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3M Don’t Just Make Scotch Tape: Check Out Their Windows Surface Rival

6:00AM January 16, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

Devices like the Windows Surface have been in development for what feels like an age, and delivered very little. Now 3M Touch Systems is showing off a 46-inch prototype touchscreen table at CES that allows up to 60 touch points, and sounds like it might actually be useful. More »

Computing

Pixel Qi Hits The Big Time With 3M Collaboration

6:40AM September 13, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Pixel Qi’s Transflective LCD technology has been blowing minds since late 2009 but has yet to gain much traction in the market — beyond the Notion Ink Adam, that is. But that may change with its latest round of funding, provided largely by 3M. More »

Science

3M’s Silicone Medical Tape Will Make Bandage Removal Painless

10:40AM June 11, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Imagine taking off a bandage or medical tape, not grimacing in pain as the bandage adhesive pulls hair and skin cells with it. That is what 3M is promising with their new silicone tape technology, which bonds with skin in a way that other tape adhesives don’t. More »

Entertainment

3M’s Latest Pico Projector Has WiFi, Bluetooth And A Touchscreen

10:30AM May 23, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Pico projectors haven’t lit up the world like they promised to do a few years ago, but that hasn’t stopped 3M from updating its pico projector, adding a whole host of wireless functionality and a touchscreen. More »

3M Owns The Colour Purple (But Not How You Might Think)

2:40AM October 27, 2010 | Sam Biddle

And here I was, ready to paint my bedroom purple. But if 3M owns it, I can’t, right? Wrong! Although under US law 3M strangely does have a valid claim to the the colour, it’s not as bad as it sounds. More »

3M’s USB 3.0 Monitor Wastes Two Ports While Saving Energy

12:00PM June 10, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

This 18.5-inch screen doesn’t exactly look exciting with its 1366×768 resolution, but it has a secret: It draws about half the power of a standard monitor and it does it through two USB 3.0 ports. More »

3M’s Flashy New Privacy Filters Turn Your Laptop Screen To Gold

10:20AM June 2, 2010 | Adam Frucci

There are plenty of privacy filters out there that prevent snoopers from seeing what’s on your laptop screen from an angle. But how many show said snoopers flashy gold? Just one, that’s how many. [3M]

Gadgets

3M Upgrades MPro150 Pico Projector With 1GB Of Internal Storage

6:02AM January 7, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

3M only updated their pico projector range last August, claiming it was their “second generation” model. Meet their third-gen pico: the MPro150. The resolution is still just VGA quality, but there’s now 1GB of internal storage. More »

3M MPro120 Pico Projector Review: Highly Evolved

6:00AM September 4, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

Pico projectors were all the rage when they were in development, but as the first wave of products hit, so did a reality-induced malaise: They weren’t that great. Fortunately, 3M’s MPro120 goes far to outshine the original MPro110. More »