Libretto W100 coming to Singapore

Toshiba will be selling the Libretto W100 in Singapore soon. What's so special about the Libretto W100? It's probably the world's first dual-touchscreen tablet. Although the concept is not new, the Libretto W100 would be the first such machine to actually hit retail shelves.

What's immediately apparent when you first look at the W100 are the 2 1,024x600 pixels 7" multi-touch LED-backlit displays. It doesn't have a keyboard and instead flashes a virtual keyboard on one of the displays.

It runs on Intel Pentium U5400 1.20Ghz processor, has 2GB of memory, 62GB of solid-state storage, and comes with WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. It only weights 0.81Kg which is pretty light, it packs a 1-megapixel front-facing webcam and has a built-in accelerometer that automatically switches from book mode to laptop mode.

The Libretto will be selling for S$1,999 which is a pretty steep price tag, and will come in various metallic colours. The low battery life (2 hours with four-cell battery, double that for the eight-cell pack) probably won't help sales either, and will make this appealing only to early adopters.

Check out the video demo below.