Acer’s Concept Dual Play Embraces Its Inner Transformer

As Kendrick Lamar pronounce , “ sometimes you got ta bulge out … ” and Acer did just that . During its IFA presentation , the society unveiled their Acer Project Dual Play concept . A 2 - in-1 machine , Acer strives to resolve that years - honest-to-god question : controller or keyboard . The reply , it seems is “ Why not both ? ”

At first , the notebook just depend like any other Predator gaming laptop – big on RGB lights and a Transformer esthetical . But it only took two button public press to reveal that the system is more than meet the centre . And suddenly , the crowd erupted into oohs and ahhs . In a flash , we see the touchpad and part of the thenar rest popped out of the keyboard deck . If that was n’t wild enough , sky the track launchpad over revealed the gimmick as a biz controller . It ’s an graceful , you - got - your - deep brown - in - my - peanut - butter solution .

But that ’s not all . The controller can be broken down into two freestanding joysticks a la the Nintendo Switch . And when the controller is removed from the laptop computer , the side - put on speakers pop out . I ’m not sure how much the Modern position will regard the sound , as the social unit I check was only a image .

Acer Concept DualPlay shown off in Acer booth at IFA 2024

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The restrainer felt very upstanding , but not too bulky . The sides of the comptroller detach with a firm , quick pull . The spell are hold in position with strong magnets . The button felt okay , but could be a moment firmer . But again , this is presently a prototype and in all likelihood not the final product . Hell , we do n’t even know if this concept will see the light of day as a fully - realized consumer product .

I ’d in person love to get my hands on this as I could shift between keyboard and control at the suction stop of a couple of clit . No more hunting around for the controller when it ’s time to bet Black Myth : Wukong or Street Fighter 6 .

But there are still so many questions to be resolve about Project Dual Play . Will it need a separate app ? How long can the controller last on a charge ? Can you still interact with the keyboard when the touchpad ’s in controller mode ?

Acer Concept Dualplay Touchpad