Concept Shows Display-less, Keyboardless Dell

Ugly... And I bet it can't play Crysis!

Oh this is what I have been dreaming of all my life--a computer that looks like a towel!!!

This would make me consider putting Dell back on my list..

great concept hope to hear more about something like this. i can only imagine if they get this concept and make it even smaller then they might have a winner on their hands.


oh and enough with Crysis its getting to the point where most computers can play it. heck my laptop from 4 years ago can play it so enough with the damn crysis comments

oh and enough with Crysis its getting to the point where most computers can play it. heck my laptop from 4 years ago can play it so enough with the damn crysis comments

you obviously dont get that theres a setting called very high. Tell ur mommy to go to graphic options next time.

This thing is called crap. Next!

hey that's pretty cool. project the keyboard and also project the display. both of these technologies exist and can be put into production in a small package.

I think most people that tried "laser keyboards" didn't like it. First typing on a desk is harder on the fingers, secondly, it lacks the "feedback" you get when you press a key so you know you pressed it correctly.

They can always try to compensate by having an accessory to turn it into a Sybian...

"Oh this is what I have been dreaming of all my life--a computer that looks like a towel!!!"

hahaha

Would be good for public machines as the keyboard is extra easy to clean with Windex/Lysol.

The next Great Tech Support Nightmare!

Projection Keyboard fails to work and you don't have a spare keyboard laying around to plug in. Or the Projection Display goes on the fritz, sorry, they forgot to include a D-sub or DVI output on the back. Or worse, You get a fly walking across your screen as you're trying to do your work!

Although I do suppose these system could be considered to be discriminatory against blind people as there is no tactile feel to the keyboard.

This design puts computer hardware back 30 years. Do people really hate their displays and keyboards that much? Ever notice that there are countless varieties of these peripherals, catering to every whim and price range? I guess the mouse would be some kind of a virtual touch pad -- yeah, people love those. Old fashioned projection TV's have been replaced by sleek LCD/LED displays. Now we are supposed to believe that projection displays are somehow better? And if this is intended for portability, try using it on your lap in an airport or crowded bus. That hump would also make it awkward to carry. I think someone in Dell's art department snuck over to R&D as a joke and was taken seriously.

Great concept. They just need to make the touch area into a changeable touch interface and this would be a nifty presentation tool or HTPC/projector.

looks like an interesting concept... maybe if its released dell would use some advance version of the atom platform??? my only gripe is the laser keyboard, i had a blue tooth laser keyboard and i have to say it really sucked, had a hard time recognizing key strokes.

Get a small desktop computer, this, and a projector, and you're good to go.

I'm sure that if laser keyboards became popular, they'd make softer surfaces to accommodate their use ergonomically. Rolling up one of those and packing a projector device is a bit more portable than a keyboard.

FYI: This tech already exists and it's got REALLY BAD accuracy and key recognition, esp. for fast typers.
http://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Ke [...] B0010SLSOS

It does not seem to be very practical for the typical pc user.

I really don't get the concept of projecting the keyboard to a surface. Other than there is no feedback from the stroken key, what about the damn noise when you press your finger on a hard table not to mention those annoying women who uses their nails?
If I sat 5 minutes beside such a woman sounding like a woodpecker on the office-table, my bootprint would be projected to her a$$ as she was flying down the hall..

I like how the concept shows XP.

IT managers at Corporations and government departments would love this, as the computers would be bottom of the line compared to all the other PC's available at the time the product is launched. But if you want easy maintenance for IT something this simplistic is great, no monitor costs, no serious horsepower in the box compared to real workstations, and easily replaceable. Users are gonna be left out in the cold with this rig.

I think it's a pretty clever idea. Obviously its not designed to replace a normal PC but it could have a place and purpose.

"I'll buy that for a buck"

LMAO I am sorry but I fail to see the innovation in this product, first the laser virtual keyboard is old, like more then 5 years old and slapping it together with a projector does not make it any better, considering that projectors have been out for a long time, to top it off, if the projector uses LEDs the contrast is going to suck and you will need to use it in complete darkness and if it uses a bulb then when the 10,000hrs of the bulb is up how much is it going to cost to get a new one LOL plus you can't move after it has been used for a couple of hours because the filament in the bulb would break. And not to mention that you require a white wall to use it, go to a library and you will need to borrow a projection screen for it LOL or try to use it on a bus when your sitting sideways facing another person, unless the guy across from you has a huge forehead you wont be using it LOL

They need better innovators.

It's cool, but this growing trend of combining inventions and calling it a new invention is kind of silly. Projector + computer + motion sensor keyboard = Froot.

I remember Lewis Black did a rant about this before. He finished with "Where the hell is my god damn teleportation device"

Add an eyeball tracking device so you can move the pointer to where you look and they just might have something.

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Well, this is way fancier than the touch screen iMac rumor from earlier today.

I think this idea would be good for laptops. Saves a whole lot of space and weight. Although, I'm not sure I'd enjoy typing on the table though. You must be a pretty good touch-typist to be able to do that.

That's pretty awesome, but personally I want a physical Keyboard and mouse, otherwise I'll be "hitting" keys I didn't mean too.