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Computers
Laptop Reliability Study: Asus And Toshiba Come Out On Top
10:16PM Danny Allen | New data from SquareTrade (one of the bigger warranty providers) says Asus and Toshiba have the least hardware malfunctions over three years, while one-in-four HP laptops are projected to experience problems. Oh, and crappy netbooks are worst of all. More »
Random Stuff
Video: Armchair Reaches 29,952m In New Toshiba Commercial
11:38PM Danny Allen | The latest object to shoot high-def video from the edge of space is… an armchair. To promote its REGZA SV LCD TVs (LED backlight, local dimming), Toshiba trekked into the Black Rock Desert with a helium balloon. This is the result. More »
Deals
1:30PM Nick Broughall | You pretty much can’t buy a TV at the moment without getting something for free. Toshiba have joined the giveaway bandwagon by offering a NB200 netbook worth $699 (via redemption) with the purchase of one of their new ZV600A and XV600A series LCD TVs. More »
Toshiba Offering Bonus Netbooks With Regza Purchase
1:30PM Nick Broughall | You pretty much can’t buy a TV at the moment without getting something for free. Toshiba have joined the giveaway bandwagon by offering a NB200 netbook worth $699 (via redemption) with the purchase of one of their new ZV600A and XV600A series LCD TVs. More »
Hardware
The World’s Wittlest 320GB Hard Dwive
12:18AM Mark Wilson | Toshiba has just squeezed 320GB of storage into their 1.8-inch 5400rpm line of SATA drives. (That’s enough to double the storage of the iPod Classic.) Available this December for an undisclosed price. [Toshiba via I4U]
Hardware
4:16PM Nick Broughall | I like the design on Toshiba’s new portable hard drives. It may not be revolutionary, but there’s something about the black and red swirl on the 640GB version that makes me think of throat lozenges. Tasty throat lozenges. More »
Toshy’s New Hard Drives Look Pretty Swish
4:16PM Nick Broughall | I like the design on Toshiba’s new portable hard drives. It may not be revolutionary, but there’s something about the black and red swirl on the 640GB version that makes me think of throat lozenges. Tasty throat lozenges. More »
Gadgets
The Future Of Charging Gadgets? Promising, But Flawed
2:39AM Danny Allen | As mentioned last week, Toshiba’s first batch of 3000 direct-methanol fuel cell (DMFC) chargers—the first from a major manufacturer—hit Japan on Thursday. The IDG News Service has been testing one, and here are their first impressions. More »
Gadgets
Toshiba’s Dynario Hybrid Fuel Cell/Li-ion Makes First Run
5:26PM Jason Chen | The Dynario fuel cell charger from Toshiba will launch in Japan on October 29, bringing with it direct methane fuel cell injection that lets you charge two mobile phones simultaneously. More »
Computers
2:24PM Nick Broughall | You read that right — Toshy’s gone Windows 7 crazy with 21 new notebooks across 12 ranges, although 16 of those are just refreshes of previous models. You can read about them below: More »
Toshiba’s Launches 21 Consumer Notebooks With Windows 7
2:24PM Nick Broughall | You read that right — Toshy’s gone Windows 7 crazy with 21 new notebooks across 12 ranges, although 16 of those are just refreshes of previous models. You can read about them below: More »
Business
Acer Leapfrogs Dell To #2 Globally, But Dell And HP Still Rule The US
12:59AM Danny Allen | Acer rightly cops a lot of stick about build quality, but as predicted, they’ve passed Dell to second spot in worldwide sales. Separate research from Gartner and IDC also ranks Acer third in the US, ahead of Apple in fourth place. More »
Computers
7:34AM Brian Lam | Toshiba’s upgraded their U505 and M505 notebooks with touchscreens in time for Windows 7. They’ll go for about $US1000, to start with. The rest of their “new laptops” seem old. More »
Toshiba U505, M505 Touchscreened In Time For Win 7
7:34AM Brian Lam | Toshiba’s upgraded their U505 and M505 notebooks with touchscreens in time for Windows 7. They’ll go for about $US1000, to start with. The rest of their “new laptops” seem old. More » 
