Motorola Lapdock 2.0 and
Lapdock 3.0 Proposal

I was the ID Lead on the Motorola Lapdock 2.0 from the start through early development.   It was launched in October 2011 as the Motorola Lapdock 500 Pro.  I left Motorola in July 2011 while it was still in development.

The lapdock is essentially a big display and keyboard in the form factor of a laptop that relies on the smart phone for processing power.  As smart phones become more powerful, their utility is limited by the interface of the small device.  Lapdocks bridge this gap.  A core aspect of the Lapdocks was that it also had a battery and it would charge your phone when it was docked.

Lapdock 500 Pro 

CABLE CONNECTION
The first Lapdock was designed to be compatible with a single phone.  Lapdock 2.0 was meant for a greater array of devices.  The various devices did not share the same connector location or geometry.  Having a hard connection on the Lapdock would have required a complicated dock to accommodate the differences.  To make the lapdock cost effective and to provide a clear experience, we used a simple dock to grip your phone when connected to a the cable.

Lapdock 3.0 - A Proposal

As the 500 Pro was going through development, it was clear that the we had to accommodate too many phones with no standard connector arrangement or geometry.  I made the following slides to form a proposal for a new way of thinking about the lapdock experience.  This would embrace wireless connectivity, acknowledge the way people really use laptops and phones, and eliminate charging as a core experience.