Corkboard Mac gives push-pins new purpose

Best we can tell, the Corkboard Mac was constructed from critical parts of an older PowerBook and gets held up by a series of colorful push-pins. Legend has it that the actual casing was destroyed in an unfortunate cooking accident, but thankfully, all of the vitals -- LCD included -- were left intact. Peep one more shot in the read link, and pay your respects as you enter.
[Thanks, Steven]

[ Via: Engadget ]
[ Tag: art,Corkboard Mac,CorkboardMac,design,diy,mac,mod,powerbook ]

Sony's 0.3mm OLED eyes-on

Okay, we're as disappointed as you that we didn't get to check out Sony's 0.3mm OLED prototype up close and, um, turned on, but we were lucky to see the thing at all. They whisked it off-stage as soon as Stringer's presentation / interview was over, and we were told it also happens to be the one and only unit in the world. Bottom line: from what we did see, the picture looked about as crisp and vibrant as the XEL-1 (which is to say, quite). And in terms of thinness? It looks like a shiny, magic piece of paper -- which left us kind of stumped as to how Sony can make any display even thinner (but we're sure they'll try).
[ Via: Engadget ]
[ Tag: 0.3mm,features,hands-on,oled,sony ]

Sony unveils 0.3mm thick OLED display

At D6 today Howard Stringer showed off a brand new "thinner than a credit card" 0.3mm thick OLED panel that Sony is working on. They're planning on a 27-inch version of the screen in the short term for the ultra-rich, but the obvious hope is to fight LCD for dominance in the home in the coming years. This could very well be that 11-inch 960 x 540 display we saw last month, but specs are slim at the moment. More shots after the break.
[Image courtesy of All Things Digital]

[ Via: Engadget ]
[ Tag: breaking news,BreakingNews,oled,sony ]

Sony's Howard Stringer to show off new OLED TVs at D

The D conference is in full swing, and the next heavy hitter on deck is Sony CEO Howard Stringer, who's rumored to have a new Sony OLED display for Unkie Walt to play with. We're assuming it'll be a little bit bigger than the XEL-1, but Silicon Alley Insider says it'll come in at just .3mm thick, which is only slightly beefier than a playing card. We're guessing it'll be more like the XEL-1's 3mm, but we'll see what Howie has in store for us -- we wouldn't be opposed to hearing some more about those "slim PS3" rumors, ourselves.

[ Via: Engadget ]
[ Tag: d,d 2008,D2008,howard stringer,HowardStringer,oled,sony ]

The WaSnake Shelf: It's Like a Personal Assistant That is Nailed to Your Wall

The WaSnake shelf concept by designer Jean Louis Frechin not only holds your stuff, it also features connectivity that allows it to display news from chosen RSS feeds and even SMS messages. Plus, the whole unit is highly configurable so you could find a spot for it on nearly any wall in your home.All in all, I love the idea of packing more functionality into everyday objects, but I can't say that I agree with the artist's description of a "discreet," visual experience. There is nothing discreet about my naughty text messages being broadcast to everyone in the room. At any rate, it seems that the WaSnake will remain a concept for the time being. [Newlaunches]

[ Via: Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog ]
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HTC Diamond Has Ultra-High Density Display

The first "official" photos and specs for the HTC Diamond have been leaked, complete with a 2.8-inch 640 x 480 pixel screen (twice the lines of the iPhone in smaller surface,) Windows Mobile 6.1 and 3G connectivity. Could this be the most important product of the year HTC said it would reveal in London on Tuesday? The fabled iPhone Killer? Addy will be liveblogging the event, so we will discover it then. It certainly seems like a good cellphone, judging from the specs.• large 2.8 inch VGA display (640x480 pixel resolution)
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Quadband GSM/GPRS/Edge and UMTS/HSDPA
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0
• 3.2megapixel camera with autofocus
• extra VGA camera in the front for video telephony
• QWERTY keyboard
• Qualcomm 528 Mhz CPU
• 4 GB of internal memory plus a MicroSD slot
• FM Radio
• an accelerometer sensor (like the iPhone's)

[newsMobile— Thanks Giancarlo!]

[ Via: Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog ]
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Sumitomo may not actually produce OLED TVs in 2009

Whoops! Looks like Sumitomo President Hiromasa Yonekura was "misquoted" just a few days back, and there may actually not be any large OLED TVs churned out by the outfit in 2009. According to a new report, Sumitomo is currently "working with partners," thus the "timing of any product launch is not just its call." No worries -- we're fairly certain someone else will step up to the plate in your absence, right guys?


[ Via: OLED-Info ]
[ Tag: misquoted, oled, oled tv, OledTv, panel, production, Sumitomo ]

Microsoft's LaserTouch prototype brings hand control to any display

We'll go ahead and get this out of the way: the fantastic product you're about to hear more on has "no plans" to go commercial. Now that we've thoroughly killed your buzz, let us introduce to you the LaserTouch. Said device is a prototype that recently emerged from Microsoft Research's labs, which essentially allows people to retrofit any display (monitor, projector, etc.) so that they can use their own hands to control the on-screen action. According to Andy Wilson, who played a vital role in the unit's creation, an infrared camera is used to track how a person touches the screen, while software that he developed handles the majority of the magic. Too bad this could totally undercut Surface sales, right?

[ Via: Engadget ]
[ Tag: infrared,microsoft,microsoft research,MicrosoftResearch,multitouch,prototype,sensing,surface,touch panel,touch screen,TouchPanel,TouchScreen ]

Epson unveils ridiculously high resolution E Ink display

We've seen an A4-sized sheet of e-paper or two in our day, but Epson's new prototype display features an absurdly high resolution for its size: 3104 x 4128, clocking it in at something like 385ppi. According to Fareastgizmos, E Ink's supplying the, um, electronic ink, while Seiko Epson built out the low-temperature polycrystal Si-TFT glass substrate medium. Yeah, we've got a long ways to go before we'll all be reading the e-paper morning news on the way to work, but it can't be that long, can it?

[ Via: Engadget ]
[ Tag: e ink,e-ink,EInk,epson ]

Eizo pitches new FlexScan HD2452W monitor at gamers

Eizo's certainly no stranger to high-end monitors, and the company's now expanding its offerings yet again, this time with an LCD targeted specifically at gamers. Judging from the specs, however, the 24-inch FlexScan HD2452W should please just about anyone with the necessary money to spend, with it boasting a full WUXGA resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 450Cd/m2 brightness, and just about every port you could want, including two HDMI -- not to mention a 24p mode to make the most of those Blu-ray discs. About the only place it falls a bit short, it seems, is with the response rate, which clocks in at a hefty 16 ms. Look for this one to hit Japan sometime next month for the rough equivalent of $1,250.


[ Via: BIOS ]
[ Tag: eizo,flexscan,hd2452W,lcd,monitor ]

LG Display showcases two-sided LCD panels

It's nice enough to be able to record two programs at once, but what if you could display The Hills on one side of your LCD while catching a playoff tilt on the other? Never mind the audio issue (there's always headphones!), but LG Display has introduced a prototype at SID 2008 that could potentially make the aforesaid scenario a reality. 2.2-inch (160 x 120) and 15-inch (2,048 x 1,536) versions were reportedly announced, both of which boast reflectivity of 20-percent. Put simply, the panels can display different images on the front and back sides of the glass substrate, and ideally, they're suited for use in mobile devices where the main and secondary displays could actually be the same device. No word on when these things will actually make their way out to handset / TV manufacturers, but we're certainly digging the possibilities here.

[ Via: Engadget ]
[ Tag: lcd,lcd tv,LcdTv,lg,lg display,LgDisplay,sid,two sided lcd,two-sided,TwoSidedLcd ]

Sony plans "medium to large" OLED panels in FY2009 Samsung trembles

Competition: so beautiful in its simplicity, so effective in its execution. Sony just authorized an additional ?22 billion ($210 million) as it aims to produce "medium-to-large sized OLED panels" in fiscal 2009. For Sony, that's the year spread from April 2009 to March 2010. Not coincidentally, that's the same production timeline that Samsung is on. Oh, the OLED game is so on.

[ Via: Engadget ]
[ Tag: breaking news,BreakingNews,oled,sony ]

Qualcomm announces first IMOD-based Mirasol displays

You've got your LCDs, you've got your OLEDs, and you've got your E Ink, but Qualcomm's gearing up to push a new kind of display your way: the technology's called reflective interferometric modulation (IMOD), which is something of a mouthful, so Qualcomm intends to market it as Mirasol. These IMOD displays should have many of the same qualities we've come to know and love about OLED, like low power consumption, visibility in outdoor lighting, and no backlighting requirement, and apparently the first, very tiny 0.9-inch Mirasol screen will be showing up in a future Freestyle Audio player (technology sample shown above).
Read - Press release
Read - Mirasol site (not a lot there, unfortunately)

[ Via: Engadget ]
[ Tag: imod,mirasol,qualcomm ]

N-trig shows off pen input-capable DuoSense multi-touch display

It seems like there isn't a week that goes by these days that we don't see another multi-touch display (homebrew or otherwise), and you can now add one more contender to the growing ranks, with N-trig set to debut its new DuoSense system at the SID International Symposium in Los Angeles this week. This one adds pen input capabilities to the usual array of multi-touch features, as well as the somewhat unique ability for multiple people to use the display simultaneously, which N-trig says makes the system ideal for gaming applications. N-trig also boasts that the technology works on "large format displays," but that apparently maxes out at a not-exceptionally-large 22-inches at the moment. Head on past the break for a video of the rig in action.

[ Via: Engadget ]
[ Tag: duosense,multi touch,multi-touch,MultiTouch,n-trig ]

NEC brings us the heart-shaped LCD panel, for better or worse

Admit it: you love digital photo frames. You love them so much, in fact, that you would be thrilled if NEC were to come up a heart-shaped LCD panel so you could get something like the prototype pictured here. Well, that's exactly what it did with its new "complex, non-rectangular TFT LCD modules." This isn't the first non-rectangular display we've seen, but it's definitely one of the most versatile in terms of the shapes it allows. The new development is based on a more flexible TFT display that puts the display's driver circuits along the perimeter of the LCD glass, allowing for more creative data and gate arrangements. In short, this all results in the monstrosity / ball-of-cuteness -- your choice -- you see above.

[ Via: Engadget ]
[ Tag: lcd,nec,photo frame,PhotoFrame,tft ]

Salling's interactive window tech is interactive

We've seen all sorts hip-cool interactive window installations, usually comprised of a camera for a modicum of interactivity and a projector or a display for screening the results. The Salling store in Arhus, Denmark is taking things a bit further and making the window itself interactive. There's still a camera to sense motion, but instead of a display there's some fancy window tech that makes sections of the glass transparent or not based on where the person is standing. Sure, the idea of having to walk up to a window and wave your arms around to reveal what's behind it might seem a bit counter-intuitive, but at least it'll give the loiterers something to do. Video is after the break.

[ Via: Engadget ]
[ Tag: interactive window,InteractiveWindow,salling ]

BeBook e-book reader makes its debut, doesn't run BeOS

If you can get past the tinge of disappointment in learning that something named the BeBook isn't actually the BeOS-based laptop you've been waiting for all these years, you may be only slightly less disappointed to know that it's another fairly ordinary and somewhat overpriced e-book reader. Coming in at a hefty €330 (or $510), this one ditches newfangled features like built-in WiFi or EV-DO, with it choosing instead to focus on basic features like a six-inch E Ink display, 512MB of internal memory, and an SD card slot for expansion. You'll also get support for all the usual document and image formats, as well as some basic MP3 playback functionality. If that somehow sounds like the e-book reader you've been waiting for, you can order one now and get free worldwide shipping.



[ Via: Gadget Lab ]
[ Tag: bebook,e-book,e-book reader,E-bookReader,e-reader ]

Myvu's Shades 301 iPod Edition gets hands-on treatment

Surely you remember that Solo Plus HMD that Myvu aimed at iPod owners late last year? Wait, what? You purged that from your memory as soon as you saw it? Ah well, looks like you'll be on yet another blotting mission after peeking this, as the aforesaid outfit has delivered yet another option for those looking to check out iPod clips on their own personal theater and destroy any chance at garnering friends. The Shades 301 iPod Edition, which is set to cost two Benjamins, actually looks quite different (and dare we say, a smidgen better) than the Solo Plus, and reportedly comes bundled with a pair of Ultimate Ears earbuds, detachable Dock Connector cable, remote, integrated battery and a two-piece cable manager for its neck cabling. If you're inexplicably overcome with an urge to see more, you can check out a brief hands-on by following the read link below.
[ Via: Engadget ]
[ Tag: goggles,head mounted display,head-mounted display,Head-mountedDisplay,HeadMountedDisplay,hmd,ipod accessory,IpodAccessory,myvu,myvu shades 301,MyvuShades301 ]

Samsung releases four Touch of Color series monitors

Samsung's setting loose four new monitors in their "artisan design"-themed Touch of Color series displays (which were hinted at during CES). All feature 20,000:1 contrast ratios and various supernatural features like MagicColor, MagicBright, and MagicTune; specifically, the line starts with the two lower-tier 2ms models: the $259 T190 19-incher and the $359 T220 22-incher. Then you've got the two higher-tier models (both with HDMI and 5ms refresh): the $499 T240 24-incher, and the $599 T260 26-incher. All will be available by the end of July.
[ Via: Engadget ]
[ Tag: samsung,T190,T220,T240,t260,touch of color,TouchOfColor ]

OMDM's movable E-K50 II LED display is Big Brother's best friend

Just like a George Orwell flick gone awry, OMDM's movable E-K50 II LED display is downright frightening. The gargantuan display is basically one with a car, and it comes complete with built-in speakers to really get the message across. We can hear it now: "Please deposit your mobile communication devices here, telepathy is the new unlimited plan." Yikes.

[ Via: Engadget ]
[ Tag: ad,advertising,digital signage,DigitalSignage,display,E-K50 II,E-k50Ii,led,movable,OMDM,sign ]