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Big ScreensBig ScreensBig Screens 03/08/2004 11:26 PM Better UI for big screens"Our user interface designs do not scale well to the available screen real estate. Windows are hard to access on very large or heterogeneous displays, like Tablets and non-touch-enabled devices. Notifications come up where one is not attending, and windows open in unexpected places or are improperly sized for their contents." -- Microsoft Research VIBE, Visualization and Interaction for Business and Entertainment The Microsoft team presents a number of ideas for dealing with complexity across large screens. I like the idea of Drag-and-Pop which might help navigate even not so big. yet cluttered desktops like mine. via every breath death defying: Marc's bit.... Another direct effect of broadband on our world - big screens and UIs designed for big screens. This is a GrokNews Entry: (what is grok?)Big ScreensGrok Headline matches for Big ScreensAre Two Screens Better Than One?Are Two Screens Better Than One? 01/22/2004 07:13 AM Nintendo touts its latest portable video game, a dual-screen system that lets players view the action from different perspectives. Will it be a worthy rival to Sony's PSP? Panic on the screensPanic on the screens 01/14/2003 02:16 AM On the other hand, I have no way of finding out, since even running a Google search on "child pornography" could land illegal matter on to my hard-drive which ... More on 15" Powerbook screens...More on 15" Powerbook screens... 11/12/2003 01:19 PM This is probably well known by now, but according to a friend of mine who is still trying to work out whether to get the 12" or 15" Apple Powerbook, he's been advised by a man he talked to at a London Apple Centre that a 15" variety will take longer to be delivered because Apple have accepted there's a problem with the screen getting brighter spots on it. Apparently they've definitely ceased production while they look into it. This is probably extremely good news for those of us who have a Powerbook with this problem, and it might explain why I have still not received my return voucher, over a week and a half after I rang them up. I'll be checking up on this later, but I thought I should probably share the news. If anyone has more information on the subject, please feel free to add links in the comments. Commando ScreensCommando Screens 01/11/2004 01:32 PM Computers and Video Games.com has posted up the very first in-game screens from the upcoming Star Wars: Republic Commando. This PC and Xbox first-person shooter is slated to be released later this year. Head over and take a look (only two screens, but very telling of what the game will be like). A thanks to Rebelscum forum member The Real Scooby for the tip. New Boot Screens for XPNew Boot Screens for XP 01/22/2004 04:31 AM BootXP is cheapware that will let you replace the screen Microsoft shows you as XP boots. You can download some alternative screens here, some of which express an amusing skepticism about the reliability of Microsoft technology.... Yahoo! Screens GemsYahoo! Screens Gems 04/15/2004 10:17 AM SBC and Yahoo! are the latest to offer video on demand. Is everybody ready? Battlefield 2 Weapons ScreensBattlefield 2 Weapons Screens 03/23/2005 01:31 PM Big Screens to Come in Small PackagesBig Screens to Come in Small Packages 03/17/2005 03:53 AM Researchers have produced a working prototype of a flexible, paper-like displays, which can be pulled out like a modern version of a papyrus to display many lines of highly legible text. UK cinemas to get digital screensUK cinemas to get digital screens 05/17/2004 07:35 AM British cinemas are to get 250 digital screens thanks to a £13m lottery grant from the UK Film Council. Other News: Zero-Defect ScreensOther News: Zero-Defect Screens 01/03/2005 12:45 PM Display powerhouse Samsung announces a zero pixel-defect policy for its flat-screens. First Phantom Renaissance ScreensFirst Phantom Renaissance Screens 06/14/2004 04:33 PM New Unreal Engine 3 ScreensNew Unreal Engine 3 Screens 08/07/2004 05:06 PM Transparent Desktop ScreensTransparent Desktop Screens 03/25/2005 09:32 AM
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Desktop Screens Gallery [flickr via GearLive] Toshiba develops 3D screensToshiba develops 3D screens 04/18/2005 08:41 AM Computer Weekly Apr 18 2005 12:14PM GMT U.S. to Install Biometric ScreensU.S. to Install Biometric Screens 10/30/2003 05:58 AM New antiterrorist traveler-screening equipment debuts in advance of its Jan. 5 launch. The system will digitally scan fingerprints and photos of all foreigners entering the country through airports or seaports. The GAO calls it 'a very risky endeavor.' Ask MacSlash: Sharpies and ScreensAsk MacSlash: Sharpies and Screens 12/02/2003 03:11 AM Black & White 2 ScreensBlack & White 2 Screens 04/02/2005 10:59 AM Now We Need Two Screens To Play Games?Now We Need Two Screens To Play Games? 01/22/2004 03:08 AM Lots of folks talking about Nintendo's latest efforts to stay ahead of the quickly approaching competition for handheld video game players. Since all those others are trying to take the basic success of the Nintendo Gameboy and build on that, Nintendo apparently decided to rethink the whole concept and go in a different direction. Therefore, they've decided to create a gaming device that includes dual screens. We had reported back in November the rumor that Nintendo was working on a secret new product that wasn't an update to the Gameboy or to the GameCube - and apparently this is it (and, it's not, as we had thought it might be, their "iQue" in-between device). Of course, if you're going to come out with a completely new, funky device, it certainly would help to offer a picture - which they didn't. The idea is interesting, but will require an entirely thought process in creating games. Nintendo says the dual screens can be use to show two different perspectives during the game, or perhaps one screen could show a map and the other could be the in-game perspective. It certainly opens up some possibilities, but in the gaming business, the question is always about what software titles you have, and making it trickier to develop software titles could slow that process down. From the sound of things though, I think Nintendo is kidding themselves if they think this device won't take away from Gameboy sales. How many portable gaming devices do you really need? Also, there's no word on whether or not this device will include any wireless capabilities, which seems to be what many competitors are banking on. E3 Cartoons On The Small ScreensE3 Cartoons On The Small Screens 04/14/2005 10:12 AM Random Nintendo has posted what appear to be the first screens for a new upcoming Nintendo DS title Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. Looks to be done in a very slick animated style - check it out! Release date for Europe is May 6th. A thanks to Matthew for the tip. Google Search For Tiny ScreensGoogle Search For Tiny Screens 06/17/2005 07:22 PM Pacino's 'Merchant' Screens in Venice
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Here's a fun little
flickr gallery of "transparent desktop screens". Users take a picture
of whatever lies directly behind their displays, crop them
accordingly, set the picture as their new wallpaper, and take a
picture of the whole set up. Ultimately a lot of time spent on
something that only works if you don't move the computer at all, it's
a novel little visual trick nonetheless (and not Photoshopped,
either.) If nothing else, it might give you some inspiration for fun
desktop wallpapers of your own. Or you could use someone else's and
pretend to be on another desk altogether.