The giant chip manufacturer Intel presented at the Computex, a concept called Tiger Rapids trying to deal with this dilemma. It features a traditional LCD screen and another e-paper screen with notebook-like experience.
According to PC World, the surface of the e-paper screen is slightly rough, and yields slightly to pressure, so using the stylus gives a feeling of passing pencils on the paper. The Intel made several internal tests to get to the correct screen coating. We also have a traditional 7.9-inch display and Full-HD resolution. You can write annotations on the e-paper screen – which has almost no power – and they will be saved in OneNote and converted to characters. Thanks to the hinge, you can write on the device like a folded notebook. In fact, Intel’s goal is to recreate the role of a paper notebook in a “highly mobile device.” It is 9.7mm thick when closed and is the size of a Moleskine. Inside, the Tiger Rapids features a preliminary version of the Kaby Lake Y processor, SSD and Wi-Fi. It is loaded via USB-C and has autonomy of 13 to 15 hours.
The problem may be in the traditional laptop mode. You can use the e-paper screen as a keyboard, but it does not give physical feedback. And according to CNET, the typing was a bit awkward because “it’s hard to get accuracy on such a small screen.” The giant chip manufacturer Intel says two designs – one from Asus, another from Lenovo – were inspired by Tiger Rapids. One of them is Project Precog, but it has two LCD screens. The other is Yoga Book 2, which will use e-paper on one of the displays. Lenovo will sell Yoga Book 2 later this year, while Asus plans to launch its project in 2019. The Tiger Rapids, in turn, will remain as a prototype. So, what do you think about this? Simply share all your views and thoughts in the comment section below.
