Good god, if this was an actual possibility, I would get one of these in a heart beat!  I think the one thing that I love the most is the colors and the possibility of further customization. I hope they (Fujitsu) make this a reality even it doesn’t happen for years!

‘flexbook’, a concept device by taiwan-based designer hao-chun huang, offers portable, multi-use computing within a single device. the concept was shortlisted from over 1000 designs in our recent designboom competition ‘a life with future computing‘, organized in collaboration with FUJITSU.

with a waterproof keypad and 21:9 screen, ‘flexbook’ is designed for portability and range of use among the constantly connected. featuring a flexible structure with a center joint, the laptop can be folded into a range of configurations, while a 180-degree swivel touch screen offers different configurations of viewing,  including a laptop and tablet mode.

the design lets the device’s shape reflect its functionality: folded as a book for reading e-books, a tablet for browsing newspapers or in crowded environments, or a laptop when preparing typed documents. ‘flexbook’ is also easily portable, serving as its own case when folded it in half.

the device is further customizable through the availability of easily swappable rubber skins, which huang envisions available for purchase online where users can select their own colours and patterned textures.

the project was designed for the ‘FUJITSU design award: a life with future computing’ competition, organized by designboom in collaboration with FUJITSU.

Seen in the comments on designboom:

This is Hao-Chun, and this is the first time I write comment on this post. Maybe there’s some kind of misunderstanding here, but whenever I wrote a comment I will definitely use my own name.

The beauty of designing a concept is that you are dare to explore by adopting possible technology. Just like how people would embrace the concept cars which envision the future in a fresh way. Since this is not a design competition for current laptops, thought we could push it a bit further.

I had a lot of fun when doing this concept, and it’s awesome to know that people actually like it a lot. I felt grateful to have this chance to be one of the shortlisted entry , and I believed it’s very important to hear from people as a product designer. I leave my e-mail here and I’ll be grateful if any of you like to share thoughts with me :]

edgevincent@hotmail.com

Cheers~

Hao-Chun Huang

[via designboom]