I just got to mess with an incredible $100 PC that is being compared to Apple in terms of ease of use, uses Linux as its core OS (but conceals the complexity of Linux, much like OSX conceals the complexity of UNIX), and is at the outset, a Web 2.0 device leveraging heavily its connectivity to create the Apple experience for a fraction of the cost. It does have a monthly charge of about $13, which covers the online services and allows the initial price of the PC to get down to $99, but it may reflect the future of Web 2.0 computing, and it’s worth a look.
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Sharp Users Look Both Ways
Will it end domestic disputes over which show to watch, or merely escalate the home entertainment arms race? Osaka-based Sharp Corporation announced it has developed a new LCD display which can show different images to viewers on the left and the right, enabling viewers to use the display simultaneously for completely different things. One viewer might be surfing the Internet while another plays a console game, or viewers might watch two completely different movies at the same time. The dual-view technology may have a variety of applications, from point-of-sale systems and kiosks to in-car systems and billboards—and, of course, consumer electronics.
Sharp Introduces New Actius AL3D Notebook
Designed with the high performance demands of 3D applications in mind, the Sharp Actius AL3D is equipped with the Intel Pentium M Processor P750 (1.86GHz) and driven by Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system. The notebook is equipped with 1024 MB of DDR2 SDRAM, and comes complete with a 80 GB hard drive.
In order to provide the advanced visual processing power for 3D applications, the Actius AL3D comes equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600 graphic processing unit driven by PCI Express for faster bus performance with 128 MB of dedicated graphics memory. The GeForce Go graphics processor delivers awesome performance and unmatched feature set that includes a host of video enhancements and power management (via the NVIDIA PowerMizerâ„¢ Mobile technology) along with high-resolution anti-aliasing to deliver amazing detail and performance for all applications.
NEC Technology Improves 3D Resolution
From NEC’s press release:
NEC Corporation today announced that it has succeeded in the development of a novel 3D system-on-glass (”SOG”) liquid crystal display (”LCD”) that can display the world’s highest resolution 3D images. NEC’s original Horizontally Double-Density Pixel (”HDDP”) structure breaks the conventional LCD resolution barrier, and combined with a lenticular-lens enables the world’s highest 3D display resolution of up to 235ppi*.
The features of this 3D SOG LCD are as follows:
- A 470ppi (horizontal) X 235ppi (vertical) pixel resolution in 2.5inch diagonal and 640 X 480 pixel VGA format has been achieved through NEC’s own HDDP structure. Each pixel is of rectangular shape with horizontally striped color sub-pixels. This design doubles the horizontal resolution of conventional LCDs.
Sharp Introduces 15-Inch 3D LCD Display
This new 15-inch 3D LCD monitor delivers what the company calls “eye-popping 3D images to the naked eye,” and can be easily switched between 2D and 3D viewing for standard applications such asspreadsheets, word processing or email.
Sharp’s target with this unique monitor will include market segments that are already familiar with 3D solutions using Shutter Glasses and page sequential display mode, which are widely supported onPC using both Windows and Linux. Users of graphics cards that currently support OpenGL 3D displays with glasses (such as the NVIDIA Quadro cards) will be able to shed their Shutter Glasses and enjoyin the freedom of the Sharp LL-151-3D display right away. Target markets will include drug discovery, medical imaging, dental, mapping/GIS, oil & gas, CAD and other design applications,entertainment, education and others. The LL-151-3D will also appeal to the gamer that is looking to bring the greatest amount of realism to their gaming experience without the need for geekyglasses.
New 3D Visualization Coming To Notebooks
From the Sharp press release:
December 15, 2003 – San Diego, CA. – TGS is proud to announce a marketing agreement with DDD Group Plc. (“DDDâ€)and Sharp Systems of America (“Sharpâ€) that will position the amira® data visualization application as the premier 3D data visualization solution for users of Sharp’s revolutionary new Actius RD3D notebook PC.
The combined solution of amira and TriDef Visualizer allows Actius RD3D customers with libraries of existing 3D visualization data sets to rapidly take advantage of the 3D display capabilities of the Sharp Actius RD3D.
Sharp Actius RD3D
It doesn’t do much for e-mail or spreadsheets, but Sharp Systems of America’s new Actius RD3D is the first notebook computer that makes it possible to view 3D images using the naked eye. The company says its TFT 3D LCD technology has uses ranging from CAD and medical imaging to GIS, oil and gas mapping, and entertainment — and the 15.0-inch screen switches back to 2D mode at the touch of a button for viewing standard applications.
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