The ultimate laptop? Razer unveils Project Valerie machine with THREE giant 17 inch screens that fold out

The laptop has three 17-inch screens that you you can slide out from the sides
The screens can be used for immersive gaming with a 180-degree field of view
It's VR-ready and exceeds the specs required for the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive
NVIDIA's Surround View Technology allows the laptop to spread one image across the three screens

Published: 17:18 EST, 5 January 2017 | Updated: 17:34 EST, 5 January 2017

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Razer announced that it will be releasing a three-screen laptop optimized for immersive gaming.

The laptop's three 17-inch screens slide out from the side of the laptop and can be locked into place to give a 180-degree field of view.

The new laptop was announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas where other ground-breaking devices have been showcased such as levitating speakers, credit-card sized portable chargers and even a 'wallpaper' thin TV screen.

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The laptop's three 17-inch screens slide out from the side and can be locked into place to place to give a 180-degree field of view

THE VALERIE THREE-SCREEN LAPTOP: SPECS

Three 17-inch screens that slide out from the side of the laptop.
Immersive gaming with a 180-degree field of view.
11520x2160 total resolution.
4K IGZO display which consumes less power.
Nvidia's G-Sync monitor technology so images move smoothly.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with 8GB of video RAM and 32GB of system RAM.
VR-ready and exceeds the specs required for both the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive.
Cooling vapor-chamber.
10-12 lbs and 1.5 inches thick.

The Valerie laptop weighs between 10 and 12 pounds and is 1.5 inches thick, with each of the screens measuring 17.3 inches with 4K resolution making for a 12K total of viewing space (11520x2160 resolution).

It uses Razer's short-throw keyboard which requires little effort to type and means the keyboard experiences less wear and tear.

It's VR-ready and exceeds the specs required for both Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, making the laptop a dream for VR gamers.

It has an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with 8GB of video RAM and 32GB of system RAM.

It also uses an IGZO display which consumes less power and has Nvidia G-Sync monitor technology so images move smoothly.

The laptop is kept cool with a cooling vapor-chamber that was designed for Razer's Blade Pro laptop.

The laptop is kept cool with a cooling vapor-chamber that was designed for Razer's Blade Pro laptop

The chamber contains coolant fluid which reaches a boiling point and then vaporises.

The vaporisation carries the heat away from the laptop and is helped by internal fans that take the hot air away from the laptop.

The laptop hasn't been priced as yet, but Razer's Blade Pro laptop which has similar specs is priced at $3,699, so tech specialists have estimated that it will retail at around $6,000.

The Valerie isn't the only mind blowing laptop that's been announced by CES.

Yesterday, Acer's $9000 Predator 21 X was announced at the Las Vegas show.

It's the first ever laptop with a curved screen and it includes some impressive specs such as a touchpad that can be flipped over for a numeric keyboard, four speakers and two subwoofers, and space for up to five storage drives at a time.

The laptop has rough black edges with silver accents and has a large 21-inch display.

While the Predator 21 X may be attractive to gamers, prospective buyers will have to carry around 19.4 pounds around with them if they want to transport it.

SOME OF THE MOST MIND-BLOWING DEVICES AT CES

Toyota's Concept-I car that can be set to a driverless mode and has an AI assistant that can warn for upcoming hazards behind the car and turns.
Samsung's smart fridge that you can talk to which lets you add items from your shopping list into a grocery shopping app.
The $9,000 Predator 21 - the first laptop with a curved screen.
A 'wallpaper' TV screen that's 2.6mm thin and can be hung with magnets.
GE's smart oven that can turn itself off if it detects that food is burning.