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Thursday, February 11, 2010
The iPad Costs Apple As Little As $229.35 to Build [Apple]
Apple iPad Estimated Bill-of-Materials and Manufacturing Cost Analysis:
Goes a long way to explaining why Apple's so willing to be flexible on the price, no?[iSuppli]
This 27-Inch Dell U2711 Monitor Looks Eerily Familiar... [Monitors]
This Dell monitor is believed to use the same LG-sourced panel that's been plaguing iMacs. You know, the yellow one.
To make matters worse, some have already complained that these LG-sourced monitors are already causing problems in the Dell monitor line.
The potential issues haven't prevented Dell from securing a CNET Editor's Choice on the U2711, so maybe they're just fine. But I would strongly recommend you take a look at the return policy before ordering. Full specs at: [Dell via Electronista]
UPDATE: Excellent point from a reader—the 27-inch iMac uses the same LG basic LM270WQ1 IPS panel but the Dell uses a conventional CCFL backlight as opposed to the iMac's LEDs. Especially since the LED matrix positioning has been suspected of causing yellow iMacs, the idea that this Dell display would be just fine makes some level of sense.
Shooting Challenge: A Wonky Sense of Scale [Photography]
Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/corKx13uZXk/shooting-challenge-a-wonky-sense-of-scale
The Challenge
Trick our sense of scale using forced perspective. In other words, I ask that no one goes the tilt-shift or macro route. We're not creating miniatures through lens distortion as much as we're abusing the basic laws of perspective for our adolescent giggles.
The Method
We're all familiar with crushing friends' heads with our fingers, but for a bit more on the techniques behind forced perspective, Environmental Graffiti's tutorial is loaded with examples and tips. But the best advice? The simpler the landscape, the more fake-able the effect.
The Rules
1. Submissions need to be your own.
2. Photos need to be taken the week of the contest. (No portfolio linking or it spoils the "challenge" part.)
3. Explain, briefly, the equipment, settings and technique used to snag the shot.
4. Email submissions to contests@gizmodo.com.
5. Include 800px wide image AND 2560x1600 sized in email. (The 800px image is the one judged, so feel free to crop/alter the image for wallpaper-sized dimensions.)
Send your best entries by Sunday, February 14th at 6PM Eastern to contests@gizmodo.com with "Forced Perspective" in the subject line. Save your files as JPGs or GIFs, and use a FirstnameLastname.jpg (800px) and FirstnameLastnameWALLPAPER.jpg (2560px) naming conventions. Include your shooting summary (camera, lens, ISO, etc) in the body of the email.
I can't wait to see what you come up with! (Just don't squish my head again, it's surprisingly painful.) [Image source]
Toshiba Adds A Touchscreen Display To The U500-1EX Laptop [Laptops]
At 13.3-inches, the Windows 7 machine has a neat-sounding LifeSpace app from Toshiba, which allows for thumbnail shortcuts on a bulletin board, and a faster way of searching for files with ReelTime.
Internally, it's running on an Intel Core i3-330 processor, 4GB of DDR3 RAM and has the option to upgrade the HDD to 320GB. Bluetooth, two USB ports, HD webcam and mic, the display is a TFT WXGA TruBrite with 1,280 x 800 pixels and altogether, it weighs 2.15kg.
Nothing but UK pricing has been confirmed, but if it's £649 there, a direct conversion would have it at $1,014, but I doubt it'll be that much in the States. [Toshiba release]
UPDATE: It appears to be on sale for $999 at MicroCenter, thanks to Bryan for the tip.
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