Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Acer reveals Iconia dual-screen laptop-- Tablet sandwich to replace laptops

Acer reveals Iconia dual-screen laptop / tablet, Clear.fi cloud-based media sharing system -- Engadget:
"Here in New York at Acer's Global press event, the company's talking touch. Lots and lots of touch. It'll be introducing a veritable smorgasbord of equipment as the minutes roll on, but it's kicking things off with its Windows 7-based Iconia dual-screen laptop / tablet. For all intents and purposes, this is Acer's version of the Toshiba Libretto W105 (or that far-flung ASUS concept we saw at CeBIT 2009), boasting a pair of glossy touchscreens and no hard specifications to speak of. Naturally, you won't find a keyboard here -- rather, a virtual one will emerge from the secondary panel. There's also a fairly slick media management system that's obviously gesture based -- some real potential there. We'll be digging for details surrounding a price point and release date, but for now, have a gander at the image above and just imagine how it could revolutionize your life."

The future of all laptops and the death of the keyboard?
Reportedly the "keyboard" screen is not haptic (no tactile feedback) so while all the multi-touch manipulation is wonderful, using the virtual keyboard is a pain.
Still... I want.

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