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03/11/2007

Feature: Laptops of the Future

Though some of these ideas may seem far fetched, it may not be too long until we actually see jet-powered, armored, or dual-touchscreen laptops.

The Lenovo Tapes

Someone acquired these tapes from an "acquaintance" -- showing test footage from Lenovo's research facility. They include a holographic, armored, and hovering laptop. Fun to watch, but purely concepts, nice job Lenovo.
"When my acquaintance watched the tapes back, he found some footage that he just had to get it out into the public domain. I’ve watched the material myself and I’ve got to agree with him – it’s pretty amazing stuff."

Jet-Powered Laptops

That's right, according to MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, future laptops could be powered by mini gas turbine engines that are "no larger than a quarter -- delivering five to ten times the endurance of a similarly sized battery pack."
Espstein and his team are building the first engine using a sandwich of six silicon wafers that are bonded together at an atomic level, and plan to power it with liquid butane, the same stuff used in cigarette lighters, to avoid having the thing smell like an airport runway
[Source]

Estari DC15: The World's First Dual-Touchscreen Notebook

The Estari DC15 is the world's first dual-touchscreen notebook, keyboard not included. It features an Intel Core Duo (1.83-GHz) processor, 2GB RAM, up to 100GB HDD, and dual 15-inch touchscreen displays. No word yet on pricing and availability.
The company has installed virtual keyboard software and users can even use wireless keyboards (or USB ones) if they feel uncomfortable with the concept. One drawback of this model is that it weighs a whole 5.9kg
[Source]

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There are 27 comments about this post (2 pages).

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Posted at 03/11/2007 07:38am by loquacious
You do realize that these were used in an aired TV commercial campaign, right?
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Posted at 03/11/2007 11:30am by Ben
I call fake on the Lenovo tapes. The armoured Laptop one just doesn't look real at all; the coffee stain perspective seems weird.
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Posted at 03/11/2007 1:17pm by techchristian
Yes, the Lenovo tapes have been out there for a while and have been proven to be *FAKE*, though they feature some pretty sweet CGI (computer-generated-images) ideas for laptops.
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Posted at 03/11/2007 2:57pm by Johnnyg0
The Lenovo ones are not fakes, they're real, yes! Real ads that is :), for products that doesn't exists!! They're supposed to be humoristic, but it seems some of you didn't got it! Really funny, even if they're over a year old. Did you guys also believe everything Apple and Windows says in their ads as well? :)
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Posted at 03/11/2007 7:16pm by Yum
You guys are idiots.You see a flying laptop, and one with a holographic projector, another with armored shields, and it took the wrong perspective on the coffee spill to indicate to you that they were a joke?
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Posted at 03/11/2007 8:38pm by Zakir Hussain
What can you expect from "Tech E-Blog" Do humans even write this, or is it some codemonkey's digg magnet?
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Posted at 03/11/2007 10:26pm by 煎蛋 » Laptops of the Future
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Posted at 03/11/2007 10:53pm by Cartoons Fans Lounge
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Posted at 03/11/2007 11:33pm by Binaryspiral &raquo; Blog Archive &raquo; Viral Marketing&#8230; we all get sick.
[...] Today, what must have been a slow news day for gadget blog TecheBlog, posted a story about how they got some secret footage and they’re “breaking the story” about this new technology from Lenovo’s research lab… Someone acquired these tapes from an “acquaintance” — showing test footage from Lenovo’s research facility. They include a holographic, armored, and hovering laptop. Fun to watch, but purely concepts, nice job Lenovo. [...]
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Posted at 03/12/2007 00:07am by Wolf
they are fake I know, but the armored one is a plausible concept that would be cool
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Posted at 03/12/2007 00:29am by Retro Vintage Computers
Who would ever believe where we are now ? So nothing is far fetched. Beam me up Scotty.
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Posted at 03/12/2007 02:37am by OhGizmo! &raquo; Archive &raquo; Lenovo Secret Laptop Research
[...] [ Lenovo Tapes ] VIA [ TechEBlog ] [...]
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Posted at 03/12/2007 02:53am by Laptops of the Future &laquo; Know things
[...] read more | digg story [...]
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Posted at 03/12/2007 03:00am by Hack a Wii Admin
The Lenovo ones are great. Talk about a great way to get your brand name out there on the cheap.
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Posted at 03/12/2007 04:39am by meneame.net
Los portatiles del futuro (Video) Más de uno agradecería que nuestros portatiles incorporaran características de este tipo.
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Posted at 03/12/2007 05:25am by
הלאפ-טופים של העתיד מה שנראה היום כדימיון מופרח הופך למציאות באופן מהיר...
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Posted at 03/12/2007 06:04am by Laanblog &raquo; Blog Archive &raquo; Laptop of the future
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Posted at 03/12/2007 06:32am by HJC Virtus &raquo; Blog Archive &raquo; Mijn volgende laptop
[...] Deze laptop heeft wel erg ruige features. Binnenkort ook met holodeck vol met vrouwen:P http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/feature-laptops-of-the-future [...]
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Posted at 03/12/2007 07:08am by kamy
I'd buy the armored one. It's way cool.
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Posted at 03/12/2007 08:01am by IndianPad
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Posted at 03/12/2007 09:29am by GottaBeMobile.com - Can My Tablet PC Do That, Please? - Your Tablet PC and Ultra-Mobile PC news source
[...] Thing things you find on Twitter. rodfather linked to these Youtube videos of concept laptop designs from the Lenovo labs. How about a laptop that uses small jets to prevent it from crashing on the floor? Or one that detects a spill and closes some sort of armor over the screen and keyboard before the spill does damage? Prettey snazzy and fascinating. Check them out at TechBlog.  [...]
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Posted at 03/12/2007 11:40am by iTablet.mobi &raquo; Can My Tablet PC Do That, Please?
[...] Thing things you find on Twitter. rodfather linked to these Youtube videos of concept laptop designs from the Lenovo labs. How about a laptop that uses small jets to prevent it from crashing on the floor? Or one that detects a spill and closes some sort of armor over the screen and keyboard before the spill does damage? Prettey snazzy and fascinating. Check them out at TechBlog.  [...]
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Posted at 03/12/2007 3:02pm by Blumex &raquo; El futuro de los porttiles de la mano de Lenovo
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