Research in Motion has put out the first 30 second TV spot for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, and it does a pretty good job of showing the appeal of a 7 inch tablet with multitasking support. The commercial shows off the app-switching gesture support, which is probably one of the tablet’s key strengths. The tablet […]
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Samsung wants to bring higher resolution displays to tablets
Smartphones and tablet screens are getting sharper and sharper. A number of 9 and10 inch tablets have 1280 x 800 pixel displays, while 960 x 640 pixel screens are becoming the new QVGA. But this might just be the tip of the iceberg. Engadget reports that Samsung envisions a future where tablets with 7 inch […]
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Next-gen flexible displays could be made with silk
Silk is one of the strongest materials on earth… but it takes an awful lot of it to build anything that really takes advantage of its strength. But researchers in Taiwan have reportedly discovered a way to use silk in flexible displays, which means we could eventually see eBook readers, monitors, and other devices with […]
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ZTE unveils 7 inch tablet with Pixel Qi display
Chinese device maker ZTE has introduced a new Android tablet that will be one of the first devices to ship with Pixel Qi’s new 7 inch sunlight readable display.The new tablet is called the ZTE Light 2 and it features a 1 GHz processor, 4GB of storage, and runs Google Android 2.2. It measures less […]
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Hitachi introduces 4.5 inch, 720 x 1280 pixel IPS display
So you thought the iPhone 4 managed to pack a lot of pixels onto its 3.5 inch, 960 x 640 pixel display? Try this on for size: Hitachi is bringing a new 4.5 inch IPS display to market which has a 720 x 1280 pixel resolution. The pixel density is actually similar to what you’d […]
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Closer look at Mirasol sunlight-readable display
Pixel Qi isn’t the only company at CES showing low power displays that can easily be read outdoors. While Pixel Qi’s solution allows you to turn on the backlight for a full color LCD experience or turn it off for a low power, high contrast grayscale screen, Qualcomm’s Mirasol solution is a color display that’s viewable in […]
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Samsung showcases flexible, transparent OLED displays
Last year at CES Samsung showed off a laptop prototype with a 14 inch semi-transparent AMOLED display. You could see the screen well enough, but you could also see through the screen to see whether your car keys are on the table or not. This year, Samsung is continuing to show off its transparent AMOLED […]
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LG introduces Xnote P210 12.5 inch laptop with super-thin bezel
PC companies have a way of saying a computer has an “edge to edge” screen if there’s a single piece of glass running from one edge to the other — even if that glass covers not just an LCD display, but also a thick black bezel. But LG is getting one step closer to eliminating […]
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Pixel Qi partners with CPT to produce low power, sunlight readable displays
Pixel Qi has made a name for itself by developing display technology which combines the best of color LCD and E Ink technologies. The displays can function in full color mode with the backlight on, or you can shut off the backlight, cut the screen’s power consumption to just 20%, and view a high contrast, […]
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Hitachi’s finger, stylus-friendly touchscreen demoed on video
Last week we learned that Hitachi was developing a new type of touchscreen that you can operate using a fingertip, stylus, or other implement. It uses technology that’s similar to a traditional capacitive touchscreen to allow you to interact with the screen using a fingertip much as you would on an iPad or most modern […]