280-inch Sony 3D LED Display Demonstrated in Japan

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3D is the new hot topic for TV makers. New technical advances are shown and some 3D enabled TVs and other devices are available on the market already for consumers. One major unsolved problem is still the availability of 3D content.
According to TechOn, Sony dazzled crowds at a International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition 2009 in Japan this week with a 280-inch 3D LED display (measuring 6.4x3.4m).
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Posted on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

3M 3D Displays Without Glasses Go Into Mass Production

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3M is already in volume production of auto stereo 3D displays.
The 3M 3D technology is actually an optical film that enables 3D display on LCD panels. the film consists of lenses on one side and prism structures on the other to reflect the corresponding imagery to our eyes to create a 3D effect - without wearing glasses. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:35:02 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Apple MacBook With LED Display Unveiled

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Apple has just sent out the press release for its brand new MacBook. This update to the line has been given a polycarbonate unibody design for extra durability. It has a glass multi-touch trackpad, an LED backlit display, and a built-in 7 hour battery. This notebook is Apple's attempt to answer the netbook, both in terms of battery life and portability. It's available for $999 now.

The new MacBook weighs 4.7 pounds, and has a very sleek design. It packs some serious hardware inside its small frame, though. We're talking a 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB of RAM, a 250 GB HD, and an Nvidia Geforce 9400M integrated graphics card. All in all, that's a pretty hot little package.

Posted on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:04:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Hitachi Experiments With Laser Micro Projectors For 3D Displays

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Hitachi has shown at the CEATEC an interesting 3D display prototype.
The 10-inch VGA resolution 3D display does not require glasses and uses 16 projectors to create the 3D effect.
TechOn (via 3d-display-info) calls this technology "Full Parallax 3D TV" and it uses the method of Integral Photography with Overlaid Projection to achieve a 3D image that differs depending on the viewers position. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HP LD4200tm 42-inch Touchscreen Display Unveiled

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Today HP announced the HP LD4200tm Signage display with touch functionality.
The HP LD4200tm has infrared technology built-in to enable touch. The LD4200tm is aimed at businesses for displaying interactive graphics, text, video and advertisements.


Other features of the HP LD4200tm include full HD resolution, 500 cd/m2, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, built to run 24/7 while maintaining longevity, can be mounted vertically or horizontally. Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:05:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

My Book Elite & Studio: Portable Hard Drive+E-Ink Display

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It looks like Western Digital hopes to be one of the big names in efficient, portable storage. According to Engadget their new My Book series of portable hard drives will come with a front facing E-Ink display that shows their label, and the amount of free space left on the drive. This way you'll be able to see how much space your drive has at a glance, without wasting power on an inefficient display.

Both the My Book Elite and the My Book Studio offer 256-bit hardware based encryption. Both are available in sizes ranging from 500 GB to 2 TB. The Studio, which is Mac formatted and has FireWire 800, costs between $150 and $300, depending on size. The Elite costs between $170 and $280.

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 10:01:38 CDT | by Robert Evans

Sony Shows Notebook With Bendable OLED Display At CEATEC 2009

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The CEATEC in Japan is always a playground for advanced prototypes. Bendable OLED Displays have been the topic of prototypes for a couple of years now. Sony shows at the CEATEC 2009 a nice design of a notebook that only has a bendable OLED display inside the covers.
This design would of course be ideal for the implementation of the Microsoft Courier dual screen Tablet concept. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 04:45:32 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Car Cam Voyager with LCD Display Is Ideal For Paranoid Drivers

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The new Car Cam Voyager with integrated LCD is apparently the first vehicle camera to let you see exactly what is happening in real-time while you're driving.
This car camera actually has a "cool gadget" design. The camera is on one side and the display on the other.

The car camera provides a live feed on its 2 inch 320 x 240 screen, but it also records up to 48 hours of video on the road with an 32GB microSD card (not included).
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Posted on Sat, 3 Oct 2009 09:42:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Kopin Golden-i Wearable Microdisplay: Cyberpunk As Hell

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Have you ever wanted to look like an extra in a cheesy sci-fi channel movie (starring Bruce Campbell)? If so, Kopin's new headset might be for you. At first glance, the Golden-i looks like a very overbuilt mic+headset combo. That impression dies as soon as you notice the .34" SVGA display built into the headband.

That's right; the Golden-i is a full-on wearable computer with Bluetooth, Windows CE 6.0, 6 GB of memory and microSD support. It has (presumably) some sort of accelerometer, because The Inquirer (Via Engadget) says that you navigate using head movements as well as (less-effective) voice commands. Kopin isn't ready to release yet, but they say that the price should come in "under $2,000", which isn't at all reassuring.

Posted on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:43:28 CDT | by Robert Evans

Samsung Offers World's First Display Driver with Touch Screen Controller

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Samsung today unveiled what it claims to be the world's first mobile display mobile display driver with embedded touch screen controller functionality. The tech is based on the Samsung Touch Embedded DDI technology.

The single chip solution allows phone designers to make more simple designs and the display driver is aimed at the mobile phone, PMP, and MP3 player market. The component is a capacitive touch screen controller and allows for soft-touch and multi-touch functionality. Read more

Posted on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:04:37 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

FujiFilm FinePix REAL 3D W1 3D and FinePix REAL 3D V1 3D LCD Display unveiled

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FujiFilm thinks you want to take 3D digital photos and view it on an auto stereo 3D LCD photoframe. That is why FujiFilm introduced a 3D pocket camera and an 8 inch 3D LCD display.
The FujiFilm FinePix Real 3D system incorporates the 3D digital camera FinePix Real 3D W1, a 3D picture viewer FinePix Real 3D V1, and also 3D prints.

The FinePix REAL 3D W1 has two Fujinon lenses and two CCD sensors with 10MP resolution. The 3D camera also supports capturing 3D movies. According to FujiFilm it is also fun to use the FinePix REAL 3D W1 in 2D mode, which takes two photos from different angles of the same subject. Read more

Posted on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:48:09 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Lenovo maybe releasing T500 Notebook with 15 inch OLED Display

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OLED Displays are just getting common on mobile phones, but still lack broader adoption on other devices requiring larger screen sizes.
The over priced 11-inch Sony OLED TV is still the only commercially available "large screen" OLED device. According to ComputerWorld (via Oled-Info) Lenovo is thinking about releasing a Lenovo T500 notebook with a 15 inch OLED screen.
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Posted on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

SMART ID422w Widescreen Interactive Pen display Debuts

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SMART Technologies has announced a new interactive pen display called the SMART Podium ID422w. The display has a 40% larger screen for more workspace than other SMART interactive display options and is the company's first widescreen pen display.

The display has a 16:9 aspect ratio and has a resolution compatible with laptop or desktop monitors. The stand of the display is adjustable for comfortable writing angles. Notes can be saved and emailed directly from the display. Read more

Posted on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

LG unveils Full HD 23-inch 3D LCD Display

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LG Display announced today that it has succeeded in developing a Full HD 23-inch 3D LCD panel with enhanced brightness for monitors.
The 3D panel employs LG Display's proprietary technology to realize Full HD images with twice the brightness of conventional 3D LCD panels. The new 3D panel has according to LG the world’s highest brightness among 3D displays. Read more

Posted on Wed, 27 May 2009 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

DisplayLink Provides New High Performance GPUs to Samsung

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DisplayLink has announced that it is providing its new line of higher performance USB GPUs to Samsung for use in the new Samsung line of LapFit notebook companion monitors. The new displays use the DisplayLink DL-125, DL-165, and DL-195 GPUs to allow for easy addition of external monitors via docking stations and other devices.

The new series of GPUs offers multiple video outputs including DVI and analog as well as LVDS, DisplayPort, and HDMI. All of the video outputs support 32-bit color and full screen HD video playback. The different GPU models support different resolutions. Read more

Posted on Wed, 20 May 2009 06:19:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

LG shows 5.9mm thick 47 inch LED LCD HDTV Displays

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LG showed off a new full HD LCD panel that is only 5.9mm thick. In January CES was all about thin HDTVs. At the CES 2009 Samsung actually showed a 6.5mm thin LED LCD TV display. Now LG beats that with a 5.9mm thick, 47 inch FHD LED LCD HDTV Panel.

The new LG displays support full HD resolution, 8ms response time and 120Hz technology. Read more

Posted on Wed, 20 May 2009 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Display Link Releases Linux Driver Code for USB GPU

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I mentioned last week that DisplayLink has announced that it had sold more than a million USB GPUs. The company has now announced that it is offering its library of software to enable the creation of Linux drivers for USB GPUs.

The company is providing the library under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2 agreement. The software will allow the creation of drivers to make DisplayLink GPUs work on Linux notebooks, desktops, and servers. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 May 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

DisplayLink Sells More than a Million USB GPUs

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DisplayLink is celebrating the success of its certified products with the announcement that it has sold more than one million USB graphics chips since the debut of the system. The DisplayLink DL-120 and DL-160 make it possible for people to connect USB video cards to their computers and add more displays.

The USB GPUs are used in all sorts of products from the USB connected monitors from Acer, Samsung, and other companies to the small displays from Buffalo and other providers. A number of universal docking stations use Display Link tech as well including offerings from HP, Kensington, and Sony. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 May 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

E Ink Offers Large-Size Display.

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I've got some good news for everyone who wants to build their own Kindles. The E Ink Corporation just announced that they are adding a 9.7" display to their AM-300 EPD Prototype Kits. This allows developers to work in E Ink newspaper and textbook targeted displays, which is expected to be a big portion of E Ink's market.

The Amazon Kindle DX, which uses E Ink, comes with a 9.7" display as well. It's no wonder that E Ink is offering that size now. If the DX sells well, there will be a score of imitators looking to develop their own Kindle-killers. A lot of people seem to think that large size text readers represent the future for the newspaper and textbook industries. If that's so, than E Ink ought to do very well when the new Kindle gets huge.

Posted on Fri, 8 May 2009 15:35:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Toshiba to Buy Panasonic Shares of Matsushita Displays

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Toshiba and Panasonic have been running a joint LCD venture together for a while now called Matsushita Display Technology Co. The joint venture was in the production of LCD panels for computers and other consumer electronics devices. With the poor global economy, it's likely that the venture had fallen on hard times.

Panasonic and Toshiba announced today that Toshiba would be purchasing all of Panasonics shares in the Matsushita displays with the exchange expected to take place on April 28th. After the purchase, Matsushita will be a wholly owned Toshiba subsidy and will be called Toshiba mobile Display Co. Read more

Posted on Wed, 1 Apr 2009 07:04:57 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

HP Adds Multimedia Desktop and Displays to Line

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HP has pulled the wraps off its latest multimedia computer series called the HP Pavilion elite m9600 series featuring a powerful Intel Core i17 processor and features to support gaming, movies, and more. The machine can be optioned with i7 processors up to the 940 and can be ordered with up to 1TB of storage. System memory available is up to 12GB.

The computer also has bays integrated into the chassis for optional Personal Media Drive and Pocket Media Drive products. Options for the system include a Blu-ray drive and ATI HD 4850 graphics. Pricing starts at $949 with a Core i7 920 CPU, NVIDIA 9600 GS graphics, 500GB HDD, and a DVD burner. Read more

Posted on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:31:42 CDT | by Shane McGlaun