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Samsung is mass producing transparent 22-inch LCD panels

Have you ever looked at your computer monitor and thought to yourself, “Boy I wish I could see right through this thing.” Yes, you probably haven’t, but you may feel differently in the not-so-distant future. Samsung has started mass production on a new 22-inch transparent LCD panel. Samsung boasts it’s the first manufacturer in the world to produce transparent monitors on a large scale.

NPD says American’s love big screened phones

We love big things in America: big cars, big houses, big waistlines and apparently big screened mobile phones. According to a new study by NPD, the fastest growing segment of mobile phones occurred in the 4.0″ and larger while phones with 3.5″ to 3.9″ screens remained mostly flat and smaller than 3.5″ nosedived. It would more »

iPhone trying to keep up with Jones: grasping for 4″ screen?

RIP Droid Incredible, April, 29th – June 28th?

According to Android Guys, the rumor killing off of the Droid Incredible seems to be accurate. Last week, rumors of the Droid Eris and Incredible life-cycle completion circulated but most figured the Incredible still had some legs. According to a “Verizon guy” tipster, the Incredible is at the end of the road. It seems far more »

EVO 4G falling apart? Reports of screen problems abound

Are you an EVO owners? Then it’s time to check your screen and keep an eye on it. It seems several owners of the hot new HTC EVO 4G device from Sprint are finding their screen’s glue perhaps isn’t as strong as it could or should have been. The screens seem to be lifting from more »

Pixel Qi battles sunlight much better than the iPad

The iPad is notoriously known for its glossy screen. It does have its advantages over the matte alternatives, but viewing in sunlight is not one of them. That is where Pixel Qi comes in. Now I don’t know about you, but my Macbook and iPad are incredibly annoying to try and use in the sunlight. more »

AMOLED screen shortage hurts Droid Incredible sales

If you are wanting to pick up a shiny new Droid Incredible, you might be out of luck. For weeks now Verizon has been suffering from a shortage of the devices and it is now confirmed that a screen shortage is the cause. Phone manufacturers all over the place are using the Samsung AMOLED screens more »

Displax comes up with a technology, virtually turns any surface into a multitouch screen

A Portuguese company has come up with a technology called the projective capacitive touchscreen. Unlike the typical multitouch screen on your gadgets, this touchscreen is a thinner-than-paper polymer film that when applied to glass, plastic or wood turns the surface interactive. Due to the nature of the polymer film, it can even be applied on more »

Buffalo launches 7-inch USB LCD monitor

Buffalo has officially launched a new 7-inch USB LCD screen display for use as a secondary screen for your laptop or desktop computer. The screen has a resolution of 800×400 and a contrast ratio of 500:1. Obviously, you won’t be looking at great images on this screen with such a low contrast ratio. At that resolution, you’re also not going to get a whole lot on the screen, but it could be nice to have around. The screen connects via USB so you could pull it out to use on everything from your netbook to your mammoth desktop PC. It could work well for keeping things like your IM client or Twitter while you’re working on your other screen.

No pricing information is available yet for this little monitor. It will be interesting to see how Buffalo decides to price it. If it was exceptionally affordable, a lot of people might pick one up just for the flexibility of having another screen available if they needed one.

Nintendo DS taps into e-reader market

One of the growing markets within the tech world at the moment is the e-reader, a futuristic answer to the book. Lots of manufacturers are getting in on the act following in the footsteps of the Amazon Kindle and the Sony Readers, it was only a matter of time till portable consoles caught up with this trend. It would appear that Nintendo is ready to go the e-reader route with their first eBook software allowing you read books on your DS.

The DS would seem like a good solution: it is small, it has a touch screen, it can connect to the Internet and many people have them which translates to a large user base.