on Oct 17th, 2006Laptype (Hey Grandpa, Thanks for Joining the Wireless Generation)
Before you get tethered up to an oxygen tank that follows you around like a juvenile delinquent on probation, there’s still time to buy a laptop and hit the coffee shop circuit, where you too can hang out with the hipsters and demonstrate your ability to adapt and assimilate into pop culture.
We present to you the laptype. This baby has the familiar feel of a classic typewriter keyboard but comes with the added perks that plug you into the internet 24-7. So pop a few Red Bulls and show the caffeine addicts you’re mobile, man.
People who like the latest in computer design are circulating a photo on the tech-gadget blogs. It’s a laptop computer — with the usual sleek screen — but the keyboard is from an old-fashioned typewriter, with raised letters that look rickety enough to get stuck.
Is this “laptype” a leftover prop from the movie Brazil?
NPR, Morning Edition, October 17, 2006