When laptop computers first began to proliferate in the early 1990’s, workers were suddenly freed from the confines of their desks and could take their tasks to coffee shops, hotel rooms and other remote work spaces. Since the time of those early brick-like portable computers, laptops have of course dramatically improved in terms of their weight and performance, yet one issue has always remained: when working remotely, users are confined to a single, smallish screen.
While portable screens do exist, they just add more weight to the laptop bag, and start to challenge the idea of having a truly mobile office.
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Seeking to solve this issue, an Israeli company named Sightful has just announced a laptop that detaches the screen entirely from the laptop and puts it up in the air – wherever the user looks – using a pair of connected AR glasses.
Read more: New Atlas
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