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Its been a long wait, but finally PixelQI’s 10.1 inch screen is now up for sale. Its only certified to work with the Samsung N130 and Lenovo S10-2 Netbooks, but I’m sure one of us will get it into a Wind. So whats so speical about these? This is taken from the purchase page:

Out of the box, these screens fit into a variety of 10.1-inch netbooks. These screens look like a standard LCD screen in ordinary room light, but take them outside in the sunlight and see the difference. The Pixel Qi screens are bright and easy to see even in direct sunlight. Like standard LCD displays, Pixel Qi displays show quality full-color images, full-motion video, and high screen brightness.

Each pixel in the Pixel Qi screen is mainly reflective, but still has about the same efficiency as a standard LCD when backlit, enabling the user to experience a crisp image with excellent contrast and *brightness* in any light. The Pixel Qi screens consume about 80% less power in the reflective mode making them a great choice for “green” applications. The screens are also ideally suited for e-reading applications, delivering better contrast ratio and similar reflectance typical of electrophoretic displays currently used by consumer e-reader tablets.

So the challenge is there, who will be the first to install one of these screens?

Source: Engadget

More info and purchase: MakerShed

I am proud to announce UpdateEFI 2! With a fresh new look!

UpdateEFI 2 is a new application that I have created, making an easy and faster way for users to mount their EFI Partition. This was inspired by Dalton63841′s original UpdateEFI, but NO code has been taken from the previous version (1.3). This is completely rewritten from the ground up. This app will be included in the next EFI Finisher, and will replace the old version of UpdateEFI.

To follow development of this app, please go here.

In regards to this update on the Wind, please visit the Official Update Thread to find out how to safely upgrade to 10.6.4. This thread can be found here.

Today, Apple released 10.6.4, the fourth Major update for Mac OS X. Highlighted changes are:

- resolve an issue that causes the keyboard or trackpad to become unresponsive
- resolve an issue that may prevent some Adobe Creative Suite 3 applications from opening
- address issues copying, renaming, or deleting files on SMB file servers
- improve reliability of VPN connections
- resolve a playback issue in DVD Player when using Good Quality deinterlacing
- resolve an issue editing photos with iPhoto or Aperture in full screen view
- improve compatibility with some braille displays

For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4150.
For information on the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.

Typical, right? As the 3D craze flows from the cinema to the television and onto the PC, it was just a matter of time before one of MSI’s Wind Top all-in-ones shipped with support for the third dimension. By most accounts, the new Wind Top AE2420 3D looks like a mildly larger version of the AE2220 we peeked late last year, touting a 24-inch 1080p multitouch panel, support for shutter glasses (a single pair is included), Core i5 or i7 CPU options and an ATI Mobility Radeon HD5730 pushing the pixels. There’s also a pair of 5-watt speakers built-in, not to mention an Ethernet jack, VGA output and a handful of USB 2.0 sockets. Mum’s the word on pricing, but MSI is expected to have this bad boy on display as Computex kicks off early next week. Yeah, you know we’ll be there pretending to be embarrassed while donning the spectacles.

[via Engadget]

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