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A new tablet from Fujitsu has been spotted thanks to some Virginia Tech engineering students. It seems the University Bookstore has information on ordering the new LifeBook T5010 Tablet PC for this coming 2008 school year. The T5010 is claimed to be the successor to the T4220 tablet.

Also under the hood is WiFi a/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, a dual-layer DVD burner and integrated Intel graphics.  A webcam lurks up in the screen bezel, as does a fingerprint reader.  Ports include three USB, VGA out, LAN, Modem, Microphone In, Headphone Out, and the whole unit measures 12.5 x 9.6 x 1.4-inches and weighs 4.4lbs.

Interestingly, the T5010 is down as running Windows XP Tablet Edition, which seems unlikely as Microsoft have previously said that OS won’t be permitted on new machines.  Since most versions of Vista now have pen-input functionality, it’s far more likely that Vista Business will do OS duty.

Virginia Tech have it down as starting from $1,999, with delivery at the beginning of the new academic year.  It’s unclear what level of institutional discount has been applied to get to that price, and aside from the presentation slide Fujitsu themselves are keeping quiet about the new convertible.

BenQ has presented its fashionable notebook called Joybook S33 with a distinctive Victorian Style vine motif, while introducing its strategic products for the 2nd half of the year at the Product Demonstration 2008.

Its 13.3-inch screen features BenQ’s UltraVivid technology with DBEF(Display Brilliance Enhancement Film) that enables increased screen brightness and sharpened details.

Running on Intel Centrino 2 Processor, the S33 supports Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity. Other features included SRS TruSurround XT technology with a built-in 1.5W stereo speaker and a 2M webcam. It comes in two different colors such as white and navy.

Source : [Aving.Net]

Let’s take a quick look at the Kohjinsha SX Series and what it has to offer :

• 8.9″ touch screen display at 1,280 x 768 resolution
• Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz processor
• 1GB RAM
• 60GB HDD
• Super Multi-DVD drive
• Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity
• Dual cams
• ExpressCard/34 slot
• microSD, SD/MMC and Memory Stick memory card slots
• USB 2.0 x 2
• VGA out

You get 4.2 hours of battery life with the vanilla version, but nearly double that amount to 8.2 hours with the extended battery. It will hit Japan retail markets for somewhere betwen 650 to 800 Euros.