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Deal of the Day: Save 10% on Dell UltraSharp U3011 30-inch IPS LCD monitor
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Displays, Hot Deals, PC / Laptop, Peripherals, Video Games,
Need to add a massive monitor to your workspace? Today’s Deal of the Day brings you Dell‘s UltraSharpU3011 30-inch display at a 10% discount. It’s a 2560 x 1600 IPS panel, which means that you get great picture from just about any angle, 100,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 4 USB ports, 2 HDMI inputs, DisplayPort, and a few other goodies like a 7-in-1 card reader. All in all, you end up saving $150 off the total price.
Save 10% on Dell UltraSharp U3011 30-inch IPS monitor
Don’t forget, if you’re looking for other deals, be sure to check out our Newegg Promo Code thread.
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Apple 27-inch LED Cinema Display now available
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Displays, Peripherals,
For those of you who were waiting on Apple to add the new 27-inch LED Cinema Display to the store so that you could get to ordering, it’s finally happened. You can order one now from Apple for $999, and they ship in 1-2 weeks.
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Deal of the Day: 25% off Dell UltraSharp IPS 1080p monitors
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Displays, Hot Deals, PC / Laptop, Peripherals,
If you’re looking to up your productivity game, you’ll wanna pay attention to today’s Deal of the Day. It’s been said many times that adding screen real estate to your computer setup is one way to boost productivity, and today we’ve got 25% of deals on a couple of Dell UltraSharp monitors. These are IPS LCD displays with 1080p resolution, and they’ve got DisplayPort and DVI options, four USB ports, and a 1000:1 contrast ratio. These things are seriously fantastic, and you get 25% off both the 23-inch U2311H model, and the 21.5-inch U2211H model. Here you go:
- Save 25% on 23-inch Dell UltraSharp U2311H LCD Monitor
- Save 25% on 21.5-inch Dell UltraSharp U2211H LCD Monitor
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Apple (finally!) releases 27-inch Cinema Display
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Apple, Displays, PC / Laptop,
We’ve been waiting a long time-seriously, years—for Apple to release some sort of update to the top-end of their Cinema Display line, and they’ve finally gone and done it. Today, Apple announced their new 27-inch Cinema Display. It boasts a resolution of 2560x1440 and costs $999, just $100 more than the 24-inch model that is is replacing. In fact, Apple is also discontinuing the 30-inch LCD model, which currently sells for a whopping $1799.
You get the same ports that you had on the 24-inch model, but pick up a brighter panel with an improved response time (12ms, down from the older 14ms of the 24-inch model.) Apple will be shipping these in September.
Read More | Apple Displays
Giveaway: Lenovo A70z all-in-one desktop PC
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Displays, Features, PC / Laptop,
Hot on the heels of our Lenovo A63 giveaway, we’ve got another great Lenovo desktop to give away. This time, we are giving away a brand new Lenovo A70z all-in-one desktop PC. This giveaway contest will last through July 16, so just a few days, so you you’ll want to act quickly to enter. Before we get to the details on entering, here are the specs on the Lenovo A70z PC:
- 2.94 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 2GB RAM
- 300GB hard drive
- 19-inch 16x10 widescreen display
- Windows 7 Professional
So, how do you win? You just need to add us as a friend on Digg, and let us know about it on Twitter!
Here’s how to enter:
- Create a free Digg account, if you don’t already have one
- Head to Gear Live’s Digg page and add us as a friend
- Follow the Gear Live Twitter account
- On Twitter, post this tweet about our contest: “Hey @gearlive hook me up with that Lenovo A70z! http://gear.lv/e-lenovo-a70z” (Click here to tweet this now)
Bonus Entry:
Head on over to the Gear Live Facebook page, “Like” the page, and leave a comment on our wall about the contest. This will earn you a second entry into the contest.
Again, you can choose to do one, or both—if you do both, you are entered into the contest twice! Unfortunately, this one is only open to residents of the US and Canada, since the product is zoned for North America. We will be announcing a winner on July 17, so you’ve gotta enter by July 16 11:59 PDT to qualify. We are one of many sites giving away the A70z, so hit the break for a list of others where you can get the same opportunity.
Click to continue reading Giveaway: Lenovo A70z all-in-one desktop PC
Motorola Droid X display next to iPhone 4 Retina Display
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Displays, Handhelds,
Here’s an image of the Motorola Droid X next to the iPhone 4. We thought it was interesting because the Droid X has a monstrous 4.3-inch display, compared to the iPhone 4 and it’s 3.5-inch screen. However, the smaller iPhone Retina Display actually packs more pixels in, despite its smaller size. The iPhone 4 display resolution is 960x640. Over on the Droid X side of things, it’s 854x480. Sometimes size doesn’t matter—it’s what do you with the size you’ve got. That said, it’s way easier to watch video content on the Droid X than it is the iPhone 4, just because the screen has so much more room.
What is this tiny Apple touchscreen device for?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Displays, Rumors,
If tw.apple.pro is to be believed, this is another leaked piece of an upcoming Apple product. What you are looking at is a 1.2-inch by 1.2-inch touchscreen display. Of course, that leaves us wondering, what the heck would Apple do with a touchscreen display this tiny? Could this be the display for the next iPod shuffle, finally bringing visual cues to that device? Could it be for an upcoming remote control? Or a watch? Something else? Let us know your thoughts!
Giveaway: Lenovo A63 with two 22-inch widescreen monitors!
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Displays, Features, PC / Laptop,
We are giving away a brand new Lenovo A63 desktop PC alongside two 22-inch widescreen Lenovo ThinkVision monitors to one of our readers. This giveaway contest will last through July 2, so just a few days, so you you’ll want to act quickly to enter. Before we get to the details on entering, here are the specs on the Lenovo A63 PC:
- 2.9 GHz AMD Athlon II X2
- 2GB RAM
- 250GB hard drive
- Windows 7 Professional
- VGA + DVI outputs
- Two Lenovo ThinkVision 22-inch displays
So, how do you win? You’ve got two ways to enter, and if you do both, you earn two entries into the giveaway, To enter:
Entry Method One:
- Follow the Gear Live Twitter account
- On Twitter, post this tweet about our contest: “Hey @gearlive hook me up with that Lenovo A63! http://bit.ly/lenovoa63” (Click here to tweet this now)
Entry Method Two:
Head on over to the Gear Live Facebook page, “Like” the page, and leave a comment on our wall about the contest.
Bonus Entry:
We just added a third bonus entry option! All you need to do is follow Gear Live on Digg and you will get one more entry into the drawing!
Again, you can choose to do one, or both—if you do both, you are entered into the contest twice! Unfortunately, this one is only open to residents of the US and Canada, since the product is zoned for North America. We will be announcing a winner on July 3, so you’ve gotta enter by July 2 11:59 PDT to qualify. We are one of many sites giving away the A63, so hit the break for a list of others where you can get the same opportunity.
Click to continue reading Giveaway: Lenovo A63 with two 22-inch widescreen monitors!
3D video and gaming hazardous to your health
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Displays, HDTV, Movies,
When Nintendo announced the 3DS, they made sure to make the press aware that children should have the 3D effect disabled if they were going to use the handheld console. Manufacturers of 3D HDTV sets have also included warnings that stated that there is a possible health risk to certain viewers, and have provided guidance that children should be limited in their 3D exposure. Year ago, Sega was going to release a 3D virtual reality headset that was quickly and quietly shelved, despite being seen as the future of gaming 15 years ago. Now news has come out that all of these warnings are based on years of research cover ups, and the details are finally being brought out now that 3D entertainment is much more readily available than it was in years past.
In a nutshell, the problem is that children under 7 are still developing their vision, and the 3D effect actually forces you into strabismus, essentially giving yourself temporary lazy eye. Since children are still developing, you run a severe risk of having them end up with permanent strabismus (or, lazy eye.) This is the reason that so many manufacturers want to be overly cautious with the use of 3D as it pertains to children, and it’s also a good reason for parents to sit up and take notice as well. Now that 3D HDTVs are on the market, we’ve gone from having super rare opportunity to view 3D content, to a bunch of animated movies incorporating it (so, 2-6 hours per month, depending on how often you go to those,) to potentially having 3D on in your home on a constant basis.
A lot of higher-ups within the consumer electronics industry point to the fact that the data is 15 years old, and that they may be new factors since the technology has advanced. However, the fact remains that all content that shows a different image to each eye (which is all 3D) forces you into strabismus. More research is needed to find out if 3D HDTV is safe for children, as well as adults, especially for prolonged lengths of time.
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Microsoft, Intel Announce Intelligent Ads; Say You Look Good in Levi’s
Posted by Dan Hughes Categories: Corporate News, Displays, Microsoft,
This week, Intel announced the availability of technology made especially for digital signage. The new platform, based on Windows Embedded Standard 7 and running on Intel Core i5/i7 processors, along with technology such as touch screens to allow interactivity from a passerby.
The “Intelligent Digital Sign” also could use a camera to use what they call “anonymous video analytics” to show items of interest to the user at an appropriate height for the user, along with gender recognition software. The sign is large enough that if another person comes up to the ad and interacts, they would be presented with their own advertisement while the first person continued their own experience.
I’m a bit wary of anything using a camera or having access to my cellular phone, but take a look at the release and decide for yourself. The release also has a video from back in January when they demonstrated the system.
Read More | Microsoft: Next Generation of Digital Signage Applications Is Possible Today
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