Toshiba unveils Qosmio F750 3D, first glasses-free 3D laptop

Are you interested in a laptop that will allow you to watch movies or play 3D games without the need for 3D glasses? If you are, Toshiba has recently unveiled the first 3D laptop that they claims does not require the need for special 3D glasses for watching movies or for playing 3D games. The laptop in question is the Qosmio F750, and it is said to go on sale next month.

It will feature a 120Hz, 15.6-inch screen that uses “a lenticular lens sheet to send different images to the left and right eyes.” The effect is said to vary, depending on how close you are to the screen, but is said to have a more pronounced effect than the Nintendo 3DS for example. If you're wondering why that sounds familiar, it's because Toshiba has already used that very same technology in their glasses-free 3D TV – the Regza GL1.

The laptop will be running on an Intel Core i7 processor with NVIDIA GeForce 540M graphics, a 640GB hard drive, Blu-ray XL drive, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0 + HS.

It also packs 6GB DDR3 worth of RAM, three USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port along with Harman Kardon stereo speakers and Dolby Advance Audio HDMI-CEC.

It also features a HD webcam, which it uses for eye-tracking, to better optimize the 3D display, which means that you won't be gathering your friends or family around your laptop to watch 3D movies together.

Weighing in at 2.8kg and with dimensions at 37.6mm thick, 380.55mm wide and 254mm deep, we can hardly call it portable or light, but if 3D movies and gaming is what you're going for, this laptop should do the trick.

Sites who have managed to get their hands on the laptop have claimed that the 3D is not very impressive, as slight change in head movement will cause the image to become distorted, although they have noted that this could be due to the fact that the models they receive may not be the final or polished product that Toshiba intends to put out into the market. Price wise we are looking at about 1,300 Euros and should be going on sale next month.
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Toshiba Qosmio F750 Glasses-free 3D Laptop

Toshiba has recently unveiled the first glasses-free 3D laptop, the Qosmio F750. This laptop can display a combination of 2D and 3D images on screen at the same time. Powered by the 2nd generation Intel Core i7 processor (2.0GHz), the Toshiba Qosmio F750 features a 15.6-inch full HD display with a 120Hz refresh rate, an nVidia GeForce GT 540M graphics (up to 2GB), a 6GB DDR3 (1333MHz) RAM, a 640GB hard disk drive, a Blu-ray XL re-recordable drive and Harman Kardon stereo speakers with Dolby Advanced Audio HDMI-CEC. Other specs include a multi-card reader, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 + HS, 3x USB 2.0, 1x USB 3.0 with USB Sleep-and-Charge, an HD webcam with eye tracking technology and the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OS. The Toshiba Qosmio F750 will be launched in August 2011. [The Inquirer]

Toshiba Dynabook R731/W4UC 13.3-Inch Notebook

A new 13.3-inch notebook has recently entered the market, this time from Toshiba called the Dynabook R731/W4UC. Specs-wise, the system packs a 13.3-inch 1366 x 768 LCD display, a 2.70GHz Intel Core i7 2620M vPro processor, an Intel QM67 Express Chipset, a 4GB RAM, a 256GB SSD, a webcam, a Blu-ray drive, WiMAX and runs on Windows 7 Professional 32x64-bit OS. The Toshiba Dynabook R731/W4UC is priced at 241,800 Yen (about $2,985).

Toshiba Launches Satellite P745 / P755 / P775 Entertainment Laptop Line

The new P models include the 14-inch P745, 15.6-inch P755 and its 3D-capable version P755 3D, as well as the P775 17.3-incher.

The notebooks are powered by the Intel Core i3, i5, and i7, or an AMD A6 Fusion processor. Some configurations include the Nvidia GeForce GT 540M dedicated GPUs and Optimus switchable graphics, Blu-ray drives, Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) technology, and 4G WiMAX mobile broadband modules.

These higher-end mobile machines feature up to 750GB of storage, isle-style keyboards, Harman/Kardon stereo speakers with Dolby sound, USB 3.0, and HDMI.

The Satellite P755 3D additionally sports a 15.6-inch 120Hz 3D screen, powered by Nvidia 3D Vision technology. It ships with a pair of active shutter glasses.

Design of the new laptops includes platinum-colored Fusion X2 finish.

The basic Satellite P745 configuration will be priced at $700, while the P755 and P755 3D will start at $630 and $1,200, respectively. Toshiba's Satellite P775 will also have a base price of $629.99. They are expected to start shipping on June 21.
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Toshiba Thrive tablet pops up for pre-order at $450

The Toshiba Thrive tablet, the name of which was trademarked last month, is again showing up online and is available for pre-order at J&R but the listings have been pulled. They did reveal that the 10.1-inch tablet with Android 3.0 will cost $449 for an 8GB model and $579 for a 32GB version. A 16GB model is expected, falling between the two at $499, but wasn't listed.

The listing also didn't show a shipping date, simply opting for a Coming Soon label. Other specs include a dual-core 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 CPU, a 1280x800 resolution, a front-facing two-megapixel camera, and a rear five-megapixel camera with autofocus. There is also Bluetooth 3.0 onboard, Wi-Fi, an SD card reader and full sized HDMI and USB 2.0 ports along with a mini USB and dock port. A rubber rear backing differentiates it from other Android 3.0 tablets.

The model number of AT105-T108 doesn't match the earlier AT300 tablet from the company, though the specs are certainly very similar.

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Toshiba Creates Phone Display With Highest Pixel Density Ever

The iPhone 4's crown of having the highest-density screen among smartphones could soon be usurped. Toshiba just unveiled a 4-inch screen with a density of 367 pixels per inch (ppi), making it the highest pixel density for any commercial display.

When Apple first showed the iPhone 4 last year, Steve Jobs famously proclaimed its 326ppi screen as a "retina" display, implying that it was so sharp, it was beyond the point where the human eye was able to discern the pixels. Those claims were later said to have been exaggerated, though the display is still notable for having the highest pixel density among phones.

The Toshiba screen, a low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) display that was shown this week at a trade show in Los Angeles, bests the iPhone 4's 3.5-inch 960x640 LCD with a 4-inch 1,280x720 screen. That's enough pixels to play 720p HD video at full resolution—on a phone.

The achievement, while technologically impressive, has questionable applicability. It would be difficult for most to see any actual difference in resolution between a 326ppi display and a 367ppi one.

Still, having the highest-resolution screen in a category is a talking point that Apple has shown can be a useful marketing tool, and phone makers will no doubt implement Toshiba's high-density screen in some the high-end handsets of tomorrow, possibly even Apple. Apple's current supplier for the iPhone 4 display is LG, although the company is rumored to be working with Toshiba on the next generation of the device.

Does that mean Toshiba's 367ppi screen could make its way into the next iPhone? It's possible—Apple is also rumored to be completely redesigning the iPhone for the next model to accommodate a 4-inch screen, but a shift from the current 1.5:1 aspect ratio to a widescreen one (like the Toshiba screen has) is unlikely since it would affect all apps, which have already been designed for the original ratio. If the rumors are true, however, that could mean Toshiba has a different display, with an iPhone-like aspect ratio, in the works.

The new display follows on the heels of Samsung's unveiling of a 10-inch "retina" screen for tablets with 2560x1600-pixel resolution. If the trend toward ever-higher resolution continues, mobile devices that can display full 1080p resolution video could become common—as long as their processors can keep up.

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Toshiba delays Android 3.0 tablet to summer

The upcoming Toshiba Android 3.0 tablet introduced at CES and promised to ship in June has been delayed. Toshiba UK's business notebooks chief, Ken Chan, told RegHardware the 10-inch tablet will now arrive during the summer. Chan wouldn't give reasons why the tablet was delayed even when pressed, however.

"It'll be here at the very end of summer," Chan said.

The delay may be due to the recent parts supply shortages that have affected tablets that include the iPad 2, Motorola Xoom and Eee Pad Transformer, among others. A less likely reason is that Toshiba will put the next generation NVIDIA Tegra processor into the tablet and is awaiting its release.

The unnamed Toshiba tablet has hardware very similar to other Android 3.0 tablets, including a 1280x800 capacitive, a 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, and a rear five-megapixel and front 0.2-megapixel camera. There will also be Wi-Fi, HDMI, USB and an SD memory card slot onboard.

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