By: Yoni Weisinger
Toshiba announced the release of the Libretto W100 for their 25th Anniversary. The exact details are a bit vague, but what we do know is that there will be a limited number of these sold and they will be on the market in August. So what is so great about the Libretto that possibly revolutionizes the notebook computer?
The thing that really sticks out about this notebook is that it has not one, but two 7.0-inch multitouch 1024×600 pixel resolution displays. This concept may very well redefine true multitasking. With Toshiba’s new LifeSpace interface, which is essentially a virtual bulletin board, imagine you are importing photos from your camera and you see one you don’t like, just drag it down and edit it or save it for later.
You can also capture an image from the top screen and drag it down to view later. The Libretto runs full Windows 7 so you can type up a Word document using the beautiful various onscreen keyboards with haptic response (possibly customizable for different languages and programs?) or use a bluetooth keyboard and use one screen for research and the other to type.
Both screens can be used to view one webpage document or any program. The Libretto is also an eBook reader. The exact specifications are not definite but supposedly it’s powered by an Intel Pentium U5400 CPU operating at 1.2 GHz, 2 GB of DDR3 memory and a 64 GB SSD, which makes it quite powerful.
Other specs include a 1-megapixel webcam, Bluetooth, MicroSD card, Wireless-N , one USB port, an 8-cell battery and a Windows 7 operating system. It’s also a very portable device, measuring merely 4.84 inches by 7.95 inches when closed, weighing just under 2 lbs.
Speculated pricing is in the $1,099 range. Keep in mind that this concept is designed with portability in mind not performance.What Toshiba did with the Libretto W100 was create a whole new class of notebook computers.
I look forward to hopefully getting my hands on one and maybe one day we will all finally be able to say goodbye to the physical buttons forever.
I saw the demo for this in another site. All I can say it’s so cool! There is a problem with the battery though as they cannot confirm how long it last. Would suck if it can only last for an hour or so.