Tuesday during SIGGRAPH 2011, Perceptive Pixel unveiled an 82-inch true multi-touch, projected capacitive (pro-cap) LCD display, the largest optically bonded flat-panel pro-cap display in existence. Typically the word “projected” is associated with “bulky,” but that’s not the case with this monster display: its form factor only measures six inches in depth.

“For computer graphics and animation professionals, touch interactivity has opened up new possibilities for how they interact with and showcase their work,” the company said during the show. “Perceptive Pixel’s new 82-inch wall display is ideal for use in creative, collaborative environments such as design reviews, concept pitches, storyboarding and brainstorming sessions, among others.”

According to the specs, the display offers a 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, a 120 Hz refresh rate, a touch response time of <1ms and “mission critical” reliability. As previously indicated, it’s optically bonded, has near-zero parallax, and can detect an unlimited number of simultaneous touches so that users can work independently or in a group setting.

“Multi-touch has become fundamental to the way we interact with technology,” said Jeff Han, founder and chief scientist, Perceptive Pixel. “Five years ago here at SIGGRAPH, we introduced the first large-scale true multi-touch display based on rear projection technology. I’m proud to be back at SIGGRAPH 2011 with another industry first – a truly flat-panel 82″ display featuring the highly responsive, unlimited multi-touch experience that is the hallmark of our company.”

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Samsung Electronics has teamed up with Cisco to release the world-first zero client monitor using UPOE (Universal Power over Ethernet) technology, opening a whole new era of virtual desktops and changing the paradigm of the traditional office landscape.

Samsung Electronics showcased the NC220 monitor last week at Cisco Live in Las Vegas. The NC220 monitor with Cisco UPOE technology connects individual monitors via the Ethernet network to a virtualized main server that handles all tasks and applications. The NC220 doesn’t require CPU, memories, hard-disk, even a power outlet, since it gets powers directly from the Ethernet cable with Cisco’s UPOE technology.

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Sure, 1080p HDTVs aren’t exactly an ultra-luxury these days seeing that almost all monitors sold in PC Fair has 1080p, but a 1920 x 1200-pixel IPS panel on your desk? That’s a privilege often enjoyed by HD film editors, graphic designers, and those of us who know how to beat the technology ordering system at work. Luckily, Dell’s new UltraSharp U2412M isn’t ultra-expensive, delivering over 2.3 million pixels with its 24-inch LED-backlit display. It also features in-plane switching (IPS) with a wide viewing angle, a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, DisplayPort and DVI connectivity, a built-in USB hub, and height adjustability. Oh, and it retails for $399. That price tag may make you reconsider spending an extra MYR 600 per inch for Apple’s new MYR 3,099 Thunderbolt Display, though Dell’s 24-incher notably lacks a built-in webcam, and is somewhat limited in the connectivity department.

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This changes everything, again. Well, to me, it’s awesome. Now we don’t need a four-socket extension just for a tri-monitor setup. Just plug em monitor into your USB ports at the back that you rarely use. Finally those 8-USB ports at the back found some jobs!

According the specs, the AOC e2251Fwu, which is being launched today, can hold its own with the best too. Highlights of the 22 inch screen include a 1000:1 contrast ratio, 5ms response rate and a 200cd/m2 nit rating for brightness. AOC is billing its low power usage as perfect for a large photo frame, but if it really is that efficient then it’s far more interesting for multi monitor set-ups that won’t burn your flesh off or send your electricity bill spiralling.

AOC says the screens draw 10W max, which is impressive since I’m not aware of any LED backlit screens that draw much less than 18-20W right now – even laptop ones. What’s really puzzling, though, is that USB 2.0 is so low powered that you can’t charge an iPad or Android tablet over it. USB 2.0 can power devices up to 600mA at 5.25V, while even USB 3.0 only supports 900mA (by my maths that works out to 3.15W and 4.75W max respectively).

Dedicated charging ports can deliver more power, but these are exceptionally rare in domestic computers except for Macs, which provide extra power pins (for the iPad) capable of delivering 1100mA at 5V.

All interesting, but none of them close to what LED backlights currently demand. AOC apparently gets around the problem by using two USB cables. I haven’t see it in action yet, so call me mildly sceptical, but I’m very intrigued and hopeful about these new low power screens. 8 USB ports at the back, just enough for a keyboard, a mouse, and three monitors that take up 2 USB ports each, awesome!

Alienware showed off a triple win of processing power yesterday at Dell’s Tech Camp at the Roundhouse in London, with a three way 3D set-up running Crysis 2. The three monitor display rig is powered by a single GeForce GTX 590 card, and ran the game stereoscopically at consistently playable framerates. The setup and the gaming pleasure is so awesome, it’s the most convincing display of 3D tech that I’ve seen so far.

It’s also possibly the most expensive: a quick run through the Alienware configuration tool on their website puts the total cost including three monitors and an Ergotron stand at over £4000. Out of reach of most of us for now, but it’s only a matter of time before the kit required is affordable.

But when will that time actually arrive? And are that four grand investment purely on three monitors and a stand that much worth it?

While others are trying to demonstrate the e-paper field and IPS panel and flexible/foldable display, Sony seemed to stand strong on its belief in the OLED religion. The Japanese electronics giant is confident that its new OLED panel will deliver high quality images with enhanced, glitch-free brightness.

The 9.9-inch screen transmits images in 960 x 540 resolution, boasts a ninety-six percent color gamut, and is powered by a Self-Aligned Top-Gate TFT (in which the gate material is placed above the insulator) that reduces disparities in luminosity. To achieve this, Sony developed a new, four-part manufacturing process that lowers the parasitic capacitance between the gate electrode and the TFT. The top-gate structure, moreover, shortens the TFT’s channel length, making it easier to adapt the technology to larger, high-resolution displays.

OLED promises a better future than conventional LED and LCD, but they’ve yet to successfully penetrate the display market in mass. Hopefully we will be seeing Sony deliver the success of OLED, before some other new technology invades.

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Remember how the gang in Quantum of Solace do the multitouch thing? If you want to complete your daily tasks on your computer like how James Bond and the gang at MI6 do it, you’ll have to get this.

Perceptive Pixel has just announced a new multitouch display, which is touted as the world’s first professional multitouch desktop display. The display features a 27-inch diagonal IPS (in-plane switching) LED-backlit LCD panel, with an impressive 2560 x 1440 resolution for the richest graphics, a decent 400cd/m2 brightness, a 1000:1 contrast ratio, a 6.5ms response time and a 178°/178° viewing angle.

No word on pricing at this moment, but it does have the “professional” word tag on its name, so do expect the pricing to be very “professional” indeed. Being cool like double-0-seven has never been cheap anyway.

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All these while it’s Samsung and LG that’s demonstrating awesome display technology to the public, like a two-horse race. But now Sony is coming back to the scene with some cool technology, making it clear that they ain’t going to fall back in the race too. Sony has unveiled a 13.3-inch sheet of flexible color e-paper as well as two new glasses-free 3D panels in a separate session at an academic meeting which Tech-On! attended.

Sony’s managed to deliver both on a display that weighs only 20 grams and measures a mere 150-micron thick, a feat made possible by the use of a plastic substrate. The sheet boasts a 13-percent color gamut, 10:1 contrast ratio, and 150dpi resolution. This shows that Sony is also joining the crowd of e-paper that has bloomed lately.

As for the 3D LCD displays, Sony joined a slew of other manufacturers in showing off its special brand of the panels. These new displays, ranging from 10-inches to 23-inches, apparently employ a new method for delivering 3D to the naked eye. This particular method uses a backlight positioned between an LCD panel and another backlight for 2D images, and can be easily be switched off for 2D viewing.

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It’s a good thing that In-Plane Switching (IPS) panels are getting more popular and ‘slightly’ more affordable due to mass production. We’ve had enough with the awful TN with terrible color and viewing angles, but now we’re looking forward to even better stuff, and that is Advanced High Performance In-Plane Switching (AH-IPS) displays, and the first is coming from LG.

LG has just demoed their AH-IPS displays at the SID 2011, and boy it does seemed awesome. What’s more awesome is that the AH-IPS can be developed on almost any size, as LG demonstrated a full fledge of display ranging from petite 3.5-inch to humongous 84-inch displays, all using AH-IPS technology.

Of course, things are still looking very early right now, so there’s no telling when AH-IPS will be mass produced for commercial products. So stay tuned!

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Step aside 1080p, here’s something 16 times more superior than you!

Full HD is all over the place by now, so perhaps we should look into the future. Yes, there’s something even bigger and better then 1080p Full HD, and that’s called Super Hi-Vision. It’s something that NHK of Japan has been developing for years as a successor to HDTV. Super Hi-Vision has an insane resolution of 7,680 x 4,320, but we never actually see a functional prototype, until now.

Sharp has just shown off its latest prototype, which is an 85-inch Direct View LCD-compatible screen with support for Super Hi-Vision. Yes, it’s insanely big, and insanely beautiful, as the thing has 103 pixels per inch (ppi) density. Compared to current day’s 60-inch 1080p HDTV that has only 36ppi, it’s very superior, but there are actually prototypes that’s more superior to this baby from Sharp actually, but they all come in smaller size of course.

The display is said to be able to support 33-Megapixel video and 22.2 channel sound, and is said to arrive some time in 2020, commercially. However, Sharp is said to have interest in demonstrating this during the 2012 Olympics.

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