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Our View At The New iPad
Many people have waited a long time to get their hands on the new Apple iPad 3. Most of them won’t be disappointed. The resolution of the newest iPad leads the industry, at 2048 x 1536. The retina display is as sharp as any you’ll see on any other tablet-typed device. The dual-core processor handles its tasks well, and the 5MP camera is upgraded from iPad’s 1 and 2.
The screen of the iPad 3 has the largest retina display found, making the quality similar to that of the iPhone 4S. The actual number of pixels is more than even a projector that showed off the unit. The processor of the iPad 3 is a dual-core A5X, and the graphics are faster than almost any other tablet. Tegra 3 Android models are a close match in graphics and power.
The iPad 3 has a 5MP camera, with no flash. It’s quite an improvement over the camera of the iPad 2, and the new camera has noise reduction and auto-exposure. Photos and videos alike look outstanding on the new display.
There hasn’t been much of a change in the overall looks of the iPad. The iPad 3 is thicker than the iPad 2, but not by much. The home button, power and volume buttons remain as they were on earlier models, and so does the charger port.
iOS 5.1 comes into play with Siri, which has voice dictation with a new microphone key. Apple also updated GarageBand, iMovie, iWork and iPhoto. The battery has a ten hour life, and it’s been reported to get nine hours even in 4G mode. This is considered a huge plus, since it does have the power-hungry retina display.
The iPad 3 gives you many improvements that you can be excited to use. The retina display is simply glorious, and the powerful processor gives you quad-core graphics. The improved camera is much welcomed by Apple fans, and the same battery life is commendable, with all the new bells and whistles. If you’re looking for a tablet, the iPad 3 is one to keep your eyes on. Even iPad 2 owners may be selling their tablets and heading for the newest model.
The iPad 3gives you a hands-on experience that’s unrivaled by any other tablet on the market. With four times as many pixels as the iPad 2, the colors are richer than you’ve seen, and clearer than ever before.
New 5.4-Megapixel MicroOLED Display May Be A Game Changer
MicroOLED, a French producer of OLED displays, recently unveiled an OLED microdisplay that promises to revolutionize how the miniature screens are used in a variety of applications. While LED and OLED technology has improved greatly in the last decade, it still cannot compete with the simple advantage of optical viewfinders: seeing things in real life. The stunning advancements utilized in the MicroOLED’s new display stand to change that.
The display itself is a 5.4 million-pixel OLED panel, measuring 0.61 inches on the diagonal. MicroOLED managed to fit more than double the pixels of comparable products by shrinking subpixels to a tiny 4.7 square micrometers each. Additionally, the gap between pixels was eliminated, allowing more panel space but, more importantly, doing away with the black matrix present on traditional LCD displays. MicroOLED touts a contrast ratio of 100,000:1 and a uniformity level of 96 percent. These figures suggest the OLED display will provide an image that is not only incredibly vibrant, but also highly-accurate with regards to color fidelity and luminosity.
The 5.4 million-pixel display is monochrome, with a full-color version registering at a still-impressive 1.3 million pixels. A power draw of only 0.2W is among the lowest in the industry, and makes this display ideal for use in portable devices, where battery life is a high priority. The advantages it brings to the digital camera world, where it will likely be adopted first, extend beyond just reducing battery drain.
In recent years, the digital-imagining industry has moved away from optical viewfinders, which use a series of mirrors or prisms to redirect an image to the viewer’s eye. Key among this shift was the growing availability of high-quality, miniature digital displays. A tiny LCD screen could be
fit in the viewfinder tunnel and display what the sensor was reading. This eliminated the need for bulky prisms and was also location i
fit in the viewfinder tunnel and display what the sensor was reading. This eliminated the need for bulky prisms and was also location i
ndependent in relation to the lens. The dawn of the “mirrorless” compact with interchangeable lenses solidified the usefulness of electronic viewfinders.
The only area of resistance left was in high-end DSLR world. For most professional photographers, nothing beats looking at a real-life image, for obvious reasons: an optical viewfinder presents an image with the exact colors, tones and luminosity that the subject possesses. A typical LCD viewfinder can alter those characteristics, but the accuracy of MicroOLED’s display will make the image it produces nearly indistinguishable from one viewed through an optical viewfinder.
Additionally, the absence of a pixel matrix eliminates the “screen door effect,” one of the biggest gripes that photographers have with electronic viewfinders. Because the display is placed so close to the eye, the user can distinguish individual pixels, and the matrix between them, leading to an image that appears as though being viewed through a screen door. MicroOLED’s gapless display provides a seamless image.
An electronic display provides much more functionality to the end user, other than a reduced camera size. Optical viewfinders are limited to displaying only what the lens sees, with auxiliary information placed on illuminated panels around the edges. An OLED viewfinder will be capable of superimposing any information needed, right on top of the image being displayed. A user can select an electronic level, live histogram or even a side-by-side comparison of the current view and the last image created. Being able to display all of that information right in the viewfinder could win the favor of even the staunchest optical viewfinder supporters.
The ability to overlay information over a high-quality display lends itself to uses in other, more demanding industries. MicroOLED envisions its display being used by surgeons in head-mounted displays, due to the extreme color-accuracy and high resolution it provides. Another possible use is in military heads-up displays or night-vision systems, which would take advantage of the high contrast ratio and uniform luminosity. The applications for an OLED microdisplay of this nature are endless, and manufacturers are sure to find innovative ways to implement it.
Bizarre Illuminated 3D Construction Kit Shines Real Bright
What do you do with a few dozen plastic parts that could be joined together? Make scale models, of course. But unlike other scale models, each small part of this luminous 3D Construction kit has an embedded LED bulb for neon madness. The result is a glow-in-the-dark piece of movable furniture that even blinks if the controls are set to.
Microsoft Xbox 360 Becomes a Set Top Box with Update
Microsoft has announced more details for home entertainment on the update that is set to land tomorrow for the Xbox 360 game console. The update will bring with it something that Microsoft says will transform TV. The update will put all the entertainment you want in one place with access to games, movies, and TV.
New Tablet Tries To Lend A Hand To The Elderly
For every product, there’s a target audience. The key is to finding out exactly what that certain group of consumers want or need. For MemoTouch LLC, they figured memory-challenged seniors might need a helping hand to keep track of some daily tasks.
Nvidia: PC Better Than Consoles
Nvidia is well known for speaking its mind, whether in its legendary tussles with Intel or just on a matter of principle. Of course, as is usually the case with corporations, matters of principle boil down to money, which Nvidia has made a lot of, mostly on PC hardware. It stands to reason then that it would cater to its customer base and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang doesn’t disappoint in that regard.
Leica Titanium Special Edition D-Lux 5 Unveiled
Leica has this week announced the launch of their new Titanium Special Edition version of their compact D-Lux 5 camera that will be available to purchase at the end of this month for around £855 or 50.
The Titanium Special Edition D-Lux 5 version comes finished in an anodised silver-grey and is presented in a special premium grade leather case and presentation set. Apart from finish and special edition accessories the specifications for the camera at the same as the standard Leica D-Lux 5 model.
