"Clamshell design" refers to a type of design commonly used for objects like laptops or cell phones, where the item is divided into two parts that open and close, much like a clamshell.
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The company has also ditched the traditional
clamshell design of past DS systems and made the 2DS a flat, almost tablet - like, piece of hardware.
Design The VX8300 features a
traditional clamshell design with a very large 176 x 220 color display and support for a whopping 262,000 colors — plenty of room for V Cast content.
Colorful accents add style, while the sleek
clamshell design makes it comfortable to hold and helps to keep screens safe from scratches when closed.
The packaging has an eye - catching design and provides all the information that customers need in
sleek clamshell design.
The best touchscreen laptops aren't locked to 2 - in - 1s and convertibles, but include
clamshell designs too.
While the
unique clamshell design allowed the device to fold in half and fit into a pocket, this feature resulted in the screen being split in half by a large, black hinge, which made playing games and reading awkward and is cited as the Tablet P's most serious flaw.
The New Nintendo 3DS XL retains the curved, dual -
display clamshell design of the original 3DS XL, while adding some significant functionality improvements.
Another innovation to use DisplayLink USB virtual graphics, Monitor2Go combines a large display screen with a slim,
lightweight clamshell design to give users true portable productivity.
Sporting a more typical
laptop clamshell design, with multiple color options including Platinum, Burgundy, Cobalt Blue and Graphite Gold.
is a notable step up, with 82 percent more screen, extra buttons and a faster processor within a pocket -
friendly clamshell design.
Best of all, the 2DS XL has a slightly trimmed - down version of the 3DS
XL clamshell design, rather than the weird flat frame and tiny screens of the budget standard 2DS model.
The first may be a phone with a
folding clamshell design, described as «like a cosmetic compact» by the leak, and the second may have a roll - out screen that takes the display size from 5 - inches to 8 - inches.
The 5 - Shutter Dome is the culmination of over a year of analysis and design to bring out the best in our much
acclaimed clamshell design.
Rounding out the LG trio, the LG GS170 offers an intuitive user interface, one - touch speakerphone and large visible keys, packaged in a pocket -
size clamshell design.
Other features are similar to its predecessor, including the dual -
face clamshell design that opens to reveal a QWERTY keyboard, EV - DO high - speed data, memory card slot, and music player.
Due to ship at the Windows 8 launch, Lenovo's groundbreaking IdeaPad Yoga notebook gives you the best of both worlds as its 13.3 -
inch clamshell design has a flexible lid that folds back 360 degrees, allowing you to use its touchscreen as a slate tablet or even a home Internet appliance.
While the device is targeted at the Japanese KDDI network, it is possible that some unlocked versions get through as imports and if that happens it will be great to be able to try a high -
powered clamshell design using Android.
Like the Nintendo DS Lite, the Nintendo 3DS has a
lovely clamshell design that makes it ideal for surface painting and etching.
It also banishes the more
portable clamshell design of its sister consoles in favour of a flat slab design, and doesn't even have the good sense to add a second control pad.
That said, there's no beating the tried - and -
true clamshell design that Nintendo has been rocking since the Game & Watch era.
When it comes to appearance, the MacBook looks like a marriage between the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro, featuring a super
thin clamshell design and a black bezeled display.
As for as the design is concerned, Nokia is sticking to their
blocky clamshell design with premium polycarbonate back.
The HP Elitebook 1040 G4 doesn't offer any fancy screen gymnastics, but its
conventional clamshell design should still suit plenty of businesses.
It's believed that 77 percent of customers who picked up the handset in the region are aged between 60 and 80, and opted for it because of its dual -
screen clamshell design and affordable price tag.
Inspired by iconic Art Deco styling, a
sculptural clamshell design is upholstered in contrasting charcoal and natural stripe linen and backed in muted mushroom cotton.
The New Nintendo 3DS XL retains the curved, dual - display
clamshell design of the original 3DS XL, while adding some significant functionality improvements.
Colorful accents add style, while the sleek
clamshell design makes it comfortable to hold and helps to keep screens safe from scratches when closed.
Unlike the tech giant's other 2 - in - 1 Surface hardware devices like the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4, the Surface Laptop does not include a detachable tablet display and instead features a more
traditional clamshell design.
Enter Sony's Tablet P, which is more compact than the iPad and your typical Android slate because it packs two 5.5 - inch screens inside a
unique clamshell design.
In many ways, the Galaxy X seems to be a revival of that
classic clamshell design that was once so popular in the mid 2000s, but with a modern twist.
Sporting a more typical
laptop clamshell design, with multiple color options including Platinum, Burgendy, Cobalt Blue and Graphite Gold.
At $ 149, the 4.9 x 4.2 - inch New Nintendo 2DS XLis a notable step up, with 82 percent more screen, extra buttons and a faster processor within a pocket -
friendly clamshell design.
The device, which will cost $ 150, has two screens and
a clamshell design for easy portability.
The clamshell design would make it more like a normal laptop.
Traditional packaging for a group of four muffins, for example, uses
a clamshell design where all the muffins are bunch together.
It is
a clamshell design and needs to be laid flat to access the contents which is fine if you have the bulkhead row, but the height of it is just too wide for a normal plane aisle, so it doesn't open flat.
Actually — seeing how they even incorperated
the clamshell design of the DS into the gameplay of phantom hourglass, we don't need to worry about Zelda being a hardware showcase on all accounts
(1) Center Muffler and (1) Rear Muffler;
Clamshell design; Includes dual round stainless steel tips with angle cut and non-rolled edge design
The black keyboard dock is comprised of a mix of plastic and rubber and offers
a clamshell design.
Interestingly, this adds a lot of emphasis on internet surfing apart from E-Book reading capabilities, which is why it has a 10.1 - inch LCD screen unlike the 3.5 - inch screen on Alex. Because of
its clamshell design, the LCD screen, which is based on the Android operating system, is on the right and the 9.7 inches e-ink display with 16 shades of gray is on the left.
The S1 and S2 are two very unique tablets, the S2 looks to be the best due to
its clamshell design, which will make it extremely portable.
Motorola's Razr is the mobile phone manufacturer's first handset to carry the Razr name since 2008, only without
a clamshell design and in a regularly found smartphone form factor.