Small form-factor desktop computers have been around for ages, but we’ve seen a whole bunch of interesting models in recent years thanks to Intel’s NUC line of mini PCs and a whole slew of similarly-small models. What we don’t see a lot of are models with AMD processors. But that’s starting to change. In January […]
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New type of LCD can display static images with no power
One of the reasons E Ink displays like the screen on an Amazon Kindle Voyage use less power than an LCD screen like the one that’s probably in your laptop or desktop monitor is that E Ink only uses power when the text or images on the screen change. When there’s just a static image […]
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Contact Lens prototype features embedded LCD display
There are contact lenses to correct vision, color contacts to make your brown eyes look blue, and soon there may be LCD contact lenses that can print dollar signs in your eyes… or just about anything else. Belgian researchers are showing off a prototype of a contact lens that has a curved LCD display built […]
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Amazon could be preparing a dual screen, E Ink and LCD tablet
Amazon might be working on a new device that combines some of the best features of an eReader and a tablet. The company has filed a patent application for a device with two screens: a color display on one side, and a low power E Ink display on the other. Tablets typically have full color […]
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Samsung shows off a 10 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display
Last week Toshiba introduced a 6 inch display with a ridiculously sharp screen resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. Today Samsung introduced something slightly more likely to make it to market in the not-too-distant future: a 10.1 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel screen. The screen is an IGZO TFT LCD display which has the same physical dimensions as the […]
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Liquavista’s low-power displays look good — even in direct sun
Liquavista’s color and monochrome screens have looked impressive in demos we’ve seen to date — but their performance in direct sunlight was still an unknown. That’s all changed now, as the folks at ARMDevices managed to secure a little outdoor time with the displays on a bright, sunshiney day. As you can see in the […]
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Pixel Qi display shortages rectified, DIY kit coming soon (finally)?
Man, that little girl still looks sad. Maybe she’s waiting for her Pixel Qi display… Remember back when the company announced that a select group of manufacturers would have access to the first Pixel Qi screens? As it turns out, those manufacturers ran into some production snags — those snags have kept Pixel Qi screens […]
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Report: Netbooks aren’t a high priority for LCD makers
Millions of netbooks with displays are expected to sell this year. But DigiTimes reports that LCD makers aren’t really that focused on the industry segment, due to the fast-changing nature of the market. I suppose that makes sense. Two years ago, 7 inch screens were all the rage. Then it was 8.9 inch displays, and […]
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Samsung demonstrates color E-Paper display
While people pay a lot of attention to the role that low power processors have played in the netbook revolution, Pixel Qi’s Mary Lou Jepsen is convinced there’s an even more important component: The display. She’s been showing off her company’s 3qi display which uses less power than traditional LCDs and can toggle between a […]
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Samsung introduces low power LCD display for netbooks
Pixel Qi isn’t the only company looking for ways to reduce the amount of power consumed by netbook screens. Samsung has introduced a new 10.1 inch LCD screen that users half the power of a standard LCD. It also manages to have a 1366 x 768 pixel display resolution, which puts it a cut above […]