Notebook of the future !

Ever imagined what your laptop would look like without that bulky keyboard and mousepad ? Would look a heck of a lot cooler if it were replaced by a 2nd LCD to form one continuous screen. It would, gauging from these pictures, appear to be, 2 iPhones joined by a hinge. Pretty cool huh ? Here are some fascinating pics of the OLPC 2.0 which I managed to dig up from Google, that show what such a mean machine this would look like.

Wondering whose novel idea this was? NO it wasn’t Microsoft, nor was it the usual suspect, Apple, that uber-god of all computing machines. No, its the brainchild of  Nicholas Negroponte, founder and pioneer of the OLPC (One laptop per child) project, a smashing worldwide success by all accounts. Why is it that none of the big players in the notebook market never envisioned a product of this sort? The demo on Youtube (below) shows how this can be used in any form or shape, from a regular notebook, to a shared PC, to an interactive tool, to a shared game for kids, to a perfectly suited learning instrument for children in schools. Some of the images show how this device can be held almost like a regular book, to read eBooks, draw and interactively learn.

Now that this idea is out there, any guesses on who would be the 1st to market these commercially ? My bet, as always is on Apple. Keep watching this space !!

T-Mobile G1

The newest and uh NOT SO coolest creation of Google is finally here. With this, Google’s Android platform makes its much awaited debut, albeit on a not-as-sharp-as-iPhone phone. Come on, lets face it, Google is, well G.O.O.G.L.E. The least it could have done is come out with a product that was as snazzy as the iPhone 3G if not better. But in not doing so, theyve lost a big cut of the potential market even before the phone hits the shelves.

Either way, here are a couple of pics of the latest Google offering, as well as the link to the official T-mobile G1 (powered by Google) website. See for yourself and decide whether or not you would trade in your iPhone for this new kid on the block.

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OFFICIAL WEBSITE - http://t-mobileg1.com

TECH SPECS – http://t-mobileg1.com/g1-learn-features-details.aspx

BUY IT ON – http://www.T-mobile.com

CNET REVIEWS – http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10048655-1.html

The device comes pre-installed with the following Apps :

• Google Search
• Google Maps
• Gmail
• Google Calendar
• Google Talk
• YouTube

So for all us Google nerds who love all of Google’s creation, this would be an awesome deal. Come on, Youtube right at your fingertips ? Who WOULDNT love that ? Go ahead, check out the websites and leave your reviews here. Is the G1 goingto be the Apple iPhone killer ? Or does it have QUITE some ground to catch up before it can seriously assert claim to that title.