GamePark has lifted the veil on its successor to the open-source GP2X handheld. Dubbed as “The Wiz,” core specifications include a 533MHz ARM9 processor, 64MB RAM, a 2.8 inch OLED screen with touch panel support, and 1GB of built-in NAND flash memory.
Features on the software end include support for Macromedia Flash 7, as well as a pre-loaded MP3 player, image viewer, and EBOOK reader.
All in all, GamePark is promising at least 5 hours of battery life on a 2000mAh lithium battery. The unit itself is fairly small, weighing in at 136g with the battery inserted.
Pricing details have yet to be announced. As with previous GP2X iterations, the hardware will ship alongside the release of a free open-source SDK, allowing homebrew developers to create their own applications and games.
Sumitomo Chemical Co. said Friday that in 2009, it plans to launch the production and sales of large-screen organic electroluminescence display panels for use in televisions of 40 inches or larger.
President Hiromasa Yonekura said his company is considering forming alliances for the development of such organic panels.
EL panels are thinner than liquid display panels and consume less power.
Sumitomo Chemical is developing so-called macromolecule-type organic EL panels. Because these can be produced through an ink-jet printing process, it is possible to lower production costs and make large displays, a company spokesman said.
For Fallout 3 we sought to create an interface system that was functional, unique and entertaining. The core of this is the Pip-Boy, a classic element of the series that exists as both an important object in-game as well as the player’s primary method of interacting with his character.
This diary entry will provide some insight into the process that a team of artists, designers and programmers undertook to create and implement the Pip-Boy 3000.
Conceptual Design
The basic parameters for the industrial design of this piece of hardware were simple. It was decided early on that the device would be worn on the player character’s arm and feature a display of some sort. Along with the design of the Vault Suit, the Pip-Boy was one of the first things that our resident conceptual artist and creative genius, Adam Adamowicz, began to sketch.
We went through pages and pages of drawings, iterating every little detail, in order to lock onto somet... More »
Sony has shored up the problems in its electronics, and will concentrate in 2008 on bringing more video content to its devices and improving its software, said CEO Sir Howard Stringer.
"We will see if we can enter the battle against the software companies. This is probably the year we need to demonstrate that," Stringer said during a meeting with reporters at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Monday morning.
One of the first examples of this strategy will be an expansion of the PlayStation Network. The network now is mostly used by gamers. Sony wants to turn it into a platform to deliver video, too. Sony will hold a press conference in two months to discuss changes to the PlayStation 3.
The world, of course, will wait and see. Consumers and analysts for the past several years have complained about the functionality of the software in Sony devices. The company, along with nearly everyone in the electronics industry, has also been trying ... More »
Pros: This is one very sleek unit. In fact almost everything is irrelevant to the quality of the OLED panel and the sheer thin width of the screen. And for LCD TV and Plasma the writing could be on the wall with OLED.
Cons: The weakness of this early unit is the control buttons and the lack of flexibility in the arm that links the ulta thin screen with the base control unit.
Smart House today got an exclusive FIRST LOOK at the new OLED TV technology from Sony and it is impressive. The first thing one notice’s is the dramatic improvement in OLED screen quality. It sharper the colours richer and there appears to be a smoother flow of the image across the screen.
The model that I reviewed was linked to a Sony PS3 Playstation and we were able to run a Blu ray movie as well as traditional DVD content to the device.
A single TV input also allowed for the testing of a traditional free to air Full HD signal and even that was impressive wi... More »
Gadget guy Paul Hochman can’t get enough of Sony’s OLED TV.
Hey, harried parents! As the new year approaches, prepare for a brand-new technology to rock your world. Ready? Here it comes: it’s called the “television.”
Wait — has the TODAY’s gadget guy lost his marbles? Hasn’t black-and-white TV been around since July 1, 1941, and color TV since Jan. 1, 1954? Well, sure. But that doesn’t change the fact that once you read what I have to say below, you’ll agree that soon, TV will never be the same again.
Here’s what’s happening: it’s called “OLED” TV. OLED stands for “organic light-emitting diode.” You pronounce it “oh-ledd.”
Here’s what you will say when you see this Sony OLED TV (there are only 2,000 in the world, most of them in Japan): “Oh, my.”
The picture is stunning. Absolutely amazing. There are no superlatives that can do the thing justice. It’s not TV. It’s ... More »
For the last three years, I’ve been covering new flat-panel display technologies, with a special focus on OLED, which I firmly believe will be the technology that will make current flat panel HDTVs look as old as the cathode ray tube.
An Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) flat-panel display is made of small lumps of organic material that glow when electrical current is applied, a process known as electro-phosphorescence.
This technology can produce self-luminous screens that don’t require a source of light like to work (thus requiring less power), so manufacturers can obtain screens that are even thinner than LCD displays because there is no backlight.
Yesterday, Sony re-confirmed its plans to release the world’s first OLED TV in 2007.
This December, Sony will deliver the first of its OLED TVs: the XEL-1, which has an 11-inch screen that is only 3-mm thick with a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 and a native resolution of 960x... More »
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