MSI Dual Screen Laptop Wooed Audience at CES 2010

Do you remember the Asus Dual Screen Notebook concept that actually looked like a conventional book? Though Asus was the first to speak about the concept, it was MSI who made the concept a working reality. And what was more, the gadget making giant, brought it along with them to Las Vegas, to woo the spectators at CES, 2010.

There were reportedly 2 models of different sizes. One was a 7″ screen notebook and the other a 10″ one. Though the former was not yet functional, the latter did manage to impress the crowd with its working.

This MSI dual screen notebook has two 10″ capacitive multi-touch screens with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels each. These screens can function independently as 2 separate displays as well as a single large display. When working independently, the lower panel can display a virtual keyboard, and the other panel can play the role of a screen, just like netbooks. When functioning as a single unit, this dual screen device can be held like a book. Windows can be moved from one screen to the other with a finger, in this single display mode.

The screens feature haptic feedback, which lets users know what exactly they have touched to feed in as input. The level of this feedback will be made customizable in the future, revealed an MSI insider at CES.

A Windows 7 based device, the MSI dual screen laptop, is equipped with an Intel Atom Z530 1.6GHz processor. It packs in a solid state drive for storage instead of a hard drive to keep its weight low and also to stay slim and trim.

MSI have mentioned that they have plenty of work to be completed on the dual display device. Multi-touch ability, a light battery that would deliver 8-10 hours of life, 3G ability, better viewing angles, customizable haptic feedback and deciding on a name are a few entries in their ‘to do’ list. MSI have plans of making this prototype a commercial one. At this point of time, it seems too early to reveal pricing and availability. Andy Tung, MSI Director of Sales, has however mentioned that this novel device will be affordable.

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