As far as concepts for cellphones and smartphones go, they can be pretty creative. As most concepts are, truth be told. But usually, they tend to have a few features in there that we'd love to see in our actual pocketable devices. For example, ZTE Corporation's concept design for the Double smartphone, which has the same features that plenty of today's favorite designs have, but also throws in plenty of interesting aspects that would probably be great additions for our smartphones of the future.
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SEGA Toirettsu Brings Video Game to Men’s Urinal [Video]
Over the years, there's been all sorts of additions to men's urinals to "help" those using it stay in the urinal, and not make a mess of the floor (or themselves). While there are still some urinals out there that feature cute little designs near the bottom, like that of a bee, it seems that Japan is still having some major issues, and now they're doing what they should have done right from the start: made it a game.
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Toshiba denies Apple Retina Display plant investment
Toshiba has apparently denied reports that Apple is investing in its upcoming small/medium panel display production facility, which according to rumors earlier this week was set to produce Retina Display style high-resolution panels for future iPhones. The denial, as reported by DigiTimes, is brief and offers no details on potential buyers for Toshiba's new displays, but industry experts still believe that the company's LTPS (low-temperature polysilicon) panels are likely to end up supplying Apple's future devices.
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Toshiba Retina Display LCD plant gets Apple investment
Toshiba is readying a $1.19bn LCD display panel plant, which will apparently supply Apple with small-scale high resolution panels. The new Retina Display facility isn't expected to come on line until the second half of 2011, but according to Japanese paper Nikkei its current high-res production will more than double from the current 8.5m units per month when the new plant gets started.
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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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iPad 2 Will Have LCD, Not AMOLED Display
The rumors about the second generation iPad are still lingering, while people try to guess what features, and design elements, the next tablet device from Apple will have. The obvious suggestions that the device will feature a USB port, or front- and rear-facing cameras, along with the idea that the next tablet will have a Retina Display, has many people eager to see what Apple unveils in the first half of 2011. But, for those that were hoping that the iPad 2 will have an AMOLED display, it looks like those dreams have been dashed.
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Epson PictureMate Show Digital Photo Frame and Printer Available Now
For some people, a digital photo frame is exactly what they're looking for this holiday season. For others, it's a gadget that just do enough to warrant a purchase. Epson decided to make not only a digital photo frame, but also attach a photo printer on their for good measure, which the company hopes will catch the eye of anyone who wants a quick and easy way to not only show off their pictures, but also print them off.
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Mitsubishi electric unveils new 9-inch HD resolution screen for mobile TV
Mitsubishi Electric has pulled the wraps off a new TFT LCD screen that is aimed at the mobile TV market and more. The screen is compact and has a HD resolution making it ideal for video screens in cars and in other uses. The 9-inch screen is set to land on December 1 and as of now, no products that will use the screen have been revealed.
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Acer Iconia Dual-Screen Laptop Unveiled
Acer is currently holding a global press event, where the company is hard at work on announcing plenty of new touch-centric devices. Acer is focusing mainly on interaction, and how new Acer-branded devices will interact with users, as well as one another. The first of those announcements centers around the Iconia, which is a dual-screen laptop.
A Week with NOOKcolor: Hardware
Welcome to a super amazing extended review of the brand-spanking-new NOOKcolor. Let me begin by assuring you that the name is “NOOKcolor” all one word rather than “Nook Color” as I’d originally assumed in posts of the past. Then, let me let you know that this is not the first multi-post review we’ve done of a bit of gear – search for the term “A Week with” – our most recent project being the HTC HD7. Now we move on to this NOOKcolor, Barnes and Noble’s full-color eReader, on its way out on the delivery trucks as we speak, just in time for the holiday season. This first post we’ll discuss a bit about the hardware – how the item feels, works, and functions in the real world.
NOOKcolor Demo
Our man in the field Vincent was at PEPCOM last night and got his hands on a NOOKcolor, checking it out a bit and even having a lovely demo done in front of the camera. It was here that we got to see firsthand a working model of the NOOKcolor device and all of the lovely features available on it at the launch. This is Barnes & Noble’s 7-inch “ultimate reading device” of which there is “no more iconic, thin, [or] comfortable [an] ereader.” Sound pretty snappy. Our presenter went through all of the clicks, pinches, and drags in turn.
Fujitsu P27T-6 IPS display shows 1bn colors; E, B & P LCD lines updated to LED
Fujitsu has refreshed its display range, switching wholesale to LED backlighting and offering some particularly high-spec models for graphics mavens. The new E Line, B Line and P Line displays kick off from the affordable, with the 22-inch E22W-6 LED, move through mainstream 19- and 22-inch models, B19-6 LED, B22W-6 LED proGREEN and B22W-6 LED, with four port USB hubs and height-adjustable stands, and then the 23-, 24- and 27-inch P23T-6 IPS, P24W-6 IPS and P27T-6 IPS capable of showing up to one billion colors.
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