I would have been all over this if Toshiba had shown it off before the iPad's release, included a ULV Core i series processor, and dropped the price down by quite a bit (at least to about $800). It is an extremely neat concept and I know that virtual keyboards work in the real world just fine (I can even "palm" my iPad by typing with only my thumbs just as fast as standard typing).
However, that Pentium processor is simply abysmal (I would have even accepted an older Core 2 Duo ULV/CULV chip), we all know that Windows 7 still need a lot of work to play nice with touch interfaces (it is better than XP and Vista but needs to learn from iOS and Android), and I haven't seen anything regarding battery life. Displays tend to use the most power with portable devices. People have analyzed many portable products including various iPhones, the iPad, Android smartphones, netbooks, and notebooks. Their displays tend to use around 50% of the total power when running. That is quite a bit and I doubt Toshiba was able to magically come up with a solution especially since their device looks extremely small.
My guess is that it gets a manufacturer's rating of 4 hours but likely turns around about 2 hours of real world usage. Two screens will just eat away at the battery. I think I would have actually preferred to see Toshiba come out with a device running Android to go up against the iPad.
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