When Tablet PC Met Notebook: The Toshiba DetachableDisplay

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Toshiba have just revealed a prototype handheld device that combines the power of a laptop, with the features of a tablet PC. The prototype is a 12.1-inch TFT LCD display with XGA resolution. Users are able to interact with the detachable display with a stylus.

Toshibarecently unveiled a prototype handheld device that marries theconvenience of a tablet PC to the power of a notebook computer.The prototype is a 12.1-inch TFT LCD display with XGA resolutionand detaches from a notebook "base station." Usersinteract with the display with a stylus. It can communicate withthe base station using a 802.11b wireless protocol.

Company representatives admit that the prototype needs somework. The screen is a bit big boned at a chunky 1.2 pounds and0.7 inches thick. More importantly for users on the go, thedevice's lithium ion battery lasts a mere hour away from the basestation.

The company projects, however, that a future commercial versionwill remain at 12.1 inches but be 0.4 inches thick and weigh inat 10 to 14 ounces. Its battery life could top out at three tofour hours. Such a laptop could be available to consumers in a couple years.

To broaden capabilities and options, Toshiba also is tinkeringwith the screens' wireless capabilities, from 802.11g and 802.111n to ultrawideband (UWB)protocols. Future consumers might also be able to choose displaysizes from 10 to 15 inches.

Toshiba evenis considering blending PCs and laptops into a notebookdetachable PC. If this concept isn't radical enough, the firm mayoffer its detachable screen technology to other notebookmanufacturers. Wilder things have happened.

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