Intel still dreams of modular PCs -- it brought a tablet laptop gaming handheld to CES

Photo by Sean Hollister/ The Verge At CES 2025, Intel let journalists into its private "Innovation Showcase," where we saw things like prototype next-gen laptops and giant stereo 3D handheld gaming PCs. While I was there, I also spotted a heavy metal handheld on a table that didn't seem... fully attached... to its screen. When I lifted the screen, it came away easily. It felt suspiciously light to be a real tablet, so I flipped it over and saw three connectors underneath: Above it, on a shelf, was a laptop with a suspiciously sized chunk of plastic on the bottom that looked like a perfect match. A minute later, Intel gaming evangelist Colin...