eye-catching  feature is the touch-screen trackpad with ten transparent buttons that also function as mini-screens. Together, these are called the Switchblade UI. At its most basic, it is a standard laptop touchpad, not great for shooters (yes, I tried it, and it was not a good idea) but fine for games like Civilization or StarCraft when you don't have space to plug in a mouse. It also functions as a small secondary screen, and out of the box it comes with apps such as YouTube, a web browser, and of course a simulated keypad for when you have to do your tax. Tan explained some of its benefits. "You can watch YouTube in the middle of a game and look up a walkthrough, you can tweet on the go, you can go to Facebook, all without getting out of the game. We've got an SDK out, so any hobbyist developer who wants to can develop applications for it." Honestly, as much as I love the Razer Blade, I doubt I would ever buy one. I have a perfectly functional desktop, I never go to LAN parties, and I'm not travelling back and forth regularly, such as from home to university. As gorgeous as it is, I simply don't need that kind of portability, as I do all of my gaming at home, or on a handheld when travelling. If you want good, if not outstanding, graphical performance in a very portable and extremely sexy form factor, there is simply no