Tag Archive for 'display'
Part of the MacBook Air announcement was regarding just how environmentally friendly it is. They’ve lost the arsenic in the glass, and there is no mercury in the display either.
This is a 28-inch widescreen display, that’s huge, I mean the only computer monitor I know of that’s larger are the 30” models. It also has a 1920×1200 resolution and a not so impressive contrast ratio of 800:1.
The iPod Touch had some new updates made available today, they include all 5 of the original iPhone apps that were left out in the first place. The upside, they are free with all new iPod Touch’s, the downside, they cost $20 for all current iPod Touch owners.
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So as you know, the iPhone got an update today, normally I’d point you in the direction of MyiTablet, and I still recommend you go there and check it out for more info. Today though, is a special day because there were actually some fairly cool updates this time around.
This box is Linux powered, built for use in your car, and manages to drive two displays. It is setup so that you can use the primary display in the front for navigation or something useful like that, and then the rear display for playing a video for the kids or something like that.
With model names such as the Cool 200 series and the Expert 300 series, I don’t really foresee this things going anywhere, but they do fairly well on the specs end. The 200’s have a 9.5cm LCD and the 300’s have an 11cm LCD.
This is apparently the company’s first foray into this market. It’s a really tiny camera that should be mountable just about anywhere on the rear of the vehicle.
If you were excited over the curved DLP display from Alienware last week, you may be happily surprised to see that NEC is releasing one of their own. The CRVD-42DWX might seem to be rushing out on the coattails of Alienware but they are both apparently made by the same ODM, Ostendo.
This kit comes with all the receivers and hardware necessary to turn just about any in-car display into a navigational unit. I don’t even think it has to be a touch-screen since this kit comes with a remote that could control the software.
In yet another bizarre twist to the unravelling OLPC saga, former-CTO Mary Lou Jepsen has established a rival company - Pixel Qi - and announced plans to develop and market a $75 laptop using low-power displays she patented while working on the One Laptop Per Child project.
