Samsung’s 30-inch 3D AMOLED TV won’t make you dizzy, will leave you poor and silly
Feeling that 3D craze yet? No? Well what if we told you that Samsung was bringing stereoscopic 3D to its magnificent AMOLED panels touting a million-to-1 contrast? Today in Japan it’s showing off its 30-inch AMOLED 3D television with Full HD panel measuring just 2.5-mm thick. Although much is lost in the Korean language press release, Sammy is claiming that itd panel plus shutter-glasses technology helps to reduce the dizziness felt by some 3D viewers. The set’s just a prototype at the moment but its price will certainly invoke financial vertigo whenever it might hit the manufacturing lines. One more very serious picture after the break.
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Filed under: Displays, Home Entertainment
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Fully-functional iPhone 3GS costume is expensive, bulky, and better than your Halloween idea
What could possibly convince you that strapping a 42-inch LCD TV to your body is a great idea? We don’t know, but somewhere between concept and the $2,000 total expenditures — with “no regrets,” mind you — Reko Rivera and John Savio, with the help of John Matthews, outfitted themselves with the displays used to project images from their iPhone 3GS. Unfortunately, the large screens themselves aren’t touch screens, but we probably can’t be that picky. Their reward? First prizes at costume parties and minor internet celebrity, which we’re happy to oblige. Video after the break.
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Filed under: Cellphones, HDTV, Portable Video
Fully-functional iPhone 3GS costume is expensive, bulky, and better than your Halloween idea originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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30 Rock ’s Emphatically Branded Windows Computer Is Confusing [TV]
On this week’s 30 Rock, we found out Jack’s (or Jack’s designer’s) choice of computer, and it’s a weird one: It’s a prop model of a forcefully-branded Windows computer, yet 30 Rock has historically been in love with Apple products.
Warning: Clip is US-only. U-S-A! U-S-A!
At first glance I thought it was a black MacBook with a Windows logo pasted over the Apple, but that’s not it—the case is too shiny and angular, looking more like a slick Lenovo or something. 30 Rock has been very obvious in its love of Apple products in the past, with Liz and Jack always using iPhones and the writers using MacBooks, so it’s pretty surprising to see a Windows computer, even if it’s an imaginary one. But 30 Rock has always been a little edgy about product placement anyway, once breaking the fourth wall to ask advertisers “Can we have our money now?” But hell, at least it’s not at the point of the “Dr. Pepper Amuse Bouche Challenge” nonsense of Top Chef. [Hulu]
Posted: October 24th, 2009
at 1:45pm by Dan Nosowitz
Topics: 30 Rock windows, 30 rock, Microsoft, Product Placement, TV, Windows, laptop, video
Mythbusters test golf ball effect on real car
It’s almost like someone got their Top Gear in my Mythbusters lately. First the duct tape holding up a car, and now the ‘golf ball’ effect on mileage. So what exactly does happen when you cover a car with clay, and then dimple it like a golf ball?
You can watch the video and find out, or just scroll past the picture of the lovely Kari Byron. The car part is about 40 minutes in.
Yes. Apparently, covering your car in clay and dimpling it like a golf ball will result in a significant increase in gas mileage. Who would of thunk it? The real trick it to make sure the dimples are scaled up to the proper size. I could get into the science, but it’s easier to let Jamie and Adam tell you all about it.
Posted: October 23rd, 2009
at 8:30pm by Dave Freeman
Topics: Cars, Headline, MythBusters, TV, mileage
Hulu Shakedown: How Much Would It Take For You To Pay? [Question Of The Day]
We all groaned at the news about Hulu moving to a paid model next year. But what if a pay Hulu was to TV what VOIP is to phone, a cheap way to ditch your cable company without sacrifices?
What kind of features would you need to see from Hulu before you can consider it a full cable replacement? Not one with caveats like Sean found, but one that does everything you want. No compromises as far as you’re concerned. We don’t know the cost yet, but let’s assume Netflix-style pricing in the ballpark of $10-20 a month.
For me, I would need content available as soon as it airs (no delay), HD, a much wider selection of content, and set-top-box playback capability. At least.
If they meet those requirements, I might be willing to part with a few bucks a month and ditch my cable company entirely. What about you?
Posted: October 23rd, 2009
at 8:27pm by Chris Jacob
Topics: Hulu, Paid hulu, Question of the Day, TV, Televison
