Dynabook. The company is the spun off PC division of the still existing Toshiba, https://www.global.toshiba/ww/products-solutions.html 80.1% of which was purchased by Foxconn-owned Sharp in June 2018, with the remaining 19.9% purchased two years later in June, 2020.

The company has a 36-year history of innovation and firsts I've personally witnessed over the years at various Toshiba launches, with one of my first Toshiba laptops being a T1900 with clip on trackball, and later, a Toshiba 465-CDX, a wonderful computer of its day that I remember fondly.

Today, Dynabook continues that legacy, having at in December 2020 introduced what was then the thinnest and lightest laptop in the world with an 11th-gen Intel Core processors, and naturally, planning more world-firsts for the future.

My video interview on all this and much more is embedded immediately below below, and it's with Dynabook's dynamic ANZ Product Marketing Manager Matthew Tumminello, a dynamo who has been with Toshiba since he was 20, and below is plenty more, after which is a summary of the topics we spoke about and my thoughts on them, ending with a reposting of my earlier video interview with Matthew last August. 

While Acer seems to have been first in introducing PCs with an anti-bacterial coating following a quick Google search, which I'd forgotten about in the video interview, Dynabook seems to be second to add a similar capability to the paint coating its newly-launched Satellite Pro models, the 14-inch C40-J and the 15.6-inch C50-J,  with 11th-gen Intel Core processors.

Both models offer many more features detailed in the link just above, including USB-C and even a microSD card slot, which can be used for additional storage while making it easier for microSD-equipped Android smartphones and tablets.

No doubt we'll see smartphones and tablets gain an anti-bacterial coating on its surfaces, too, just as there are cases and screen protectors offering this benefit today, and we're sure to see it arriving almost everywhere in the future, as everything eventually gets replaced and modernised.

So, in my video interview, which I started by introducing Matthew, welcoming him back to the program, and re-introducing Dynabook to the viewers, as The Phantom creator Lee Falk would write, "for those who came in late."

• We then discussed the new 14-inch Satellite Pro C40-J and the 15.6-inch C50-J, looking at the range of ports, optional extras like the fingerprint reader, prices, RAM, SSD and 11th-gen Core 3, 5 and 7 options, the microSD card reader and more.
  
  
• After this came questions and answers about the anti-bacterial coating, whether it has a lifespan or not, and what it says in the fine print, which is that it doesn't "protect users or others against bacteria or other disease organism" but helps "inhibit the growth of bacteria".
  
  
• We also discuss why this coating isn't on the ClickPad, which is larger than that found on many competitors, and how the anti-bacterial coating is coming to the entire Dynabook range as new models are released.
  
  
• Next was Windows 11, which consumers and smaller businesses are buying, but which enterprises are still mostly holding out on given their N-1 or older status to ensure system stability isn't wrecked by some new Windows 10 version update or Windows 11 bug.
  
  
• I wanted to know whether the claimed battery life was reflected in reality, along with pricing details, where they're available to buy, and what demand has been like since they launched in November.
  
  
• Without obviously expecting any secrets to be given away, given Toshiba and now Dynabook's legacy of being a pioneer in so many ways, I asked if there were any hints about what Dynabook’s R&D labs are working on that we might see in 2022, along with any other hints about announcements at CES next month.
  
  
• And while there are 3500 computer stores across Australia that you can order Dynabooks from, I also asked Matthew when Dynabook might return to the major retailers including JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman, Officeworks and the others where Toshiba notebooks were once widely available, and where you'll still find a great range of Toshiba and Dynabook-branded PC accessories, including hard disks and SSDs which never left the major retailers.
  
  
• Matthew explained great things are coming next year, including an expansion of its range, so it's great to see Dynabook returning to its strengths after the accounting scandal a few years back that saw the larger and still existing Toshiba company spin off its PC division, with Dynabook now fully-owned by Foxconn and re-invigorated by the incredible synergies Foxconn delivers as one of the world's biggest and most advanced technology manufacturers now for itself, in addition to its customers including Apple and many others.
  
  
• Buying established brands such as Sharp, Dynabook, Belkin and others brings Foxconn greater efficiencies and better profit margins, with blue-chip brands, greater internal innovation, a direct relationship with customers and a better understanding of their needs and so much more, and it's amazing to see it all at work.

We ended with Matthew recapping the best last quarter ever since becoming Dynabook, along with his final message for iTWire and iTWire TV viewers and readers today.

So, please watch the video interview with Matthew above, to learn the latest about Dynabook's new Satellite Pro range, and a sneak peek into its plans for the not-too-distant future!

Below is my original interview with Matthew from my August 2021 article titled: "VIDEO Interview: Dynabook's dynamic future is in sharp focus as Matthew Tumminello speaks."