By cobrad
Toshiba has announced that is planning to launch two new
commercial products that will be based on PlayStation 3 technology. The Japanese news site Tech-On! reports that an upcoming
Toshiba HDTV will use the PS3's core Cell processor to enable some high-end features not normally seen on consumer television sets. One of these features is "real-time
upscaling of
SD signals into
HD resolution". Another interesting feature will be "the ability to play and record multiple TV shows at the same time." Another feature is described as the ability to "display
video as if it is being viewed through
opera glasses." Although unclear, it seems that may be a description of a zoom function. The second product is a
notebook which will use Toshiba and Sony's SpursEngine graphics processor. There was no other details available for the
laptop however. The notebook is expected to launch Q4 2008 while the
TV should arrive in fall 2009.