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Mirasol Demo Proves Dual-Screen Readers have a Short Lifeline.

Chippy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:13:59 +0000

Before you watch the video below, take a look at the video I shot of the Entourage Edge at CES. It shows a dual-screen reader with E-ink/E-paper and traditional LCD technology. It’s huge, heavy and will be expensive…

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Pixel Qi Low-power / Daylight Screens go to Mass Production

Chippy — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:17:34 +0000

While Intel, AMD, ARM and VIA might want you to believe that low-power silicon is the answer to all battery life problems, the truth is somewhat different. We’re at a point now where all silicon, be it X86 or RISC-based, can perform at low enough power consumption that other components on a device become more significant in the power, heat and battery life equation. Talk about ‘ídle’ power drain is irrelevant when you’re using a device in constantly-connected mobile computing scenarios. Related posts:

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An example of badly used pixels.

Chippy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:59:23 +0000

When I started using the Omnia Pro I was well prepared for fonts that would be too small (in real sizing terms) to read. I’m having to zoom in on Opera Mobile to read text despite it being rendered…

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Crayon Physics Deluxe video demo [touchscreen friendly game]

Ben — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:58:10 +0000

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Gigabyte TouchNote T1028M comes to the US

Ben — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:19:11 +0000

Many sites are talking about how the Eee T91 [Portal page] is the one first tablet netbooks to be released, but the reality is that there have been several before it, and it is really only a first…

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Pixel Qi shows off new power saving screens [video]

Ben — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:31:00 +0000

We’ve been hearing rumblings of this for a while now, but it seems that Pixel Qi is now showing its new dual mode power saving screens. Based on the screen featured in the OLPC project’s XO computer.…

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ASUS T91 Pre-Production Hands-On from TechRadar

Chippy — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:31:32 +0000

I haven’t been through this hands-on in detail yet but I wanted to highlight it ASAP to the readers here.

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Touchscreens Battle It Out in the Top 5.

Chippy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:27:39 +0000

There’s an interesting line-up in the top 5 on the product portal today. 5 devices, all with touchscreens. 3 of which are convertible tablet PCs. I haven't seen this kind of line-up for a very long time! Read the article for more information. Related posts:

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LG / Intel Phone to use Mirasol reflective display tech. Update:Incorrect.

Chippy — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:20:00 +0000

Update. This article is incorrect.

As CPU and chipset power consumption becomes less and less in phone and MID designs, the power drains of the displays, radio, peripherals and storage technology become more and more significant. One of the…

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Nokia working on ext. screen and keyboard support

Chippy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:04:00 +0000

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