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#monitors

World's Thinnest BenQ V2220 LCD Lays on the BS Pretty Thick

On one hand the BenQ V2220/V2220H is a 21.5-inch LCD monitor that manages to be the thinnest in its class (just 15mm). On the other, BenQ has taken the whole "dynamic contrast ratio" fib to a whole new level. More »

02/08/10

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By Mark Wilson

#design

These LED Lights Are Made for Squeezing and Snuggling

I never thought I'd call LED lights cute, delightful, or cuddly. But these are. Designed by Diana Lin, the d-light Bubbles are made for squeezing—just don't be startled by the squeaky wooshhh sound when you fondle the silicone. More »

02/02/10

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By Rosa Golijan

#remainders

Remainders - The Things We Didn't Post: Shout It Out Edition

In today's Remainders: shouting! Fox News has been clamoring about Verizon and the iPad for a while, and today they kept on clamoring; an indie video game you control by screaming; a robot that listens for your commands; and more. More »

02/01/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#apple

Apple Plans Video Camera For iPod Touch

Usually reading the patent tea leaves is an inaccurate science at best, without knowing how exactly a proposed technology will fit into a company's product plans. Other times, there's an actual drawing of an iPod Touch with a video camera. More »

01/28/10

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By Brian Barrett

#design

The Soap Light Is Beautiful, Though Not Necessarily Clean

The Soap Light, a concept, uses inductive charging to power a glowing paperweight. It's not necessarily any more practical than a Tap Light, but...look, don't question these things. We're still gonna need infomercials in the future. [Yanko Design]

01/22/10

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By Mark Wilson

#research

Stream 500Mbps Over LED Light

In some interesting research by Siemens, wireless data has been successfully, wirelessly transmitted at 500Mbps using white LEDs. More »

01/21/10

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By Mark Wilson

#dealzmodo

Super-Budget Lens-Mounted Ring Flash for DSLRs

Lens-mounted LED flash rings are a great resource for properly lit macro shots, but they're usually pretty expensive (think $150). Enter Brando's budget version. More »

01/19/10

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By Dan Nosowitz

#lpd

New Laser-Driven Displays Use 75 Percent Less Power Than Today's Screens

LCDs, make way for LPDs. Xconomy reports on a California startup's new laser phosphor displays (LPDs) that use just 25 percent of the electricity required by today's liquid-crystal displays (LCD) or LEDs. More »

01/14/10

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By Popular Science

#3d

What It Feels Like to Watch 3DTV: Viewing a Digital Diorama

I've written a lot about 3DTV and that I consider it occasionally incredible. But the entire concept is tough to explain because, let's face it, I can't just embed 3DTV example videos and you've probably never seen it. Allow me: More »

01/12/10

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By Mark Wilson

#led

Nanotechnology Could Vastly Improve The Color Of LED Lighting

I switched to LED lights on my Christmas tree this year and, while generally pleased, there is no doubt that the colors are a bit "off." A simple nanotech coating could change that by making colors brighter and warmer. More »

01/11/10

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By Sean Fallon

#turntables

Phosphorus: It Sounds Better On Vinyl

Death Calls the Tune, a project by German designers lab binaer, looks like a regular turntable, until you turn the lights off. Instead of playing "California Dreamin'," this record displays text messages in phosphorus. More »

01/09/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#rumors

Apple Reportedly Looking for LED Flash Components for Next iPhone

Improvements to the iPhone's camera are pretty much inevitable for the next iteration, and it looks like Apple may be looking for mass quantities of LED flash components to improve low-light shooting. More »

01/08/10

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By Dan Nosowitz

#televisions

Vizio's Mobile Razer Displays Are LED-Backlit, Under an Inch Thick

Vizio just dropped three mobile LED displays on the world, capable of pulling down ATSC broadcasts and delivering an 800x480 picture in 7, 9 and 10-inch form factors, while only an inch thick in the other direction. More »

01/07/10

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By Adrian Covert

#tvs

Philips Eco LED TVs Stream Netflix While Saving the Earth

01/07/10

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#laptops

The Invisible OLED Laptop to End All Laptops

It's only a proof of concept, but this is laptop with a clear OLED screen—but a stone's throw from those floating 3D displays of Avatar. Practical? Not necessarily. The future? OBVIOUSLY. More »

01/06/10

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By Mark Wilson

#hdtvs

TC-L42D2 and TC-L37D2 Are Panasonic's First LED LCD HDTVs: Small, No 3D, iPod Dock

Panasonic is super into plasmas, being the king of them and all. But their LCD line is getting a top model with 1080p and LED backlights. They also have wide viewing angle high contrast IPS panels. More »

01/06/10

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By Brian Lam

#hdtvs

Samsung's LED LCD HDTV Lineup: The C9000 Does 3D and Has a Video-Previewing Touch Remote

Samsung's LED LCD televisions are here and the flagship C9000 is a doozy. It's the only one they're calling "ultra thin", has 3D support in late 2010 and a touch remote that shows you content from other video sources! More »

01/06/10

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By Brian Lam

#samsung

Wow, 80 Percent of LED TVs Sold in the US Are Samsung

01/06/10

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#projectors

Casio's Green Slim Projectors Shed Bulk and Forgo Mercury

Casio's new projectors are the first to get rid of environmentally un-friendly mercury without losing brightness. Beaming images at up to 3,000 lumens with a hybrid LED and laser system, the Green Slim projectors are lean, green projecting machines. More »

01/06/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#lg

LG's Infinia LE9500 Is a 3D-Ready LED TV With Picture-Frame Depth

Infinia is LG's new generation of LED LCD TVs, and the 55-inch LE9500 is its flagship. It's the first LG display to be equipped for 3D, and features measurements Heidi Klum would envy. You know, if she were a TV. More »

01/06/10

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By Brian Barrett

#design

LED Glasses Fool Everyone Into Thinking You're Guzzling Milk

Think those plastic glasses are filled with Daisy's fresh milk? Wrong! The battery-powered white LEDs light up the opaque plastic, fooling everyone into thinking you're drinking nature's own juice. Instead of gin. [Amazon via OhGizmo]

12/30/09

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By Kat Hannaford

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