MSI Unveils Claw 8 AI+ Glacier Blue Edition at CES 2026
At CES 2026, MSI revealed the Claw 8 AI+ Glacier Blue Edition, showcasing a bold Glacier Blue design while retaining flagship performance powered by Intel Core Ultra 200V processors.
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MSI Claw 7 and 8 AI+ handheld gaming PCs with Intel Lunar Lake now available for pre-order for $800 and up
The first MSI Claw handheld gaming PC wasn’t very well received when it launched earlier this year as the first (and only) model in the space to feature an Intel Meteor Lake processor and Intel Arc integrated graphics.
But MSI has promised that the company’s next-gen models would fix many of the original’s weaknesses by offering better performance and better battery life. Now the next-gen MSI Claw 8 AI+ and MSI Claw 7 AI+ are available for pre-order and they’re expected to begin shipping December 25, 2024.
MSI Claw 8 AI+MSI officially announced the launch of its new handhelds featuring Intel Core Ultra 7 (Series 2) “Lunar Lake” processors on December 3, 2024. But they actually started showing up in retail listings in late November.
They’re currently listed at several different stores, although availability varies by retailer:
Since both models feature Intel Lunar Lake processors, they should bring improvements to gaming performance and battery life: Intel says its new chips deliver up to 30% better graphics performance while improving energy efficiency by as much as 50% when compared with the Meteor Lake chip used in the original MSI Claw.
On paper, that could be a recipe for handhelds featuring the AMD Ryzen processors that have come to dominate this space over the past few years. But I’d probably wait for some independent reviews before drawing any conclusions about real-world performance.
MSI Claw 7 AI+The new MSI Claw 7 AI+ (A2VM-001S) looks nearly identical to the original, which suggests that the upgrades are all on the inside. The MSI Claw 8 AI+ (A2VM-001US), meanwhile, has an updated design with a “sandstone” colored body, redesigned grips, analog sticks, bumpers, and a D-pad that MSI says should make this model more comfortable to hold while ensuring better accuracy during gaming.
It also features a bigger display, a larger battery, and faster WiFi.
MSI Claw 8 AI+MSI Claw 7 AI+Display8 inchesFor the most part the new 7 inch model appears to be physically identical to the original MSI Claw handheld gaming PC. The only significant difference is that it has Intel’s latest processor inside.
The new 8 inch model looks like a more substantial upgrade with an updated design and a much larger battery that should, when combined with Lunar Lake efficiency improvements, lead to much longer run time.
While the $800 list prices for the new handhelds seems a little high at a time when you can buy pretty good handheld gaming computers for less than half that much, it’s possible that MSI could have some lower-cost options in the works as well.
There’s mention of models with Intel Core Ultra 7 256V processors and 16GB of memory on at least one of the product pages. Whether that’s enough to lower the price significantly remains to be seen though.
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This article was first published November 29, 2024 and most recently updated December 3, 2024.
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Lilbits: Handhelds, single-board PCs, and Casio makes a wristwatch… for your finger
Casio has been making digital wristwatches for half a century. But one of the company’s newest models is way too small to wear on your wrist – it’s basically a ring that looks (and functions) like a digital watch, complete with a display, stopwatch, and alarm functionality.
The Casio CRW-001-1JG will be available in Japan next month for about $130. Perhaps one of the most surprising things? It’s a waterproof design with a user-replaceable battery that should only need to be swapped out once every two years or so. There’s no word on whether you’ll be able to buy one outside of Japan anytime soon.
Casio’s first smart ring has innovative features like a stopwatch and flashing alarm [The Verge]
Casio’s CRW-001-1JR is a ring designed to look like a classic Casio wristwatch, with an illuminated LCD display that shows time and includes alarm and stopwatch functions.
Anbernic Win701 handheld gaming PC on the way [Baidu]
The Anbernic Win701 is a handheld gaming PC that was originally expected to ship in 2023 with a Ryzen 7 7840U processor. Now it looks like it could be coming soon with Ryzen 7 8840U instead.
The MSI Claw 8 AI+ handheld gaming PC will be one of the first with an Intel Lunar Lake processor. According to the description on a CES 2025 award page, it will also have one of the biggest batteries available, at 82 Wh.
Another day, another credit card-sized (or Raspberry Pi-sized) single-board computer. This one features an octa-core ARM Cortex-A55 processor, an NPU with up to2 TOPS of AI performance, up to 4GB of RAM, and support for up to three storage devices thans to an eMMC socket, microSD card reader, and M.2 2280 connector.
Sony’s new PlayStation Portal update lets you stream PS5 games from the cloud [The Verge]
The PlayStation Portal was originally a gaming handheld that could only do one thing: stream games over WiFi from a PS5 console connected to your network. But now Sony is rolling out an update that lets PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers beta test cloud streaming. That means you’ll be able to stream games over the internet even if your PS5 is turned off or you don’t have a PS5.
It seems like enough features are missing for now that the services is unlikely to appeal to folks who don’t already have a PlayStation console, but it’s conceivable that the future of console wars could be less reliant on physical consoles… after all, Microsoft has been trying to convince us that just about anything can be an Xbox if it can stream Xbox games.
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MSI Claw 8 AI+ handheld gaming PC with Intel Lunar Lake is coming in 2025
The MSI Claw was the first handheld gaming PC featuring an Intel Meteor Lake processor with Intel Arc graphics. And by most reports, the 7 inch handheld wasn’t a very good mobile gaming device due to a combination of poor performance and poor battery life when compared with recent AMD-powered models like the Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally.
But MSI is sticking with Intel for its second […]
MSI Claw 8 AI Plus To Get Bigger Battery, Extra Thunderbolt 4 Port #claw8aiplus #gaming #handheld #msi #msiclaw8 #msiclaw8aiplus
https://www.lowyat.net/2024/330747/msi-claw-8-ai-plus-bigger-battery/
MSI Claw 8 AI Plus Appears At Computex 2024; Featuring Intel Lunar Lake #claw8aiplus #gaming #handheld #msi #msiclaw #msiclaw8aiplus #pc
https://www.lowyat.net/2024/323820/msi-claw-8-ai-plus-computex-2024/
MSI Claw 8 AI+ is an Intel Lunar Lake handheld gaming PC with an 8 inch display
As expected, MSI is updating its handheld gaming PC lineup with a new model featuring a bigger display and a next-gen Intel Mobile processor.
The MSI Claw 8 AI+ will be one of the first handhelds powered by an Intel Lunar Lake processor, which should bring a 1.5X boost in graphics performance, a more modest increase in single-core CPU […]
MSI Claw 8 AI+ leak points to a next-gen handheld gaming PC with Intel Lunar Lake
MSI’s first handheld gaming PC arrived earlier this year to pretty lousy reviews. That’s largely due to the MSI Claw’s processor: Intel’s Meteor Lake processors may offer much better graphics performance than the company’s older mobile chips, but they still can’t really compete with AMD’s latest Ryzen processors when it comes […]
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