CultofMac have posted some interesting information on the Apple [AAPL] iPad and the user interface that it uses. Although a number of people have complained across the web about how it’s just a large iPod Touch, it makes you wonder if it does need to be different.
What Apple have said about the iPad is that it “improved the experience of doing every day computing tasks” ie, email, browsing and photo slideshows. This is where the iPad excels due to the larger screen. Although I can currently send emails from my T-Mobile G1, Dell Mini 9 netbook or regular laptop while on the move, that doesn’t mean it’s a streamlined process. Take the netbook for example, it’s small and takes several minutes to boot and finally load up web based outlook…. but the iPad aims to change that by providing a decent interface with quick connectivity. [Read more…]
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Announcements made recently show that LG intend to start mass producing OLED TV’s over the next few years starting this year with 20 inch screens. Production will then shift to 30 inch in 2011 with 40 inch OLED screens being mass produced in 2010.
Next week Mitsubishi will be putting on display a 149 inch prototype OLED display at ISE 2010 in Amsterdam. The huge OLED display has a resolution of just 1088 x 640 pixels though as each pixel measures 3mm which when viewed from far still gives a very impressive picture from what reports say.
For those who are lazy a unique RC Helicopter has been made that works by speaking to it. If you want it to go higher you say “higher”, lower you say “lower”… you get the idea.
The PSP Go has been taken apart before a few times, but this time the whole process was captured in stop motion animation showing each screw and cable being unfastened until every piece of the GO is separated.
WSJ have created a list of what can be expected in the Apple iSlate or iTablet or whatever it will be called. The tablet will come with the ability to be shared with several members of a household and could possibly use facial recognition to adjust settings according to individual needs. If it is cloud based then each user will get their own files when logging in.
The next version of Android has been given a name. The next version that follows on from Eclair will be Froyo which is short for Frozen Yoghurt.
LG have released details of a new 19 inch flexible epaper that measures 0.3mm in thickness and weighs just 130 grams. The e-paper measures a little smaller than an A3 sheet of paper and was created by putting a layer of TFT on to metal foil rather than glass substrate. By using foil instead of glass it allows a certain amount of flexibility.
Nokia have created mockups of the latest 
Silicon Power have launched a worlds first 400X 128GB Compact Flash card. The card it’s self has a write speed of up to 90MB/s and currently is the largest capacity compact flash card available.
Well, the rumours just keep on coming now for the next gen iPhone that is more than likely to be announced June. However, we thought we’d mention this one as reports/rumours are now saying the Apple [AAPL] phone is due out in April this year along with having a nice OLED screen, a dual-core CPU and the ability to do video calls.
