Toshiba Facts for Kids

The Toshiba logo.

Toshiba is a big Japanese company that makes many different kinds of products. You might have seen their TVs, laptops, or even elevators! They create everything from computers and phones to power systems and medical equipment.

Toshiba Corporation started in 1939. It was formed when two companies joined together: one that made telegraph equipment and another that made light bulbs.

How Toshiba Started
- Early Beginnings
- Becoming Toshiba
What Toshiba Makes
- Electronics for Your Home
- Big Systems and Equipment
Famous Toshiba Brands
Images for kids
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How Toshiba Started

Toshiba has a long and interesting history. It all began with two separate companies that later became one.

Early Beginnings

In 1875, a man named Tanaka Hisashige started a factory that made electric equipment. This was one of the companies that would later form Toshiba.
The other company, Tokyo Denki, started in 1890 and focused on making light bulbs.

Becoming Toshiba

In 1939, these two companies, Shibaura Seisaku-sho (Tanaka's company) and Tokyo Denki, merged. They formed a new company called Tokyo Shibaura Electric K.K. Later, this company became known simply as Toshiba.

What Toshiba Makes

Toshiba makes a huge variety of products and offers many services around the world. Here are some of the things they create:

Electronics for Your Home

Flat Panel TVs: These are the thin, modern televisions you see today.
PCs (Personal Computers): Laptops and desktop computers for school, gaming, and work.
Blu-ray Disc Players: Devices that play high-definition movies.
3D Televisions: TVs that can show images in three dimensions.

Big Systems and Equipment

Elevators and Escalators: The moving stairs and lifts you use in big buildings.
Control Systems: These help manage things like air traffic at airports, railway systems, and even security in buildings.
Medical Equipment: Toshiba makes advanced machines for hospitals, like CT and MRI scanners, which help doctors see inside the body. They also make ultrasound and X-ray machines.

Famous Toshiba Brands

Toshiba has special names for some of its product lines. Here are a few you might recognize:

VEGETA: This is the brand name for Toshiba's refrigerators.
ZABOON: This brand is used for their clothes dryers.
TORNEO: This is the name for some of their vacuum cleaners.
Smarbo: Another brand for their cleaner products.
dynabook: This is the brand name for Toshiba's personal computers, especially laptops.
REGZA: This brand is used for some of their TVs and phones.

Images for kids

The Toshiba pavilion at Expo '85.
In 1950, Tokyo Shibaura Denki was renamed Toshiba. This logo was used from 1950 to 1969.
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Toshiba logo used from 1969 to 1984.
The logo for HD DVD, a high-definition disc format.
The Toshiba research and development facility in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
Toshiba Europe offices in Neuss, Germany.
Toshiba Canada offices.
A Toshiba television.
A Toshiba Blu-ray Disc Player.
A Toshiba Qosmio notebook.
A Toshiba USB flash drive.
A Fujitsu Toshiba smartphone.
A Toshiba Air conditioner.
A Toshiba Super Color Vision screen in use at Kyoto Racecourse.
A Toshiba SCiB rechargeable battery.
A Toshiba T9769A integrated circuit.
A Toshiba hard disk.
A Toshiba Vantage Titan MRT-2004 MRI scanner.
A ToshibaVision screen in use during the ball drop in Times Square from 2008 to 2018.
A Toshiba elevator in Taipei 101.
A Toshiba Satellite A300 notebook.

Toshiba facts for kids

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