Tuesday, July 20, 2004
eWeek: "Toshiba To Unveil TV-Capable Laptop"
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "NEWS" @ 05:00 AM
"Toshiba Corp. plans to announce a new laptop model next week that allows users to watch TV on it without having to boot up the computer's Windows operating system—the first in what analysts say will be a new crop of multimedia notebooks to come. Called Qosmio, (koss-me-oh) it will be Toshiba's first laptop to fully integrate audio and video features, including a bright, near TV-quality display, DVD drive, TV tuner, and enhanced speakers. A user could click on the TV with the laptop's remote control or watch a DVD movie without having to go through the all-too-familiar process of starting the accompanying Windows Media Center operating system."
This brand new and novel device will have a 80GB drive built in to record programs, however, one will need Windows software to do so. It will be available in August in a 15-inch model but it will be expensive. It is rumoured to start somewhere between $2,499 and $2,599, said Terry Cronin, a product management director at Toshiba. Wide-screen models are planned for later.
This brand new and novel device will have a 80GB drive built in to record programs, however, one will need Windows software to do so. It will be available in August in a 15-inch model but it will be expensive. It is rumoured to start somewhere between $2,499 and $2,599, said Terry Cronin, a product management director at Toshiba. Wide-screen models are planned for later.
