Comments on: Rolltop http://www.sampablokuper.com/2009/01/10/rolltop/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:32:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sampablokuper http://www.sampablokuper.com/2009/01/10/rolltop/comment-page-1/#comment-1927 sampablokuper Sat, 02 May 2009 11:33:21 +0000 http://www.sampablokuper.com/blog/?p=308#comment-1927 <p>Here's a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPl9c198KHY" rel="nofollow">folding-keyboard laptop design</a>. Hmm. If the screen also folded out, that would be <em>way</em> more useful.</p> Here’s a folding-keyboard laptop design. Hmm. If the screen also folded out, that would be way more useful.

]]> By: sampablokuper http://www.sampablokuper.com/2009/01/10/rolltop/comment-page-1/#comment-1865 sampablokuper Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:06:56 +0000 http://www.sampablokuper.com/blog/?p=308#comment-1865 <p>PCPro has a review of the dual-screen ThinkPad <a href="http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/252103" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p> PCPro has a review of the dual-screen ThinkPad here.

]]> By: sampablokuper http://www.sampablokuper.com/2009/01/10/rolltop/comment-page-1/#comment-56 sampablokuper Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:24:41 +0000 http://www.sampablokuper.com/blog/?p=308#comment-56 <p>Ah, rolling up the keyboard too. That's ingenious. Why didn't I think of that?</p> <p>Answer: because I've yet to encounter a flexible keyboard that's stiff enough to be used in anger, and the possibility of piezoelectric support hadn't occurred to me.</p> <p>As for getting Nick's job, all around him (well, 50%) <a href="http://blog.melchua.com/2009/01/08/melavailabilityfree/" rel="nofollow">are losing theirs</a> :( But if you're in need of extremely motivated, thoughtful people, this surely is a recruiter's dream.</p> Ah, rolling up the keyboard too. That’s ingenious. Why didn’t I think of that?

Answer: because I’ve yet to encounter a flexible keyboard that’s stiff enough to be used in anger, and the possibility of piezoelectric support hadn’t occurred to me.

As for getting Nick’s job, all around him (well, 50%) are losing theirs :( But if you’re in need of extremely motivated, thoughtful people, this surely is a recruiter’s dream.

]]> By: Nick Seeber http://www.sampablokuper.com/2009/01/10/rolltop/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Nick Seeber Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:18:49 +0000 http://www.sampablokuper.com/blog/?p=308#comment-55 <p>PS the XO-2 looks good - I want Nicholas Negroponte's job!</p> PS the XO-2 looks good – I want Nicholas Negroponte’s job!

]]> By: Nick Seeber http://www.sampablokuper.com/2009/01/10/rolltop/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Nick Seeber Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:17:42 +0000 http://www.sampablokuper.com/blog/?p=308#comment-54 <p>Interesting stuff. The Awesomer (http://theawesomer.com) featured a concept laptop (the "Dell XPS Baton") a while back:</p> <p>http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_file.asp?portfolio_id=1430815&individual_id=181914</p> <p>Designed by Tai Chiem from Melbourne, it sports two unrolling touchscreens that are stiffened by a piezoelectric charge. No indications of prototypes or availability yet though! :-)</p> Interesting stuff. The Awesomer (http://theawesomer.com) featured a concept laptop (the “Dell XPS Baton”) a while back:

http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_file.asp?portfolio_id=1430815&individual_id=181914

Designed by Tai Chiem from Melbourne, it sports two unrolling touchscreens that are stiffened by a piezoelectric charge. No indications of prototypes or availability yet though! :-)

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