Toshiba to bring rapid-fire photography to smaller cameras with new microSD cards

Toshiba is looking to help out owners of small mirrorless cameras (or even smartphone users) to shoot faster with new microSD cards. The new storage cards meet UHS-II specs, meaning it matches the performance of fastest full-sized SD cards, and has write speeds that are eight times faster than Toshiba's previous microSD line. It can help users take burst photos easier and even possibly support 4k video recording without hitches. Toshiba has provided 32GB and 64GB samples to different chip and gadget manufacturers to test out.

Source: Engadget

Decepticon! Toshiba's 5-in-1 concept PC previewed

Another gem from CES 2014, this is Toshiba's concept for a more than meets the eye PC that's notebook, desktop, tablet, canvas and TV in one. It is definitely one of the more inspired convertible designs we've seen so far and it would be cool to see this come to market. In the meantime, we can enjoy the photos of this ingenious take on a 5-in-one PC.

Photos by Alex Davies, shot with a Sony Cybershot RX10

Toshiba unveils camera module with Lytro-like capabilities

Toshiba announced the company’s efforts to develop a new camera module designed to allow refocusing for smartphone photos. The TCM9518MD module will be built with two 5-megapixel sensors and a dedicated processing chip to take both image and depth information and allow for after image refocusing (much like what the Lytro camera is doing).

The module is up for sampling at the moment, which means manufacturers can order small batches of the module to test for future devices.

 Source: Toshiba

CES 2013: Toshiba's Computer Graphic Watch concept at CES

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Las Vegas: CES 2013 was expected to be a big year of wearable computing or at least products falling under the Smart Watch category which link to smartphones and tablets. While companies like Pebble and Cookoo have a presence at the show, there haven't been too many exciting wearable devices except forToshiba's Computer Graphic Watch.

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