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storage
Toshiba Portable Hard Drives Lack Voltron Color-Coded Assembly
There's not much particularly groundbreaking about these portable hard drives, other than their swirl of Liquid Blue, Komodo Green, Rocket Red and Vivid White—designs that could look either quite nice or quite tacky in person. More » -
netbooks
Toshiba's First US-Bound Netbook Features LED-Backlit Screen and Monster Battery Life
Toshiba's NB205, similar to the NB200 available in the UK, will be coming to the US, and given Laptop Mag's glowing recommendation as possibly "the best netbook yet," we've got reason to be excited. More » -
cars
Toshiba Driving Computer Watches You While You Watch the Road
Designed to discourage distracted radio fiddlers and sleepy driving, Toshiba's new driving computer audits drivers by monitoring their wandering eyeballs. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by EtrnL_Frost: They need to install something like this for driving tests, so idiots that don't pay attention to... say, the ROAD,... 2 Responses | Other threads
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ssd
Toshiba Bringing 512GB SSD to US in Portégé R600
It's not Japan-only anymore: Toshiba's Portégé R600-ST4203 gets a 512GB SSD in June, with an official USD price of $3500—steep but more realistic than Asus' claimed $1650 512GB SSD lappy. [Toshiba] -
laptops
Toshiba Dynabook SS-RX2: World's First Laptop With 512GB SSD
Despite Asus' earlier announcement, Toshiba is the first manufacturer to bring a laptop with a 512GB SSD to market. The 12.1" screened laptop also boasts a 12-hour battery in a svelte body. We want. Badly. More » -
netbooks
Toshiba Mini NB200 Netbook Includes Fat, 9-Cell Battery
While most netbooks are settling for 3 and 6-cell batteries, the Toshiba Mini NB200 will be bundled with a 9-cell battery for a promised 9 hours of run time. UPDATE More » -
graphics
Toshiba's SpursEngine Chip to Improve Internet Videos with PS3 Tech
Toshiba's new SprusEngine chip can't do anything about annoying internet memes, but it does promise to include their image quality a bit. More » -
rumor
Leaked Toshiba K01, K02 and L01 Ultraportables Love Folding and Fuel Cells
Techblog.gr claims to have just leaked Toshiba's mobile product line for the next year, and there are threeproducts we found especially exciting—a 7-inch netbookish transformer and a series of touchscreen QWERTY cellphones. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by AkronZip: I just finished reading an article on Yahoo News about what an Apple Netbook should look like ([tech.yahoo.com]) and I... 4 Responses | Other threads
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japan
Japanese Cellphones Control This Giant Billboard Video Game
Nikkei has a post about Toshiba's new Digital Billboard in Tokyo's Akihabara district, where passerbys can dial up a number and connect to an interactive game which is displayed on the giant sign. More »
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Comment by Juan Velazquez: Jeje Xbox 360. I wish the US would take such approaches to technology. Cept maybe for that underage porn train... 3 Responses | Other threads
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man vs machine
Robot Programmed to Love Traps Woman in Lab, Hugs Her Repeatedly
It's funny now, but according to Mukflash, a research assistant at Toshiba's Akimu Robotic Research Institute was trapped in a lab by a robot with two 100kg hydraulic arms, only to be hugged repeatedly. Updated More » -
david reeves
Sony: PS3 to Get 45-Nanometer Chips Around June
According to David Reeves, president of Sony Computer Entertaintment Europe, the PS3 could get a 45-nanometer Cell chip in a few months. From an interview with The Guardian: More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Noobs-R-Us: When will they stop the PS2 and make the PS3 backwards compatibile again? 13 Responses | Other threads
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smartphone
Toshiba TG01 Windows Mobile Smartphone In Action, Looks Even Better
"Sleek, elegant design," says the official video of the Toshiba TG01 smartphone. And it's true. But their interface demo also shows why it may be the best Windows Mobile weapon against Android, iPhone, and Blackberry. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by weatherman: Hardware looks fine (nothing to drool over) but the OS still looks crappy. I really think that this Android thing... 4 Responses | Other threads
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smartphone
Toshiba TG01 May Be Best Windows Mobile Answer Yet to iPhone and Android Camps
There may not be a Zune Phone, but Toshiba's—the original Zune manufacturer—new Windows Mobile 6-based TG01 smartphone is close enough. And with a 4.1-inch screen and 9.9mm thickness, it looks extremely good.
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By Jesus DiazComment by dimadelux: gets windows of that phone and then i will buy 13 Responses | Other threads
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kddi au
Only in Japan: KDDI au's Spring 2009 Cellphone Line
In case you're curious about what else our friends across the Pacific are getting, here's some more of KDDI au's Spring 2009 line. This season's trends: 3-inch-plus screens, easy global calling and fitness. -
Financiapocalypse
Sony Looks Set To Lose $1.1 Billion In Fiscal 2008
Remember when Howard Stringer said that he "wasn't recession proof" at this CES keynote? Yeah, he wasn't joking. Sony is about to post its first loss in 14 years, and it's a doozy. More » -
ces 2009
Toshiba's New Regzas Add 240Hz, LED Backlight On the Top-End SV670 Series
The baddest of Toshiba's new Regza LCDs will bring all of thie year's standard top-end specs—240Hz, LED-backlight with local dimming, with a sprinkling of other upgrades throughout the rest of the new line. More »
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By John MahoneyComment by roker: you couldn't GIVE me a Toshiba, horrible LCDs 3 Responses | Other threads
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ces 2009
Toshiba Bringing Windows Media Extender To LCDs, Standalone Players Second Half of 2009
Toshiba's jump into the network-enchanced home entertainment game is partnered with Microsoft—Windows Media Extender functionality, along with Yahoo widgets, will hit their Regzas, combo LCD/DVD players and a standalone player—but we'll have to wait. More »
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By John MahoneyComment by baconwaffles: Ok...so they are working on all this media center stuff for tvs and set top boxes...when can I use it... 2 Responses | Other threads
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contests
Toshiba X305 Laptop Design Contest Winner
There were a lot of entries to our Toshiba X305 contest, but in the end there can be only one. So, congrats to Lee Payne for his future laptop design. More » -
zune
The Culprit of the Zune Massacre
Anythingbutipod and Ihaveazune have done some research and have discovered that the 30GB Zune failing bug also affects its twin brother, the Toshiba Gigabeat S. According to them, the culprit is the power management circuit.
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By Jesus DiazComment by Chris Hand: because no-one cares about zune players 18 Responses | Other threads
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storage
Toshiba 512GB Solid State Laptop Drive: Come to Papa
256GB SSDs were a possibility in my mind as storage in a fantasy rig. But a 512GB 2.5-inch laptop drive is big enough to dream about from the depths of my storage fanboy heart-of-hearts. -
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Cheap HDTV Battlemodo: The Best Sets Under $900
With so much financial strife, it sounds insane to splurge on an HDTV now. Good thing there are 40" or bigger sets to be had for under $900. But which ones don't suck? -
contests
Contest Reminder: Last Chance to Win a Toshiba X305 Gaming Laptop
Haven't come up with your ultimate laptop design yet? Better hurry, today is your last chance to score a X305 laptop. Check out the contest page for all the details on how to enter. -
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Enhanced Photos Can Bypass Any Face-Recognition Software
BKIS, a Vietnamese security center, recently demonstrated that face-recognition security programs found in Toshiba, Asus and Lenovo laptops can be bypassed with a special photo.
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By Erica HoComment by hnkelley: I've not used any face-recognition software before, but I always wondered about the real level of security it does (or... 4 Responses | Other threads
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sed
Canon Clear to Resurrect SED Technology But Might Not
Remember SED? It's a display technology that promised to be as thin as LCD and as beautiful as CRT. Dropping jaws during 2006 press demonstrations, SED has since been buried by lawsuits. Now it's back, maybe. -
contests
Contest Reminder: Win a Toshiba X305 Gaming Laptop
On a budget this holiday season? Well, nothing beats getting free gadgets—especially when the gadget in question is a Toshiba X305. All you need to do is submit your design for the ultimate gaming laptop by following the directions on the contest page. There was some confusion with the date, so the original December 1st deadline for entries has been extended to December 5th. -
contests
Contest Reminder: Win a Toshiba X305 Gaming Laptop
Just in case you missed it, this is a reminder to all of the design enthusiasts out there to get cracking on their vision of the ultimate gaming laptop. If you come up with the most interesting design by December 31st, a shiny new Toshiba X305 could be in it for you. Check out the contest page for the full details. Update: The deadline of December 31st should read "December 5th." -
contests
Contest: Design The Gaming Laptop of the Future and Win a Toshiba X305
You know what is better than getting a brand new Toshiba Qosmio X305 gaming laptop this holiday? How about getting one for free? Yes, that definitely would be the way to go—but there is one small catch. You have to earn it by designing your vision of the ultimate gaming laptop of the future. Just send a presentable looking mockup of your design with specs and other info to contests@gizmodo.com with the subject "X305 Contest." Hurry though, all entries must be received by December 5th to be considered. More » -
survival
Which PC Maker Can Weather the Economic Collapse?
CNET has a story on the suitability of the major PC manufacturers' lines to survival in these tough economic times. There will be fewer people shopping for new PCs, and more notably, fewer businesses, and these manufacturers will have to make solid strategic moves to make it out (relatively) unscathed. So out of the top five PC makers, who's got what it takes? More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by OletheaEurystheus: Um Hi Apple? Apple is the only PC manufacturer whos actually SELLING to beat street right now. While they do... 16 Responses | Other threads
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ptsd
Hard Drive Failure Soundboard Guarantees Debilitating Flashbacks
Data recovery service Datacent has put together an extensive collection of recordings of popular hard drives failing. This might sound pretty boring, but it isn't just bunch of typical of click-click-bzzzzz heartbreakers — a lot of these sounds are downright bizarre. Who knew that Maxtor drives play a song when their spindles fail? Or that failing Hitachi Deskstars wrote every Autechre track, ever? Or that Toshiba laptop drives are actually screeching Helldemons with an acute sense of pain? [Datacent via Slashdot]
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hd
Don't Mess with DVD Upscaling Foreplay, Just Buy Blu-ray
The high definition scientists over at HD Guru make a possibly obvious but nevertheless important point. You should not buy a DVD upscaler—though not for the reason you think. It's not because DVD upscaling doesn't bring some benefit to watching DVDs on HDTVs; it's because most TVs are upscaling already. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by MDIFILM: blue-ray will die soon, as their market share isn't as good as they thought it would... Stick on online viewing! 12 Responses | Other threads
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battery
Sony Recalls Battery Packs Found in HP, Toshiba and Dell Laptops
Today HP, Toshiba, and Dell issued a recall of 100,000 Sony battery packs found in their laptops sold between 2004 and 2006. Only 35,000 battery packs were affected in the U.S, with an additional 65,000 batteries recalled worldwide. Out of the 40 reported incidents, only 19 incidents have been in the U.S., thus affecting a smaller amount of people than in past Sony battery recalls. There have been reports of smoke and fire coming from the laptops. Sony issued a statement saying that the defective batteries are related to manufacturing line adjustments from 2004 to 2005. For a list of affected laptops, please head over to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) website for more details. The CPSC asks that laptop owners should take the batteries out and immediately contact the manufacturer for replacements. [U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission]
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By Erica HoComment by daftrok: ....Crap did I travel back in time again? 2 Responses | Other threads
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toshiba
Toshiba Re-Juices Qosmio X305 Gaming Laptop, Still Looks Like Hot Rod Gone Horribly Wrong
Toshiba just updated their monstrous—in more ways than one—Qosmio X305 gaming notebook with the latest quad-core Intel Core 2 Extreme processors, full-on Nvidia SLI with 1GB GeForce 9800M GTS graphics cards, 4GB DDR3 RAM, and a delicious combo of 128GB SSD and 320GB 7200pm hard drive. And it'll just run you $4200—the tacky is a total freebie. [BusinessWire] -
toshiba
Toshiba Portégé R600 Ultraportable Holds Its Own on Worst Notebook Launch Day Ever
On basically the worst day of the year to launch a new notebook, Toshiba's ultraportable Portégé R600 actually holds its own, though not quite as comely as Voodoo's Envy, but you do get a bona-fide DVD-SuperMulti drive in the world's lightest computer with two spindles. The successor to Toshiba's formerly most awesome laptop, the Portege R500, the R600 is only 2.4 pounds and 0.77 inches thick. It feels unbelievably light, too, mostly thanks to the plastic shell, and was the most impressive laptop I saw in Toshiba's new lineup. Besides faster guts, one of the other major updates over the last generation is an LED-backlit display. But excellence isn't cheap—the R600 starts at $2099. More » -
blue label
Best Buy Starts Listening to Consumers With HP and Toshiba "Blue Label" Laptops
Today Best Buy launched "Blue Label"—a new line of electronic products developed directly from customer feedback. Shockingly, Best Buy discovered that consumers wanted laptops with "longer battery life, a thin and lightweight design, an illuminated keyboard, more optimal screen size and superior warranty support"—so they enlisted the help of HP and Toshiba to create an exclusive product that conformed to these specifications. HP delivered the Pavilion dv3510nr Notebook PC with a thickness of 1.41", backlit keyboard, 4 hours of battery life and a 13.3" LED-backlit WXGA display. Toshiba's Satellite E105-S1402 is also part of the lineup, which is interesting because there was no mention of Blue Label when it was first released. Both are priced at $1199. More » -
wimax
Start Your WiMax Engines With Laptops From Acer, Asus, Lenovo and Toshiba
Sprint's Xohm WiMax network got extra super official today with a party and all, so laptop makers are tossing out confetti in the form of WiMax-enabled notebooks. Here's what you've got to pick from. Acer dropped a pair of Aspire cheapies in 14- and 16-inch sizes, while Asus's 14 and 15-inchers are a bit mo' better for a bit mo' money. Oh, there's more. More » -
batteries
Toshiba 'Super Charge' Laptop Batteries Hit 90% in 10 Minutes, Age Well
Toshiba's Super Charge Ion Batteries (SCiBs) have been floating around in various industrial applications for a while now, prompting some serious envy in the consumer space with their ridiculously fast charge time and remarkable lifespan (5000-6000 charge cycles to a normal lithium ion's 500). A year and about one worn-out laptop battery later, Toshiba is showing a prototype of a SCiB notebook battery at CEATEC, quickly charging a Dynabook in what must be one of the least visually stimulating demos of the show. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by phoomp: 90% charge in 10 minutes, 95% drain in 5 minutes? 1 Responses | Other threads
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design
Toshiba Media Server is a Wireless Powerhouse, Dodecahedron
This strangely sexy (for a networked storage device) Toshiba wireless media server concept on show at CEATEC takes a novel approach to design; as wires disappear, the necessity for an unimaginative stack of home theater equipment is diminished. The device is loaded with wireless capabilities, including Wi-Fi, wireless HDMI (presumably the WirelessHD protocol) and for the sake of variety, Near Field Communication (NFC). More » -
macbook pro
Toshiba Satellite E105 Is a Big Fan of the MacBook Pro
Toshiba's Satellite E105 is almost run-of-the-mill as far as new notebooks go—Centrino 2, latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 4GB of RAM, integrated graphics (boo), HDMI out—but a couple of things make it stand out. What instantly struck me is that the silhouette—which you can see more of below—is obviously inspired by the MacBook Pro. More » -
firmware
Toshiba HD DVD Players Get Firmware Update
There is nothing wrong with your computer. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. You have not awaken in a crazy, alternate reality where HD DVD won the format war. But Toshiba has unrolled the firmware 4.0 update for its HD DVD players to improve playback issues like a pause bug. We'd make fun of Toshiba mercilessly for the update, but it's actually a classy move to support one's tech even when the market has declared it extinct. Nice work, Toshiba. [Toshiba via CrunchGear]
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