The Asus Project Precog is a Pioneering Dual-Display Laptop, Due in 2019 (pcworld.com) 52
At Computex on Tuesday, Asus unveiled the Project Precog, a concept PC formed of two shimmering sheets of glass. PCWorld: It's a vision that appears to be real: Marcel Campos, senior director of PC and phone marketing for Asus, said the company hopes to ship Project Precog in 2019. Until then, we'll have to wonder what it will cost and what its exact features will be. Precog taps into what could be a resurgence of the two-screen design trend that briefly took hold with initiatives like Project Taichi, a dual-screen device Asus showed at Computex in 2012. Precog is much larger, though, and looks more like a traditional convertible laptop that can rotate from a clamshell through tent mode and into a tablet.
Why do they want us to not type? (Score:3)
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Meh. Not news. Apple already did this with their touchbar.
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If it was a fold out screen so I could have dual monitors in my hotel room I'd be interested. A touch keyboard... Sod off.
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Why don't you click on the linked article and watch the video of the device?
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Why don't you click on the linked article and watch the video of the device?
He already nailed it, it would be a touch keyboard as it is just an image of a keyboard on a touch screen.
Why don't you click on the linked article and watch the video of the device?
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Yeah, I ilke how the keyboard sort of slides in there magically when they show it on its side. Magic!
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For the most part that is a true statement. (As I type on a mechanical switch keyboard)
However if you are going to need the extra processing power of a laptop. Chances are you are going to be some sort of content creator.
Touchscreens are fine, for mostly web browsing and short posts. most games casual games can be converted to a touch screen, more in depth games probably should have game controller.
However if you are going to do some serious writing if you are a writer, or coding, or in general creating an
Re: Why do they want us to not type? (Score:1)
How is Apple not here first? (Score:1)
Apple has already reduced their key travel to almost nothing. I'm surprised they didn't ditch the keyboard first. I'm sure this will also be painful to type on.
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Gradual Approach (Score:3)
How is Apple not here first?
They are taking a more piecemeal approach, removing the keyboard one row at a time. So far only the function keys are gone, next it will be the number keys' turn...
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There is a bunch of things I don't get about Apple. They are still reluctant on touchscreens while nearly every manufacturer has one. Their keyboards which use to be on the same stage as Thinkpads have gotten gimmicky.
Would be a perfect Hackintosh (Score:2)
Or a linux box ... external blue tooth keyboard, which I already have, and there you go.
DRM! (Score:2)
They are plugging the "Keyboard Hole" for protection of copyrighted content.
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If you look closer at photos, it does have a keyboard hole - no plugs in it (except maybe the power cord). In the form of a Thunderbolt / USB 3.1 port. That may also be the charging port, but it can be made to work if it's built to support the proper standards.
Too much like a Dual Screen Gameboy (Score:2)
When I first saw the summary, I was hoping there would be a second screen which slid out from behind the first (and the two sliding so that they are centred over the keyboard), allowing for a wider viewing experience. If you're on a plane or other restricted area, leave the second screen behind the first.
Personally, I find it easier to look side to side between windows on displays than up and down. I never found the dual screen Gameboy to be a great user experience (or better than what I got from a tradit
Should have WTFV before commenting (Score:3)
WTFV - Watched The Fucking Video
Doing so, I did see the rendering of the unit on its side with a keyboard in between. Other than having to keep a separate keyboard, that's not too terrible.
However, I still like the concept of a dual screen laptop where a secondary screen can slide out behind the primary one so that the system can expand to the space available.
I guess I'm too much of the mindset that laptops are for meetings and coding requires at least two displays.
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As a foldable portable display it might work.
But a laptop equivalent? No!
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They don't make it anymore though as far as I know..
https://www.wired.com/2009/01/... [wired.com]
How does left+right screen Standup? (Score:1)
When they are showing left page of code and right page graphics, the two screens are side-by-side and ANGLED backwards for better viewing with a non-connected keyboard in front. How do they screens not fall over?
IF the side-by-side is flat, there is no way the edge of the unit will keep it standing up.
Razer Project Valerie (Score:2)
Does it float? (Score:1)
Musicians have been asking for this for years (Score:4, Interesting)
Two high-dpi screens that can display sheet music has been on the wish-list for years and years. If the price is south of $1.5KUSD, I'd buy one.
Virtual keyboard? Oh hell no! (Score:2)
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The virtual keyboard where all the keys were 64x64 eInk displays looked awesome. Of course, they were also physical buttons with real travel, and the whole thing was prohibitively expensive.
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Depends on the use case.
If I'm looking for the proverbial "one laptop for everything", I'd probably be fine with the option of having an on-screen keyboard in case I needed to jot off a quick message and don't want to unpack my keyboard (carried separately).
Sorry to be pedantic, but... (Score:2)
How is it "pioneering", if its been done before? As pointed out in the same post, dammit.
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The second screen is a removable accessory for the Asus ROG Phone. Could be my next phone, especially if they release a landscape slider keyboard as an accessory...
It would need... (Score:3)
For this concept to work well, it would need screens with very good viewing angles and a good selection of ports on the front.
Apple selected OLED for the touch bar on 2016+ MacBook "Pro"s specifically because it was expected to be viewed from a 45 degree angle. This is no different.
In vertical "book" mode, you can't use ports on the bottom, and cables plugged into the top would be in the way and/or easily used to topple the device. The ports would have to be on the sides, and best would be near the bottom corners.
And of course, it would need a built-in kickstand. None of the images I have been able to find show that the backs are anything but flat. The concepts at Computex are on acrylic stands.
It goes without saying that the touch keyboard is completely useless. But a keyboard aficionado (like me) would want to plug in his home-made mechanical keyboard anyway.
bad idea whose time keeps coming (Score:2)
People keep coming up with this idea, and it keeps making no sense: you pay a premium for a second display surface that is mostly going to display an image of a keyboard but actually is much harder to type on than a real keyboard.
3 screens were announced in 2017 (Score:2)
https://www.wired.com/2017/01/razers-project-valerie-insane-laptop-3-screens/ [wired.com]
I'm not sure about production of it though.
No physical keyboard (Score:2)
== no thanks.
"Precog" (Score:2)