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DIY Spherical Display tracks satellites and more [Video]

Chris Davies, Sep 20th 2011 Discuss [1]

Microsoft's Surface Sphere was unfortunately just an eye-catching demo, but if you want some spherical display goodness in your life (or, indeed, just in your living room) then Nirav Patel has the DIY route for you. His homegrown spherical display uses a Microvision ShowWX pico-projector, an 8-inch frosted glass light fitting, a fish-eye lens and some open-source software he's coded up specially, and costs around $200 to put together. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 26 2011

Shane McGlaun, Jun 26th 2011 Discuss [0]

Welcome to the latest edition of the SlashGear Week in Review. Lots of stuff happened in the tech world this week with some cool new gear turning up and a few interesting DIY projects as well. One of those DIY projects was this cool surfboard made from 72 beer cans. The board actually works too, assuming you know how to surf.

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SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: February 22 2011

Chris Burns, Feb 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

Well hello there all you morning readers, haven't seen you around for a while! We've been to Barcelona and back and now we're back in the New York Groove to get you all the news you want in the tiny package you love the best - SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up! Have a look at a HTC Inspire 4G Review, the winners of the Android Community Big Fat Android Toy Giveaway #1, and the Motorola XOOM Street Egg Ad that'll swallow you up whole! Don't forget the odd Motorola Roadster [In-Car Bluetooth Speakerphone] Review - talk in your car all day! Have a look at a slew of Lenovo item releases: the ThinkPad W520 quadcore desktop replacement, the Lenovo ThinkPad T420s, T420 and T520, and the Lenovo ThinkPad L420 and L520 entry-level notebooks. All of them very black with a red nose. Then while you're mind is still at it, get the official price of the Verizon released Motorola XOOM. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Toshiba AC100 Review

Chris Davies, Oct 21st 2010 Discuss [6]

Companion devices come in all shapes and sizes, from big-screen smartphones through tablets to netbooks and ultraportables, but Toshiba is hoping that by borrowing a little of each they’ll find a gap in the market. The Toshiba AC100 looks like a netbook but runs Android, an OS we’re more familiar with on smartphones or, more recently, tablets. The company reckons a traditional keyboard and NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 processor should make the AC100 the best multimedia, browsing and communication ultraportable around, but is Android being asked to do more than it’s currently capable of? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 30 2010

Shane McGlaun, Aug 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

Welcome to this week's better late than never edition of the Week in Review! Monday we learned that HTC was planning to move from the hard to get Super AMOLED screen for its Desire and Nexus One smartphones to a Super LCD. The catch is that both screens will be used and apparently, there will be no way for the buyer to tell what screen they are getting. Read The Full Story

DIY physical controls for iPhone touchscreen [Video]

Chris Davies, May 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

One of the ways that Microsoft's Surface has always distinguished itself from more mundane touchscreens is in its ability to recognise physical controls placed; now the iPhone can have something similar. dsLabs have put together a DIY hardware knob that can be used with a virtual control on the iPhone (or, indeed, another multitouch-capable touchscreen device), using little more than some conductive tape. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Reviews

Luxa2 H4 iPad Holder Review

Chris Davies, Apr 26th 2010 Discuss [2]

Try holding the iPad out in front of you for any significant length of time and you’ll likely discover that Apple’s tablet doubles as a decent arm exercise as well as a tactile, multitouch marvel. We’ve already seen one budget alternative – crafting a DIY stand from the packaging the iPad ships in – but unsurprisingly there’s a growing market for third-party holders. On the SlashGear desk today is the Luxa2 H4 iPad Holder; check out the full review after the cut.

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“Specialized tablets” with multitouch first to use Pixel Qi displays

Chris Davies, Dec 7th 2009 Discuss [1]

Pixel Qi have announced that their first batch of production displays will be ready shortly, and confirmed that the first recipients for the panels will be "specialized tablet devices with multi-touch". Project lead Mary Lou Jepsen does not reveal the identity of the manufacturer using the Pixel Qi screens - which work as color LCDs in regular lighting, but can be read as easily as e-ink panels in direct sunlight - but did say that the company's customers will be at CES with her company. Read The Full Story

DIY Multitouch Table tutorial

Chris Davies, Apr 7th 2009 Discuss [0]

DIY multitouch isn't new - we've featured quite a few home-grown rivals to Microsoft's Surface here on SlashGear - but MaximumPC's tutorial does stand out by virtue of its completeness. Thanks to having a spare PC and projector to hand, they spent just $350 on making their multitouch table. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Immersion iliGHT Cube Controller for 3D multitouch

Chris Davies, Feb 11th 2009 Discuss [0]

Could it be that the traditional multitouch table has become passé? After various iterations of DIY and commercial products - not forgetting Microsoft's own Surface, of course - the challenge moves on to better controlling 3D visualisations through a more flexible interface than a flat screen. Into the fray steps French firm Immersion with their iliGHT project, using a cube controller to better manipulate 3D environments. Video demos after the cut Read The Full Story

DIY ASUS Eee PC 900HA touchscreen upgrade tutorial

Chris Davies, Feb 4th 2009 Discuss [0]

Some of our most popular netbook pages here on SlashGear are those describing DIY touchscreen projects, where a touch-sensitive layer is added to the budget ultraportable's display. There are already kits available on eBay and elsewhere offering straightforward 7- and 8.9-inch panels, but what we've lacked to date is a really simple tutorial - something that takes you from stock Eee PC to touchscreen marvel. Happily, courtesy of argentum, such a guide is now available. Read The Full Story

ECC mashup touchscreen hacked with Wiimotes: Video demo

Chris Davies, Dec 2nd 2008 Discuss [0]

When mashup artists The ECC (Evolution Control Committee) needed a faster way to trigger any of hundreds of loops in their live shows, they ditched the mouse and instead hacked together a rear-projection touchscreen. Rather than some of the DIY multitouch displays we've seen before, the ECC setup uses two Wiimote controllers and a pair of custom LED gloves. Demo video of the system in action after the cut Read The Full Story