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facial recognition tech helps tvs save power

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This new technology from Hitachi automatically detects when you’re actually watching your television, then shuts the display off whenever you’re not looking.

By using advanced facial recognition technology, the monitor can tell when your eyes are on the TV screen, and keeps it turned on only when you’re actually watching. Jump to the 45 second…

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October 25th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: future tech technology

16943 concept tv displays standard and widescreen on one screen. and it’s a sculpture too.

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An asymmetrical slice of awesome, Studio FRST’s 16943 concept TV accommodates media in the standard 4:3 aspect ratio as well as in the 16:9 widescreen format, hence the name.

Studio FRST also exalts its creation as “A technological sculpture in levitation. Between opacity and transparency.” So it’s a flying colloid?

The TV’s built-in player only…

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July 29th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design gadgets home entertainment media players technology video

asus t1 tv monitors combine television and pc display in one

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ASUS recently announced their new T1 series of widescreen LCD TV/monitor hybrids. The T1 series is designed for locations where you want to use both a computer and watch television on a single display.

They will be available in 22″, 24″ and 27″ variants. All 3 models are capable of displaying at 1080p, and they…

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July 22nd, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing home entertainment media players technology video

usb monitor from samsung liberates macbook users from apple’s stupid ports & adapters

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Samsung unveiled the LD220 USB monitor at the recent World IT Show in Korea. I’m pretty sure that the monitor has its own power supply, but still, you won’t have to worry about video cards or adapters with this bad boy thanks to its USB DisplayLink connection.

AVING didn’t mention the size of LD220’s screen,…

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July 13th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing gadgets technology video

why not tweet your heart rate?

twitter heart monitor

If you use Twitter, odds are you occasionally inform your poor followers of some business that just really doesn’t matter. (How’s your sandwich, by the way?) Why not keep them updated on something that might actually matter, like your heart rate?

Thanks to a bunch of Japanese Twitter-lovers, anyone willing to use a heart monitor can…

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June 30th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: computing cool toys hacks + mods strange + wonderful

screw hi-def: student builds 64 rgb-led color tv

64 rgb led tv

23-year old Edo Kriegsmann is not swayed by fads. Okay I don’t actually know that, but it seems that that is the case, as he is defying the HD trend and all that it entails -  billion to one contrast ratios, screens with the surface area of small towns  and of course stroke-inducing price tags…

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June 17th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: hacks + mods strange + wonderful technology video

logitech g19 lcd gaming keyboard available for pre-order

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Got $200 bucks to spend on a really cool keyboard? You could pick up one of those Luxeed rainbow LED keyboards, but that’s would be so 2008 of you. If you really want to be the cool kid on the block, you need one of these new Logitech G19 keyboards, which features a built-in color…

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February 23rd, 2009 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing technology video games

philips cinema 21:9 ultra widescreen perfect for movie snobs

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So now that you’ve got your brand new super-deluxe widescreen flat screen television, isn’t it time for an upgrade? If you’re like me, you know the minute you buy anything that runs on electricity, you’re cursed with its immediate obsolescence. So it is with great pleasure that I present the latest in drool-worthy future tech,…

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January 19th, 2009 comments (20) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: future tech home entertainment technology video

neo-victorian keyboard and monitor [steampunk]

wooden keyboard retro steampunk mechanical typewriter

Here’s something that the LXG would greatly appreciate: hardware modder/antique & scuttlefish lover/ potential Cthulhu worshipper Paradox has created what he calls a “Neo-Victorian keyboard”; he also modded a widescreen monitor to go along with it.

Paradox said that it took him well over a month to modify a 12.5″ x 6″ mini USB keyboard…

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December 25th, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design geek art + craft hacks + mods retro strange + wonderful

nanovision mimo 7-inch mini monitor hands-on review

Nanovision Mimo UM-710 7-inch LCD Monitor

A few weeks back, I came across these cool looking Nanovision Mimo mini computer displays. At the time, there was no way to buy these minuscule monitors outside of Korea. Now, for the first time, you can buy these displays in North America. And thanks to the guys over at The Gadgeteers, I’ve now had…

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December 1st, 2008 comments (34) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: digital imaging gadgets technology video

samsung digital frames double as second pc monitor

Samsung SPF-85H and SPF-105P UbiSync LCD Monitors

Earlier today, I told you guys about these cool little USB monitors that you could attach to your PC so you could stick your spare palettes, widgets and menus on them. But the problem was that they’re only available in Korea. So I set out on a mission to find something similar which could be…

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October 16th, 2008 comments (11) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing digital imaging gadgets video

mimo 7-inch lcd monitor perfect for extra menus

Ever need just a little more real estate on your computer screen? I certainly could. I spend an inordinate amount of time using programs like Photoshop and Flash, and could always use an extra place to put all those little palettes and menus.

These new MIMO displays from Korea’s Nanovision let you add a tiny…

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October 16th, 2008 comments (18) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing gadgets video

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