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Toshiba Firsts of Their Kind

Toshiba, an integrated manufacturer of electrical and electronic equipment, traces its origins to the merger of two companies: Tanaka Engineering Works, which was established in 1875 and focused on heavy electrical apparatus, and Hakunetsu-sha & Co., Ltd., which focused on electronics. Tanaka Engineering Works was established by Hisashige Tanaka (1799-1881), a prolific inventor of popular products known as "the genius of mechanical wonders". Hakunetsu-sha & Co., Ltd. was founded by Ichisuke Fujioka (1857–1918), dubbed the "Father of electricity in Japan". His many achievements included manufacturing Japan's first incandescent light bulb and the development of Japan's first electric train and electric elevator. Toshiba's work in developing technologies for generating and then utilizing electricity continue to embody the spirit and DNA inherited from the mastery of the company's two founders.

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1890-1940 1875 Hisashige Tanaka opened a telegraph equipment company Hisashige Tanaka From the collection of Kurume City Board of Education
The ten-thousand year clock (Official name: the Man-nen JimeishoTen) Hisashige Tanaka incorporated the principles of the astronomical calendar with the essentials of western clock making technology to develop a clock with six faces. National Treasure: Important Cultural Property
Communications technologyThe needle telegraph, eseruterkurafu an Isahaya City tangible cultural property property of the Soda family
Ichisuke Fujioka
Designed an elevator for Ryounkaku, Japanﾕs first ever high-rise building. From the Electric Power Historical Museum, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc.
Japan's first electric train. From the Archives of the Electric Power Historical Museum, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc.,
Environmental Management: History of Toshiba's Activities
1979 Energy Saving Law. Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy
May,1987 Started to set up a plastic materials database
1995 Use of plastic chassis for incineration. those that do not include bromine type halogens that produce dioxins
1998 Development of the world's first halogen- and antimony-free printed wiring boards.
Apr, 1998 Amendments to energy saving laws. all models in Toshiba's laptop PC range have already cleared the target values of the current laws
Jun, 1999 Toshiba Group Global Environment Meetings.
2000 Energy-Saving Labeling (JPN)
2001 Start of adoption of lead free soldering
Apr, 2001 Recycling Law (JPN)
Apr, 2001 EPEAT
Apr, 2001 Laws to promoting green procurement. national laws related to the promotion, etc., of procurement of environmental products and the like.
Apr, 2001 Laws that promote the effective use of resources. Collection and recycling of small-type rechargeable secondary batteries.
2001 Home Appliance Recycling Law (JPN)
Sep, 2001 PC Green Label Program (JPN)
2003 Application on all surfaces of printed circuit boards produced in-house.
2003 Develop unique eco-efficiency indicator called Factor T
Sep, 2003 Recycling of Computers
2005 Addition of the eco utility function.
Jan, 2005 Start of retail sales of RoHS compliant notebook PCs. Early start of sales of PCs totally RoHS compliant parts and components, including the DVD drive and other parts.
Jly, 2006 Execution of EU RoHS and J-Moss.
Jly, 2007 Environmental Design Guidelines
Jly, 2007 End of use of PVC (polyvinylchloride) in PCs. Prohibition on the use of PVC in packaging materials, plus the removal of PVC from the outer casings of some products.
Jly, 2007 Eliminated use of all BFR in exterior cases and in molded plastic parts weighing more than 25g (except AC adaptors).
2008 Addition of the Auto View(TM) function.
2009 Work on the Energy Star program.
2010 Announcement of the world's first TV integrating a back-up battery.
2011 Announcement of the world's first TV integrating a semiconductor eco chip that achieves zero electricity consumption during standby.
Advice from Thomas Edison inspired Ichisuke Fujioka and led to his work to light Meiji-era Tokyo with light bulbs with bamboo filaments.Incandescent light bulbs
History was changed with the world's largest class of transmission tubes.Radio transmission tubes
Toshiba has developed the first tube in Japan in 1917, based on the knowledge and equipment acquired in the manufacture of incandescent vacuum engineering. Radio receivers
 

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1950 A timely response to the demands created by the new age of television.TV broadcast transmitters
The digital device that formed the basis of modern day computer operations.Development of Electronic Computer TAC
One of the main driving forces of Japan's economic growth in the 80s, when hundreds of millions of units were sold worldwide. Helical-scan-type video tape recorders (VTR)
Toshiba realized the dream of a 100%
 

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1960 The beautiful images were the final result of repeated testing.Color Television Set
Operational speeds were 100s of times faster than those of its competitors.Development of Japan's first micro-program computer
 

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1970 Reliability, lower energy consumption and stable pictures.All transistor color TVs
A groundbreaking product integrating a global standard system to provide bright and clear pictures.Black stripe-type cathode-ray tubes
Performance of the LC filter was adept, but any manufacturers were also struggling to commercialize. Toshiba was able to produce by Single crystal growth technology and innovative filter design. Commenced mass production of the world's first SAW device for use in TV sets
An excellent product that achieved the realization of kana to kanji conversion. Japanese language word processor
 

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1980 The integration of diverse technologies in pursuit of portability, miniaturization and low energy conumption.The World's First laptop PC
From its market launch, it swept many awards and was admired as the King of the Laptops The world's first laptop to integrate a small format HDD
Opened the way to go-anywhere portable computing. The world's first A4-sized notebook PC
 

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1990 Operated on the same Windows 95 as a desktop PC. The world's smallest and lightest mini-notebook PC
Took the lead in the unification of the DVD standard.The world's first DVD player
 

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2000  
Next generation video recorders integrating hard disc drives and DVD-RAM.The World's First HDD & DVD video recorder
Domestic electrical appliances connected to home terminals, which are loaded with Bluetooth™ and achieve wireless network control of domestic appliances.The World's First wireless controllers networked home appliances
Possible to record and view a whole day of terrestrial digital television programs broadcast on up to 8 channels.The World's First LCD TV Integrating the Cell Broadband Engine(TM)
Toshiba's development of a unique engine and the no-glasses 3D panel resulted in the invention of a new 3D imaging technology.Toshiba Unveils World First 3D LCD TVs without Dedicated Glasses
The first Japanese company to release a product meeting Intel Corporation's Ultrabook specification.The world's lightest*1, slimmest*2 Ultrabook
*1 Ultrabook™ is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation.*2 For a notebook PC integrating a wide 13.3-inch LCD.*3 Comparison made at the thickest point, excluding protrusions Depth approx. 15.9mm (approx. 8.3mm at the front) Source: Toshiba, as of October 2011
Linking to a TV or Blu-Ray Disc recorder allows enjoyment of TV programs at high resolution.Launched the world's thinnest and lightest*1 10.1-inch tablet.
*1 For a table integrating a 10.1-inch LCD. Source: Toshiba, as of October 2011
 

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