Tag archive: display

Market research company NPD is reporting that when it comes to consumer smartphone preference, the bigger the better. Tiny, sliver-sized phones have become a thing of the past and people are now willing to sacrifice space in favor of richer, larger, fully-featured media experiences. According to NPD’s claims, the demand for phones with displays ranging between 3.5 and 3.9 inches have leveled out, but consumer interest in those with 4-inch… Read More

The second-generation iPad hasn't yet been announced. But already, rumored details of an “iPad 3″ have begun circulating. The speculation continues today, with Apple Insider reporting that the iPad 3 will be smaller than the current 9.7-inch iPad — and could even be considered a “larger iPod touch.” The new device, says  a “connected industry expert,” will also sport a high-resolution… Read More

Hitachi announced today a new high-definition screen for smartphones that challenges Apple's Retina display as the baddest screen in all the land, Engadget reports. The new screen measures in at 4.5 inches, with a 1280 x 720 resolution, which gives it a clearer-than-crystal 329 pixel-per-inch density. It also boasts a 1,100:1 contrast ratio and a 500-nit brightness level emitted from an LED backlight. The 3.5-inch Retina display on… Read More

Many folks have been watching OLPC-spinoff Pixel Qi as founder Mary Lou Jepson steers the company towards shipping inexpensive monochrome-and-color, sunlight-friendly displays. Although details have been few and scarce, Jepson has let one little nugget appear on her blog: do-it-yourself screen replacement kits from Pixel Qi should be available towards the end of the second quarter of 2010, and an official announcement should come sooner.… Read More

Sometimes the ability to handle just about any kind of video connection is a selling point in a display, and to that end NEC has introduced the 23-inch MultiSync EA231WMi, feating VGA, DVI, and DisplayPort connectivity. Aimed at government, enterprise, and education users, the EA321WMi also features a two-step Eco Mode enabling users to save power enabling users to switch between two modes (as well as “off”) so they only consume… Read More

Startup display developer Pixel Qi—which spun out of the OLPC project has posted the first images of its upcoming 3Qi display, which combines a black-and-white mode, full-color mode, and an epaper mode intended for ebook readers. The image shows two 3Qi screens side-by-side, one using its epaper mode with no backlighting, and the other showing a full color image with its backlight on. Pixel Qi founder Mary Lou Jepson has also posted… Read More

In the current economic climate, only a few sectors of the technology industry are still experiencing significant growth. On of those is the smartphone business, where—despite the tough economic times—consumers are increasingly eager to upgrade from basic phones to media- and Internet-capable smartphones that offer advanced features. To that end, low-cost display maker ViewSonic, perhaps best known for its affordable flat-panel… Read More

As expected, today Amazon.com introduced the Kindle DX, a new, larger version of its Kindle electronic reader featuring a 9.7-inch eInk display, 3G wireless connectivity, and native PDF support—and expanded content form newspaper and textbook publishers. The idea with the Kindle DX is to make the Kindle an even more effective substitute for printed pages and turn the Kindle into a lifestyle appliance used not just by professionals and… Read More

At the Interactive Displays 2009 conference in San Jose, PixelQi head Mary Lou Jepson says her startup company is getting ready to ship samples of its first display, the 3Qi, as soon as next month. The innovative display will feature a low-power black-and-white mode, an e-paper mode, and a full-color mode—and, appropriate to having been a co-founder of the OLPC project, the display should be readable in full sunlight and cheap.… Read More

There are two things you have to understand about the new Adamo laptop from Dell. The first is that it is an attempt to define a class of relatively exclusive luxury laptops, and the second is that it is the kind of artistic effort that, strangely enough, doesn't photograph well. Finished in brushed metal and glass, the notebook has to be touched and seen to be appreciated. Pictures just don't do it justice. (Dell did come close… Read More

Just a week after introducing a quartet of new SL-seres cameras, Samsung has introduced two new 12 megapixel shooters, the TL320 and HZ15W. Samsung says the TL320 is the first camera to feature a 3-inch AMOLED display with HVGA resolution; meanwhile, the HZ15W sports a 10× optical zoom and both optical and digital image stabilization. The TKL320 technically offers a 12.2 megapixel resolution, a 5× optical zoom, that 3-inch… Read More

You don’t need to look any further than iRiver’s Home or Verizon’s Hub to realize that frames that only show photos are disappearing. But in between a dumbed-down display and a full-fledged mini computer, Amex Digital has introduced two new digital photo frames that throw in just a sprinkling of extras. The SR-7 and SW-7 both feature seven-inch displays with a smattering of other data. The SR-7 gets a thermometer,… Read More

Gamers are a demanding bunch—they require peripherals that help them keep their attention on the blood-soaked battlefield. Logitech has heard their battle cry with the G19 Keyboard, which sports a built-in LCD display. Using the device is amazingly immersive—to see World of Warcraft game stats, live chat sessions, or even the strength of your broadband feed, you can just glance down quickly at the secondary display (which… Read More

Computer maker (and Acer subsidiary) Gateway has announced two new notebook computer lines at this week's CES show in Las Vegas. The multimedia-friendly MD series offers a 16:9 15.6-inch display and HDMI 1.3 output, while the lightweight UC series still caters to the media set with a 13.3-inch 16:9 display, but still packs enough of a punch in the processing department to function as someone's primary computer. “These… Read More

Computer maker Lenovo made a few eyes bug out with its ThinkPad W700 notebook last August, appealing to content creators with a 17-inch display and an integrated Wacom digitizing tablet. At January's CES shows, however, Lenovo plans to up the ante with the ThinkPad W700ds which offers the features of the W700…plus an additional 10.6-inch slide-out LCD display, giving content creators, graphics fiends, and video mavens somewhere… Read More