LT-W Dual-Screen Tablet from NEC
ETC Editorial
Entertainment Technology Center
Japanese company NEC showed its LT-W Cloud Communicator, a new “book-style” dual-screen slate running Android 2.1.
Two 7-inch TFT LCD screens are about the size of a traditional paperback book in full color. It weighs 530 grams and offers screen functions that range from side-by-side to divergent uses for multiple portals on the two screens. NEC has provided a range of original applications that let you share different scenarios (one interestingly allows a lecture on one side while taking notes on the other).
The prototype device features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. Each screen is 800 x 600.
NEC reps say the tablet will be introduced in Japan, possibly in the next six months. There are no formal plans for a US release, but NEC is hoping to license the LT-W to other companies.
