As the sale of Windows 8 powered computers continue to be disappointing, many manufacturers such as ASUS, ACER, and others are getting ready to release a host of Chromebooks in late 2013. The devices will be powered by Google's proprietary operating system Chrome, which promises to spice up the market for notebooks and computers.

This announcement comes close at the heels of the recently-released Chromebook Pixel, that is Google's own device and works on a 1.8 GHz Intel processor with 1TB of space in Google Drive, and a 4GB RAM.

Devices powered by Chrome OS have been released since the last year, but have mainly existed in the low-price category. Notable among these is the Celeron-powered Chromebook from Acer, which is available at a low price of $199 and packs in 320GB of hard disk space. Acer is also planning to launch an 11.6-inch model that will be targeted at students. Lenovo also launched a similar dedicated Chromebook for students in January this year, the ThinkPad X131e.

Other companies that are getting into the Chromebook bandwagon include established industry names such as HP, Samsung, and Lenovo, but these have not announced any specific date or details regarding their progress with Chromebooks. This news also comes at a time when there is a lot of news that many PC manufacturers are readying up a range of low-cost products that will run on the Android OS, Chocolate Factory.

You can find the existing Chromebooks at various computer rental agencies. Chromebook has the potential to become an industry leader if the future products give great performance with the low prices.

Hewlett Packard has just signed a deal with Leap Motion, a start-up based in San Francisco, to integrate the latter's motion control technology into its computers.

HP is the largest manufacturer of PCs in the world. The new move taken by HP can potentially change the way they interact with their PCs. This could be similar to how Apple brought touchscreen technology to the mainstream in 2007, by launching the iPhone.

Leap Motion is a three year old company and it is has fewer than 100 employees. The company specializes in motion sensor units that it claims can track finger movements with precision. The unit can be used with any computer. There are special software and apps available to enable its use.

Under the terms of the deal, HP will initially provide the motion sensors as a separate unit with its PCs, before finally integrating it with its computers. Major retailers have already started selling the sensor at $80 but they will not be shipped before 13th May. HP and Leap Motion have not commented on when PCs embedded with the sensors will be made available.

Ron Coughlin, Senior Vice President at HP, said that the incredible motion control technology provided by the sensors and HP’s technology will enhance user experiences like never before.

Many other industry giants such as Apple, Microsoft and Google have at different times expressed that they are interested in motion control technology. Microsoft has already taken the first step with its Kinect box that is designed to be used with the Xbox.

In a few years, this technology will be embedded into many other devices. Soon, you may also be able to try out this technology by using PCs offered by HP.

Businesses are not very fond of performing upgrades on the operating systems of their PCs, even when the company is going through good times. This is due to the time-consuming and expensive nature of the process and the need to retrain the workforce. With the exclusion of the ‘Start’ button and the new tiled interface, Windows 8 has scared off IT managers. But if you can look past that as just a minor inconvenience, and want to upgrade or are looking to buy new PCs, there are reasons why you should consider upgrading to Windows 8.

The most obvious reason is the touchscreen interface. Handwritten note-taking, comments in Word documents with digital ink, swipe and touch shortcuts, as well as the tap-and-drag gesture are a few of the benefits that will help increase productivity with Windows 8.

Another feature worth examining is the improved networking options in Windows 8 that streamlines the connections process. Airplane Mode and the addition of tools for cellular network connection or management are other significant features.

Improved dual-monitor support is a feature that will be appreciated by any employee who has to work simultaneously with multiple applications. The improved settings allow you to configure taskbars on each screen, separately, to allow better segregation of work.

Windows 8 has also introduced some security tools to help protect data, like SmartScreen and Secure Boot technologies, and has incorporated Microsoft Security Essential's anti-malware capabilities into Windows Defender.

These benefits are the reasons why computer rental agencies line up Windows 8 based computers. So, you can always test the viability using these services, and with Windows 8, you are sure to be impressed.

Building a computer on your own and then displaying it for all to see is a very satisfying process. Modern trends seem to obscure the need for custom-built PCs, but gaming is always a reason to look for a good-quality desktop. And you can have a desktop without spending unreasonable amounts of money.

The first step of the process is analyzing the parts available and selecting the right combination that will help you stay on a budget while not sacrificing too much on performance. When looking for processors, check out ones with high-end CPU architectures with a slightly lower power than the expensive model. It's also vital to get a motherboard that will withstand the added stress your processor will inflict on it while gaming. Asus P8P67 Pro is the best in overclocking during gaming.

While there are technical differences, most AMD and Nvidia have competing products in the graphics card market. The Radeon HD 690 or the GTX 560 Ti is the ideal for your product. When it comes to the memory market, you can easily get hold of a 16GB RAM without breaking the bank. Corsair's Vengeance series is both physically as well as performance-wise quite impressive. For storage, you can buy a hard disk drive or a solid state drive. SSDs from Samsung and HDDs from WD are the market leaders.

Now, all you need is a decent power supply unit and a good case. If you need it, you could include an optical drive too. This way of selecting will allow you to keep the costs below $1000. Once the parts are obtained, it is assembled and the OS is installed before you can start gaming on it. You can obviously experience gaming through computer rentals with similar specs. But nothing can the beat the satisfaction of experiencing gaming on a PC you assemble by yourself.