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Minority Report style gesture control seems close with new MIT Media Lab testing
If you’ve seen the Tom Cruise Minority Report who-dunnit sci-fi movie and are hoping to see the kind of interactive technology they use for accessing and manipulating data come to life, the wait may not be too long. MIT Media Lab researchers have already got a working concept of an LCD display that’s been embedded…
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HP Compaq L2105tm multi-touch LCD is Windows 7 ready
HP Compaq L2105 is the latest addition to the Windows 7-supporting league of monitors. The 21.5 inch multi-touch monitor has a CCFL backlight. As far as the multi-touch feature is concerned, it achieves the same with the help of two cameras and an infrared light and sensor that’s combined with a reflective field. The mere…
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DoubleSight Smart USB Monitor ushers a new era of plug and play devices
The wait for the truly plug and play monitor is finally over. DoubleSight Smart USB Monitors require no video chipset, video port or power adapter, and works in both landscape and portrait viewing modes. The 7-inch LCD monitor supports up to 800×480 screen resolution while the 9-inch type supports 1024 x 600. Model DS-90UC is…
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Touch to get your snacks from Samsung Vending Machines
Samsung has introduced vending machines with a 46 inch LCD touchscreen. The company had recently partnered with Kraft foods to create this new kind of vending machines. So now you don’t have to enter a letter and number for selecting your snack. Just touch the snack you see on the screen. Cool isn’t it! If…
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Samsung LD220 world’s first USB monitor for notebooks
At the World IT Show 2009 Samsung Korea has unveiled the LD220 which is the world’s first USB monitor for notebooks. The LD220 has a brightness of 300cd/m2, contrast ratio of 30,000:1 and a response speed of 5ms. Release date and pricing information for the same are not available yet. [Aving]
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CMO presents LCD panel with the highest contrast ratio
At the Display Taiwan 2009 in Taipei a local company CMO showcased an LCD panel with the highest contrast ratio in the world at an astonishing 80,000,000:1. It achieves the astronomical contrast ratio by using Local Blasting Imaging technology which makes the panel ideal for viewing sharp images. Other technical details and pricing information is…
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ChLCDs promises an LCD on the entire surface of a phone
This cool new technology called cholesteric liquid crystal display (ChLCD) can revolutionize both, cellphone usage as well as design. The very thought of having the entire surface of the phone as a display screen, opens up new doors to ideas that can give touch technology a complete facelift. Developed by Kent Technologies, this technology uses…
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Haier’s new 22-inch LCD HDTV
Introducing the 22-inch LCD HDTV from Haier. A 720,/1080i HDTV with 1399×768 resolution, HDMI, PC input, HD component, onboard USB jack, 2x 3W output, sleep timer, English/ Spanish/French OSD and Energy Star 3 compliant are its salient features. Apt for any room in the house, this glossy piece comes in either white or black. Hook…
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Sharp fined $3 million for price rigging Nintendo DS LCD screens.
Japan’s Fair Trade Commission has fined electronics manufacturer Sharp $3 million as part of an investigation into the price fixing of LCD modules for the original Nintendo DS model and the DS Lite. The company has been instructed to pay the fee by March 19, 2009. The FTC’s move comes on the heels of a…
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LG unveils new LCD that reflects sunlight when outdoors
LG Display has developed an LCD module that it says looks as good outdoors in sunlight ads it does indoors. The 14.1-inch display is intended for laptop computers and allows users to switch display modes to suit the location. The illumination from a backlight panel behind the screen, results in an image that looks good…
