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Mobile Gaming just got more flexible, literally with new projector and flexi-screen concept
Mobile gaming is getting a whole new look as a couple of ingenious guys from the Human Media Lab at Queen’s University in Ontario have devised a whole new way to bring the mobile gaming arena to the world. Zi Ye and Hammad Khalid have designed a system they call Cobra that they recently showcased.…
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22 megapixel display wall from Norway
Scandinavia is one of the places in the world where we have scores of unrecognized masterminds spilling in from every walk of life. If you’re thinking that this number’s too small to make news then get a load of this; your 13 inch Macintosh has a meager 1.05 megapixel XGA display. That’s really petite as…
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Use Augmented reality to repair your car soon
Augmented Reality is term that’s gaining momentum very very quickly and more so in the new year. We’ve seen it widely used in the gaming industry in a fruitful combination with mobile handsets and their cameras and of course the potential it has when tied into Virtual Reality scenarios is tremendous. The latest application of…
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Goodbye touchscreens, now control your mobile with a wave of your hand
The developers in the mobile world are moving in all directions to make interactivity with the device as user friendly and ‘sci-fi’ as humanly (or otherwise) possible. The latest is gesture control for total mobile management. Sure we’ve seen Sony Ericsson’s Yari with its gesture based games and we’re all looking forward to Microsoft’s Project…
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LG Display and Samsung Mobile Display show off see-through screens
At the FPD International 2009 there were of unique items put up on display. Though it isn’t a novel technology, it came forward from some pretty exciting and promising sources. LG Displays and Samsung exhibited their cool see-through screens. Both the displays use organic materials. The transparent part is often what would appear in black…
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The classic wooden scale gets a digital display
I still dread the sight of the wooden scale that was constant companion to school as it rolled over in my bag with everything else that I used to pack. This is mainly because it was used as a weapon against me for squandering my evenings in the park, thus missing out on my homework.…
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Giant multi-touch wall by Schematic at Cannes
At the Cannes 2009 advertising festival, Schematic showcased its 12 foot by 5 foot multi-touch wall. Schematic is the same company who helped come up with the futuristic advertising on Minority Report. [Digg]
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Samsung showcases 6.5 inch flexible AMOLED display
At the SID 2009 in San Antonio, Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) showcased a prototype 6.5 inch AMOLED screen. The new screen is more flexible than its predecessors and has a response time 1000 times faster than a standard LCD. SMD sees many applications for the flexible AMOLED (newspaper,epaper, e-passport, military maps, newspaper and many more.…
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A giant 145 inch film display
Sinoda Plasma Japan has announced the 145 inch film display which makes use of six 1m x 1m displays which create one huge 145 inch panel. The display has a resolution of 960 x 720 pixels and weighs a mere 7.2 kgs which makes it easy to carry around. The product is still in development…
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Sony Showcases energy saving organic EL and 3D display at Finetech Japan 2009
Finetech Japan 2009, one of the world’s largest FPD shows, is being held in Tokyo from April 15-17.This year in addition to the FPD Components and Material Expo and Display 2009 shows, there are two new events, Touch Panel Japan and Lighting Japan (LED/OLED Lighting Technology Expo), this year. Sony with the largest exhibition area…
