Futuristic Vaio Zoom
The Vaio Zoom notebook concept takes everything we know about holographic technology and squeezes it inside a thin glass form factor. When off, the screen is completely transparent and the keyboard goes opaque. Turn it on and the touchscreen holographic festivities begin. Even the mouse buttons are holographic!
It’s just a concept so there’s no info on important tidbits like tactile feedback, battery life, system stats, etc., but rest assured technologies like this are closer than you think. It may not come all at once but it’s coming.
Designer: Eno Setiawan


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114 Comments »
Froggy says
I am so in love… that looks very nice. Can I get a side order of future now with my reality? pretty please with cherry on top?
Kaiser-Machead says
I’m sure there’s some uber-futuristic Lenovo concept out there, this time covered in space aged Naugahyde.
Justsayyes says
Actually, at an event several years ago a company was looking for funding for a workstation that included an opaque, 3 panel screen, that when in use was just the three screens, but at the touch of a button became very opaque, nearly transparent. At least enough so that you could read the newspaper through it. Some sort of single plane projection technology I would imagine…
Mandarin says
What? No cerebral output port? How am I going to interface with corporate multiprocessing network?
Axiomatic says
When that laptop battery catches on fire, at least it will be over quick.
Triskuit says
Mmm… *futuristic gadget lust* I would pay an obscene amount of money for a laptop like this, and then light my self on fire when I scratched/dropped it.
Orionburich says
I’m not down with that screen. Sure it looks cool, but what purpose would it ever serve? When are you going to see it folded out and transparent like that except for the 3 second you’re waiting for it to boot up enough to display something?
Maybe it you could make only parts of the screen opaque, and a camera on the top facing away from the user, then maybe you could have some fun with software that recognized things in the background (super models) and interacts with them (opens and window that follows them):p
Chopsue says
I’m waiting for the Apple version!
Sam-I-Am says
You say you are, “waiting for the Apple version!”
Don’t you mean to say that you are waiting for Apple to Steal another Sony Idea and then take credit for it again….
jacoby says
ohhhhh!! total burnage!!! lol you are such a lame nerd
Mrface says
The whole keyboard flipping back to turn the machine into a pure touchscreen tablet PC is sexy. That, coupled with the thinness would make this laptop a must-have. I honestly don’t understand the appeal of the whole transparent/opaque thing… just seems like a gimmick to me. The haptic feedback question seems to be less and less an issue now that touchscreen PDAs/PMPs/phones/etc are quickly becoming the norm. It’ll be interesting to see how that pans out.
Is it possible that the days of button keyboards are numbered? I realize we all grew up with big clunky keys to press down on, and are now used to them — but what if the next generation of users are more used to the streamlined, cool-looking touchscreen keys of an iPhone? It’s probably quite a bit better on your wrists not to have to push down so hard on a key, and it’ll certainly free up desk space and will allow a new level of portability. I, for one, welcome our new touchscreen masters.
Ghmlco says
Think of a computer with two screens, one for the screen and one touch screen for the keyboard/trackpad. Add some feedback for the virtual keyboard and make it pressure sensitive as well for us touch-typist types and I’m good to go.
Reilao says
That’ll make some really pretty spiderweb patterns when you drop it. Looks really pretty, I’d just be deathly afraid to take that out of my house, unless between ‘now’ and the ‘future’ they make something that could look that sexy and not require constant babying and wiping away of fingerprints.
Kai says
it’s really time to change what we perceive “computing” to be. computing hasnt changed on the hardware side in the last 20 years. people are developing software now that is completely unusable because we’re sitting here poking and clicking away at our ancient typewriters.
if the future of computing is the same rehasing of older concepts into newer sleeker molds, count me out.
hamid says
Hi dear,i dont know,what can i say abpt this vaio,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
it realy wonderful and great and exlant……………………
thanks
verschoor says
This is just as silly as the hoover board.
jocky says
i po kiego komu cos takiego?? ma se to zjesc??
Polak says
Kurwa! Zajebiste, ja pierdole!
Iceman says
Jak używasz takich słów TO UŻYJ INNEGO NICKa
Konrad says
Cooooooool! I need it!!
Popieram says
Jak dla mnie kosmos. Ciekawe czy kupię to za 10 lat czy kupią sobie dopiero moje wnuki. Tak czy inaczej technika idzie w dobrym kierunku - minimalizm i użyteczność. Trochę jak science-fiction
Tomek says
no nie powiem wrażenie robi!!!!!
czy ktoś mi powie jakie ona ma parametry? jak działa ? i wogóle
bo taki sprzecik to bym sobie z checia kupil, tylko powiedzcie gdzie takie cos moge dostac?
Pozdrawiam Ziomali z POLSKI!!!!!!
Tomek
pogotowie komputerowe says
No ładne cacko. Spokojnie będziemy takie i inne komputery naprawiać. Jesteśmy najlepszym serwisem i pogotowiem komputerowym we Wrocławiu więc damy radę;)
taktiken says
jak naprawiacie tak jak wpisujecie swoj url w nick’u… to powodzenia!
A cacko wspaniale ale takie “fragile”.
Jarek86 says
Za pięć latek na pułkach w sklepie. Ceny niestety nie jestem wstanie określić
zaczynam zbierać kase!!!! 
902 says
Simply amazing! Sony rules!
Virosz says
Co się tak podniecanie? To tylko projekt! Nawet nie wiadomo czy dojdzie do jego produkcji czy to z powodów technicznych, technologicznych bądź ekonomicznych.
Xendragon says
Who says the screen needs to be solid/glass?
OLED screens can do this already - and the advantage of oleds is that they can be printed on nearly any surface … so, maybe print them onto a flexible transparent plastic of some sort? http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_pics/13940/Sony_Flexible_TV_Screen_oled.jpg
ati says
perfect design…
M says
Kicks ass as is. Can they make it scratch proof? I’ve been buying ’scratch proof’ eyeglass lenses for 33 years and it’s never been true unless I bought the super-heavy glass. This tech looks expensive so I hope they actually use real glass that is close to scratch proof and not just some high-tech plastic.
kim says
how can i get this computer.
i was facinated when i saw that pictuer
beto says
Looks really cool but you should know vaio is a piece of useless junk!! all of them crash after one year………………
Je Nguyen says
Wow wow
dika says
great concept add that laptop computer with portable wireless charger and thin battery also with bluetooth, wi-fi and wimax that’s the future computer concept. I want one please
Barmak says
THe holographic technology is not available on a flat sheets yet! almost all of todays holographic displays require a big 3-6kg projector! therefor this design is not practical untill lets say 2025 while dreaming that far is not an appreciated task, Since there are better & cheaper technologies emerging the markets, including rollable screens & Pico projectors!!
karan ghataura says
h8 it! gimme a break!!
karan ghataura says
GOOD EXCUSE..
I DROPED MY COMPUTER AND IT SMASHED!!
FUNNNY IM WIERD!
vaio says
like.no.other
just that what we can say…
nitrofurano says
If it comes ONLY with Linux installed as OEM, i will buy it immediatelly! =)
Snave says
Hummm.. i feel this concept would have been nicer if the screen in some parts could stay transparent…
So we could have a ‘floating’ image … in the dark the effect would have been also stronger…
Almost ‘hologramic’ … nice?! no ?!
unfortunatly, i guess it is not possible… because that would mean the screen would be turned off on some parts… and turned on in other…?
Hehehe, anyway that futur! nice pic.
remi says
I am so in love… that looks very nice. Can I get a side order of future now with my reality? pretty please with cherry on top?
buddy lover says
bring it on … its perfect for me .
bring a fire in market …
karan ghataura says
i love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH
<<wird bou
karan ghataura says
I love you “buddy lover”
STUPID BOY HERE
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