Toshiba appears to have gone into another product launching frenzy and has come up with a series of new products, most of which manage to bring a bit of wow-factor into the mix. In addition to the Portégé R700 and the dual-screen libretto W100, the company has introduced a fresh ultraportable laptop that offers a much-welcomed hardware alternative to the netbook industry. Dubbed AC100, the system from Toshiba mixes an NVIDIA Tegra chip with one of the most popular mobile operating systems on the market, Android.

A quick look at the technical sheet of Toshiba's new AC100 machine will reveal that we are dealing with a device that bridges the gap between netbooks and smartphones, better said, a smartbook. Although the maker likes to call this a mobile Internet device, the second-generation Tegra 250 chipset inside of it is ready to support some 1080p HD videos, wherever you are.

The AC100, or Dynabook z, runs the Android 2.1 “Eclair” operating system and features an NVIDIA Tegra 250 mobile processor, running at 1GHz. There's 512MB of RAM memory (clocked at 333MHz) and 8GB of NAND Flash storage capacity. Additional features include a 10.1-inch TruBrite display with LED backlight and a resolution of 1024 by 600 pixels, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, mobile broadband, one USB 2.0 port, mini USB, card reader (SD, MMC), Audio out/Mic in combo socket and HDMI.

The entire system measures 262mm x 190mm x 14/21mm and weighs in at a starting 870g. There's a 1.3MP webcam with integrated microphone and a location-based switchable desktop. The really cool thing about this ultraportable is that it comes with an impressive seven days of standby life and a said eight-hour battery life. Getting closer to the specifications of a smartphone, the AC100 also comes with instant-on capabilities.

Unfortunately, if the AC100 is just what you've been expecting for, we can only say that the pricing and availability date will be revealed later on. However, stay tuned as we'll try to keep on track with the news on this fresh system.












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