Fujitsu Introduces Mini-Tablet PC with Built-in Personal Navigation

With a global positioning system that provides turn-by-turn and voice-prompted street directions, the LifeBook U820 from Fujisu proves itself to be an upgraded version of that nifty little PC in an ultra-pint-sized package.
It comes with a 5.6-inch LCD with a tablet screen, plus a pointing stick located above the keyboard with mouse buttons on the opposite size -- for browsing with two thumbs and it measures 6 by 6.7 by 1 inch. With a resolution of 1,280-by-800, you can view photos, videos, and movies, text is practically although not quite big enough.
The U820 is a convertible tablet, functioning as both a clamshell laptop and a tablet PC. As a tablet, the screen rotates 180 degrees and is laid flat against the keyboard. The screen is also equipped with a touch panel, so you can navigate it with your fingers or use the included stylus that slides out from the top of the screen. The stylus is too small to do any serious writing; it's best used for tapping to navigate the screen.
Fujitsu has increased the resolution of the 5.6-inch LED widescreen to from 1,200-by-600. Although this improves the way you view photos, videos, and movies, text is practically unreadable. A zoom utility is included, but it isn't very intuitive to use, and lowering the resolution in the display settings doesn't seem to help. Even with perfect vision, your eyes will become strained very quickly.
The U820 includes a built-in Garmin receiver and is preloaded with maps of the U.S. and Canada. It works well, and if you find you need a better signal, you can plug an external antenna into the standard microphone jack.
It is powered by the Intel(R) Centrino(R) Atom(TM) Z-series processor which supports lower power consumption, fewer chips, VT Technology and integrated support for 1080p HD video decode.
Priced starting at $1,049(1) for a base configuration. Users can choose from a recommended configuration, or they can customize their LifeBook U820 mini notebook using the Fujitsu Configure To Order (CTO) program. Available immediately through the Fujitsu website and select retailers/e-tailers(2).