Dual-headed Laptops

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday March 16, 2003 @03:32AM from the now-thats-different dept.

Baloo Ursidae writes "ABC News is reporting that some little upstart in PA is making dual headed laptops. Orient it like a book, you have two portrait-oriented touch sensitive monitors. Orient it like a laptop, and one of the monitors becomes a soft keyboard. Not cheap, however, they start at $4,000." That is absolutely nuts. More power to 'em!

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Re:Been there, done that... by telstar · 2003-03-16 03:37 · Score: 5, Funny
"Repost"
- Yeah, but it's one post for each screen just in case your eyes were looking at the other side.
So if you're running Windows... by revividus · 2003-03-16 03:41 · Score: 5, Funny

and your keyboard freezes, how do you press CTRL-ALT-DEL?

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1. Re:So if you're running Windows... by KilerCris · 2003-03-16 04:33 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  Maybe they'll add a built-in Microsoft Keyboard in the consumer version.
2. Re:So if you're running Windows... by Little+Brother · 2003-03-16 06:38 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Can't just turn it upside down and shake it? That's how I reboot my "Laptop"
  
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No, no, no... by RighteousFunby · 2003-03-16 03:48 · Score: 5, Funny

There are two uses for this thing. Only one isn't boring.

a) office apps
b) PORN!!!!

Yup, two pornos at once. Make watching porn like reading one of those crappy books on Harry Potter!

Actually, I wish I hadn't just associated Harry Potter with porn, the mental image will make me kill people some day. (runs into forest to plot murders, then comes back after reading this and realising (if the floon is right) planets will do it for him).

I don't know why I just said all that. Neh.

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Re:Linux karma whore! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-16 03:48 · Score: 1, Funny

Sorry, I meant NetBSD, not windows.
Re:Dirty screen? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-16 03:57 · Score: 2, Funny

One of the two screens are going to get very dirty after being used as a keyboard for a while.
Semen stains are usually pretty easy to wipe away. Just get them early after ejaculating. A good alcohol based monitor wipe after tidying up with a tissue should keep the keyboard/monitor jizz free for your enjoyment.
In a related story... by hkon · 2003-03-16 04:01 · Score: 3, Funny

We're proud to report that A bunch of geeks are running a website with dual-posted stories. Not cheap, however, subscriptions start at $5 for 1000 pages. Coincidentally, this has also been reported as "absolutely nuts", but we've received no reports of anyone wishing more power to the editors of this site.
Man... by AnonymousCowheart · 2003-03-16 04:05 · Score: 5, Funny

Man, I could go for some dual head, on my laptop! (mod me down, that was lame, but i couldnt resist)
Easy by TheMidget · 2003-03-16 04:27 · Score: 4, Funny
These 3 step-instructions should help you:
1. open window
2. throw
3. close window
Should solve any problem...
Only two heads? by Tuxinatorium · 2003-03-16 04:50 · Score: 3, Funny

My Cerberus laptop has three!

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Difficult concepts by Emil+Brink · 2003-03-16 06:13 · Score: 1, Funny

Having read this tasty quote:
"Users can move "windows" of computer information -- say, a Web page -- between the two screens or stretch them across the displays as if they were one screen."
I found myself oddly depressed on behalf of the empire that even after almost 20 years of Windows releases, mainstream press still can't refer to "a window" without explaining this esoteric concept. Ouch.

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