Displays

Computing

How Many Monitors Is Too Many?

6:00AM February 9, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

At Gizmodo, many of us are fans of the multi-monitor set-up. It’s not surprising: it lets us simultaneously keep an eye on breaking news, email our writing and graphics, too. But is there a limit to how useful multiple monitors can be? More »


News

Olympics Will Have Bombproof Rubbish Bins With LCD Screens

11:45AM February 8, 2012 | Casey Chan

Rubbish bins are the eyesores of city life, like the grimy physical manifestation of popped pimples overflowing with bags and Chinese takeout ooze. The Olympics? A magnifying glass on a city’s life. That’s why it’s not surprising to see a city (in this case, London) introduce new, stylish trash cans as a quick makeover. For London 2012, new bombproof trash cans that have dual giant LCD screens and Wi-Fi hotspots will brighten up the dreary London fog. More »


Computing

Apple’s New Cursors May Signal Retina Display Macs

12:45PM February 7, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

Cheerful Apple spokesman aficionado John Gruber talks about four tweets that, according to him, “may” indicate an incoming Apple hardware upgrade, perhaps the introduction of new Retina Display-level Macs or displays. Given his intimately wet relationship with Apple, you better listen up to his “wishful thinking”. More »


Gadgets

Google Could Soon Help You See the World Like Iron Man

11:45AM February 7, 2012 | Kyle Wagner

Iron Man’s HUD display is one of the cooler effects in sci-fi movies, and Google X is apparently pretty darn close to cramming similar tech in a pair of glasses you can buy in the real world. More »


Mobile

Protect Your iPhone’s Glass Display With… More Glass?

9:45AM January 31, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

Most screen protectors are just a thin layer of flexible plastic that do an adequate job at shrugging off scratches. But they’re no where near as tough as Spigen’s new GLAS.t which adds another layer of glass for maximum protection. More »


Cameras

MicroOLED To Replace Optical Viewfinders?

2:00AM January 31, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

For purist photographers, there is no alternative to the optical viewfinder. Current LED screens are, by comparison, like looking though the bottom of a bottle. But could this tiny, high-res display change that? More »


Geek Out

All Maps Should Be Shown On Multitouch Domes

9:00PM January 20, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

The demo kind of falls apart when they start poking around Windows, but Displax’s new 40-inch diameter Multitouch Globe looks like an absolute joy when it comes to navigating interactive maps. It’s just too bad it’s a bit impractical. More »


Entertainment

Giz Explains: All The Tech That Make Future TVs So Gorgeous

10:00AM January 18, 2012 | Sam Biddle

CES was more than just a Grand Canyon filled with eye candy — the sci-fi-beautiful TVs we saw are real, and you’re gonna want them. But OLED? 8k? Crystal Display? What’s all this mean? We’ll explain the pretty new things. More »


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The Future Of TV Is Beautiful, Simple And Good

8:10AM January 13, 2012 | Sam Biddle

The televisions that are going to be invading our living rooms in 2012, the ones that Samsung and LG and the rest have been trotting out this week at CES? They’re the most exciting gadgets of the year, and not because of any apps or gimmicks or third dimensions being shoved down our throats. In fact, they’re wonderful in spite of all that. More »


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The Best New Big-Ass TV: Samsung Super OLED

12:45PM January 12, 2012 | Roberto Baldwin

Go to the window right now. Look out onto the real world. Now imagine that it looks better. That’s how incredible the Samsung Super OLED is. More »