Toshiba intros laptop that CHANGES COLOUR

Toshiba has come up with a laptop, the Dynabook Qosmio T750, which has a lid which changes colour - the first of its kind, the Japanese giant claimed.

Well, sort of. The blue-lidded box – the colour is called "shiny ocean" – sports "shimmering" metallic colours that run from turquoise through to deep blue and purple depending on the angle at which you're looking at it.

The trick lies in Toshiba's use of several polyester laminate films, each comprising thousands "nano-technology" layers, and which together give a metallic look without actually using any metal – so it's good for the environment, Toshiba claimed.

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Toshiba Dynabook Qosmio T750 laptop

It's been a long time since we used a laptop that had a monochromatic display -- it was a giant white block of a thing that is not missed -- but flip around just about every laptop we use today and you find a backside that stubbornly refuses to change color no matter the light that hits it. Is that a problem? Not really, we think it's quite fine since we're not often staring at that bit, but for Toshiba such tedium simply won't do, so it's introducing the Dynabook Qosmio T750 with a color-shifting lid.

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Toshiba extends Satellite range with C660 models

Toshiba has announced the arrival of two new notebooks for the Satellite range - the Toshiba Satellite C660 and the Toshiba Satellite Pro C660.

Basically, they are the same machine but with Windows 7 Professional loaded onto the Pro model - see what they did there?

These aren't the most exciting notebooks that you're likely to come across, but Toshiba makes solid machines, that often tend to fare well in Pocket-lint's reviews.

On board the C660s, which are 15.6-inch laptops with TruBrite LED HD displays (1366 x 768), you're looking at a choice of the latest Intel or AMD chips, with integrated GPUs.

There is up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM, and a maximum HDD of 500GB (at 5,400rpm). Connectivity is via Wi-Fi, two USBs and a multi-card reader. There's also a webcam and a built-in microphone.

There's no Blu-ray on board, but you will get a DVD burner along with plenty of relevant software bundled in, including Nero 9 Essentials.

Looks wise the machines have a textured matt black finish that Toshiba states will help to reduce scuffs and smears and there's a large keyboard with an integrated 10-digit numeric keypad.

The Toshiba Satellite C660 and it's Pro big brother are out in October, with prices yet to be confirmed.

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Toshiba joins 3D TV push with LED, widgets, Wi-Fi

Until now the only quasi-real Toshiba 3D TV we'd heard about was the ridiculously expensive, "ultrapremium," mainframe-equivalent-in-a-flat-panel Cell TV. Today the company announced that the first 3D model to actually go on sale in the U.S. would be the slightly less ridiculous, but still expensive, WX800 series.

When the WX800 arrives in late September Toshiba will be the sixth TV maker, after Samsung, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Sony and LG, to allow its 2010 TV viewers the ability to see into the third dimension.

Like those makers Toshiba will require you to buy a pair of its glasses (model FTP-AG01U, $169 list) for each viewer who wants to see the 3D effect--nope, this isn't the company's rumored glasses-free 3D TV.

The WX800 comes in two sizes: the 46-inch 46WX800 ($2,599 list) and the 55-inch 55WX800 ($3,299). Both LCDs sport an edge-lit LED backlight, not our favorite kind, that lacks the dimming found on some competitors. They're superthin at 1.2 inches deep, however, and have a look as sleek as we expect from a modern high-end TV.

Toshiba does attempt to differentiate itself from the pack by including its "3D Resolution+" processing, said to improve 3D picture quality by reducing crosstalk, a common artifact we've seen on other 3D models, in particular LCDs (although our past experiences with 2D Resolution+ have not been life-changing). Unlike the Cell TV, as well as select models from Samsung, Sony, Panasonic and LG, the WX800 does not have 2D-to-3D conversion.

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Toshiba Regza GL1 wants you to put down the glasses, enjoy the 3D

Toshiba might have abandoned OLED, but that doesn't mean the company is lacking ambition in the display-making field. Today it's using CEATEC 2010, Japan's biggest electronics expo, to make official that 21-inch glasses-free 3D prototype we've been hearing about. It's lost an inch in becoming a retail product, with the 20GL1 offering a 20-inch diagonal, but the important multi-parallax picture transmission (employing a lenticular lens setup as used in Philips' Dimenco) remains the same. The new set, accompanied by a smaller 12GL1 model, will be shipping in Japan this December, and if it really does what it promises, the rest of the world should not be far behind.

Via : engadget

Toshiba Satellite A665 3D Laptop Announced: Upconverts 2D to 3D

Toshiba announced an update to the Satellite A665 3D notebook this week with new 3D playback options thanks to NVIDIA 3D Vision technology that allows the A665 to deliver 2D content in 3D including games, movies and pictures as well as carrying that experience over to 3D capable HDTVs.

The 15.6″ Toshiba Satellite A665 3D is powered by the latest Intel Core i processors including either a Core i5-460M or Core i7-740QM with TurboBoost, up to 6GB DDR3 RAM, a 640GB hard drive, Blu-Ray Drive and a NVIDIA GeForce GTS 350M with 1GB DDR3 discrete graphics memory that supports the NVIDIA 3D Vision kit with active shutter 3D glasses. The Toshiba A665 3D also has a backlit keyboard.

For 3D the A665 contains the emitter so there’s no need for an external attachment and it comes with everything you need to enjoy 3D content and to upconvert your 2D content into 3D.

The Toshiba Satellite A665 also has the following multimedia features built-in:

* Built-in harman/kardon® speakers deliver impressive sound while Dolby Advanced Audio™ further optimizes audio quality so games, movies and music sound more vivid and true to life.
* Toshiba’s unique Sleep-and-Music technology is also included, enabling users to play music from their MP3 players through the laptop’s speakers – even while the laptop is powered down.
* Toshiba’s Resolution+™ DVD upconversion technology improves the quality of standard definition DVD content by boosting contrast, sharpness and saturation to near high-definition quality.

The Toshiba Satellite A6653D will be available starting in October at Best Buy, select retailers and direct from Toshiba for a starting price of $1,299.

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The brand new tablet from Toshiba: the Folio 100

Since Apple released their iPad there have been many other companies jumping on board the tablet train. Toshiba are the latest to produce a 10.1-inch digital tablet with Android 2.2 OS called the Folio 100. The device only weighs 760 grams, making it a pretty light tablet to take around with you, plus the slimness of it makes it extremely portable. The touch screen is easy to navigate through with all the features displayed by big icons at the bottom of the screen.
Powering the tablet

The Toshiba Folio 100 uses Nvidia’s Tegra 2 to run the device. It works extremely well and powers the Folio smoothly and swiftly without any of those frustrating touch screen issues, and lets you easily make your way through the Android apps. The Folio 100 screen boasts a 1024×600 resolution that is one of the highest compared to other Android tablets. It has wi-fi support for accessing the Internet and downloading streamed content to watch, but you can also connect the 100 to an HDTV through the full sized HDMI input for better playback options.

The Toshiba tablet has some pre-installed apps like Opera Mobile and FBReader that provides you with all your ebook needs. The Folio 100 is said to have a battery life of 7 hours so you can take it out for the day and show it off with style. It also supports Documents To Go office software that’s useful for business meetings, and the nifty app Evernote takes notes down for you when in conferences. The Toshiba Folio 100 is set a price of £330 and will be available towards the end of this year.

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