Toshiba A7, A3X, A6 Some of Toshiba’s electronics move very quickly indeed, Toshiba received over

Some of Toshiba’s electronics move very quickly indeed.

Notebooks aren’t the only power stations Toshiba build.

If you’re in a hurry to get to a meeting, Japan’s the place to do it. The bullet trains on the island of Kyushu, for instance, operate at speeds of up to 260 km/h. Ensuring that everything runs smoothly at these speeds is not a trivial task. Toshiba supplied over

70% of the key electrics that keep these trains on track. Something to ponder, as you’re gliding through the countryside with a Toshiba Notebook on your lap racing through the work.

Toshiba is one of the world’s leading suppliers of power generation plants, and produces some of the world’s most efficient and reliable steam turbines and generators. The company also develops all of the complex control systems that keep them running smoothly. The same emphasis on reliability applies to Toshiba’s approach to engineering Notebooks – after all, millions of people depend on both to get things done.

Toshiba received over

1,250 patents in the US in 2005. So there’ll be lots more interesting

things happening soon.

When you’re this far from a Service Centre,

reliability is really, really important.

If you think you have a tough day, try working in space. Satellites in orbit experience temperatures of over 100 degrees Celsius when they’re in direct sunlight, and then plunge to minus 170 when they move into the Earth’s shadow. This is a high stress environment. No wonder things can go wrong - and no wonder reliability is so important. Toshiba

has an active space division, building key components for the International Space Station (including a multi-jointed robot arm to help with docking and experiments) and numerous communications and research satellites. Like many of Toshiba’s Notebook technologies, these too are designed to handle the rigours of travel.