iPhone OS on a touchscreen monitor, multi-touch and all
Now this is the hack of the weekend or the hoax of the weekend. Some intrepid hackers have run what appears to be iPhone OS 2.x on a "multi-touch" monitor with accelerometer support. I've found a few...
View ArticleTwelve 42-inch LCDs rolled into one = huge digital signage system
If you've ever come to Japan, and especially to Tokyo, you will have noticed this country's love for digital signage systems. They're practically everywhere and some of them are quite cool. Now...
View ArticleThe ZZZ Checker monitors and analyzes your sleeping behavior
A Japanese company called Spec Computer is selling a cool new gadget that makes it possible for insomniacs to get behind the reason for their sleeplessness. The good thing about the so-called ZZZ...
View ArticleCrunchDeal: Find temporarily free iPhone apps with Twitter
Twitter and the iPhone. They’re both pretty love-it-or-hate-it subjects — but put them together in the right way, and they’re wonderful. Because everyone loves getting stuff for free that they’d...
View ArticleApple rejects BitTorrent monitoring App, claims it’ll be used to infringe...
It's not even a story any more that Apple loves to reject Apps from the App Store. Today's entry in the Big Book of App Rejections is µMonitor, an App that monitors µTorrent that you have running on...
View ArticleAtlona steps up to the plate, produces DVI to Mini DisplayPort converter
Apple left out a large customer base when it released the Mini DisplayPort only 24-inch Cinema Display. Suddenly computers with only a DVI output couldn't play nicely with Apple's top monitor. Tears...
View ArticleKAUST has an obscenely large display system
You thought Eyefinity was pretty cool, huh? What could be cooler? How about a gigantic 10x4 setup of seamless monitors, for super-high resolution visualization. That's what you'll find at KAUST! I'll...
View ArticleDell and Goodwill add more free computer recycling drop off sites
Ever tried to get rid of an old, sack o’ crap computer? It's not as easy as it sounds. You can't just throw it in the garbage (legally), charitable organizations have finally realized that it takes...
View ArticleNewerTech USB 2.0 Display Adapter supports up to 6 extra monitors
Adding an external display to most modern laptops isn't a big deal; and many desktops natively support dual displays. But adding a third, or even a fourth, display can be a challenge. The NewerTech USB...
View ArticleAsus adds LED backlight to its Designo Series monitors
The Asus Designo monitor line was already hot with its striking good looks but the series just got a whole lot more enticing thanks to LED backlighting.
View ArticleSleep Scan: Tanita’s sensor-equipped mat monitors your sleep
Leading health monitor manufacturer Tanita today announced [JP] a sensor-equipped mat that's supposed to measure the deepness and quality of your sleep. The company, which is also active in the US,...
View ArticleVideo: This is a 22-megapixel MacBook Pro
And I thought my new monitor was fancy! (It certainly cost enough...) Here we have a plain ol' MacBook Pro using a series of 28 projectors to create a 22-megapixel display. That works out to 7168x3072....
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