Video: HP Split x2 continues evolving the Windows 8 hybrid notebook

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

HP's got no shortage of interesting tablet/notebook hybrid devices and the newly announced HP Split x2 is a 13.3-inch touchscreen tablet that alows a full notebook experience when needed and then easily reverts to a standalone tablet.

Larger than the original x2, the Split x2 might be the best hybrid suited for BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) as it has both the specs of a full-sized notebook but is highly versatile when in tablet form. Coming this Summer, the HP Split x2 pricing in Canada still has to be announced.

Video: HP Envy X2 Windows 8 hybrid PC demoed

Here's the HP Envy X2 hybrid PC that's a $849.99 full featured Ultrabook that also converts into a Windows 8 tablet. We shot this demo last Monday at the HP Windows 8 event in New York where we saw some of the future products from HP.The HP Envy X2 comes to Canada on December 9, 2012.

Motoring: 100,600 early model Priuses recalled due to steering issues

Toyota has recalled 106,000 early model Priuses globally due to possible issues with steering columns.The latest recall from Toyota, Which has taken to hit the ITS reputation from massive recalls worldwide, Affects 48.000 hybrid Prius vehicles in Japan, starting with the first Prius models That Went on sale in 1997, and Those manufactured through 2003. 58.000 vehicles sold abroad, Including 52.000 Prius cars sold from 2001 through 2003 in the U.S., SOME 1.200 in Great Britain, and 800 in Germany, company spokesman Paul Nolasco said.

Source: The Washington Post

Motoring: Meet the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid

Porsche Canada is putting the spotlight this weekend on its new-for-2011 Cayenne S Hybrid SUV at Toronto's Green Living Show, at the Direct Energy Centre, April 15-17. The sports car maker's first production hybrid vehicle, the Cayenne S Hybrid (starting at $77,500) delivers the performance Porsche drivers expect with surprising fuel efficiency. Think of it as a guilt-free Porsche with a purpose.

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