Samsung Adds Touch Of Colour To LCD Monitor
Samsung has revealed the new 70 series LCD monitors with Touch of Color (ToC) design. The new line of LCDs includes the P2070, P2370, and P2370HD. These slim LCD monitors have screen depths of 30 mm for the P2070 and P2370 and 65.5mm for the P2370HD.
The Samsung 70 series features:
- Thin 30mm screen depth (65.5mm – P2370HD)
- High contrast ratio of 50,000:1
- Full HD 1080p (1920×1080) resolution (1600×900 – P2070)
- Fast 2ms (GTG) video response time (5ms – P2370HD)
- Reduced power consumption
- Touch of Color (ToC™) technology
- VOC-free Crystal-like bezel frame to help reduce glare
- Starlight Touch Controls
- Built-in 1080p digital HDTV tuner; 5ms (GTG) video response time and HDMI input (P2370HD)
First Third-party Mac Cinema Displays With Mini DisplayPort
Collins America based in Nashville, Tennessee, has announced the first non Apple LCD monitors (CinemaView) that uses the Mini Display Port standard. The first three models will be available before September 1st, 2009. Priced from $299 for a 19 inch model to $499 for the 24 inch.
CinemaView LCD will come with 3 USB 2.0 ports and 3.5mm stereo audio jack but no matte screen.
Samsung P2370L LCD Looks Slick And Thin
Samsung’s new slim and good looking LCD (P2370L) features a LED backlight, a depth of just 0.65-inches, LED Blu, 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 1080p native resolution, 2ms response time, DVI input, a swivel stand and touch sensitive controls.
All these features for the price of $400.
Source: Samsung shows off uber thin display
LG Sunlight Illuminated LCD Display
LG has revealed a 14.1 inch LCD panel for notebooks that is illuminated by sunlight instead of the backlight unit when used outdoors. This sunlight LCD panel will be shown at the CES 2009. LG sunlight illuminated LCD display reduces power consumption by 75% when outdoors.
Read the full press release after the jump.
Dell UltraSharp 2709W 27-inch LCD
A new Dell LCD UltraSharp 2709W which is a reference to 2707WFP. This LCD monitor will set you back $999. The specs are:
- 1,920 x 1,200 resolution
- 9-in-2 memory card reader
- Response time of 6ms
- 3,000:1 contrast ratio
- 450 nits brightness
- HDMI, DVI-D, VGA, component, composite and DisplayPort input
- USB ports and HDCP
World’s Smallest Projector
Hong Kong based Earth Trek released the world’s smallest projector measuring 105×58x25mm and weighing 160g. The 90-805R mini projector has a SD card, built-in lithium battery which last 1-2 hours, built-in speaker, MP4 player, and provides a 22 inch diagonal projection.
Source: The World’s Smallest Projector from Earth Trek
See Through Clothes Scanners At LAX And JFK
The Transportation Security Administration launched the installation of millimeter wave whole-body scanners ($150,000 each) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
The images are black and white and bear little resemblance to a photograph. Nevertheless, they clearly display the most intimate curves of the human form.
Source: Computer sees through passengers as they travel through US airports
Microsoft Surface Simulated On Wii
Check out this YouTube video of Microsoft Surface simulated on a Wii. This is created by Cynergy Labs.
Source: Cynergy Labs
Bridgestone Shows Off Largest Colour e-Paper
Bridgestone has developed the world’s thinnest bendable full-colour electronic paper. The new e-paper is just 0.29mm thick, about a fifth that of the firm’s earlier product, and the screen measures 8 inches. It is capable of displaying 4,096 colours at 80dpi resolution.
Source: Bridgestone develops the world’s largest and thinnest Electronic paper
