http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/05/futuristic-laptop-concept-features-solar-panel-cover-charger.php
Karnath and Burdick designed the Lifebook Leaf in conjunction with Fujitsu and Designblooms "A Life With Future Computing" competition.
"The device consists a single flexible OLED touchscreen that can be used as a flat display or folded into a laptop form. A rubberized interior prevents scratching of the internal screens, while a polycarbonate exterior shell, sealed completely and featuring a waterproof zipper when shut, provides protection from water damage, a leading cause of laptop failure."
Amazingly enough, the designers planned for three cameras to be built into the top of the device so that 3D photography and depth sensing is possible. That way, the laptop can be controlled with gestures as well as with the touchscreen.
And of course the exterior is one giant solar cell so that the device can be folded open and charged.
Practical or possible? Definitely not. The designers state, "With our collective environmental crisis beginning to spiral out of control, designers can no longer design products which rely on energy and resources as if those things were limitless. the 'lifebook leaf' is an attempt to deal with these realities."
This is a pretty good idea, and it may be able to throw out some of the energy consuming technology that we use now. Who knows, it may become the next Ipad.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! It sounds very technologically advanced, as well as environmentally responsible.
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