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MMORPGs and other kinds of online games can take over your life, if you’re not careful. Just like most things, there’s something to be said about moderation. In order to save his son from his growing gaming addiction, a father in China decided to take matters into his virtual hands – hiring some online hitmen to go after his son’s character.

Mr. Feng wanted his grown son to spend less time on video games and get a job. The 23-year old is addicted to MMORPGs and RPGs. Mr. Feng decided to hire some online help to frag his son’s player character. The assassins were of higher level than his son, and they would kill his son’s character each time he joined the game. The father is hopeful that his son will eventually be discouraged from playing games as a result of the regular beat-down.

Apparently, it has started to work. The son has stated that he wants take time to find a job that suited him. The game that he’s been playing wasn’t disclosed.

[Sanqing Daily via Kotaku]

This week the folks at Lenovo have brought forth a beast: the Lenovo Erazer X700 takes on the gaming universe with a hammer-like appearance. This machine is taking on everything Lenovo knows about making the casing and surrounds a set of innards that includes dual-graphics support for NVIDIA GeForce or AMD Radeon HD GPUs, 3rd Generation Intel Core CPUs, and a massive amount of RAM: 32GB for the win. Have a peek at this machine up close and personal right here at CES 2013: Unveiled.

As CES begins, so too does the PC world reveal some of their heaviest hitters. This machine brings on support for AMD Eyefinity technology as well as the ability to add up to 4TB of storage while the computer is running. If that doesn’t sound fabulous enough for your tastes, perhaps the $1,499 USD pricetag will. Lights, black shiny casing mixed with sharp silver lines, and more connectivity options than you’ll know what to do with.

Have a peek at our full details post for the full rundown and every single detail on this device that you’re not finding out here. Meanwhile we’ve got to let you know thus: this machine is set to impress not just on the inside, but right beside your desk as well. The look of this machine is such that you’ll have no trouble impressing your best buddies at the local LAN.

Have a peek at our Lenovo tag portal and make with the connection to our massive CES portal for more hands-on action all week long. Today we’re ready for action at CES: Unveiled with a big ol’ heaping helping of devices and services, large and small – stick around!

Lenovo Erazer X700 PC hands-on: beastly gaming in a sharp tower is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Lenovo may be branching out and targeting the gaming crowd with its new Erazer X700 gaming rig, but it’s also taken the time to announce some more familiar products at CES. In addition to the slew of new machines Lenovo is planning to launch, it has revealed a pair of all-in-one PCs, along with a new mobile touch screen companion. Make no mistake, Lenovo is looking to make a pretty big splash in 2013, and it’s using CES to show us what it has in store for the year.

IdeaCentre A730

Let’s start right off with the new all-in-ones the company has announced. First we have the IdeaCentre A730, which features a 27-inch touch screen with a couple of different options when it comes to resolution. Consumers will have their pick between quad HD – 2560×1440 – resolution, or 1080p for people who don’t need the bump up in pixel density. You’ll also have 10-point multitouch at your disposal, with the whole unit coming in at less than an inch thick. Apple’s new iMac may have just met its match as far as overall thickness goes.

The A730 comes with Windows 8 Pro installed, along with an adjustable screen angle that covers the wide range between -5 and 90 degrees. Consumers will be able to pick from Intel’s line up of third-gen Core CPUs and storage options up to 1TB. The A730 is set to launch in June with models starting at $1,499.

C540 all-in-one

If a 27-inch screen is a little too big for your liking, you might want to take a look at the at the C540 all-in-one, which features a smaller 23-inch touch screen. Don’t expect a ton of power running under the hood though, as the C540 makes use of an Intel Core i3 processor and discrete NVIDIA GeForce graphics.

Interestingly enough, Lenovo will be offering the C540 in both touch and non-touch configurations. Non-touch models will become available in February and will start at $549. Touch models will follow in June, but Lenovo has yet to talk pricing for these.

ThinkVision LT1423p

There’s also Lenovo’s new ThinkVision LT1423p mobile touch screen companion to cover. The LT1423p is aimed at those who need a mobile monitor that offers a bump up in resolution, as this 13.3-inch screen boasts 1600×900 resolution, not unlike the screen we saw on the IdeaPad Yoga 13. There will be wired and wireless versions of the LT1423p, and the AH-IPS display is covered in Gorilla Glass to give it a little extra protection against abuse. In a nod to its business consumers, Lenovo will also be including an electromagnetic stylus. The LT1423p will be arriving in Q2 2013 – no specific date just yet – and unfortunately Lenovo hasn’t revealed any pricing details.

Overall, it’s been a pretty big CES for Lenovo. The manufacturer has announced a ton of new computers, most of them with touch capabilities, so we’ll see if this new touch-centric strategy ends up working out. Of course, there’s plenty more left to see at CES 2013, so keep it here at SlashGear for all you need to know.

Lenovo pulls the veil off new all-in-one PCs, mobile touch screen companion is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The full Vizio PC line has gotten a boost for 2013 with what’s essentially the same great industrial design we saw first in 2012, coming on this time with AMD internals and full touchscreen displays. Perhaps the most interesting of these updates is the CT14 notebook being refreshed as the CT14T, coming in two models with one on AMD and the other with an Intel Core i7, both of them with the same sharp industrial design to keep them looking nice.

The CT14T will come with a 2.3GHz AMD A10 4657M processor in its CT14T-B0 configuration while its partner, the CT14T-B1, comes with 3rd Gen (Ivy Bridge) Intel Core i7 under the hood. Both models have the same 1600 x 900 pixel resolution over their 14-inch display, and both work with 128GB SSD and 8GB of RAM. These models are also (and have been thus far) called the “Thin + Light”, and they’re also, of course, classified as Ultrabooks.

Note: Vizio revealed a Windows 8 Tablet PC this week as well – as seen above.

The Vizio 15.6-inch notebook, also known as “Notebook” by Vizio, has also been refreshed a bit with two similar variants, AMD and Intel again with the same specifications on the whole as mentioned in 2012. This machine is the slightly higher-grade version of the Thin + Light though Vizio is marketing each model as its own unique beast, not necessarily as good/better. You’ll find that each machine has its own real benefits, and not just by size.

Vizio have also re-introduced their all-in-one machines (there’s two of them at this point), they having been refreshed back in late October 2012 and reviewed by SlashGear before they had touchscreen monitors back in early October. We’ll be getting our hands on them for the first time this week at CES 2013, so have a peek through one of two portals: first you’ll want to hit the Vizio tag portal to have a peek at everything they’ve got, top to bottom. Then you’ll want to see our massive CES portal as it expands throughout the week – be there!

Vizio Windows 8 PCs get AMD and touchscreen refresh for 2013 is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The problem I always had using a full-size keyboard for gaming with games that have a lot of commands bound to keystrokes was remembering which of those keys activated the commands I was looking for. I often felt that using a smaller keyboard or even a keypad was better because it was easier to remember where macros and commands were set up. If you feel the same way, Razer has just unveiled a new gaming keypad called the Orbweaver.

The Orbweaver is designed to be used with your left hand in place of a standard keyboard, while you still use your right hand to control the mouse. The device has 20 fully programmable keys and all of them are mechanical. Gamers love the clicky nature of mechanical keys and they also tend to last longer than cheaper keyboards. Thanks to the programmable keys and Razer’s Synapse 2.0 software, macros can be bound to any of the keys and can have unlimited length. It’s also got an 8-way directional pad that sits perfectly under your thumb.

The Orbweaver also has eight key maps that can be changed instantly and include adjustable hand, thumb, and palm rests for comfort. All the keys are backlit for gaming in the dark and the keypad measures 2.17-inches deep by 6.06-inches wide by 7.95-inches high and weighs a bit more than half a pound. The Orbweaver is available right now for $129.99 (USD).