LG puts 3D into displays, (purportedly) passes savings on

The two main issues I had with the Nvidia 3D Vision Kit, a pair of 3D glasses that give games the illusion of depth, was its steep US$200 price and its adverse effect on the playability of games. LG Display plans to address at least one of those problems with its upcoming 3D display.

On Wednesday, LG announced that it had taken the technology that would normally be embedded in a pair of 3D glasses and installed it in a full-HD 23-inch 3D LCD panel. That's the Cliff Notes version of what the company did. It would take a scientist to explain how exactly they did this, and I'm still waiting to be certified. And for LG to explain it to me.
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HP demos SkyRoom collaboration software in Asia

BEIJING, China--HP has unveiled a new software that aims to bridge geographical differences by enabling users to communicate and share content at an affordable cost. Dubbed SkyRoom, the telepresence technology was demonstrated on a Z-series Workstation for the first time in Asia at HP's Touch the Future Now event in Beijing.
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Shuttle X Vision X50 all-in-one: Ready for your meat grease

Nettops have never achieved the same popularity as their portable netbook brethren, but that hasn't stopped Shuttle crashing the party. Its entry, the X Vision X50 All-In-One PC, takes an unusual approach to combating consumer apathy--it packs a tiny display and very few features.

Its 15.6-inch screen is no bigger than most laptops, but the X50 is ideal, we think, as a bedside or kitchen computer. You could use it to play movies, music from Spotify or to browse recipes in the kitchen without getting meat grease all over your cookbooks. Sure, you'd get meat grease all over the X50, but it feels relatively sturdy and can be wiped clean.
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Gmail Inbox Preview: Eases the pain of sluggish connections

Gmail has a new feature in its Labs section, Inbox Preview, aimed at people with bad connections who still want to use the JavaScript-filled 'new' version of the popular Web mail service. It shows a quick preview of the latest 10 messages while Gmail's loading bar makes its slow march towards completion.

You can't actually read these messages, but you can quickly see if you have new ones. Users on a fast connection will only see the preview for a mere second or two before the inbox opens up. But, for those on the very thread of a cellular data line, or on a slow dial-up, Google is pitching this as a simple way to see if those latest messages are worth the loading wait.
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Kumo to be dubbed Bing, AdAge says

Microsoft has been testing its search engine under the name Kumo, but if a report in Advertising Age is on target, it will launch under the name "Bing".

The advertising trade magazine says Microsoft will spend US$80 million to US$100 million on print, online, TV and outdoor ads touting its latest search effort. The magazine notes that figure is higher than most consumer product launches. Rival Google, meanwhile, spent just US$25 million total on advertising last year, AdAge said.
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