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Toshiba’s AT200 tablet is only 7.7 mm thick. Image: Toshiba

Today Toshiba revealed two new products that verge on the anorexic: A superskinny Android Honeycomb tablet, and a svelte notebook companion.

In case you don’t believe me, Toshiba’s tablet, the AT200, measures in at only 7.7 mm thick. For comparison, the iPad 2 is 8.8 mm thick. The AT200 features a 10.1-inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution. Inside, it’s got a dual-core TI OMAP 4430 processor that clocks in at 1.2 GHz, with 1 GB of RAM.

Over a dozen new tablets have been unveiled so far this year, from the Motorola Xoom to the funky Fusion Garage Grid 10. Many have taken Apple’s lead by slimming down their mobile products. Toshiba unveiled its 10-inch Thrive tablet earlier this summer, but some devices experienced some bugs after the initial release.

The brushed aluminum AT200 tablet will be available in 16-, 32- and 64-GB models, and will also includes a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with an LED flash. It’s got mini-HDMI out, a micro USB port, and a micro SD card slot. It’s supposed to get 8 to 10 hours of battery life.

Toshiba’s Portege Z830 notebook takes aim at the MacBook Air market. At its thickest point, the Z830 is 0.63 inches, and it weighs only 2.45 pounds. It’s encased in a magnesium and aluminum alloy shell, and is just big enough to house all of the ports you need: two USB 2.0, one USB 3.0, VGA out, SD card reader, ethernet, and HDMI.

Toshiba’s Portege Z830 isn’t as powerful as other comparable notebooks on the market, as it features a somewhat less-powerful Core i3 processor. But what it lacks in power, it makes up in battery life and price; the juice is supposed to last for eight hours, and the entry-level Z830 costs under a grand. Higher-end configurations can include a Core i5 or i7 processor.

The Portege Z830 will be available in the U.S. in November, but no date has been pegged for the AT200’s release.

The Toshiba Portege Z830 has a super slim silhouette. Image: Toshiba

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If you’ve been waiting for someone to take the glasses part out of the current 3D TV viewing experience, Toshiba has finally put a launch date on its glasses-free 3D TV. The world’s first to be available to the public at the size, the ZL2 will take its place at the top of the company’s range of sets when it launches this December in Germany (no word yet on other European countries, or anywhere else for that matter) complete with an LED-backlit QuadHD resolution (3,840 x 2,160) LCD panel and Cell-processor based CEVO engine technology within. Check out the press release after the break for more of the specs, no word yet on how much it will cost but the glasses-based 3D ZL1 it’s replacing was rocking a £4,000 price tag.

Update: We have a price, as Toshiba’s German press site currently mentions the set will cost 7,999 euros when the 55-inch version launches. We’re figuring you can afford a couple of pairs of active shutter glasses instead at that price, but at least it’s still a 4K screen, right? [Thanks, Daniel]

Continue reading Toshiba’s glasses free 3D TV launches in Europe as the ZL2 this December

Toshiba’s glasses free 3D TV launches in Europe as the ZL2 this December originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Looks like the Galaxy Tab 10.1 might finally have some real competition on its hands, with Toshiba announcing the AT200 tablet — which we’ve been hearing rumors about for the past few days. It’s a 10.1-inch Android tablet that measures in at just 7.7mm thick — that’s nearly a full mm thinner than the Samsung. The 10.1-inch LCD is 1,280 x 800 and is powered by a TI OMAP 4430 processor at 1.2GHz that can be paired by up to 64GB of memory — augmented by microSD. There’s a five megapixel webcam around back, a two megapixel shooter facing forward, and up to eight hours of battery life is promised. What hasn’t been promised is a price or a release date, but we’re told it’ll ship sometime before the end of the year.

There’s another picture after the break, plus full details in the press release. We’ll be back with full hands-on when possible.

Continue reading Toshiba announces AT200 tablet, 10.1-inch display and only 7.7mm thick

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Well, would you look at that? It appears someone just can’t manage to stay out of our field of vision. The shot you see above is apparently the same ultra-thin tablet we ran across two days ago in what appeared to be leaked renders. Now, it’s reportedly peeking out of a booth at IFA. From what we (and now you) can see, it’s running Android and sporting a front facing camera. Rumor has it, the slate will also carry a TI OMAP4460 dual-core 1.5GHz processor, micro-USB, micro HDMI and microSD slots. Of course, we’ll just have to wait see if things shake out, but we’ll be here at IFA trying our damndest to get this skinny sucker to come out of hiding.

Toshiba’s rumored ultra-thin tablet plays peek-a-boo at IFA? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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