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Meet the Laptop of 2015
cweditor writes "Like concept cars at auto shows, the computer industry designs 'concept notebooks' to imagine the machines of the future. The 'concepts' may not come to market as-is, but it's likely some of their ideas, components and features will. Take a look at systems you might be using in 7 years. In one, a touch-sensitive screen acts as the system's keyboard and mouse, allowing you to slide your finger across the screen to immediately shut off the display and keep what you're working on confidential. Their associated image gallery includes a prototype for a dual-screen laptop."
This concept art all looks like my first-year 3d design projects. Are they developing new plastics that will automatically produce lens-flares against any light source available? God, I hope so.
DRM: Terminator crops for your mind!
No sane computer user would ever have two monitors on one desk, and 640k is enough for anyone.
As in, when you hit another car, it gives you obvious physical feedback, such as smashing your face in with the dashboard?
No but seriously, I'm curious what you're talking about here.
Belief? Hope? Preference?The Existential Vortex
"How the heck are you supposed to touch ... something that gives you no tactile response?"
May I introduce you to my wife?
Ceci n'est pas un sig.