# Future Tech Predictions Laptops in 2015 By Dee Sandin | Published 2008-04-01 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compenion-canova-siafu-cario References: [computerworld](http://www.computerworld.com) & [computerworld](http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9070158&intsrc=hm_ts_head) Compenion, Canova, Siafu, Cario. These are a few names of laptops we'll be whining for in 2015. The Compenion concept notebook from Felix Schmidberger in Stuttgart, Germany, has designed a laptop that you just slide up to open. The [pair of organic LED panels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thinkbook-plus-gen-6-rollable) slide into place next to each other, and the lower panel is the keyboard/scribble pad and the whole thing measures only three-quarters of an inch. The Canova, notebook or ebook, from V12 Design, is so cool. Using a display and a mechanical keyboard, it has [two touch-sensitive displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zenbook-duo-2026) with the upper screen used for viewing applications, and the lower screen for typing, drawing and jotting notes. But the Canova also lies flat for a larger expanse of working space. Who needs a screen at all? Designer Jonathan Lucas' eccentric Siafu concept is for the blind and has no screen. Siafu converts images into 3-D shapes created with Magneclay, an oil-based synthetic material that forms shapes in response to electrical fields. You interact with your fingers to feel the bumps and protrusions that pop up, for reading a Braille newspaper, feeling the shape of someone's face or going over a tactile representation of a blueprint. "The idea was to open a new realm of digital interface for the visually impaired by enhancing and even surpassing existing technologies that currently cater to this group," said Lucas. Imagine a device that is at home in a car, café or hotel desk, and you have Anna Lopez' Cario. Work at your desk or on the move, the Cario is function and fashion. The [traditional lid hinge is replaced](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auto-twist-ai-pc) with a shiny bar that is a carrying handle. It allows the lid to fold up for travel and can be set up like an easel and can also sit on a car's steering wheel. Best of all, when it's locked into the steering wheel, Cario has a microprojector that can show maps, videoconferences and find the closest gas station on the windshield. I want this one! Check out the article for way more info than I can provide here. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 69% | Activity: 47% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Organic LED Panels:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the display technology industry by developing and improving organic LED panels for laptops and other devices. - **Touch-sensitive Displays:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the tablet and e-book industry by creating devices with touch-sensitive displays that enhance user interactions and productivity. - **Microprojectors:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the automotive and technology industry by integrating microprojectors into laptops and other devices for convenient and versatile display capabilities. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Display Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunities lie in the display technology industry to develop and improve organic LED panels, touch-sensitive displays, and microprojectors for various devices. - **Tablet and E-book:** The tablet and e-book industry can embrace disruptive innovation by incorporating touch-sensitive displays that enhance user interactions and productivity. - **Automotive and Technology:** Opportunities for disruptive innovation exist in the automotive and technology industry by integrating microprojectors into devices like laptops for versatile display capabilities, such as map projection on windshields. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Foldable Computer Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/computer-with-foldable-screen.md) - [Shapeshifting Mobile Professional Laptops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lenovo-laptops.md) - [Dual-Screen Laptops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zenbook-duo.md) - [Desktop-Grade Laptops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hp-zbook-fury-g1i-18inch.md) - [Easily Customizable Laptops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lenovos-new-laptop.md) - [Modular Display Laptop Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compal-dualflip-laptop.md) - [Immersive All-Screen Laptops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/macbook-folio.md) - [Briefcase-Like Flexible Laptops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flexible-briefcase.md) - [Recycled Material Laptop Ranges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/2023-lenovo-thinkpad.md)