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Will Bendable Screens Become The New 3-D?

Since screens became part of our everyday life, they've been rigid and inflexible, but a quiet revolution means the next batch of gadgets could be sporting bendy bodies and displays. Faddish, but clever.READ»

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Pixel Qi's Screens Are Now Ready To Change How You Use Computers

After years bubbling under the success radar, Pixel Qi has revealed a large high-resolution screen that works indoors and outdoors with equal ease. If it succeeds, it could change how and where you use computers.READ»

A Sneak Peek At The Apple Store's 10th Anniversary Makeover

Ta-DA! Apple stores are getting a facelift for their 10th anniversary, complete with iPad-driven shopping experiences, huge digital displays, and an upgraded sound system (assuming the rumors are true, that is). READ»

Sony OLED Screen Thin Enough to Wind Up Around a Pencil

Sony's just revealed an OLED screen that's so astonishingly flexible it can be rolled tightly around a tube the size of a pencil. All of your sci-fi-inspired bendy screen next-gen computer dreams just came true.The technology hinges ...READ»

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Will Faster, Better E-Ink Save the E-Reader?

Without e-ink's technology, e-readers as an entire genre of portable gizmos wouldn't really exist: The paper and ink-like display is their main selling point. Yet e-ink's far from perfect, which is why you'll want to see next-gen ...READ»

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Paging Philip K. Dick: MIT Develops Minority-Report-Style Floating LED Screens

Thousands of hovering, helicopter-mounted LEDs can make display screens in midair.READ»

Pixel Qi: The Screen Tech Behind CES' Most Buzzworthy Gadgets

Ever tried to read an email on your smartphone in direct sunlight? Well, if you haven't, don't--because it's pretty much impossible. That's because the screens on most computers and cell phones are backlit, especially now that both ...READ»

You Are Now Entering the Touchscreen Smartphone Era

Touchscreen smartphones are the thing in the U.S. this year, with sales growing so rapidly it would give the Ares I-X a run for its money. And next year the pace of the change is going to be even faster. Welcome to the touchscreen ...READ»

LG Chocolate's Screen Secret Revealed: Cinema Ratio Widescreen

LG has been teasing an update for it's Chocolate smartphones with glossy teaser shots. But that wasn't enough for one Web site, which uncovered its secret: The screen.According to Tweakers.net it's not going to be run of the mill at ...READ»

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Micro VGA Screen is Another Step Toward Displays Everywhere

While the world moves on to more advanced display tech, there's still wiggle room to improve the old LCD system. Kopin Corp. has done exactly that--they've made a full-color VGA screen that's just a quarter inch across.The miniscule ...READ»

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E-Ink's Sale Clears Path for Color Kindle in 2010

The sale of E-Ink, the company that makes the display for the Kindle, will fast-track the development of color e-readers. Here's why.READ»

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Sharp's New Five-Color LCD Displays 99% of Visible Colors, But Not on Your TV

LCDs may be on the verge of being superseded by OLED tech, but Sharp still found room for innovation. The electronics company just released news about a new invention--an LCD that can generate 99% of the colors you can see on real ...READ»

LG's 14.1-Inch Laptop Display Works In Sunlight

LG's showing neat display technology in its new 14.1-inch LCD screen for laptops: It's apparently the first that lets you switch between back-lit and transreflective modes at the flick of a switch. And that means you can see the ...READ»