Widescreen

A new report today suggests that Apple might be working on a next-generation iPad with a widescreen display, something that it would inherit from the new iPhone 5. The claim,…

Report: Next iPad Could Pack A 16:9 Widescreen Display

What is it with TVs these days? Billion-to-one contrast ratios. 600Hz refresh rates. And now: begun, the aspect ratio wars have. 21:9 may be more familiar to you as something…

As promised, Newegg.com has pulled out many of the stops to deliver unto you several Black Friday deals. No, I take that back. They’re not just deals, but ULTRA-SECRET deals.…

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HP announces two new widescreen monitors

5:49 pm PDT • August 11, 2008

HP announced two new widescreen displays today at SIGGRAPH 08, the LP2475w 24-inch monitor and the HP LP2275w 22-inch monitor. The LP2475w has a resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 with…

One of the best things the current MacBook Pro has going for it is the gorgeous 15.4-inch widescreen LED backlit display. The first displays at this size and resolution at…

As Lenovo retires its last line of non-widescreen laptops, it sounds like one of the final nails being hammered into the squarish aspect ratio screens we grew up with. I…

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YouTube Is Now Pseudo-Widescreen

3:59 pm PDT • July 19, 2007

Dear Readers, Welcome to another day of slow news! It very rarely happens on ‘Tech Thursday’, but today happens to be as slow as molasses, so we’ll try to make…

Yes! This is exactly what I need. A giant inflatable screen with an Optoma projector. It will be excellent for entertaining all of those friends that I don’t have when…

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The Future Of The 6G iPod

11:11 am PDT • April 16, 2007

Those kooky dudes over at CNet have drank a few magical Kool-Aids and are now predicting the future of the 6G iPod. Among the new features predicted? Try a 100GB…

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Apple Cinema Displays Take a Price Cut

12:08 pm PDT • April 4, 2007

With the announcement of the expensive 8-core Mac Pro, Apple must have figured it needed a little spin to keep customers’ minds off of the high price. Now the Apple…

Mio makes, like, a lot of GPS devices of various shapes and sizes and just showed off three hot little numbers at CeBIT. There’s the C320, C520 and C520T, all…

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iPhone Uses 1.5:1 Aspect Ratio

12:13 pm PST • January 17, 2007

Looks like Apple has some ‘splaining to do. Seems the iPhone isn’t going to be a conformist anytime soon. Apple is using a proprietary 1.5:1 aspect ratio for video playback…

Lenovo has finally gone widescreen on its T60 Thinkpad models. You can now grab the T60 with a 15.4” widescreen display starting at $1399. Other features on the T60 Thinkpad…

There are two brands serious graphics artists will probably never abandon: Apple and Wacom. Anyone who does any real digital designing knows that a Wacom tablet is as necessary to…

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BenQ FP241W LCD, Now With HDMI

8:14 am PDT • September 27, 2006

BenQ is dropping a new 24″ widescreen LCD that includes HDMI support. It also promises a 100:1 contrast ratio, 6ms response time and a brightness level of 500cd/m2. In addition…

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HP Enters 30-Inch Arena

9:44 am PDT • September 7, 2006

Staging up to compete with Dell and Apple, HP has announced a 30-inch addition to its line of widescreen LCDs. The specs are pretty similar to those already on the…