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Last Gadget Standing Nominee: Acer Iconia
Price: TBD
When I first saw this, I thought I was looking at the world’s biggest Nintendo DS. But Acer’s Iconia a true original.
It’s a notebook computer, based on the Intel Core i5 processor. It has two LCD screens–one on the bottom and one on the top, offering you a ton of options for usage.
At the launch Acer said the Iconia offers the “versatility of a conventional 14” form factor with a unique dual-screen layout and highly intuitive all-point multi-touch functionality, which means you can use all the fingers of your hands.” You can browse the web or watch a video on the top screen while you’re composing a document or creating a spreadsheet on the bottom screen, for example. Or just browse the Web across two screens by laying the notebook flat. Reading a large Web page is a total treat.
The coolest part of the touch experience is that there’s ten-finger multitouch. To switch between apps, for example, you just lay five fingers on the screen and the Acer navigation ring appears. Place both palms on the screen and a virtual keyboard appears. A built in gesture editor lets you decide how you want to use the multitouch most effectively.
It remains to be seen how users will take to a two screen notebook, but it’s one of the most innovative designs I’ve seen in a long time. Prices will vary with features (including HDMI, 3G and Dolby sound) but Acer did not offer a suggested price at the time of launch.
We're extremely lucky this year to have Gary "Bababooey" Dell'Abate and Jon Hein, of the Howard Stern Wrap Up Show to emcee the Last Gadget Standing . They love products and they love the CES crowd.
16 Comments for this post:
Hmm – interesting. Seems like it might belong here: http://technologizer.com/2009/09/07/weird-laptops…
I would love to know the sticker price on it, but this looks amazingly fun and interesting… where and when can I buy my own? I am a total Acer fan!
wow, I would love to try it out.
YO tengo una ACER nueva pero me gustaria probar la ACER de dloble Screens…
ow man….this one is so cool^^
I love it…Go ACER!!!!^o^/
Its time to replace my old notebook. I definitely will consider buy one if the price is right.
Fantastic! I want one please,I love ACER.
This is the future!
technology can not end :O)
east or west, Acer is the best.
Brilliant this one… The truth is that increasingly the technology is advancing and I believe that this this laptop in the last thing… I congratulate Them…
after this comes out you know other will copy and make better if there is a way . As far a price gose well something i will never aford lol but as time gose on price will drop as all things do
forgot to add that i really do like it lol
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Robin have you seen this in person?
It looks like the Microsoft Courier. Is it?
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