On January 19, Samsung had acquired Liquavista as a strategy for smartphones and tablets. This allows Samsung to gain access to electrowetting, a technique which is able to offer -paper performance closer to that of an LCD. It has the capability of refreshing 70 times faster than traditional e-paper and playing color video; however, it [...]
It was rumored from January 18 that the LG G-Slate may have a significant 3D angle. According to LG France spokesman, users of Tegra 2-based tablet’s 8.9-inch LCD would get both a glasses-free 3D display and advanced ability to record 3D video. The device would come with an HDMI output, but not have HDMI 1.4 [...]
Texas Instruments on the show floor today acknowledged the mystery dual-core 1GHz processor inside the BlackBerry PlayBook. RIM’s tablet utilizes the OMAP 4430, the initial generation of TI’s new ARM Cortex-A9 processors. The chip is the important device to the tablet supporting 1080p video playback both by itself while cheating various simultaneous tasks. Despite the [...]
Tablet startup Kno has launched a single screen slate particularly for students in the expectation of making electronic textbooks a widespread reality on college campuses. The tablet will feature a 14.1-inch screen, making it the biggest slate to become available. Moreover, it will sport a touchscreen and a stylus to take notes on the handset. [...]
By the end-of-year holiday season, the Aluratek Libre eBook Reader Pro will be launched by Borders with the suggested price of $99 although the first retail price for the Libre Pro was $169. The Libre is different from other Eink-based readers like the Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, or Barnes & Noble Nook , relying on [...]
Continuing the Fall barrage of camera announcements, Nikon has introduced its newest DSLR on Tuesday, the D7000. This camera will replace the popular D90 in the company’s DSLR line-up. The D7000 is equipped with a 16.2 megapixel CMOS sensor, dual memory card slots, and a 39-point autofocus system. Similar to the Nikon’s D3100 and Sony’s [...]
The PlayStation gaming console has celebrated its 15th birthday Thursday, and Sony introduced a trip down memory lane to celebrate. The PlayStation made its debut in North America on Sept. 9, 1995, almost a year after it is launched in Japan. According to Sony, the first generation console was available on the market for five [...]
