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}); </script> </div> <div id="content" class="narrow_content" data-article=""><h1>Electronics</h1> <div class="summary_item noback"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-smallest-4k2k-ips-panel/21061/">Panasonic demos world's smallest and thinnest 4K2K IPS Alpha panel</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>16:34 January 10, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-smallest-4k2k-ips-panel/21061/#comments">6 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-smallest-4k2k-ips-panel/21061/pictures">5 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-smallest-4k2k-ips-panel/21061/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/panasonic-20-inch-4k2k-1.jpg" title="Panasonic's 4K2K display packs around 8.29 million pixels into a 20-inch display" alt="Panasonic's 4K2K display packs around 8.29 million pixels into a 20-inch display"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>At <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/ces-2012/" target="_blank">CES</a> this week, Panasonic unveiled what it claims is the world's smallest, thinnest 4K2K-resolution, 20-inch IPS Alpha LCD panel. The prototype ultra-high definition monitor is only 3.5 millimeters thick, yet has about four times the resolution of a standard HDTV, at 3,840 x 2,160 pixels - this translates to approximately 8.29 million pixels in total, with the "world's highest pixel density of 216 pixels per inch." <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-smallest-4k2k-ips-panel/21061/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-crystal-led-display/21056/">Sony shows 55-inch prototype using new "Crystal LED Display" technology</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>20:10 January 9, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-crystal-led-display/21056/#comments">10 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-crystal-led-display/21056/pictures">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-crystal-led-display/21056/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/crystal_led.jpg" title="Sony's new Crystal LED Display prototype produces an image using a layer millions of LEDs" alt="Sony's new Crystal LED Display prototype produces an image using a layer millions of LEDs"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>While <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/oled/" target="_blank">OLED</a> may have staked a claim as the next generation display technology to beat, Sony has chosen CES 2012 to unveil a new display technology called “Crystal LED.” Instead of an LED or CCFL backlight shining through an LCD layer to produce an image, the Crystal LED display technology is a true LED TV that uses a layer of tiny self-emitting LEDs to directly produce the image – think of it like a high resolution shrunk down JumboTron like those found at sporting stadiums. <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-crystal-led-display/21056/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/parrots-updated-ar-drone-720p-video-camera/21033/">Parrot's updated A.R. Drone adds a 720p video camera</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/emily-price/">Emily Price</a></p> <p><em>12:09 January 9, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/parrots-updated-ar-drone-720p-video-camera/21033/#comments">4 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/parrots-updated-ar-drone-720p-video-camera/21033/pictures">4 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/parrots-updated-ar-drone-720p-video-camera/21033/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ardrone2.jpg" title="The camera on the AR.Drone 2.0 displays video at a 1280x720 resolution on your smartphone ..." alt="The camera on the AR.Drone 2.0 displays video at a 1280x720 resolution on your smartphone ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Parrot has updated its popular AR Drone, adding a 720p camera to the high-flying gadget. The camera on the device displays video at a 1280x720 resolution on your smartphone or tablet while you fly, and flight video can be recorded and saved onto your mobile device to watch later on. In addition to the camera, the Drone also now has a new AR.FreeFlight 2.0 application which offers a new flight interface and flight options. <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/parrots-updated-ar-drone-720p-video-camera/21033/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/power2u-ac-usb-wall-outlet/21042/">Power2U offers USB charging straight from the wall</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>10:58 January 9, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/power2u-ac-usb-wall-outlet/21042/#comments">12 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/power2u-ac-usb-wall-outlet/21042/pictures">10 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/power2u-ac-usb-wall-outlet/21042/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/power2u-11.jpg" title="The Power2U AC/USB Wall Outlet lets you charge devices via a USB Cable, directly from the ..." alt="The Power2U AC/USB Wall Outlet lets you charge devices via a USB Cable, directly from the ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>While it’s certainly convenient that most mobile devices can be charged via one of your computer’s USB ports, what happens if all of the ports are in use? Even if they’re not, you don’t always want your devices and their cables cluttering up your desk. You can buy USB adapters for wall outlets, but then you end up needing to find an available outlet, and subsequently occupying it (in older homes especially, unused AC outlets are often something of a rarity). Now, there’s an alternative to using your computer <em>or</em> an adapter to charge your gizmos – it’s the Newer Technology Power2U AC/USB Wall Outlet. <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/power2u-ac-usb-wall-outlet/21042/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/logitech-cube-mouse/21019/">Logitech Cube is part mouse, part PowerPoint clicker</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></p> <p><em>07:11 January 6, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/logitech-cube-mouse/21019/#comments">4 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/logitech-cube-mouse/21019/pictures">9 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/logitech-cube-mouse/21019/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/logitech-cube-16.png" title="Logitech is soon to launch its Cube mouse and presentation device, with automatic 'Present..." alt="Logitech is soon to launch its Cube mouse and presentation device, with automatic 'Present..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>When is a cube not a cube? When it's a Logitech Cube. That is, a mouse and presentation device which, though called a Cube is not a cube. You follow? Here's the thing: when you put it on a desk it behaves like a mouse, but when you pick it up it automatically goes into "Presenter Mode" for navigating PowerPoint presentations like a pro (because without one, PowerPoint is really, really hard). But it's the Cube's in-built gestures (all both of them) that separate it from the herd. Warning: this article contains unavoidable double entendres. <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/logitech-cube-mouse/21019/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/lg-electronics-3d-ultra-definition-tv/20971/">LG Electronics will unveil the world's largest 3D Ultra Definition TV at CES </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/emily-price/">Emily Price</a></p> <p><em>07:36 December 30, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/lg-electronics-3d-ultra-definition-tv/20971/#comments">5 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/lg-electronics-3d-ultra-definition-tv/20971/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/lgudtv.jpg" title="The 84-inch television has 8 million pixels, giving it four times the resolution clarity (..." alt="The 84-inch television has 8 million pixels, giving it four times the resolution clarity (..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>LG will be unveiling the “world's largest 3D Ultra Definition TV” at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January. The 84-inch television has 8 million pixels, giving it four times the resolution clarity (3840 x 2160) of existing Full HD TVs. The television also utilizes LG's “Slim and Narrow Bezel Design,” which the company feels gives viewers “the most convincing 3D viewing experience currently available outside a movie theater.” <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/lg-electronics-3d-ultra-definition-tv/20971/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/fab-boombox-self-build-mp3-player/20962/">Fab Boombox snaps together for under $100</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>09:29 December 29, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/fab-boombox-self-build-mp3-player/20962/#comments">3 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/fab-boombox-self-build-mp3-player/20962/pictures">6 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/fab-boombox-self-build-mp3-player/20962/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/fabboombox.JPG" title="The various laser-cut wooden panels of Matt Keeler's Fab Boombox snap together to form the..." alt="The various laser-cut wooden panels of Matt Keeler's Fab Boombox snap together to form the..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Music lovers wanting to listen to digital music files on the move are pretty much spoiled for choice these days, whether keeping things personal with players like the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/review-cowon-c2-mp3-player/20875/" target="_blank">Cowon C2</a> I reviewed earlier in the month, or sharing with friends using something like the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/foxl-v2-wireless-speaker/14593/" target="_blank">FoxL v2 wireless loudspeaker</a>. If commercial designs don't really appeal, though, there is another route - you could always build your own. Matt Keeter's Fab Boombox is just such a device, designed and built for a final class project and featuring laser-cut, snap-together panels housing stereo speakers (said to be loud in a quiet room and quiet in a noisy room), a custom main control board with an MP3 decoder and a 9V battery power source. Digital music is fed into the player via an SD card slot, with the user controlling playback on a touch-sensitive interface. <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/fab-boombox-self-build-mp3-player/20962/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/oreobject-gold-mouse/20948/">OreObject, a luxury mouse for affluent geeks</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/emily-price/">Emily Price</a></p> <p><em>12:58 December 27, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/oreobject-gold-mouse/20948/#comments">3 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/oreobject-gold-mouse/20948/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sphere2.jpg" title="The Sphere 2 is a high-end computer mouse made of surgical grade stainless steel with eith..." alt="The Sphere 2 is a high-end computer mouse made of surgical grade stainless steel with eith..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>We've seen quite a few gadgets made out of gold throughout the years. From a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/super-talent-gold-plated-64gb-flash-drive/16648/" target="_blank">gold-plated USB flash drive</a> to a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/24-carat-gold--and-platinum-leafed--aston-martin-db7/10378/" target="_blank">24 carat Gold- and Platinum-leafed Aston Martin DB7</a>, gold has long been a symbol of class and a way to add a little flash to what might otherwise be an ordinary gadget. Now we can add computer mice to that long list of fancy gold items, with the new Sphere 2 by Ore Object. The mouse is made of surgical grade stainless steel with either a titanium, gold, or platinum finish. Both stain and dirt resistant, the mouse's surface repels germs, and can be easily sanitized if necessary. <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/oreobject-gold-mouse/20948/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/raspberry-pi-personal-computer-launch/20944/">US$25 Raspberry Pi personal computer nears launch date</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/randolph-jonsson/">Randolph Jonsson</a></p> <p><em>17:34 December 26, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/raspberry-pi-personal-computer-launch/20944/#comments">30 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/raspberry-pi-personal-computer-launch/20944/pictures">7 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/raspberry-pi-personal-computer-launch/20944/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/raspberry-7.jpg" title="Top view of the US$25 Raspberry Pi computer" alt="Top view of the US$25 Raspberry Pi computer"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Budding computer hackers/scientists are about to get a welcome gift, albeit a bit late for Christmas 2011. The non-profit Raspberry Pi Foundation (RPF) is nearing the release date of its surprisingly powerful and remarkably affordable Raspberry Pi line of bare-bones machines that have been developed in an effort to broaden kids' access to computers in the UK and abroad. How affordable? The figure above was no typo. Read on to learn just what US$25 will get you when these nifty, fully-assembled, credit-card sized computers go on sale next month (sorry, case, monitor, keyboard and mouse not included ... we did say bare bones). <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/raspberry-pi-personal-computer-launch/20944/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/root-nook-tablet-add-android-market-honeycomb/20926/">How to root the Nook Tablet</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/eric-mack/">Eric Mack</a></p> <p><em>16:03 December 22, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/root-nook-tablet-add-android-market-honeycomb/20926/#comments">5 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/root-nook-tablet-add-android-market-honeycomb/20926/pictures">3 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/root-nook-tablet-add-android-market-honeycomb/20926/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/nook-root-3.jpg" title="Rooting the Nook Tablet expands the slate's horizons with the addition of the Android Mark..." alt="Rooting the Nook Tablet expands the slate's horizons with the addition of the Android Mark..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>The Nook Tablet from Barnes and Noble offers meatier specs than <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150323/http://www.gizmag.com/amazon-kindle-fire-tablet/19981/">Amazon's Kindle Fire</a> for half the price of an iPad, but the selection of apps on offer for the e-reader/tablet hybrid is a bit underwhelming. 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