As a laptop reviewer, I'm often bombarded with a swarm of ho-hum, black or silver, utilitarian laptops that bore me to tears. However, every once in a while, I'm jolted awake with an avant-garde concept that blows me away.
Most laptop OEMs prefer to play it safe. Although innovation begets more seductive headlines and volcanic media attention, it can be risky, too. With envelope-pushing laptops, you just don't know how the masses will react — and whether they'll buy into a wacky new design.
