Last week, Toshiba announced they are currently developing 3D HDTVs that do not require any special glasses.
Sony has made a similar announcement today, working on 3DTVs it hopes can be released by early 2011
“Seeing 3-D without glasses is more convenient,” says Yoshihisa Ishida, Sony SVP. “We must take account of pricing before we can think about when to start offering them.”
Panasonic and Sony have already released 3D HDTVs, both the displays require special (and usually expensive) glasses.
Sony says it will take the top spot in 3D TVs and Blu-ray player market share in Japan, thanks to its movie studio.
Result for: toshiba
NotebookItalia has leaked the specs for the upcoming Toshiba Folio 100, which many had been calling the “SmartPad.”
The tablet should be the first true competitor to the Apple iPad as it packs some powerful features.
Toshiba’s Folio 100 will have a 10.1-inch widescreen WSVGA display, run Android 2.2 Froyo, work on a Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and include 16GB of internal memory.
Additionally, the tablet will have 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G, GPS, a 1.3MP webcam and an SD card reader with support up to 32GB.
As for ports, the Folio 100 has a USB 2.0 port, and HDMI port and a USB 2.0 mini audio jack.
Separating it even further from the iPad is the fact that the tablet supports the Opera Mobile Browser with Flash 1.10.
Toshiba is also expected to start its own small app store to complement the Android Market.
Result for: toshiba
Toshiba and SanDisk have announced a new joint venture to create an advanced NAND flash memory chip factory in Japan, as a way to keep ahead of strong growth in the market for the chips.
For their part, SanDisk will “pay for part of the production equipment at the factory,” which will be overall run by Toshiba.
Both companies will share output from the factory. The companies have worked very closely together in the past in similar agreements, including NAND flash plants.
“Construction of the new fab reflects expectations for increasing demand for NAND flash memory for existing and emerging applications, such as smartphones and solid-state drives,” reads a joint statement.
The factory will be called Fab 5 and is already in construction.
It is unclear how much the companies are investing to create the factory.
