Samsung has launched a pair of new displays for commercial use, offering an integrated display case using a transparent panel and a square, stackable screen with a thin bezel. Dubbed NL22B, the former, pictured above, is a self-contained product, comprising a 22-inch transparent display at the...
Integrated display case to be demoed at IFA
After a surprisingly short time, the jury in the Apple v. Samsung case has sent word that it's reached a verdict. The jury ruled overwhelmingly in favor of Apple, and awarded the company more than a billion dollars in damages. It's hard to see an upside for Samsung in all of this, but...
A new type of camouflage makeup is able to protect wearers from skin burns. Scientists at the University of Southern Mississippi developed the makeup for use in combat situations, but the team plans on developing a transparent version for firefighters. The new material acts like sunblock, forming a barrier thinner than a sheet of paper that can protect skin from extreme heat for up to 15...
After two and a half days of deliberations, the Apple vs. Samsung jury returned a decisive verdict in Apple's favor today — holding that Samsung owes Apple $1.049 billion for copying Apple's intellectual property. Specifically, the jury found that all three of Apple's software patents on the iOS user interface were valid and infringed by a long list of Samsung devices, that Apple design patents were valid and infringed by several Samsung phones, and that Apple's trade dress on the iPhone and iPhone 3G were diluted by several Samsung phones as well.
On the other hand, Samsung lost every part of its case against Apple — the jury ruled that none of the Apple devices in the case infringe Samsung's patents, including patents that are part of the 3G networking standard. The only major decisions that went to Samsung were related to the...
The dominoes are going to start falling fast
LG is confirming a number of rumors about its upcoming quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro-based smartphone, and from the sound of it, the device is pushing Android phone design ahead on a number of fronts. The phone, codenamed the G ("Optimus" is conspicuously missing from the press release), won’t just be the first with Qualcomm’s new APQ8064 processor, it will be the first with LG Display's new...
LG puts its subsidiaries to work
Perhaps in an effort to get the good stuff out faster, Lucasfilm is altering its original plans for one Star Wars 3D re-release per year, bringing us Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith back-to-back next fall. The Star Wars Facebook page is announcing that the two films (episodes II and III of the 6-part series) will be released on September 20th and October 11th of 2013; a fact first r...
After the 3.6, 4, 4.2, and 5.0, you can now add the 5.8 to Samsung's Galaxy Player range of PMPs. Announced today in South Korea, the Galaxy Player 5.8 features a 960 x 540 LCD along with front-facing speakers, 1GB RAM, 16GB or 32 GB of storage, and a variety of educational content pre-loaded. Design-wise it's reminiscent of a bigger and thicker (10.8mm) Galaxy S III, and with Android 4.0 on board it should be more usable than some of Samsung's past Players.
We're not without questions regarding this device, however — for instance, with such a large screen on a media-focused device, could...
Japanese artists and engineers have giant hydraulic mech robots more or less covered, so it’s good to see work progressing in other important areas, like walking papercraft robots. The Biped Robot pictured above is made completely from paper aside from some rubber bands for power and a handful of wooden shafts for rigidity. In case you’re thinking of making your own, the robot’s laborious construction is detailed in a video posted by YouTube user thedoorintos, whose papercraft rubber band gattling gun (video below) has the potential to turn a fleet of harmless walking Bipeds into a fearsome box-toppling army.
Back to school can be a stressful time, and it's also when people typically refresh at least some of their gear. We're pulling together the best...
In last week's $1.049 billion decision, a jury found that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 infringed several pieces of Apple's intellectual property, but one it didn't tread upon was the iPad D'889 design patent. Potential infringement of that particular patent was the reason a preliminary injunction...
Major League Gaming crowned winners for its Summer Championship in Raleigh, North Carolina, this weekend, but disqualified two League of Legends teams for collusion.
The highly anticipated tournament ran concurrently with the StarCraft 2 North American World Championship Series and drew viewers...
Two students at the University of Munich have developed an Arduino-powered "personal energy orb" (PEO) designed to encourage users to go outside and exercise instead of spending excess time on the computer. The orb monitors what designers Janko...
Faced with a shrinking budget, NASA will in many ways need to reinvent itself if the agency hopes to continue leading the charge in space exploration. There's perhaps no better example of that "do more with less" mantra than the PhoneSat project, the goal of which is to build...
Both 3G and Wi-Fi models of Kindle Touch are currently unavailable on Amazon.com, with a message saying that the retailer doesn't know "when or if this item will be back in stock." The 3G model has been listed as out of stock for a while now, and the Wi-Fi Kindle Keyboard remains unavailable....
The Canadian Space Agency has announced the development of Microflow, a toaster-sized flow cytometer that could be used to diagnose diseases on long-term space missions. Microflow's size and weight (about 22 pounds) make it ideal for use in space because of the high fuel cost to launch heavy objects, but its portability may also prove useful in other applications. The device works by passing particles in front...
André Broessel's spherical glass solar energy generator is one of the more elegant examples of concentrated photovoltaics technology we've come across. The architect shared his work with Designboom, where you'll find numerous photos of the...
We all know the feeling. You're sleepless in the sad hours of the night or stumbling around early on a hazy weekend morning in need of something to...
Facebook is adding a new building to its Menlo Park campus that will house 2,800 engineers. The building is designed by internationally-renowned architect Frank Gehry, whose work includes the Walt...
Sets and Settings' Handheld Video Game is "a game about a game inside of a Game Boy." As a nameless biped, you're tasked with jumping through a series of rooms, avoiding spinning metal discs of death. Something strange is afoot, though, as soon you'll find that the levels begin to repeat themselves on an endless loop.
Is there a way out for our...
Sure, interchangeable lens cameras are versatile, but actually swapping those lenses can be a chore. Riley Kimball wants to sell a clever mechanical belt holster that could not only make the process painless, but look pretty nifty, too. Rather than place your lens in a pouch or bag with velcro, a...
While most smartphones attempt to attract consumers by adding more and more features, OwnFone's biggest appeal is its distinct lack of options — it can make phone calls and that's about it. Not only that, but the credit card-sized device is also designed to only call the most important people in your life. Before purchasing you'll need to pick up to 12 different contacts, and the phone will then ship with buttons dedicated to each number.
There's no standard keypad or even a display, though you can customize it visually by picking from a range of colors and styles. The company sees the device being used as a low-cost alternative to...
Microsoft is openly courting developers dumped in mass layoffs by cloud gaming service OnLive, hosting a mixer for potential hires at its Mountain View campus. "We are eager to speak to individuals and teams affected by the OnLive transition," reads a description on events site EventBrite. "With the stunning success of Xbox/Kinect and the accelerated growth of this business, we are looking to add key players who want to make a real impact in creating groundbreaking new products and services."
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Amazon Cloud Drive has finally arrived in the UK, more than a year after launching in the US. We received reports of the launch today, and have since confirmed that the storage service is indeed available.
Pricing is basically identical to...
You've waited, you've watched, you've sent angry letters to our homes and offices — and now the day is finally here. Yes, The Verge has been unleashed in the App and Play Stores, and you can go and download version 1.0 of our mobile apps right...
Not to be outdone by Asus' Tablet 600, Samsung has begun teasing what appears to be a new transforming Windows 8 notebook in a video posted to its official YouTube page. As Neowin reports, the video flashes glimpses of an unannounced device with a thin-profile keyboard panel, wide bezeled, tablet-style display, and even an integrated stylus. The design seems to match the Series 5 transformer prototype Samsung showcased at Computex in June,...
In April of 2012, a group of writers sat together for the first time, on a stage in a convention center in Boston. They were nervous. Excited. Maybe a little scared.
They had come together, bringing with them a combined half century of experience in video games media, to do one thing: start something new.
On that stage, on that day in Boston, they announced the formation of a new website; the culmination of months of research, debate, and...
