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Saturday, June 02, 2012

Corsair Force GT SSDs put through their paces, have graphs to prove it

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/02/corsair-force-gt-SSD-family-benchmarks/

Instead of singling out one of Corsair's latest SandForce-equipped SSDs, the folks at StorageReview sussed out performance differences by putting each drive through the wringer. Though read / write specs are relatively uniform across the line, barring some slight dips in speed, they dug up a few juicy morsels of info that could benefit both frugal and performance-minded shoppers. In a read intensive gaming test, the 60GB entry drive performed similarly to the 480GB behemoth. Another notable result was a 60% jump in throughput between the 120GB and 180GB models. Keen on eking out the most performance-bang for your buck? Hop over to the source for the full skinny and a bevy of charts.

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Friday, June 01, 2012

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Source: http://twitter.com/acfou/statuses/208600978247794690

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Confirmed: Vizio's Beautiful Computers Arrive This Month [PCs]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5914844/confirmed-vizios-beautiful-computers-arrive-this-month

Yesterday we got a tip that a couple of Vizio's gorgeous computers would land on Walmart shelves by the middle of this month. Now we've heard back from Vizio, and the company confirmed that the computers are coming. Sweet!

Here's the comment fresh from Vizio:

We are excited about the official VIZIO PC launch this month. We will be withholding any comments regarding previously unannounced product specs and retail channels until our official launch. At that time, we will be announcing all of the exciting details around these highly anticipated PCs.

Another tipster familiar with the inner workings of the upcoming Walmart/Vizio launch confirmed that an all-in-one PC and a notebook were on their way to the retailer. Based on the official comment, it looks like we should have more details soon.

Here's a Closer Look at the Ikea TV That Shows It's Even More Awesome [Video]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5914860/heres-a-closer-look-at-the-ikea-tv-that-makes-it-look-even-more-awesome

The nice thing about the upcoming Ikea TV, other than being smart and cheap, is that it blends the television into your furniture to completely banish unsightly cables from your living room. Here's how it would look like in a "real life" setting.

That "real life" setting is of course, a mock Ikea store but in the video, you get to see the Ikea TV and all its different versions be customized to the room. Ikea shows off the UPPLEVA TV's sliding remote, the integration of Blu-ray players and set top boxes within the furniture, how the cables can be cleverly hidden from view and how people react to the big box. It's the cleanest TV solution for a very affordable price (around $950). [YouTube via GigaOM]

Sharp shows off IGZO LCD and OLEDs including a 13.5-inch QFHD screen

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/sharp-igzo-oled-lcd-sid-2012/

Sharp announced earlier this year that it was starting to crank out LCD panels based on new indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) technology and now it's ready to show some off at the Society for Information Display show in Boston. Currently sized for phones and tablets, the first prototypes include a pair of LCDs, one a 4.9-inch 720x1280 display, and the other coming at 6.1-inches with a resolution of 2560x1600. As an example of what will be possible further down the line, it also has a pair of OLED panels, one 13.5-inch 3840x2160 QFHD panel based on White OLEDs with RGB color filters (similar to the LG HDTV recently introduced), and a flexible 3.4-inch 540x960 screen (shown above). According to Sharp the new tech means screens with higher resolutions, lower power consumption, narrower bezels and higher performance touch screens because it enables even smaller thin-film transistors than the ones currently in use. The Associated Press reports it expects to apply the upgrade to production lines in this fiscal year, for now you can hit the source link for a few diagrams and examples of crystalline structures or check the gallery for pics of the other displays.

Gallery: Sharp IGZO LCD and OLED prototypes