Windows 8 Hybrid Laptop-Tablets Take Center Stage at Computex

04.06.2012

Asus the Taichi, a dual-screen Ultrabook, and the Asus Transformer Book, a tablet with detachable keyboard dock.

Not to be outdone by other touchscreen Ultrabook makers, Asus has packed the Taichi with not one but two full HD screens that can be used independently. The screen on the outside is a touchscreen. This unusual design allows two people to use the laptop at the same time. Imagine this: You could be typing up meeting notes while your kid taps away on the outer screen playing with a .

The Asus Transformer Book is like the Windows version of the popular Android tablet. It runs the full-blown version of Windows 8, uses Intel Ivy Bridge processors, and sports an NVidia graphics chip. Looking a lot like the gorgeous --except that the screen detaches from the keyboard--the Transformer Book will also have IPS displays with full HD (1920-pixel-by-1080-pixelsresolution) and comes with 11.6-inch, 13-inch, and 13-inch sizes.

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