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HP Pavilion tx2100 tablet PC and HDX9300
Confirming our predictions, arriving on time quarterly update Hewlett-Packard, with a refresh in its Pavilion consumer proposals. However, this is a minor editing hardware in the envelopes, which led to the introduction of the new family HDX 9300, 20.1 inches, and tx2100 tablet PC with 12.1-inch display, alongside the popular series Pavilion dv2800, dv9800 and DV6800. The update is currently underway in some European countries, but in the coming days, the refresh will extend to all nations.
The defeat of the standard for high-definition HD DVD from Toshiba, has forced the manufacturers of laptop computers to change configurations of their products, taking in some versions’ s only format for now on the market, the Blu-Ray from Sony. Here, then, that the ultimate multimedia desktop replacement HP Pavilion HDX 9300 is now equipped with a drive high-definition Blu-Ray, while the majority of its funding is reproduced unchanged.
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First Toshiba caved on Blu-ray for the home, and now they’re taking the sad show portable. The once-great defender of the HD-DVD crown has begun adopting the format for its laptops, bringing the discs to the P500 (a member of the Satellite family). The system — which was released originally in June sans Blu-ray — sports an 18.4 inch (1920 x 1080) display, HDMI REGZA link, a Core 2 Duo CPU, 4GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive, and a slew of the standard ports and wireless radios. The laptop will be available in October, irony comes standard on all models. [Warning: read link is a PDF]
[Via Pocket-lint]
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Toshiba confirm Blu-ray notebooks and players in 2009
Toshiba have gone public with their plans to develop Blu-ray devices, as they were tipped to be back in July. The company has applied for membership of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), the marketing and promotion organization behind the format, together with confirming that they intend to launch both standalone Blu-ray players and notebooks with integrated Blu-ray drives sometime during 2009.
Toshiba’s involvement with Blu-ray has been a long time coming, not least because the company was responsible for the rival HD-DVD format. However HD-DVD failed to find favor with buyers, and so around eighteen months after announcing their format was dead, Toshiba have jumped onto the Blu-ray bandwagon.
In their press release, below, Toshiba highlight both the growth of Blu-ray products and the demand from consumers and retailers for them to produce their own range as key motivators. Back when HD-DVD collapsed, Toshiba had suggested that it would focus on digital delivery rather than another disc-style format.
Press Release:
Toshiba Applies to Join Blu-ray Disc Association
10 Aug, 2009Tokyo—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) announced today that the company has applied for membership of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) and plans to introduce products that support the Blu-ray format.
As a market leader in digital technologies, Toshiba provides a wide range of advanced digital products, such as DVD recorders and players, HDTVs and notebook PCs that support a wide range of storage devices, including hard disk drives (HDD), DVD, and SD Cards. In light of recent growth in digital devices supporting the Blu-ray format, combined with market demand from consumers and retailers alike, Toshiba has decided to join the BDA.
Toshiba aims to introduce digital products that support the Blu-ray format, including BD players and notebook PCs integrating BD drives, in the course of this year. Details of the products, including the timing of regional launches, are now under consideration. We will make announcements in due course.
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