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Who Needs Pixels When You Have 6 Million LEDs To Light Your Display?

1:10PM January 10, 2012 | Andrew Tarantola

LED televisions until now have generally just used an LED power source to light the LCD display. This differs from the Jumbo-trons you see at sports arenas, where each pixel is an individual LED. Now, Sony’s bringing the big-screen technology to your living room with its Crystal LED Display. More »


Gadgets

Panasonic PT-AE7000E: 3D Pictures At A Price

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1:00PM November 14, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Not that keen on 3D TVs? Panasonic’s hoping to tempt buyers with its first 3D Home Theatre Projector instead, the Full HD capable PT-AE7000E. More »


Entertainment

Lunchtime Deal: Budget Gadget Special

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12:00PM November 4, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Got less than $100 in the Gadget kitty right now? You’ve got your choice of gadgets today and tomorrow. First up, Kogan’s selling off its USB recording set digital set top box for $29 as a Friday special. You could plug that set box into the tiny but inexpensive Dick Smith 15-inch $99 TV. If mobile’s more your thing, Gus over at Lifehacker notes that Aldi’s got the Huawei Ideos U8150 on sale tomorrow for $59.99, including $35 worth of call credit. [Kogan and Dick Smith (via Buckscoop) and Lifehacker]


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 »


News

Lunchtime Deal: Kogan Offers Free TVs

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12:00PM September 1, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Ruslan Kogan’s never been a man to shy away from attacking his retail rivals. His latest gambit? Find an equivalent telly on sale cheaper at JB HiFi or Harvey Norman, and he’ll send you one of his — for free. More »


Gadgets

Watch Time Pass With An LED-Illuminated Circle Of Blocks

12:23PM June 21, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

No, it won’t make time go faster, but telling time with a series of connected LED-illuminated blocks does make counting the minutes a bit more enjoyable. More »


Gadgets

Here Are The Super Clear Displays You’ll Be Using Next Year

3:30AM May 20, 2011 | Casey Chan

The iPhone 4′s beautiful Retina Display is a little less beautiful today. Why? Because at SID 2011, an exhibition about displays, companies have revealed screens that were transparent, tablets that did glasses-less 3D and screens clearer than Apple’s fabled Retina. More »


Computing

The iPad 2 Is Bleeding

5:00AM March 14, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Well, it’s bleeding, yes, but the “blood” is backlight poking through around the edges of the screen, as defective LCD screens tend to do. Ultimately, we’re unsure whether or not this is a widespread issue. More »


Computing

Why Didn’t New 13-inch MacBook Pro Get Higher Resolution Screen?

8:00AM February 27, 2011 | Casey Chan

There’s no question that the new MacBook Pros are blazingly awesome. The whole line has been rejuvenated with Sandy Bridge processors, better graphics and a lightning fast Thunderbolt I/O port. But one thing has been bothering us about the update, or rather, lack of update: The 13-inch MacBook Pro still has a lower resolution screen. There’s not even an option for a higher-res screen like the 15-inch Pro. More »


Mobile

Hitachi’s New Display Ready To Kick Retina Display Ass

1:40AM February 12, 2011 | Kwame Opam

There’s a new IPS LCD mobile screen by Hitatchi that is 4.5 inches across and boasts a 720×1280 resolution. At 329dpi, it’s even sharper than the iPhone 4′s 326dpi Retina Display. [Hitachi via Engadget]