Acer has  announced its dual-screen laptop / tabletthe Acer Iconia at Acer’s Global press event in New York.

The main feature of Acer Iconia device is two 14-inch capacitive touchscreen displays with resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and multitouch supported. The first screen is display at notebook, while the 2nd screen will replace keyboard. Its concepts are similar to Toshiba Libretto W100 and Microsoft Courier.

Acer Iconia hybrid dual-screen laptop / tablet is runs Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS with Acer Ring apps that ICONIA’s touch features and controls.

The Acer Iconia notebook has brings wireless set (802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0+HS and 3G WWAN), a 320/500/640/750GB hard drive, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, a USB 3.0 port, two 2.0 ports, a S/PDIF interface, and VGA / HDMI outputs. There are gigabit Ethernet, an inbuilt microphone, Acer’s CrystalEye webcam (1280×1024 resolution), and a 4-cell battery providing 3 hours of operate. The Acer Iconia is boasts an Intel Core i5-480M / 560M / 580M processor and integrated Intel HD graphics (128MB RAM). Acer Iconia will be start sale in the UK on January 16 and expected price of £1,500.