Even if this is a concept, fans of gaming will love it. Razer revealed on CES 2014 a modular PC called Christine. Its slogan : "Extreme PC Performance for Everyone".

The great advantage of this PC is its design. Of course, our eyes are first fixed on the green-illuminated base and the cooling central tower. However, the PC is divided into several modules that can be connected with drip-free connectors between modules and the central tower, and this in a few seconds. The modules could be hard drives, CD/DVD drives, differents ports for audio, video, USB, etc. You can upgrade and customize it very easily, such as GPU, CPU, RAM Memory ...

But how are these modules work ? Thanks to oil. Actually oil is circulating inside the modules and exchange heat with water running the central tower, here where you insert the modules.

Gavin Gear from Extreme Windows Blog was with Young Bae from Razer PC to speak about the performances of Project Christine, whose the video is below.



Notice that the PC has got a touch screen with UI, showing performances, CPU/GPU and also what OS you want to use (Windows as main example).

As a fan of gaming, like you, probably, I'll follow the news of the project, if a release will be announced or not. So the question is : do you want to have this kind of great PC ?

Sources : Extreme Windows Blog and razerzone.com...
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It is definitively an other level for Tablet PCs : Panasonic revealed world's first 4K tablet, the High-Performance 20” Toughpad 4K Tablet PC, whose the Performance model announced at CES 2014 in Las Vegas.

Available in Spring 2014, the Toughpad 4K Tablet Performance model is a big update of the Standard model. The Operating System used is still Windows 8.1 Pro, with the same display (3840x2560 / 10 million pixels LCD with LED backlightning and 10-point capacitive multi touch). Standard and Performance models have both Wi-Fi + Bluetooth, a HD 720p webcam with microphone, 2GB dedicated VRAM and 256GB SSD.


Performance model has several differences with the Standard :

- Intel Core i7 Processor, 2.1GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz (Standard has Intel Core i5 Processor, 1.9GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.9GHz) ;

- NVIDIA Quadro K1000M GPU (NVIDIA GeForce GT745M for Standard) ;
- 16GB RAM (8GB for Standard) ;
- Upgraded ports : 10/100/1000 Ethernet, mini-DisplayPort, USB 3.0, card reader and headphones ;
- Increased internal battery volume ;
- 5 MP rear camera added.

Windows revealed on Youtube a video in which Gavin Gear (from Extreme Windows Blog) and Kip Walls (director of product management at Panasonic) were at CES 2014 to present the two models of Panasonic 4K tablets and revealed the key differences between the two models.


Panasonic revealed on their official website all infos about Toughpad 4K tablet, with a page to compare speficications for Standard and Performance models. Full specifications for Performance model are available in PDF format here.

We don't know the price for the Performance model, however the Standard, announced in November 2013 and available this month in the US, costs $ 5,999.

Sources : Extreme Windows Blog, Panasonic and The Verge

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