Toshiba Tablet Launch

The JournE tablet features 7-inch touch screen and is based on the Windows Embedded OS so it will instantly spring to life when switched on. The numbers are impressive too! 1GB of internal memory that can be extended to up to 32GB with a plug-in SD card. Toshiba say the battery life is like that of a mobile phone, lasting up to a whopping 14 hours!

The layout will be similar to that of the iphone and all the latest generation 3g mobile phones and will set you back €249 (US$356) which is considerably less than the apple tablet.

This super gadget will be available toward the end of the year (09) just in time for the holidays.

Apple watch out . . .

Apple Touchscreen Netbook Rumours

Rumours of a macbook touch have been circulating for a while now but a release period has been set for around october 09, just in time for christmas.

The iphone has finally mated with the macbook.

The predicted end product is said to feature 9.7" diagonal screen and do everything a mac is capable and more. The screen is said to be based on that of Amazons successful reader, the kindle and although it's more of a must have gadget than a pc, it's priced like a macbook at an estimated $800.

It will be the end all of gadgets and i for one cannot wait to get my hands on one . . .

Braille Ebook reader concept

The technology is already available, just an investment from a blind entrepreneur could set off this braile ebook reader.
The technology uses electroactive polymers which change the surface's shape and turn the page once the last word has been felt.
Naturally the battery life will be shoddy while using this energy thirsty technology but on the plus side no back light will be required.
Updates will be available if more progress is made.

Best is yet to come Fujitsu E-reader

Fujitsu's e-reader is based on "FLEPia" technology from Fujitsu Frontera that incorporates the color screen with a wireless data management system. And that screen is about as large as the average magazine page--making it far more suitable than the Amazon device for browsing magazine-style info or even e-newspapers. That's certainly why Mainichi Newspapers Co. Ltd. is involved in the trial of the e-papers currently underway in a Tokyo restaurant to see how the public accepts it.
The Termina Kinshicho Fujiya restaurant has a dedicated "BB Mobile Point" wireless LAN installed to serve content to the e-readers--this includes diverse stuff from newspapers to adverts to train timetables and weather reports.
Hardware-wise the e-reader is pretty sleek--it's got a narrow bezel which makes the Kindle 2's huge one look positively ugly, and still manages to be a relatively narrow 12mm deep. It also ditches the keyboard of the Kindle since it's got a touch-sensitive screen. Inside there's Wi-Fi and USB 2 for connectivity, an SD slot for memory expansion, stereo speakers, and the entire Windows CE5. And the device can go for 50 hours use on a single charge.

Soon to come . . . Seiko Epson eReader

Those fortunate enough to traverse the halls of Embedded Technology 2007 could've seen Seiko Epson's latest wonder up close and in person, but for the rest of us, we'll have to settle for the above picture and a drool-worthy description. The prototype e-paper terminal measures in at just 3-millimeters thick and weighs only 57-grams, and it's even equipped with a USB port. Furthermore, it features a 6.7-inch display with a luscious 1,600 x 1,200 resolution, but the unit on display could only handle grayscale imagery. Also of note, the entire unit was powered by a single button cell battery, which enabled the screen to be redrawn upwards of 1,400 times (at 0.7-seconds per redraw) before running out of juice. Details surrounding its eventual commercialization were pretty much par for the course, meaning your guess is as good as ours at this point. Two more snapshots after the jump.

The terminal is driven by a button cell (CR1220). The screen can be redrawn for 1,420 times with one button cell because the electronic paper consumes power only when the display is redrawn. The time required for redrawing is 0.7 seconds. While the Seiko Epson's existing e-paper takes 5 seconds to redraw the screen, the company enhanced the redraw speed by improving the drive circuit, etc.