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HP Firefly shows with multi-touch, dual screens
electronista.com - 1/2/2009
HP Firefly shows with multi-touch, dual screens
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HP will reveal a concept notebook at CES that acts a showcase for the future of desktop replacement notebooks, Laptop reveals in a hands-on preview. A prototype known as the Firefly carries the 17-inch display typical of many notebooks its size but ...
macnn.com - 1/2/2009
Exclusive Hands-On with Voodoo’s Firefly Concept Gaming Laptop
— macnn.com — HP Voodoo Firefly Lots of neat and ground-breaking laptops will be on display this coming week at... CES, and Voodoo may just lead the pack. The world has never seen the HP branded Voodoo Firefly prototype, dubbed the “HP Firefly with Voodoo DNA,” a ... (more) Exclusive Hands-On with Voodoo’s Firefly Concept ...

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hp.com - 1/6/2009
HP Advances Mini PC for On-the-go Professionals
— hp.com — Building on its award-winning portfolio of Mini products, HP today unveiled a new HP Mini designed for... mobile professionals that require a rich computing experience in a small, portable package. (more) HP Advances Mini PC for On-the-go Professionals

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hp.com - 1/6/2009
Striking New HP Consumer PCs Combine Performance, Entertainment and Design
— hp.com — HP today announced two new thin and light ultra-portable notebook PCs – the HP Pavilion dv2 and... HP Pavilion dv3 – plus the HP Firebird with Voodoo DNA, an innovative, high-performance desktop PC. (more) Striking New HP Consumer PCs Combine Performance, ...

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Gizmodo:  HP Firefly Has Two Screens, Multitouch, Big Huge Butt [Laptops]

Fast Company - Technology:  HP's Firefly Laptop Has Dual-Screens, Multitouch Trackpad

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HP Firefly Has Two Screens, Multitouch, Big Huge Butt [Laptops]
Gizmodo — ... reviews. It's sharp, at 800x480, but a bit too small for displaying such finely resolved text. The Voodoo's multitouch trackpad has evolved, and it's apparently lovely and the placement is a welcome change for occasional mouseless gaming. The Firefly concept is not currently slated for production, but seeing as Voodoo and HP don't currently have a desktop replacement notebook of this caliber, we'll probably see something similar ship before too long. [LaptopMag via Electronista] ...

HP's Firefly Laptop Has Dual-Screens, Multitouch Trackpad
Fast Company - Technology — ... type, it's really not very good for left-handers. Still, that's not really a problem with this particular machine--it's never going into production in its existing format, with HP intending it to light the way into the future of laptop technology, which it sees as replacing desktops. Interesting stuff, and since it represents a few "tweaks," versus a radical re-thinking of the notebook PC concept, it has the sort of features we may see on real machines soon. [ Laptopmag via Electronista via Gizmodo ]

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