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Will New Apple Displays Optimize Themselves According to Surroundings? [Rumors]

shaun — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:14:24 +0000

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HP Raids Minority Report for Wall of Touchscreen

shaun — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:14:21 +0000

When the San Francisco 49ers started thinking about selling seats in their new billion stadium in Santa Clara, California, they knew they’d need something special to win over fans in the tech savvy Bay Area. So when HP invited 49ers Sales VP Al Guido over to its Cupertino Campus to check out a wall-sized touchscreen monitor it was developing, he jumped at the opportunity. The VantagePoint is six 47-inch HP 4730G displays stuck together. They fit into a big aluminum frame with an infrared touch overlay that can recognize 32 fingers simultaneously, all programmed to work as one giant, 11-foot touchscreen.

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iPad 3: Super-High-Res Displays a Go, But Yields Will Be Low

shaun — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:14:24 +0000

It’s the most definitive assurance yet that Apple’s next iPad will include a screen with a near “retina display”-quality resolution: DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim has told CNET that “production has started” for 2048×1536, 10-inch-class tablet screens, and three manufacturers — Samsung, Sharp and LGD — are supplying parts to Apple.

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Android this week: Sprint’s $99 Conquer 4G; the U.S. of Android; Wearable Displays

shaun — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:14:26 +0000

Those looking for an inexpensive entry level Android phone but still wanting a fast mobile broadband connection received good news this week. Sprint will offer the Samsung Conquer 4G with integrated WiMAX on August 21 for with contract. This price point means the phone may not have all of the features that a high-end handset may have, but still looks capable on paper. The Android handset is the first 4G phone from Sprint under the 0 barrier.

So where are corners cut in terms of hardware? The Conquer 4G uses a 3.5-inch touchscreen, which is fairly common, but the resolution is a lower 320×480 pixels; most Android phones of today are a minimum of 480×800. The screen may not be as clear as most other phones then, but the Conquer 4G does have some compelling features at this price: front and rear cameras, 1 GHz processor, Bluetooth, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and is GPS capable. A microSD card slot can handle up to 32 GB memory cards and the phone comes with a 2 GB card pre-installed. In addition, the 3G and 4G radios can be used as a wireless hotspot for up to five Wi-Fi devices.

Although Sprint is a national carrier, it could be that the Conquer 4G does better in the south and west regions of the U.S. A detailed look at ad clicks on the Jumptap mobile advertising network this week painted an interesting picture of the country. Android users tended to click more ads in these parts of the country while iOS devices showed a higher bias in the northeast corner of the U.S. Obviously, ads are clicked on various mobile devices and platforms, but the map shows that advertisers want, and can get, more granular information on mobile users. That could help them better target specific platforms, devices and locations in the future.

Speaking of the future, I expect we’ll see more wearable displays and watches in the coming years. The latest is a module by WIMM Labs, which was introduced this week. The WIMM module runs on Android, so developers can create “micro-apps” for the 1.4-inch capacitive touchscreen.

Inside the module is essentially the basic guts of a low-end smartphone, minus the capability to connect to a cellular network. The WIMM does have Wi-Fi, however, so it could interact with the web in a hotspot. The idea behind the WIMM and others is to provide information at a glance, so don’t expect to play Angry Birds on it; at least not yet.

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DIY Fireworks Blow Away Factory-Made Displays

shaun — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:14:26 +0000

On the Fourth of July, the sky above towns across the nation will glow in a blitz of factory-made colors. But some of the biggest, best and most innovative fireworks won’t be on display during the holiday. Instead, they’ll be tucked away in the garages and home workshops of amateur hobbyists.

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I Wish My Nook’s E-Ink Display Was This Smooth [Video]

shaun — Sun, 22 May 2011 11:14:19 +0000

As much as I love my Nook, that lag while scrolling is so annoying I wanna throw it across the room sometimes. Even though we shouldn’t expect new displays this year, Bookeen is onto something here. More »

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There’ll Be No New E-Ink Displays For the Kindle and Other Ereaders This Year [EReaders]

shaun — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:14:21 +0000

Ereaders are as good as they’ll get for now—at least, in regards to the displays used in them, as E Ink (the company which supplies displays to Amazon and Barnes & Noble) told CNet not to expect anything this year. More »

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SLG 3000 scanline generator brings grimy gaming to modern displays (video)

shaun — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:14:20 +0000

As diligent as we are about keeping you abreast of absolutely every awesome new gadget that hits the market, every once in a while even we miss a real gem. Case in point: Arcade Forge’s SLG 3000 scanline generator, which gives your seemingly flawless HD display a throwback makeover. As the name suggests, the rather diminutive board acts as a middle man between your VGA compatible device and your TV, bringing back the sweet imperfections that marked early console gaming. The thing enlists a series of DIP switches and a potentiometer for setting scanlines and resolution to your specifications. You can land one of your own at the source link for €50. In the meantime, though, we suggest you check out the video after the break to see why we couldn’t bear to let this one get away — even if it is a few months old.

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About Your Acoustic and Electronic Guitar Tuners And You

techgeek — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:10:53 +0000

A good guitar is judged by the quality of sound that it produces after using an acoustic guitar tuner. Good guitars are judged by how well they can be tuned which is something that all aspiring guitar players recognize. Guitars can be tuned in a wide variety of ways. The sound that you desire from your guitar will lead you to the best acoustic guitar tuner for you to select.

Normally people use one of two methods to tune their guitar.

Electronic guitar tuners have been used for a long time while the Internet provides a newer online process for acoustic guitar tuning.

You can determine if a guitar is properly tuned by the guitar sounds captured by an electronic guitar tuner.

Sounds of a guitar are captured with acoustic guitar tuners that displays the accuracy of the strings. A cord that leads from the guitar to the tuner captures the sound for the tuner with electronic guitars.

Light emitting diodes which are part of guitar tuners help you understand the best way to tune your guitar. They have a red diode, which indicates that your guitar is producing detuned sound and a green diode indicates that the sound from your guitar is rightly tuned|The two colors of the diodes are red and green. The red diode indicates that your guitar is not tuned while the green diode tells you that the guitar string is tuned|Guitar tuner light diodes have two colors which are red and green. The green diode indicates that the guitar is tuned while the red diode indicates that it has not been successfully tuned}. Using these type of tuners you clearly know if you have tuned your guitar properly.

Tuners display every note of the guitar that is connected to their technology. When the guitar is perfectly tuned, the needle of the tuner should be stationed in the center of the display and the green diode should be on.

Acoustic guitar tuning is also increasingly being done through the Internet. Guitar tuning Websites have programs available to tune your acoustic guitar. These Websites do not actually tune your guitar for you. Rather, online electric guitar tuner devices give you the exact sound your guitar should be producing.