Introducing the EXOdesk

http://www.thelongclimb.com/2011/11/24/introducing-the-exodesk-the-long-climb-world-exclusive/

by tilt • 15 years ago

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garymcm• 15 years ago

Sleek? Where are the round corners? Did Jobs teach you nothing?

joshmlewis• 15 years ago

I'm still trying to sell my ExoPC tablet.

moe• 15 years ago

Solution looking for problem?

niccl• 15 years ago

I have a greta use for this, although it's _very_ niche. My spare time hobby is stage lighting for rock bands. I've been working on a new lighting controller and looking for exactly this sort of thing.

The problem with almost all current lighting controllers is that the user interface for configurng the system is horrendous. The exodesk, with its large display area and multi-point touch would be perfect for a much more intuitive configuration system.

If only I had the money...

fredsanford• 15 years ago

Looks (pun half intended) like a way to get kinks in my neck...

Too• 15 years ago

Did i just read the word ergonomic in the same sentence as virtual keyboard?

deyan• 15 years ago

Not even one positive comment? No one is excited that they are making a highly affordable surface for 10 times+ less? We are a startup/hacker community after all, I don't think it is too much to ask!

jsmcgd• 15 years ago

I think EXOdesk and Microsoft's Surface will probably have their lunch eaten by the more successful tablet manufacturers. They already have huge app ecosystems and it isn't an insurmountable technical challenge to increase a tablet's size by a factor of 4.

That being said, I hope they do succeed. The more competition the better.

calebmpeterson• 15 years ago

Genuine question: what are the use cases?

trothamel• 15 years ago

A potential problem is the resolution. If the screen is 16:9, a 40" diagonal means that that the screen is 19.6" high. At 1080, it's 55 dpi.

Isn't that low for a computer screen?

rdl• 15 years ago

This could be interesting as a secondary display. There are lots of ingesting things to leave running (dashboards), and a big tablet for doing some kinds of input.

Plus, games. Both as an immersive input device in regular games, and a great party tabletop games platform.

Higher resolution than 1080p would be nice for such a large panel. Figuring out a way to give haptic feedback (screen vibration under input area) would be nice too.

drewrv• 15 years ago

If I can convert it to a drafting table I'm sold.

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