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Want to write for us? Engadget is looking for a European editor! April 15, 2009 at 11:08 am Oh sure, you love gadgets -- but do you have the chops to write about them? We'd love to know if you think you do, because we're looking to actually pay people to do this stuff. Professional writing experience isn't necessary (though it doesn't hurt), but what we really care about is that you can write skillfully about gadgets with wit, concision, and authority. And being obsessed with Engadget is good, too. Here's what we're looking for right now: Toshiba's WS206T notebook tablet gets handled ahead of Willcom release Engadget's 5th birthday giveaway, part 2: win one of two mystery Xbox 360 packages! Is Microsoft Still Trying to Challenge the iPod? Toshiba's WS206T notebook tablet gets handled ahead of Willcom release April 15, 2009 at 9:12 am Our own Engadget Japanese had an opportunity to play with Toshiba's odd little WS206T for Japanese carrier Willcom -- one of the concept devices demoed at CES, for particularly observant readers and rabid Toshiba fans -- and came away largely unimpressed. Shoving a thin, internet-enabled tablet into an old-school leather notebook sounds cool and all, but the problem is that the hardware's weak -- the screen's smaller than it could be, Willcom's PHS network tops out at just a few hundred kbps, there's no voice calling, and it runs some weird widget-based custom UI on top of Windows CE. What's more, it's a single-touch resistive display, and the UI's said to be annoyingly inconsistent. On the upside, it'll only run ¥2980 (about $30) a month for unlimited data, including the cost of the hardware itself, when it launches later this month -- just don't expect a product that's going to change your life and win you friends. Want to write for us? Engadget is looking for a European editor! LG Germany cock-up uncovers Viewty successor Google's Android Getting Better, iPhone Still On Top This email was sent to arildinho13@gmail.com. Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.