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Ultra-Shapable E-Ink Becomes Reality This Fall

How many concept products have we shown featuring some form of curved or oddly shaped E-Ink display? A pillion?* Thankfully, the good people at E-Ink have seen fit to make these dreams come true: New "ultra-moldable" E-Ink cells are 40% thinner, can be cut into unique shapes, and even curved. This doesn't mean they're bendy, but it does mean you will be one step closer to achieving that bionic soldier-of-fortune look you'd like to cultivate to woo the ladies. The first product to be demonstrated is this humble but high functioning Delphi keychain. In the world of novelty keychains alone, the possibilities seem limitless. [Electronista]
*I am not entirely sure there is such a quantity as a "pillion," but there should be.

2:00 PM on Sun May 11 2008
By Wilson Rothman
2,765 views, 5 comments

Latest by flyboy: half horizon HH more »

oled

Sony's XEL-1 OLED Lasts Half as Long as You Expect, Says Study

sonyxel1.jpgNow, we've been raving about Sony's diminutive XEL-1 OLED TV for a while, but an independent investigation by Displaysearch is casting doubt on the screen's lifespan. They ran two XEL-1 units for 1000 hours, then measured the change in brightness emitted by the screen. They concluded that it would take 17,000 hours for the screen to lose half its brightness—a usual measure of display life. That sounds like a lot—it's 5.8 years, at 8 hours use every day—but it's actually close to half the 30,000 hours claimed by Sony. Sony, of course, is defending their figure, saying it's based on years of experimentation. Sounds like bad news, though of course when larger OLEDs hit soon they'll have newer tech inside. [Displaysearch via OLED-display]

5:52 AM on Thu May 8 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,478 views, 17 comments

Latest by havok2022: It's UP TO 30,000 hours. The TV was probably left in vivid mode and uncalibrated. If you don't calibrate your display when you purchase it, then expect half life on ANY display LCD, plasma, or otherwise. more »

apple

Apple Patents Laser Head-Mounted Display, Sharks Rejoice

Apple has applied for a patent for a laser-based headset to use with its iPod and iPhone. And, unlike most headset displays, which can be bulky due to the light source and optical elements, the Cupertino company has come up with a way of slimming the device down. Here's how. More »

6:55 AM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Addy Dugdale
8,199 views, 33 comments

tvs

Doks Emporium Doll House TV May Be World's Smallest Functional Set

So you've kept your doll's house a dirty little secret for the last seven years, but you've always felt bad about Polly Pocket not having a functional TV to watch the latest episodes of Desperate Housewives, right? Worry no more! Doks Emporium will provide for you a fully functional, 1:12 scale TV unit. Yes, it really works. Yes, you really can hook up your Wii. Yes, you'd have to be insane to blow £99 ($198) in this fashion, but who cares? More »

5:49 AM on Thu Apr 10 2008
By Haroon Malik
4,077 views, 21 comments

Latest by ideaman2020: My dad and mom have been building a dollhouse for a couple years now. It's a real labor of love, wired up with electric lights and stuff. This would actually be a pretty cool addition. more »

clips

Seekway 3D LED Cube Amazes in Glorious Color Phasing Fashion

Seekway has put together this spectacular 3D LED display, which is capable of displaying images in full 3D (duh) at an amazing, 30 fps. The prototype consists of a 16 x 16 x 16 grid of interconnected color LEDs and if our mathematics doesn't fail us, that's 4096 individual diodes. We're sure you'll agree; it looks amazing, but the video is even more fantastic, so jump in.
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7:15 PM on Sun Apr 6 2008
By Haroon Malik
20,142 views, 31 comments

Latest by leMel: Needs 3D pong. more »

cellphones

Panasonic Putting Plasma Display Tech Into Cellphones, Undoubtedly Angering David Lynch

Update: It appears this story is completely false. PRNewswire now claims that AbleComm told them to pass along the news that everyone should disregard their release, because the entire thing is "completely false". Thanks AbleComm. Might want to put your April Fool's news releases on April 1, instead of April 3. More »

4:50 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Jason Chen
1,654 views, 11 comments

t-shirts

T-Sketch Shirt Illuminates Your Immature Thoughts

I can only imagine the kinds of despicable things one could do with a shirt that allows the wearer to write or draw on a chest display. Plus, everything you write will automatically activate a backlight that can be changed from a gentle glow all the way up to a pulsing strobe. The product page suggests putting your phone number on it to lure in the ladies—but what kind of tool would do that? Probably the same kind of tool that would consider buying this thing. Coming soon for £29.99 (about $60). [Gadgets.co.uk and Thumbsup.uk via GeekAlerts]

10:30 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Sean Fallon
10,508 views, 28 comments

Latest by nutbastard: @flyboy: yeah i don't know... it seems women this men's "gotcha" games are silly (like pulling out your ball sack and yelling "DON'T LOOK!") and yet some have the nerve to become upset when someone ogles some tits that are more »

apple

Analyst Pulls 2nd-Gen iPhone OLED Display Rumor

Another day, another analyst making crazy predictions about Apple products that most likely aren't true. Today it's Ken Dulaney of Gartner saying the second generation iPhone will have an OLED display instead of the current LCD display. Where did Ken get this wacky idea? "'Rumors' overheard in Asia." Here's our take on it. More »

4:00 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Jason Chen
19,497 views, 49 comments

digital clock

Digital/Analog Clock Does Digital Time with Physical Display

Design student Alvin Aronson has rethought our interaction with digital timepieces by making a robotic LED/LCD display, with parts that slide in and out to form numerals. So, really its more a "physical digital" clock, rather than properly analog, but you get the point. Once you see the video of it gently transitioning its display between two time states, you'll be just as filled with gadget lust as we are. More »

6:19 AM on Thu Mar 13 2008
By Kit Eaton
18,389 views, 31 comments

tvs

Panasonic Shows Off Full HD Viera LCD TVs

We first took notice at CES, and today Panasonic has refreshed their excellent Viera LCD range. The new flagship model goes by the sexy moniker, TX-37LZ800. The other new entrants include the LZ80 Series, TX-37LZ85 and TX-32LZ85, which will all be full HD (1080p) capable, have three HDMI inputs and boast 10,000:1 contrast ratios. Available this month, the new sets will also pack in Real Pro 3 picture technology, which is coined as a new image optimization enhancement, allowing for "images of mesmerizing beauty." Obviously, it's all very technical. Panasonic, not content with dropping all those goodies for the full HD display searching hordes, also plans an April launch of even better TV sets. More »

5:25 AM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Haroon Malik
6,576 views, 11 comments

Latest by shimmer: @flyboy: Do you really believe that Vizio products are of the same quality? I worked at an electronics retailer about 10 years ago, and when someone had a $300 budget for a 27" CRT TV I would show them Sharp, RCA more »

industry

Pioneer to End 42-Inch Plasma Display Production

Pioneer is ending its production of 42-inch plasma displays, as the company hopes to focus all its attention on producing 50-inch models instead. Specifically, Pioneer will be closing the Kagoshima plant in Japan by March 2009, when it will then be put up for sale. So, if you're interested in a factory producing 42-inch displays, you're in luck. Pioneer will continue selling the smaller units, but will purchase parts from Hitachi to meet the demand for sub 50-inch plasmas. [Reuters]

11:00 PM on Sun Feb 24 2008
By Haroon Malik
3,646 views, 14 comments

Latest by deadhouseplants: Hey now, poor people need 85 inch televisions. That way, when they become homeless, they have a huge ass box to live in. I add nothing to this conversation. I could care less about Pioneer displays. They're like Bose. Nice more »

digital tattoo

Cellphone Display Concept Designed for Dracula Is Bloody, Ridiculous

Here's a design that Dracula would love: a subcutaneously-implanted, wireless digital tattoo display whose fuel cell is powered by blood. An entrant into the same Greener Design Competition as the gravity clock, the concept uses Bluetooth to communicate with your portable gadgets—or even devices implanted elsewhere in your body. More »

7:45 AM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Kit Eaton
21,224 views, 45 comments

displays

Giant Display Made of Paper Lamps

Space Invaders 2008 is an art installation with 176 lamps (each with its own lampshade style) hung in a 1,600 feet-square curtain. They're all wired up to a system with a camera, turning them into a low-res video display that reacts dramatically to passers-by, as you can see above, or to music, as you can see after the jump. More »

10:04 AM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,174 views, 9 comments

charger speaker

MCube Concept is a Wireless Charger and Display Companion For Cellphones

Drop your phone near the MCube concept and it charges via short-range induction. There's a Bluetooth link, which means SMS and caller info get shown on its Cocoon-like hidden display. Meanwhile, calls and MP3s stored on your phone can be played through MCube's speakers and controlled by touch pads on its surface. Why do these great ideas just end up being design concepts? We want one. [Yanko Design]

5:20 AM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,461 views, 3 comments

clips

Justify Your Gadget: DLP TVs (vs. LCDs)

With display technologies like plasma and LCD having so much sex appeal, why should we still want the heft (aka "fat friend") DLP? We gave the camp 15 seconds to convince us.

11:30 AM on Thu Jan 10 2008
By Mark Wilson
10,066 views, 57 comments

lcds

New LCD Display From NEC Can Switch Between Wide and Narrow Viewing Angles

Today NEC announced the development of a LCD display that can switch between wide and narrow viewing angles without sacrificing image quality. Essentially, this would allow users to choose between a wide angle "public" mode (sharing photos of your vacation) or a narrow "private" mode (watching porn at work). This development is made possible thanks to a a polarizing plate on the back of the panel that can disperse light over 140 degrees or 30 degrees. Unfortunately, the angle currently needs to be set during manufacturing and there are only two possible fields of vision, but NEC believes that the technology could come of age in the near future. [Digital World Tokyo]

8:50 PM on Wed Oct 24 2007
By Sean Fallon
2,532 views, 6 comments

Latest by gary_7vn: I like my old cathode ray tube tube. I can use it find the number for 911. more »

imac

Some iMac Users Reporting Condensation Behind Screens

Following closely after reports of freezing issues related to ATI hardware, some iMac users are now claiming that condensation is developing behind the glass panel of their displays. Others have claimed that their screens are plagued with a yellowish residue that has been described as "a grainy sand-like substance." It is important to note that no official confirmation has been released from Apple regarding the issue, and the problem appears to be isolated at this point. However, if you do experience these problems, take the damn thing back to the store —or stop carrying it around on the beach. [Apple Support Forums and Daily Tech]

5:20 PM on Tue Oct 23 2007
By Sean Fallon
3,373 views, 36 comments

Latest by Ben Zvan: @rjnwheels: You talk about quality control, I'll talk about customer service. I've had 3 iPods replaced for dead hard drives; no questions asked. more »

portable media

Ocean Leader PMP Has Disappearing Screen

China's Ocean Leader Development isn't known for their cool MP3 players, but this PMP comes with a disappearing 1.8-inch TFT display, which means it only shows when necessary. Other than this, it's a standard player with FM radio, built-in speaker, MP3/WMA/AMV support, e-Book functionality, and a circular control pad. We're not saying we want this disappearing screen to be integrated into an iPod or a Zune, we're just saying it's one of those things that makes you go "Hey, that's neat," before you put it back on the shelf. [Made In China via PM PToday via Gadget Venue]

3:40 PM on Fri Oct 5 2007
By Jason Chen
3,434 views, 5 comments

Latest by discounteggroll: @nutbastard: "is that the allegory of the cave?" oh noes...its the alarm clock telling you to wake your ass up RING RING RING more »