Dell has afew concept devices to show off at CES. They’re called the Concept Ori and Concept Duo, and are perhaps the company’s most interesting offerings for the show. Dell gave reporters a preview at a recent briefing in New York, alongside an Alienware concept handheld console that is very reminiscent of a Nintendo Switch. Dell has no details yet on when, if ever, these prototypes will become widely available.
The foldable Concept Ori looks extremely similar to Lenovo’s foldable PC prototype that the company showed off last year, while the dual-screen Concept Duet is similar to Microsoft’s upcoming Surface Neo.
Dell wouldn’t offer many details on any of the specs, that the screen is approximately 13 inches, and it offers QHD+ resolution. Other specs like what the processor, graphics, or even which supplier is creating the large folding displays are being kept under the lid for now.
The Concept Duet has more familiar grounding: it looks a lot like an XPS 13 2-in-1, except the lower keyboard and trackpad have been entirely replaced with a second display. Both screens on the Concept Duet are 13.4-inch FHD panels, which looked on par with any of Dell’s other displays.
The two screens can either be used side by side for multitasking or as a single massive display with content stretching across the two panels.
There’s also a keyboard accessory that can be placed down on top of one of the touchscreens with the rest of the screen acting as a trackpad for more “traditional” laptop work, too. Alternatively, the two screens can flip around to form a single-screened tablet device.
Since these are just prototypes, Dell isn’t talking about what software these devices could eventually run should they become real products. But it’s important to note that Microsoft is already pushing dual and foldable screen hardware in a big way with its upcoming Windows 10X software.
Dell obviously isn’t saying when to expect either Concept Ori or Concept Duet to hit stores or even if they’ll be sold at all but as it stands now, they’re fascinating looks at what the possible future of computers might be
