Ok so the link is just pointing at Toshiba's website for this laptop, but I think I love the concept. A dual screen netbook sized clamshell laptop. Instead of a keyboard, you have a touch screen. I'll be very interested in seeing one of these, but there's a big caveat.
The secret behind making a device like this desirable is going to be all about getting the user interface right. Last time I looked Toshiba was a hardware company, so that makes me think that their first foray into this market is going to be a little clumsy. Having it paired with windows wouldn't be my first preference either, but if I was trying to get the device to market it'd probably be what I'd choose too.
On a portable device though, where space is at a premium, taking up, at a minimum, a third of the physical real estate just for a keyboard seems to be a very unwise choice when there's newer technology available. The ubiquity of other touch screen devices (*cough* iPhone *cough*) will have undoubtedly helped to warm the market up to the idea of doing away with the keyboard entirely.
I want my next laptop to be configured like this.
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