Toshiba promising TransferJet equipped products by end of the year

After years of demos, it's looking like 2010 could finally be the year that TransferJet goes mainstream. Just a month after the release of the TransferJet-ready Sony VAIO F and CyberShots, Toshiba's saying that it's prepping products with the near field communication technology to hit in the second half of the year. It appears Tosh demoed the same TransferJet-compatible Qosmio that we saw at CEATEC last year, but the guys at Reg Hardware are assuming the company's lappies will be the first products to support the short-range, high-speed sharing feature. We'd still like to see some other TransferJet gadgets pop up to make this whole ecosystem worthwhile, but this is one step closer. You better not be pulling our leg, Toshiba!

[buoy Posted Feb 11th 2010 3:06AM]

question: why is the track pad so far to the left?

[BUNT2 Posted Feb 11th 2010 3:11AM]

No problem for me, I normally wank with my right...

[andylaiphoto Posted Feb 11th 2010 3:17AM]

@buoy There is a numer pad on the right side of the keyboard.

[formetopoopon Posted Feb 11th 2010 3:09AM]

And they say the Grinch's computer grew three sizes that day....

[Sarcasme Posted Feb 11th 2010 3:10AM]

That thing is huge

[Information Central Posted Feb 11th 2010 3:13AM]

TransferJet: the "solution" nobody asked for.

This thing has a range of 3 cm. WTF is the point? If you're within 3 cm of the computer, why in hell don't you just jam the memory card into a reader and drag & drop the files off it?

Stupid.

[MaczekWolniek Posted Feb 11th 2010 3:51AM]

@Information Central
Why would you jam memory card into a reader if you can just put the phone near a laptop?

Stupid.

[Information Central Posted Feb 11th 2010 4:43AM]

Gee, let's see:
1. Every computer has USB and can take a $10 card reader (or has one already). Moreover, you can put the reader where you need it (like on your desk) instead of 3cm away from a computer that might be on the floor, behind your monitor, whatever.

2. You can use any camera and memory card, not just the ones with TransferJet.

3. Wireless data rates generally suck worse than USB.

How's that?

[Argot Posted Feb 11th 2010 5:33AM]

@Information Central : You don't always have a cable with you. If it's something that has a tendency to disappear it's cables. Not to mention that micro-USB breaks and are pretty expensive.

[nicholasphan Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:07AM]

@Information Central

TransferJet seems pretty awesome to me. The short range IS a feature and many people, like you, don't seem to understand it.

[Information Central Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:48AM]

There's nothing to "understand." You either think it's a good idea or you don't. It's that simple.

[FuZi0nDET Posted Feb 11th 2010 11:54AM]

@Information Central
It's really not just about transferring with out a cable. TransferJet is faster than USB 2 and is also about 187 times faster than Bluetooth. Wifi requires some sort of setup and is never the easiest solution. TransferJet is point to point so there is no need for pins or network setup. It's also faster than Wifi.

With 2 TransferJet enabled cameras you can simply share photos by touching the cameras together once you turn on TransferJet mode.

You can do the same thing with cellphones and hopefully it gets implemented in MP3 players, it would be pretty cool to transfer a song to your friend in a few seconds just by touching your MP3 players together. I think it's great to see other companies announcing transferjet products.

[Information Central Posted Feb 14th 2010 1:38PM]

@FuZi0nDET

OK, thanks for the info. If it's really that fast, then maybe it will provide some advantage.

[iRawr Posted Feb 11th 2010 3:14AM]

every time they come up with a great idea like this must they make a new standard for it? won't it be wonderful if TransferJet works over Bluetooth. That way we won't have a million different data transfer standards and we also won't have to get a special piece of hardware to make it work -it just be a driver or a software on your machine. I'm pretty sure there is a reason why they didn't use Bluetooth but I'm just saying.

[nicholasphan Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:06AM]

@iRawr

bluetooth works over a long range and requires pairing

[FuZi0nDET Posted Feb 11th 2010 11:59AM]

@iRawr
It would be nice if it were that simple, unfortunately it isn't. Blue-tooth has been around for ages and isn't really the best wireless solution for transferring data.

TransferJet is around 187 times faster than blue-tooth and only requires touching the devices together once you turn on the TransferJet mode to share your data. I'm more advanced with electronics than the average customers and I find bluetooth to be frustrating at times.

[mnhthebest Posted Feb 11th 2010 4:33AM]

Is it just me or is the trackpad unbelievably tiny?

[n0ne Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:19AM]

That Lappy, is a Cow.

[beaups Posted Feb 11th 2010 11:27AM]

@n0ne

It's a Qosmio....most of which are 18.4".

[buoy Posted Feb 11th 2010 6:40PM]

I like the transfer "table" concept. You place your camera down on the table, your photos appear under it via transferjet instead of pairing/bluetooth/wifi.

you can also do transferjet-based transactions. if anyone's seen the series 'defying gravity' that type of system is showcased conceptually there and seems to work quite well. your wallet becomes virtual and having to "log in" to access your wallet on a device makes "stealing" a person's virtual wallet useless.

memory sticks with no usb cable are nice, but would require at least induction and/or some sort of battery, which is fine for me. bring on the future is what i say :)