Tag archive: D LCD

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

From the Sharp press release: December 15, 2003 – San Diego, CA. - TGS is proud to announce a marketing agreement with DDD Group Plc. ("DDD")and Sharp Systems of America ("Sharp") 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… Read More

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… Read More