Quantcast

Don't have an account? Register Now! Forgot password?

Related Articles
Maximum IT
SEE MORE MAXIMUM IT
News

New Concept From Asus Features Two Multi-Touch Screens, No Keyboard

Posted 03/02/09 at 02:03:39 PM  by Andy Salisbury

comment Commentsprint Printemail EmailDeliciousDiggStumbleUponRedditFacebookSlashdot

At CeBIT Asus showed off a new concept for a laptop that gets rid of the keyboard in favor of a second screen. The two screens are both touch, and when coupled with software allows for virtual interface devices (such as resizable keyboards and trackpads) to be implemented.

Sadly, this dual panel laptop is currently the product of a corporate-sponsored entry to a design competition, so it is entirely possible that it will never hit the market. Though, we’ll keep our fingers crossed that it will.

 

Image Credit: Asus

COMMENTS:9
TAGS: notebook, laptop, asus, touchscreen, concept
COMMENTS
avatarLook ma it's a Flybook on

Submitted by DMI PC Repair on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 7:44am

Look ma it's a Flybook on steroids!!!!  

 

Xcore don't mean X processors dang it!!!

Login or register to post comments
avatarAll it really needs is

Submitted by KaylaKaze on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 9:56am

All it really needs is static feedback to give it a tactile nature to the buttons. I'm not sure how it's done but I saw something on a gadget show a few years ago where they had a touch screen and it did something I think involving static that actually made the on screen buttons feel like buttons (or at least feelable).

Login or register to post comments
avatarCoolness beats ease-of-use

Submitted by dylanwinn on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 9:14pm

Normally I would say that this idea would only serve to make typing a royal pain in the ass, but seeing as it is already so hard to type on the eeePC's tiny keyboard, I've got nothing to loose. Cool factor wins!

Login or register to post comments
avatarFinally....someone is thinkimg.....

Submitted by ghot on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 9:35pm

Way to go ASUS.....no more dust or cheetos in the keyboard........a hell of a lot less fingerprints on the screen.......Hope this takes off..really do  :)

 

Take efficiency, and edit out all the intelligence and what you have left is a post-XP Microsoft operating system :)

Login or register to post comments
avatarGood luck with 110 Words Per Minute on That

Submitted by Stry8993 on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 4:58pm

Error: Please Slow Down Too Fast for Screen/ASUS Brain   lol.

Login or register to post comments
avatarScrew the keyboard... This

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 5:37pm

Screw the keyboard... This thing is screaming for LCARS..

Login or register to post comments
avataryes, please!

Submitted by FrancesTheMute on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 3:01pm

yes, please!

Login or register to post comments
avatarThat looks like what a flip

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 2:23pm

That looks like what a flip phone should look like. Again me wants..

Login or register to post comments
avatarno shit

Submitted by dc10ten on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 1:53pm

definately would want one

Login or register to post comments

This Month's Issue
Maximum PC
SUBSCRIBE NOW
AND SAVE!
FEATURE How to Get FREE Programs, Services, Software & MoreFEATURE Digital Photo Printer RoundupHOW TOBuild a 3D CameraFEATUREDIY Arcade PCWHITE PAPERHow TRIM Works