Just the other day, TeleBlog contributor Carol Jurd was correctly bemoaning the heft of the usual laptops—a hassle for many e-book readers, especially some women. Suppose, however, a notebook computer can be slim and fashionable for female book-lovers and even offer an E Ink screen for times when the usual LCD is powered down.
Well, here’s the Metro concept notebook for Carol and maybe the ladies at DearAuthor.com to fantasize about. Let’s hope vendors will oblige her, ideally with somewhat larger e-paper screens. Beyond that, I can’t wait for color E Ink—with the decent contrast shown in the illustration—to be real at an affordable price. Same for tech from rivals like Nemoptic.
Yes, this ties in with the earlier Intel news. It’s the E Ink/e-book angle—yes, books are among the apps seen for the Metro—that I’m focusing on here. More details from Wired News and Google News Round Up.
I think I see my next birthday present coming up! Although I am still rather in love with those new ULPC’s.