Sony Ericsson Projects Its Spider PC Concept

October 29, 2009 By Dena Cassella

Sony Ericsson showed off its new computing prototype at the Taiwan Broadband Show today.

Portable electronics are in high demand– and if your netbook or smartphone isn’t portable enough for you, Sony Ericsson’s new prototype may have what you’re looking for. Sony Ericsson debuted its Spider PC concept at the Taiwan Broadband Show today. The Spider PC is a portable computer that uses a pico-projected screen and laser-projected keyboard– it also has the basics like wireless broadband connectivity and a battery. The concept is not exactly complete: ideally Sony Ericsson wants the proctor to fit into this spider-esque stand, so the actual computer would be a bout the size of a compact umbrella.

This is Sony Ericsson’s hope for the PCs of 2020: instead of touch screens, it’ll be all about touch-sensitive holographic displays.

These pictures were provided by Gizmodo.com

Check out this video of the Spider computer concept:

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andrew at 10:06am 2nd November 2009 I think, this is a pretty awesome leap though. Most technology has that capabilities to get even smaller than it is now, the most promising limitations are the user I/O. By creating a virtual display and user input, there are fewer limitations on the size of the actual device. In the near future, I could imagine us having a device the size of an iPhone, but with a 20" "screen" and a full sized "keyboard."
Bhagirath at 9:31am 29th October 2009 true... it might actually make the typing experience worse....
Dan Gaul at 9:07am 29th October 2009 Laser keyboard: cool concept but I can only imagine the pain in the butt trying to type on it. 0 feedback. It would be worse then iPhone! I can only see having to look at the keyboard to type to make sure you are hitting the right key. Ugh.