Toshiba Spectacle: World's First and Only 3D Monocle

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Visit us.toshiba.com to learn more about the award-winning Toshiba Spectacle, the world's first 3D monocle! Watching movies and playing games has never felt so real -- and so comfortable! The Spectacle is the product of groundbreaking technology and design, and fitting it all into a small circular package wasn't easy. How did we do it? Two triangular polarizing lenses were melded in parallel and encased in black-plated tungsten carbide for a lightweight and durable construction. For comfort, the casing was molded into the shape of an average human eye hole, and draped in bonded leather. Additionally, there are a variety of accessories available including: - Handy Strap in Chain Link - Designer Lenses - Spec-Pouch for Easy Mobility Visit us.toshiba.com to learn more! Toshiba Spectacle: Experience one-eyed 3D so real, you'd think you were using both eyes! Important Consumer Notice: Refrain from using two Toshiba Spectacle 3D devices simultaneously in each eye. Doing so may cause each device to render the corresponding 3D image in 3D yet again, resulting in an uncomfortable and infinite loop. If you haven't realized it by now, this is just our April Fool's joke for 2011. Although we're very serious about developing innovative products and technology, we enjoy pulling pranks and just having a good laugh too. Hope you liked this year's gag! See our other (and real) 3D products here: Laptops us.toshiba.com TVs us.toshiba.com Blu-Ray Players us.toshiba.com

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Blu-Ray - Sony Wins The Format War With Toshiba

For the past combine of years Hd Dvd and Blu-ray technology have been competing to come to be the commerce approved format for next-generation Dvds.

Toshiba's Hd Dvd system arrived in the store in April of 2006, the same year that Sony launched its Blu-ray system.

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In February 2008, Toshiba announced that it would cease production of its Hd Dvd players and recorders - effectively making the Blu-ray system the new commerce standard.

There were a estimate of key choosing factors in Sony's extreme victory - one of which was Sony's decision to ship their Ps3 console with a built-in Blu-ray player. To date over 10 million Ps3s have been sold worldwide - compared to only one million Hd Dvd players.

The potential customer base is therefore an order of magnitude higher for Blu-ray in comparison with Hd Dvd.

And of course, let's not forget that Sony Pictures is one of the largest studios in Hollywood. Obviously they were always going to back the Blu-ray format and they were followed by Disney and Twentieth Century Fox. Although Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros initially went with Hd Dvd, Warner Bros changed to supporting Blu-ray in January of 2008.

Toshiba themselves identified the decision of Warner Bros studio to use the Blu-ray format as the final nail in Hd Dvd's coffin. Of course, the previously mentioned disparity in the potential consumer base must have had a major sway on the Warner Bros' decision.

The emergence of a clearly defined commerce can only be good news for consumers. There can be no concerns about compatibility with a single commerce approved and, the cost of the players will tumble as other manufacturers commit to the Blu-ray standard.

As enthralling as it is to watch two corporate giants slug it out toe-to-toe, there are some commerce analysts who feel that the "format war" is a meaningless sideshow. Many commerce insiders feel that more and more consumers will choose to download their home movies from either the internet or from their cable Tv suppliers.

The example of Mp3 downloads - which de facto have a lower ability than original music Cds - is cited to retain this argument. The key factor in capturing the consumer store for music and video appears to be convenience and instant access, something which Sony and other Blu-ray providers would do well to remember in the future.

However, for the foreseeable future, Sony have set the approved and consumers can spend their hard earned cash without worrying about obsolescence - not for a minuscule while at least.

Blu-Ray - Sony Wins The Format War With Toshiba