Toshiba Japan has decided to release their first netbook for the Japanese market. The NB100 feature an 8.9-inch LCD screen with 1024 x 600 resolution, a 1.6GHz Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 120GB hard drive, WiFi, and will be available in either Ubuntu or Windows XP OS. Available in Cosmic Black, Champagne Gold, and Bright Silver, the price starts at $757, which is more expensive than the price in Europe for approx. €472.

Toshiba today became the first company to unveil a WiMAX-ready notebook computer. The latest addition in its flagship Satellite series is a 13.3″ ultra portable machine for business professionals. Of course, the main attraction of this notebook is its support for next generation wireless internet connectivity. The Satellite U405-ST550W laptop PC will be WiMAX enabled to offer users a rich, immersive mobile Internet experience over entire metropolitan areas .

Toshiba launched the new Dynabook NX Series notebook. The laptop comes equipped with a 12.1 inch LED backlighted LCD screen with WXGA resolution (1280×800), a 1.20GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 CPU, supports up to 3GB2GB of RAM, 128GB of SSD or 160GB of SATA HDD, and DVD Super Multi Drive, Wi-Fi b/g/n, three USB ports, e-Sata port, and SD card slot. The Toshiba Dynabook NX Notebook retails for €1200 (HDD model) or €1930(SSD model).

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it will enhance its Japanese line-up of industry leading Qosmio AV notebooks with the launch of new models, the Qosmio G50 series and Qosmio F40 series, that integrate the streaming media processing power of the TOSHIBA Quad Core HD Processor SpursEngine SE1000 (SpursEngine). Both new series will be brought to market in Japan in late July. In parallel, Toshiba also announced the launch of the new dynabook Qosmio FX, which integrates the latest high performance graphics processor.

Toshiba’s Digital Products Division, has announced the expansion of its flagship Qosmio brand with three new laptops, the Qosmio G55, Qosmio X305 and Qosmio F55. All these three laptops have been designed for users who like gaming, multimedia and advanced mobility technology.

“In an effort to take this standard to the next level for gamers and multimedia enthusiasts alike, the three new Qosmio models have been tailored specifically towards their personal interests, while staying true to the incredible user-experience that the Qosmio family is known for,” said Jeff Barney, vice president and general manager, Digital Products Division, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.

Toshiba’s Qosmio X305, Qosmio G55 and Qosmio F55 feature advanced characteristics like Fusion finish, Feathertouch multimedia buttons, a high-speed eSATA port and Harman Kardon high-fidelity bass reflex speakers with built-in sub-woofer. Moreover, all these laptops are RoHS compatible and help reducing environmental impact by restricting the use of lead.

All three new Qosmio models will be available later this summer from major consumer electronics and computer stores nationwide and directly from Toshiba at www.toshibadirect.com.

Toshiba released irst notebook with a 128GB solid-state drive. The Portégé R500-S5007V exploits the company’s in-house 128GB drive to double the storage available in a very thin ultraportable while still keeping the incidental benefits of an SSD, such as very quick response times as well as the better battery life and skip-proof nature of flash memory. The system weighs just 2.4 pounds and maintains its earlier thickness of just 0.77 inches while keeping a built-in DVD drive — the only notebook in the class to do so. The R500 continues to rely on several other features that help keep older versions light and longer lasting; its 12-inch display is LED-lit and transflective, keeping it thin but reducing glare while outdoors; a 1.33GHz ultra-low voltage Core 2 Duo and 2GB of RAM give it just enough performance to run Windows Vista Business while netting about eight hours of battery life. Bluetooth, a fingerprint reader, and 802.11n Wi-Fi are also standard on the system, as are Ethernet and other features sometimes dropped from ultraportables.

Toshiba doesn’t say whether the S5007V edition of the R500 is shipping today but gives the configuration a $2,999 price point.

Toshiba will be releasing a new laptop called the G55 next month for $1,550. The G55 features an 18.4-inch (1680 x 945) display, Centrino 2 CPU, GeForce 9600M GT, 4GB of RAM, dual drives, and the “Quad Core HD processor” powering many media functions including the camera-based visual gesture control system. The visual gesture system enables users to use their hands to communicate any number of functions for the laptop.