New renders of what’s said to be the final design for Michael Arrington’s CrunchPad internet and media tablet have been released, and its taken a big step forward from the last devices we saw. Now crafted from aluminum, not plastic, so as to cut thickness down to 18mm, the CrunchPad still has a 12-inch touchscreen, WiFi internet access and a media player app.
Video CrunchPad demo after the cut
Sharp have been wowing with their display technology at the SID conference; their five-color LCD stands to revolutionize accuracy-dependent industries like graphic design, and now they’re hoping to do similar things with mobile displays. The Sharp Memory LCD is intended to drastically cut power requirements of a traditional LCD display by reducing the energy each individual pixel requires to remain in its current state.
We’ve seen it run Quake at 60fps, now it’s time for the latest shots of the open-source Pandora handheld gaming console. Bearing the mark of the latest design refresh, only now in-the-plastic, the console is certainly looking more professional, and that will only increase once they reach the large-scale production line rather than these one-offs.
Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) have been showing off their latest AMOLED prototype, a 6.5-inch panel that’s more flexible than any of their previous models. While this particular display is still more a proof of concept than anything else, SMD expect production panels based on the technology to find their way into watches, cellphones and flexible ebook readers.
Anything that can help you save energy or protect the environment is bound to do pretty well these days with so many people’s minds on being green. But the new Q-SOUND headphones are just plain practical in that they are solar-powered.
HD Radio is slowing making inroads into the US market, and this prototype could be the budget gadget that accelerates that. Expected to retail for under $50 when it launches in a few months time, the unnamed HD Radio has a full color display and standard 3.5mm headphone socket.
Well, the people over at JVC Japan sure have been busy. The company just announced that they will start shipping their D-ILA 3 video front-projector. This device is capable of images with a staggering 8,192 x 4,320 resolution. This is the equivalent of more than 35-megapixels!
We’ve all heard of mini USB, but it looks like there might be another miniature version of a standard plug on the way. It’s called Mini HDMI and this prototype might just be included with portable devices in the near future.
Wow! This thing is huge! Shinoda Plasma Corporation has decided to continue to push the plasma format and one up themselves with their latest prototype, that is really rather impressive. Measuring in at 145-inches, this display is actually six separate displays combined to create one big screen.
The same research group responsible for the Android e-ink prototype have returned with a scalable multitouch system, offering the accuracy of the iPhone on a potential scale more akin to Microsoft’s Surface. Moto Labs’ multitouch display uses capacitive touch, via a grid of tiny wires that recognize points of contact from any number of fingers.
Video demo after the cut
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