Looking to zoom through the oceans in a stylish, but also somewhat environmentally friendly, manner? Check out the Czeers MK1 prototype solar speedboat, a 10-meter long rig that manages to pack in 14 square meters of solar panels to power an 80kw electric motor. The MK1 plows through the water at a breakneck 30 knots, using no oil and producing no fumes or engine noise. The boat is made from 100 percent carbon fiber and has an LCD touch-screen control system, Read more… »
Roads are clear for the latest laptop launch dubbed OLPC XO 2.0. Unlike the OLPC XO, the price of the next-generation XO laptop would cost around $75 only. It is said to be a highly slimmed-down version of OLPC’s original XO device. It has been developed from a different point of view but the purpose remains the same.
The non-profit organization has introduced the prototype of the latest model that targets at students who can carry it easily while traveling miles away for schooling. The all new and revamped notebook PC boasts to provide a totally new concept of learning devices. Featuring a touch-screen keyboard, the XO 2.0 can manage to offer double screen to dual use at the same time. All you need to do is turn on its side like a book. Read more… »
A battle between Google’s Android and Linux now comes to a close, thanks to Verizon Wireless. The company has finally made its decision to work with the LiMo Foundation to incorporate the Linux operating system on the mobile phone. The name truly defines the main purpose i.e. Li-Linux and Mo-Mobile. The LiMo Foundation works to deliver a consistent software platform based upon Mobile Linux for the entire mobile Read more… »
Posted on 2008 under Displays, LCD/TFT, Design, Miscellaneous |
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This isn’t the first round LCD display to show up on the radar, but LG claims that their new 6-inch elliptical and 1.4-inch circular-shaped LCDs are largest in the world. Both versions are capable of displaying up to 262,000 colors with a near 160 degree viewing angle, which could prove useful in devices like photo frames, instrument panels, watches, cellphones, and gaming devices—but anyone hoping for a cute display for their PC may have to wait a while longer.
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