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Libretto W100: Toshiba’s Answer to the iPad?

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Toshiba Libretto W100`Coming this August, Toshiba will unveil the world’s first dual-touch screen laptop called the Libretto W100. Toshiba is hoping that this curious little gadget will perform all the functions of a typical desktop or laptop, while fitting conveniently in your bag.

Features

This palm-sized computer has a lot of multimedia capabilities. As a neat as a web surfing device, the Libretto W100 combines Wi-Fi, lets you enjoy e-books, games, photos, movies and music and more, wherever we go.

When unfolded, this 7-inch multi-touch display can be used horizontally as well as vertically. The option of dual screens gives a chance to work on a document on one and browsing in the other. One screen can be used for checking email, with another for other tasks. Simple to navigate, and easy to use, the Libretto’s dual-screen technology allows users to navigate menus, run applications side-by-side and interact between applications by easily dragging content from one-screen to another.

Apple’s iPad Challenges Kindle for E-Book Reader Market

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Apple iPad Tablet Moses

Steve Jobs definitely knows how to put on a show. Apple unveiled their newest creation, the iPad yesterday. Aside from being a very nicely designed tablet computer, Apple’s iPad will also serve as an e-book reader.

Apple’s entry into the e-book market is a direct challenge the Amazon’s Kindle which has dominated the e-book market over the past couple years. Now it looks like Amazon has some catching up to do.

Apple’s iPad works like a regular computer. You can browse the internet, listen to music and read books. You can think of it as an entertainment hub. Amazon’s Kindle is a more simplified device. The Kindle basically only does one thing, but it does it really well. It allows you to read books on the go. The Kindle makes it very easy to get books from Amazon’s store (wirelessly with no internet fee). (more…)


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