18.4", and 2.5 hours of movie playback on the 16" one. There will be an "SD" version with 720p playback of either DVD or Blu-ray. They're shipping in a month. The starting price point is $1,700, with a typical config around $1,900

Designer Young Hwan Kim came up with an interesting laptop concept that integrates "a lift bar into the design". This elevates the computer and keeps components cool. Click here for first picture in gallery.

So here's a laptop concept called “Float Away” that addresses one of the most bothersome aspects of mobile computing - heat

Breaking complete from the standard design for laptops, these concepts are a nice change, aesthetically and technologically. Continue reading to see them all. Click here for first picture in gallery.