This is a first look at the Sharp 10.1-inch IGZO tablet display with ultra high sensitivity for pen input. Although it’s still classified as a prototype, I imagine we’ll be seeing this 10″ screen on select Android and Windows 8 RT/Pro tablets later in 2013. After all, what other capacitive display can recognize such...
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Sharp displayed its 6.1-inch WQXGA (2560×1600) IGZO mobile display prototype at CES 2013. That’s the same resolution found on the 10-inch Nexus 10 Android tablet, but in a much smaller display size, which translates to a pixel density of nearly 500ppi. Keep in mind, Sharp showed off its 5-inch 1080p “prototype” display just months...
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The LG Smart Activity Tracker prototype bracelet was unveiled at CES 2013 in Las Vegas last week. In this video, we take a quick first look at the new smart wristband that tracks and records your daily and athletic activities. This includes tracking of walking, jogging, running, distance traveled, calories burned and so on....
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Panasonic has developed a 20″ 4K prototype tablet running Windows 8 Pro, and we checked it out at CES 2013 where the Japanese company had one on display. The complete list of specs were revealed, but are subject to change: a 20-inch IPS Alpha 10-point multitouch display with Ultra HD 4K 3840×2560 resolution and...
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Samsung is reportedly preparing to showcase its 5.5-inch 720p HD flexible display for smartphones in early January. The Korean company will debut the bendable display with 1280×720 resolution and pixel density of 267ppi as a prototype demo at CES 2013 in Las Vegas – we’ll be there to check it out! In its current...
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The Sony Yuga Android smartphone emerged in a set of in-the-wild photos in November and now it’s back with a couple more images from a new source. Like the Verizon HTC Droid DNA and KDDI HTC J Butterfly, the Yuga is rumored to feature a 5-inch 1080p Full HD screen (possibly WhiteMagic display by...
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There’s an interesting rumor floating around concerning Samsung’s plans for the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, otherwise known as CES, which is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas from January 8-11. We’ve already heard that the Korean company may showcase a new 4.99-inch FHD Super AMOLED display with 1080×1920 resolution and 441 pixel density....
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Samsung will reportedly preview its 4.99-inch FHD Super AMOLED display with 1080×1920 resolution and 441 pixel density at CES 2013. We’ll classify this as a rumor for now, but it’s very likely to be true with comparable screens on competing devices, like the Verizon HTC Droid DNA, already coming soon. Samsung will supposedly begin...
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Samsung is planning to begin mass-producing flexible mobile OLED displays for use in smartphones soon. According to a source close to the situation, the Samsung Display team is currently in the final phase of development of the bendable displays and they should go into production in the first half of 2013. Unsurprisingly, the screens...
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According to the latest report, Samsung is planning to release an Android smartphone with a full HD Super AMOLED display in early 2013. The news comes just one week after the announcement of the HTC J Butterfly, a device scheduled to arrive on KDDI in Japan (possibly in the US as the DLX on...
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Sharp showcased its upcoming 5-inch 1080p FHD (1920×1080) prototype display with 443ppi (pixel density) at CEATEC 2012 in Chiba, Japan. Release information is currently lacking, but Sharp claims it’s already mass-producing this full HD mobile display, so early 2013 seems like a good launch point for consumer devices. We imagine Android smartphones or phablets...
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We’ve seen smartphones integrated with facial recognition technology and fingerprint readers in the past. Well, this brief clip from CEATEC 2012 shows a demo of KDDI’s new palm print authentication app for Android smartphones. It essentially allows users to unlock their devices using the rear camera and an app that registers and scans your...
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At CEATEC 2012 in Japan, NTT Docomo demonstrated prototype eye tracking software and a new gesture-based user interface, respectively called iBeam and Grip UI. Check them out in action in the video above. ibeam This amazing concept user interface for tablets makes it possible to scroll a browser screen or turn pages of a...
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At Expo Comm Wireless Japan 2012, NTT Docomo and Fujitsu showcased a recently co-developed Android-powered smartphone prototype with a double-sided transparent OLED touchscreen display. Thanks to sensors on either side, you can solely use the front panel as you would with the average handset, use the back independently as to not obstruct the view...
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South Korea-based Maeil Business Newspaper claims Samsung is planning to release a nearly bezel-less smartphone, called the Galaxy B. The Android-powered device is said to sport an edge-to-edge display, essentially eliminating the border along the sides and bottom of the device, while leaving somewhat of a bezel near the top to make room for...
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