Toshiba Ultrabook gets 21:9 Screen

If you're on the market for a ultrabook, you might get yourself confused: most ultrabooks on the market are remarkably similar to one another. But now there's a new Toshiba in town (or it will be, as soon as it gets to the stores on the 3rd quarter) that indeed will look different. Why's that?
Well, this Toshiba Satellite U840W comes with 14" 21:9 LCD screen.

Although these ultra wide screens have been around for a while on TVs (like this one from Philips), Toshiba says this is the first time such a screen is used on a laptop. Thanks to its wide aspect ratio, this 14" screen with 1792x768 allow for a more compact design - not to mention you'll be able to see panoramic movies without black bars on top and bottom.

This ultrabook comes with the expected Ivy Bridge CPUs, can carry up to 10GB Ram, has a 500GB hard drive and a 32GB caching SDD, as well as backlit kyboard, USB 3.0, and even WiDi. And to top it off, Toshiba claims a "full day's work" battery life.

Although I'm a big critic of "short" vertical resolution on computer screens (that's precisely the one we need the most), I willing to concede that this might indeed be a strategic move as soon as Windows 8 is launched and people begin using Metro Apps side by side.

Time to start saving some £899?

Toshiba Double Tablet

Toshiba is celebrating their 25th anniversary and they've shown us a dual touch-screen tablet/netbook: the Libretto W100; as well as the hype of the moment: a 3D screen gaming laptop.

As for the W100, I doubt it will fare well, with an estimated $1000+ market price, and running a not very touch-friendly Windows 7.
But... maybe they can actually pull it out, if they can manage a decent touch-interface/OS till they actually launch it.

Toshiba TG01

Finding a smartphone with a 4.1" screen and 800x480 resolution isn't that common, but that's what you'll get if you choose a Toshiba TG01.

With a Qualcomm Snapdragon running at 1Ghz inside, it's as fast as you can get. Unfortunately Windows Mobile 6.1 makes it a lot less "intersting" than it could be if it used -for example- Android.





I still can't figure out why they insist on having such glossy screen that mostly look like mirrors...

Methanol Internet Viewer from Toshiba

We're often reminded how close we are to the "future" when you least expect it. Just have a look at this Internet Viewer from Toshiba.

Besides looking like a futuristic MID, the most impressive part isn't its style but the time it can stand away from a power outlet.

Thanks to its DMFC (Direct Methanol Fuel Cell) technology, you can use one of these for about a week at a time on each methanol recharge.

And as you can see in the video, this is a real working unit - which makes us believe we can actually see one of these out in the streets sooner than we might expect. (Lets hope so!)