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new Toshiba Qosmio F55 features integrated GPS

Jul 16, 2008 gps navigation

Toshiba recently announced Qosmio F55 laptop series, usually referred to as “gaming laptop” thanks to its Intel Core 2 Duo CPU and NVIDIA GPUs. What makes Qosmio F55s a little more interesting than the rest of the laptops is that they come with built-in GPS receiver Garmin mapping software. This makes Toshiba one of the first main stream computer manufacturers to embed a GPS receiver inside a laptop. This feature was mostly offered by government military contractors which made products such as the Getac B300, GoBook MR-1, SwitchBack, XR-1, and Catcher.

A unique feature on the Qosmio F55 laptop series is its GPS system powered by Garmin. Freeing users from the need of an Internet connection, the built-in GPS system allows users to determine their exact location within moments, as well as search for directions to millions of locations.

Another nice feature of the Qosmio series include the face recognition software that uses the built-in webcam to allow or deny access to users.

Qosmio F55-Q502 (MSRP $1,399.99)

• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P7350
• 3072MB PC-6400 DDR2 SDRAM
• 320GB Serial-ATA HDD
• DVD SuperMulti (+/-double layer) with Labelflash(TM) drive
• NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS with 512MB GDDR3 discrete graphics) memory
• Atheros (802.11 b/g/n)
• Built-in GPS

Qosmio F55-Q503 (MSRP $1,749.99)

• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9400
• 4096MB PC-6400 DDR2 SDRAM
• 320GB using two Serial-ATA HDD
• DVD SuperMulti (+/-double layer) with Labelflash(TM) drive
• NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS with 512MB GDDR3 discrete graphics memory
• Atheros (802.11 b/g/n)
• Bluetooth version 2.1 + EDR
• Built-in GPS