10/29, 3:10pm
Sony call talks PS phone strategy and tablet
Sony during the call discussing its latest results has strongly hinted that the company is developing a PlayStation phone. Without mentioning the device itself, the company said the hardware would be delivered from the Network Services group that handles both computers and the PlayStation brand. It's also moving Sony Computer Entertainment, the PlayStation division, into the Sony City headquarters to "better incorporate" it with the planning teams for a mystery product.
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08/18, 9:45am
Toshiba sells out of Libretto W100 in two days
Toshiba today sold out of its current, if not only, US run of the Libretto W100. The dual-screen tablet is now listed at its exclusive Amazon home as "currently unavailable" and doesn't have any estimated time for when it would return to stock. It had only been on sale for two days.
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08/16, 3:45pm
Toshiba Libretto W100 US pre-orders now live
Toshiba on Monday acted on vows of a US export and started selling the Libretto W100 in the US. The system is the same model available worldwide and thrives on its use of twin seven-inch, multi-touch screens as virtually its only interface. One of the screens can either serve as a touchscreen keyboard, a custom interface or as a second display for vertical tasks like reading.
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08/06, 1:15pm
Toshiba's dual-screen Libretto W100 due August 11
Toshiba on Friday said it would launch its twin-screen Libretto W100 Windows 7-powered tablet PC on August 11. The final prices haven't been announced, but it will cost $1,099 when it reaches the US. It remains a special edition and may sell quickly.
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07/20, 12:10pm
Toshiba touchscreen tablet due in October
At a press event in Australia, Toshiba's Marketing Director Mark Whittard announced the company is working on a touchscreen tablet. Whether it will be powered with Windows 7, like the Libretto W100 that the company showed earlier, or Android, like the AC100 Smartbook, hasn't been revealed. There is the slight chance that both operating systems may be preloaded, though this isn't likely, or that there will be two different models offered.
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06/21, 7:40am
Toshiba resurrects Libretto with W100 tablet
Toshiba marked the 25th birthday of its notebooks by unveiling the first dual-touchscreen Windows tablet computer. The Libretto W100 has twin seven-inch, 1024x600, multi-touch displays that control virtually the entire Windows 7 interface. One display can work separately as a keyboard (with vibration feedback) or just as a second display; an accelerometer lets users tilt the device on its side for e-book reading.
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