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LG Display is no stranger when it comes to display technologies, and they have successfully scored another world’s first today with the announcement of their success in developing what they deem to be the “world’s first Quad HD AH-IPS LCD panel for smartphones.” This puppy is no slouch when it comes to visual performance – we are talking about a whopping 2,560 X 1,440 resolution with 538ppi (pixel density), all shown off on its new 5.5-inch Quad HD panel. This would make it the highest resolution and ppi (pixel per inch) mobile panel to date, and it does pave open the road to what is set to arrive after the existing generation of Full HD smartphone panels.

Dr. Byeong-koo Kim, Vice President and Head of LG Display’s IT and Mobile Development Group, said, “LG Display, which pioneered the high resolution mobile market with introduction of the world’s first Full HD smartphone panel in 2012, again opens new possibilities with the successful application of QHD technology. With this breakthrough, LG Display will continue to raise new standards for mobile resolution and lead the mobile display market.” We are stoked to see just what the future holds for smartphone models down the road, and hopefully these new displays would be power efficient too, otherwise the battery would undergo a whole lot of load then.

LG Develops World’s First Quad HD AH-IPS LCD Panel For Smartphones original content from Ubergizmo.

One of the ways to be extremely famous would be to break a world record, or attempt something so audacious (more often than not to the risk of your life and limb), that no one else would have even thought of it before. Well, for the Red Clay School District, Monday evening proved to be an extremely memorable one as the world’s tallest Lego tower was unveiled. This particular Lego tower took months to complete, in addition to a fair number of days of painstaking engineering to ensure that this particular Lego tower will remain upright for quite some time. The number of Lego bricks required to prop the tower up numbered at over 500,000 units, and the entire shebang is definitely not light – we are talking about approximately 1,000 kilograms worth of Lego bricks, all of them painstakingly stacked up to exactly 112 feet, 11.75” in height.

That would make it taller than 10 stories in height, which in turn has made it the officially tallest structure which is made of interlocking toy bricks ever constructed – and it has been verified by the Guinness Book of World Records. What are some of the Lego projects that you think should be turned into a world record breaking feat?

Delaware Has World’s Tallest Lego Tower original content from Ubergizmo.

Have you ever played the classic game Frogger in the past, whether on an emulator (if you are not that old), or *gasp*, grey hairs on your head and a growing paunch around your waist, think back to your far younger days where Frogger proved to be highly addictive despite its extremely primitive graphics? Well, fast forward to the second decade of the 21st century, and here we are with an app that pays homage to the original Frogger – the GlassFrogger app. Obviously, by its name alone, you can tell that this is meant for the Google Glass wearable technology device, causing wearers of Google Glass to actually get out of their seats, jumping around and letting them stretch their legs. Hmmm, sounds like a good way to break the monotony at the work desk, don’t you think so?

GlassFrogger was developed for the Breaking Glass Hackathon, where this retro title will require gamers to jump in the air like a frog in order to avoid virtual cars as well as other obstacles, as they make their way across the precarious road to the safety of a lily pad. You would definitely look slightly out of place whenever you wear this and give the game a go for sure, but then again, what’s looking at little bit silly when this will keep you happy and perhaps, slightly healthier than the rest of your inactive, desk-bound colleagues?

GlassFrogger App For Google Glass original content from Ubergizmo.

American LTE rollouts by themselves are nothing special now that 4G covers large parts of the country. AT&T just gave us reason to take notice, however, with promises that it will bring LTE to 50 more markets before the end of the year. The deployments cover a wide swath of the US, ranging from the northern climes of Fargo and Fairbanks to balmier locations like Amarillo and Kauai. You’ll find the full list in AT&T’s press release after the break, but it’s safe to say that Frances McDormand would approve.

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