Toshiba have unveiled the storage industry’s first 512GB SSD, which uses 43nm MLC NAND memory to fit into a standard 2.5-inch drive casing. The drive – along with a range of other high-performance SSDs from the company – will begin sampling in Q1 2009, with mass production expected in Q2.
Toshiba introduces a record setting SSD with its latest 43nm Multi-Level Cell Flash technology, doubling the 256GB record set earlier this year, boosts 512GB of massive NAND storage space into the 2.5-inch disc drive platform. New arrival also improves drive speed; data access rates reach a jaw dropping sequential read speed of 240MB/s and sequential write speed of 200MB/s.
Expect the shelves of Toshiba retailers to be groaning by the end of the year, as the company delivers the twenty new Qosmio models it announced in Japan today. Among the madness comes the SpursEngine-toting G50, with an 18.4-inch widescreen full-HD display, DVD burner and, bizarrely, around 4.5hrs of battery life. The top-spec G50 has dual hard-drives (320GB and 250GB), NVIDIA’s 512MB GeForce 9600M GT video card and a digital TV tuner.
The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) has announced fourteen new members, including ASUS, Sony Ericsson and Garmin, together with carrier Vodafone. While the specific intent of the new members is unknown, they will all either “deploy compatible Android devices, contribute significant code to the Android Open Source Project, or support the ecosystem through products and services that will accelerate the availability of Android-based devices.”
Toshiba have taken the tiny wraps off of its first 16GB microSDHC card. The SD-C16G will go into mass production in January 2009, and be ideal for storing masses of music and video on cellphones and other mobile devices. The company also announced a number of new Class 6 SDHC cards for high-speed digital camera use.
We’ve seen number of 2.5-inch laptor drives with 500GB capacity announced lately, in fact most of them are already on sale. Samsung got ahead of competitors with the Spinpoint M6, then Hitachi released a much robust and eco-friendly model with two platter designed 5K500B. Here’s another half-terabyte offers highest areal density among the competitors – A Toshiba MK5055GSX with 500GB storage capacity and claims to have increased areal density of 576.4Mbit/mm2 (371.9Gb per square inch).
The releases include family of six models ranging from 120GB to 500GB spins at 5400RPM with 8MB cache, SATA II interface and 12ms average seek time. The 320GB, 400GB and 500GB models are two-platter designed while that’s only one in 120GB, 160GB and 250GB models.
Toshiba is really going for the comprehensive approach with their Wireless USB DynaDock. This device provides a docking solution for your laptop, but adds on functionality with a high performance video controller and much more.
The DynaDock is powered by an Aleron AL5000 chipset. It is also simple to use, with connection occurring just by being in the dock’s range. You can use any Windows-based computer with this device so long as it has a USB 2.0 port. Three displays can be connected at once and its slim design make it so you save considerable space.
A wired USB connection is also possible. The DynaDock also supports Ethernet, a bi-directional isochronous data mode and more. Video input is included as well. We can’t locate pricing information on this one, but we’ll be sure to let you know when we do.
Years in using projectors, I came across many questions on how to get the beam to display closed caption. Projector unlike most television doesn’t come equipped with closed caption decoder; you can’t get that feature with a direct video source from your wall outlet. That was the past; I’ve seen more and more projector, such as the latest Toshiba mobile projector offering closed caption capabilities for those in need of this type of function.
Sometimes, I just don’t understand why certain features are added to particular products. I mean, I know it’s funny to have a talking toaster, but what’s the real point? But the Toshiba TLP-X200U has some talking features that actually make sense.
Talk about a super bummer. Looks like we have another laptop battery recall situation on our hands. In fact, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 35,000 laptop batteries manufactured by Sony.
And the reason is what you would expect. It seems the Lithium-ion batteries have the tendency to overheat, catch on fire and pose a burn hazard to people. And this is no joke. Apparently, 19 people have already reported problems with overheating. 17 reports involved actual flames and 2 people received mild burns from the faulty batteries.
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