Samsung plans to launch a new line of Windows 8 computers this fall. The Samsung Series 5 and Series 7 hybrids look like notebook computers… until you pull out the display and start using it as a tablet.
But there’s more than one way to combine a tablet and notebook. Slashgear spotted 3 other Samsung concept designs on display at the IFA trade show in Berlin this week.
Samsung is showing a slider-style computer which looks a lot like the Series 7 concept the company introduced in 2011. The keyboard is hidden behind the screen so that at first the device looks like a slate-style tablet (without a keyboard). But if you slide the screen and base apart, a keyboard is revealed and a stand appears which props up the display at a more laptop-like viewing angle.
The third model is a binder design that looks a lot like the Series 5 and Series 7 hybrids. But instead of pulling the screen up and away from the keyboard, there’s a ridge that holds the screen and base together. You simply slide the screen out to remove it.
Windows 8 is designed to be at least as comfortable to use on a tablet as a notebook (if not more so), so we can expect to see more touch-friendly computers in the coming months. But as Samsung is demonstrating, not all tablet/notebook hybrids are alike.
It’s not clear whether any of these devices will ever come to market though.
You can find more details at Slashgear.
Well said Bob.
The convertible concept for tablets, is looking just perfect and more comfortable. Samsung has done a brilliant job with the hardware of this Windows 8 powered tablet.
now apple will say they invented win 8