Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Laptops

Toshiba has been touting its Cell-based SpursEngine graphics chip for some time now, but it looks like its finally starting to get a bit more specific about when we can expect to see it in actual products. According to Register Hardware, Toshiba will begin offering the chip in some of its multimedia-oriented notebooks sometime this year, with TVs and DVD players set to get it by the fall of 2009. The chip itself, for those not up to speed, uses its Cell-based technology (specifically, four of the Cell’s Synergistic Processing Element cores) to handle some heavy-duty graphics processing, including upscaling standard definition content to high-def levels, something Toshiba has apparently taken to calling “super-resolution.” Now word on what sort of premium (if any) we can expect to pay for such wonders, but Toshiba is apparently betting pretty heavily on the technology as part of its post HD DVD strategy.

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Not one to just follow the crowd, BUILT has thrown an interesting twist on the oh-so-popular Neoprene laptop case. The Laptop Backpack enables users to tote their 12- to 17-inch machine right on their back along with textbooks, LAN party flyers and a copy of The Daily Bugle; you’ll also find a couple of smaller compartments for storing peripherals and accessories. The material itself is water- and stain-resistant, and the pack is available in two sizes to fit all but the most atypical of frames. According to BUILT, the new wave of laptop carrying should begin today at $80 a pop.

[Via BeSportier]

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We’ve gotten a ton of info on the MSI Wind, but so far pricing details have been a closely-guarded secret. Good thing we’ve got wonder-importers Expansys to help us out, though — they’ve just listed the Wind at the pretty decent price of $610. That’s not bad for a 10-inch screen, 1.6GHz processor (supposedly an Atom), 1GB of RAM, an 80GB disk and XP, but let’s hope things get even cheaper when this thing hits the US for real.

[Via UMPC Portal]

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HP’s Mini-Note 2133 is due to get all-new Windows XP configurations this month, and it looks like early pricing details are starting to leak out. If the numbers are accurate, a base 1.2GHz rig with 1GB of RAM and a 120GB disk will run you $729, and bumping things up to 1.6GHz, 2GB of RAM and a 160GB disk will set you back $819. That’s pretty steep — but remember, early pricing info on the currently-available models was a tiny bit off, so these numbers could change when these hit sometime next week.

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Images and details on Dell’s Inspiron 1435, 1535, and 1735 have just surfaced. At 1 in - 1.5 in thick, they feature “slot-loading drives, with a Blu-ray option, and up to Core 2 Duo T5850 2.16GHz chips. No word yet on pricing. Click here for first picture in gallery.

3G options are also available across the lineup, and just about anything else you might find useful in a mid-range laptop. Apparently the 1435 isn’t due until October, but the 1735 is coming on June 9 and the 1535 on the 26th of this month.

[via Engadget]

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We’ve seen the future of coffee cups, and they have built-in computers. Put simply, “the operation of this new Personal computer follows certain behaviours when people use cups.” Click here for first picture in gallery

Such as contain, collecting, piling and pouring water into other cups, ‘PC’ has functions of storing, sharing and organising information.

[via NextGenDesignComp]

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For those wondering if the Blendtec blender could handle the Wiimote, look no furthur than Tom Dickson’s latest segment. Continue reading to watch.

You know the drill. Gadgets, blenders, blending, poisonous smoke. Think two Wii Remotes can withstand the fury of a Blendtec blender?

[via Kotaku]

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The X-47B UCAS is a “a transformational, carrier-capable, multi-mission, unmanned combat air vehicle.” Future Weapons takes a look at this high-tech aircraft after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Strike fighter-sized, it is a survivable, long range, high endurance and persistent platform capable of a variety of missions including Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, and Time Sensitive Targeting/Strike.

[via BotJunkie - Northrop Grumman]

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Just when you thought Ben Heck was ready for a vacation, he unveils his latest creation: custom Guitar Hero pedal controllers. Continue reading for an overview and video. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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This 150 LED-equipped R/C plane is a great idea well executed, and it performs to match. Taking to the skies brightly and gracefully. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The creator tells us the brightest model consumes 75W of lighting electricity and is “painfully bright at night.”

[via Gizmodo]

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