May 14, 2011

Flexbook Concept: All in One Laptop, E-reader & Tablet

Flexbook is a concept device by Taiwan-based designer Hao-Chun Huang offering something never seen before: portable, multi-use computing within a single device. The concept was shortlisted from over 1000 designs in the recent Designboom competition ‘A life with future computing’, organized in collaboration with FUJITSU.


With a waterproof keypad and 21:9 screen, ‘Flexbook’ is designed for portability and range of use among the constantly connected. It features a flexible structure with a center joint, the laptop can be folded into a range of configurations, while a 180-degree swivel touch screen offers different configurations of viewing, including a laptop and tablet mode.


The design lets the device’s shape reflect its functionality: folded as a book for reading e-books, a tablet for browsing newspapers or in crowded environments, or a laptop when preparing typed documents. ‘Flexbook’ is also easily portable, it even serves as its own case when folded in half.


The device is further customizable through the availability of easily swappable rubber skins, which Huang envisions available for purchase online where users can select their own colors and patterned textures, adding another customizable option to this already brilliant design.



via notoriety