Dell’s Latitude Z laptop chargeable without wires

Dell has unveiled a new laptop that doesn’t tie you down anymore with unwanted cables, especially to charge your laptop. What’s even better is that the wireless charging is as effective as a wired one.

A wireless power notebook stand charges the Latitude Z using induction charging. Also, Dell claims that the Latitude Z 600 is the thinnest 16” laptop available in the market, at just 20mm thick. Below is a quick specification list of the Latitude Z.

* 16” touchscreen display with 1600x900 resolution
* 2Mp webcam with microphone (optional)
* Intel Core 2 Duo 1.4 GHz processor (also offered a version with 1.6 Ghz CPU)
* 2GB ram, expandable upto 4GB
* 256 GB solid state storage
* Multi-touch trackpad with support for pinch and zoom
* Finger print scanner
* Backlit keyboard

Along with these there are other interesting features of the Latitude Z. The optional camera is a “smart camera”. This camera can read business cards and save the information either in Microsoft Outlook or as a sheet of paper, and also automatically saves it as PDF. The camera also has face recognition capabilities.

Another interesting feature is the ‘Latitude ONI’. Latitude ONI is a mini-motherboard with an ARM processor and a Linux-based OS. It can be used as a secondary computer for limited functionalities, such as e-mail or web browsing. Dell claims that with this feature, the laptop’s battery life can be extended and run for a total of upto 12 hours.

The Dell Latitude Z will be available for US$1999 in the US and £1499 in the UK. No news yet on its release date or availability.