Toshiba's handheld prototype is weird and shiny

Toshiba's tiny prototype portable has a slick silver look and specs to relish. From Australian PC Authority:

We're told the device runs Vista, and Intel's Atom processor, and in our brief hand-on play, it ran relatively smoothly, though it was a bit awkward with the virtual keyboard taking up two-thirds of the screen.

The 5.6inch screen prototype has a motherboard half the size of the motherboard on the Portege R500 notebook. Onboard is a 64GB solid state drive, and GPS. Toshiba also said they have found a way to make antennas follow a curved surface.

Like it? Tough. Toshiba's Mark Whittard says it will never go into production.

Toshiba reveals plans for mini-book [Australian PC Authority via Engadget and Ubergizmo]

[#1 posted by Moon , July 24, 2008 11:38 AM]

Now that is pretty much exactly what I want.

Touch screen, small as a paperback, fast (??), what more could you want?

[#2 posted by Rob Beschizza , July 24, 2008 11:44 AM]

Them to actually sell it.

[#3 posted by ambrosiusamadeus , July 24, 2008 1:06 PM]

Is it multi-touch?

[#4 posted by Anonymous , July 25, 2008 7:28 AM]

re: #1 "what more could you want?"

NOT VISTA!