The desktop isn't dead, not by a long shot, though hulking towers might not be as popular as they once were. All-in-one (AIO) desktops, on the other hand, are as vogue as they've ever been, and Dell claims to have "reimagined" the form factor with its new XPS One 27, the company's largest ever AIO and part of the premium XPS performance family with Intel's Ivy Bridge architecture sitting pretty on the inside.

Boutique system builder Maingear on Thursday expanded its notebook line with its new Clutch series built for business professionals and students.

There are two models available, the first of which is the 13.3-inch Clutch 13. This one comes with an Intel 330UM processor, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, up to a 750GB SATA HDD or 512GB SSD, 802.11g/n Wi-Fi, HDMI, eSATA, ExpressCard slot, and an optional docking station.

The larger 15.6-inch Clutch 15 comes configurable with an Intel Core i3/i5/i7 mobile processor, Intel HD integrated graphics or Nvidia GeForce GT 330M, and the same RAM, HDD, and dock options. Both systems ship with Windows 7.

Pricing starts at $899 for the Clutch 15 (no docking station) and $1,099 for the Clutch 13 (with docking station).

Perhaps in the future, all notebooks will measure a mere 9.99 mm thick, rendering today's laptops laughably obese by comparison. And if we're to take Dell's upcoming Adamo XPS as a representative of things to come, you can kiss the "open" button goodbye.

According to a report in BusinessWeek, Dell's super-slim notebook will feature a "heat-sensing strip on the lip that, when swiped with a finger, glows white and automatically opens the aluminum lid."

The article wasn't focused on the Adamo, however, and unfortunately no other details were given, so we still don't know what kind of hardware Dell plans to cram inside the skinny frame.