I was shocked at what I had just done, so I laughed out loud. I was there, in a house in the Swiss mountains, lying comfortably on a sofa. I was reading Canetti's Crowds and Power, a solid 400-page book. And then, as my eyes were approaching the end of yet another page, I swiped upwards. Read More >>
Featured comment by spank86:
"Not a lot to do with how natural it feels, it's just an action associated with finishing a page, we do it all the time with all sorts of things. they ..." More »
Samsung's continuing to escalate the screen sizes of the mobile world, with new leaked specs claiming it's planning a mid-range 5.8" model that outdoes even the 5.5" madness of the Galaxy Note II. Read More >>
Featured comment by spudhed:
"mad as it is my desire z is dying and with no hardware qwerty option out there the note 2 is the next best thing for me, huge screen and stylus, its F..." More »
Sharp has just announced that it's getting a £73 million shot in the arm from Samsung. In turn, that will help guarantee Sammy as many LCD panels as it can use. Read More >>
Another tantalising glimpse into the future has been offered to us by Apple's patent department, which foresees a world in which we attach iPads to car dashboards, camera tripods and musical stands via the magic of magnets. Read More >>
Featured comment by Spectater:
"They are breaking the law,has well has mobiles. You are suppose to keep your mind on driving. You will be pulled over by the police and fined dependin..." More »
Computer screens have come a long, long way in the past decade and a half. With all these retina-grade, impossible-to-discern-the-pixels resolutions floating around, it's hard to believe we used to deal with displays as low as 640x480 back in the day. This is what all that resolution evolution looks like all in one place. Read More >>
Featured comment by theran24:
"-No 84x48? Did the "artist" never have a 3310?
-No 3840×2400?
-Why not put them all in landscape to make for easier comparisons?
-Where the hell d..." More »
At a small press event at CES today, Raj Talluri, Qualcomm's VP of Product Management dropped this little nugget. "You are just starting to see 1080p display phones. I think that will go even higher." My brain instantly exploded. Read More >>
Featured comment by Mil:
"Even 440ppi is way overkill. 300ppi is probably about the maximum PPI I can actually notice. The more pixels on screen, the more power needed to push ..." More »
Graphing calculator screens have always been behind the times. Even years ago, before smartphones, graphing calculator screens weren't nearly has good as their portable gaming counterparts. Now it seems an old favorite, the TI-84, is finally, finallygetting an upgrade to colour. Why? Why not. Read More >>
Featured comment by warriorscot:
"graphing calculators are pretty much totally useless now. They can't be used in exam conditions so no good for students and if you are working then yo..." More »
If you're constantly upgrading to the latest and greatest devices by now you've probably got a small collection of unused smartphones and tablets waiting for a buyer on eBay. But don't sell them just yet. Researchers at the Tokyo University of Technology have developed a brilliant piece of software called Pinch, which can turn a hodge-podge collection of different devices into a single unified display. Read More >>
If you spend most of your nights awake, restlessly worrying about it you have any new followers or mentally composing witty Facebook status updates in your head, you might want to start switching off your screens and gadgets well before bed and giving your brain a rest. Read More >>
Featured comment by punkedmonkey:
""Figueiro suggests that even something as simple as dimming the background lighting level on your monitor or phone screen could help convince your bra..." More »
You've probably done it before, dropped your phone and winced as it landed right on its corner, demolishing the screen. But what happens when your screen shatters, exactly? Buzzfeed FWD gives a nice breakdown. Read More >>
Featured comment by eadingas:
"What happens? Nothing. I`ve been dropping my phones all the time, the worst damage was a tiny chip to my HTC One X`s body when it fell down a concrete..." More »
Is it me or is Apple's legendary security leaking like a sieve right now? Either that or some people have a heck of a lot of time on their hands to make complete iPhone 5 screen assemblies. This one shows it'll be a taller, 4-incher, and that the camera's going to be pointing right down your lughole too. Read More >>
Featured comment by FRISH:
"Wait ignore my comment, it wasn't that article and it was only tagged iphone and not iphone 5. Now I can't hide my fail ):" More »
A tipster with strong business ties to China just sent us this image—allegedly the display of the (rumoured) iPad Mini. If it's real, this is the very face of Apple's newest mystery gadget. Read More >>
Featured comment by TankBoyBen:
"yes which kinda goes to show why a weekly round up rather than a direct spew of every drip would be beneficial to current readers of the site long ter..." More »
The term "retina display" is tossed around with increased frequency and decreased meaning. Is there really a strict definition anymore? Screen mega-expert Ray Soneira of DisplayMate points out that the biggest monitor in your house has been retina all along.Read More >>
Featured comment by EddyCJ:
"They mean if you want the brand 'Retina' which Apple own. I don't think it was meant seriously i.e. 'if you really must have Retina, get this. But don..." More »
The makers of this utterly fantastic 160-inch behemoth of a wraparound display—a Swedish company called Norman Design—claim the entire rig is actually portable. But since it takes at least an hour to set up, and weighs over 110 pounds, we'd be content with just leaving this permanently assembled in our gaming rooms. Read More >>
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