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Week in pictures: Laptops get blue-suede hues

roundup High style comes to some portable PCs, Symantec heads for the bunker, and robots take Tokyo.

CNET News staff
Intel-designed laptops get some skin, while Dialogue's tiny Flybook goes chic. Also: Symantec's security bunker, high-tech DJ and robots galore.

Touchy-feely laptops
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Touchy-feely laptops

Intel and Toray Ultrasuede have designed a concept laptop that features a microfiber suede fabric.
November 30, 2005

Flybook
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High-stylin' Flybook laptop

The Flybook micro laptop is a full-blown Windows XP computer complete with touch screen and stylus.
December 1, 2005

In the bunker
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Inside Symantec's security bunker

What goes on behind the locked underground doors, as the company hunts down hacking attacks and tracks botnets?
November 28, 2005

Robot expo
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Tokyo robot-fest

International robot exhibition shows off the latest in bot progress.
December 1, 2005


High-tech DJ
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Hard-disk jockey spins electricity

In the early morning hours at a crowded dance club, a high-tech DJ creates a one-man symphony on his computer.
November 28, 2005

Samsung's flexible LCD
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Samsung's flexible LCD screen

An LCD screen that uses a plastic substrate instead of glass won't break when you bend it.
November 28, 2005


Rear-view motorbike helmet
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Rear-view motorbike helmet

Reevu's motor-sports helmet has a built-in rear-view mirror to enhance safety on the road.
November 30, 2005


Bots at work
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Bots bring in the Fahrvergnugen

Peek inside Volkswagen's German manufacturing hub, where bots build new VWs and big profits.
November 30, 2005


Hot tech toys
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Hot tech gifts for the holidays

Surprise, surprise: iPods and Xboxes are expected to be top sellers this shopping season.
November 25, 2005