Don't fancy the iPad? Try Tosh's new dual touchscreen netbook

Now that Apple has made the tablet sexy again, it seems that there's a race to find another new form-factor which could be the start of another niche market.

Aimed at similar usage scenarios to the iPad, Toshiba's latest offering, the Libretto W100 is designed for getting online on the move, checking email and social networking. Owing to its integrated accelerometer the device can be used in either orientation - traditional laptop style with one screen functioning as a keyboard - with haptic feedback for that real keypress sensation - or held aloft book style.

The device runs on Windows 7, and boasts an Intel processor, 62GB solid state drive, and integrated WiFi and Bluetooth as well as two 7 inch LED backlit touchscreens; which Tosh claims offers 'unrivalled flexibility'. There will also be a 3G version, which makes sense for a portable internet device.

Or if you don't fancy the Libretto much, there's still plenty more choice in the portable device market. Toshiba is also launching another pair of new laptops - one of which is Android-based, only 14mm thick and boots up in less than a second; while elsewhere there's Acers' Eee Pad, Acer's answer to the iPad but with Flash support and an integrated webcam, or the Dell Streak, which cheerfully bridges that enormous gap in the market between tablet and smartphone.