How insane is this? I guess I can understand the desktop replacement laptop, but at some point you have to say it’s kind of ridiculous. Are they going to start installing wheels and seats on laptops and have them be “automobile replacement” devices? Maybe a kitchen PC with a built-in milk frother!
The gScreen Spacebook has two displays that slide out to form one large one; the displays are 15.4 inches each, so let’s apply the old Pythagorean theorem to find that root (15.4²+15.4²) = a 21.8-inch display. Is that right? (no, it’s not.) Actually the two 15.4-inch diagonal screens combine to make a 24-inch 1.78:1 screen. Would be nice for watching widescreen movies except for that big bar in the middle.
There will be larger and smaller versions; I can actually see the draw in a slightly more compact version of this sucker. That is, if they can keep the weight down. They’ll be releasing the things in Q4 of this year; you should be able to buy on on Amazon in a couple months. We’ll let you know.
[via Gizmodo]
The picture shows 24″, i think you have miss applied Pythagoras
Ah! they’re not square screens – they’re….. 16:10…. that comes out to…. too much math for me to do in my head. I’ll trust the picture.
The picture with the 24″ measurement says it’s a 13.3″ test unit, and the 24″ measurement includes a bit of border. So, I think that makes each screen a 16:10 aspect ratio — two side-by-side 13.3″ 16:10 screens would create a 23.6″ 32:10 screen.
For the full-size unit, two 15.4″ 16:10 screens would create a 27.4″ 32:10 screen (not counting borders).
That seems about right…. huge for a laptop! I wonder how much will cost, i would love to get this out at my next meeting :)
Pretty slick.