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It took me a while to understand what actually the product is. Is it just a dock? A MacBook Air like laptop? Only then I understood it was a laptop that "connec

It took me a while to understand what actually the product is. Is it just a dock? A MacBook Air like laptop? Only then I understood it was a laptop that "connects your phone to laptop" (I'm still not sure if I got it right, so correct me if I'm wrong). I'd probably won't buy it but good luck to them. It's funny that now every laptop is looking like Apple's MacBook Air.

sneak 14y ago
It's not a laptop, it's an all-in-one external display, keyboard, and battery for an Android phone. For 90%+ of computer users on Earth, it's way better than a laptop. This smells like the future.
- jasongullickson 14y ago
  Citation please.
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  - sneak 14y ago
    From TFA: > MHL Technology simultaneously delivers digital video to ClamBook and power to your Smartphone > Standard Laptops can run uncomfortably hot in your lap. ClamBook's processing happens on your Smartphone, so it runs cool as cucumber. > With MHL® technology, your smartphone charges while it’s connected to ClamBook. > ClamBook's slim and sleek aluminum design features a widescreen display, full-sized keyboard and multi-touch trackpad. Add style and functionality while transforming your Smartphone into the ultimate connected device. > Impossibly thin, Incredibly light Apparently it has speakers too.
    - jopt 14y ago
      Those are advantages of this product. The citation (I think) should look more like the source of that 90% figure.
- corkill 14y ago
  Yep I agree, this is just one of those things you see and are like how the hell didn't this exist before. We have a computer in our pockets, a seperate tablet and then an actual laptop. Thats a computer 3x just packaged differently. Can't wait to see where this and similar products go.
nivla 14y ago
I think this article will help you better understand it: http://www.pcworld.com/article/257237/clambook_turns_the_laptop_into_a_smartphonepowered_peripheral_cats_herd_sheep.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/257237/clambook_turns_the_lap... In short, it is an "empty"/"braindead" laptop that uses your phone's processing and storage capabilities to function.
loudmax 14y ago
I don't see any indication whether this device will have a touch capacitive screen. If this is going to use the trackpad instead, it's going make a significant difference for usability, especially for apps that were designed for touchscreens. Still, if the price is right it might be good enough for most users. And if it catches on, some apps could be adapted to behave more like desktop applications if they sense a keyboard present.

sneak 14y ago

It's not a laptop, it's an all-in-one external display, keyboard, and battery for an Android phone. For 90%+ of computer users on Earth, it's way better than a laptop. This smells like the future.

jasongullickson 14y ago
Citation please.
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- sneak 14y ago
  From TFA: > MHL Technology simultaneously delivers digital video to ClamBook and power to your Smartphone > Standard Laptops can run uncomfortably hot in your lap. ClamBook's processing happens on your Smartphone, so it runs cool as cucumber. > With MHL® technology, your smartphone charges while it’s connected to ClamBook. > ClamBook's slim and sleek aluminum design features a widescreen display, full-sized keyboard and multi-touch trackpad. Add style and functionality while transforming your Smartphone into the ultimate connected device. > Impossibly thin, Incredibly light Apparently it has speakers too.
  - jopt 14y ago
    Those are advantages of this product. The citation (I think) should look more like the source of that 90% figure.
corkill 14y ago
Yep I agree, this is just one of those things you see and are like how the hell didn't this exist before. We have a computer in our pockets, a seperate tablet and then an actual laptop. Thats a computer 3x just packaged differently. Can't wait to see where this and similar products go.

nivla 14y ago

I think this article will help you better understand it: http://www.pcworld.com/article/257237/clambook_turns_the_laptop_into_a_smartphonepowered_peripheral_cats_herd_sheep.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/257237/clambook_turns_the_lap... In short, it is an "empty"/"braindead" laptop that uses your phone's processing and storage capabilities to function.

loudmax 14y ago

I don't see any indication whether this device will have a touch capacitive screen. If this is going to use the trackpad instead, it's going make a significant difference for usability, especially for apps that were designed for touchscreens. Still, if the price is right it might be good enough for most users. And if it catches on, some apps could be adapted to behave more like desktop applications if they sense a keyboard present.