Toshiba

Best Buy just announced Blue Label 2.0, a new laptop line that lets you wirelessly stream video and pictures directly from the laptop to your flat panel television.

Exclusive to Best Buy, the Toshiba 14" notebook, the Dell 15.6" and the Sony 13" will be available at Best Buy stores and online at BestBuy.com on January 17. Prices start at $899.99.

Each of the Blue Label 2.0 laptops includes Intel Wireless Display technology with push button streaming, the new Intel i5 processor with turbo boost technology, 4GB memory and a 500GB hard drive. They also include a two-year extended manufacturer's limited warranty, 30 days of Geek Squad support and 12 months of Anti-Virus protection. Included in the package is the NETGEAR Push2TV adapter that connects to the HDMI port on the television. Read more

At CES this week, Toshiba introduced the Satellite E205 laptop, a Best Buy exclusive. It is one of the first laptops to feature Intel Wireless Display technology, which makes it possible to wirelessly connect the laptop to a big screen HDTV – at the touch of a button.

The Satellite E205 laptop weighs just 5.1 pounds, measures only 1.2-inches thick and features the new Intel Core i5-430M processor with Turbo Boost Technology, a 500GB hard drive, 4GB DDR3 RAM, Windows 7 Home Premium, Wireless-N Wi-Fi, an HDMI port and a battery life rating of up to six hours. It has a 14-inch diagonal widescreen LED Backlit display, an LED backlit keyboard, TouchPad with Multi-touch Control and an integrated slot-loading DVD drive.

The Satellite E205 will be available on January 17 at Best Buy stores nationwide and on BestBuy.com for $999.99. Read more

Did you get a new TV under the tree this year? Be green and recycle it. In 2007, Americans disposed of nearly 27 million TVs. Of these, only 6 million were recycled, leaving more than 20 million TVs disposed of in landfills. These stats show that many people don't know what to do with their old TVs when they upgrade.

You may think you can only recycle at dedicated recycling facilities, but that's not so. MRM, a recycling partnership founded by Panasonic, Toshiba, and Sharp, provides six types of locations across the U.S. for you to bring TVs or other electronics for recycling – at no charge:

• Charitable organizations such as Goodwill
• Self storage units
• Retailers
• Community recycling centers
• Electronics refurbishing/reuse businesses
• Recycling events

To view a complete list of drop-off sites visit: www.mrmrecycling.com/collection_map.htm.

Toshiba has added two new laptops to its Satellite line, both with touch screens and loaded with Windows 7.

The new Satellite M505 Touch and Satellite U505 Touch models let you tap, drag-and-drop and scroll through files, Web pages and images and include Toshiba's new touch-ready productivity software called LifeSpace.

The Toshiba Satellite M505 Touch laptop features a 14.0-inch HD LED Backlit display, Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator, 4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM, 500GB HDD, DVD SuperMulti drive, Webcam and microphone, and 5-in-1 Memory Card Reader. It will be available on October 22, 2009 for $949.99. Read more

Toshiba just announced a new series of laptops, the Satellite T100 Series. Unlike the pricey Dell Latitude Z, these ultra-thin laptops start at just $449.99.

Toshiba's Satellite T100 Series will be available in two screen sizes. The T135 features a 13.3-inch widescreen display and will be available with Toshiba's Fusion Finish in Nova Red, Nova Black and Nova White. The Satellite T115 has an 11.6-inch widescreen display and will be available in Nova Red and Nova Black.

The laptops feature Windows 7 Home Premium, spacious hard drives, ultra-fast DDR3 memory and lots of expansion ports, including HDMI-out. Built-in Wireless N technology and Bluetooth (available on select models), full-sized keyboards and full-sized Touch Pads with Multi-touch Control are included as well.Read more

Toshiba just unveiled the Qosmio X500 Series, a line of laptops geared for high definition multimedia and gaming.

Qosmio X500 Series laptops feature the new Intel Core i7 processor, an 18.4-inch diagonal widescreen display, Windows 7 and Intel's Turbo Boost Technology. The laptops also offer DDR3 system memory, dual hard-drive configurations, and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M graphics with 1GB of GDDR5 video memory. Select models will also be available with an integrated Blu-ray drive. Read more

Toshiba just announced the availability of its universal dynadock wireless U USB docking station. This device wirelessly connects to printers, scanners, router, speakers, an additional monitor…the list could go on and on. The point being, you don't need to physically connect your laptop to a docking station, which results in less clutter.

Features include:

• Automatic Connectivity: The dynadock wireless U can be set up to automatically connect to the laptop when within range.
• Data Protection: One touch undock button ensures all peripherals shut down properly when undocking.
• Enhanced Productivity: Six USB 2.0 ports including two front Sleep-and-Charge USB ports that supply power to cell phones, MP3 players and other devices even if your PC is off.
• Multimedia: Integrated Digital Audio card adds high quality 7.1 surround sound.
• High Resolution: HD Digital Video card for connecting to an extra VGA or DVI monitor with up to 1680 x 1050 resolution.
• Dedicated Video Support: Dedicated wireless radio for enhanced video performance.
• Bi-directional Audio Support: Bi-directional ISOCH support for Audio, webcams, microphones and USB speakers.
• Easy Software Installation: Toshiba dynadock Utility software for all video and audio drivers customize the dynadock experience.

Toshiba today announced their first Blu-ray player. The BDX2000 supports BD-Live, outputs 1080p at 24 frames per second, and has the REGZA-LINK function which connects the player with a REGZA LCD TV via HDMI cable to watch content using a single remote control. The BDX2000 also includes an SD slot so photos and videos can be viewed.

Additional Features:

• AVCHD Playback
• Support for enhanced audio formats from Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio | Essential Playback
• Bonus View
• ENERGY STAR Certified

The Toshiba BDX2000 will be available in November for $249.99. Read more