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Turnstyle record player concept only glow-wire away from Tron

, Jan 21st 2011 Discuss [1]

Slap some EL wire on this, and you could be looking at the best Tron-themed record player around. In fact it's the handiwork of designer R.D. Silver, who set himself the task of stripping a turntable down to its bare essentials and ended up with Turnstyle. Read The Full Story

MSI Tablet with Built-In Projector is Just a Prototype

, Jan 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

Not too long ago, it looked like projectors were picking up speed and heading into the mainstream market. They were even being built into phones. But then that phase seemed to get passed over relatively quickly. One market that seems to have shied away from the projector, is the tablet market. To some, a projector and a tablet would make the perfect bed fellows. MSI apparently agrees with those folks, and have created a prototype device that, at least right now, runs Windows 7 and is powered by Intel. Read The Full Story

HP Ready to Ship a Dick Tracy Wristwatch to the US Army Later This Year

, Jan 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

While we've seen plenty of devices that look like a small wristwatch with technology that's certainly not limited to just a watch, it's still not that infamous Dick Tracy watch that so many people want on their wrist. According to a new report from Mercury News, Hewlett-Packard (HP) is ready to move their prototype flexible display technology to the next level, and offer up a prototype "Dick Tracy wristwatch" to the United States Army. Read The Full Story

Pioneer Android-powered prototype cycling computer surfaces

, Jan 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

Android has really blown up since its slow initial start. You can find the OS inside hoards of smartphones and tablets today and Android is starting to show up in places you might not expect at all. One of those unexpected places is inside a new prototype cycling computer from Pioneer. Read The Full Story

iPad wireless charger system just as fast as AC adapter

, Jan 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

Japanese wireless charging company Murata has demonstrated a new contactless-charging system for the iPad, though it uses an external case rather than integrating inside the Apple slate. The unnamed prototype consists of a 2mm thick plastic case, and Murata says it will recharge the iPad just as quickly as the regular mains adapter would. Read The Full Story

Nintendo built 3D Game Boy Advance SP prototype; GameCube is 3D-capable

, Jan 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed that the company considered a 3D gaming handheld as far back as the Game Boy Advance SP, but axed the project at the prototype stage over concerns the stereoscopic effect was insufficient. Speaking in an interview with other Nintendo execs this week, Iwata discussed precursors to the upcoming Nintendo 3DS, as well as letting slip that the Nintendo GameCube was 3D-capable all the way back in 2001. Read The Full Story

Toshiba Glasses-free 3D TV eyes-on

, Jan 5th 2011 Discuss [4]

Toshiba has been demonstrating its glasses-free 3D TV technology at CES 2011, though the company is at pains to point out that it’ll be a while before the system makes its way into a commercial product. The 56-inch prototype 4K HDTV uses a lenticular display which, from certain angles, allows you to see a 3D picture without needing to wear polarizing or shutter glasses. We have to agree with Toshiba on this one, it’s not ready for prime-time, but it does have promise.

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Apple Macintosh Portable prototype sneaks onto ebay

, Dec 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

An ebay listing for a prototype of Apple original Macintosh Portable has been spotted, with the rare unit yet to see a single bid. Marked as a demonstration machine, the unit has at least one obvious difference from the 1989 commercial version, with its trackball shifted to the left of the keyboard. Read The Full Story

Sony 3D pro camcorder gets new video demo

, Nov 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

Sony has been showing off its latest professional 3D camcorder prototype, and it certainly looks like it could beat Panasonic's AG-AF100 in a fight. DigInfo caught up with the twin-lens shoulder mount camcorder in Japan recently, and while Sony are playing coy with the full specifications, they have suggested it will be ready in time for a 2011 release. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X12 (aka ANZU) gets early, pessimistic preview

, Nov 17th 2010 Discuss [1]

We'd already been warned to rein in our expectations about the Sony Ericsson ANZU - aka the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X12 - and an early preview by Mobile-Review seems to illustrate why. After putting a pre-production prototype through its paces, they reckon Sony Ericsson's plans to take on the HTC Desire HD with the 4.3-inch XPERIA X12 are "suicide". Read The Full Story

MeeGo 1.1 handset build gets new video demo

, Nov 16th 2010 Discuss [3]

The MeeGo team has already promised that there won't be any new devices running the open-source OS launched at the MeeGo Conference this week, but that hasn't stopped them showing off the latest build of the OS. Carrypad shot some footage of a Moorestown-based AAVA smartphone running MeeGo 1.1, and while it's still far from ready for the public, it's certainly come on well from when we last saw it. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Samsung’s displays get video demo: dual-AMOLED MID, flexible screens & transparent notebooks

, Nov 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

Samsung's new displays have been all over the place today, with 7-inch Super AMOLED panels for the next-gen Galaxy Tab, and a 10.1-inch skinny screen for a tablet teaser. It turns out they were only the start of it: NetbookNews spotted a dual-screen 4.5-inch PenTile AMOLED MID prototype, various flexible displays - including one being folded in half - and a transparent 14-inch AMOLED shown in a notebook mockup. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story
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