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Here in New York at Acer's Global press event, the company's talking
touch. Lots and lots of touch. It'll be introducing a veritable
smorgasbord of equipment as the minutes roll on, but it's kicking
things off with its Windows 7-based Iconia dual-screen laptop /
tablet. For all intents and purposes, this is Acer's version of the
Toshiba Libretto W105 (or that far-flung ASUS concept we saw at CeBIT
2009), boasting a pair of glossy touchscreens and no hard
specifications to speak of. Naturally, you won't find a keyboard here
-- rather, a virtual one will emerge from the secondary panel. There's
also a fairly slick media management system that's obviously gesture
based -- some real potential there. We'll be digging for details
surrounding a price point and release date, but for now, have a gander
at the image above and just imagine how it could revolutionize your
life.
In related news, the company also teased its new Clear.fi media
sharing system. As the story goes, it's a cloud-based system that's
designed to play multi-format content over multi-platform devices,
enabling any number of gadgets to talk to one another in order to make
content visible and shareable with any other device. So far, it looks
as if that could apply to movies, games, photos and music, but it's a
single-house affair for now. So long as there's a router and a WiFi
connection nearby, any Clear.fi-enabled device should be able to
share, search and consume.
Update: The full PR is now after the break. We've also scored the
specifications -- she's running Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) and is
equipped with an Intel Core i5-480M / 560M / 580M CPU, up to 4GB of
DDR3 memory, a pair of 14-inch multitouch displays (1366x768
resolution), integrated Intel HD graphics (128MB RAM), VGA / HDMI
outputs, an inbuilt microphone and a S/PDIF interface. There's also a
320/500/640/750GB hard drive, Acer's CrystalEye webcam (1280x1024
resolution), 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0+HD, integrated 3G WWAN,
gigabit Ethernet, a four-cell battery and a total weight of 6.18
pounds. Closing things out, there are a pair of USB 2.0 ports, a
single USB 3.0 jack and a one-year warranty.
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