Apple has patented what could well be the next generation of Dock Connector for iOS devices, potentially including functionality like USB 3.0, DisplayPort and even ThunderBolt. The patent, "Reduced size multi-pin male plug connector", describes a connector that is either narrower or thinner, thanks to various combinations of chamfered, rearranged or otherwise tweaked contacts, and which are technically capable of carrying the signals required for the latest breed of high-speed data bus.
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Apple Dock Connector update patent could enable USB 3.0, DisplayPort, maybe Thunderbolt
VGA dead by 2015 say Intel, AMD & PC/display makers
AMD, Dell, Intel, Lenovo, Samsung and LG Display have announced plans to discontinue VGA connectivity on their products, with the ageing legacy connector expected to disappear from their ranges by 2015. Instead, they'll turn to HDMI and DisplayPort, which they argue will allow for lower power consumption - meaning longer battery life on portable devices - together with better image quality.
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Wireless DisplayPort promised by WiGig and VESA partnership
The WiGig Alliance has taken just enough time out of its busy wireless wig promoting schedule to partner up with VESA on a multi-gigabit wireless DisplayPort standard, which should eventually see a wireless alternative to regular DisplayPort that supports the same bi-directional speeds together with both audio and video data. The complete DisplayPort v1.2 feature set will be supported, on everything from lower-power handhelds to tablets, notebooks, monitors, projectors and HDTVs.
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LaCie 324i 24-Inch IPS Display Unveiled, Available Now
Display technology is improving, and the customer is benefiting from it. LaCie has just unveiled a brand new 24-inch display meant for the professional market, and it's packing enough pixels in there that the company says it will provide you with "lifelike clarity." The 10-bit P-IPS LCD display is indeed packing quite the feature set, and it's probably more than enough to make anyone out there in need of a display to show off all of their pictures and movies to take a second look.
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Apple 27-inch LED Cinema Display official: $999 from August
Apple’s last update of the day is a new 27-inch LED Cinema Display, the bigger sibling to the existing 24-inch model. Packing 2560 x 1440 resolution and a 16:9 aspect ratio, the new Cinema Display uses an IPS LCD panel that offers 178-degree viewing angles; there are also 49W speakers (plus a subwoofer) and an integrated iSight webcam.
PowerColor HD5970 Eyefinity 12 Prototype Can Handle 12 Screens
Ah, the progression of technology. It feels good to watch, doesn't it? Especially when it takes leaps and bounds like this. Meet the PowerColor HD5970 prototype, which is set to blow the doors off everything we had seen before. Six screens was great a month ago, but, let's face it that was a month ago. So, what's next? How about 12 screens?
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ATI FirePro V8800: most powerful pro graphics to date
AMD have outed their latest graphics card, and the ATI FirePro V8800 has set its sights on your workstation. Described as "the most powerful professional graphics card ever created", the V8800's 1600 stream processors offer 2.6 teraflops of power with 147.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth; a single card can drive four 30-inch displays and - if paired with the ATI FirePro S400 Synchronization Module - those panels can all be synchronized, too.
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ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 gets official: 850MHz GPU & 2GB of GDDR5
Wondering where on earth that ASUS 5870 EYEFINITY 6/6S/2GD5 came from? Why, it's just the latest card build on ATI's new Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition video card platform, promising to be the first card capable of over 1bn pixels per second in real-world gaming. Packing a full 2GB of GDDR5 memory, the HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 is capable of 12 times 1080p Full HD resolution by squirting out six separate Mini DisplayPort signals shared - thanks to ATI Eyefinity technology - over six separate panels.
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DisplayPort v1.2 finalized: 3D, multi-monitor & USB/ethernet support
DisplayPort arguably came of age when Apple first picked it over HDMI and DVI back in 2008, and now the Video Electronics Standard Association (VESA) responsible for the standard has announced the latest version. DisplayPort v1.2 doubles the data rate to 21.6 Gbps (useful for bigger resolutions or for 3D graphics), supports multiple monitors from a single connector, and can simultaneously carry bi-directional USB 2.0 and ethernet as well as graphics.
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NEC MultiSync EA231WMi DisplayPort LCD revealed
NEC moved into unchartered waters today by debuting their very first display capable of supporting DisplayPort. This new model is called the MultiSync EA231WMi and it measures in at 23-inches.
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Eizo FlexScan EV2333W-H LCD monitor announced
Eizo announced a new LCD monitor today called the FlexScan EV2333W-H. Measuring in at 23-inches and sporting a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, this 1080p display supplies an eco-friendly and practical monitor solution.
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VIA S3 Graphics Chrome 540 GTX for HDMI, DisplayPort & DVI HD
VIA have announced the S3 Graphics Chrome 540 GTX, which they're calling the world's most-connected high-definition video card. The card has HDMI, DisplayPort and Dual-Link DVI connections, together with an integrated Dolby 7.1 digital surround sound processor and 256MB of GDDR3 memory.
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