• Fujitsu's TH40/D Tablet Has a Slide-Out Keyboard

    Serkan Toto

    Dr. Serkan Toto is an independent consultant and advisor focusing on Japan’s web, mobile and social gaming industries. Based in Tokyo, he works together with financial institutions and startups worldwide. Serkan has been the Japan contributor for TechCrunch.com since 2008. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. → Learn More

    Friday, May 13th, 2011

    I am guessing we will see more of these in the near future: Fujitsu today officially announced [JP] the LIFEBOOK TH40/D, a tablet featuring a slide-out keyboard. The tablet has a 10.1-inch LCD screen with 1,024×600 resolution and is powered by Windows 7 Home Premium.

    Here are the main features:

    • keyboard with 87 keys (Japanese layout, key stroke 1.4mm)
    • Atom Z670 (1.50GHz) CPU
    • Intel SM35 Express chip set
    • 1GB RAM
    • 120GB HDD
    • IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
    • Bluetooth 3.0+HS
    • 0.3MP web cam
    • two USB 2.0 ports, one HDMI interface, one SD card slot
    • 6 hours battery life
    • size: 274×188×17.4mm, weight: 1.1kg



    Fujitsu plans to start offering the LIFEBOOK TH40/D in Japan next month (price: $990).