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If you’re looking to boost the resolution of your workflow, Dell took the opportunity to unleash one such display during the proceedings at SIGGRAPH this week. The UltraSharp 32 is a 32-inch Ultra HD unit that wields a 3,840 x 2,160 IGZO panel sorting 1.07 billion colors. An aluminum stand has replaced the plastic-draped one from previous models, but the same height adjustments reside around back. The UltraSharp 32 also houses both full and mini display ports (with the requisite cable included), HDMI jack, a built-in USB hub and an SD card reader along the left side. We had a chance to take a quick peek at the device and we can confirm the image quality — especially when it comes to handling rich blacks. We also enjoyed gazing upon a matte finish rather than a glossy surface and we’re told Dell has actually made some tweaks there to reduce any grainy results that may creep in. There’s no word on pricing just yet, but the display is set to arrive during the fourth quarter of this year. A smattering of images from our brief eyes-on session await in the gallery.
Gallery: Dell UltraSharp 32 eyes-on
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This week HP is bringing on the full collection of workhorse-ready workstations for the public, hitting the image side of things with three high-powered Z Displays. These displays go by the names HP Z22i, Z23i, and Z24i, bringing with them maneuverability and power savings over their previous generation entries by a cool 26 percent. Each of them is specifically tuned to be top-notch in the sRGB color space as well, offering between 95 and 99 percent coverage as well as a wide spread of viewing angles for future-aimed workspaces.
With the Z22i, HP delivers a 21.50inch IPS display with 97% sRGB color space coverage with its IPS Gen 2 panel. This unit works with 1920 x 1020 Full HD resolution and 250 cd/m2 brightness with what HP describes as an 8ms response time. On this machine’s back are access with DisplayPort 1.2, DVI, VGA, a lovely USB hub for good measure. This unit works with mercury-free LED backlight and arsenic-free display glass, if you were wondering.
The Z24i gets a bit of an upgrade with a 23-inch IPS Gen 2 panel, working here with 1920 x 1080 pixel coverage once again. This device also works with the same ports for video input, a USB hub, and the same ENERGY STAR and EPEAT Gold qualifications that spread across the whole Z Display series.
In the Z24i display you’ve got a 24-inch panel with 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution, this time with IPS Gen 2 coming around again, this time – as with the others – bringing HP’s “Black Stretch” technology for the enhancement of dark regions to see even the smallest details at all times. This unit also works with the same 4-way adjustable stand that’s delivered with the whole Z Display line.
This stand works with adjustments that meet the TCO Certified Edge “designation for innovative products at the forefront of environmental and ergonomic stand design.” In short – it can bend every which way and allows you so much adjustment you wont know what to do with it all.
The Z22i will ring in at $239 USD while the Z23i and the Z24i will cost $259 and $399, respectively. These units are all made to be paired with HP’s new Z Workstations, but they’ll be your solution for low-cost next-generation workspace monitor reliability no matter what machine you hook them up to.
HP Z Displays revealed for Full HD on four-way adjustable stands is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Google has acquired a small share of Himax Display Technologies, which is perhaps best known for rolling out the first USB 3.0 pico projector. Perhaps lesser known is its involvement with Glass, having created the tiny display on the device. The acquisition is still pending, and leaves room for additional shares.
Under the acquisition, Google will acquire a 6.3-percent share in the maker of liquid crystal on silicon chips, more commonly called LCOS. Likewise, Google will also retain an option for boosting that number to 8.5-percent at the same price as the initial acquisition for the duration of 12 months at the time of closing.
Should such a further acquisition happen, Google’s total holdings would then amount to 14.8-percent. Still, Himax Technologies retains 81.5-percent at the moment, and for the foreseeable future will remain the major shareholder. Other investors in the company include Intel Capital Corporation, KPCB Holdings, Inc., and Khosla Ventures I, L.P.
Though announced, the acquisition is still in the process of closing, having to go through the required regulatory measures and such. It is expected the deal will close during the third quarter of this year. The funds received from the deal will then be used by Himax for upgrades, expansion capacity, and other related areas. Himax Technologies will invest in its Display Technologies as part of this.
Said Himax’s President and CEO Jordan Wu, “Google is a preeminent global technology leader. We are delighted to receive this investment and to form a strategic partnership with Google. Beginning the second quarter of this year, we had already begun expanding capacity to meet demand for our LCOS product line. This investment from Google further validates our commitment to developing breakthrough technologies and state-of-the-art production facilities.”
VIA: Android Community
SOURCE: Yahoo Finance
Google buys stake in Himax, maker of the Glass display is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Both LG and Samsung seem to be doing some direct battling with their new OLED displays, which isn’t surprising at all and quite expected really. Samsung will begin selling its new curved OLED HDTV in the US starting sometime this week, with LG barely beating them out with theirs releasing today. The best part is, Samsung’s offering also has the same exact price tag.
Samsung’s OLED TV will sell for $15,000 in the US at some point this week, according to a listing on Value Electronics. The retailer says that shipments of the new curved OLED television from Samsung are on their way, and they believe they’ll be the first retailer to sell the TV, with availability coming later this week.
We caught Samsung’s curved OLED TV at CES 2013 back in January when the company began showing off the display, and it was obviously something impressive to look at. OLED technology provides a much better picture than LED and Plasma, thanks to the even darker blacks and vibrant colors, not to mention the low-power capabilities.
Samsung will offer two versions of the new OLED display, one which is curved and the other which is a flat design, the latter of which hasn’t been detailed yet as far availability is concerned, but we’re guessing that model may be a bit cheaper than its curved brethren.
No word on what other retailers will be selling the new television, but we’re guessing many of the big stores will carry the new curved display. $15,000 is a hard pill to swallow, but there’s bound to be some HDTV enthusiasts out there willing to spend that kind of money for the best picture possible.
VIA: CNET
Samsung curved OLED TV arriving in the US after Korean release is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The curved television era has officially begun, with LG announcing US availability for their new Curved OLED HDTV, which is the first of its kind to reach the US. LG’s 55-inch class model is going on sale starting today at select Best Buy locations. However, you’ll want to save up and go through your piggy bank to make sure you have enough cash, because these things aren’t cheap.
The new television from LG will cost you $15,000, a price that isn’t too surprising and one that we were expecting, but it’s certainly not in the category of an impulse buy. The curved OLED TV was initially put on sale in Korea, but Americans are now finally getting their chance to own one of the newest pieces of technology.
The TV is exclusively launching at Best Buy’s flagship store in Minneapolis, but availability will begin to spread over the coming weeks, including locations in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, and San Antonio. Availability at all Best Buy locations is expected to hit later this summer at some point.
The new TV is only 0.17 inches thin at the edges, and it weighs just 38 pounds. On top of the OLED technology (which is known for better image quality and low-power state), LG’s proprietary WRGB technology is being used in this new model, which features white sub-pixels on top of the traditional RGB color scheme. It’s also the world’s first OLED TV to achieve THX Display Certification, but we’ll let the buyers be the judge of the television’s quality, if anyone is up for buying it, that is.
LG Curved OLED HDTV rolling out in the US is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Princeton is going to release the low power consumption 17 inch monitor on July 26. It has only 2 backlits while the previous model had 4 backlits in order to cut power consumption by 25%.
Color: White (PTFWUF-17), Black (PTFBUF-17)
Size: (W)372 x (H)383 x (D)190 mm
Weight: 3.6 kg
Display size: (W)337.9×(H)270.3 mm
Resolution: 1280×1024(SXGA), 1.677 million colors
Yet another player is joining Meta, Japan’s Telepathy One, China’s (allegedly real) Baidu Eye, and big Google’s Glass at the face-mounted AR table. GlassUp, the newest kid in town, claims precedent on the concept. Google just shrugs and pays its legal retainer.
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First of all, as contemplated here before, and as we all learned from the The Great Virtual Boy Tragedy of 1995, it could be, it just might be, that aside from early adopters, the geek elite, and a tiny slice of industry – nobody really wants the PIA of having AR in their glasses. Plus, there’s also the ongoing debate on how unusable and silly AR glasses would be in actual human life.
Something to consider.
Okay, on to the new:
GlassUp, Heads-Up, Read-Only
Yep, another competitor jumps into an as of yet non-existent market: Venice, Italy-based GlassUp’s angle is to Bluetooth its way into a user’s smartphone and display email, SMS, Tweets, Facebook notifications, etc. as they arrive. If developers get hip, other possibilities include translations, directions, and location-specific info displayed in real time as one arrives at a given waypoint.
With zero subtlety, GlassUp promotes their product as:
“Receive only.” No photos or videos involved, no privacy issues. (As opposed to? -Ed.)
The projection is Monochrome (currently green, but we may switch to amber).
Longer battery life (Than? -Ed.)
GlassUp projects the information close to the center of vision, with less strain to the eye of the wearer. (Whereas those other guys make you look up and to the right. -Ed.)
CEO Francesco Giartosio and co-founders claim to have begun work on their AR glasses two years ago, about two months before Google went public with Glass. Should their indiegogo crowdfunding campaign prove successful ($41,169 of $150,000, 20 days remain), they hope to come to market around February of next year – ahead of Google Glass, and, at $399, hitting a much more realistic price point for the average individual or bulk-buying corporate consumer.
Possible Legal Problems & Precedential Issues & Stuff
It’s unclear if “GlassUp” is an attempt at drafting off of Google’s marketing campaign, or if it’s been there all along (maybe it was “VetroUp?”). In any case, if, for example, one has an invention in their basement that only 3 people know about, and they’re calling it “1234,” but then one of the largest, most powerful corporate entities in the history of humanity invents something similar, gets patents and trademarks, and years before anybody hears of your stuff, happens to name their product “123,” then one’s kinda hosed.
But, Google does occasionally surprise, and they might Don’t Be Evil and simply concede that the word “glass” is like, you know, common, and that it’s also part of the word “eyeglasses,” which is also like, you know, common; indifference, pity, or straight-up common sense could prevail. Or, Google could decide to lawyer the name “GlassUp,” perhaps even the whole product, out of existence.
People do love an underdog story, so should Google go aggro, at least GlassUp will get a pile of publicity. Either way, for Sig. Francesco & Co., using the word “glass” is kinda win-win.
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Reno J. Tibke is the founder and operator of Anthrobotic.com and a contributor at the non-profit Robohub.org.
VIA: Mashable; indiegogo
Visuals: GlassUp
Google Glass rival GlassUP has launched its own wearable display project, throwing the wireless headset – the prototype of which we tried out back in March – open to crowdfunding backers. Aiming to raise $150,000 (though promising units even if that goal isn’t met) the GlassUP team argues its full glasses design is more functional than Google’s eyepiece, beaming details from your Bluetooth-tethered smartphone onto the lens from a projector mounted in the right arm of the frame.
Whereas Google has opted to shift Glass’ display up, and out of the usual eye-line of the user, GlassUP has gone for a more persistent arrangement. The projection is purposefully aimed right in the center of the wearer’s vision, which GlassUP claims will cause less strain overall since you won’t be glancing up all the time.
Two versions are planned, one “classic” and another “sporty”, with the option for prescription lenses due shortly after the first units begin shipping, estimated for February 2014. They’ll work with an Android or iOS device, pushing notifications, message previews, subtitles and translations, turn-by-turn directions, gaming information, and more into the line-of-sight.
GlassUP overview:
Still, GlassUP has made some compromises along the way. For instance, beyond a trackpad control on the side, there’s no way to send data to the tethered smartphone: there’s no camera, for instance. The display itself is monochrome and just 320 x 240 (and will be either green or amber in the final units), though GlassUP says that helps keep battery life reasonably long: it’s estimated at up to 150 hours of standby, or eight hours of “normal” use.
Sensors include an accelerometer, compass, ambient light, and an altimeter, and the whole thing is expected to weigh in at around 65g. That’s considerably more than the 36g of Google’s Glass, though the GlassUP team says it could be trimmed by the time the prototype evolves into the production version.
We’re usually a little wary of crowdsourcing projects, but the GlassUP team claims that, even if its $150,000 funding goal isn’t met, all backers will still get the headset they’ve pledged for, since they’ve “found investors” for the company. Early backers will have to put down $199 for a unit, with the final price expected to be $399.
GlassUP wearable display takes on Google Glass is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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