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Hardware iMac Rumor

Rumor: Apple’s 2012 iMac to feature anti-reflective displays

Because rumors make technology interesting. Per DigiTimes, a completely redesigned family of Apple’s iMacs due for release later this year will not only arrive noticeably slimmer than existing models but may also be the first of the company’s desktops to feature anti-reflective displays. The Taiwanese rumor publication has claimed that G-Tech is ramping up its […]

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Apple patent towards HDTV design with additional backlighting features

This could turn into something pretty cool. Per Free Patents Online, Apple is looking into building displays with dynamic backlight adaptation for better picture quality, particularly when watching letterboxed widescreen movies on a high-definition screen. The concept was revealed this week in a new Apple patent application discovered by AppleInsider. The filing, entitled “Dynamic Backlight […]

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iPad Rumor

Rumor: Third-generation iPad to arrive in February

You’ve got to admit this: The rumor mill never stops churning. Per Business Insider, Citigroup has stated that Apple’s next-generation tablet device is on schedule for a February, 2012 launch. In a research note released on Thursday, Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner says that Apple will be ready to debut the next iteration of the company’s […]

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Fun Hack Hardware

Perhaps the Greatest Thing Ever

It’s unassailably cool, a perfect combination of cats, programmable Arduino circuitry, LEDs, Twitter and the shell from your old eMac. Per creator Samuel Cox, you too can develop an eSleeper, which turned a hollowed-out eMac into a bed for his feline. Inside the shell is an Arduino Ethernet connected to an IR sensor, some LEDs […]

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iPad Rumor

Rumor: Apple may incorporate dual-LED light bars for iPad 3’s boosted screen resolution

The iPad 3: It could be nifty. Per DigiTimes, with Apple’s next-generation iPad expected to adopt much higher resolution displays, the electronics maker and its component suppliers are reportedly challenged with designing new backlight solutions capable of maintaining the tablet’s existing level of brightness with the higher density panels. Citing sources within Apple’s Taiwanese supply […]