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30″ LCD Showdown: Apple vs. Dell

Written on July 06, 2009 by James Dempsey and 34 people have commented

In my quest to upgrade an aging dual-monitor setup, a 20” main screen with a 17” screen off to the side to house application palettes, iTunes, etc., the only question in my mind was choosing between an Apple 30” Cinema Display and a Dell 30” UltraSharp Widescreen. In this article, I’m covering both monitors from an average user’s perspective – and you may be surprised what this Apple-fanatic found.

Sorry Apple Cinema Display, Your New Cousin Is a Cheaper Date

Written on April 15, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 12 people have commented

I don’t think I’m alone in visiting the Apple Cinema Display official product page every now and again and saving carts for later filled with LED goodness, even though I never intend to cash out because I can’t afford to. Apple’s displays are sexy, functional, and of tremendous build quality, but that price tag is [...]

OLED Technology Could Make Its Way Into a New High End Mini-MacBook

Written on March 12, 2009 by Charles Moore and 7 people have commented

An interesting bit of scuttlebutt from Australian news site Smarthouse’s David Richards says Apple is close to launching a touchscreen “netbook type” computer according to new sources in Asia, which is a pretty widely-disseminated rumor this week. But what I hadn’t got wind of before is Richards’ report that Apple has been exploring the use [...]

Apple Developing Networked LCD HDTV/Apple TV Hybrid?

Written on October 13, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 6 people have commented

Perhaps tired of notebooks hogging the spotlight lately, Apple TV is the subject of new rumors that surfaced this past weekend.
Jason Calacanis is making claims that Cupertino is developing a line of network-ready HDTV’s with built-in Apple TV functionality.  The TV’s would offer the same feature-set as the current Apple TV peripheral, but would cut [...]

Glass Cinema Displays?

Written on August 09, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 49 people have commented

On Tuesday, when Jobs announced the new iMac, he really made an effort to sell the new materials…aluminum and glass (which are two major components of the new iMac).
Glass is significantly more durable than the current material used in the LCD screens. It’s almost completely scratch resistant and has a much smaller chance of getting [...]