HP Chromebook 11 Review: A Vanity Laptop for Under $300

here’s nothing wrong with spending less than $300 for a laptop. But usually these cheap machines have a way of conveying how little you care about computing.

Not so with HP’s Chromebook 11, a $280 laptop designed in conjunction with Google. While it’s functionally similar to last year’s $250 Samsung Chromebook, it drops the “poor man’s MacBook Air” aesthetic for a more distinctive look.

HP marks October availability of gesture-control PC (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) —HP is taking the leap as the first laptop maker to sell a machine with Leap Motion gesture control technology embedded into the computer. HP announced Thursday that the HP ENVY17 Leap Motion Special Edition laptop is coming next month.
This special edition will carry the Leap Motion technology and the Leap Motion Airspace app platform. Target date in the US is October 16 at a price starting at $1,049.99. Leap Motion deals in technology that allows users to control their computers with hand gestures alone.