The OLEDs of the Future Could Be Inkjet Printed

The OLEDs of the Future Could Be Inkjet Printed

In the future we should hope for all of our displays to be OLED; it’s thin, light, deep with color, and energy efficient to boot. It’s also incredibly expensive. That could soon change, though, thanks to a jumped-up inkjet printer.

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This New Li-On Battery Packs More Power and Is Way Safer, Too

This New Li-On Battery Packs More Power and Is Way Safer, Too

Li-on batteries are great and all, but there’s a barrier preventing them from storing much more power: they, um, tend to catch fire. But a company called Solid Energy claims to have developed a technology which makes the power source both more energy dense and safer, too.

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The Blistering New Snapdragon 805 Is Going to 4K All of the Things

The Blistering New Snapdragon 805 Is Going to 4K All of the Things

The zippy Snapdragon 800 pushes pixels beautifully on gadgets like the Nexus 5 and the Kindle Fire HDX, but now there’s a new kid on the block. Qualcomm just announced its Snapdragon 805 complete with 4K powers, and it’s coming to devices starting next year.

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PS4 Teardown: Beautiful Outside, Tidy Inside

PS4 Teardown: Beautiful Outside, Tidy Inside

The PS4 has landed and it’s great—but what lurks beneath its slick, slanted frame? Fortunately that’s not something you need to keep wondering, because iFixit has gone and torn the console down so we can all see the guts within.

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iPad Mini With Retina Display Spills Its Glorious High-Resolution Guts

iPad Mini With Retina Display Spills Its Glorious High-Resolution Guts

The new iPad Mini with retina display finally started trickling into stores yesterday, and as usual, the fine folks at iFixit have taken up their multifarious tools of gadget disassembly and seized upon the unsuspecting device. Here’s what this baby looks like under the hood.

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Apple Patent Supports Rumors of Pressure-Sensitive Touchscreens

Apple Patent Supports Rumors of Pressure-Sensitive Touchscreens

Over the weekend, Bloomberg reported that Apple was working on enhanced sensors capable of detecting different levels of pressure. Now, an Apple patent for pressure-sensitive touchscreens could lend that rumor some credence.

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Reports claim that Apple is planning to move a large chunk of its iPhone and iPad chip production to

Reports claim that Apple is planning to move a large chunk of its iPhone and iPad chip production to Malta in New York state.

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The Next Generation of SD Cards Will Guarantee 4K Video Shooting

The Next Generation of SD Cards Will Guarantee 4K Video Shooting

A couple of smartphones aside, 4K video has until recently been the preserve of pro-level equipment, and the memory cards found in most devices just can’t keep up. But the next generation of SD cards will change that.

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The World’s Thinnest 2TB Hard Drive Is a Mere 9.5mm Thick

The World's Thinnest 2TB Hard Drive Is a Mere 9.5mm Thick

Just a few months ago we were impressed with Western Digital for cramming an entire terabyte of storage into a mobile hard drive that was just seven millimeters thick. But now Seagate’s come along to steal WD’s thunder with the ultra-slim 2.5-inch Spinpoint M9T that manages to double that capacity to two-terabytes inside a drive that’s just 9.5 millimeters thick.

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Graphene Ink Will Let Us Print Circuits on Pretty Much Anything

Modern miracle stuff graphene has been used by developers to print circuits on clothing, creating a genuinely wearable form of tech that doesn’t rely on bulky watches, AR glasses or sewing computers into your flesh.

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