Given that Ballmer has agreed to the fact that Windows 7 shall be a glorified version of Windows Vista, I dont know if I should be happy with this development. the hardware front of Asus looks great with two screens ; heaven knows productivity should take a boost with such a system , especially given the different modes that Asus promises us it will have.
Take a look -
1. Tablet mode. Snap the laptop open and flat, and the two screens work together as one giant touch screen.
2. Laptop mode. Open the virtual keyboard, which appears full-size on the bottom touch screen, and use like a regular clamshell laptop.
3. Book mode. Open an e-Book and hold it sideways like an open book. One page appears on the left screen and the next page appears on the right. Touch the corner to turn the page.
4. Two-person mode. Open it flat again like Tablet mode, but click a button to make one screen orient itself for one user and the other toward you.
Its something that I would generally expect from Apple given their ingenuity in design ; but its nice to see a PC company taking the lead this time. Asus is hoping to ship these beauties by the second quarter of 2009 at the latest. It makes sense actually, Windows 7 is touted to have multi-touch capabilities.