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(Credit: Eric Franklin/CBS Interactive)A few months ago I reviewed the Lenovo ThinkVision L2440p and L2440x.
Each has the same form factor however the “x” has LED backlighting while the “p” is backlit by CCFL. The problem I had with the x is that I felt it was not …
Originally posted at CES 2009
(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CBS Interactive)If it were up to me, a new monitor would break CNET’s performance record every week. When a display performs well, the actual testing is just a little less stressful, since I’m not considering putting my fist through it every five minutes (I …
The Joker takes over the Gotham underworld
I first mentioned the Batman: Black and White Motion Comic a couple weeks back and went on bit about how much I’m in love with ol’ Bats and how we’re getting married and planning our lives together. Hmmm, actually I may …
I don't mind admitting that I cringe every time I look at this picture.
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When I first heard about this story, it was the picture on the right that caused my disappointment. But we’ll get to that later.
CCTV is reporting that a man in …
Even though we don't actually talk about Nas, Dong does get all Illmatic as always.
Another short, but incredibly worldchangingly (look it up people) awesome episode in the can. First off, we have a very strange deja vu-ish intro that, if you’ve been listening closely to previous …
Originally posted at Inside CNET Labs Podcast
It's just the back, but oh, what a smooth back. Click on the above photo for more images of the display.
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We got the Apple LED Cinema Display in Thursday, and well, it looks nice. No idea how it performs yet, as thanks …
(Credit: Warner Premiere)Ever since I picked up an old, 1970s Batman comic when I was 12 years old, Batman has been my favorite comic book character.
While my first love was Wolverine, it was harder to relate to someone who could heal from any wound, and had an unbreakable skeleton and foot-long claws that could cut through anything. Even though Bruce Wayne was a rich boy, he had a childhood wrought with tragedy, and there is just something immediately endearing about a superhero with no powers who simply trained himself to be the best.
Since then I’ve been a fan of all things Batman. That is, when it’s done well, i.e. The Dark Knight, and not offensively, i.e. Batman and Robin. Batman: Black and White was Batman done well. Originally published in 1996, it was a four-issue miniseries collection of short, black-and-white Batman stories written and drawn by some of comics greats like Paul Dini, Alex Ross, and Dave Gibbons.
On Tuesday, Warner Premiere announced the debut of its latest motion comic, Batman: Black and White. Warner Premiere is the same company responsible for the Watchmen motion comic that I’ve covered here and here. Motion comics basically take the original comic and add sound effects, music, and voice, as well as animation to a certain extent. So far, the results with Watchmen have been impressive.
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Hey look! There's Dong flailing on buttons and being impressed by the results.
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Our longest podcast ever! Actually, I’m lying. It’s not our longest, but probably our shortest episode. I feel we’ve packed it full of creamy goodness, though. I’m not …
Originally posted at Inside CNET Labs Podcast
If you’re intrigued by multitouch technology as much as I am, you’ve probably been following it pretty closely and are at least impressed by its potential.
But what could it do better? According to Apple, taking the “touch” out of multitouch would be a good first step.
According to an article on AppleInsider, Apple has issued a 30-page patent that touches on the implementation of proximity sensors into its multitouch technology on devices larger than the iPhone.
The potential innards of a multitouch panel with proximity sensors don't do much for me, but robots may feel differently.
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The multitouch sensors combined with proximity sensors would let users interact with the given interface without actually having to touch the screen. Now, this seems a tad ridiculous to me, and is anyone really too lazy to move their finger an extra inch? Yeah they are, but that doesn’t make it a good idea.
Apple sees some different applications for the technology. According to the company, users would have the capability to turn off the entire touch-screen panel, or just portions of it. In addition, users would able to power down one or more of the computer’s systems by dimming or brightening the screen as they see fit.
Awesome, huh?! Alas, no. OK, I may be missing something, but why would you need a proximity sensor to do this? You could just move your finger another inch and accomplish the same thing. The only unique feature Apple cited from the filing was the idea that you could highlight virtual buttons on a display without touching them. This could prepare the button for actually being pushed. Again, how is this useful?
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