Toshiba today launched the Journe Touch, a 7” touch-screen mobile internet device. Featuring an advanced Win CE 6.0 interface, the Journe Touch is the perfect device for consumers who want access to multimedia content and social networking platforms.

The Journe Touch has been designed to offer multiple uses for consumers – both on the move and around the home. Small enough to be personal and big enough to share with others, the device is capable of fulfilling a number of applications, including everything from web browsing, IP radio and social networking, to image viewing and high definition video playback – and much, much more.

The Journe Touch offers the following key features:
WinCE 6.0 Pro operating system
The inclusion of Win CE 6.0 Pro provides the Journe Touch with a premium-quality, easy-to-use mobile operating system. Both clean and intuitive, the Win CE 6.0 provides an easy-to-navigate user-interface with extensive file format compatibility, ensuring that users will be able to play back a wide range of file formats using Windows Multimedia Player 9.0 software client. Internet Explorer 6 is also included, providing a high-quality mobile browsing experience on par with that of a PC.

Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11b/g wireless connectivity supporting WEP, WPA and WPA2 is available as standard, ensuring high-speed, secure web-browsing within reach of wireless networks and hotspots. The Journe Touch also offers support for 3.5G mobile web browsing using an external USB mobile dongle, enabling users to stay connected wherever they are.

As well as being a premium device for viewing multimedia content and browsing the web, the Journe Touch enables users to enjoy one-touch access to a number of social networking platforms out of the box. Services supported as standard include:

• YouTube: The world’s most popular video-sharing platform, allowing users to easily upload and share video clips
• Acetrax: A popular video-on-demand service that also provides users with the option of downloading and streaming movies directly to the device
• FrameChannel: A platform optimised for small screens that allows users to hand-pick content from a panel of different content providers and view directly using the Journe Touch
• Picasa: An online platform that organises users personal photos and makes photo sharing with friends and family members easy
• Flickr: A popular online photo management and sharing application
• MSN Messenger: Voice and message-based chatting.

In addition to social networking clients, the Journe Touch also manages RSS feeds, allowing users to access all the latest news from their favourite websites, downloaded directly to their device in real time.

Toshiba Touch specifications:
• 7’’ 16:9 Touch Screen Panel (800×480 resolution)
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wireless
• Wi-Fi: support WEP,WPA, WPA2
• WinCE Pro + IE 6.0 (browser) +MSN (message/voice)
• 2200 m Ah Li-polymer internal battery
• Memory Cards Support: SD*, MMC, MS and MS Pro, xD (*SDHC: supported up to 32GB)
• Internal Memory: 1GB Nand Flash
• Docking station: HDMI TV out, Charging
• Speakers: 0.5W Speaker*2 (stereo)
• Supported File Format:
o Picture: JPEG, BMP
o Audio: MP3, Video: Mpeg4. H.264
• USB port:
o 1. A type USB 1.1(Host)
o 2. Mini-B USB 2.0 (USB device)

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