Tuesday, December 23, 2008

enjoying the downtime to finish off errands and to-do's for the year!

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USC develops flexible, transparent TFT prototype for high-tech temporary tattoos

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/22/usc-develops-flexible-transparent-tft-prototype-for-high-tech-t/

USC researchers have demonstrated a low-temperature (and therefore relatively inexpensive, apparently) process for printing transparent TFTs on flexible material able to bend up to 120 degrees which allows for embedding LED to build see-through displays. The prototype disc shown above is 5 inches in diameter and contains around 20,000 nanotube transistors. The researchers suggest the technology could be used for e-paper, smart tags, and artificial skin, as well as an affordable heads-up display that could be put into car windshields. Our suggestion? Couple it with transparent playing cards for the ultimate poker-cheating experience.

[Via OLED-Display]

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USC develops flexible, transparent TFT prototype for high-tech temporary tattoos originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Crazy HP offers $400 off on tx2500z tablet, throws in printer, will not be undersold

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/22/crazy-hp-offers-400-off-on-tx2500z-tablet-throws-in-printer-w/

Crazy HP offers $400 off on tx2500z tablet, throws in printer, will not be undersoldAre you looking for a full-featured tablet but, thanks to current economic conditions, find yourself stuck with a netbook budget? Check out HP's tx2500z 12.1-inch portable, available now through the company's online store for just $599.99 shipped -- if you can wade through the mildly convoluted customization process that's detailed at the read link. Select all the right options and free upgrades (including 3GB of RAM and a 250GB HDD) and you'll get yourself a 2GHz touch-screen device plus a D1560 inkjet printer for under $600 after a $400-off coupon and $70 mail-in rebate -- just a little bit of hassle to get a stellar deal on a sweet tablet.

Update: Too slow, folks. We're hearing the coupon code is now dead.

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Crazy HP offers $400 off on tx2500z tablet, throws in printer, will not be undersold originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fujitsu Lifebook with AT&T BroadbandConnect appears, several people really excited

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/22/fujitsu-lifebook-with-atandt-broadbandconnect-appears-several-peo/


As if Fujitsu's U820 wasn't interesting enough already, news that it can now be customized and purchased with AT&T BroadbandConnect should be enough to convince you that it's... uh interesting. Fujitsu's site gives you two options for packing your U820 with integrated HSDPA -- a Vista Home Premium version for $1199, and one with Vista Business for $1499. It looks you'll be forced to go with the 120GB hard drive if you want the 3G, since neither the 60GB hard drive nor the 64GB SSD are available with the configuration. These little dudes appear to be shipping now: try to contain yourselves.

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Fujitsu Lifebook with AT&T BroadbandConnect appears, several people really excited originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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N810-ish, Linux-based MID pops up overseas, brings hope to at least one reviewer

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/22/n810-ish-linux-based-mid-pops-up-overseas-brings-hope-to-at-le/


You know, we were hoping for a Nokia knock-off to poke fun at this morning, but what we got instead was a comprehensive five page review of a vaguely N810-ish, Linux-based handheld called the MID-2008. The 4.3-inch, 800 x 480 touchscreen phone / media player features a 628MHz processor, 128MB RAM and supports a 16GB expansion card, WiFi and Bluetooth. A host of apps are bundled in with the thing, such as Firefox, document readers for MS Office and PDF files, a YouTube app, the Pocket Oxford Concise English-Chinese dictionary and several games, including our personal fave, "Crazy Parking!" Unfortunately, the phone was disabled on the demo unit so there's no telling how the thing works as a handset, but as a media player the device was praised effusively. Of course, that could be saying more about the "new hope" that "Chinese-made phones" bring to the reviewer than the device itself. At any rate, we don't have a manufacturer or a price on this one yet but we'll keep you posted.

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N810-ish, Linux-based MID pops up overseas, brings hope to at least one reviewer originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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