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Who knew HP was such a big player in the display business? Just days after announcing that a flexible display from Mars may very well hit the market out of Hewlett-Packard’s own laboratories, a fresh report has surfaced over at Technology Review surrounding yet another display tech that the company is feverishly working on. It’s bruited that the outfit is “developing new materials for brighter low-power displays” — think E Ink, but with color… and a twist. Frustrated with what nature was offering (or not offering, as it were), scientists at HP decided to concoct new materials that “use ambient light to create a more vibrant color for video-capable, low-power screens.” It’s hard to say just yet whether or not this stuff will end up suitable for mass production; we’ve been hearing about color e-paper for years now, and even though Qualcomm’s Mirasol display showed great promise at CES, we’ve yet to hear of any progress towards a market-ready product. Hit the source if you’re thirsty for technobabble, but don’t go looking down on that Kindle just yet.

HP developing materials for reflective color e-paper displays originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Who says the USB monitor fun has to end at seven diagonal inches? Not Mimo, that’s for sure. The famed secondary display company has issued its latest device, and this one’s a looker. The 10-inch iMo Monster is aptly named, offering 10 full inches of touchscreen real estate with a native 1,024 x 600 resolution panel. The whole thing weighs just 1.77 pounds and it fully supports both Windows and OS X platforms; best of all, a single USB 2.0 cable provides all the power and connectivity you’ll need. Mimo throws in a stylus, 4.5-inch USB cable and a boatload of bragging rights, but given the “limited availability,” you may want to part ways with your $259.99 right away if you’re looking to pick one up.

Continue reading Mimo goes giant with 10-inch iMo Monster USB-driven monitor

Mimo goes giant with 10-inch iMo Monster USB-driven monitor originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Everyone wants an OLED display on their cellphone, right? Ok, maybe not everybody, especially when compared to regular AMOLED, but we certainly want, no demand, a 4-plus inch Super AMOLED on our next Android smartphone. Problem is, there just aren’t enough to go around according to iSuppli. An issue compounded by the fact that Samsung, the world’s largest AMOLED panel manufacturer, gets first crack at its displays in support of its massive growth plans for 2010, leaving companies like HTC to look elsewhere as we’ve already heard. That leaves LG, the only other source for small AMOLED panels, to shoulder the burden until the two can ramp up production, or until more players can enter the market. Samsung hopes to significantly boost production in 2012 when it brings a new $2.2 billion AMOLED facility on-line. Meanwhile, Taiwan-based AU Optronics and TPO Display Corp. plan to introduce AMOLED products by the end of 2010 or early 2011. Until then there’s always the venerable LCD which will continue to dwarf AMOLED shipments for many years to come. See the numbers after the break.

Continue reading iSuppli: OLED panel shortage a concern for Android smartphone makers

iSuppli: OLED panel shortage a concern for Android smartphone makers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve always been fairly fond of Samsung’s Touch of Color design scheme, so we’re glad to see it’s still firmly in place on the company’s new “eco-friendly” LED displays. The outfit’s debuting its 50 and 30 series panels today, with the BX2350 and BX2335 both offering a 2ms response time, 1080p resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio and a rather unique new feature called Magic Return. Put simply, this allows users working with two monitors to have their desktop automatically moved to a powered-on screen if one screen happens to shut down — Sammy doesn’t mention if both monitors have to be in this new series, but we suspect those details (along with price and availability dates) will seep out soon.

Continue reading Samsung pushes out BX2350 and BX2335 1080p monitors

Samsung pushes out BX2350 and BX2335 1080p monitors originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Epson‘s just unveiled a new module — the IU-01 — which will serve as an interactive whiteboard for its projectors and eliminate the need for an actual whiteboard. It’ll also come with two pens which allow for user interaction with the screen, allowing them to open and close files and programs, as well as write on the screen. The IU-01 will be released in October, and it’ll run you $599. See the full press release below, if you’re so inclined.

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Epson shows off IU-01 interactive whiteboard module for projectors originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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