NEC MultiSync PA241W brings full 1920 x 1200 IPS glory to the well-heeled old schooler

Do you care about color? We mean do you really care about getting the most true-to-life color reproduction on your monitor? Then you’ll probably be wanting an IPS panel, preferably with 99.3 percent coverage of the Adobe RGB color spectrum and 100 percent of the sRGB stuff. What’s that — you’d also like more headroom than what these silly new 16:9 ratio displays can give you — yup, the PA241W has you covered with 1200 pixels of vertical workspace as well. A solid 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 360 nits of brightness, 8ms response time and 178-degree viewing angles flesh out the spec sheet, while a tilt-and-swivel ergonomic stand, USB hub and DisplayPort connectivity figure as the predictable extras. Less foreseeable is the generous 4-year parts and labor warranty, but then you’d want nothing less when splashing a cool $1,079 on a monitor. NEC is ready to ship it to you today, but if you’re feeling in a thrifty mood we’d suggest also checking out Dell’s competing model, which offers a similar spec at a much lower price point.

NEC MultiSync PA241W brings full 1920 x 1200 IPS glory to the well-heeled old schooler originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony says the Reader is selling ‘very well,’ thank you very much, isn’t planning color versions

With all this talk of iPads and Kindles shaking up the print world, few people are sparing a thought for Sony’s noble Reader series, so the company would like to take this opportunity to remind you that it is “selling very well.” Fujio Noguchi, Deputy President of Sony’s e-book division, indicated that the gadget is its most popular item in the Sony Style store, with the Touch Edition selling the most units. He says that his focus is on “readability” and that the company will continue to use e-paper, good news for those with sensitive eyes, but that Sony has no plans for a color Reader until color e-ink screens are of sufficient quality. So, for now, you’ll just have to buy yourself the one on the left above if you’re looking to tickle your cones.

Sony says the Reader is selling ‘very well,’ thank you very much, isn’t planning color versions originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ASUS Eee PC 1201N dons burgundy garb, you still can’t have one

Say hello to the little friend you already know and want, this time dressed in a more extrovert red attire. We don’t yet know whether this 1201N variant will be finding retail shelves or if it’s just a pretty prototype, but that doesn’t make too much difference at this point. With the classical black model still only available on a pre-order basis (with a mid-January landing date) the closest you’ll be getting to ASUS’ Ion-powered 12-incher is glamor shots like these. Well, either that or a forthcoming Engadget review, both are good. See one more snap of the burgundy bruiser after the break.

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ASUS Eee PC 1201N dons burgundy garb, you still can’t have one originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Philips develops color e-paper, wants to skin your gadgets with it

Our first reaction to this was to think just how wildly unnecessary “e-skins” are, but then we saw that slide up there and started to see the (electronic) light. Philips appears to have struck upon its own version of Kent Displays’ electronic skins, which requires no backlighting, operating by reflecting ambient light instead. Based on similar tech to e-books, this invention is initially targeted at generating colorful covers for things like mobile phones and mp3 players, but it’s said to be “highly scalable” and e-wallpapers and light-dimming windows could be on the cards if things continue developing. And of course, no “water cooker” would be left behind.

Philips develops color e-paper, wants to skin your gadgets with it originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Neolux badges bring e-ink technology to trade show vendors, sweaty rock dudes

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Neolux badges bring e-ink technology to trade show vendors, sweaty rock dudes originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Colored solar panels work without direct sunlight, double as PAR Can filters

With eco-friendliness on everyone’s mind, it’s no shock to see more and more progress being made in the realm of solar. Shortly after hearing that boffins across the way were swapping carbon nanotubes for silicon, a Tel Aviv-based startup is now hoping to push its colored panels into the mainstream thanks to their ability to work sans direct sunlight. Granted, the tinted cells have only shown a 12 percent efficiency rate in testing, but they can reportedly be produced for around half of what a conventional panel costs. In essence, the cost savings comes from the dearth of silicon within, as GreenSun Energy has discovered that power can be generated by simply diffusing available sunlight over the whole panel and allowing nanoparticles to handle the rest. We’ll invite you to visit the links below for the science behind it, but we’re just interested in helping Ma Earth while replacing every windows in our apartment with a stained glass alternative.

[Via Inhabitat]

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Colored solar panels work without direct sunlight, double as PAR Can filters originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Pentax K-x hands-on

We just got a quick look at Pentax’s value priced, 720p-shootin’ DSLR, the K-x. Unfortunately, the models we saw were pretty early prototypes, so we didn’t get to really see how the camera performs. Overall the build quality seems solid, but nothing incredible — though quite good for the $650 pricepoint. We were sad to hear that those crazy color options will be Japan only: the US is only getting red, white, blue and black. But how about that red! We can honestly say it’s one of the wilder shades we’ve seen on a consumer electronics product, and our camera seemed have a trouble comprehending the particular shade of red. We look forward to all the curious looks we’ll get when we have a final build of the product to play with in the wild.

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Pentax K-x hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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New Zune HD colors found in source files: pink, magenta, purple, and atomic

Well, here’s something interesting. According to tipster Josh S, a perusal through the Zune Software source files will net you pictures of four as of yet unknown Zune HD palettes. From left to right, we’ve got pink, magenta, purple, and “atomic.” We’re still looking through the source code ourselves to confirm. It’s not like early adopters wanted anything other than platinum and black anyway, right?

Update: We’ve finally come up from digging through source code and, sure enough, those images are all in there.

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New Zune HD colors found in source files: pink, magenta, purple, and atomic originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony’s PS3 Slim gets the ColorWare treatment

Sony’s PS3 Slim gets the ColorWare treatment originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Eyes on LG’s Color Pop monitors, just called Coke in the south

Hey princess, look over here — daddy’s got a pair of new LG W30 Color Pop monitors for you. These sticky-sweet parfaits of sugar-liquid crystal come all the way from South Korea. Do you know where that is? Sure you do, just below that little man with the bouffant hairdo and Elvis specs. These 37-mm slim monitors are available in your choice of Oreo Black, Jelly Pink, Blueberry Purple, Applemint Green, and Hawaiian Blue and ship with a glossy, two-tone frame to further unsettle your mother’s sense of refinement. They come in medium (18.5-inch, 1366×768 pixels) and big (21.5-inch, 1920×1080) sizes and begin shipping in the US come September and worldwide later in the year. Just for you, ’cause you’re worth it honey.

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Eyes on LG’s Color Pop monitors, just called Coke in the south originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1 gets the hands-on treatment

Fujifilm’s Finepix Real 3D W1 may look like a fairly standard (albeit dual-lensed) compact camera in its official shots, but as the folks at Stuff.tv discovered when they unboxed theirs, it’s a slightly different story in person. While not exactly a deal-breaker, the camera looks to be considerably harder to just toss in a pocket than a regular compact camera, and it weighs about as much as the non-compact Olympus E-P1. That said, it does apparently deliver the goods when it comes to capturing 3D movies and still images, and it’ll even work with macro shots, although that apparently requires a bit of practice. Hit up the link below for a closer look.

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Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1 gets the hands-on treatment originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo shatters dreams, has "no plans" to ship black Wii console in USA

Seriously Nintendo, what is it? Do you hate freedom? Are you still bitter about the US reception to your underwhelming GameCube? Whatever the case, we’re never going to forgive you for this one. After waiting for years for a Wii in any color other than glossy white, it seems that only the Japanese will be able to enjoy the sleek, sexy and altogether drool-worthy black Wii console. In fact, a rep for the Big N informed GameDaily that there are “no plans to have other colors of the Wii in the United States.” As for us? We’re plugging our ears and pretending this “individual” has no idea what he / she is talking about. And weeping, uncontrollably.

[Via Joystiq]

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Nintendo shatters dreams, has “no plans” to ship black Wii console in USA originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Limited-color OLEDs could operate with 40 percent less power, look just as stunning

You know that fancy flat-panels can display more colors than the human eye / mind can even interpret, right? Thanks to our hard-wired limitations, a certain facet of boffins across the way are developing a method that would scale back the amount of colors used in an OLED screen in order to shave energy usage even further. Johnson Chuang of Simon Fraser University in British Columbia has worked with colleagues in order to conjure up sets of colors that “slash the power consumption of an OLED panel by up to 40 percent, with minimal effect on how people perceive an image.” In theory, at least, this breakthrough could lead to longer battery life in cellphones, PMPs and all manners of portable devices. As Chuang puts it: “Say you’re running low on battery and you want to use Google maps to get home; switching to an energy-aware color set could make your battery last longer.” Don’t pretend that doesn’t interest you.

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Limited-color OLEDs could operate with 40 percent less power, look just as stunning originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Colorware offers up $6,000 Stealth MacBook Pro: it’s really dark

Colorware’s well known for offering up all sorts of consumer electronics in all sorts of hues, but the outfit has definitely stepped up its game with the Stealth MacBook Pro. This limited edition piece is an all-black 15-inch MacBook Pro with a matte display, 3.06GHz CPU, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, 256MB SSD, an 8x SuperDrive, zero gloss finish and a SofTouch coating that’ll make it downright impossible for your fingers to stop stroking it. Reportedly, these will be limited to just ten units, and each one will cost a not-at-all affordable $5,999. See Apple, this is what you get when you voluntarily axe the BlackBook. Opportunity, lost.

[Via Engadget Polska]

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Colorware offers up $6,000 Stealth MacBook Pro: it’s really dark originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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