Intel announced a new hybrid Ultrabook Monday January 7 at CES that was developed by my team. Its a reference design that is 17mm high, about 3 pounds, with about 13 hours of battery life. Its based on Intel's upcoming Fourth Generation Core Processor. What makes this design particularly cool is that the lid can detach and become a tablet by itself. The tablet weighs less than 2 pounds, but uses a 13.3" display which gives a much larger viewing area than an iPad. And the tablet is only 10mm thin, yet has up to 10 hours of battery life.
That 13.3" display goes almost edge to edge. But when you detach into tablet mode an Intel feature called 'Smart Frame" kicks in that shrinks the viewing and touching area several millimeters to give you room to hold the edges of the tablet with your thumbs. Or push a button, and go back into the edge to edge display for media watching on the tablet.
Other great features include the 'one-handed detach'. No need to hold down a mechanical switch while lifting the lid from a tight hold. Simply push a button that enables an electro-mechanical wire that releases the latches to allow an effortless removal of the tablet with one hand. Read the review and watch the video at this link.
The system is also very stable and not prone to tip like other hybrid systems on the market today. This is a challenge as the lid of a hybrid is much heavier than in a regular laptop, as most of the electronics are behind the lid. But we designed this system with a 'porch' in the back, as well as extra batteries underneath the palm rest for great stability.
North Cape got great press from CES. Check it all out here. And here's an article featuring one of the interviews I gave. And one of my favorite reviews was titled: Intel Shows the Awesome Laptop You'll Be Using Next Year
That 13.3" display goes almost edge to edge. But when you detach into tablet mode an Intel feature called 'Smart Frame" kicks in that shrinks the viewing and touching area several millimeters to give you room to hold the edges of the tablet with your thumbs. Or push a button, and go back into the edge to edge display for media watching on the tablet.
Other great features include the 'one-handed detach'. No need to hold down a mechanical switch while lifting the lid from a tight hold. Simply push a button that enables an electro-mechanical wire that releases the latches to allow an effortless removal of the tablet with one hand. Read the review and watch the video at this link.
The system is also very stable and not prone to tip like other hybrid systems on the market today. This is a challenge as the lid of a hybrid is much heavier than in a regular laptop, as most of the electronics are behind the lid. But we designed this system with a 'porch' in the back, as well as extra batteries underneath the palm rest for great stability.
North Cape got great press from CES. Check it all out here. And here's an article featuring one of the interviews I gave. And one of my favorite reviews was titled: Intel Shows the Awesome Laptop You'll Be Using Next Year
