Toshiba has a bunch of different notebooks. The company is big in the electronics market and was the major firm behind the defunct HD DVD format. Toshiba has gone in the Blu-ray market now and has announced the industry’s first PC that supports Blu-ray 3D.

The new notebook is called the Dynabook TX/98MBL and has a 15.6-inch 120Hz LED backlit screen ready for 3D. The 3D effects use the NVIDIA 3D Vision system and support 3D games and future 3D Blu-ray titles.

When I first started using my netbook when I travelled for work I often ended up hitting the track pad with the palm of my hand. That made whatever I was typing end up in a place other than where I wanted it to be. I ended up having to turn the track pad off when I was doing lots of typing to stop that from happening.

Synaptics has announced new technology at Computex that will stop accidental activation of the track pad by the palm of your hand. The tech is called TouchPad-IS and is capable of recognizing up to four fingers.

3D is still the focus in 2010 and so Asus has introduced its 3D gaming notebook, the RoG G53. There’s no release date or price mentioned yet, but since we’re talking a gaming notebook that supports 3D, you’ll be paying a premium.

Some specs include: Core i3, i5 and i7 processor options, Up to 16GB of DDR3 memory on the quad-core machines (up to 8GB for dual-core options), 15.6-inch LED backlit HD display, NVIDIA graphics, Dual hard drive/SSD support, Optional Blu-ray drive, USB 3.0 ports and an HDMI 1.4 port.

When I first got my iPad, I plugged it into my computer and sat there wondering why exactly it didn’t show to be charging. After fiddling a bit I RTFM and realized the reason was that the USB port on my PC only had 0.5A and the iPad needs 1.2A.

MSI has announced a fix for any computer using its mainboards that is called i-Charger. The app can recognize what you plug into the USB port to charge. When the iPad is recognized, the app will change the USB port power profile to over 1.2A so the iPad can get power.

If I have to work from my laptop or my netbook for any length of time, I almost always take a laptop stand with me. I hate looking down at the screen; it gives me a headache after a while. The catch is that most notebook stands are so bulky you can’t fit them into a notebook bag.

AViiQ has announced a new notebook stand simply called the Portable Laptop Stand, and the name describes the stand well. The little stand is only a quarter of an inch thick when folded up.

We have heard that the HP TouchSmart line would be getting new CPUs from the Intel Core 2010 line up a while back. Exactly when we would see the small notebooks get the CPU upgrade was unknown. If you have been waiting for one of these machines running a new Intel Core 2010, it has surfaced on Amazon.

The HP TouchSmart tm2-2050us has a 12.1-inch WXGA LED display. The graphics are powered by Intel integrated HD, which is a bit disappointing. The machine has an aluminum finish with a new riptide design in modern argento.

I like a large notebook for watching movies, though large notebooks aren’t for everybody. Here’s a notebook with a large display that looks pretty nice. The Acer 7552G. We don’t have many technical details just yet, but we do know that it comes with the latest AMD Vision Technology, combining the AMD Phenom II Quad-core mobile CPU with ATI Mobility Radeon HD graphics.

A notebook with this size display is great for multimedia capabilities, hence the included Blu-ray drive and HDMI output.

Samsung has a new anti-glare screen option for us, with the P580 notebook, which features a 15.6-inch 1,366 x 768 LED-lit screen and keyboard with numeric keypad. Under the hood there’s a Core i3 or i5 CPU, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M (1GB GDDR3) graphics, Trusted Platform Module security, Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, and 2GB to 4GB of RAM.

There’s also four chargeable USB 2.0 ports (one is also eSATA) and the docking port. It weighs just 5.51 pounds. Hopefully the pricing is affordable enough for your business needs.

Samsung has released a Barbie Special Edition of its X170 Notebook in Korea. I guess Ken just has to share hers. The very slim and powerful Core 2 Duo with its 4GB of RAM and 500GB HDD will be available in Black or Pink.

And it also comes with a huge amount of Barbie stuff ranging from logos, screen saver, desktops icons, an eating disorder for your teen and likely a subscription to some fashion mags.

When it comes to ultraportable notebooks, the 13-inch segment is where many shoppers search for their perfect machines. The 13-inch ultraportable is a good compromise between power and usability for many consumers.

Toshiba is said to be working on a new notebook that is the lightest 13-inchnotebook in the world. Rumors peg the machine at under 1kg with a SSD for storage. The machine will also reportedly have a USB 3.0 dock and more.

You know how it is. You find yourself standing in the middle of a field, with your laptop. You have your laptop and a willingness to do some work, but what you lack is a desk. Maybe you like to work among nature, I don’t know.

Well, now you can erect a desk anywhere thanks to this Thanko Notebook Tripod Stand. It’s just an aluminium plate with a 1/4″ tripod thread and air vents, but it allows you to work almost anywhere. Think of the possibilities.

Sony’s new VAIO E series laptops already come in pretty colors, but if you think it still needs more pizazz, you can accessorize it further. Sony is now offering keyboard skins for the laptop. The skins will cost you $20 each and are available in green, blue, purple, black or pink.

Sony Insider says that they even improve the feel of the keyboard, and they seem like they are inclined to hug it tight and not fall off, which is always nice.

MSI has a bunch of different notebook and netbook models. Most of its machines are powered by Intel CPUs with the Atom being popular in the netbook line. Rumors are circulating that a new notebook is coming from MSI called the U250 that will have a dual-core AMD CPU.

The U250 will use an AMD Athlon II Neo dual core K325 CPU running at 1.3GHz. The machine will have 4GB of RAM and 320GB of storage. The GPU will have 512MB of dedicated RAM, but it doesn’t say what GPU will be used.

Samsung’s N150 is now available in a wide range of colors, allowing you to taste the rainbow. The colors come in shades like Flamingo Pink, Bermuda Blue and Caribbean Yellow and many others. Under the hood everything else remains the same.

To refresh your memory, some of the specs include an Intel Atom N450 1.6GHz processor, a 250GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM. And if the color options are not to your liking, you can always go with for the regular black model.

Now the Origin EON18 has a sibling. The company has added the 15.6-inch EON15 to the lineup. This looks like a good one for the serious gamer who wants a good machine that they can lug around and play games with.

The EON15 starts at $1,899, and some of the specs include an Intel Core i7 processor, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M or GTX 280M, 4GB-8GB RAM, 160GB-500GB hard drive or 80GB-250GB SSD, DVD Burner or Blu-ray burner, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI output and Gigabit Ethernet.