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3D Explained...

| February 11, 2010 | 92 Views |

3D cinema, TV and videos are quite notably becoming the technology of 2010, you can’t read a magazine, flick on the TV or surf the net without being reminded of the wonderful plethora of 3D videos and devices filling up this year’s market. Being a bit of 3D virgin, until the release of James Cameron’s Avatar, I’ve often wondered how 3D videos work – especially since...

Gesture Control For Cell Phones...

Gesture Control For Cell Phones

| January 20, 2010 | 129 Views |

Researchers at the Tokyo University have developed a touch-less interface that can track the 3D motion of a human finger. The new gesture interface was developed by Professor Masatoshi Ishikawa and Dr. Takashi Komuro and has been dubbed the “Vision-Based Input Interface”. Touchless Interface For Smart Phones Right now the technology can only be applied to a handful of cell phones...

Apple Tablet Custom MacBook...

Apple Tablet Custom MacBook

| January 14, 2010 | 467 Views |

Praised by reviewers as “versatile” and “sturdy and sleek,” the Modbook is the pioneering slate-style Mac tablet that lets you draw and write directly on the screen. It combines Axiotron’s hardware and software technology, a Wacom Penabled digitizer and an Apple MacBook to create a powerful tablet computer like no other. Custom Apple Tablet...

Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid...

Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid

| January 11, 2010 | 376 Views |

The New Year brought with it a slew of great articles, so many in fact that we haven’t had chance to featured our favorite gadgets from this year’s CES expo, Jan 7-10th. So first up, my personal pick of the bunch – The Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid. The new IdeaPad U1 hybrid roles a detachable touch-tablet and laptop into one device. At first glance the U1 may look like any...

What is an OLED Display...

What is an OLED Display

| January 7, 2010 | 313 Views | 1 Comment

OLED stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode. The “O” in OLED refers to organic material, in this case Carbon. OLED displays have many advantages over traditional LED’s, these include fast response times, wider viewing angles, outstanding contrast levels and exceptional brightness. The technology also allows for extremely thin, lightweight and bendable designs, giving...

Compenion OLED Tablet Concept For 2015...

Compenion OLED Tablet Concept For 2015

| January 5, 2010 | 221 Views |

This years CES expo was a haven for the many hyped devices promised in 2010, but here’s a concept we’ll just have to wait an another 5 years before getting a hands-on review. Compenion Laptop Concept Dubbed the Compenion Laptop, this futuristic concept designed by Felix Schmidberger takes OLED displays to the next-gen level. The sleek design incorporates a touchscreen...

MIT Media Lab Develop 3D Gestural Comput...

MIT Media Lab Develop 3D Gestural Computing

| December 10, 2009 | 255 Views |

Researchers at MIT’s Media Lab have developed a 3D bi-directional (BIDI) display that reads hand gestures via embedded optical sensors. The new display also supports multitouch as well as hand movement recognition in the space in front of the screen. The gestural tracking works by using optical sensors embedded behind the display. These sensors are able to see what the user is...

Keep Flash Videos in Full Screen On Dual...

Keep Flash Videos in Full Screen On Dual Monitors

| December 8, 2009 | 1,172 Views | 2 Comments

If you’re running a dual monitor set-up, you’ll have noticed that flash videos streamed from sites such as Youtube and Hulu, won’t stay maximized on one screen while you try to work on the other – as soon as you click, the full screen video returns to normal size. If you’re a video junkie like myself, you’ll no doubt find this very annoying. But, thanks...

Microsofts Touch-Less Glass Display...

Microsofts Touch-Less Glass Display

| November 7, 2009 | 486 Views |

Microsoft is currently touring U.S colleges showing off its technologies of tomorrow, and the focus of these demo’s is the companies next-gen computer – one that docks and undocks to a frameless glass display. The new computer prototype, demoed by Chief research and strategy officer Craig Mundie, features a touch-less glass display that can be controlled by voice, pen,...

Sony 360 Degree 3D Display...

Sony 360 Degree 3D Display

| October 22, 2009 | 445 Views |

Sony has unveiled its new 360 degree cylindrical 3D display. The cylindrical display can be viewed from all angles, furthermore, the user need not wear the glass usually required to see the 3D image. Sony is keeping technical details quite for now, however we do know that the display is about 10.6-inches tall and 5.1-inches in diameter, has a resolution of 96 pixels by 128 pixels, and...

Touchable Holograms...

Touchable Holograms

| August 15, 2009 | 566 Views |

Over the past couple of years, several ground breaking holographic technologies have emerged on the market, but none can compare with the new touchable holographic system developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo. The new system utilizes a technique known as Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display. In their prototype the team used two Nintendo Wiimotes to track hand movements,...

New Touch Screens Track 10 Fingers At On...

New Touch Screens Track 10 Fingers At Once

| July 24, 2009 | 394 Views |

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company Synaptics has recently announced its new multitouch-sensor ClearPad 3000 Series, a new sensor that is able to recognize up to 10 fingers at one time. The new transparent sensor can track up to 10 simultaneous finger touches, making it possible to perform complex multifinger gestures such as closing an application by “crumpling” it with...

Holographic Video Meeting...

Holographic Video Meeting

| June 25, 2009 | 574 Views |

Microsoft have plans to re-invent the way we hold virtual meetings. In May, the company submitted a patent for “Virtual Office Devices” which will allow users to hold holographic video meetings. Although the patent is rather vague on the actual hardware and software that would be used, Microsoft did include 21 pictures and diagrams of how these meeting would take place. Microsoft...

BlackBerry Storm 2 Confirmed For Septemb...

BlackBerry Storm 2 Confirmed For September

| June 23, 2009 | 602 Views |

The release of the highly anticipated BlackBerry Storm 2 has been confirmed for September. While full specifications were not revealed, RIM (Research In Motion) co-CEO Jim Balsillie confirmed the news that Verizon has given the go for the company to release the next-gen storm later this year. The BlackBerry Storm was RIM’s first touch-screen device and was quickly hailed as the...

How Far Should You Sit From Your HDTV...

How Far Should You Sit From Your HDTV

| June 3, 2009 | 1,734 Views | 1 Comment

A great topic that was made possible with thanks to poll conducted by the guys (and girls?) over at Gizmodo – How far away do you sit from your HDTV? And what is the optimal viewing distance? As the results revealed, many of you are sitting too far away from your HDTV set to take in the benefits of the precision ‘definition’ that make up those crystal-clear images. 60% of...

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