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Set to hit Japanese stores early January 2013 here you are Iiyama latest 23.6″ Full HD multitouch LED LCD that, oddly enough will only support Windows 7 and not Windows 8. Featuring Iiyama’s X-Res Tech the ProLite T2452MTS offers a 1,000:1 to 5M:1 contrast ratio and a 260cd/m2 brightness with a 5ms response time and come by default with 2xDVI-D, HDMI and D-Sub.
Finally the ProLite T2452MTS will be sold in Japan at around 31,000 Yen

Have you ever been playing around with molten metal salt, when you accidentally created hollow, soft-shelled particles that could one day increase hard disk storage or power future QLED displays? Us neither, but that’s exactly what happened to scientists at Rice University when they were researching “tetrapods” to make solar panels more efficient. Through an apparently wacky coincidence, they removed a single ingredient from the tetrapod stew, which left behind tiny droplets of cadmium nitrate. Selenium then melted around those drops, which completely dissolved away, leaving a melted selenium ball with a hole in the middle. It turns out that those selenium “doughnuts” can be packed tightly onto a metal surface without touching, thanks to their soft shells, which could allow more bits to be packed onto a hard drive, or be used in quantum computers and next-gen displays. Since the dots are smaller than a living cell, it took the researchers an entire year to figure out what they’d made and how they did it — luckily they didn’t just bin the whole thing and start over.

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Close on the heels of its “virtually borderless” (when it’s turned off) 27-inch IPS monitor, display maker AOC has come up with a smaller sibling to add to the family. The 23-incher, tagged the i2367fh, totes similar styling and specs — IPS technology, a claimed 2mm bezel, 1920 x 1080 resolution with 50,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 5ms response time and two HDMI ports. The off timer function its predecessor sported also remains. However the new model, which is part of a different series, can’t boast of the same height-adjustable stand and 4-watt speakers, integrating a 2-watt pair instead. The monitor carries a $199 sticker, but you can snag it for 10 bucks lower on backorder from B&H Photo and Amazon — stock is expected later this month.

Continue reading AOC’s 23-inch IPS monitor almost skips the bezel, ships soon for $199

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Source: Amazon, B&H Photo

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.

The case for rich operating systems supporting a wide range of applications has been proven out among PCs, tablets and smartphones. But the jury is still out for other devices such as televisions. While Samsung pushes ahead on attracting apps to its Smart TVs using its own platform and LG, Sony and Vizio align with Google TV, there are still reasons to believe that the smart TV will fail to have tremendous impact as Switched On discussed last year. Blu-ray players, video game consoles and cheap boxes from Apple, Roku, Netgear and others allow consumers to expand their video options while integrated networking provides gateways to content from smartphones, tablets and PCs.

Continue reading Switched On: The next microplatform

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Iiyama launched today in Japan the ProLite E2080HSD, a new 20” Monitor with LED Backlight and comes with a 1,600×900 resolution, a 6ms response time, a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, a pair of 1W speakers, DVI-D + D-Sub and a 23W power consumption at high peak and 16W in Eco mode.
Finally the ProLite E2080HSD will reach stores in Japan next week at 12,800 Yen.