Panasonic announced, Toughbook CF-U1. The handheld is the first-ever rugged ultra-mobile PC based on Intel’s ultra-efficient Atom processor and uses a 1.33GHz version of the chip to both run Windows Vista Business at reasonable speeds as well as to extend the U1’s battery life: a unique twin-battery system gives the Toughbook between six and eight hours of real-world use and lets users hot-swap batteries for even more use without turning off the system. The storage itself also helps protect the system; a 16GB or 32GB solid-state drive gives the handheld skip-proof storage and has the incidental benefits of improving battery life and cutting back on load times.

Panasonic also gives the CF-U1 relatively quick 802.11n Wi-Fi, 1GB of memory, Bluetooth, and an SD card reader. The system will be available to a wide audience but will be chiefly pitched to field workers when it goes on sale for Americans in August at a $2,499 price.

The D5 Dicple will translate back and forth between Korean and English, as well as Korean to Japanese and Chinese. It also features a 3-inch, 480×272 resolution screen. Typing in text is accomplished via a 52-key QWERTY keyboard. Other talents of the D5 e-dictionaries include the ability to play back MPEG-4 SP and AVI videos, or MP3, WMA and OGG audio files. Photo and text viewers are also part of the package. A built-in FM radio and recording capabilities for both it and voice are more audio functions. While a speaker is evidently integrated, it’s not clear whether or not the dictionary function will read words out loud to help with their pronunciation.

The D5 is offered with two flash memory capacities; 2GB and 4GB, with dictionary data taking up 640MB in either model. iRiver includes earphones, a carrying pouch and USB 2.0 cable with each D5.

The device is available on iRiver’s site now in either black and white, and sells for $300 for the 2GB version and $350 for the 4GB D5.

ECTACO unveiled its new portable electronic book ‘jetBook’ aimed at Amazon’s e-book reader ‘Kindle’. Weighing remarkable 198g, this super-slim device fits in the palm of your hand for a comfortable reading experience.

With integrated electronic dictionary, users can simultaneously enjoy reading book and look up any vocabulary in English, Russian, Spanish, etc.

Adopting a 5-inch display, the jetBook supports photo viewer and mp3 playback that allows users to listen to their favorite audio files as well as keep up with their reading.
In addition, the jetBook benefits from the different fonts and sizes that can be changed to instantly.
The nokia phones are known for their compatibility with e-book reader. Now the sony ericsson themes will be introducing these softwares too. The cell phone battery will be more long-living now. Students will be able to store the cards in their cell phone case.

Suggested price is 349.95(USD).

Dell had a press event with the launch of its 12.1-inch tablet pc and Vostro notebook pc in Korea, which target mobile pc market.

Dell introduced 12.1-inch tablet pc ‘Latitude XT’ that features Intel Core 2 Duo ULV processor, 12.1-inch WXGA LCD screen, ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 graphic card, 802.11n, and Bluetooth 2.0. While it supports up to 120GB 5400 rpm HDD, you could still choose 64GB SSD.

Dell also presented its 12.1-inch notebook pc ‘Vostro 1200’ targeting business men or travelers. Adopting 1280 x 800 WXGA screen, it supports up to 4GB memory and up to 160GB 5400 rpm SATA drive.