LG is set to blow some minds in a few weeks during CES 2012 with a lineup of new IPS monitors, one of which features a bezel somewhere around 1 to 2-mm thick: the DM92 series.

Given that the big reveal is just around the corner, LG naturally didn’t provide much in regards to details. However the DM92 series will measure 27-inches, support 3D content, and incorporate an IPS panel which “enables greater depth, consistent color and brightness at wider viewing angles compared with conventional 3D displays.”

“The quality and technological superiority of LG’s 3D display products are second to none, according to the findings of internationally renowned research organizations and respected media outlets,” said Havis Kwon, President and CEO of LG Home Entertainment Company. “The 2011 IPS monitor line-up shows LG’s commitment to further build upon on this reputation and technological prowess in order to provide consumers with the most immersive home entertainment experience possible.”

In addition to the DM92, LG will showcase the 23-inch DM82 series sporting an IPS panel, built-in 7-watt speakers, support for 3D content and a “chic and futuristic design. There’s also the 27- and 23-inch DM52 series which offers “versatility and efficiency in a flexible package” including HDMI and USB connectivity, and immersive 3D with IPS.

Rounding out LG’s CES 2012 lineup will be the D43 monitor. “Optimized for 3D, LG’s D43 monitor offers a host of new technologies and features. The monitor ensures bright 3D images as well as SUPER Resolution and vivid colors through the 3D effect mode. The D43 easily converts 2D content into 3D without any additional software. A 3D hot key enables users to easily adjust and control the depth of 3D images.”

LG’s new 2012 IPS monitor line-up will be available globally starting February 2012. Further details are expected to be released in the coming weeks.

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The slogan pretty much says it all: Flex Lighting has developed a new front light LED film that could drastically change the way you interact with your e-reader. According to the Chicago-based company, this film is part of a new lighting system that promises to bring smooth, nighttime reading to E Ink displays everywhere. Flex Lighting’s setup is rather simple, consisting of nothing more than a single LED and a thin layer of film, laminated onto a device’s reflective screen. At a thickness of just 50 micron, the film essentially acts as a light guide, spreading the LED’s beams across a reader’s display and creating a “soft glow” that many predecessors have thus far failed to replicate. The folks over at the eBook Reader managed to get their hands on a brief demo video, in which the system performs rather impressively. See it in action for yourself, after the break.

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When the processors in a tablet can’t get any faster, the screen can’t get any bigger without being ridiculous and the cameras can’t get any better, where do we go from there? Knowing the speed in which tablets evolve, there has to be a plateau sometime where there will just be an excess of similarly specced tablets with nothing between them except for the brand plastered on its visage.

According to a video released recently, Samsung have been working on a sexy flexible AMOLED screen that could possibly blow the tablet game wide open. The video shows a see through device that is made entirely out of a flexible AMOLED touch screen and is used to take photos, watch videos, read news, play 3D games as well as translate speech from one language to another. All we can say is that the technology in itself looks breathtaking.

While this is still just a concept, I’m pretty sure flexible AMOLED technology has been in the works for a number of years now. It may not be as polished as what you see on the video but the first device that gets the real world treatment will be a game changer that’s for sure.

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We hope you’re not too attached to that 20-inch DX2000 you got from LG back in July. ‘Cause the Korean manufacturer has just updated its line of eye-tracking, glasses-free 3D displays with the 25-inch DX2500! Just like its smaller sibling, the DX2500 has a parallax barrier over the screen and an embedded camera for tracking head and eye movement. As a person shifts around the monitor it dynamically adjusts the image to (at least theoretically) maintain the best possible 3D effect. The screen also does on-the-fly 2D to 3D conversion. The DX2500 is shipping now in Korea for 1.3 million won (about $1,556) and should be available globally sometime early in 2012.

You’ve always wanted a bit more privacy with your monitor (porn jokes imminent) and if you’re willing to tear apart a spare LCD monitor and a pair of 3D theatre glasses, you’ll get it. In lieu of a thicker tinfoil hat, Instructables’ dimovi suggests removing the LCD’s frame, cutting out its polarized film with a utility knife before removing the screen’s film adhesive with a combination of cleaner and paint thinner and reassembling the monitor. Once complete, grab the glasses, cut out the lenses and combine them with the plastic film removed from the monitor before inserting them back into their frames. The result is an LCD monitor that displays a white screen to anyone not wearing the customized glasses, your actions being confidential, no matter what they might happen to be. Check the how-to video embedded after the break, or hit the source link for full instructions

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Normally when the giants of the entertainment industry team up, it’s to record “We Are The World”– but not this time. Sony, Panasonic, X6D and Samsung are forming a supergroup that makes the Traveling Wilburys seem small-time. They’re forming the “Full HD 3D Glasses initiative,” a project to standardize 3D glasses. Currently, we have wholly incompatible active-shutter models based on different technologies, which the consortium wants to replace with a unified standard that will let you use the same pair of spectacles on any display or at any theatre that uses the Xpand 3D standard. The doors open on the joint testing centre later this month, which will check and approve products to the program, gaining the logo you see before you as a badge of honor.

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Last week, Nokia impressed us with a demonstration of a device with a flexible display that’s controlled by the bending and twisting of said display. However, though impressive, this is just a prototype device, and there’s no telling when (or if), we’ll ever see anything like it in the future. Samsung, on the other hand, is eager to impress with its own flexible display prowess. We’ve already seen flexible display efforts from the company in the past, but this week, Samsung is giving us more information on when we can expect to see devices using this technology on the market.

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Ever since the introduction of Windows 8, Microsoft has made it obvious that it envisions a future filled with rich touch interfaces and virtual interaction systems, and the research team’s most recent development is no exception to the company’s motives. Dubbed Holodesk, Microsoft’s research project allows users to interact with virtual, 3D objects using other objects or even their bare hands.

This futuristic tech developed from the Sensors and Devices group of Microsoft Research Cambridge looks like it came straight from the future. It may not be as refined as the interfaces we see in sci-fi flicks, but future developments could lead to some very interesting gaming or engineering interfaces.

At the moment, users will only be able to view the 3D holographic objects through a plastic sheet attached to the machine, but we’re definitely excited to see later versions of the Holodesk. Head on over to the Microsoft Research YouTube channel to subscribe for future updates.

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Flexible displays? Samsung’s got ‘em, too. A few days after Nokia showed off its Kinetic Device prototype under the blue lights of Nokia World, Samsung made mention of its own plans to unleash some bendy mobile devices on the world. A spokesperson for the company was scarce on details, but noted that the flexible displays are targeted for 2012. The technology, which was showcased at this year’s CES, will initially be incorporated into handsets, with tablets following down the road.

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Toshiba showed off a 4-inch display for cellphones with a 367ppi resolution earlier this year, and the company is now back with an even higher pixel density for its new 6.1-inch display for tablets (or possibly phones, at the rate things are going). This one comes in at an impressive 498ppi, which translates to a resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 — or more than enough for some “photo-realistic” images, according to Toshiba. As for the other key specs, it boasts a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 16.7 million colors, and 61 percent coverage of the NTSC color gamut — plus viewing angles of 176 degrees both horizontally and vertically. What’s more, Toshiba is even suggesting that the display could also be used for glasses-free 3D, which would cut the resolution in half but still be higher than other comparable displays. Unfortunately, there’s no word on when it might actually hit some tablets, 3D or otherwise.