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The Asus Project Precog is a Pioneering Dual-Display Laptop, Due in 2019 (pcworld.com)

Posted by msmash on from the how-about-that dept.

At Computex on Tuesday, Asus unveiled the Project Precog, a concept PC formed of two shimmering sheets of glass. PCWorld: It's a vision that appears to be real: Marcel Campos, senior director of PC and phone marketing for Asus, said the company hopes to ship Project Precog in 2019. Until then, we'll have to wonder what it will cost and what its exact features will be. Precog taps into what could be a resurgence of the two-screen design trend that briefly took hold with initiatives like Project Taichi, a dual-screen device Asus showed at Computex in 2012. Precog is much larger, though, and looks more like a traditional convertible laptop that can rotate from a clamshell through tent mode and into a tablet.

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  1. Why do they want us to not type? by spiritplumber · · Score: 2

    Oh right, keyboards are for content creators, touchscreens are for content consumers.

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    1. Re:Why do they want us to not type? by AmiMoJo · · Score: 2

      If it was a fold out screen so I could have dual monitors in my hotel room I'd be interested. A touch keyboard... Sod off.

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  2. Should have WTFV before commenting by mykepredko · · Score: 2

    WTFV - Watched The Fucking Video

    Doing so, I did see the rendering of the unit on its side with a keyboard in between. Other than having to keep a separate keyboard, that's not too terrible.

    However, I still like the concept of a dual screen laptop where a secondary screen can slide out behind the primary one so that the system can expand to the space available.

    I guess I'm too much of the mindset that laptops are for meetings and coding requires at least two displays.

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  3. Re:How is Apple not here first? by evileeyore · · Score: 2

    i personally love the key travel of the new macbook. I have a pok3r 3 on my home pc which i think is probably my favorite keyboard ever, but i really do enjoy typing on the new macbook keyboard as well.

  4. Musicians have been asking for this for years by davide+marney · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Two high-dpi screens that can display sheet music has been on the wish-list for years and years. If the price is south of $1.5KUSD, I'd buy one.

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  5. Gradual Approach by Roger+W+Moore · · Score: 2

    How is Apple not here first?

    They are taking a more piecemeal approach, removing the keyboard one row at a time. So far only the function keys are gone, next it will be the number keys' turn...

  6. It would need... by Misagon · · Score: 2

    For this concept to work well, it would need screens with very good viewing angles and a good selection of ports on the front.

    Apple selected OLED for the touch bar on 2016+ MacBook "Pro"s specifically because it was expected to be viewed from a 45 degree angle. This is no different.

    In vertical "book" mode, you can't use ports on the bottom, and cables plugged into the top would be in the way and/or easily used to topple the device. The ports would have to be on the sides, and best would be near the bottom corners.

    And of course, it would need a built-in kickstand. None of the images I have been able to find show that the backs are anything but flat. The concepts at Computex are on acrylic stands.
    It goes without saying that the touch keyboard is completely useless. But a keyboard aficionado (like me) would want to plug in his home-made mechanical keyboard anyway.

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