The Atrix...Redesigning the way Cell Phones and Laptops Interact

Motorola is releasing a new type of cell phone that will completely redesign the way people use their cell phones and laptops. Releasing this week on AT&T, this new cell phone, named the Atrix, plugs and syncs directly into the back of a Motorola laptop (that you will need to purchase separately). The Atrix holds all the information that is necessary for the laptop to run, being that it has no processor, memory or storage of its own. Essentially, the laptop in this case is just a more convenient way to access all the information that is on the phone; oddly you could compare it to a skull, while the Atrix acts as the brain.  

To add to its already long list of impressive technological advancements, the laptop even charges the phone while it’s plugged in and being used. The laptop acts almost like a fully functional dock for the phone to charge, so if you wanted to use it on an airplane for example, you could exit the plane with more battery life on your phone then when you got on.

Think about the seamless interaction between these two devices. Cell phones have been slowly morphing into personal handheld computers, but their technology has always been lacking. Now that it's possible, the Atrix, if released successfully, could not only begin a new wave of cell phones, but it could also start a new wave of laptops. Could Apple become the followers now to this new technological advancement? 

What do you think? Is this something that will spawn and completely redo the way we use cell phones? 

I have wanted an iPhone for as long as I can imagine, but being that I have Verizon, it has been next to impossible until just recently. Now though, after reading about this new cell phone and its capabilities, I don’t think I want an iPhone anymore…
    
Here is a video that explains and uses the device.

 Let me know what you think!