Technabob » colors http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:00:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 ZIIIRO Celeste: Blending in with Time http://technabob.com/blog/2011/11/09/ziiiro-celeste-watch/ http://technabob.com/blog/2011/11/09/ziiiro-celeste-watch/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:00:46 +0000 Range http://technabob.com/blog/?p=72992 ZIIIRO just released their latest watch, the Celeste. It continues the theme that was established with the Aurora/Orbit and Gravity/Mercury.  If you like a lot of flashing lights, then this watch isn’t for you. ZIIRO’s approach here is definitely minimal.

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The time is displayed thanks to two overlapping colored disks, each with a gradient on it. These disks are partially transparent, allowing a variety of hues to bleed through.

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This time around, the bracelets are either black or gunmetal, and you can have either a monochrome or colored display.

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The watch is being sold for €149 (~$204 USD) on the ZIIIRO website. You can pre-order the Celeste right now. The watch starts shipping on November 18.

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]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2011/11/09/ziiiro-celeste-watch/feed/ 0 Hp Zr30w Screen Displays Over 1 Billion Colors, and No, You Can’T See Them All http://technabob.com/blog/2010/06/01/hp-zr30w-screen-1-billion-color-lcd-screen/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/06/01/hp-zr30w-screen-1-billion-color-lcd-screen/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:22:13 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=33980 With ever-increasing pixel resolution, contrast ratios and refresh rates all reaching the point of diminishing returns in terms of improving image quality on video monitors, it was only a matter of time until someone decided to go after the number of colors stat so they could sound just that much better than the competition. Case in point, HP’s latest display, which claims a whopping 1.07 BILLION colors.

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Now how they counted up all of those colors is anyone’s guess, but the 30-bit per pixel, but the HP ZR30w LCD screen has ‘em all, and you will believe! The 30-inch screen also sports a higher-than-high-def resolution of 2560×1600 and Super-IPS display technology. We’re not quite as excited by the 3000 to 1 dynamic contrast ratio, but those numbers are almost always B.S. anyhow.

While the insane color count is way more than any human could ever see, the other specs on the monitor do sound pretty nice. And while $1299 sounds reasonable for a 30-inch display of this caliber, you’re just a few hundred bucks short of an entire 27-inch iMac, which offers a similarly high-res IPS screen. But it only displays “millions of colors”. Damn.

[via CrunchGear]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2010/06/01/hp-zr30w-screen-1-billion-color-lcd-screen/feed/ 1 Ds Lite Good and Plenty Colors Coming http://technabob.com/blog/2006/08/24/ds-lite-good-and-plenty-colors-coming/ http://technabob.com/blog/2006/08/24/ds-lite-good-and-plenty-colors-coming/#comments Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:19:58 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2006/08/24/ds-lite-good-and-plenty-colors-coming/ Nintendo DS Lite… is jumping on the multi-color bandwagon this fall with the release of two new colors, “Onyx” and “Coral Pink.” These are expected to ship in the US on September 13th.]]> Not to be left out of the pack, the Nintendo DS Lite is jumping on the multi-color bandwagon this fall with the release of two new colors, “Onyx” and “Coral Pink.” These are expected to ship in the US on September 13th.

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