Now this is a unique keyboard, and just when I thought I had seen them all. The Ergonomic Dual Screen Split Keyboard Notebook Personal Computer will not win any awards for a short name, but it certainly should for having a unique design. The keyboard on the notebook computer slides open, revealing a small LCD touchscreen monitor. (And to be fair, the model shown does have a simple name, called “the Executive”.
The split design not only gives you a second monitor and touch screen capabilities, it also works to keep your wrists in a more neutral position. So you can have keyboard and touchscreen too. The second screen acts as an independent Windows desktop, even supporting pen-based input capability.
The patents for the computer date back to 1994, but the website states “Shipping in 2008”. However, I have my doubts that the notebook will see the light of day any time soon, especially since the website also states, “These Patents are for sale”, as well as a screen shot that features the Netscape browser…
One thing I do have to admit, the ideal of having a second monitor with touch pad/pen input easily accessible is really cool. Hmmm, I wonder if I could hack that on to the Asus 901 as well…
