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Latest Video: Bleeding Edge TV 293: MacBook Air vs. Voodoo Envy 133 - World’s Thinnest Notebooks

We’ve got the two thinnest notebooks in the world, and put them side-by-side. We’re talking about the Apple MacBook Air and the HP VooDoo Envy 133.
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Nintendo Wii Monitor

Posted by Sheila Franklin
Categories: Accessories, USB, Transportation, Video Games

Wii Monitor

Want to travel with your ? How about a Chinavision ultra-portable screen? All the Wii Monitor needs is an attachment of the base to the back of your Nintendo game system. With the ports on the back, you can keep all your USB accessories. There are also ports for a DVD player or another console. The 7-inch TFT LCD display has a resolution of 480 X 234 and built-In stereo speakers. It also has reverse/up/down picture control for mounting in your car or your weirdest gaming positions. The Wii Screen comes with a cigarette lighter adaptor at a price of $101.45.

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Consumer 3D Screen Becomes Reality

Posted by Sheila Franklin
Categories: CES, Home Entertainment, PC / Laptop, Peripherals

3D ScreenThe Korean Company 3DIS has come up with an LCD monitor that allows you to see in 3D without the silly glasses. The 1040S utilizes ALT (Advanced Layer Technology) which results in a clearer, brighter image for the Parallax Barrier type screen. The monitor also allows a wider viewing angle and can change from 2D to 3D with a single switch. The Korean company’s CEO Sun Joo Lee claims that there is an increasing demand for 3D in today’s market and hopes to adapt the technology for laptops. We can’t really see much of a view from this image, but the 1040S will be on display during the CES 2008 in January if you would like a personal peek.

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Sharp Plans For Thinner Panel LCD

Posted by Sheila Franklin
Categories: Corporate News, Design, HDTV, Home Entertainment

Sharp Prototype

Sharp has unveiled its ultra-thin flat panel LCD. So far just a prototype, the high-resolution 52-inch screen is only 20 mm (~1.14-inches) wide, weighs 25 kg, and has a contrast ration of 100,000:1. The company also bases its power consumption of 140 k per year on their idea of a “typical household” average daily viewing time of 4.5 hours. Sharp claims 150% of the NTSC color gamut on its flat panel, which seems a bit vague. Nonetheless, we definitely think thin is in.

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