ASUS TAICHI Convertible Notebook Shows Off Exaclty How Flexible it Can Be Update: Video

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8 Jun, 2012 7:30 pm

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ASUS came out swinging at Computex 2012, they showed off the ASUS Tablet 600, the ASUS Tablet 810 and the TaiChi which is a convertible Notebook with Dual screens. The TAICHI has two display’s one exactly where it should be the other on the lid. This lets you use the device in a variety of ways, like a traditional notebook, but once you close the lid you can whip up out your stylus letting you use the device in a variety of configurations. In ‘notebook’ mode, you can use TAICHI with a backlit QWERTY keyboard and trackpad. Once you close the lid whip out your stylus and you can start drawing on the lid.

TAICHI includes Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 processors, 4 gigs of RAM, SSD storage, dual-band 802.11n WiFi, FHD/Super IPS+ displays and, naturally, dual cameras. The amazing thing is, even with these bad ass specs the device is meant to be thinner than the ASUS Zenbook line up. Both the 11.6″ and 13.3″ models offer 1900 x 1280 pixels on each display and they can be used independently, so you can work on one side and your kid could watch a movie on the other. We have no idea what this will do to battery life, but its pretty cool regardless.

There are a variety of connectivity options as well starting with a lock toggle, mini VGA, USB 3.0 and power ports, while the opposite panel includes a headphone jack, a second USB 3.0 port, micro DVI, a volume up/down switch and a rotation lock button.

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Engadget got to spend some hands on time with the device here:


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  • Guest008

    Useless… Yet pricey (I suppose).

  • Bebeltanus

    ESTA PATENTE É DE UM BRASILEIRO, ROBERTO FRANCO. QUE LANÇOU O LAPTOP DE DUAS TELAS – SEEDTRONIC EM LAS VEGAS EM JANEIRO 2012 .

    INFORMO QUE  A ASUS  CHEGOU  ATRSADA !!!

  • sola

    I just don’t see any realistic use-case for this screen arrangement.
     

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_BGBA2C2KQ2X37AWNSBKXAQ6DFU MadMatt

    Multiple people can view the screen and it can be used as a tablet rather than a notebook. Great idea imo, though I’m scared of the price of it. Seeing how it’s a notebook, I hope it’s affordable.  

  • gman

    It’s “a” sus. As in a, b, c, d. The letter a. Then the “sus”. So it’s eh sus.

    Also, smile.  You look way too serious. The intro was well done in a comical sort of way. Producer and star! Yipee!

  • Guest008

    It’s clearly an ultrabook with 2 screens. So, expect a price of at least 1800$.

  • http://www.ashevilletechnologyservices.com Dan Brown

    This is awesome! I see about the stylus, but what about capacitive touch? If it’s capacitive and multitouch, it will be a real contender in the convertible Ultrabook market. I have my eye on the Yoga, but the Tiachi looks pretty awesome!

    So, Lenovo & Asus are in… what’s next, the Samsung Pilates?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_BGBA2C2KQ2X37AWNSBKXAQ6DFU MadMatt

    Dam, that’s definitely not within my price range (starting college this fall). 

  • http://twitter.com/creip Chris

    I imagine if I had this device, I would show a nice image on the “lid screen” at all times, and when I wanted to use it as a tablet I’d close the lid and start using it as a tablet from there.

    I wonder what are the restrictions for sending content to the lid screen. In this video for example, the Batman trailer was played through a certain app so that it showed on the lid screen. I’d much prefer if the lid screen acted as a second monitor attached to the device. I would use it as “extended desktop”.