But Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi today theorizes that the true dynamic here is a converging of the tablet and notebook markets.

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This technology has been in development since the 1960s and is only just now reaching viability for manufacturing, said Murray McCutcheon, an analyst at Lux Research who just wrote a report on dynamic windows and advanced insulation.

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