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CES 2010: What new gadgets will be announced?

The countdown to CES 2010, the biggest electronics trade show on the planet, has begun, but what can we expect from the show, and what should we start to get excited about? Here are six areas that are going to dominate the news come January.

Don't forget, Pocket-lint...

The making of the Toshiba Space Chair

With the creeping dawn of a new year comes both a new media campaign and ethos for the "leaders in innovation" Toshiba. Today sees the launch of the Space Chair advertisement in the UK - and soon in France and Germany - which will span TV, online and in-store media. We...

Toshiba becomes official tech supplier to England football team

Toshiba and the The Football Association have announced a new partnership that will see Toshiba become the official consumer electronics supplier to the England football team, to and through next year's 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals.

As part of the agreement,...

Best Laptops 2009 nominations

Here are the nominations for Best Laptop or Netbook in The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009.

The following products were chosen because we feel they represent the best laptop and netbooks on sale in the last 12 months that are available in the UK.

The...

Video: Toshiba Space Chair advert aims to confuse

Toshiba's latest ad for its Laptop division is hoping to baffle you enough that you can't but help talk about it.

Called "Space chair" the new ad will be shown on Monday 16 November in the UK.

To drum up some excitement, ToshibaUK is asking twitterers...

Toshiba launches 320GB 1.8-inch HDD

Toshiba has announced the launch of the highest capacity 1.8-inch hard disk drive to date, offering the 320GB dual platter MK3233GSG.

The upshot of the announcement means you'll soon see the "latest generation of high-end portable and extremely mobile personal...

Toshiba offers laptop "Trade-In" scheme

Toshiba has announced the launch of a new "Trade-In" programme describing it as "an initiative designed to help consumers offset the cost of buying a new laptop whilst ensuring that their old laptop is disposed of in an environmentally sustainable way".

When...

Toshiba Announces Satellite Pro U500, L550 and L500

Toshiba, hot on the heels of announcing a couple of consumer laptops, has added some business machines to its Satellite portfolio. There's the U500, L550 and L500. All three feature, Toshiba says, "everyday computing efficiency with impressive multimedia power".

All...

Toshiba announces Satellite L450, L555

Toshiba has introduced two new consumer-aimed Satellite laptops, the L450 and L555 for those "looking for affordability without compromising on style and performance".

Hoping to cash in on the sales bump that Microsoft's new operating system will create, both...

Five ultra thin, ultra light and ultra portable notebooks

So, Sony is the latest to be breaking records today with the official launch of what the company considers is the world's lightest notebook. Naturally, that all rather depends on whatever woolly boundaries there are between net and notebooks but the fact remains that...

Toshiba Cell Regza 55X1, new flagship television unveiled

Toshiba has unveiled the 55-inch Cell Regza 55X1 in Japan as its new flagship LCD television.

With high quality sound, a contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1, and brightness of 1250cdm2, the 240Hz TV boasts "ultra-high-speed processing and recording, enhanced navigation...

Toshiba takes over Fujitsu's hard-disk business

Fujitsu and Toshiba have jointly announced that the latter has now taken over the former's hard disk business. The deal, originally announced in February, involves the formation of a new Toshiba subsidiary company called Toshiba Storage Device Corp.

The new...

Nokia, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba team up on mobile HDMI

Top consumer electronics companies have revealed they are teaming up to effectively create a mobile, or mini, version of the HDMI port for portable devices and phones.

Nokia, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba have all announced they are working with Silicon Image to...

PHOTOS: Toshiba Satellite T130 and T110

Here's a few snaps of Toshiba's Satellite T110 and T130 laptops that were recently announced by the company. They're designed to fill the gaps between netbooks and full desktop-replacement machines, and carry a huge battery life of 11 hours.

The come in red,...

Toshiba launches Satellite T110 and Satellite T130

Toshiba has rolled out a couple of new laptops that feature ultra-low-voltage (ULV) processors and are designed to fill the gap between the company's netbook range and their full multimedia and gaming "desktop replacement" machines.

The Satellite T110 and T130...

When are we getting 3D TVs?

Home made efforts on YouTube and the inventive stills on Flickr are all very well and good but the big question on everyone's lips is when are 3D TVs actually going to be available to us. Sky has got the broadcast side of things ready for 2010, Channel 4 has got something...

Toshiba Qosmio X500 Blu-ray laptop announced

Toshiba has announced the launch of the Qosmio X500 boasting a "sleek, glossy black chassis, backlit keyboard and LED-feathertouch controls".

Powered by Intel's latest Quad Core processors and the latest Nvidia GeForce graphics, the Qosmio X500 claims to deliver...

Toshiba dynadock wireless U docking station launches

Toshiba has announced the availability in the States of its universal "dynadock" wireless U USB docking station.

The new dynadock will charge a laptop - sans-wires - as well as "act as a conduit" for add-on peripherals like external speakers, keyboard, mouse,...

Transformers: USB drive and mouse in disguise

When was the last time you saw a USB drive do the above? Bonkers right, but not as crazy as the optical mouse that turns into a dinosaur.

Toshiba has teamed up with Hasbro to launch four official 1984 Transformers in the shape of a USB drive and optical mouse...

Toshiba launches 160GB HDD for portable media players

Energy-efficient portable media players with larger memory capacities (such as say, the new Apple iPod classic) are on the horizon, thanks to a component launch from Toshiba.

Toshiba has launched four new 1.8-inch hard disk drives designed "for use in the next...

Five alternative pocket camcorders to the iPod touch

It's pretty clear by now that the next generations of iPods announced later this week are going to have built-in cameras. The leaked shots all over the web were one thing but the pod cases on show at IFA with lens shaped holes carefully sculpted into the back were just a...

IFA 2009: A theory year

As the dust finally settles on this year's IFA it is very apparent that it was a theory year. What do I mean by that? Well lots of talk from the industry but little physical product.

In "theory" gadget fans have plenty to look forward to. 3DTV was the main...

Toshiba unveils Ducati laptop and camcorder

Toshiba has unveiled some Ducati-themed devices out at IFA and we were there to grab some live pics.

A Satellite U500, one of Toshiba's consumer-aimed 13-inch notebooks has been given a Ducati makeover, with logos plastered over it.

In addition,...

PHOTOS: Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray player

You've seen a press shot, and some official video of Toshiba's new BDX2000 Blu-ray player, but here are some hands-on pics.

The new home cinema hardware offers Full HD 1080p, 24fps playback and is a Profile 2.0 BD-Live player.

We're looking at...

PHOTOS: Toshiba S20, H30 and X100 Camileo camcorders

Here's some hands-on pics of Toshiba's new camcorders launched at IFA 2009 in the form of the Camileo S20, H30 and X100 models - all of which offer full HD (1920 x 1080p).

Prices come in at £119.99 for the S20, £189.99 for the H30 whilst the top-end X100 gets...