ViewSonic outs 27-inch VX2703mh-LED monitor with 1080p, SRS Premium Sound

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/16/viewsonic-27-inch-VX2703mh-LED-monitor/

Some would say monitors aren't anywhere nearly as exciting as something like, say, a shiny new Galaxy S III or Google's novel slate, the popularly priced Nexus 7 -- but, you know, sometimes you just need to get some actual work done. And for those of you who are crazy about relatively large monitors, ViewSonic's unveiled its 27-inch VX2703mh-LED offering. Priced at $299, the ClearMotiv II display boasts a decent 1920 x 1080 resolution with a 10,000,000:1 MEGA Dynamic Contrast Ratio, built-in SRS Premium Sound speakers, as well as DVI, VGA and HDMI ports. Equally important, the outfit's touting the screen's eco-friendly features, with a mercury-free LED backlighting, an ECO-Mode setting and, naturally, a power-saving feature to help keep that monthly electricity bill to a minimum. The VX2703mh-LED is expected to hit North American shelves later this month; in the meantime, you can check the gallery after the break to gaze at it from mostly every angle.

Gallery: ViewSonic VX2703mh-LED 27-inch monitor press shots

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Your LinkedIn Homepage Is About To Go Through A Major Change (LNKD)

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/new-linkedin-homepage-2012-7

LinkedIn is rolling out a major refresh to its homepage starting today, the company announced on its blog. 

The new look removes a lot of the clutter from your home screen, focusing on the network updates and news that you'll likely care about the most. 

Instead of a flood of updates from all of your contacts, LinkedIn will determine the ones that matter the most to you. Articles from LinkedIn Today, the company's news aggregation product, will be displayed more prominently too.

Here's a mockup of the LinkedIn's redesign:

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This Infographic Shows How Confused Voters Are About Taxes

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-romney-tax-taxes-plan-buffett-rule-fiscal-cliff-2012-7

In an election year with a battle brewing on taxes, Americans are really confused about which candidate to trust. That's according to a new poll from The Hill, which includes some interesting findings on the subjects of wealth and taxes in the U.S.

On taxes, more likely voters trust Republicans than Democrats (43 percent to 36 percent) and presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney than President Barack Obama (46 percent to 42 percent).

But along the same lines, more voters (47 to 41 percent) prefer Obama's tax plan, which would extend tax cuts on families earning less than $250,000 per year. This fits with their general definition of wealth, which most voters say comes at the $250,000 level. 

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Refresh Roundup: week of July 9th, 2012

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/15/refresh-roundup-week-of-july-9th-2012/

Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don't escape without notice, we've gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

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Refresh Roundup: week of July 9th, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Kontron preps first Tegra 3-based Mini-ITX board, homebrew gets an ARMful

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/15/kontron-preps-first-tegra-3-based-mini-itx-board/

Believe it or not, there's a potentially cheaper (and more customizable) way to get NVIDIA's quad-core Tegra 3 into your life than to spring for a Nexus 7. Kontron is readying a rare Mini-ITX motherboard, the KTT30, that combines the ARM-based chip with expandable RAM and a trio of mini PCI Express slots for expansion like a micro SATA drive or a 3G modem. The external ports are more the kind you'd find on a do-it-yourself x86 PC, too: full-size HDMI, USB and even Ethernet make a show at the back. The only hurdles are an unusually throttled back 900MHz processor speed and, quite simply, the lack of release details. Kontron hasn't promised more than a release "coming soon" -- with much more complete Tegra 3 devices now hitting the $199 mark, though, we can't see the KTT30 putting much strain on any budding hobbyist's wallet.

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