Toshiba is gearing up some extra competition for the iPad. Company execs have announced that they will have their own line of tablet computers to launch by early 2011 at the latest.
It seems like a day doesn’t go by where we don’t hear about a new tablet computer being developed. There were definitely plenty of naysayers, and there still are some who don’t believe the tablet will be taken seriously as an essential gadget. According to Fortune, Toshiba’s head of U.S. notebook business Jeff Barney says that ”it has proved to be a mistake to underestimate these new categories.” I’m sure there will still be opposition until we see enough of these devices on the shelves and in knapsacks.
He also argues that the innovation and development of the tablet market is essential right now as “we need new category creation to grow our industry.”
Apple will definitely not have the market cornered at this rate, especially as the Flash feature continues to be a source of debate between those at One Cupertino Drive and the rest of the tech world. Asus chairman Jonney Shih insists a tablet needs “an operating system that runs Adobe’s Flash” and that he can’t believe Apple left that out.
Toshiba’s slate computers could even hit stores as early as the end of this year. That would certainly make the holiday shopping season more interesting.
Source: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/toshiba-developing-a-line-of-tablet-computers-to-launch-by-2011/13139
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