Asus showed this baby off at the CeBit 2009 show in Germany. It is another design of a dual-screen laptop concept, but instead has the keyboard removed and has a touchscreen instead. It will act like a virtual keyboard just like the iPhone. A device having two touchscreens is absolute gold in the company’s eyes; since it will give it extended functionality like you’d have with a tablet but without having to bulk up the laptop to have room for the second screen.The company calls it “a revolutionary dual-panel concept notebook,” and also says the design was enthused by "ideas contributed from users from around the world." By using the Website called WePc.com, users can submit and discuss ideas for innovative laptops. The design of this new innovative laptop is from the advice from the users on the website. But Asus warns that "the concept is still a work-in-progress which requires continued feedback.”
Here is how Asus describes this system:
“The dual panel offers a flexible working space in which users can adapt to suit their prevailing usage scenarios, for example adjusting the size of the virtual touchpad and keyboard.
Through hand gestures, handwriting recognition, and multitouch, users are presented with a control surface that is both flexible and intuitive. Users can use the dual-panel concept in a myriad of usage scenarios, for example as a conventional notebook with multitouch screens, a virtual keyboard and touchpad; a multimedia hub, in which both dual panels could combine to form a larger display for widescreen entertainment; or an E-book mode in which users can hold the dual panel concept notebook just like they would a conventional book while flipping pages through intuitive gestures or by touch.
These concepts aim to bring convenience to the user through technological innovations and user-centric design. “
Cross your fingers everybody, let’s hope Asus does eventually release this concept as a final product. Who wouldn’t want a laptop with 2 screens?
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I saw this computer displayed at the CES show in the US, and was in complete amazement. I couldnt believe how wonderful this device performs, and how it really gave HP and Apple competition. I think Asus will have a good lead on the competition by the end of the year.
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