Asus to launch 5-6 Intel-powered Ultrabooks in October

Asus will launch as many as six Ultrabooks in October, Asus chairman Jonney Shih said on Monday. The notebooks will offer screen sizes between 11.6-inches and 13.3-inches. Intel detailed its plans to introduce a new category of notebooks, which it dubbed “Ultrabooks” in May. The chip maker hopes the new category will dominate 40% of the consumer notebook market by the end of 2012 and says the devices will combine the performance of today's laptops with a tablet-like experience. Earlier reports suggested that mass production of Ultrabooks will begin in September and Intel recently invested $300 million in an effort to speed up the process of creating the devices. The first such device to hit the market is largely expected to be the ASUS UX21. Acer, Asus and Lenovo have all detailed plans to launch sub-$1,000 Ultrabooks during the fourth quarter but Shih said the six from Asus will be priced between $900 and $2,000.
source: Boy Genius Report

Toshiba Ships Qosmio F755-3D290 Glasses-Free 3D Laptop

The Toshiba Qosmio F755-3D290, the only available glasses-free 3D laptop on the market today, can be purchased now.

Another interesting thing is that the new Qosmio can run both 2D and 3D content on its screen at the same time, and this is the first laptop ever to have that capability. Also supported is 2D-to-3D video content conversion.

Regarding other components, the gaming- and entertainment-class Qosmio F755-3D290 features the Intel Core i7 2630QM quad-core processor, NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 1GB dedicated graphics, 6GB RAM, a 750GB hard drive, Blu-ray burner, harman/kardon stereo speakers, HDMI with 3D output capability, and a USB 3.0 port.

The battery life lasts up to 3 hours and 4 minutes, according to the specifications.

The Toshiba Qosmio F755-3D290 is priced at $1,700 and can be bought direct from Toshiba.
source: Laptoping.com