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Dual-headed Laptops

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. Been there, done that... by dinivin · · Score: 5, Informative

    Repost

    Dinivin

    1. Re:Been there, done that... by telstar · · Score: 5, Funny
      "Repost"
      • Yeah, but it's one post for each screen just in case your eyes were looking at the other side.

  2. So if you're running Windows... by revividus · · 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 Little+Brother · · Score: 5, Funny

      Can't just turn it upside down and shake it? That's how I reboot my "Laptop"

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  3. Tablet PC Alternative? by path_man · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well, despite the negative comments at the head of the Slashdot article, I think that this is actually a good thing. Let more tablet PC alternatives enter the market so we can really test the usability factor of !!!OMG!!! different ways in which we use computers.

    I don't think there are many ./'ers who don't agree that market forces are how we weed out what is really good and what really stinks. If the company manufacturing these happens to stumble onto a new idea that changes the way in which we compute, they'll succeed fiscally, and hopefully shift (for the better) the way we use laptops and mobile computers. If, on the other hand, this turns out to be another lead-balloon idea based on the notion that "a fool and his money are soon parted" that will play out as well.

    I, for one, am excited to see different form factors for mobile platforms. I admit I'm a compute gadget fan, but that's the only way we can improve the status quo.

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  4. No, no, no... by RighteousFunby · · 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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  5. Man... by AnonymousCowheart · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man, I could go for some dual head, on my laptop! (mod me down, that was lame, but i couldnt resist)