Tag: prototype
Is LG's double-sided reflective display a prototype for next-gen book readers?
Though LG seems to be about to pull out of the OLED business, it has been pushing another new technology which could be very useful for powering the next generation of digital readers and other mobile devices.
At the International Meeting on Information Display, it’s shown off a 15-inch double-sided reflective display with a resolution of 512 x 384 pixels, and a 13.3-inch reflective display with 1,280 x 800 resolution. These ECB-mode displays could be used in mobile devices that can be used easily in bright light/sunlight…
Interzone: get air quality reports on your mobile phone
Interzone, currently in prototype form, is a sensor which could be attached or built in to a mobile phone to give it the ability to monitor the surrounding air quality.
That way, you’d not only be able to look at the smog hanging above the streets of London, but measure it too. Nothing like a scientific reading to give to your doctor as proof that’s why you’re wheezing your way around the capital…
Englishman develops 60,000 volt plasma arc loudspeaker
Reported simply as “Richard from England”, one man has built his own plasma speaker, which uses tungsten-tipped electrodes and 60,000 volts of electricity to produce a large plasma arc.
A by-product of plasma arcs is ozone, which can be deadly in large quantities, but Richard reckons that the prototype produces none at all.
Scientists working on 1.5-metre long climbing robotic snake
Forget snakes on a plane, for soon there could be snakes in your drains – robotic snakes, that is, which can climb vertical pipes, cleaning them or looking for leaks.
Norwegian scientists are working on a one-and-a-half metre long aluminium-clad robot is constructed with multiple joints, plastic wheels, and a camera, and is programmed with algorithms that tell it how to navigate pipework, and what tasks to carry out while in there…
MWC 2008 Video Preview: LG and their concept phone watch. Erm…
Oh no, it’s a concept mobile phone watch. Haven’t we seen this one before?! Still, it’s from LG, and Ash is a complete sucker for all things LG and conceptual, so take a look above to see if we’ll all be using our wrists…
Artemy Lebedev brings the touch screen to the keyboard with the Optimus Tactus
Art Lebedev has adorned these pages on numerous occasions, usually with the much-delayed Optimus keyboard. And just when it finally does arrive, it gets trumped by the Optimus Tactus.
Martin Buehler's prototype jockey-ridden hopping robot will guarantee you look like a moron
Remember those insane little hopping-machines in playgrounds, shaped like little animals attached to springs, and you sit on it and can jump up and down by about 5 inches? This is the adult, Jackass-esque version. Hours of fun! Hours spent in A&E!
According to the designer, Martin Buehler, it’s a ”prototype jockey ridden hopping robot that controlled forward speed, hopping height, and pitch balance, the jockey did sideways balance and steering.” I had to read that sentence over about five times before it made sense, you too?
Check out the video of it…
USB version 3 to offer 10x speed increase over USB 2.0
Intel is working with a number of other developers to introduce the next version of the Universal Serial Bus interface technology. USB 3.0 will offer at least ten times the speed of USB 2.0, by virtue of an additional fibre-optic…
Top five IFA 2007 stories from Tech Digest
IFA is well and truly over, with most Berlin-bound geeks back in their natural habitats, in our case, Shiny Towers. If you missed our coverage last week, and over the weekend, here are the top five most news-worthy stories. Expect these products to be rolled out over the next few months.
1.) LG’s ‘Design Art’ LCD TVs – two models, the LF75, LB75, with the first model coming in 1080p Full HD and 10,000:1 contrast ratio, and the latter model packing a still-impressive 720p/1080i and 8,000:1 contrast ratio. Three HDMI 1080p inputs and LG’s Intelligent Eye technology which ‘optimises brightness and contrast according to ambient light’ are also included…