dynabook TX/98MBL: Toshiba announces 3D notebook

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Monday, June 7th, 2010

Not a week passes without a Japanese company announcing a 3D-enabled device lately. Today, it’s Toshiba, which just unveiled [JP] a 3D-capable notebook, the dynabook TX/98MBL. According to the company, it’s the world’s first notebook that lets you view 3D content stored on Blu-rays (next to playing NVIDIA 3D Vision games).

Toshiba’s new flagship has the following specs:

  • 15.6-inch “ClearSuperView LED” display (120Hz/1,366×768 resolution)
  • Intel Core i7 740QM CPU (1.73GHz)
  • Blu-ray burner
  • 4GB RAM (8GB max.)
  • Nvidia GeForce GTS 350M graphics card
  • 640GB HDD
  • built-in harman/kardon stereo speakers
  • one HDMI interface and four USB 2.0 ports
  • IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Ethernet
  • 3.3MP web cam
  • Windows 7 Home Premium(32/64bit) as the OS

Toshiba plans to start selling the dynabook TX/98MBL in Japan at the end of next month (price: $2,750, including active shutter glasses and a remote control).

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