Acer has introduced the Iconia laptop in India, an innovative dual screen laptop with two 14.1-inch capacitive multi-touch displays. Its base model has been priced at Rs. 69,999. Its LED-backlit displays have a widescreen aspect ratio with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels. It is powered by a four-cell battery, weighs about 2.8 kilograms.

The Acer Iconia dual screen laptop is endowed with a decent configuration that would rival any mid-end notebooks in the market, despite its unique form factor. It runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Configuration options include the choice of an Intel Core i5-480M / 560M / 580M CPU with integrated Intel HD graphics, up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM, and wide choice hard drives, from 320GB to 750GB.

A versatile device, the Acer Iconia dual screen laptop has VGA/HDMI/SPDIF as well as USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports. It offers good connectivity options, with 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0+HS, as well as integrated 3G WWAN and gigabit Ethernet. An integrated CrystalEye webcam (1280x1024 resolution) and microphone is also onboard.

With such a unique form factor, it is easy to imagine the Acer Iconia to be a bewildering device to use. Acer however has tried to give customers an easy time of it, with what they call the Heart of Iconia, or the Acer Ring Control Interface. A job dial actuated by five fingers on the bottom screen will switch between widgets, navigation elements, apps, and a virtual keyboard.