On May 17, 2013, Acer will be releasing its USD 1,000 Acer Aspire R7 computer cum tablet with the contortionist-like "Ezel hinge" which allows the monitor to be moved forward, backward, reversed, folded or "hang in the air." As this video will show, it is indeed a very flexible piece of technological creativity, literally!
Personally, I think this computer will offer mobility as that of an Apple iPad at the same time offer the "brick and mortar" functionality of a desktop or laptop computer. In a sense, it's a combination of the best that a tablet computer can offer at the same time offering the user the multitasking capacity of a desktop or laptop computer.
The ability of the Acer Aspire R7 to capture the market in the recently shrinking PC market will depend on its ability to offer speed and reliability. As of date, Windows 8, which run on the R7, has received good reviews. However, if there is any platform that will test the rudiments of Windows 8, I think the R7 will provide just that. Hopefully, the R7 will offer more than just the aesthetically pleasing and the admittedly unique design of its hardware, indeed, I am banking that Windows 8 will really come of age with the R7.
If the marriage of Windows 8 and the hardware design of the R7 proves to be more than superficial, then I think we will witness the rebirth of the PC in the form of the "desktab," the fusion of the desktop and tablet computers in much the same way that phones and tablets gave birth to the "phablet."
Let's see how consumers will treat this baby!
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