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Summary: New hardware on show at CeBIT in Germany this year includes a Windows version of a low-power laptop and a notebook designed for air travel.

Matt Loney

By Matt Loney |

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The Flybook VM is, according to manufacturer Dialogue Technology Corp, the first laptop designed specifically for using on a plane.

Dialogue chief executive Roland Pinto said the company designed the screen's hinge to allow the whole display to move forward when the person in front tips their seat back. The slender of wrist can type with their hands below the screen, he explained.

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Topics: CEBIT, Mobility

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  • Text is switched on Photos 1 and 2

    No. 1 is the Flybook VM (designed for airplane use) and No. 2 is the Flybook V5.
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