What’s interesting is that Hickman’s invention in the 1930s would not be ” discovered” until the 1990s. For soon after Hickman had demonstrated his invention, AT&T ordered the Labs to cease all research into magnetic storage, and Hickman’s research was suppressed and concealed for more than sixty years, coming to light only when the historian Mark Clark came across Hickman’s laboratory notebook in the Bell archives.
Why?
AT&T firmly believed that the answering machine, and its magnetic tapes, would lead the public to abandon the telephone.
Wow.
The Wednesday, November 24th edition of amNewYork will be the first US-based newspaper to present its readers with an augmented reality feature for its Thanksgiving addition. Sections of amNewYork will feature animated features that will enable Readers to watch the Macy`s Thanksgiving Day balloons float off the paper and reveal answers to their daily crossword puzzle.
CEPro comparing the VPL-VWPRO1 to the $1000 cheaper VPL-HW15:
I suggest spending the extra grand for the VPL-VWPRO1, which gives you a much brighter picture (1,300 lumens vs. 1,000) and higher contrast ratio (85,000:1 vs. 65,000:1).
The bulb used in the VLP-VWPRO1 lasts 2000 hours in HIGH and 3000 hours in LOW. You also get an extra bulb. So how do images look?
What this display system accomplishes is a smooth image, awesome colors, a contrast ratio that is an eye popping 85,000:1, and over 6.2 million pixels – like the image you might see in much more expensive units.
I’m not sure where 6.2 million pixels are coming from since the pixel format on the SXRD chip is 1920×1080, which would result in the number of pixels at just over two million pixels. The projected image size ranges from 40 to 200 inches. The home theater projector is available at specialty A/V dealers and custom integrators for US$3,499.
Orange → Engadget: You can pre-order your 3G iPad in the UK starting at £199 for the 16GB version: 32GB is £249, and 32GB is £349. A two-year contract is required. That contract involves: £27 for 1GB per month of anytime data and 1GB of “quiet time data” that means midnight to 4pm. You’re also welcomed to to use the BT Openzone WiFi, unlimited in the UK.
ArchDaily: This beautiful living room is designed by Verdastudio Architects & Designers and is located in Yermasoyia, Limossol, Cyprus. And the photograph was taken by Christos Papantoniou.
Beautiful. The solid wood brings warmth to the modern stone and glass design. A little cluttered for my taste but tasteful enough. Although I don’t think I would enjoy watching TV as much. The TV has a lot of glare and it is facing a wall of windows. As far as I can tell the windows are already shaded. With all that glare I am not sure you can enjoy much of anything.
It is almost impossible to find LCD or plasma TVs with matte screens anymore. And using matte-screen-based DLP, LCoS or a Laser TV would have been worse since rear projection TVs don’t do very well in bright ambient environments. The best option given this layout would have been to have darker shades or curtains.
If you enjoy watching movies or TV, lighting is important and I would recommend designing a room that can easily made dark and without a lot of light directly hitting the front of the TV. Also consider a TV that has thin black bezels to minimize visual distractions.
This is from www.stuff.tv back in 2007, I think. A long time ago. But I still dig the design where the dual-sliding action reveals a keypad one way and directional controls the other way. We should have seen this PSPhone in 2008.
According to Nowhereelse.fr, Sony is working on a PSPhone and December 9th is the big day for an announcement in Paris, France.
If this rumor turns out to be true and Sony incorporates all the latest bells and whistles for gameplay (gyroscope, accelerometer, dual cameras, latest Android, multitouch, 1GHz+ Snapdragon, etc.) then the company has a good chance of challenging Apple’s iPod touch in mobile gaming. Sony’s PlayStation franchise has an enormous chest of games and the company can develop AirPlay-like features to allow a PSPhone to stream to a PlayStation 3 to play on Sony BRAVIA TVs. Maybe someone can even develop a software iOS emulator that can run on Android.
Hasselblad → Engadget: The Hasselblad H4D-40 Stainless Steel is an exclusive medium format version of the H4D-40. There will be only 100 copies and each will cost €13,990 (about US$18,500), for just the body. Add the HC 80mm f/2.8 lens and the price increases to €14,990 (a little under US$20,000). In case you wanted to know: 40.0 megapixels (7304×5478), 50MB per RAW 3FR photo / 120MB per 8-bit TIFF, 3-inch 8-bit TFT LCD with 230,400 pixels. Around 640×480 (307,200) would have been nice.
In short, watching all sorts of 2D stuff on the 58PFL9955H was quite possibly the most fun we’ve ever had reviewing a TV. Honestly. It’s just impossible to describe just how effective and impactful the 21:9 shape is, especially when it’s combined with the stunning picture quality Philips has got from its 2010 direct LED sets.
HD quality was terrific, too. Just make sure you tune the 21:9 as best as you can. The 58PFL9955H is like a Ferarri: you need to know how to use it to make the most of it. So HD, SD in 2D is great, how about 3D?
It also must be said that the 21:9 shape of the TV works great with 3D, with the extra width and impressive screen size making it easier to get lost in the 3D world you’re watching. Especially if you turn off the Ambilight feature, which oddly seemed rather distracting with 3D sources.
Crosstalk noise was found to be more problematic than 3D plasmas but much better than any other 3D LCD TV brand. TrustedReviews felt that it was “the best TV we’ve ever reviewed.” A few notable specs: 2560×1080, direct LED backlight, 500 cd/m2, HDMI 1.4 (4), Ethernet, USB, WiFi, SD, Component, Composite.
Is 21:9 the next wide? Most if not all film are wider than 16:9 and if you enjoy watching movies more than TV the more theater-like experience from Philips’ 21:9 TV sets might serve you better. Although a 58-inch TV might be too big to use as a monitor, a monitor with a 21:9 aspect ratio would be terrific to put up two side-by-side webpages, documents, presentations, or really wide spreadsheets.
DigiTimes → MacRumors: The next iPad or iPad 2.0 will be coming to us in 2011, I think and so does everyone else. Wouldn’t it be nice to know what the iPad 2.0 will be like. Well, the rumor has it that it will have these features:
There is also the possibility that the 3G version of the iPad 2.0 might be carrier-agnostic and play nice with both GSM and CDMA.
The 10.1-inch, 1024 x 600-resolution display is bright enough for watching videos on YouTube or Hulu, but the quality of the panel leaves more to be desired. The screen is just fine for watching the latest SNL clip with a friend, however vertical viewing angles aren’t stellar and setting it back a bit requires you to adjust the screen forward quite a bit.
Vertical viewing angles are the Achilles’ Heel for most notebook PC and netbook displays. The Jolibook included. The 10.1-inch netbook from Jolicloud runs the cloud-oriented Jolicloud Linux OS, is powered by Intel’s Atom N550 and goes for £279, which converts to about US$450. At that price I would recommend getting a standard Windows 7-based netbook or if you’re mostly thinking of browsing the Internet, checking email, twitting or updating your Facebook Apple’s iPad might be the simpler more enjoyable way to go. And Apple’s having a sale on its iPads, just for today though.
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