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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. 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 MrNaz · · Score: 5, Funny

      Not for us, my interstellar superpowered friend.

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      I hate printers.
  2. 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...

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

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

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  5. 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.