Do we really want to know what happens when a prisoner drops his soap in the shower? Or to read about the activities that takes place after lights out? Well, Yejin Mun, a designer for Yanko Design, believes so, and hence has created the P:log blogging device. Made to allow anonymous posting by inmates, the P:log consists of a touchscreen panel and an integrated printer/scanner unit. Each prisoner will have his own blog account and can upload his thoughts by scanning a written letter. Before the article hits the Internet, the prison warden will be able to screen for undesirable materials or hidden codes, though the identity of the poster remains unknown. The letter will then be released to the public for comments which are accessible by the inmates.
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Do you miss the Pioneer Kuro’s deep luscious blacks and “contrasty” pictures? Well, there’s good news. If Zeon’s new polarizing films can live up to the hype, these are capable of boosting the LCD’s contrast by up to 10-fold. Production will begin this year in sizes for panel sizes of 40 inches and larger, while variants of OLED displays are available as well. Before you start budgeting to upgrade your existing HDTVs in anticipation, take note that these films are designed to slot within a liquid crystal module (read: The bare LCD panel). They’re meant for panel manufacturers which will integrate them into the LCD screens for assembling the final flat-panel product.
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While we know that the iPad will have a global launch but there aren’t details about international pricing yet, it looks like some of the standard iPad apps won’t even pop up in other countries when they first arrive either. One of the chief functions of the iPad will be that it can also serve as an e-book reader, a.k.a. iBooks. Well, looks like everyone won’t be reading their favorite novel on that shiny touchscreen. Engadget has found that it won’t be available in Australia, as there’s even a tiny footnote at the bottom of the Apple Australia iPad page: “1. iBooks available in the U.S. only.”
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