The Spectre Folio builds on the success of traditional laptops, 2-in-1 devices and convertibles, which are designed primarily for specific productivity tasks or scenarios. The result is in a PC that converts between three distinct positions. The Spectre Folio is made with chromed tan, full-grain leather, and it is a durable material that provides a natural hinge and flexible chassis. With one hand, the thin and light device moves from a traditional laptop position typically used for productivity, to tent position that tucks away the keyboard for sturdier support on the lap, to tablet position with a built-in tilt for intuitive inking - all made possible by strategically placed magnets and the unique flexibility of leather to act as a natural hinge, according to HP. The Spectre Folio incorporates one of the smallest motherboards in the industry, capitalizing on 8th Gen Intel Core i5 and i7 (Y-series) processors, the vendor said. HP said it also worked closely with the Bang & Olufsen to tune the four front facing speakers. Other features include up to 16GB of memory, up to 2TB of SSD storage, and either a 300-nits FHD display or a low-power, 1W 400-nits FHD option for ideal viewing in any lighting condition. A 4K UHD display panel option will be available later this year.

Alibaba and Hewlett-Packard (HP) have announced HP YunOS Book 10 G1 2-in-1 device featuring YunOS operating system developed by Alibaba. The device, unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2017, will mainly target the education sector. The HP YunOS Book 10 G1 features a 10.1-inch display, a 5-megapixel camera and Intel's Atom processor. The device will not be selling through the regular retail channel and but through partnership with education units. Currently, Alibaba has partnered with 15 smart classroom software designers to create educational content for the device. The 2-in-1 device will become available in August in order to catch up with back-to-school season in September. The price for the product has not yet been announced.

Intel has announced a new modular compute platform called the Intel Compute Card along with a range of partners who will be working with Intel to help accelerate the ecosystem of solutions based on the Intel Compute Card. The Intel Compute Card has all the elements of a full computer, including Intel SoC, memory, storage and wireless connectivity with flexible I/O options so hardware manufacturers can optimize for their particular solutions - from interactive refrigerators and smart kiosks to security cameras and IoT gateways. Device makers design a standard Intel Compute Card slot into their device and then utilize the Intel Compute Card. This reduces the time and resources needed to design and validate the compute block. Intel is working with a wide range of partners who are working to develop products that can take advantage of the simplified design, ease of serviceability and user upgradeability of the Intel Compute Card. These partners include HP, Lenovo and Sharp.