One alternative is to change your monitor and get Philips’ ErgoSensor display. Aside from offering a vibrant 24″ LCD screen, it’s also equipped with a sensor that detects if you’re sitting in the correct and ergonomic position.

In addition to alerting you to maintain good posture, the ErgoSensor also keeps track of the time you’ve spent in front of your monitor and reminds you to take a break every one in a while. The monitor’s green too, since it automatically goes into power-saving mode if it detects that you’ve stepped away from your desk.

You can check out Philips UK for more information about the ErgoSensor display.

[via Wired via Oh Gizmo!]

Dimovi was able to pull this off by removing the polarized film within the LCD monitor and attaching it to a pair of sunglasses. You have to be familiar with polarization to understand how this algebraic trick works. I trust in your Googling skills but for now just know that a polarizer – such as the polarized film commonly found in monitors – is designed to allow only a portion of light waves to pass through it. Watch and be amazed:

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The PlayStation 3D monitor works in a similar fashion to allow individual players to see just their half of a two-player game.

Unfortunately the polarization mod is as complicated as the property of polarization. It involves a laser cutter, some solvent and a gerbil. Okay I was kidding about the last part. Go undercover and sneak to Instructables to get the details on the mod. This post will not self-destruct.

It AOC e1649fwu portable monitor comes with a built-in USB port, which also powers the monitor. That cuts down on wires and it can function in dual or multi-monitor setups. If you need a projector, but haven’t got one on hand, the monitor can help out. The display’s resolution is 1366 × 768 and it comes with a built-in stand, which folds up. It’s a 15.6-inch LED-backlit LCD panel, and the whole thing weighs 2.4 lbs.

It will go on sale in October 2011 for just $139 (USD) at AOC’s site. That’s not a bad deal for an extra screen, especially compared to AOC’s prime competitor, the $199, 14-inch Toshiba Mobile Monitor.

[via Ubergizmo]

That ship date is too bad really, a few weeks earlier and many gamers would have found the monitor under their tree Christmas morning. The kit will sell for $499.99 (USD), and for that price you will get a smallish 24-inch screen, a pair of Active 3D glasses, and a copy of the game Motorstorm Apocalypse.

The glasses needed with the set are the active type, and charge via USB. The screen also supports Sony’s cool SimulView tech to allow two users to see two different images on the screen at once, instead of using split-screen mode. The display also has dual HDMI inputs and integrated speakers.

You can pre-order the PlayStation 3D Monitor Kit over at Amazon now. Additional glasses will set you back $69.95 a pair.

[via 3D-display-info]

Jawbone has been developing this product for about 2 years, so they expect it to be big. The only problem is the online component of all this health-related data. I wouldn’t want my own medical data in the cloud. I also don’t want Big Brother checking up on me or Jawbone selling this data to the highest bidder (imagine if it finds itself into the hands of insurance companies). Other than that, I can see this being useful for many people. Apparently, the more you wear it, the better it gets. Sounds like it can “learn” as it collects more data about your behavior.

Jawbone hasn’t revealed the price, but it will ship for iOS and Android devices sometime later this year.

[via Wired]

Obviously this device is aimed at laptop and netbook users, but since its adapter plugs in via USB, desktop computers can get it on the action too. The extra ports are located at the back and on either side of the monitor’s base. There are 4 USB ports (two of them are USB 3.0), an HDMI port, an Ethernet port, and an audio output jack. Ironically the Central Station also has a VGA connector. When it comes to computers redundancy is always welcome, but the connector sticks out like a sore thumb, as if it doesn’t trust that the wireless connection will serve us well.

And that’s the real question here. Will the wireless setup have minimal lag? Having USB peripherals like a mouse or a keyboard connected may be no big deal for the Central Station , but I wonder how much it’ll impair the transfer rates on external hard drives. The Central Station will come in several variants – one with a 23 in. monitor and one with a 27 in. monitor, each in wireless and wired versions, and one called the “Professional” version, whatever that means. They’re slated to be released this March, but there’s no word on the price yet.

[via Engadget via Get USB]

The CLM-V55 monitor is designed for Sony DSLRs, but should work with other cameras that support output via HDMI. It can mount on the accessory shoe, or on the bottom via the tripod mount, and gets its power from a battery pack or AC adapter.

The screen measures 5-inches with a resolution of 800×480. It also comes with a handy detachable hood to keep glare off the screen if needed. We’re not sure of pricing just yet, but it should be available sometime in March of this year.

[via UberGizmo]

Another potential downside to the app is that it needs a WiFi connection to work. Once all the expensive pieces are in place though, the app seems to work with Mac-like simplicity. Here’s a demo from YouTube user radiosykes:

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You can download the DisplayPad app from the iTunes App Store for $3 (USD).

[via Minimal Mac]

The screen is the Planar SA2311W and it measures in at 23-inches and offers full 1920 x 1080 (1080p) resolution. The screen has a 2ms response time and it’s NVIDIA 3D Vision certified.

It does not come with the 3D Vision glasses and other hardware though. You can order the screen alone for $449 (USD) and it will ship next month. If you need the glasses and all, a bundle with the 3D Vision hardware and the screen is $640. If you want a new keyboard you can get the display, the 3D Vision gear, and a special ProGlow backlit keyboard, optimized for use while wearing 3D glasses, for $820.

I am using the original Dell 30-inch LCD and the new screen Dell started shipping today makes me jealous. The thing is a 30-inch LCD with IPS tech and 117% color gamut. That color gamut means the screen can show 10.7 billion colors rather than the measly 16 million or so my screen supports. The beast has a 2560 x 1600 resolution and viewing angles of 178-degrees.

The contrast ratio is 1000:1 typically with 100,000:1 dynamic with a brightness rating of 370 cd/m2. The screen also offers HDMI, DVI-D, DisplayPort, and VGA connectivity. The only thing I don’t like about the U3011 is the price, it sells for $1500 (USD).

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]

Samsung says that this was made possible “by improving the transmittance of the panel and the luminance efficiency of the backlight”, taking the monitor’s power consumption to as low as 6.3-watts. I didn’t understand what I just wrote but it sounds awesome.

This isn’t just some conceptual product either – Samsung plans on releasing similar products by next year. If you look closely at the lower right of the image, you’ll see that the monitor currently takes up two USB ports. One other drawback of this monitor is that it’s “only” good for 30,000 hours, compared to 50,000 hours for conventional displays. If you ask me, both are just minor setbacks compared to the immense convenience that this provides. Samsung – putting the “Universal” in Universal Serial Bus. What an awkward slogan that is.

[via Tech-On! via Engadget]

Shape Services iDisplay connects your iPad to you Mac desktop and lets you wirelessly extend your screen onto your iPad’s display. It also works on the iPhone, but why you’d want to extend your display onto a screen that small is anyone’s guess. Now, the initial reviews for iDisplay are definitely mixed, but this is a version 1.0 product, and all of the complainers are using iPhones, not iPads, so keep that in mind.

iDisplay is available over at the iTunes App Store for just $4.99 (USD) if you want to check it out.

[via TUAW via MobileCrunch]

What I wish I had was something like this Sikker concept from Thanko Design. The thing has a bracelet that the mom wears and a similar one for the baby to wear. The idea is that some sort of tech synchronizes the bracelets with a base station.

The mom can look down at the bracelet and see important things like the baby’s temperature and the fact that the baby is breathing and stuff. The bracelet can also play music to lull the kid back to sleep and apparently it works like a baby monitor too. Judging by the Bluetooth logo on the base station, I am guessing that’s the tech in use here.

Tucked away on the far edge of the CES show, I came across these nifty new CINQ monitors from Sideline, which extend the display of your laptop without the need for any external power supply. The CINQ display attaches to the lid of your laptop, and gets all of its juice from your USB port. The video signal also travels via USB, thanks to DisplayLink technology. The display also sports an extra SD card reader slot in case you need one.

Each CINQ display measures 10.1″ diagonal, has 1024 x 600 resolution, and energy-efficient LED backlighting. If you’ve ever worked on a netbook, this is basically the same display. The displays work in landscape or portrait mode (either by rotating the mount or through software) and can be removed off of the back of your laptop when not in use. Power consumption is 2.8 watts max, which is pretty low, but will put a little extra drain on your laptop battery if you’re not plugged into the wall.

The prototype I saw had a fairly large mounting plate that has to be adhered (with removable adhesive) to the lid of your computer, but I’m hoping they’ll refine this before it ships. You don’t see the mount when you’re using the computer, but I could imagine it might get in the way when the lid is closed and you try to fit your laptop into your travel bag. The production CINQ will also ship with a small desktop stand, and a nice little protective sleeve for travel.

Sideline expects to ship the CINQ sometime in Q3 2010, and it will retail for around $249 (USD) and will offer both Mac and PC video drivers. You can reserve one now at mycinq.com, and get yourself a $50 early bird discount offer when they actually ship.

The monitor is meant to be used with a pair of shutter glasses for 3D viewing, but it can also be switched to display good ol’ 2D. LG boasts that the monitor “offers picture quality that is almost twice as crisp as HD 3D displays currently available in the market.” Considering the fact that barely anyone owns an HD 3D-capable display, I’d say that things are really moving too fast right now. Before this monitor hits the market at prices a normal human being can afford I’m sure LG will have already released a 60″ 4D Ultra HD display that’s powered by the viewer’s attention, with built-in popcorn popper and fridge.

[via Digitimes & LG Display]

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 mark on the video below to see an early prototype of the technology in action (or watch the whole thing to see some other cool Hitachi display tech from the CEATEC show)…

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Both Hitachi and Sony have been working on versions of the system, so maybe that lends it some added creedence. I’m just not sure how much power this will really save, especially now that more and more TVs are moving to LED backlighting, but I suppose every little bit helps. I also think I’d turn off this setting the minute I got up to the kitchen and tried to watch my TV from the other side of the room during the football game.

[via BBC News and Engadget]

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 plays DVDs, but hey, it’s built-in! In levitation! Between opacity and transparency!

I really hope something like this gets mass produced. I can live without the glass base if it means a cheaper product. And the square gap can be used to house the TV’s controls. Do it Pioneer!

[via MoCo Loco]

They will be available in 22″, 24″ and 27″ variants. All 3 models are capable of displaying at 1080p, and they also have built-in TV tuners that can receive both digital and analog signals. Nice. The T1 TV monitors also have built-in a pair of 7-watt speakers. The inputs available are IEC (TV), D-sub (PC), HDMI 1.3 x2, Component (Y/Pb/Pr), Composite, S-Video, SCART1 (RGB & CVBS), and SCART2 (Y/C & S-Video), while there are audio outputs for the now obsolete RCA, as well as Optical S/PDIF and the ever-present 3.5 mm jack. A remote control is also included.

Although as SlashGear’s Chris Davies said, a picture-in-picture feature would have been nice, so you could watch TV and use your computer at the same time. No word on pricing and availability yet. Product press releases shouldn’t be released without those two details, dammit.

AVING didn’t mention the size of LD220′s screen, but judging from the pictures I’d say it’s about 22″. Or am I mistaken?

Would it be possible to have a multi-monitor setup using a USB hub and a bunch of LD220′s? If so, that would be dead easy to do. God bless (South) Korea.

[via GetUSB]