Toshiba shows alternatives to iPhone, Netbook

At the Consumer Electronics Show, Toshiba was showing prototypes that offer different takes on iPhone- and Netbook-like devices.

Toshiba is not offering a Netbook for the U.S. market but that doesn't mean it's not offering interesting alternatives--though, for now, only prototypes. The Japanese company was also showing a number of iPhone-like (both large and small) prototypes at CES.

Toshiba's "Internet Viewer" uses a display that is about 10 inches diagonally (same as a large Netbook) and can be detached from the keyboard

(Credit: Brooke Crothers)

Some iPhone-like Toshiba prototypes--and some not at all like the iPhone: one (lower, middle) appears to have two screens

(Credit: Brooke Crothers)

[Hep Cat]

I think you've confused the term "prototype" with "design study". They are very different things, and these are not exactly early examples of products Toshiba is building.

[kswartz26]

Gee, sure hope that first picture is a prototype. I wouldn't expect a keyboard with no numbers to be especially useful.

[dolusa]

If you look more closely it has an number pad intergrated into the keyboard as function keys.

[xman95]

The keyboard does have numbers........ look closer and you will see they will require a shift or function key to access.

[AWJJensen]

The 'illusive' Toshiba Netbook is being sold in Canada...

[D3vildog699]

... 0.o

Looks kinda cool actually....