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Toshiba Launches New Porteges, Libretto
Toshiba’s Digital Products Division has refreshed its Portege line, introducing a newer, thinner version of the notebook with a sub- $1,000 price point.
Toshiba’s Portege R700 is built with a 13.3-inch LCD and an integrated DVD drive; Toshiba executives highlighted that the notebook is under 3 pounds, is ultra-thin, and still maintains an on-board optical drive.
Various flavors of the R700 have different configurations. The Portege R700-S1310 is built with an Intel Core i3 processor, a 500-GB hard disk drive and is list-priced at $999. The R700-S1320 is built with an Intel Core i5-520M with a 320-GB, 7,200 RMP HDD that is list-priced at $1,299. The Portege R700-S1330, with a high-end Core i7-620M and 128-GB SSD is list-priced at $1,599.
At the same time, Toshiba also announced a new “concept” tablet -- the Libretto W100 -- which is a touch-screen device with two 7-inch displays that opens and shuts much like a book. Given a sneak peek at the device, the CRN Test Center found it an interesting, imaginative device that attempts to extend current use patterns for mobile devices by providing two screens with several different layouts of a touch-screen keyboard.
Firm Shows Off VoIP Phones For Defense, Military
Elektrobit, which makes VoIP and telephony products and peripherals, has launched two new VoIP phones it says are targeted at military and defense solutions.
The EB Tough VoIP Field Phone and EB Tough VoIP Desktop Phone were built as rugged products designed for customer-specific requirements, the company says.
The EP Tough VoIP Field Phone is built with an integrated speaker, Ethernet and SHDSL connectivity, and includes what Elektrobit says are greater levels of voice and broadband services in the field, streaming video, maps, real-time data and “situational awareness.”
The EB Tough VoIP Desktop Phone comes with integrated speaker and Ethernet connectivity with voice services for command post and vehicular use, and can be wall-mounted in vehicles, Elektrobit says.
Pricing was not immediately available. Elektrobit is based in Oulu, Finland.
Web Signage Firm DT Research Billboards Two New Products
DT Research, San Jose, Calif., has launched two new signage products based on Intel’s new processing platform.
The company says its MS800 and MS400 digital signage appliances can support video streaming on as many as eight or four screens, respectively. They also provide functionality and features including content blending and tiling; with the company’s separate WebDT Content Manager software, the solution can integrate with 1080p up to eight screens and, the company says, multizone management for as many as 16 zones.
Both the MS800 and the MS400 are built on Intel’s Core i3 CPU, with upgrade options to Core i5 or Core i7. Pricing information was not immediately available.
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