And the hybrid devices keep on coming. Sitting high on a shelf in Microsoft's booth, hidden among the earthly clamshell laptops, is the Toshiba Portege M930, a archetype whose 13-inch screen slides down to quite cover the keyboard. All told, it's awfully reminiscent of the ASUS Eee Pad Slider -- plenitude with a propped-up display and squat keyboard. The keyboard is so narrow, in fact, that Toshiba had to forgo a humanistic trackpad and instead put a touch sensor and buttons over on the right edge. Though it's a bit heavy for an Ultrabook, at 4.2 pounds, it has some Ultrabook-grade innards, including a Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM, Intel HD 3000 illustrations and a 256GB solid-state drive. Take a tour around the device and you'll also find the usual array of ports: dual USB 2.0 sockets, HDMI, an Ethernet jack, an SD reader and schism headphone and mic ports.

Even when we previewed the Slider we weren't keen on sacrificing that much deck space in the name of bold sedulous design and here, too, the keys feel unnecessarily crowded. The good news is that the hinge method feels smooth and dangerous drug -- not too tight, but rigid enough to inspire aplomb in its build quality. That 13.3-inch screen also looks bright enough, though we imagine that 1280 x 800 resolution will be a turn-off for more than a few of you. Unfortunately, the M930 is so early its improve that the touchscreen wasn't even working, though it responds just fine to the pen, which stows in the back of the laptop. No word on pricing or availability (Toshiba isn't even showing it at its booth), but even if this thing never materializes we've got some hands-on photos and video below.

Mat Smith contributed to this report

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