Toshiba Qosmio X500 Announced

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Toshiba's just announced a new high-end gaming laptop, the awkwardly named Qosmio X500. This new laptop is built to be a multimedia/gaming workhorse, and it has the specs to carry out that role well. Under its hood the Qosmio is powered by an Intel Core i7 quad core processor. It'll come loaded up with Windows 7, as well as Intel's TurboBoost technology (makes the cores run faster if the machine is operating at low power).

The Qosmio's have varying amounts of DDR3 system memory, dual HD configuration options, and Nvidia GeForce GTS 250M graphics (1GB video memory). Certain models will be sold with integrated Blu-ray drives. All Qosmio's have 18.4" screens, as well as harman/kardon speakers and integrated HDMI-CEC ports.

Posted on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:01:46 CDT | by Robert Evans

Transformers Qosmio Notebook Robot

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You can't go to a movie today without seeing the previews for the coming Transformers flick Revenge of the Fallen. I knew when they tossed the bad guy into the ocean last time out it would come back to haunt them.

Along with the new film we are getting several odd transformer tie ins. There was a mouse last week that transformed into a robot and this week we get an odd Decepticon from the 80's called Soundwave. Back in the day, he turned into a cassette tape player. Something my son doesn’t even know exists. Read more

Posted on Tue, 26 May 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q725 launched at CES 2009

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Toshiba unveiled a new Qosmio gaming notebook at the CES 2009.
The Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q725 features a 17-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite display, high-performance NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX graphics, an Intel Core 2 Quad processor, a 64GB solid state drive, premium Harman Kardon stereo speakers and much more. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 Jan 2009 18:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 and X305-Q706 feature 3 NVIDA GPUs

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NVIDIA and Toshiba announce the first gaming laptops running 3 NVIDIA GPUs. Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 and X305-Q706 feature the new highly integrated GeForce 9400M graphics processing unit (GPU) along with a pair of NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS power gaming GPUs.

The unique design featuring three NVIDIA GPUs enables the Qosmio X305-Q708 and X305-Q706 laptops to deliver scorching gaming performance by combining the horsepower of two discrete GeForce 9800M GTS GPUs with NVIDIA SLI technology, and allows the option of switching to a quiet operation mode with NVIDIA Hybrid SLI technology.

In Hybrid SLI operation, the powerful 9800M GTS GPUs are powered down and graphics operation is transferred to the GeForce 9400M GPU. As a result, Toshiba Qosmio laptops are able to deliver huge gaming performance at high resolutions, while enabling a quiet state when powering other types of Windows Vista applications. Read more

Posted on Thu, 6 Nov 2008 10:44:28 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mio Moov 310 GPS Review

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Our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the Mio Moov 310 GPS device. The Mio Moov 310 was announced back in March.
Quote from the review: "Sitting near the very top of Mio's Moov line, the $250 Moov 310 occupies the most powerful and feature-rich territory in the company's otherwise budget-oriented GPS brand. Read more

Posted on Wed, 5 Nov 2008 14:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba Qosmio G55 is is I4U Top 100 Gift Tip #62

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Toshiba has with the Qosmio notebook line the most interesting multimedia notebooks on the market. The Toshiba Qosmio G55 series stuns with several features that make it the ultimate laptop gift for hobby video makers and multimedia fans.
For starters the Toshiba Qosmio G55 features a huge 18.4 inch screen with HD+ Trubrite. The Toshiba Quad Core HD Processor (Sony PS3 Cell Chip) adds another level of performance enabling video editing in a faction of the normal time, DVDs upscaling to high-definition, Gesture Control, Face Navigation and more. Read more

Posted on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mio Knight Rider GPS available for Pre-order

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The MIO Knight Rider GPS device is available for pre-order on Amazon.com for $269. The K.I.T.T. for the poor is shipping on September 24th.
The Knight Rider to GPS navigation device from MIO is featuring turn-by-turn guidance from K.I.T.T. and synthesizer lights that accompany the voice directions.

MIO might have landed here possibly one of the must have gadgets for this Holiday season. A Knight Rider GPS is the ideal gift for dads who grew up watching David Hasselhoff in the Knight Rider TV series. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:42:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q701 is Best Buy exclusive

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Toshiba announced that the Qosmio X305-Q701 Intel Centrino 2 gaming laptop is available exclusively at Best Buy stores nationwide for a price of $1,549.99.

Engulfed in Toshiba's new 'fiery' Fusion finish with Rogue design, the Qosmio X305 laptop allows gamers to play graphic-hungry games at their optimum settings for a crisp, stunning and immersive gaming experience.
The X305 harnesses the NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS graphic processing unit (GPU).
Additionally, the Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 processor allows gamers to harness the power and performance of a DirectX 10 desktop gaming laptop PC in a mobile form factor while providing first-rate system performance and responsiveness. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:02:32 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba Qosmio G55, Qosmio X305 and Qosmio F55 unveiled

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Toshiba unveils the new Qosmio G55, Qosmio X305, and Qosmio F55 laptops. These new laptops feature cool new features like Cell chips for high-end video editing or integrated GPS for navigation.

The Qosmio G55 is the world’s first notebook to incorporate a parallel media co-processor, which is based on the revolutionary Cell processor (Sony PS3 CPU) technology co-developed by Toshiba, Sony, and IBM.
The Cell CPU is branded as the Toshiba Quad Core HD Processor. It gives you more power than ever to control and create personal movie projects.
Additionally, the Toshiba Qosmio G55 sports up to 500GB of HDD storage space, and is the first laptop from Toshiba to include an expansive 18.4-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite high-definition display sporting a true 16:9 aspect ratio. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:22:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV690 Review

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The test lab at our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV690 AV notebook. Biggest drawback: HD DVD drive...

Quote from the review: "If you’re in the market for a desktop replacement notebook, but don’t want a glitzy gaming machine, you could do a lot worse than Toshiba’s loaded Qosmio G45-AV690. Designed to be the central hub of a digital home, it sports a lot of media-centric features including an HD DVD burner, HDMI output and it even comes with a digital cable adapter too. Read more

Posted on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Mio Moov 200, 210, 300 and 310 GPS Gadgets

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Mio Technology introduces new GPS devices under the new Moov line. The four new units are: Mio Moov 200, 210, 300, and 310.

For the first time Mio is using in-house developed software powered by expertise they gained through the Navman acquisition. The Mio Moov product line features new SiRFInstantFixII GPS receivers, which deliver faster GPS signal locks. SiRFInstantFixII can find and lock a GPS signal in as few as five seconds during typical device start-ups, almost half a minute faster than other GPS devices.

The Mio Moov 300 and 310 both feature a 4.3-inch widescreen, text-to-speech, and a one-year paid Traffic Messaging Channel (310 only). Read more

Posted on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:39:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Toshiba Qosmio G40/97E first to feature HD DVD-RW Drive

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Toshiba already announced a HD DVD-RW drive for notebooks in June. Now they offer the Toshiba Qosmio G40/97E AV, a notebook that has this HD DVD writer built-in.

The Toshiba Qosmio G40/97E runs on an Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2Ghz CPU and Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics card. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:31:12 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Today's I4U Shop Deal: Mio C310 GPS Gadget

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Throughout the next weeks our I4U Shop will feature daily gadget deals. Today's featured deal is the Mio C310 GPS Gadget. GPS devices are amongst the hottest sellers this Holiday season.

The Mio DigiWalker C310 features a SiRFstarIII GPS receiver, 3.5 inch display, 2GB ROM, 64 MB RAM, SD-card slot, and media player.
This GPS device comes pre-loaded with maps for the U.S. and Canada. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft buys 1.6% of Facebook for $240 Mio.

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Microsoft is making sure that Facebook runs Microsoft ads with a hefty investment into the social network company.

Microsoft buys 1.6% for $240 million and defines the long guessed valuation of Facebook therefore with $15 billion.

“We are pleased to take our Microsoft partnership to the next level,” said Owen Van Natta, Chief Revenue Officer, Facebook. “We think this expanded relationship will allow Facebook to continue to innovate and grow as a technology leader and major player in social computing, as well as bring relevant advertising to nearly 50 million active users of Facebook.” Read more

Posted on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:47:32 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba Launches Qosmio G45 & F45, Satellite X205, P205 & A205 HD DVD Laptops

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Today Toshiba launched a complete line of HD DVD equipped computers at different price points starting as low as $1149. The five new HD DVD notebooks include the Qosmio G45, Qosmio F45, Satellite X205, Satellite P205 and the Satellite A205.

Toshiba is also offering five free HD DVD movies from a list of 15 titles via a mail in rebate to anyone who buys one of the five notebooks. Titles are selected from five categories and one selection is made from each, much like the stand-alone HD DVD player promotion. Read more

Posted on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:58:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Toshiba Qosmio G40/97D Notebook Computer

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Toshiba has a new Qosmio notebook PC that is the first to integrate dual terrestrial TV tuners. This gives the new Qosmio G40/97D the ability to record two programs at once.

The Qosmio also allows better integration of the computer into your home theater system thanks to HDMI out and an included remote control. The HDMI out is important because the G40 also has a built-in HD DVD player. Read more

Posted on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:21:28 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV680 HD-DVD Notebook available for Pre-Order

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The first HD-DVD burner notebook is available for pre-order on Amazon.com and it ships already early next week (July 31st) with a special mail-in rebate.

Besides the ability of reading and writing HD-DVD discs the G45 AV notebook has a long list of stunning features including a 17 inch screen, 2Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 CPU, two 160GB HDD, Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, Gigabit Ethernet, Nvidia GeForce 8600M video card with 512MB and 2GB RAM (4 GB max), 1GB Intel Turbo Memory. Read more

Posted on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mio C220 Review

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GPS Lodge reviews the Mio C220 GPS navigator.

Quote from the GPS review:
" The Mio C220 comes to the US for 2007 and it fits right into a growing stable of value priced GPS units that are available on the market today. Mio made a splash on the market when they blew the doors off Black Friday last year and went on to sell thousands of Mio C310x units. Read more

Posted on Tue, 5 Jun 2007 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba Qosmio G40 AV Notebook with HD DVD and Dolby Home Theater Sound

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Toshiba announces the new Qosmio G40 AV Notebook with Centrino Duo chip-set (Santa Rosa).

The new Toshiba Qosmio G40 top model features a HD DVD drive, 320GB HDD, Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 at 2GHz, 1GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 1GB RAM, TV Tuner, HDMI and Wifi.
Toshiba certified the G40 with Dolby Home Theater. It features four Harman Kardon speakers with 12W output. Read more

Posted on Fri, 11 May 2007 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mio DigiWalker H610 GPS PMP Review

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Mio offers with the DigiWalker H610 a stylish and compact GPS navigation gadget with PMP functionality.

Besides offering turn-by-turn GPS, the DigiWalker H610 offers a music, video, and photo player, a suite of travel apps, a contact database, and several games.
Read more

Posted on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:25:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony Says still to Ship 1 Mio. Sony PS3 by Year End

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The Sony PS3 is a total sell-out along with lots of chaos at the stores on launch day. An AmTech analyst (viai Kotaku) estimates that Sony only shipped about 125,000-175,000 Sony PS3 consoles in the US yet. The word was after the shipment cut that 400,000 PS3 would be available in the US at launch.

There are no confirmations yet on the actual numbers of shipped Sony PS3 consoles. Sony said though in a report on Gamesindustry.biz to still plan to ship 1 million Sony PS3 by the end of the year. This number refers to global shipments of the PS3. But in any case there is still hope to find one retail before the holidays. Read more

Posted on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr