Toshiba Journe Touch Multimedia Mobile Internet Device Tablet

Toshiba Journe Touch is more like a tablet dedicated to multimedia and Internet browsing, mounts a Windows operating system with a simple user interface and immediate already properly integrated.

The Journe Touch, this is the name of the device is dominated by a 7-inch touch screen with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and 16:9. The display size is generous, bordering on the concept of MID, while the resolution is low, especially for a device that relies entirely on multimedia. It should be recalled in this regard, as Sharp has recently announced a netbook touch screen capable of displaying images at 1024 x 600 points resolution on a 5-inch display.

The processor at the core of Toshiba’s tablet is an unspecified ARM chip running at 1 GHz, someone has suggested it is the system-on-chip Tegra Nvidia, whose function seems to actually make a pair with those provided by Journe Touch.

The operating system chosen by the Japanese giant for its MID is Windows CE 6.0 Pro, which includes Windows Media Player, Internet Explorer and an organizer. The user interface is completely finger-friendly, and also provides a virtual keyboard.

Connectivity is provided by a standard 802.11g WiFi, which allows you to connect to the Internet through your home wireless router. Anyone wanting to use the Internet outside the home can also buy a special USB dongle integrated 3G modem.

The memory of internal storage and one gigabyte, but can be expanded via the integrated SD slot (supporting cards up to 32 GB). The expansion ports include USB 1.1 (host) and two mini-USB 2.0. Music can be heard through headphones or through the two small half-watt stereo speakers built into the chassis.The battery is 2200 mAh lithium polymer battery, and according to the manufacturer delivers up to 7 hours of continuous audio listening and up to 2 hours of navigation on the Web.

Like this digital photo frame is equipped with HD capabilities in video playback that can also be sent via HDMI to a TV or other compatible devices. Toshiba Journe Touch already put out of the box to services like Flickr and Picasa, as well as Windows Live Messenger Service. The price will be 250 euros.

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