Archive for July 23rd, 2008

AMD’s Atom killer roadmap confuses even itself

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Filed under: Laptops Freshfaced AMD CEO Dirk Meyer hyped the firm's upcoming Atom-challenging processor the other day, calling it "Bobcat," and promising a November reveal. We'd think he'd be the guy to know, but now we're hearing seemingly conflicting words from AMD's Chief Marketing Officer, Nigel Dessau. Dessau says AMD is ...

Microsoft Research thinks telescopic pixels will rival LCDs

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Filed under: Displays The boys and girls at Microsoft Research are getting set to publish a report detailing a competing (and in their perspective, superior) technology to replace the LCD monitors we've grown to know and love heart with reservations. By using pixels that boast "a pair of mirrors to block ...

Samsung unveils 46- / 52-inch Series 8 LCD HDTVs

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment Might want to slow down there, Samsung -- don't want to pull anything by cranking out too many new HDTVs at a time. Yep, Sammy's letting loose a few more sets today alongside the Series 7 plasmas and Series 9 LCDs: the September-bound Series 8 ...

Samsung reveals $200 MediaLive Media Center Extender

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Peripherals, Wireless Ever since we got our hands on Samsung's Media Center Extender at CES last year, we've wondered how the CE giant's rendition would stack up against the rest. Rather than build the Media Center Extender functionality into a TV the way HP has, or to ...

Samsung now shipping Touch of Color LCD monitors

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Filed under: Displays Even if you're not exactly in the market for a new flat-panel, Samsung's still hoping to snag a bit (or all) or your latest paycheck with its Touch of Color LCD monitors. Hinted at during CES and officially unveiled back in April, these displays boast a 5-millisecond response ...