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LG W63D display, CF3D projector & R590 laptop all pack 3D support

Chris Davies, Jul 19th 2010 Discuss [0]

It's obviously 3D day today, because no sooner do ASUS push out a 3D-capable LCD display but LG get into the game with a trio of 3D toting hardware. Like ASUS they've a monitor, the Full HD LG W63D, but then there's also the Full HD projector which we saw back in January, the LG CF3D, and a notebook, the LG R590. Read The Full Story

Augen The Book LCD ereader on sale for bargain $90 [Update: Reviewed!]

Chris Davies, Jul 19th 2010 Discuss [13]

Augen's oddly named "The Book" ereader has gone on sale, eschewing E Ink in favor of a color LCD display in a Kindle-style casing. Available at kmart in limited numbers for just $89, the ereader runs Linux 2.6.4 on a 400MHz ARM CPU - which means no Android, unlike the Pandigital Novel - complete with WiFi b/g, 2GB of flash memory and an SD slot content with cards up to 8GB in size. There's also apparently a web-browser, text-to-speech engine and a media player for images, audio and video. Augen have been pretty ambitious in their ebook spec support, too; The Book will apparently display TXT, PDF, HTML, CHM, RTF, FB2, EPUB, PRC and MOBI files. Update: The Ebook Reader picked up Augen's The Book from their local kmart and has already reviewed it; more details after the cut. Read The Full Story

ASUS VG236H 3D display packs Full HD 1080p and 120Hz refresh

Chris Davies, Jul 19th 2010 Discuss [0]

ASUS' latest 3D-capable display, the ASUS VG236H, has arrived, and it certainly ticks all the right spec sheet boxes. A 23-inch LCD panel supporting Full HD 1080p resolution, the VG236H has a 120Hz refresh speed, 2ms gray-to-gray response time and 400 nits brightness. As for the 3D, the VG236H supports NVIDIA's 3D Vision system. Read The Full Story

OLED iPads coming late 2010 tip insiders; everyone else stays sceptical

Chris Davies, Jul 14th 2010 Discuss [2]

When even DigiTimes themselves are casting doubt onto their own rumor reports, you have to suspect something might not be right in the speculation chain. According to the latest Taipei mutterings, Apple is looking at 5.6-inch and 7-inch OLED panels for second-gen iPads, together with working with OEMs on a tweaked version of the existing 9.7-inch LCD model. As for a timescale, component manufacturers are apparently saying orders have been placed for Q4 2010. Read The Full Story

DIY Pixel Qi display launches

Shane McGlaun, Jul 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

DIY types often take the components that are in the gadgets we know and love and use them for items that we never dreamed of. Tearing up gadgets for the components inside can be an expensive proposition though. If you are the DIY sort and have been lusting after one of those Pixel Qi displays, a new DIY version is now available. Read The Full Story

LCD Touch Panels Being Added to Coke Vending Machines in Japan

Evan Selleck, Jun 24th 2010 Discuss [1]

You've probably used a vending machine at least once in your life. And if you're like us, you've cataloged the changes the behemoth pieces of gadgetry have received over the years. Once, what may seem like forever ago, they only accepted physical money, between paper monies and coins; but then, not too long ago, they started accepting payment through the plastic style: credit and debit cards. The vending machine may have been off many people's radar for evolutionary changes, but it's getting ready to change again. Read The Full Story

Scientists find way to turn old LCDs into infection fighting material

Shane McGlaun, Jun 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

The sheer amount of electronic waste that is generated globally is a big problem. Many parts can be recycled for their precious metals and raw materials and new breakthroughs in recycling electronics are be researched. Read The Full Story

Microsoft viewer-tracking display promises glasses-free 3D

Chris Davies, Jun 11th 2010 Discuss [0]

Microsoft's Applied Sciences Group - which concentrates on bringing together optics, electronics and software to create new human/computer interfaces - have developed a new type of wedge-shaped lens that can show different images to different viewers, and create 3D visuals without requiring special glasses. Up to four different 2D images can be sustained at any one time, or 3D footage for two people (a different image for each eye), using a camera to track viewers' eyes. Read The Full Story

Samsung defend Super AMOLED over Steve Jobs iPhone 4 display snub

Chris Davies, Jun 10th 2010 Discuss [1]

After Steve Jobs described his iPhone 4's new LCD-based Retina Display as being better than AMOLED panels during the WWDC 2010 keynote this past Monday, it was pretty clear that Samsung wouldn't let the snub slide. While a Samsung spokesperson did concede that Apple's 960 x 640 display was higher resolution than their own Super AMOLED panel (as used in the Samsung Wave and Galaxy S), he also insisted that "structurally, IPS LCD technology cannot catch up with AMOLED display technology" in other ways key to image quality. Read The Full Story

Pandigital Novel fails to impress: slow, broken WiFi and poor ereader app

Chris Davies, Jun 7th 2010 Discuss [49]

Considering picking up a Pandigital Novel ereader now that they're available at Kohl's? Judging by ebook-afficianado Nate's first-impressions, you might do better to wait a while before dropping your cash; he's found the Novel to be slow, broken in its WiFi support and significantly lacking in flexibility. Read The Full Story

Optimus Popularis: thinner, faster & simpler than Maximus

Chris Davies, Jun 7th 2010 Discuss [0]

Art Lebedev Studios are slowly dripping out details on their second-generation keyboard, the Optimus Popularis, and they're certainly hitting the keywords we geeks love to hear. The keyboard - which will have displays for keys - will be thinner, faster and simpler for less money than its Maximus predecessor, though considering that costs around $1,600 "less" is a relative term. Read The Full Story

HTC’s AMOLED Legend display botching grayscale?

Chris Davies, Jun 2nd 2010 Discuss [1]

AMOLED screens have once again come in for attention over concerns regarding image quality, as Tweakers took two HTC Legends into the lab to demonstrate the issues they have displaying grayscale correctly. The Legend - shown here snuggling with an Apple iPod touch and an HTC Hero - apparently proved unable to show regular grayscale, instead offering up a range of muted pinks, grays, greens and browns. Read The Full Story