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Anchorage, Alaska based gScreen Computer Corp plans to launch its new Dual-Screen Spacebook 2009 Laptop computer, which will be the first dual screen laptop with two 15.4-inch identical screens and a full-size keyboard, built into one laptop unit in Q4 2009, and they also have a prototype 13,3" version.
A gScreen Spacebook 13.3-inch is projected to be released sometime after the 15.4-inch, and will feature, expandability to 24-inches of screen area from the nominal 13.3." A 17" model is being floated as a future possibility.
Currently, the Spacebook's planned technical specs include two LED backlit display screens, and Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26-GHz CPU, and NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT GPU with 512MB dedicated memory or an NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M Graphics with 512MB dedicated memory, 4 GB DDR2 SO-DIMM RAM in two modules, a 320GB 7200-rpm HD, IEEE 1394 (FireWire Graphics Card Output (15-pin, D-Sub), HDMI support Mic-in, Line-in, and headphone jacks, a PCI Express Card slot, a 90 watt AC Power Adaptor, and a Li-ion 9 cell battery pack. And of course a version of the Windows OS, but gScreen says they will be anxious to test Google's new Chrome-based OS on their gScreen Spacebook to see how it performs in the dual-screen environment.
Needless to say, the Spacebook will be no lightweight.
A startup, GScreen Computer Corp., is an American owned technology company based in Anchorage, Alaska. Founded in 2003 by a small group of private investors that is focused primarily on the design, production, marketing and sales of dual-screen laptop computers.
Founder and Chief Designer, Gordon Stewart started gScreen as an R&D company with a focus on developing dual-screen laptops for filmmakers, photographers, video and graphics designers and CAD engineers. THe company says potential customers have shown tremendous interest in their product from the Banking, Accounting, Investment and Trading sector and the Department of Defense including the US Navy and Department of Homeland Security.
The gScreen Spacebook is slated to be sold through various retail outlets. including Amazon.com and the company will offer 100% North American Sales and Tech support for all gScreen laptop computers.
The company is currently developing the gScreen Titan- exclusively for use by the US Navy at this time, but anticipates eventually making them available to the general public. The TITAN M-1 dual screen workstation. This DUO 15.4 workstation is a ruggedized version of the proposed G400 dual-screen business and consumer laptop. The M-1 product is being built specifically to specs requested by the US Navy for extreme environments.
Pricing has not been finalized, but Gordon Stewart has been cited saying the company would like to keep it below $3000 for the 15.4" model
For more information, visit:
http://www.gscreencorp.com/home.htm
Charles W. Moore
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Looks pretty wicked, play video games on one screen while watching a movie on the next, not a bad choice.