The third generation iPad, iPad 3 or more commonly known as the “New iPad” released last week is said to feature “one of the highest resolution displays” for mobile devices. Considering its resolution of 2048×1535 which is 4 times the resolution of the previous 1024 x 768 resolution of iPad 2, it may indeed be another revolutionary creation by Apple that any iPad enthusiast should get ahold of.
With 3.1 million pixels- 2 million greater than HDTV- and a 44% increase in color saturation, the new iPad displays images or video clips just like the real thing. It features sharp, accurate and detailed display in the same 9.7 inch LED screen.
To top it all off, experts claim that iPad’s “resolutionary” 264 pixels per inch Retina Display compared to the previous 132 pixels per inch, decreases eye strain caused by carrying out a visually tedious task on a computer or mobile device. iPad’s Retina Display will visually benefit users when iPad is used for gaming, watching HD movies and best when reading.
But is Retina Display really better than its previous resolution ?
All the positive feedback, some criticisms about this new iPad Retina Display are coming out. iPad users have been complaining of its warm/yellowish hue and are sending out requests for Apple to create a brighter screen in addition to the Retina Display. One technique seems to resolve this issue though : give your new iPad some time and screen will eventually solve the problem by itself – or at least this works for some.
On Wednesdays all over the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it on their blog. Hence the ‘wordless’ title. The idea is that the photo itself says so much that it doesn’t need any description. – Answers.com(more…)
In the year 2000 IBM showed off the WatchPad, a computer on your wrist, but one perhaps ahead of its time and still needing a little bit of design-love. Of course, we love highlighting beautiful design when it does finally come along, and in the last few days the beautiful Pebble smartwatch has appeared over the horizon.
As well as being “just a watch” with a long-lasting e-paper display it has a Bluetooth wireless connection, opening up all sorts of possibilities for expansion; particularly showing notifications, SMS messages, or status and calendar updates without having to check a mobile phone directly. Once it’s on your wrist the possibilites are there for all sorts of apps (not just fancy clocks !).
In under one week they’ve raised $5 million in pre-orders from 35,000 individuals—taking the Kickstarter record for the largest amount raised through crowd-funding. A finished product does not just happen by itself, it requires lots of expertise; industrial design for the water-tight casing, ergonomics to make sure it fits on your wrist, electronics layout design for the battery, buttons and e-ink screen …and some firmware (embedded computer software) to make it all work.
Andrew Witte (second from the left in the dream team) is the Lead Engineer working on the firmware and an Ubuntu fan. Andrew’s desk on a typical day has a sprawl of cables, a Lego car, some low-level JTAG programmers, USB prototyping cables, several half-finished Pebble boards …and, in the middle is Xubuntu (Ubuntu running with an XFCE desktop) for the development and debugging. (more…)
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