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Toshiba is looking to join the smart glass market, having shown a prototype device at the Ceatec event in Japan this week. Called Toshiba Glass, the device has a small projector clipped onto one of the arms near the lens. Said projector displays an image that reflects off the inside of the lens to provide…
Toshiba announced the Encore Mini 7 tablet that runs full-blown Windows 8.1. Inside, this thing packs Intel’s Atom Z3735G processor and just 1GB of RAM, while the included 7-inch screen can handle 1024×600 pixels. There’s also Wi-Fi connectivity support, Bluetooth 4.0, 2-megapixel rear and 0.3 (VGA) front cameras, and 16GB of expandable storage. Yes, with…
It’s a Chromebook craze out there with many new companies joining this, still nascent market. Toshiba and HP are among those that have recently updated their offerings; here’s what they came up with… Toshiba’s Chromebook 2 has a 13.3-inch screen and will be available in two different variants: the $249 model packs a 1366×768 display,…
Looks like everyone, and I mean everyone, want to launch its fitness band these days. Toshiba is the latest company to join this craze with its WERAM1100 device that has been announced in Japan where users can already order their unit from Amazon and Yahoo! Shopping. The shipping date is set for August 20th, and…
Toshiba unveiled three new affordable tablets, only one of which is running Android. Two others, Encore 8 and Encore 10, are powered by Windows. First, we’re going to deal with two Windows devices. Both the Encore 8 and 10 rock Intel’s quad-core Atom chip and screen resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The 8-inch model…
Toshiba announced what it says is the world’s fastest microSD memory card. Featuring the UHS-II interface defined in the SD Memory Card Standard Ver. 4.2, the new card is able to capture videos at constant minimum write speeds of 30MB/s. Available in 32GB and 64GB variants, these cards have 8 times faster write speeds and…
After Samsung, Acer and HP – it’s time for Toshiba to join Google’s Chromebook craze. The Japanese company is out with an everything-but-significant laptop simply called (drums please) Toshiba Chromebook. It’s insignificant because it doesn’t go beyond other Chromebooks we’ve seen before. It’s not even that much lighter than competing models and its specs are…
Toshiba America Electronic Components made available sample quantities of its TCM9518MD, the industry’s first dual camera module that can simultaneously output recorded images and depth data for mobile devices. Similarly to the Lytro digital camera, the TCM9518MD’s twin camera modules and a dedicated companion LSI chip simultaneously deliver deep focus images in which foreground and…
Announced alongside the Excite Pro and Excite Write, Toshiba’s Excite Pure tablet is now available in Europe with price varying depending on the market. For instance, Germans could get it for 299 EUR, while French and Brits are expected to pay 349 EUR and 307.55 GBP, respectively. Not sure why there’s a such price difference,…
Did you know that Sony is the only maker of high-quality 13-megapixel camera sensors? Well, now you know. You may’ve heard about many Chinese smartphones rocking such cameras but the sensors used inside these devices don’t come even close to what Sony is making. For this reason alone, we’re seeing only the flagship devices sporting…