SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (Feb. 23, 2002) - Each year, many valuable new digital cameras (and the irreplaceable film inside) are lost or stolen; often left accidentally in hotels, restaurants, rental cars, airports and other public spaces. A staggering number of items are left behind by visitors, for example: 12,000 at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport, 10,000 at Yosemite National Park and 30,000 at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Toshiba digital cameras and projectors now include the BoomerangIt Lost & Found Service, FREE for six months with product registration. Utilizing BoomerangIt, consumers can have those items returned more easily and efficiently.

New models of Toshiba digital cameras and projectors contain a free BoomerangIt product-protection label to be affixed to the item. BoomerangIt product-protection labels will also be made available to registered owners of Toshiba digital cameras and projectors who purchased items prior to the introduction of this new program. To activate the free six-month BoomerangIt service, the consumer registers the product online at www.toshiba.com/taisisd. Additional labels at discounted prices for other valuable Toshiba products are also available at the site.

Once registered, if the item is lost or stolen BoomerangIt can help get it back. If the item is lost, anyone who finds it can contact BoomerangIt using the instructions on the label and receive a reward. Using the information provided in the Toshiba product registration, BoomerangIt will facilitate the return of a lost or stolen Toshiba camera to its rightful owner.

Once registered, if the item is lost or stolen BoomerangIt can help get it back. If the item is lost, anyone who finds it can contact BoomerangIt using the instructions on the label and receive a reward. Using the information provided in the Toshiba product registration, BoomerangIt will facilitate the return of a lost or stolen Toshiba camera to its rightful owner.

BoomerangIt not only protects the camera from loss, but also protects from the loss of irreplaceable photos of personal events and memories. BoomerangIt also protects your investment by establishing a permanent record of ownership, acting as a "VIN" system for your camera, which is accessible to law enforcement.

TBoomerangIt works with the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and its "McGruff^® ID Armor^® the Crime Dog®" program to help return lost and stolen items to their rightful owners. Most lost items are left in hotels, restaurants, airplanes, and other public places, which have a legal responsibility to hold them in their lost and found departments. In addition to providing rewards to finders, BoomerangIt's extensive outreach and awareness program with hotel, restaurant and transportation industry leaders, plus more than 16,000 police departments nationwide, ensures an effective rate of return.

About BoomerangIt
BoomerangIt (www.boomerangit.com) based in San Leandro, Calif., is a global lost and found return service that works with law enforcement and others to return lost and stolen property to its rightful owners. BoomerangIt provides an easy, inexpensive means to label and identify valuable items. It is also a theft deterrent, as studies indicate thieves are less likely to steal marked property. Founded in 2001, BoomerangIt now has more than one million members and is the official lost and found service of the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC), with a portion of sales benefiting the “McGruff^® ID Armor^® the Crime Dog” programs. For more information or to purchase BoomerangIt labels and tags, visit www.boomerangit.com or call 800-2Boomit (800-226-6648).

About Toshiba Imaging Systems Division
Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., Toshiba Imaging Systems is a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., and part of the $48 billion Toshiba Corporation, a global leader in high technology products with 307 major consolidated subsidiaries worldwide.