[hugh]

The Iconia-6120 Dual-Screen Touchbook from Acer is now available for pre-sale in North America with delivery expected sometime in April, the company announced today.

Powered by Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, the Iconia features an Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM, Intel HD Graphics, two touch-enabled 14-inch LED backlit LCD screens, 1.3 megapixel webcam, WiFi, USB 3.0 and HMDI connectivity and a 640GB hard disk drive for plenty of storage.

 

[Francois Caron]

Freaky device! It should open up some interesting opportunities. For example, the bottom screen could be laid out with a different interface like an audio mixing board, a remote broadcast studio controller, and even the LCARS interface from Star Trek TNG.

And let's not even discuss the possibilities with on-line porn! Yikes!

 

[TorontoColin]

Looks neat. I'm skeptically curious, can't wait to see the reviews.

 

[hugh]

I thought it sounded like a very interesting device but the big issue here is cost. $1,200 is a lot of bucks.

 

[99semaj]

Acer is signaling a strategy change from high volume to high margin, specifically citing Apple's success. The market isn't treating the news well, with their shares fallinG so sharply the market halted trading two days in a row.

http://www.cens.com/cens/html/en/news/news_inner_35793.html

 

[recneps77]

Price tag's way too high.
Though perhaps some day we'll have Penny's computer for real..

(though maybe a bit more complex display and function wise )