Toshiba Portege R400 Tablet PC revealed at CES 2007

We had the opportunity at CES to speak to Toshiba’s representative Dang Win, who explained some of the features of the new Toshiba Portege R400 Tablet PC and we have to say that we were very impressed by what the Portege R400 has to offer.

Firstly we would like to point out how sleek and sexy the new R400 looks. With a black and white colour scheme and its slim design, the Portege R400 will make heads turn.

The R400 comes with an Intel Core Duo Processor U2500 and a Mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset. It has 2048MB RAM and a 80GB hard drive.
The display is a 12.1-inch Active matrix LCD WXGA with a resolution of 1280x800 and wide viewing angle.
The Toshiba R400 also features Intel PRO/Wireless 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, two USB 2.0 and a Gigabit Ethernet port.
Due to the slim design of the Toshiba R400, it was not possible to include an integrated DVD drive so instead, it comes with an external USB DVD SuperMulti drive.

One of the main features included in the new Toshiba Portege R400 is the Toshiba Edge Display. This is a secondary display located on the front edge of the Portege R400 that will act as your Personal Information Assistant displaying alert e-mail and calendar notifications. That doesn’t sound very exciting, does it? But what if we told you that these notifications are received even when the R400 is switched off? Yes, you will be able to receive the notifications while the R400 is on notebook or tablet mode AND when it’s switched off. This means that you don’t need to switch the new Toshiba Tablet to check if you have received that important e-mail that you were expecting… Even if the R400 is switched off, you will receive a notification when you have received the e-mail and then you can switch the Toshiba R400 on to read the e-mail. This is a fantastic feature that will greatly extend the battery life of this new sexy and powerful machine that never sleeps.

With the Portege R400, Toshiba also announced the Toshiba Port Replicator, that allows the Portege R400 to wiressly connect to peripherals. Simply connect your peripherals to the Toshiba Port Replicator and thanks to the integration of Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology with wireless digital video capabilities the Portege R400 will automatically connect to the peripherals when it comes within proximity of the Toshiba Port Replicator without the need of any cables. This will eliminate the hassle of connecting and disconnecting peripherals

The Toshiba Wireless Port Replicator and the new Toshiba Portege R400 Tablet PC will be available to consumers in the second quarter of 2007.