Toshiba Corp will start marketing the Folio 100 touch-display tablet with a wide range of online connectivity functions including music downloads and storage, and ebook reader, in Europe, the Middle East and Africa between October and December. Toshiba is also considering marketing the product in Japan and the United States, but the timing of its release in the two markets has yet to be decided, the consumer electronics manufacturer said.
Toshiba is keen on competing with Apple Inc. of the United States which released the iPad in April and enjoyed instant success, as a growing number of electronics companies are gearing up to enter the market of multifunctional tablet computers, analysts said.
The Folio 100, measuring 28 centimeters in length, 18 cm in width and 1.4 cm in thickness, runs on the Android operating system developed by Google Inc. of the United States which features a speedy boot.
The new 760-gram tablet can store music and pictures on an SD memory card. The suggested retail price in Europe will be 399 euros or roughly 43,000 yen, the company added.
from japantoday
Friday, September 10, 2010
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