Colour-shifting metallic paint jobs are usually the preserve of prototype cars or very expensive custom PCs, but now Toshiba is using technology to bring the same effect to a slightly wider audience.
The finish is created using a technique called Picasus, which Toshiba developed in conjunction with materials experts at Japan's Touré Meihan. It works by using thousands of "nano-technology layers" sandwiched between a few polyester laminate films, giving the shimmering effect, which runs from turquoise to deep purple depending on the angle.
What makes this different from other similar technologies is that it doesn't use the heavy-metal oxides that usually crop up in pearlescent paints. The result is that the laptop is both striking and pretty environmentally friendly. And despite the super-shiny finish, the lid should remain fingerprint-free thanks to a special smudge-proof coating.
Although the T750 should catch a few glances, the spec sheet is a bit more pedestrian. The power comes courtesy of a 2.66GHz Intel Core i5 480M paired to 4GB DDR3, while the 15.6in screen boasts a meagre 1,366x768px resolution. On the upside, Tosh has thrown in a Cell-derived SpursEngine co-processor to take care of any video processing and decoding, as well as a TV tuner and a full-sized media-remote. Storage is provided by a 750GB hard drive and a Blu-ray drive, an HDMI out and USB 2.0 and eSATA ports adorn the outside of the chassis.
For the time being, it looks like this shiny media-notebook will be limited to Japan, but we wouldn't be surprised if it made its way to the wider world sometime in the near future.
