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We’ve already seen a handful of new Viewsonic products announced here at CES, but the company’s now finally pushed out its first mega press release of the show, which encompasses its new range of LED display-equipped devices. That includes 32- and 42-inch models in its new VT10LED series of HDTVs, six new monitors in its VA48m-LED and VX53mh-LED series ranging in size from 19- to 27-inches, and its new 22-inch VPC221 and 19-inch VPC191 all-in-one PCs, the first of which packs a Core i3 processor, while the latter relies on an Atom D525. Look for the all-in-ones to be available sometime in the first quarter of the year for $1,049 and $629, while the monitors and HDTVs will roll out between mid-January and March at prices ranging from $149 to $799.

Continue reading Viewsonic announces LED display-equipped monitors, HDTVs and all-in-one PCs

Viewsonic announces LED display-equipped monitors, HDTVs and all-in-one PCs originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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No more dribs and drabs of information leaking out as Vizio has finally listed its entire 2011 LCD lineup, again featuring LED back & edge lighting across all models. That includes two ultrawidescreen 21:9 Cinema models in its Theater 3D line in 50- and 58-inch sizes, two VIA Plus TVs with Google TV in the XVT3D476SP and XVT3D556SP, and continuation of its existing Yahoo! Widgets based Vizio Internet Apps features including WiFi and Bluetooth QWERTY remote across TVs sized 22-inches and above. Check the press release after the break for all the models and what they offer, perhaps wisely there’s no detailed information about when and for how much they’ll be available just yet, so we’ll still have to speculate about which models will represent the sub-$300 3D portion of the lineup.

Continue reading Vizio shows off its full 2011HDTV lineup: ultrawidescreen, 3D, Google TV, widgets & all

Vizio shows off its full 2011HDTV lineup: ultrawidescreen, 3D, Google TV, widgets & all originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green.

This week Inhabitat showcased several incredible examples of futuristic architecture, starting with an epic floating ark that houses a self-sustaining city at sea. We also saw a plan to harness carbon nanotubes to create the world’s first space elevator, and we brought you an ingenious solar-powered shelter that harvests and purifies rainwater for drinking.

In other news, Asia revved up the world of eco transportation as South Korea unveiled the world’s first commercial electric bus, and Beijing launched a plan to cut eliminate gridlock by cutting vehicle registration by 2/3. We also checked in on the electric Bluebird supercar, which is gearing up to break the UK land speed record next year, and we took an in-depth look at the year’s best electric vehicles.

Finally, welcome to 2011! As the final countdown rang out we took a look at Times Square’s dazzling 2011 eco ball, which is studded with 32,256 LEDs. We also looked back on Inhabitat’s top green energy, transportation, and tech stories of 2010, and we rounded up the year’s best green products and wearable technology concepts that stand to change the way we get dressed for the day. And if you’re running errands this week to return any unwanted holiday gifts, check out Amazon’s new preemptive return tool – it could save you a trip next year.

Inhabitat’s Week in Green: of space elevators, floating cities and solar sheltered drinking machines originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ever wonder what happened to LEDs as a WiFi alternative? Well, wonder no more, because visible light communication is here — in the municipal offices of St. Cloud Minnesota, at least. Starting tomorrow, LVX System, a Minnesota start-up, is installing the first of a series of LED fixtures that will use flashing lights to connect office workers to the internet, while saving big on the electric bill. The fixtures also function as regular overhead lights, using 36 watts of energy where 100 watts were once necessary. The setup consists of clusters of LEDs that switch on and off thousands of times per second at intervals undetectable to the human eye. The flashes emit binary code data — off equals zero and on equals one — that is received by special patented modems. Lights on these modems then transmit data back to the fixtures, and voila, you’ve got internet. According to LVX, light-powered networks are far less crowded and far more secure than their predecessors. Unfortunately, LVX’s current incarnation transmits data at about 3Mbps — a mere pittance compared to standard WiFi or Ethernet. Then again, 3Mbps is certainly fast enough for a city employee to perform really important tasks like keeping track of their favorite gadget blog, so we’ll take it.

[Thanks, Andrew]

LVX System launches visible light communication in the US, finally originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If the current crop of active shutter 3D televisions isn’t your style and you’d prefer some cheaper specs, say hello to VIZIO’s new 65-inch Theater 3D Razor XVT3D650SV LED set, its biggest TV yet. Previously spotted lurking about on the manufacturer’s website, this set uses cheap polarized glasses like the ones in most movie theaters unlike the more expensive (and, according to the press release, more prone to dimming and flickering) active shutter glasses used on most televisions today, including a few of VIZIO’s own. Beyond that, it’s a 120Hz edge lit LED LCD set that comes with four pairs of glasses and also includes VIZIO Internet Apps and SRS TruSurround integrated speakers. The downside for the cheap glasses however, is that most of the cost is in the display itself ratcheting the price up to $3,499 when it arrives on Sam’s Club shelves this month — until then, check the details in the press release after the break.

Continue reading VIZIO’s 65-inch Theater 3D TV with passive glasses is official, launches this month

VIZIO’s 65-inch Theater 3D TV with passive glasses is official, launches this month originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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