Before writing this, I bumped my head on the table as i reached down to plug the charger of my laptop in the wall outlet.  It was not the first time I tell you that, but my hopes are high because Dell is probably going to change my luck.

Introducing the Dell Latitude Z600.  This notebook is directed towards the corporate and ultra portable market – people craving for the thinnest and lightest of laptops.  Its a 16-incher and standing at a height of  0.57 in. and weighing 4.5 pounds could make it the thinnest and lightest of it’s kind.  This laptop is designed to charge wireless through a technology known as Electromagnetic Induction.  Power coils are built-in to the base of the Z600 and can be charged using the optional magnetic inductive stand known as DWPNS (Dell Wireless Power Notebook Stand).  With this, you no longer have to plug any cables into the laptop because simply setting it on top of the induction stand initiates the charging of the system.

If you think that’s cool…. there’s more. Aside from it’s wireless charging, and of course wireless networking cards standard for laptops, it can also connect to peripherals wirelessly using Wireless USB technology based on the Ultra Wideband radio platform.  Dell will also be offering a wireless dock with WUSB technology where you can just plug in all your peripherals (mouse, monitor, printers, etc.) to it instead of directly to your laptop.  Its also has the Latitude On technology that gives you immediate access to email and internet without booting to the main OS.  Its basically a Linuxbased OS on a chip embedded on the motherboard which can be booted up in just 1 minute or 2. There’s also EdgeTouch, it’s basically touch sensors placed on the LCD bezel.  This can be used as shortcut to launch applications and by default works as a scrollwheel – by simply rubbing your fingers up or down the bezel gives you instant scrolling action.

Thinking about these new technologies I can almost feel the awesomeness of being free from all those cords!  *snap* Back to reality, I may not have the pleasure to experience this beauty after all, considering the expected price of almost Php 100,000.00 converted from US dollars. But thinking about it, fast forward 5 years from now, this kind of technology would probably be standard already, and who knows it might just be available in CDR-King at very affordable prices soon don’t you think? ^^,