Toshiba Libretto,can rotate 90 degrees

Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Competitive products tablet computer for reading electronic books (e-book) the more exciting. To commemorate the 25th birthday of laptops, Toshiba laptops introduced a different design with dual screens.

Two-screen mini-notebook called the Libretto w100 is also going to compete with Apple's iPad and artificial Amazon.com Kindle. Toshiba to market this product in Japan in late August. Furthermore, in Europe, the United States and other countries.

Predictably, the Toshiba Libretto sell for 120 000 yen or 1320 U.S. dollars. This price is much more expensive than the Kindle and 489 U.S. dollars iPad the cheapest variant of 499 U.S. dollars. "This product has a lot more value," said Masahiko Fukakushi, CEO of Digital and Network Products Unit Toshiba.

Unique features in this notebook is its dual screens. Libretto does not use a conventional keyboard but a virtual keyboard on the screen of both. Consumers can operate this new gadget like a conventional notebook, with the software keyboard touch screen display. Consumers also can rotate the notebook is 90 degrees, such as reading books, to access e-book.

Increasingly fierce competition for Sony Corp.. will launch similar products in the near future.