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Is This the iPhone 5?

The iPad 2 is over (okay, not really, it goes on sale today)--and now there's a fresh leak from China that suggests what the iPhone 5 may look like. It's convincing.READ»

Apple's iPad 2 Event Rumor Roundup: What Can We Expect?

With the tech world practically on pause before Apple reveals all about it's iPad 2 refresh tomorrow, we've rounded up the best rumors for you to work out what Apple may actually deliver:READ»

iPad Rumor Round-Up: SD Cards Again, Display Connector, Dual-Core Graphics, Super-High-Res Screen?

Apple's iPad 2 must surely be imminent: The rumor mill is spinning so fast that new nuggets are flying out of it seemingly every hour or so. We've gathered the latest and greatest for you.READ»

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Extra Screen for Laptops Hints at Better Things to Come

Pixel Qi's display tech is impressive, but until now it's not been available as a mainstream product--only as a DIY replacement for 7-inch netbooks. Now there's the Dscreen-Qi10. It's a USB/wireless USB extra screen for laptops, and it's impressive.READ»

Intel, Nokia Taking Smartphones Into A Whole New Dimension: The Third

Smartphones have only recently become powerful enough to deal with 3-D graphics, but Intel and Nokia have grand plans for the tech. To this end, they've just opened a new research lab dedicated to "immersive" experiences.READ»

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Why Nobody Will Buy a Color E-Ink E-book Reader

E-Ink's CEO said that the company will be releasing both color and touchscreen e-ink displays for e-book readers within a year. It's too bad nobody will want one.READ»

Amazon Upgrades the Kindle DX, Concedes Defeat to Apple?

It's a big news week for Amazon: They've announced an update to the big-screen Kindle DX e-reader in a week or so, with an improved e-ink display and lower price. Way lower--down $110 to $379. Is this Amazon's first response to ...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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Pixel Qi Skips Shows You How to Bolt a Power-Saving Screen Into Your Laptop, Sidesteps Manufacturer

Pixel Qi's screen tech is impressive in many ways, and neatly solves the e-ink versus LCD question at one stroke. It's curiously not available on many devices, however. Until now, that is: Pixel Qi is releasing a DIY mod kit for ...READ»

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Pixel Qi Demo

I got a chance to see Pixel Qi's new LCD screen at CES this morning. As you can see below, the screen can switch seamlessly from grayscale e-reader mode to dynamic color mode in an instant. Say you're a taxi driver trying to use a GPS ...READ»

Intel Display Concept

Concept video for Intel's Digital Signage to display advertising, maps, and sales in retail locations.READ»

Will E-Ink Go the Way of Plasma? iPad Bets Yes

There's news from PVI, the makers of the Kindle's e-ink screen, that they've got new versions coming this year that'll update fast enough for "animation," have touchscreens and color. The question is, is it too little to late? The ...READ»

Multitouch Future: Stick-on Plastic Film Can Make 108-Inch Touchscreens

A Portuguese company has announced a stick-on transparent plastic film with multitouch technology embedded inside that can make 9-foot displays.READ»

LG's 19-Inch Bendy Display Makes E-Newspapers Possible

I've predicted that e-readers will only get one year in the limelight before they're doomed, but that doesn't mean companies aren't still perfecting the technology behind electronic reading. Check out LG's new 19-inch e-ink display for example: Perfect for e-newspapersREAD»

LED Galaxy Dress: The World's Largest Wearable LED Display

Is the next big trend in fashion going to be geek chic? We recently saw computer-generated jewelry from Nervous System and data-driven jewelry from Plot Shop. Now Cute Circuit has introduced the LED Galaxy Dress--a blindingly bright ...READ»

Sony Dabbles in Part-Serious, Part-Toy 3-D Display Tech

Sony's released some information about a prototype 3-D display it'll be demonstrating at the Digital Contents Expo in Tokyo this thursday--and among the sparse details the most promising tidbit is that this screen needs no special ...READ»

Jabra Bluetooth Headset With Touchscreen: Design Overkill?

Jabra's latest Bluetooth headsets come with a bizarre extra--a charger base-station equipped with a color touchscreen. Is this product design for a world gone mad, or just a handy extra? The Jabra Go 6400 headsets look ...READ»

Goodbye Boxy: Why Future Gadgets Will Be Curvy

In the natural world straight lines are a fairly rare thing. Yet we humans love imposing the hard angles on our constructions and, of course, our gizmos. In the near future this will change, our gadgets will all be curvaceous and ...READ»

Battle Of The Thinnest TVs At CES 2009

When news of LG's LH95 "thinnest" LCD TV hit last week, we should've predicted that it was just the first of a series of similar product announcements. At CES 2009, it seems that TV makers are trying to out-do one another with debuts ...READ»

HP's Firefly Laptop Has Dual-Screens, Multitouch Trackpad

HP's just revealed a new prototype laptop that'll be hitting the public view at CES. It is curiously designed: the Firefly has not one but two LCDs--the smaller display sitting beneath the main screen--and the trackpad is repositioned ...READ»