Toshiba takes on the notebooks armed with pixel-dense displays with the KIRAbook-- an ultrabook carrying a 13.3-inch 2560x1440 resolution "PixelPure" touchscreen.
However, at 221ppi pixel density the Toshiba display falls short of the competition, namely the Macbook Pro with Retina Display (227ppi) and the Chromebook Pixel (239ppi).
Further features include a "precision engineered" magnesium alloy chassis with a "honeycomb-base," 10-point multi-touch display, Harman Kardon stereo speakers. Windows 8 is the OS of choice, and specifications come in 3 configurations featuring either Intel Core i5 or i7 processors.
The KIRAbook ships in the US from May 2013, with an international launch to follow afterwards.