NY storefront hosts the first no-glasses 3D LCD ad

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/11/ny-storefront-hosts-the-first-no-glasses-3d-lcd-ad/

Like 3D, don't like glasses? Check out 750 7th Avenue at 50th Street in New York for the Snickers display where Inwindow Outdoor and Alioscopy have teamed up for the first 3D LCD ad on a storefront. The 42-inch panel uses an 8x recorded autosteroscopic (read: no glasses) 3D process to make the catchphrase jump off the wall at passers-by. The installation debuted May 6, and for the small cost of being marketed to vs. the now-shelved €18,000 Philips screen we once lusted after, it's a cheap way for us to get a peek at the future.

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Flexible, stretchable, rubbery OLED prototype shown off in Tokyo

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/11/flexible-stretchable-rubbery-oled-prototype-shown-off-in-tokyo/

Electrical engineering researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a flexible, stretchable OLED that acts something like rubber, and does not tear or break when stretched. The material is produced by spraying a layer of carbon nanotubes with a fluoro-rubber compound, creating a rubbery, conducive material. The current, monochrome display prototype has a resolution of just 256 pixels, is 10-centimeters square, and can apparently be folded about 1,000 times with out falling apart, tearing, or imploding. The team is presenting its findings in the British science journal Nature Materials this month.

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Flexible, stretchable, rubbery OLED prototype shown off in Tokyo originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 May 2009 11:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LaCie hurdles the 10TB barrier, upgrades its 2big and 5big RAID drives

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/11/lacie-hurdles-the-10tb-barrier-upgrades-its-2big-and-5big-raid/

The kids at LaCie are clearly out of control. Every time we turn around they're unveiling another big, bad storage solution aimed at a world hungry for... well, more storage. If the old 8TB model was a little slight for your liking, the company has announced product upgrades for both the 2big Network and 5big Network devices, featuring Apple Time Machine and in the case of the 5big device, iTunes server support. While the latter rocks five hot-swappable drive bays for up to 10TB storage and a $799.99 MSRP, the 2big device sports a 'mere' 4TB of RAID action at an MSRP of $319.99. These are devices that speak calmly, in an eerie monotone, pronouncing that they still have the "utmost enthusiasm and confidence" in your mission. They clearly "want to help you." Available soon on the company's website.

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LaCie hurdles the 10TB barrier, upgrades its 2big and 5big RAID drives originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 May 2009 17:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Flat-panel TV sales jump 23% over last year, Vizio leads the way

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/11/flat-panel-tv-sales-jump-23-over-last-year-vizio-leads-the-way/

We'd already heard that Vizio has vaulted back into first place among LCD TV manufacturers, but a new series of numbers compiled by the folks at DisplaySearch is now shedding a bit more light onto how much the flat-panel TV market as a whole has surged over the past year. Apparently, about 7.2 million flat-panel sets were moved during the first quarter of 2009 alone, which represents a sizable 23% increase over the numbers from the first quarter of 2008. DisplaySearch also expectedly reconfirms Vizio's number one status, although its figures are a tad more conservative and peg Vizio's market share at a still impressive 18.9% (as opposed to the 21.6% found by iSupply), which is well above the 8.5% earned by the likes of rival Funai (producer of TVs for Sylvania, Emerson and other low-cost brands). As you might expect, higher-end brands like Sony and Samsung weren't as able to buck the economic downturn quite so easily, and they actually saw their sales decrease compared to the same period last year.

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