Acer Iconia is a dual-screen tablet/laptop

Last to be revealed at the Acer party is Acer’s most interesting device. The Acer Iconia is a dual-screen tablet/laptop (depending on how you want to look at it) that will definitely be turning some heads when it is launched. Featuring two 14″ Acer CineCrystal LED-backlit TFT touchscreen LCDs capable of 1366 x 768 resolution, the device has practically no buttons. You would expect a tablet/laptop hybrid to have a physical keyboard, but not with the Iconia. The touchscreens are also protected by an ultra-thin Gorilla Glass which ensures that you won’t be accidentally breaking the screen by pressing too hard. It also features an Intel Core i5 processor, 3G support, HDMI output, Dolby Home Theater V3 support and will run on Windows 7. With two screens required to work this device, I wonder how long battery life for the hybrid tablet will be, especially when it’s also running an i5 processor that is usually found in desktops. The Iconia looks like a fantastic piece of modern machinery, but it could go very well or very wrong. Let’s hope it’s not the latter. No pricing or availability date yet, but don’t expect it to arrive anytime soon and when it does, it’ll probably cost you an arm and a leg to own one. What are your thoughts about a dual-screen tablet?