It’s not the first time we’re talking here about dual screen tablets, mostly prototypes. Now it’s time to take a look at the Toshiba Libretto W100, the first official product that’s going up for sale. Libretto W100 was announced at the 25th Toshiba anniversary and is really a product to look forward to if you’re an early adopter.

    It’s not perfect, far from it, but it offers features that appeal to tech geeks like the dual 7 inch screen, very low weight (1.8 pounds with battery) and a fully fledged version of Windows 7 OS, so you can run all the apps you normally do on a laptop.

    Looks are also impressive too, the way I could describe the Toshiba Libretto W100 is a high quality finish with brushed aluminum that gives it a business/hi-tech look. Let’s see the specs before we get deeper into details and hands on videos:

    • Displays: Twin 7 inch, 1024 x 600 multitouch screens
    • Keyboard: 6-mode virtual keyboard with haptic touch
    • CPU: 1.2GHz Intel Pentium U5400 ULV
    • OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
    • Storage: 62GB solid state disk (curious size if you ask me)
    • Memory: 2GB  DDR3 RAM
    • Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1
    • I/O: 1 USB 2.0 port, MicroSD card slot
    • Extra: Accelerometer for automatic screen rotation
    • Camera: 1MP
    • Battery: 4 or 8 cell options for 2 to 4 hours of run time
    • Dimensions: 7.95″ x 4.84″ x 1.2″
    • Weight: 1.8 pounds
    • Price: $1099 to $1300

    Now, back to specs, we can see that the Toshiba Libretto W100 dual screen tablet has almost anything you can ask for from a mobile device, even long run time with the extended 8 cell battery that’s supposed to be good for up to 4 hours till it drains out. Both screens can be used to run apps or one can display a QWERTY keyboard.

    Toshiba provides 6 modes for the virtual keyboard (with haptic feedback) so you’ll definitely find one suited for your style. As software customizations come, there’s a button on the upper right corned of every window that maximizes it on both screens, something particularly useful for browsing or reading long documents. Price is something interesting, as Toshiba promises something a little bit over 1000$, which is really nice for a new type of gadget. Probably the next generation will be even better and cheaper. I’m curious how other manufacturers will deal with dual screen tablets. Probably they’ll wait to see how consumers react to this.

    Anyway, below there are a few hands on videos with the Toshiba Libretto W100, one of the most innovative gadgets of this year:

    Source:Liliputing, Crunchgear