<![CDATA[Kotaku: Toshiba]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Toshiba]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/toshiba http://kotaku.com/tag/toshiba <![CDATA[New Toshiba TV Promises Glasses-Free 3D for Nine* People]]> Toshiba's got a $10,000 TV at the big Consumer Electronics Show that can display glasses-free 3D—a la the Nintendo 3DS—for up to nine people, though four's optimal. Engadget says it'll be out by the end of March. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5874360&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[45nm Cell Processor Due Next Year - Cheaper PS3s On The Way?]]> In 2009, Sony and Toshiba are to begin mass production of the 45nm version of the Cell processor used in the PlayStation 3, reports Gizmodo. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5053284&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Senior Citizen Claims Blu-ray Patent Infringement]]> With HD DVD done and dusted, you'd think Sony would have time to chill out, max and relax. Nope! The U.S. government is investigating Sony and other companies that developed Blu-ray (Samsung, Sharp, Hitachi, Nokia, Panasonic, among others) for patent infringement. The investigation kicked off due to a compliant by senior citizen Gertrude Neumark Rothschild who claimed that Blu-ray infringed on one of her patents and will focus on "certain short-wavelength light emitting diodes, laser diodes, and products containing same." Rothschild isn't just some old lady, she's some old lady who's a Professor Emeritus at Columbia University and has done pivotal research into blue and violet LEDs. This could get interesting. Then again, it could get really, really boring. Who knows! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=371715&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Toshiba To Lose $666 Million (Cue Scary Music)]]> Man, losing is hard. Not only that, it's expensive. Back in February, Toshiba pulled the plug on its HD DVD, thereby ending the format war. That, along with the falling price of flash memory chips, means that profits are expected to drop 125 billion yen, compared to the 137.4 billion yen profit it recorded last year. The decision to stop making HD DVD players alone will cost Toshiba 65 billion yen. That's US $666 million dollars. 666? That's certainly an omen! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=369551&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Japanese HD DVD Shrine]]> With retailers slashing Xbox 360 HD DVD Player prices, now is a good time to pick one up! (Thinking of doing that myself.) But what about those who paid full price? They must be kinda bummed out. Or worse yet, those who paid full price for a lot of HD DVD stuff. Those like this poor bastard. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=362115&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[What Does HD DVD Death Mean For Xbox 360 Player?]]> Think that Toshiba's killing off HD DVD means curtains for Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD player? Probably! For those who cannot put one and one together, Xbox Japan is here for you. To be vague. And evasive. Regarding Toshiba's decision to kill off its HD format, the console's PR mouthpiece says this about the future of its Xbox 360 HD DVD player: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=357971&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[HD DVD Is Dead, Please Move On With Your Life]]> Gaming's biggest diversion of the last year has finally come to an end. Today, after the stock markets in Tokyo and Osaka closed, Toshiba announced that HD DVD was no more. The company will cease developing, manufacturing and marketing HD DVD players and recorders. Yes, the format war is finally over, and Sony's Blu-ray has emerged victorious. From the press release: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=357959&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Forget Wal-Mart: Toshiba Giving Up On HD-DVD?]]> Well, I guess we can't blame the domination of the Blu-ray format on everyone's (least) favorite superstore, at least according to some sources: Toshiba is supposedly conceding defeat and withdrawing from the next gen DVD market. It should be noted that Toshiba has not made any official comment. A number of Kotakuites have sent us the Japanese source NHK and Reuters articles that are brief and to the point, citing an (anonymous) internal Toshiba source: Toshiba's been losing the war and is giving up, with official details to follow later. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=357312&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Toshiba Kind Of Denies HD-DVD 360]]> When Australian news outlet Smarthouse wrote of a new Xbox 360 model, one that comes with an HD-DVD player built in from Toshiba, many of you responded positively. Some couldn't see the point. How does Toshiba feel about the rumor? It's denying it. Kind of. In a roundabout way. Maybe. According to gadget and breast enthusiast mag Stuff—the UK edition—a Toshiba spokesperson says "It's got nothing to do with us. But we know Microsoft doesn't want to include the HD DVD drive so as not to limit the user's experience." At least that's what the Yahoo! News UK edition says the spokesperson said. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=314221&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Toshiba Working On HD DVD Xbox 360?]]> A pretty convincing rumor reports that Microsoft is teaming up with Toshiba to make a new Xbox 360 to compete with Sony's HD-enticing Blu-ray PS3. Here are the potential proposed specs that would come standard in the new device: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=312930&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sony to Sell PS3 "Cell" Facility to Toshiba]]> Starting March 2008, Toshiba is the proud new owner of Sony's microprocessor and graphic chip production facilities. Toshiba, Sony and Sony Computer Entertainment will set up a joint venture to run the Nagasaki "Cell" microprocessor output plant next April. The price hasn't been set yet, but it's likely to be over US $858 million. Previously, Sony said it planned to cut back on chip spending and possibly might not produce advanced 45-nanometer "Cell" chips. Under this new partnership, Toshiba and Sony will cooperate in producing 45-nm "Cell" chips. This is the last year of CEO Howard Stringer's aggressive plan to cut non-core business. Sony spokesperson Daichi Yamafuji assures that gaming consoles are still one of Sony's core businesses. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=312257&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[HD DVD Beating Out Blu-Ray]]> The HD video format war is heating up once again, as Toshiba reports that HD DVD player sales have pulled ahead of Blu-ray as of mid-September. Granted Toshiba themselves make HD DVD players, with a $299 model due out this month, but the numbers they cite come from NPD group unit sales figures, which tend to be more accurate than most company lines. With big releases like Heroes season 1 and Transformers exclusive to the format, I fully expect the trend to continue. Year to date figures show HD DVD sales comprising 53% of sales, with Blu-ray trailing at 44%. Note the figures don't take into consideration PS3 sales, though the release did state that Toshiba's expected sales of over 5 million HD DVD PC and notebook drives in fiscal 2008 would make them competitive with the PlayStation 3. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=309771&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sony Invites Microsoft to Blu-ray]]> In a recent interview, Sony's Don Eklund, executive vice president of advanced technologies, had this to say about the companies they'd like to be partnering with for Blu-ray.
We would love to have Toshiba and Microsoft on board.
It's corporate BS like this that makes my day—the equivalent of Marvel trading the Spiderman IP for some free Wonder Woman comics. My other favorite quote? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=296572&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Computer Chip Based on PS3 Cell]]> A prototype chip based on the PS3 Cell processor has been developed and will be shown next week in San Diego. The prototype is for computer boards (not the PS3), and it shouldn't come as a surprise as applications for the Cell have been mentioned for some time now. The original chip was developed by Sony, Sony Computer Entertainment, IBM and Toshiba. Called the "Cell Computing Board," this new prototype is the Cell Broadband Engine microprocessor married with the RSX graphics processor, which, according to Sony, goes beyond the Cell chip's power. That's right, a super computer. Fingers crossed for 4D output! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=285073&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Toshiba Shocker: That Crazy Game Helmet Is For Reals]]>
A while back, the above photo did the internet rounds. No way this product could really exist. Even by Japan standards, this is just too bizarre. But wait, it is real. Toshiba R&D is indeed working on this "Wearable Home Theater." There's even a clip from TV Tokyo to prove it! While this Apollo astronaut helmet weighs in at 2.7 kilograms, but the Toshiba rep says the contraption was designed to be worn comfortably. It gives players a full 360 experience and head movement correspond with screen movements. Baffling, I mean, truly. Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=213133&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The PS3 Cell... In Your Friggin Mobile Phone]]>
The heart of the PLAYSTATION 3? A suped-up Cell processor developed by Toshiba, IBM and Sony. A single chip contains a main processor and eight sub-processors to unleash 200G Flops (floating point operations per second) of power. And now Toshiba plans to put that chip in mobile devices. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=205712&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Rumor: Xbox 360 To Get Internal HD-DVD Drive?]]> From today's rumor department comes this one to swallow with a mouthful of salt. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=200351&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Msoft: No Internal HD-DVD Planned]]> Cesar Menedez posts on the Microsoft Xbox and games blog that rumors of an internal HD-DVD for the Xbox 360 are not true. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=184697&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Toshiba Exec: Internal HD-DVD Coming to 360]]> Toshiba is predicting that an Xbox 360 with an internal HD-DVD drive will hit stores by the end of the year, according to Australia's ITWire. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=184633&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[HD-DVD, Blu-Ray Talks Dead]]> Great news, consumers! With a trompe from a blood red sky, the next VHS/Betamax format war may well be upon us! More »
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