Toshiba Qosmio X305: 17″ Gaming Notebook PC

Toshiba Qosmio X305 Specifications
Display: 17″ TFT LCD
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1050
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX 1GB VRAM with TurboCache
CPU: 3GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme
HDD: 7200RPM 200GB Dual 200GB 7200RPM for a total of 400GB
RAM: Up to 4GB
Connectivity: HDMI (REGZA Link), SPDIF
Other: Four speaker Harmon Kardon stereo speaker system with subwoofer, dynadock USB Docking Station

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Toshiba Portege G810 Smartphone

Toshiba Portege G810 Specifications
Display: 2.83″ Touch TFT LCD
Pixel Format: 240 x 320
Camera: 3MP
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, WiFi (802.11b/g), GPS, A-GPS, HSDPA, HSUPA, GSM
Other: FM Radio with RDS
Storage: microSD
OS: Windows Mobile 6.1

Toshiba’s Portege G810 smartphone features a fairly large 2.83″ touch-enabled TFT LCD with the standard pixel format of 240 x 320. 3G might be [...]

Computex 2008 Roundup

Computex ended June 6 and was held in Taipei, Taiwan. According to Computex the total number of exhibitors were 1725. A lot of gadgets were showcased during Computex 2008. Here are all the posts regarding Computex 2008 for your convenience:
Shuttle Fantasy (Illusion): Shopping Bag Shaped Mini PC at Computex 2008
Shuttle XP19: 19″ Touch LCD Monitor [...]

Toshiba A300: 15.4″ AMD Puma Notebook PC at Computex 2008

Toshiba A300 Specifications
Display: 15.4″ TruBrite TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1280 x 800
CPU: 2.1GHz Turion Ultra ZM TL-80
Memory: 2GB DDR2 800MHz SDRAM (max. 4GB)
HD: 320GB 5400RPM
Optical: DVD SuperMulti (+/-R DL) with Labelflash
Webcam: 1.3MP
Connectivity: HDMI, VGA, eSATA, USB 2.0 (3), 10/100 Ethernet, Modem, 5-in-1 Media Reader, Audio In/Out, FireWire, ExpressCard/34/54
Battery: 6-cell 4000mAh Lithium Ion

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Sanyo to Procure LCD TV Panels from Sharp

According to a Reuters report, Sanyo Electric announced on May 23, 2008 that it has commenced procuring LCD TV panels from Sharp. Sanyo will incorporate Sharp LCD TV panels for its LCD TVs geared for North America. Sanyo has focused on rechargeable batteries and solar cells.
This is another big win for Sharp as the [...]

Toshiba REGZA 32CV505DB: 32″ LCD TV

Toshiba REGZA 32CV505DB
Size: 32″
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1366 x 768
Contrast Ratio: 30,000:1 (Dynamic)
Brightness: 500 cd/m2
Input: HDMI (3), Component, VGA, SCART (2), Composite (2)
Video Processing: Active Vision LCD
Dimension: 786 x 570 x 257mm
Weight: 12.2kg
Price: £406.55 (Excluding VAT)

Trusted Reviews took Toshiba’s REGZA 32CV505DB LCD TV and, well, reviewed it. Despite other companies coming out with 32″ [...]

Toshiba Portege M800: 13.3″ Notebook PC

Toshiba Portege M800
Display Size: 13.3″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1280 x 800
GPU: Intel GMA X3100
Webcam: 1.3MP with Face Recognition Software
CPU: 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
RAM: 1GB
HDD: 250GB
Optical: Super Multidrive DVD
Wireless: 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth
Wired: 56Kbps modem, 1000 Ethernet
Input: USB 2.0 (3), FireWire
Video Output: VGA
Other: FM Tuner
Weight: 1.97kg (4.3lbs)
Availability: Q3′08 in Europe, the Middle East, Africa

According to Tech Digest’s [...]

Toshiba Taps Compal for LCD TV Manufacture

According to DigiTimes, Toshiba is contracting Compal Electronics to manufacture 30″- and 40″-class LCD TVs. Compal started its roots in manufacturing notebook PCs but now it is actively moving into building LCD TVs. In addition to Toshiba, Syntax-Brillian is working with Compal to manufacture more than 300,000 Olevia LCD TVs.

According to Wikipedia, Compal is the [...]

Toshiba REGZA XF550U Series

Toshiba REGZA XF550U Series
Size:

52″ 52XF550U
46″ 46XF550U
40″ 40XF550U

Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 3,000:1 (native), 30,000:1 (dynamic)
LCD: 10-bit
Backlight: Wide Color Gamut CCFL (WCG-CCFL), DynaLight Dynamic Backlight Control
Frequency: 120Hz
Input: HDMI (3), Component (2), Composite (1), S-Video (1)
Dimensions (w/o stand):

52″ 52XF550U: 47.84″ x 29.9″ x 6.0″
46″ 46XF550U: 42.16″ x 26.4″ x 5.9″
40″ 40XF550U: 36.77″ x 23.1″ x 5.6″

Dimensions [...]

CTIA Wireless: OLED Bust

I had plans to attend CTIA Wireless 2008 but could not. For those of you who are not aware, CTIA Wireless is the wireless conference in the US where about 1000 companies and about 40,000 folks congregate. This year it was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from April 1 to 3. A colleague [...]