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Microsoft Researcher Demos Multi-Touch Notebook Display (video)

If you want a multi-touch display right now you’ve either have to go really big (Microsoft’s Surface) or really small (Apple’s iPhone). But in the future, a new form of multi-touch technology may come to mainstream notebooks.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on June 22, 2007  | 

Compenion Notebook Concept

We always get a kick out of concept notebooks and the Compenion is no exception. Designed by Felix Schmidberger, the Compenion has dual touchscreen displays and multiple docks, including a home-theater dock with built-in projector. Very interesting concept and OEMs should definitely start exploring more daring designs.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on June 15, 2007  | 

Intel’s Concept ‘Metro Notebook’

Intel showed off a concept computer called the Metro Notebook at the Intel Developers Forum. The slim notebook is designed to be carried over your shoulder so you can easily access the secondary e-ink display. The display is always on, even when the notebook is powered down, so users can can check their calendars [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on April 18, 2007  | 

Smaller Notebooks w/Optical Drives on the Backside?

 

Apple filed a patent for a design to trim some fat off its notebook computers by placing optical drives on the bottom rather than the side of the notebook. This seems like odd placement for an optical drive, but the guys over at Unwired View think it’s not as bad as it sounds: 
Think about it. [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on January 26, 2007  |