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Flip-Pad Voyager: Dual-screen Laptop

Posted by michael on from the double-the-pleasure dept.

deitrahs writes "I came across this, and wept with joy. It's an Athlon-based, dual-head laptop. Yes, that's right - dual-head LAPTOP. Dual 13.3" displays. And it folds up like an old-school Transformer. Now I just need to find a buyer for this spare kidney so I can afford it - $5 thousand - but the expressions on people's faces at LAN parties will be OH so worth it."

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  1. Mirror by Kevin+Stevens · · Score: 4, Informative

    Seems to Be /.ed
    Google Cache Link
    http://216.239.33.100/search?q=cache:v1jL4n4 FTLkC: www.xentex.com/+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

    Not as Impressive as I thought. it still seems to be pretty close to standard monitors

  2. Re:Dual Head gaming? by Cheeko · · Score: 4, Informative

    There are a few programs for some RTSs and EQ, that will show you information on a second screen. The EQ one will display maps and statistics on creatures you are fighting, in numerical terms, as opposed to the innacurate color bars in the game interface. The RTS ones that I've seen on the web sound similar. Usually posts things like resource statistics, and running totals of game info. I've also heard rumors of quake hacks that work similarly, like showing a map with blips where people are located, but haven't seen this one firsthand.

  3. It's big but the resolution is pretty low. by enkidu · · Score: 4, Informative
    1024x768 for each screen. That's 1536x1024 for the whole "virtual screen". So, it's actually less pixels than the UXGA+ 1600x1200 screens available at half the total price. What's the point of that? Now, if they had gone for the whole enchilada with 1280x1024 for each screen, resulting in 2048x1280 in total screen estate, I would have been impressed. As it is, it seems to me to be a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

    EnkiduEOT

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  4. Re:Resolution too small by laxian · · Score: 5, Informative
    You've got the resolution totally wrong, my friend.

    I just spoke to my good friend who just happened to write all the video software for this laptop (in addition to many other company duties) and he told me that the resolution PER SCREEN is 1024 Vertically x 768 Across.

    Other sweet gossip he told me was that they're working on one with a really nice dual head 3D card suitable for gaming and what-not and various other improvements.

    You all should send your questions and gripes to him directly. His name is Matthew ... now put an @xentex.com after that. (I wrote his email address out like this to prevent spam bots from picking his address up. He's really a cool guy totally devoted to this awesome computer ... it's really a cool thing to see in person. Plus, ask him whatever you want ... he'd certainly fit in here if he wasn't actually doing stuff for his company all day and night.

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  5. Image mirror by Otto · · Score: 5, Informative

    I put up a couple of images from the site here:

    Small animated GIF of how it moves

    Big pic of the unit unfolded

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