For years we’ve been able to get a rough idea of how big a smartphone was by looking at the screen size. The original iPhone had a 3.5 inch display. The HTC Evo 4G seemed enormous when it first launched, thanks to its 4.3 inch display. These days there are phones with screens as big […]
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E Ink and Japan Display to partner on ePaper screens
E Ink Holdings and Japan Display have announced a “long-term strategic alliance” that will have the two companies working together on ePaper displays. Japan Display, also known as JDI currently makes LCD and AMOLED screens for smartphones and other devices including wearable, automotive, and industrial products. JDI says partnering with E Ink could help the […]
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Say hello to a 6 inch, 3840 x 2160 pixel display
Welcome to 2015, when there’s a good chance that your smartphone has a higher resolution display than your laptop. And things are just going to keep getting crazier. Chinese AMOLED display maker Everdisplay is showing off one of the first 6 inch, 4K displays. The 3,840 x 2,160 pixel display has a pixel density of […]
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Slidenjoy wants to add a screen or two to your laptop (crowdfunding)
Want the portability of a laptop, but the versatility of a multi-monitor setup? You could buy a portable display and lug it around. Or you could back Slidenjoy’s Kickstarter campaign for a system that makes it simple to add an extra screen or two to your laptop. Slidenjoy clips onto the back of your laptop display […]
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Windows 8 to support higher resolution displays… but will apps?
The Apple iPad may squeeze a 2048 x 1536 pixel display into a 9.7 inch display, but most Windows laptops with 15.6 inch or smaller screens have 1366 x 768 pixels. In fact, good luck finding a desktop PC monitor with a higher resolution than 1920 x 1080. But it looks like that could change […]
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Are 1080p displays the new norm for Tegra 3 tablets?
Asus is the only company that has officially announced plans to release a tablet with a new NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor. But we’ve seen leaked information suggesting Lenovo and Acer are both working on next-gen tablets with NVIDIA’s latest chip. There’s also a rumor that HTC wants in on the Tegra 3 action as […]
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Pixel Qi: Over 3 million screens in the wild
Pixel Qi makes transflective displays that look like full-color LCDs when used with a backlight, but look more like a low power, outdoor readable E Ink when you turn off the backlight on a computer, eReader, or other device. The company has been showing off its technology for a few years, but so far very […]
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Pixel Qi introduces 10 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel sunlight viewable displays
Pixel Qi’s display technology combines some of the best features of an LCD screen with those of an E Ink display. With the backlight on a Pixel Qi display can handle a full range of colors and full motion video. Cut off the backlight and you get a high contrast display that’s almost black and […]
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Samsung could ship outdoor viewable Liquavista displays this year
If you’ve ever tried to use a laptop, iPad, or pretty much any other device with an LCD display outdoors on a sunny day, you know that most of today’s screens aren’t really designed for outdoor use. There’s no shortage of companies working on solutions, but one of the few that actually has a shot […]
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Samsung acquires sunlight readable display company Liquavista
There hasn’t been any official announcement yet, but it appears that Samsung has acquired Liquavista, a company developing displays that use electrowetting to allow for full color visibility both indoors and out. The Digital Reader received a tip about the acquisition and dug up a job listing which suggests Liquavista is a new division at […]