Rumour of Toshiba laptop with 10 minute charging

There is a rumour doing the rounds at the moment which says that Toshiba are going to release a new laptop that is not only the world’s lightest 13 inch laptop but that it can also be charged in only 10 minutes. Now that got my attention. Most of the information seems to have come from VozExpress originally, and here’s the gist of what’s being said. The Toshiba laptop will have a 13 inch screen with an aspect ratio of 16:9, comes with an optional 512 GB SSD and will be available in Core i3, i5 or i7 versions, has 4GB of memory, and you’ll also find a USB 3.0 dock as well as “blaze mountain” CPU cooling. All this is packed into a slim line form to weigh in at less than a kilo. However, the most exciting part is the super charged ion battery. Apparently the device comes with a standard battery along with a second SciB, which can apparently be charged to 90 percent in only 10 minutes.What this means is that those who are looking for a super portable lightweight computer needn’t go for a Netbook with a tiny screen but for the much more convenient 13 inch screen without compromising on the weight. Also, the reason we want ultra portables is so that we can carry them about with us but the downside to that is that the battery will all too often die on us if we want to spend the best part of a day away from home and we have to spend much too long attached to a plug to charge it up again. The difference between having a battery that takes hours to charge up so that you can have a few hours use in the wild, to a battery that can be charged in only ten minutes even if the time between charges is reduced, is phenomenal for those who spend a lot of time on the move. In fact it means we might just be able to work on our laptops all day.We haven’t come across any snippets of what this sort of laptop might cost but my main concern is whether or not this laptop actually manifests into a reality rather than remain a rumour and if so I for one would be more than a bit interested.
Check out the latest Green Laptop Charger from iGo :
We all have to charge up our laptops and other devices and in doing so we have to use power, however, as more and more of us become energy conscious, obviously the less power we use the better it is for the planet.Well for the greener minded amongst you, the latest laptop charger from iGo Green Technology will apparently automatically reduce wasted standby power by up to 85 percent over standard laptop chargers and you don’t even have to unplug it.

Here are the key features of the iGo green laptop charger:

• Guaranteed to safety and quickly charge your laptop automatically
• The automatic shut off means your laptop only uses as much power as needed to charge it an not one watt more
• The charger works anywhere in the world so you can take it everywhere you go – no need for a voltage converter
• It’s compatible with most laptops including those from Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, MSI, Sony, as well as others.
• Included is an iGo USB charging cable 15” which plug directly into the USB port on the charger or on any other USB port to charge other mobile devices (the iGo device power tips are sold separately)
• Wall cable 6’
• You can use different power tips that will allow you to charge up all your devices including mobile phones, MP3 players, portable gaming devices, and others
• Charger comes with 2 years warranty from date of purchase with an additional year available if you register it
• The dimensions of the charger are 155.5 x 70 x 16.5 mm
• Input power is 100-240 VAC; 50/60 Hz
• Output is 90 W
• The charger comes with a travel case for easy portability when travelling
You know what it’s like; most of us just plug in our laptops for charging and then forget about them and in doing so we waste masses of energy once the laptop is fully charged but still attached to the socket.With this charger we don’t have to do anything to go greener other than use the thing. It uses precisely the right amount of power and then simply switches off. Even if our laptop is off but still attached to the socket it won’t use up extra power. Cool!If you fancy one of these then it’ll cost you $99 and you can order it directly from the iGo website.