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Sony demoed a 13.3″ flexible E-ink screen last week

December 12th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

But it’s the same one we saw 3 months ago, folks. On the plus side, at least this photo is better.

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New screen tech demoed in Cincinnati

October 6th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

Gamma Dynamics and the University of Cincinnati have just announced a working prototype for their new screen technology. (It’s still at least 3 years away from production, though.) It’s called Electrofluidic Display (EFD). Like E-ink, EFD is bi-stable. It’s also a close relative of LCD, so GD expect to be able to use existing LCD [...]

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Elonex demoed 6 tablets at IFA Berlin

September 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · conferences & trade shows, hardware news

Pocket-lint stopped by the booth today and snapped some photos of 6 of the new gadgets. Pocket-lint didn’t get much detail in the way of specs, but they do know that the new line will retail from £99 to £159. The £159 is for a 10.1 Android tablet. The keyboard/case is an extra £39. The [...]

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BenQ just demoed an e-reader equipped with a solar panel

August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

Digitimes are reporting that BenQ showed off a new e-reader prototype at their 2010 Global Distributors’ Meeting yesterday. The prototype is based on their latest e-reader, the K60. They added a solar panel built into the cover which can recharge the e-reader without the need to plug it in. It should be launched in 2011.

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Sports Illustrated demoed new digital magazine concept today

May 19th, 2010 · No Comments · software news, video

The Google IO conference is going on right now, and during the keynote this morning Terry McDonell, the editor of Sports Illustrated, demoed SI’s new digital magazine prototype. Unlike the previous version (which was based on Adobe’s proprietary tech), this one is based on HTML5. This second video shows their previous prototype. There’s not much [...]

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