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Samsung’s New High-Resolution Screens: Too Good To Be True?

Samsung today revealed a new display which, at 2560×1600 and 10.1″, is far denser than any on the market right now — including the iPhone 4′s famous “Retina” display. But will the non-traditional Pentile method of rendering pixels result in something less than the mega-rez screen we’re hoping for?

After all, Samsung abandoned the Pentile display found in Galaxy S phones, a display I personally found problematic, noting the jagged edges and visible pixels in my review. But at an effective 300 pixels per inch, will those artifacts even be visible? Samsung seems confident, also touting the lower power requirements and higher brightness levels.

Whether the screen is better or not can really only be determined in person, though — and they’re going to be on display next week in LA. We’ll have more on the topic then, but for now let’s just cross our fingers. If it works, it could be the makings of that Retina iPad we heard rumors of — or else Samsung could just keep it for itself.

More information and a “comparison” tool (that really doesn’t do Pentile any favors) can be found here.

Gadget Lab Notes: A Wireless Router That Looks Like a Wind Turbine

Gadget Lab Notes is an eclectic roundup of gadget news briefs and intriguing products that catch our eye.

Is That a Mini Wind Turbine? Nope, It’s a Logitech Wireless Router
Logitech’s LAN-WH450N/GR wireless router definitely wins the title of “most uniquely designed router” in my book (at least for the moment). The turbine or fan looking contraption at the top does not in fact have anything to do with wind; it’s a tri-tenna that is supposed to help the router access speeds up to 450 Mbps, with compatible devices. Other than that, it’s basically your average wireless router. It’ll be available in Japan in mid-April.

Logitech Introduces 5 GHz 450 Mbps Wireless Router in Japan [Akihabara News via Oh Gizmo]

GFI Labs Admits Responsibility for False Positive Samsung Keylogger Incident
Samsung notebooks have not shipped with the Starlogger keylogger program installed and active. GFI Labs, an anti-spyware developer, confirmed in a blog post that their VIPRE software used a rare and very aggressive anti-spyware method that wrongly flagged the Slovenian language directionr, C:\WINDOWS\SL as Starlogger. That directory is the same one that Starlogger actually uses.

Samsung Laptops Do Not Have Keylogger [GFI Labs Blog via Crunchgear]

Google Cracking Down on “Willy-Nilly” Software Customization
Google is stepping in and beginning to regulate the user experience of Android devices more closel, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. They haven’t changed the game, but they have begun enforcing some Android distribution agreement rules so Google has the “final say” with regards to the way carriers and manufacturers adjust their code. This should help prevent fragmentation and assure a positive experience for the user.

Do Not Anger the Alpha Android [Businessweek via Android Guys]

NO Sign Puts Your Vice On Display
Trying to cut back? Slide your vice of choice—a bottle of whiskey, your iPod, a candy bar—under the elastic strap of the NO Sign and give yourself a constant reminder that it’s not allowed. I’m more of the “out of sight, out of mind” opinion, but perhaps for some, this could be a constant reminder that you have successfully abstained from that off-limits thing. Or you really need to.

NO Sign [Animica USA via Book of Joe]

Samsung Transparent Display Concept Becoming a Reality
Samsung has begun mass-producing transparent black-and-white and color LCDs, which have previously been shown off in prototype form. Calling it a “world’s first”, the 1,680 x 1,050 resolution 22-inch displays feature a 500:1 contrast ratio and use 90% less power than regular backlit LCD panels. The black-and-white models are over 20% see-through, while the color ones have a slightly lower 15% transparency. Transparent displays have “endless possibilities” for advertising, so we can look forward to seeing these guys plastered in malls and billboards in the future.

Samsung Electronics Becomes the World’s First in Mass Production of the Transparent LCD Panel [Samsung via Crunchgear]

Gadget Lab Notes: The iPad 2 Can Stick to a Fridge With Its Smart Cover

Gadget Lab Notes is an eclectic roundup of gadget news briefs and intriguing products that catch our eye.

Your iPad 2 Can Stick to Your Fridge
Be careful trying this one at home in case your fridge isn’t quite as magnetic, but several people have found that the new iPad’s Smart Cover will stick to metallic, magnetic surfaces like a fridge. This could make it very convenient to look at recipes online or watch videos in the kitchen as you cook. This is a much more reasonable application for the iPad’s magnetic capabilities than as an oversized clock dangling from your neck.

Smartcover Doubles As an iPad Fridge Magnet [9to5 Mac via the Giz]

Burglar Blaster Shoots Pepper Spray to Ward Off Intruders
The wailing alarm and the threat of police on the way aren’t enough to keep some criminals from robbing you blind. Set up an alarm they’ll never forget: the Burglar Blaster. When this passive infrared detection system is triggered, the canister’s 4 oz squirt contains enough juice to coat 2,000 square feet in its eye-searing contents. $600 will get you the system, but you’ll probably have to shell out extra for a cleaning service if it ever does go off.

Burglar Blaster [BedBunker via Oh Gizmo]

Samsung 55-inch Glasses-Free 3-D TV Prototype Has 9 Different Viewing Angles
A prototype 55-inch 3-D TV from Samsung features 9 different viewing angles, so you and 8 friends could strategically sit around it and enjoy the same 3-D experience. It can also easily be switched into 2-D mode by altering the optical refraction index of an LCD panel on top of the TV’s LCD. Samsung hopes to use an LED backlight in the finished product—right now it uses a CCFL backlight.

Samsung 55-inch Glasses Free 3-D Prototype [Tech On! via Engadget]

Ford Goes Green with SmartGauge With EcoGuide Patent
The SmartGauge with EcoGuide helps drivers maximize their miles per gallon, alerting drivers when they could be driving more efficiently (ie when they’ve put the pedal to the metal). The EcoGuide displays vines and leaves that “react” to short-term driving behaviors. The SmartGauge displays what mode hybrid vehicle drivers are operating in, shows information related to gas and electric power use, and lets drivers monitor their level of driving efficiency.

Ford Receives Patents for SmartGauge with EcoGuide [Crunchgear]

Western Digital’s My Book Studio Edition II Stores 6TB, But Lacks Thunderbolt
The My Book Studio Edition II is an external dual-drive array with a storage capacity of up to 6TB with RAID 0 (but can also be set to RAID 1 to help ensure you won’t lose any data). It can connect through FireWire 400, FireWire 800, eSATA, and USB 2.0, and is Time Machine compatible, but it lacks Thunderbolt. You can get it now for $550.

Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II [Slashgear]

Pinball Magic Transforms Your iPhone into a Mini-Pinball Machine
Now you can sure play a mean pinball (The Who, anyone?) on your iPhone or iPod, as long as it’s running iOS 3 or higher. The iDevice accessory works with a free pinball app from Apple’s App Store. It’s not quite the same as the real thing, but it looks pretty fun anyways.

Pinball Magic for iPhone and iPod Touch [Mobile Fun via Ubergizmo]

Gadget Lab Notes: An iPad 2 Accessory Only a Flava-Flav Fan Could Love

Clik Clok, the Worst iPad 2 Accessory I’ve Ever Seen
Clik Clok is an iPad 2 accessory only Flava Flav—and diehard fans—could love. It is a big gold (or silver or red) chain necklace that attaches to the new iPad through its magnetic points. As soon as it’s clicked in, the clock app automatically launches, so you can… look like Flava Flav. Except with a $500 tablet around your neck instead of a large plastic clock. With all of the potential, practical uses for a high quality tablet, this is what you come up with?

Clik Clok [Pensa via Core77]

Samsung Reveals Series 2, 4, 6, and 9 Laptops
The 13.3-inch Core i5 Series 9 laptop will be available tomorrow for $1,649, providing some competition for the MacBook Air in the ultra portable market. A 128GB SSD and 4GB of RAM come standard, and a scaled down 11-inch model will be available in April. If you’re on a tighter budget, the Series 2 could be up your alley, with 12.5 and 14-inch screen models and a Sandy Bridge Core i3 CPU. The Series 4 and Series 6 notebooks feature additional security features (such as a fingerprint sensor) aimed at business and IT managers and options of Core i3, i5, or i7 processors.

Samsung Series 2, Series 4, and Series 6 Laptops and Samsung Series 9 Laptop [Engadget]

iPad 2 Gets… Blended
While many are still waiting to get a hold of the new iPad 2, the folks at Blendtec got their destructive little hands on one and videoed the response to their eternal question: “Will it blend?” Yes, yes it does. Le sigh.

Video: iPad 2 Gets “Will It Blend” Treatment [Tom's Guide]

iPhone 5 Cases Pop Up Online, Adding Heft to Larger Display Rumors
iPhone 5 cases have started showing up on online marketplace Alibaba, which previously listed accurate iPad 2 cases prior to its reveal. The cases show the iPhone 5 following the same form factor as the iPhone 4 (as the engineer drawings seen last week also showed), but with edge-to-edge glass and a larger screen.

Purported iPhone 5 Cases Point to iPhone 4 Design, Possibly Larger Screen [9to5 Mac]

“Tweener” Tablet Hinted At By Nokia Executive
Nokia EVP Tero Ojanperä believes in a smaller form factor for tablets, an in-between smartphone/tablet size, that will be “a big driver in mobile games.” The company recently received a patent for a 10-inch tablet design, but may be rethinking their strategy after getting a generally negative response from European carriers.

Nokia to create new form factor tablet [My Nokia Blog via Slashgear]

New adapter from Mitsubishi brings Samsung’s old 3D-capable TVs up to spec

Although 3D as a feature didn’t become commonplace on HDTVs until 2010, Mitsubishi and Samsung have both been shipping a number of 3D-ready models for several years. However, they rely on a different input format than the one used by 3D Blu-ray movies, 3DTV broadcasts and most 3D videogames so an adapter is required to make it work, which Mitsubishi released for its own DLP TVs last year. While enthusiasts on AVSForum quickly developed workarounds to get them working with some of Samsung’s DLPs as well, those won’t be necessary now that Mitsubishi is releasing the 3DC-100S, which will work with Samsung’s TVs (only projection sets, not plasmas) right out of the box. right now it’s available as a part of a $449 MSRP starter pack bundle but word is it should be available on its own shortly, in case you want to check out some ESPN 3D action without shelling out for a brand new TV set, press release is after the break.

[Thanks, Paul]

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