Posts Tagged ‘Toshiba’

Toshiba’s dual screen Libretto W100 laptop went on sale in the US on Monday, and as of late this afternoon the US version of the device appears to be completely sold out.  Some users who purchased the device from Amazon have even reported that their orders have been cancelled.

Toshiba has always maintained that the W100 is a limited edition device, but it looks like the company may have underestimated US demand for the device by quite a bit.  Considering the W100’s $1,100 price tag, we’re actually a bit surprised the device sold out so quickly.

If you really have your heart set on a W100, you can pick up a Japanese import version of the device from Conics.net, although this will cost you $1,460.  The Japanese version of the W100 does come with a few bonuses, however, including an extra battery and integrated WiMAX.

Source:  Pocketables

Toshiba passed their K01 Windows Mobile 6.5 slider through the FCC today.  The device rocks some impressive specs, including a 1 GHz Snapdragon and 4.1” touchscreen display, along with 802.11 b/g WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS.  The K01 is a quad-band GSM/EDGE device with support for WCDMA Bands I and VIII.  That’s bad news for US users, since WCDMA bands I and VIII aren’t supported in the States.

It’s not a great time for Toshiba to release a new Windows Mobile 6.5 device, with Windows Phone 7 Series expected to be released by the end of the year.  And of course there’s no indication if you can upgrade the K01 to 7 Series.

Although we weren’t impressed with the Snapdragon-powered Toshiba TG01, we were encouraged by Toshiba’s effort in the mobile arena.  Today, a new device by Toshiba passed through the FCC, and according to Blog of Mobile this device is the next generation of the TG01 called the…wait for it…TG02.

FCC documents don’t give us a whole lot of information, however they do show that the TG02, which is referred to as the TQ5-E01 in FCC filings, will offer 802.11 b/g and will support quad band GSM and WCDMA bands I and VIII.  Sadly, the lack of support for WCDMA bands in the US make it unlikely that the TG02 will make it to the States.

Toshiba passed a new tablet through the FCC today.  Known as the Portege M780, this device appears to be an incremental upgrade to Toshiba’s Portege M700 line.

FCC filings indicate that the device will have Bluetooth and a/b/g/n WiFi.  However, we don’t know much else about the tablet.

We first spotted Toshiba’s NB300 netbook on the FCC back in early December.  Today, Toshiba formally unveiled the NB300 line, starting with the NB305.

The NB305 rocks an Intel Atom N450 processor, 250 GB HDD, and 6 cell battery with 11 hours of battery life.  Two versions of the netbook will be available – the first features chicklet keys, while the other has a more traditional keyboard.  These netbooks will retail for $400 and $350 respectively.

Toshiba’s previous NB200 series netbooks were well received, and it looks like the NB300 is a solid follow-up.  However, we agree with Engadget that the lack of upgraded graphics is a bit disappointing.

From:  Engadget

Toshiba’s NB line of netbooks has been well received.  Their current model, the NB200 has won editor’s choice awards from Laptop Mag and PC Mag.  Today, Toshiba passed their upcoming netbook, the NB300, through the FCC.  While there isn’t much info available in FCC filings, what we do see looks good.

Like the NB200, the NB300 will have a 10.1 inch screen.  However, Toshiba upgrades the NB300 with Qualcomm’s Gobi2000 chipset, giving the device broad coverage of 3G bands, including EVDO, WCDMA/HSPA, as well as CDMA2000 and EDGE.  The Gobi2000 features GPS as well, an added plus for the navigationally challenged.

Judging from label pics of the NB300, the device will be about the same size as the NB200.  Other than that, there’s not much else to report on.  Toshiba hasn’t formally announced the NB300, and the filing today seems a bit too late for a Christmas release.  But if the NB300 comes out in 2010, it may feature an Intel Atom PineView, which will definitely be worth the wait.

Wireless Goodness is spending Thanksgiving in Japan, a country well known for its wireless goodness.  As any Japanese gadget fan will attest, Akihabara in Tokyo is the place to go to for gadgets, and we made a quick stop over there today.

We spotted the Toshiba T-01A in the landmark Yodobashi Camera store in Akihabara.  The device rocks the 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon, along with a 4.1” capacitive touchscreen, GPS and 3G Internet.

Sadly, the Snapdragon was put to waste with Windows Mobile.  And unlike HTC’s devices, Toshiba hasn’t done much to hide the uglier parts of Windows Mobile 6.5, so you’re stuck with a clunky interface that struggles even more with the use of Japanese characters.

Still, the design of the T-01A is quite impressive.  The device is incredibly thin, yet still feels like a solid slab of metal and glass.  The hard buttons are conveniently placed, and well integrated into the device’s front.  You also get a satisfying click when you push on soft buttons – kind of similar to typing on the BlackBerry Storm.

In any case, we won’t be seeing the T-01A in the States anytime soon.  And to be honest, this device isn’t worth it as long as it’s running Windows Mobile.  Toshiba has done a good job on the design-side though, hopefully this device will be resurrected with Android or an improved Windows Mobile 7.