On March 26, ComputerWorld published an article that analyzed possible options for the evolution of laptops. The material contains design and engineering concepts of several laptops, showing what portable computers could become by 2015.

One of the options for laptops of the future is The Compenion laptop slider, the lid of which does not need to be lifted, but moved, as owners of some cell phones now do. In this case, it is proposed to replace the keyboard with an OLED display. Such engineering solutions can significantly reduce the thickness of the laptop.

The idea of two screens, where the second one can serve as a keyboard, was also developed by the authors of the Canova laptop. It can also be rotated 90 degrees and used as an e-book or newspaper, as well as a sketch pad.

The Siafu laptop has no screen at all. It is designed for the blind and converts images into relief using a special material called Magneclay.

For the motorists of the future, ComputerWorld offers a Cario laptop that can be built into the steering wheel. In this case, the image will be projected onto the car window.

According to experts, by 2015 the materials from which laptops are made will change. The devices themselves will use multi-core processors and solid-state drives instead of hard drives. The place of LCD displays will be taken by screens based on organic light-emitting diodes. Laptops will consume less electricity and will learn to charge without connecting a charger - they will just need to be placed on a special surface or the solar panels pulled out.

ComputerWorld showed laptops of the future