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Intel Prototypes World's Thinnest Laptop

Posted by kdawson on from the guys-wouldn't-be-caught-dead dept.

aalobode sends us to an article up at BusinessWeek about Intel's design for a new, ultra-thin laptop — almost as thin as a Razr — designed as a fashion accessory. Intel hopes to get the high end of the laptop market growing faster, and so they are particularly targeting female consumers with the new model. It's unlikely that all of the advanced features in this prototype will make it into products, and if they did the resulting laptops would command a daunting price. One feature we can hope makes the cut is built-in cellular Internet access. From the article: "The result, code-named Intel mobile Metro notebook, is less than 0.7 inches thick — about one-quarter of an inch thicker than Motorola's iconic cell phone, making it the world's thinnest notebook. And at 2.25 pounds, it's also one of the lightest small-sized portable computers. Other features include always-on Internet connectivity via various wireless technologies."

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  1. ...and of course by JustNiz · · Score: 3, Funny

    they'll release a new model soon that will cost $200 more just because its pink.

    1. Re:...and of course by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Funny

      I am not paying $200 more just because it's pink, now OTOH if they put ponies on it..

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  2. Strange parallel universe by j00r0m4nc3r · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone else here remember when it was social suicide to even admit you knew how to turn on a computer, let alone use one? Now they come in pink, with armstraps. Somewhere along the line I have slipped into a strange parallel universe. If anyone from my homeworld can read this, please send help.

    1. Re:Strange parallel universe by MrNaz · · Score: 5, Funny

      My kinsman! I fear our homeworld has been destroyed. We are the last of our kind. Fear not however, as our ability to resist wedgies gives us super strength, the ability to fly, X-ray vision and assorted other super powers while on this planet. We should wear red underpants on the outside of our clothes to indicate to all the fact that we are impervious to wedgies.

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    2. Re:Strange parallel universe by j00r0m4nc3r · · Score: 4, Funny

      We should wear red underpants on the outside of our clothes

      Huh? Is there any other way to wear them?

    3. Re:Strange parallel universe by MrNaz · · Score: 5, Funny

      Not for us, my interstellar superpowered friend.

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    4. Re:Strange parallel universe by Garabito · · Score: 3, Funny

      If anyone from my homeworld can read this, please send help

      Are you sure you want to go back there?

  3. For the ladies? by robbkidd · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll get tarted up if it means I can have one.

    1. Re:For the ladies? by PatrickThomson · · Score: 5, Funny

      I want a tiny laptop to compensate for my gigantic penis.

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  4. Yes, but... by securityfolk · · Score: 1, Funny

    Will it play World of Warcraft??

  5. Re:Photos by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, doesn't really capture the scale. I bought one of these, but I set it down at the wrong angle and now I can't find it...

  6. Cue: Seinfeld by GillBates0 · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's not a purse, it's European!

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  7. Re:Ultra Metro Man by s.bots · · Score: 3, Funny
    From TFA:

    Ziba hopes to see the computer sold with a special protective folio that, at first glance, looks like a fashionable cover for a personal diary. The folio, which clings to the laptop with embedded magnets, is equipped with contacts that connect the laptop to an external digital screen. The screen is on the case. You can still get a "manly" tough ass case or build your own out of the skulls of your foes.
  8. Best munchies for coding... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Oh crap, I've just bitten into my laptop!

    Yum, salsa...

  9. ...ummm ...ponies? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am not paying $200 more just because it's pink, now OTOH if they put ponies on it.. I agree, although I'd prefer mine to be preloaded with a selection of porn that features good looking human females not ponies. Are you from the Shetlands by any chance?
  10. Re:14 HOURS! by Achromatic1978 · · Score: 5, Funny

    my dumbass would break it in half in a day.

    That's a horrible way to refer to your wife.

  11. Re:14 HOURS! by Mockylock · · Score: 4, Funny

    True, but you don't know my wife.

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  12. Re:Photos by OglinTatas · · Score: 2, Funny

    those weren't "breast rests" in the original mustang, those were "cup holders"

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  13. Re:finally ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    awesome that you were modded informative but too much information

  14. Re:Photos by syzler · · Score: 1, Funny

    Where can you buy a tiny asian woman? I've been in the market to find one for a while now.