Archive for the 'Multitouch' Category
LG Display (LPL) is planning to showcase a bunch of displays at the upcoming FPD International 2008 at Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition Hall in Japan from October 29 through 31. Here is the list:
42″ Shine Out LCD: World’s lowest reflection ratio (<0.5%). Low reflections are important when installed in bright ambient environments.
15″ Double-sided reflective LCD: Displays [...]
October 28th, 2008 | Posted in Backlight, Display Manufacturer, LED, Multitouch, OLED | No Comments
Simple as can be. And quite sexy too. Mac Funamizu’s Nanokia smartphone concept is based on E Ink display technology. Makes sense as E Ink’s electronic paper display consumes very little power, especially when the content is not changing. So the keyboard and keypad would consume close to zero power.
October 20th, 2008 | Posted in Electronic Paper Display, Multitouch, Smartphone, Touch | No Comments
The Edelweiss, one of the most popular European mountain flower, is the name of a touch smartphone that will begin shipping in about a month. Emblaze Mobile is on to something. The large screen, which I would guess to be around the 3.5″ range, sports a pixel format of 854 x 480 (landscape). 854 x [...]
September 30th, 2008 | Posted in Multitouch, Smartphone, Touch | No Comments
RIM’s BlackBerry smartphones have always come with a physical QWERTY keyboard. CrackBerry addicts love typing away at the keyboard. The keyboard is one of the main distinctions between it and Apple’s iPhone, which eschews such crude old-school technology for the latest marvel in technology: touch. With a large TFT LCD display coupled with touch technology, [...]
July 25th, 2008 | Posted in Multitouch, Smartphone, Touch | No Comments
Microsoft’s Surfacing computing technology is quite interesting and the folks over at the Rio in Las Vegas thought so as well. The i-Bar has at least two Surface tables installed where you can play games, check out other people in the bar, send them notes and order drinks. Sounds pretty cool.
Video: Microsoft Surface at the [...]
June 12th, 2008 | Posted in Digital Signage, Multitouch | No Comments
Apple has announced that the iPhone 2.0 OS will support many languages including Japanese and Chinese with character drawing and recognition. I hope they didn’t forget Korean. This is fantastic! With a physical QWERTY keyboard, this is almost impossible to do. I can’t wait to send an email in Korean to my folks in [...]
June 9th, 2008 | Posted in Multitouch, Smartphone, Touch, User Interface | No Comments
WALTOP Interactive White Board Specifications
Display: 75″
Active Area: 1540 x 1140 mm (60.2″ x 44.9″)
Resolution: 600 Lpi
Pressure Level: 1024
Report Rate: 200 rps
Multi-Pen: 2 pens in specific areas
Connectivity: USB 1.1 (7 meter cable)
Power Supply: USB Vbus
Power Consumption: 220 mA (max)
Supported OS: Windows XP, Vista, Mac 10.2.5 and above
WALTOP’s Interactive White Board has a display size of 75″ [...]
June 9th, 2008 | Posted in Education, Front Projection, Multitouch, Touch, User Interface | No Comments
Computex ended June 6 and was held in Taipei, Taiwan. According to Computex the total number of exhibitors were 1725. A lot of gadgets were showcased during Computex 2008. Here are all the posts regarding Computex 2008 for your convenience:
Shuttle Fantasy (Illusion): Shopping Bag Shaped Mini PC at Computex 2008
Shuttle XP19: 19″ Touch LCD Monitor [...]
June 8th, 2008 | Posted in Desktop PC, Display Manufacturer, LCD Monitor, LCD TV, Multitouch, Netbook, Notebook PC, Smartphone, Tablet PC, Touch | No Comments
Albatron 22″ Multitouch LCD
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1050
Price: 120% of regular LCD
Albatron’s 22″ multitouch LCD monitor was showcased during Computex 2008 and was working on Windows Vista. The folks over at TGDaily had a blast playing around with Google Earth. According to Robert Doncevski, Sales Director at Albatron, size is not a limit. For instance, [...]
June 4th, 2008 | Posted in LCD Monitor, Multitouch | No Comments
There were a lot of developments in displays that were showcased during SID 2008. One of the best stuff was related to OLEDs, lower power consumption, thin profiles and LED backlights generating unheard of contrast ratios. I’ve posted about just a few of them. Here they all are for your convenience:
Epson Electronic Paper Display at [...]
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Automotive, Backlight, Digital Signage, Display Manufacturer, Electronic Paper Display, LCD TV, LED, Multitouch, OLED | No Comments