What does the future hold for laptop PCs?

Intel’s Sandy Bridge technology is less than a year old, but the next big thing already appears to be on the horizon.

The company showed off prototypes for its “Ivy Bridge” processors this week at its Intel Developer Forum and the early word is encouraging – with faster speeds, lower power consumption and amazing battery life.

Read more at Variety’s Technotainment blog

Toshiba vows glasses-free 3D TV within a year

Glasses-free 3D is something of the Holy Grail for television manfucturers – and Toshiba is making some pretty big claims about finding it.

The manufacturer announced at its Toshiba World conference in Rome that it plans to launch a glasses-free 3D set within the next 12 months. Toshiba officials didn’t offer a lot of details, but did say the sets will be 40-inches or bigger.

Read more at Variety’s Technotainment blog