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There are two things i think are wrong with the picture above, both the keyboard and the screen are too small.
Lately it seems all cellphones get a full keyboard but they suffer the same defect as the mini pc.
If you have a computer the input and output should be made for a human not for a mouse.
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This could be the future but i think the five parts that form a whole is too inflexible and you will not always have the possibility to project the keyboard or the screen.
I think the laptop of the future comes in three parts; the computer, the input device and the screen. This modularity makes the computer multifunctional.
Stan goes to work and he has a presentation to give. When he is dressed he puts the computer in one of his pockets and puts his projector and 24" rolled-up screen and alphanumeric keyboard with touchpad in his briefcase.
When he goes out of the door he puts on an ear piece and puts a hardcover touchscreen in another pocket.
Using his earpiece he recieves and makes calls while he does visual tasks on his touchscreen. When he arrives at work he places his 24" screen and keyboard on his desk.
Uh oh ten o'clock time to set up in the meeting room. He takes his projector and keyboard.
This is a computer orientated scenario but other input devices could be photo and video camera's, pens, cooking utilities, and so on. An other output device is a speaker.
I don't think we are that far of this picture of the future but it seems manufacturers rather want to make everything convenient then configurable.
