Toshiba is really pushing their direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology recently. Coming off of their DMFC demonstration at CTIA Las Vegas 2008, Toshiba brought their liquid methanol-based fuel cells at CEATAC. Using liquid methanol, Toshiba’s DMFC power packs convert energy-packed carbohydrates into freely flowing electrons capable of powering your device for about twice as…
Toshiba Protege G910 reviewed – More cons than pros
When does a Windows Mobile 6.0-powered smartphone with a WVGA display sporting the highest pixel density of any VGA smartphone on market? When the list of cons far outweighs what little benefit you could hope to get from a gloriously crisp WVGA display, that’s when. The Toshiba Protege G910 is apparently just such a smartphone.…
Spb Software’s apps come pre-installed on Toshiba Portege G810
There’s a trend among Windows Mobile smartphone makers – everyone and their mama is making custom user interfaces that sit on top of the Microsoft’s mobile OS. We’ve seen HTC and Gigabyte doing it, and Sony Ericsson will rollout its own UI with the Xperia launch. Toshiba doesn’t want to miss the boat, but they…
Toshiba Portege G810 to be released on June 20th
According to Akihabara, Toshiba’s iPhone-fightin’ Portégé G810 will be released on June 20th. In terms of specs, the all-touchscreen device is pretty much identical to the HTC Diamond, but fails to deliver the VGA resolution on its 2.8-inch display — it uses QVGA (240×320 pixels), instead. There’s also WiFi, GPS (and A-GPS support), Bluetooth, FM…
Toshiba booth tour from CTIA Las Vegas 2008 – methanol fuel cell technology on display
Toshiba’s presence at CTIA Las Vegas 2008 was almost non-existence. Their booth was tiny, they didn’t have much to show, and their booth reps didn’t speak an English. All in all, the Toshiba booth experience was dismal. But, that doesn’t mean that Toshiba didn’t have anything cool to show. On display at their booth was…
Toshiba Cosmic Shiner – covered in diamonds, costs $4,000
At least it’s not covered in truckloads of gaudy diamonds. Toshiba has launched the newest handset aimed at the luxury market (otherwise known as the more-money-than-we-know-what-to-do-with crowd). The Toshiba Cosmic Shiner is basically a Toshiba 815T adorned with a smattering of diamonds and commands a healthy $4000 price tag. Toshiba is really milking their Toshiba…
Toshiba copies Fujitsu RakuRaku handset, gets sued by Fujitsu
You mean companies can sue for copyright infringement on the design of a particular handset? That must have been news to Toshiba, seeing as how they blatantly copied a RakuRaku handset made by Fujitsu. You see, the Toshiba Kandan Keitai 821T is an almost carbon-copy of the Fujitsu Foma RakuRaku Phone III, prompting NTT DoCoMo…
Toshiba Portege G810 Windows Mobile smartphone announced in Barcelona
Almost missed this one. At the MWC in Barcelona, Toshiba has uneiled its latest Windows Mobile smartphone – Portégé G810. The all-in-one device prides itself with both HDSPA and HSUPA support. In addition to high-speed 3.5G, users can connect to other devices and networks using WiFi and Bluetooth v2.0. Then there’s the built-in GPS and…
Toshiba Portege G710 coming to Vodafone Germany as the VDA GPS
We’ve already seen what’s Toshiba up to. One of the devices spotted includes the monoblock Portégé G710, which is heading to Vodafone Germany as VDA GPS. As you probably already know, it’s the quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE Windows Mobile 6 smartphone that also sports such goodies as Bluetooth, GPS, full QWERTY keyboard, and the 2 megapixel camera.…
The Toshiba monoblock G710, clamshell G910 and phone on a stick G450 reveal themselves
The Toshiba G710 is your typical monoblock with a QWERTY keyboard business phone. It runs Windows Mobile 6 standard, has a 2 megapixel camera, 2.46 inch QVGA display with 65,000 colors, GPS, quadband EDGE/GSM, weighs 120 grams and comes in at around 300 Euros this March. The G910 isn’t anything new to us, we’ve seen…