The Ipad is like everything anyone could wish for. For at least $500 dollars you have the whole world on a light, sleek tablet that’s even more powerful and highly technological that whatever was released for the past decade. How about that; a combination of your lap top and your ipod, thus something that beats even MacBook Air. So be it, until the Ipad has met its competitor: The Toshiba Folio 100 Tablet, launched during the 2010 IFA conference in Berlin. It’s got measures in 10.1-inches and will sport a USB 2.0 port, integrated Wi-Fi, SD card slot, HDMI port and multitouch capacitive touch screen. Although it weighs 1.7 pounds (.2 lbs. heavier than the ipad),
it’s got a bigger screen display perfect for viewing videos.

The Android Tablet runs on version 2.2 of Google’s Android operating system and has an edge over the Ipad because it will be able to run Adobe Flash. A Nvidia Tegra 2 processor powers the graphics and the Folio has 16 GB of on-board storage. What about all the apps that the Ipad spoils us with, what has the Toshiba Folio 100 Tablet got to offer? It’s got pretty much all the pre-loaded applications that everyone needs and expects including PDF and e-book reader, and an app called Fring which works with Folio’s built-in webcam to provide video calling.

And what a great time to launch such has gadget as Toshiba has also launched during the IFA a new music and download service known as Toshiba Places. Does that sound like an I-tunes store to you? With a resolution of 1,024 x 600 pixels and multitouch support, plus a fancy optional docking station for viewing videos and reading the latest e-books, it’s no surprise why this baby is referred to as the SmartPad. The Toshiba Folio 100 Tablet will debut in stores in October with the introductory price of 329 sterling pounds; not bad for a competition huh? But the only way to find out how better or worse it is than its competition is to try it out.

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