Coxion, a Finnish company, is launching the WebBook. This device sits half-way through from a PDA to a laptop. It combines PDAs' instant usability, touchscreen, and promissed battery life of 6 hours (or 2 hours with GPRS connection on). At the same time it also sports a full QWERTY keyboard and high resolution 800 x 480 screen.

The WebBook is a mobile computer with built in GPRS modem, running on Microsoft CE.Net operating system.

The built in dual-band GPRS/GSM modem is a Class 8 device, allowing users to send and receive SMS and connect to internet, email or your office network, via GPRS 900/1800 Mhz.

CompactFlash card like WLAN, camera, Bluetooth, GPS, Memory cards can be used to expand this WebBook.

Software:

Mobile Internet Explorer

Microsoft Mobile Office with Excel, Word and Powerpoint viewer.

SMS software

Remote Desktop

Windows Messenger

In-Box e-mail client (POP3 and IMAP)

Hardware:

Strong Arm 206MHz processor

128 Mb RAM, 32Mb internal Flash memory, 64 Mb external memory (up to 1 GB)

7 inch XGA TFT Touch Screen, 800 x 480 resolution with bright 16-bit color

QWERTY Keyboard.

integrated speakers & microphone

One USB port (slave)

10/100 RJ-45 Ethernet port

VGA connector for External monitor or projector

One CF Card slot for external memory and other accessories. (64 Mb memory card included)

Class 8, 4+1,dual-band GPRS, SMS, VOICE, EGSM900 and GSM1800 (up to 85 Kbps GPRS)connection

Dimensions: 135mm x 225mm x 30mm

Weight: 768g with battery

battery life 6h, 2h GPRS connected