Sure, gScreen is slowly mastering the art of grainy video teasers with its dual-panel portable, but here at its CEATEC booth, Kohjinsha's got quite a looker of its own, on display in a very clear and well-lit case. We're looking at two 10.1-inch LCDs each capable of outputting at either 1024 x 600 or 1366 x 768 resolution, and if one is all you need, it's a sliding mechanism to hide the other monitor. What's more, the base of it swivels, although we didn't get to see it twist behind 15 degrees so we're not sure the extent of its flexibility. Powering the DirectX 10-compatible little guy is an AMD Athlon MV-40, along with a 2.5-inch SATA HDD, up to 4GB DDR2 memory, and Windows 7 Home Premium, all for a hair under four pounds. There is a bit of bulk in its height, about 1.7 inches at its tallest and 0.75 inches at its shortest, but that's something we're willing to live with considering the value we're getting with the screens. The rep we spoke with says it's still in prototype phase at this point with no price or release date on the books, unfortunately, and the battery life is something of a mystery -- we can't imagine powering two bright displays is doing its energy reserves any favor. Video after the break.
i am not a fan of duel screen laptops i see the point if you want to run off a external large screen monitor for movies etc when you get home or do presentations (I am a fan of duel multi screen desktops tho there nothing like using a tri setup) BUT i have to say this is the cool looking one so far
Cool concept, but nothing I could mentally mark as being practical. At that point I'd say go for broke and get a 15" notebook with 1920x1200 on a single panel..
I believe HP, Dell, and Lenovo make 15" notebooks with an optional WUXGA(1920x1200) panel. I know my dell has it, and I've had this notebook for over three years now.
It is cool in that gadgety, nerd non-utilitarian way we all love, but, I see that baby breaking on the first flight from Washington, D.C. to Vegas, when the guy sitting next to you moves his club soda. Yup, it is too big and probably too breakable to be portable.
This is pretty cool. Imagine two operating systems one on each screen. I'd guess one would be virtualised but I'd be pretty cool to do that, even better would be coming up with software that allows drag drop in between the operating systems.
Yeah pretty brilliant product for business travel... bust that thing out in the middle seat so everyone can see what you're working on. Better yet, bust that thing open in an aisle seat and the drink cart can rip off one of the screens when it passes by...
Normally i dont mind when something is pushing the boundaries of a device class, that is a stupid classification to begin with, but to call a friggin dual screen DX10 4GB ram protable computer a netbook is a bit wild.
How bout just calling everything portable computer, and let the spec sheet do the rest? Fuck smartbooks, netbooks, CULVs, Ultrabportables, MIDS and whatever they are called. It can compute it is protable
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Yeah the term "netbook" has completely lost its meaning. It's just the cool term of the day now and anything that comes out is labeled a netbook. I don't see how this machine with its crazy screens and 4gb ram is designed just for checking email and facebook on the go.
Pretty slick alright. It would be even cooler if they could reduce/eliminate the border between the two screens, creating one superscreen. I don't see it catching on for the average user, but for certain power users, - say, video editing on location, - I can see it being quite useful as portable workstation (assuming they put serious horsepower in there as well). Either way, they'd better be clear about their market.
I would buy one in a heartbeat if the price was right. I keep track of a crap load of information and extend my notebook screen to my monitor all the time.
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posted Oct 6th 2009 6:13AM
yeah
That's pretty winner right there. Not the prettiest thing in the world though.
Shiny
i am not a fan of duel screen laptops i see the point if you want to run off a external large screen monitor for movies etc when you get home or do presentations (I am a fan of duel multi screen desktops tho there nothing like using a tri setup) BUT i have to say this is the cool looking one so far
Whether or not you're a fan doesn't matter. My laptop screen challenges your's to a duel!
This is sweet, but one question... why the swivel?
Cool concept, but nothing I could mentally mark as being practical. At that point I'd say go for broke and get a 15" notebook with 1920x1200 on a single panel..
which 15" laptop has that resolution?
@min009
I believe HP, Dell, and Lenovo make 15" notebooks with an optional WUXGA(1920x1200) panel. I know my dell has it, and I've had this notebook for over three years now.
but some people dont want to carry a 15 incher with them.
this thing offers a 2732 x 768 resolution in only a 10 inch footprint.
BTW, the horizontal resolution is greater than a 30 inch monitor. Thats just ridiculous.
You all are missing the point. This machine will be great for the business traveler that actually does work when not in the office.
It is cool in that gadgety, nerd non-utilitarian way we all love, but, I see that baby breaking on the first flight from Washington, D.C. to Vegas, when the guy sitting next to you moves his club soda. Yup, it is too big and probably too breakable to be portable.
This is pretty cool. Imagine two operating systems one on each screen. I'd guess one would be virtualised but I'd be pretty cool to do that, even better would be coming up with software that allows drag drop in between the operating systems.
I'd love to set this thing up on a plane in a coach seat and see what the neighbors think lol!
Yeah pretty brilliant product for business travel... bust that thing out in the middle seat so everyone can see what you're working on. Better yet, bust that thing open in an aisle seat and the drink cart can rip off one of the screens when it passes by...
Wings: No longer just for tampons !!!
Competitor : Fuck it, we're going to 5 screens!
This and the gscreen dual monitor lapbox are ugly devices, I hope their niche is big enough to actually sell some products
If only it looked like this design study:
http://www.dodevice.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/fujitsu-folding-laptop.jpg
(Fujitsu something)
Now that would be a tasty device, regardless of practical use. ;)
Mmmm...that's awesome...but what's the battery life?
Dumbest idea ever.
i HOPE this catches on so I can watch VH1 ten years from now and laugh at everyone who had one
Say what you want, but this will be great for IDM (and other type of) musicians, perfect for life performances.
netbook?
Netbook??
NETBOOK???
Normally i dont mind when something is pushing the boundaries of a device class, that is a stupid classification to begin with, but to call a friggin dual screen DX10 4GB ram protable computer a netbook is a bit wild.
How bout just calling everything portable computer, and let the spec sheet do the rest? Fuck smartbooks, netbooks, CULVs, Ultrabportables, MIDS and whatever they are called.
It can compute
it is protable
protable = portable
And maybe some more mistakes ...
crap
any chance that the comments get editing?
Maybe when hell freezes and duke nukem forever get released?
Sigh... I don't think people who make mistakes in their posts on engadget should then lament the lack of an edit function. Here's two reasons why:
1) You can use a browser and/or OS that has a built-in spell checker! For e.g. "speeling" has an obvious red underline in Google Chrome for me, and Chrome would definitely alert you of your "protable."
2) You're just typing a short post not an essay. Would it be too hard to read it at least once over BEFORE posting rather than read it AFTER and go "shucks, why isn't there an edit function?"
One could also argue that there shouldn't be an edit button because if someone were to delete or worse edit his/her post that several people subsequently reply to, well, it then makes the repliers kinda look dumb.
Yeah the term "netbook" has completely lost its meaning. It's just the cool term of the day now and anything that comes out is labeled a netbook. I don't see how this machine with its crazy screens and 4gb ram is designed just for checking email and facebook on the go.
Pretty slick alright. It would be even cooler if they could reduce/eliminate the border between the two screens, creating one superscreen. I don't see it catching on for the average user, but for certain power users, - say, video editing on location, - I can see it being quite useful as portable workstation (assuming they put serious horsepower in there as well). Either way, they'd better be clear about their market.
I would buy one in a heartbeat if the price was right. I keep track of a crap load of information and extend my notebook screen to my monitor all the time.
I love the concept... But it looks a bit ugly :/
...and when will a version with a proper processor come out?