Hasta La Gadget!

It’s only a proof of concept, but this is laptop with a clear OLED screen—but a stone’s throw from those floating 3D displays of Avatar. Practical? Not necessarily. The future? OBVIOUSLY.

The resolution is less than a 1000 wide, and less than 600 tall on this 14 incher. It’s pixely, but let’s not quibble.

You see right through the 40% translucent screen, then something appears on the screen (like a white background), and you can’t see through it anymore.

Are you processing this? No, you can’t be. It’s only 2010. Man wasn’t prepared for this kind of technology yet. The brain hasn’t evolved enough. We’re primates. Squirrels. Slugs.

Maybe in 100 or 200 years, the great artists of the world will reflect on what’s happened today and make some sort of sense of it all. Until then, we’ll just keep on breathing, in, out. Until then, we’ll weep.

Like the steady hand on your wristwatch, Sharp is arriving at CES with a handful of new television sets… so let’s get on with the show! This year, the Aquos LED LCD TV series is touting an impressive 1.6-inch thin frame, Energy Start Version 4 compliancy, and “four primary color technology” — in a nutshell, it’s a “RGB-meet-Y for yellow” world. The LE920 flagship series comes in 52, 60, and 68-inch models with Aquomotion 240 and edge-lit LED; those are due in May with prices listed firmly as TBD. The LE820/810 series hits the slightly tinier, 60, 52, 46, and 40-inch screen size markets and boasts 120Hz frame rate conversion and 4ms response time. They’re slightly more within your reach, debuting in March with prices ranging between $1,800 and $4,000. Looking for something even faster? Meet the 60-inch E88UN with a 240Hz refresh rate alongside a X-Gen panel — mum’s the word on pricing, but it’ll be the first of these out, in February. Presser after the break.

Continue reading Sharp debuts 60-inch 240Hz Aquos LED LCD TV, 68-inch set with a touch of yellow in its RGB

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The show floor finally opened up here in Vegas today, and just as we knew they would, the product announcements are flowing hot and heavy. LG‘s one of today’s biggest players, unleashing a whole bevy of new kit that truly spans the gamut of consumer electronic sectors. Kicking things off is the CF3D, which is hailed as the planet’s first Full HD, 3D single lens type projector. As for specs, you’ll get 3D auto picture calibration, a twin engine, two HDMI 1.3 sockets, 300 ANSI lumens and a single USB input, while the XGA HX300G won’t do much of anyone outside of traveling salespeople much good. Moving on, there’s a little confirmation of the Skype news that we caught wind of yesterday; sure enough, a range of LG’s NetCast-enabled HDTVs will ship with Skype capabilities, though it sounds as if you’ll need to budget for a standalone camera. LG’s also making official that Mobile DTV-supporting DVD player that we first spotted at the tail end of last year, which will be in stores later this year for around $249. There’s plenty more to share on these — as well as a good bit surrounding a legion of new monitors — so hop on past the break if you just can’t get enough.

Continue reading LG reveals Full HD 3D projector, Skype-enabled HDTVs and more at CES

LG reveals Full HD 3D projector, Skype-enabled HDTVs and more at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LAS VEGAS — Walk into a  Costco and $20 LED flashlights line the aisles. To turn it into a product that’s at least ten times more expensive requires some engineering. The result is the mPower Illuminator– a sleek, expensive emergency flashlight that’s packs 180 lumens into a palm-sized product.

With its brushed titanium and chrome finish, the Illuminator is a good-looking enough device.  After all, it has been designed by the Porsche design studio.

LEDs are increasingly replacing old-fashioned bulbs in flashlights because they consume lower power and can offer brighter light.

The mPower Illuminator tries to go beyond that. It has a USB port on the side so you can charge a cellphone or a GPS system off it.

The flashlight weighs 9.2 oz and comes with two batteries: a C123 three-volt lithium battery and a custom reserve battery that has a shelf life of 20 years. The reserve battery can be activated with the twist of a knob and provides enough power for two hours of continuous use.

But all this will set you back by $290.

If you don’t balk at price, the Illuminator could be a nice gift for a geek who wants only the best, even if it is for a emergency light with a custom battery that might never be called on.

Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com

Continue reading VIZIO’s 2010 XVT LCDs go up to 72-inches with 3D, LED, WiFi & WirelessHD

VIZIO’s 2010 XVT LCDs go up to 72-inches with 3D, LED, WiFi & WirelessHD originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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