Epson goes 4K resolution with its 3LCD technology

Epson has just announced the world's first high-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD panel for 3LCD projectors which boasts 4,096 x 2,160 (4K) pixels. Newly developed in response to future market demands, the 4K panel offers approximately four times better resolution than a full-HD equivalent, while featuring Epson's proprietary C2 Fine technology to deliver smoother picture quality and enhanced contrast performance. A prototype projector based on this solution will be showcased at the International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition taking place at Chiba, Japan, from November 18 to 20.

This new product will compete head on with other 4K offerings. These include Sony's SXRD-based CineAlta range and the upcoming Texas Instruments' DLP alternatives designed for the digital cinema industry. We're expecting more commercially-oriented applications for these ultra-high resolution projection systems initially, though it's just a matter of time before they trickle down to the consumer space. Till then, full-HD will still be the predominant format for the home theater beamers.

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Razer Abyssus aims for simplicity

Raise your hands if you find gaming mouse designs becoming increasingly complicated. Now raise both arms if you think that any more than three mouse buttons on a mouse are redundant. If there is a sudden wift of unpleasant odor in the air, then you are a prime candidate for the Razer Abyssus.
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Try these puzzlers if you're bored with your watch

Tokyoflash's latest series of slick designer wristwatches features lightweight aluminum construction, LED lights, and maddeningly confusing time displays.

The Kisai series inherits the qualities of previous incomprehensible Tokyoflash timepieces such as the Fire and the Pleasure Seeker, namely that users must spend hours deciphering their alien time-reckoning systems.

They certainly put one's brain to work. The Sensai model (right), which weighs 72g and sells for about US$233, tells the time after a button on its right side is pushed. The button first initiates a circular animation of colored LEDs.

When the animation stops, the hour is shown according to the number of red LEDs. So far, so good. When it comes to minutes, things get tricky.
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BigShot digicam takes pictures, educates

Although compact digital cameras these days are getting more affordable, they are still out of reach to many people, especially those in Third World countries. Shree Nayar at the Computer Vision Laboratory at Columbia University understood this, which is why he gathered a group of students to conceive the BigShot digital camera.

Now, what's unique about this shooter is that it will come unassembled, and users will have to put it together. But looking at the parts provided, it doesn't seem all that difficult. After all, it is targeted at students.
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New Universal Blu-rays come with iPhone interactivity

Excluding the recent Netflix PS3 disc, BD-Live has been a bust. Still, we give the movie studios credit for not completely abandoning the technology yet, and according to a recent Video Business story, Universal will feature iPhone interactivity on many several releases, "including Bruno, Public Enemies, 9, and Inglourious Basterds".

While it's easy to write it off as a gimmick, the iPhone functionality (called "Pocket Blu") is aimed at overcoming one of the biggest hurdles to interactive content, which is the painful process of entering text using a standard Blu-ray remote. While iPhone functionality won't solve that problem for Blu-ray owners that don't own iPhones, it's probably the easiest workaround at this stage (we would have loved if Blu-ray players included a remote with a built-in keyboard, similar to Vizio's bluetooth remote).
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