Samsung’s 23-inch OLED TV coming in 2010, others following suit

Given just how long we’ve been looking at prototype OLED panels at trade shows (and trade shows alone), we’re understandably skeptical about a few new claims regarding availability. For whatever it’s worth, MegaWhat.tv has reported that the display will actually be on store shelves in 2010 (yeah, that’s next year), bringing with it a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, DVI / HDMI inputs and a total depth of just 1.6 centimeters. Furthermore, it’s said to suck down 40 percent less energy compared to an equivalent LCD, but you can rest assured that you’ll pay for that luxury up front. In related news, Smarthouse is suggesting that senior Panasonic executives have said that it is currently “researching” HD OLED TV and should have one on the market within two years. Not to be a Debbie Downer or anything, but we’ll wait until we see progress at CES 2010 before getting too hopeful.

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Samsung’s 23-inch OLED TV coming in 2010, others following suit originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba to ship 32nm process NAND flash memory

Man, talk about a lightning quick turnaround. Just over two months ago, Toshiba was caught showing off 32 nanometer NAND flash chips, and now the firm’s gloating about being the world’s first to hit the “ship” button. Er, it will be should everything continue as planned. As the story goes, Tosh will start mass production of 32Gb NAND flash memories in July 2009, while 16Gb products will begin to ship in Q3 of this year. The point to this madness? To get more memory into smaller devices, which ought to make future smartphone / MID / UMPC buyers quite jovial.

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Toshiba to ship 32nm process NAND flash memory originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba’s 10-inch Dynabook UX netbook gets hands-on treatment

Toshiba’s Dynabook UX (or NB200, if you prefer) just popped on our radar last week, and already we’re seeing netbook craving individuals in Japan get their paws on ’em. The 10-inch machine ain’t too different than the other alternatives out there — save for the N280 processor, which will never show its true potential without a GN40 chipset riding shotgun. At any rate, early impressions of the machine have been rather positive, with onlookers digging the design and the chiclet-style keyboard. Personally, we’re a bit bored from afar, but hit the read link to have a look and make a judgment of your own.

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Toshiba’s 10-inch Dynabook UX netbook gets hands-on treatment originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Engadget’s recession antidote: win a 500GB Toshiba USB 2.0 portable HDD!

This whole global economic crisis, and its resulting massive loss of jobs got us thinking. We here at Engadget didn’t want to stand helplessly by, announcing every new round of misery without giving anything back — so we decided to take the opportunity to spread a little positivity. We’ll be handing out a new gadget every day (except for weekends) to lucky readers until we run out of stuff or companies stop sending things. Today we’ve got an 500GB Toshiba USB 2.0 portable hard drive, complete with a swank black / white motif and a nearly unlimited amount of room for, um, whatever the heck you want. Read the rules below (no skimming — we’re omniscient and can tell when you’ve skimmed) and get commenting! Hooray for free stuff!

Huge thanks to Toshiba for providing the gear!

The rules:

  • Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share your proposal for “fixing” the world economy, that’d be sweet too.
  • You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you’ll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
  • If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you’ll be fine.
  • Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don’t make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
  • Winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will receive one (1) 500GB Toshiba USB 2.0 portable HDD, model number HDDR500E03X. Approximate retail value is $139.99.
  • If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond within three days of the end of the contest. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
  • Entries can be submitted until Friday, April 24th, at 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
  • Full rules can be found here.

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Engadget’s recession antidote: win a 500GB Toshiba USB 2.0 portable HDD! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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CSIRO’s patent lawsuits conclude with the final 13 companies settling

Looks like CSIRO‘s legal days are over — for the moment, at least. Having already reached an agreement with HP, the Australian government-funded research firm announced this week that it’s settled with the remaining 13 companies it sued for patent infringement, claiming it owned the rights to 802.11a/g. For those who haven’t been keeping track at home, that includes Dell, Intel, Microsoft, Nintendo, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Netgear, Buffalo, D-Link, Belkin, SMC, Accton, and 3Com. The details of any of the settlements are undisclosed, but as iTnews reports, it’s expected CSIRO ended up with some substantial monies now that the dust has settled. Chief Executive Dr. Megan Clark noted that it’ll continue to “defend its intellectual property,” so if you’re a high profile tech company who creates WiFi-equipped gadgets and hasn’t been served a lawsuit yet, we don’t blame you for being a little nervous right now.

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CSIRO’s patent lawsuits conclude with the final 13 companies settling originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba TG02 and TG03 shots surface

We like where this is headed. Toshiba seems poised to capitalize on its incredibly aggressive TG01 form factor, with the TG02 slated for Q4, and the TG03 for some time after that. We already got the skinny on the new handsets, along with the QWERTY-equipped K01 and K02 counter parts, and now we’ve got a few new shots of the TG series to keep things interesting. It’s all a little low-fi at the moment, but while the TG03 looks like the most basic of renders, the TG02 shot (above) seems somewhat photographic in nature — just think if Mr. Blurrycam had some sort of fixation for dotted lines.

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Toshiba TG02 and TG03 shots surface originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba updates Qosmio and Dynabook SS RX2 laptops

It’s sort of funny that Toshiba’s packing the Cell-based SpursEngine HD video co-processor into most of the Qosmio line when it still refuses to offer Blu-ray drives, but we guess some wounds just don’t heal. In any event, Japanese customers can now pick from a whole host of updated Qosmios with clock-bumped Core 2 Duos and GeForce 9600M GT graphics, including the ¥320,000 ($3,241) 18.4-inch Qosmio G50 and the ¥210,000 ($2,119) 15.4-inch Qosmio FX, as well as a new 1.4GHz 12.1-inch Dynabook SS RX2 with 128GB SSD for ¥280,000 ($2,840). Great, but hey Tosh — what we really want to see is the SpursEngine chip stuffed inside one of your new netbooks, you know? Think about it. Check the SS RX2 after the break.

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Toshiba updates Qosmio and Dynabook SS RX2 laptops originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba Dynabook UX’s got talent

How much would you pay for an Intel Atom N280-based netbook? $300? $400? How about $600. That’s the tax-inclusive starting price for Toshiba’s 10.1-inch Dynabook UX followup to its dowdy NB100. While ditching the wooly-eyebrowed chub infecting most 1.6GHz N280 netbooks, the UX remains saddled with 945GSE graphics (not GN40), a 10.1-inch, LED backlit 1024 x 600 pixel resolution and 160GB disk. A bit steep considering CULV thin-and-lights are about to flood the market. Get up tight with the Tosh chicklets after the break.

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Toshiba Dynabook UX’s got talent originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba 10-inch Dynabook UX’s got talent

How much would you pay for an Intel Atom N280-based netbook? $300? $400? How about $600. That’s the tax-inclusive starting price for Toshiba’s 10.1-inch Dynabook UX followup to its dowdy NB100. While ditching the wooly-eyebrowed chub infecting most 1.6GHz N280 netbooks, the UX remains saddled with 945GSE graphics (not GN40), a 10.1-inch, LED backlit 1024 x 600 pixel resolution and 160GB disk. A bit steep considering CULV thin-and-lights are about to flood the market. Get up tight with the Tosh chicklets after the break.

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Toshiba dramatically increases energy density of Li-ion battery

The last time we heard of lithium titanate battery technology was when learning about the £120,000 Lightning GT, and while we’ve no way to confirm, we’re definitely hoping that the latest development from Toshiba ensures that we’re talking about it far more frequently than once per year. According to a report over at Nikkei’s Tech-On, said outfit has crafted a cell of a Li-ion secondary battery (aimed at electric vehicles, mainly) that sports an energy density as high as 100Wh/kg. Needless to say, the invention relies on lithium titanate for its negative electrode, and considering that Tosh is currently producing a 4.2Ah cell with an energy density of around 67Wh/kg for electric bicycles, it’s easy to see what kind of improvement we’re staring at. Now, if only this stuff could be applied to AA cells, our power-gulping camera flash would be forever grateful…

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Toshiba dramatically increases energy density of Li-ion battery originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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