Toshiba introduced their latest mobile projector today called the TLP-XE30U featuring  3LCD technology, 3,000 ANSI lumen brightness, and a new “blackboard” wall color adjustment feature which allows the projector to project images onto non-screen surfaces (like a blackboard). The key features and specs of the TLP-XE30U are as follows:

• Blackboard function allows presentations on non-screen surfaces. Users select wall color, such as green, black, brown, blue, or beige, and the projector automatically corrects the color for a clearer display
• Quick power shutdown - projector can be powered off once disconnected from outlet
• Automatic Vertical Keystone Correction
• One-touch auto setup
• Digital Zoom
• 4.3 aspect ratio
• XGA (1024 x 768) resolution
• 600:1 contrast ratio
• D-sub 15, S-video, RCA inputs

The Toshiba TLP-XE30U is available now for a suggested price of $1119.

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Toshiba rolled out the Satellite M300 to the Korean market sporting a new red colored chassis and high glossy keyboard look. The M300 has a 14.1 inch TruBrite widescreen display, integrated Harman Kardon speakers, and 2GB of RAM. Other notable specs include a built-in 9 in 1 media card reader, facial recognition supporting webcam, and an integrated microphone. According to AVING, the M300 has a suggested price of 1,100,000 KRW. If it wasn’t for the 14.1 inch display, I would have mistaken the picture for one of those new netbook systems from either MSI, Dell, or even Lenovo.

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Toshiba has a new 720p HD camcorder coming out called the Camileo H10. The camcorder is designed to store captured video on SDHC cards (with support for up to 8GB cards) as the device only has 64MB of internal memory. Other features include 5x optical zoom lens, 4x digital zoom, 10 megapixel CCD sensor, a 2.7 inch TFT LCD display, a Night Mode for shooting in low light conditions, image stabilization technologies, and an HDMI connector. The Camileo H10 will supposedly be available at the end of the month for around $359 (which seems like an awfully low price to me so don’t kill me if the price is actually higher than this).

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Toshiba announced a new Qosmio gaming system called the X305-Q701 which will be exclusively available at Best Buy for an MSRP of $1549.99. The X305 laptop comes with Toshiba’s new “fiery” Fusion finish (sorry but I’m not that much of a fan of the design) and supports NVIDIA’s GeForce 9700M GTS GPU which should provide plenty of graphics processing horsepower.

Other technical specs to the X305-Q701 include the following:

• Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 processor
• DDR3 RAM
• 200GB 7200 RPM HDD
• 17.1 inch widescreen TruBrite HD display
• Full sized keyboard with 10 keypad
• Four Harman Kardon speakers with built-in subwoofer
• Red, LED illuminated “Feather Touch” multimedia buttons
• Flush-mounted touchpad

The $1549.99 model will feature either Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit or 64 bit OS’s 4GB of DDR3 RAM, 200GB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS, DVD SuperMulti drive, Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100AGN, and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.

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Yes - you can expect to hear many new product announcements over the next several days regarding the new Intel Centrino 2 processor technology. One of the first out of the gates is Toshiba as they’ve announced updates and additions featuring the new Intel technology.

On the general consumer front, Toshiba has updated their popular line of Satellite notebooks with Centrino 2. The new processor/platform technology will be available in the Toshiba Satellite P300, Satellite A300, Satellite M300, and Satellite U400 laptop series. Many of the Satellite notebooks feature a built-in FM tuner, eSATA port, Sleep-and-Charge USB ports, and Face Recognition technology.

On the business front, Toshiba announced a new model for their Satellite Pro notebook family called the Satellite Pro S300 notebook. This system features Intel’s Centrino 2 processor technology as well as Toshiba’s fourth-generation EasyGuard technology, built-in docking capabilities and Webcam with business card reader software. Other feature include:

• eSata /USB 2.0 combo port
• Sleep-and-Charge USB ports
• PC Energy Star 4.0 compliant

Finally, moving up the business ladder, we’ve got two new Toshiba notebooks featuring Intel’s Centrino 2 platform with vPro technology - the new Tecra M10 and Tecra A10 laptops. Features of these new notebooks include:

• Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology of course
• EasyGuard technlogy
• Webcam with Business Card reader software
• Common motherboards for reduced costs
• Sleep-and-charge USB port
• Solid State Drive option

The Tecra M10 has an MSRP of $1399 while the A10’s price has yet to be determined.

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Toshiba announced new updates to their popular Satellite series of notebooks today including new systems featuring new Intel Core 2 Duo processors and new AMD processors. The new Satellite models are the Satellite P300, Satellite A300, Satellite M300, Satellite U400, Satellite L300, and Satellite L350.

Common features on all new systems include:

• Built-in FM tuner
• eSATA port
• Sleep and Charge USB ports - charge portable devices via USB ports whether the laptop is powered on/off or in hibernation mode
• Face recognition software with embedded webcam
• Harman Kardon stereo speakers

Some Satellite models come with REGZA LINK (HDMI-CEC) technology for instant and automated device configuration and the ability to control linked HDMI-CEC enabled devices.

Here’s what you need to know about the new systems:

Satellite P300:

• New high gloss Fusion finish with Horizon design imprint
• Feather touch CD/DVD control pad
• Harman Kardon Stereo Speakers
• Full size keyboard with 10 key pad
• 17 inch TruBrite widescreen HD display (1440 x 900)
• USB sleep and charge
• 3GB RAM
• 200GB HDD
• Prices start at $929.99

Satellite A300:

• High gloss Fusion finish with attractive Horizon design imprint
• Feature touch CD/DVD control pad
• Harman Kardon stereo speakers
• 500 GB (2 x 250 GB HDD)
• Face Recognition Webcam and Microphone
• FM tuner
• USB Sleep and Charge
• eSATA ports
• 3GB RAM
• Prices start at $999.99

Satellite M300:

• High gloss Fusion finish with attractive Horizon design imprint
• Feature touch CD/DVD control pad
• 14.1 inch TruBrite widescreen display
• 250GB HDD
• Face Recognition Webcam and Microphone
• USB Sleep and Charge
• 2-3GB of RAM
• Wi-Fi
• Intel GMA X3100 graphics
• Prices start at $849.99

Satellite U400:

• High gloss Fusion finish with attractive Horizon design imprint
• Feature touch CD/DVD control pad
• 13.3 inch TruBrite widescreen display
• Built-in webcam and microphone
• Bluetooth 2.1
• USB Sleep and Charge
• 2-3GB of RAM
• 250GB HDD
• Wi-Fi
• Intel GMA X3100 graphics
• Prices start at $949.99

Satellite L350:

• 17 inch WXGA+ (1440 x 900) TruBrite widescreen display -
• Full size keyboard with 10 key numeric keypad
• 200GB HDD
• 3GB of memory
• Built in webcam and microphone
• Available with AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual Core or Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
• Prices start at around $749.99

Satellite L300:

• 15.4 inch TruBrite 1280 x 800 WXGA display
• Wi-Fi
• Built-in Webcam and Microphone
• DVD SuperMulti Optical Drive with LabelFlash
• Available in early July 2008

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Toshiba also announced the addition of a 128GB Solid State Drive into their Portege R500-S5007V notebook making it the first and lightest system to feature a 128GB SSD. Oh yes.. it also happens to the world’s thinnest notebook to come with a 7mm DVD SuperMulti drive built into it.

The R500-S5007V features the following:

• 12.1 inch widescreen transreflective LED backlit 1280 x 800 display
• As thin as 0.77 inches
• More than 8 hours of battery life
• Toshiba EasyGuard technology which includes advanced encryption, multiple level passwords, and a fingerprint reader
• Windows Vista Business
• Intel Core 2 Duo processor U7700 running at 1.3 GHz
• 2 GB RAM
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
• Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN
• Intel Gigabit Ethernet
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR

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Toshiba’s Qosmio laptop lineup just got a bit more interesting with the announced addition of three new models - the Qosmio G50/G55, Qosmio X305 and Qosmio F55. Each of these laptops are tailored for specific needs in the areas of gaming, multimedia, and mobility technology.

First up is the Qosmio G50/G55 which also happens to be the world’s first laptop to feature a “parallel media co-processor” in the form of the Cell processor. Yup.. you heard me correct - the same Cell processor found in the Sony PlayStation 3 is making an appearance in this laptop. Toshiba was one of the co-developers of the Cell processor and is now calling it the Quad Core HD Processor within the Qosmio G50/G55. With the Quad Core HD processor in place, heavy multimedia tasks such as video encoding and video upscaling can now be moved to it and away from the main CPU. Other features of the laptop include a 500 GB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics with 512MB DDR3 memory, Harman Kardon stereo speakers, subwoofer, Dolby Home Theater, and a 18.4 inch widescreen TruBrite HD display.

Next up is the Qosmio X305 - a laptop that’s really a gaming rig. The notebook features a 17 inch widescreen 1680 x 1050 TruBrite display, an NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX GPU with up to 1GB of memory, dual hard drives with up to 400GB of space, an Intel Core 2 Extreme dual core processor, Harman Kardon stereo speakers, powered sub-woofer, HDMI and SPDIF outputs, and up to 4GB of memory

Finally if you want gaming performance AND mobile practicality, there’s the new Qosmio F50/F55 laptop featuring a 15.4 inch widescreen TruBrite HD display. What makes this notebook particularly interesting is the built-in GPS receiver which is a first for Toshiba. The notebook comes with Garman mapping software which turns your notebook into a portable navigation device. Other features include an NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS GPU with 512MB RAM, and a eSATA port.

Other common features for all the new Qosmio laptops include support for REGZA LINK HDMI technology, new chassis design with Fusion finish, feathertouch multimedia buttons, flush-mounted Touchpad, high speed eSATA port, and Harman Kardon high fidelity bass reflex speakers with built-in subwoofer.

All three laptops are due in the middle of July.

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Toshiba introduced a new line of 1.8 inch SATA Hard Drives yesterday available in two capacities - an 80 GB drive (model MK8017GSG) and a 160GB drive (model MK1617GSG). The new drives target the mobile market and feature the following specifications:

• Interface speed of 1.5Gbps
• 5400 RPM
• More environmental efficient than current models
• Improves maximum internal data transfer rate by approximately 17 percent
• High vibration and shock resistance
• Average seek time of 15 ms
• Measures 54 x 78.5 x  8.0 mm
• Operating shock resistance of 500G, 2msec
• Non-operating shock resistance of 1500G, 1msec

The new drives will enter mass production in August.

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Toshiba rolled out five new models to its affordable line of Satellite Pro notebooks today. The models include the Satellite Pro L300, L300D, M300, U400, and L350 and run the gamut in display sizes - from 13.3 inch systems to large 17 inch systems. There’s even an extensive choice of mobile processors - from Intel Core 2 Duos to AMD dual core processors. All five models feature a DVD SuperMulti drive, TruBrite widescreen display, and a wealth of connectivity options.

The Satellite Pro L300 and L300D features:

• 15.4 inch TruBrite display
• L300 features Intel Core 2 Duo processors
• L300D features AMD dual core processors
• Windows Vista Home Basic or XP Professional
• 802.11a/b/g wireless
• Built-in webcam and microphone
• 1GB of memory
• 160GB HDD
• Prices start at $699

The Satellite Pro M300 features:

• 14.1 inch TruBrite display (1280 x 800)
• Intel Core 2 Duo processor
• 2GB of RAM
• 160GB HDD
• 802.11a/g/n wireless
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Built-in 1.3 megapixel webcam and microphone
• Prices start at $999

The Satellite Pro U400 features:

• 13.3 inch TruBrite display (1280 x 800)
• Bluetooth 2.1
• 1GB RAM
• Intel Graphics X3100
• Intel 802.11 a/b/g wireless
• 1.3 megapixel webcam with built-in microphone
• Fingerprint reader
• Weighs 4.5 lbs
• 3D accelerometer hard drive protection system
• Prices start at $1049

Finally, we have the Satellite Pro L350 which features:

• 17 inch XGA+ TruBrite display (1440 x 900)
• full size keyboard with 10 key numeric pad
• 802.11 a/g/n wireless
• Intel Graphics X3100
• 160GB HDD
• Built-in webcam with microphone
• Prices start at $1099

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