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Kensington USB 3.0 Multi-Display Adapter adds video options to your Mac (giveaway!)

by Steven Sande (May 11th, 2013)

Have a need to attach more monitors to your USB 3.0-equipped Mac, but don't want to use a Thunderbolt, Mini DisplayPort, or HDMI port? Kensington may have just the thing for you -- the Universal Multi-Display Adapter (US$79.99 MSRP), AKA the USB 3.0 Multi-Display Adapter. We previewed this ...

Matrox DualHead2go adapter broadens your monitor horizons

by Michael Rose (Apr 9th, 2013)

If your widescreen ambitions can't be contained by a mere 1920x1080 HD screenscape, the fine folks at Matrox have a solution for you. The DualHead2Go Digital Mac Edition display adapter, priced around US$160, is built and marketed specifically for the Thunderbolt and DisplayPort-enabled Mac ...

MMT offers a mobile monitor for your Mac or iPad

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Feb 1st, 2013)

This is the first Macworld for MMT, Mobile Monitor Technologies, and the company is offering a slightly different twist on portable USB monitors. Each is wrapped in brushed aluminum, and each has a nice build quality with what appears to be an outstanding screen. But there's a model with a ...

Apple patent shows a way for iPhone to auto-adjust brightness based on on-screen content

by Steven Sande (Jan 23rd, 2013)

For smartphone designers, extending battery life on the devices is a complex dance of sharing a limited amount of milliampere-hours between the cellular radio, the device's display and the processors that are converting digital bits into viewable content. Apple has been awarded a patent for a ...

Thunderbolt Display shortage could point to impending refresh

by Randy Nelson (Jan 14th, 2013)

Here's some potentially good news for those who've been hoping for a redesign of Apple's Thunderbolt Display - but not for folks who're trying to get their mitts on the current model. Apple Insider reports that retails including Amazon, J&R and MacMall are all out of stock of the 27-inch ...

Multi-iPad table moves from concept to reality

by Michael Rose (Nov 18th, 2012)

Here's an item that would spice up any living room -- although it might be a budget-buster. The iPad table, a project of the Universal Mind interactive agency in Grand Rapids, links 15 iPads together to create one synchronized display. The co-creator of the iPad table, Joe Johnston (who put ...

Samsung may be getting out of display supplier deal with Apple next year

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 22nd, 2012)

A report in the Korea Times suggests Samsung will sever its contract with Apple and will no longer supply LCD panels to the Cupertino company, starting in 2013. An unnamed senior industry source told the newspaper that the company is not making enough money off the panels that it is selling to ...

Microsoft: Surface display superior to iPad display

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 17th, 2012)

The iPad 3 is known for its gorgeous, high-resolution Retina display, but it is not the best tablet display, said a Microsoft engineer during a Reddit IAmA event on Tuesday. Though its display is a lower resolution, Microsoft claims the screen on its upcoming Surface tablet is even better than ...

Comparing the iPhone 4/5 displays under a stereomicroscope

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 26th, 2012)

Scientist Bryan Jones of the University of Utah wanted to know if the iPhone 5 display really was better than the already-impressive iPhone 4 Retina display. Being a retinal neuroscientist and a photographer, he had access to a Canon 1D Mk III DSLR and a stereomicroscope that let him examine ...

Apple announces iPhone 5-compatible updates for iPhoto, iMovie, Keynote and more

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 12th, 2012)

At its press event today, Apple announced the new iPhone 5 with a 4-inch, Retina display. For customers, the larger screen means there's extra room for apps to display their content. The most noticeable difference will be the homescreen, which will now display five rows of icons. This extra ...

Los Angeles' first Mobile Arts Festival shows off photography and art created on iOS devices

by Mike Schramm (Aug 20th, 2012)

Last Saturday I stopped by the first ever Los Angeles Mobile Arts Festival right near where I live in Santa Monica, and took a look at some art and photography created exclusively on mobile devices. Nathaniel Park and his fiance Daria Polichetti put the festival together -- they are also the ...

Are Retina MacBooks displaying screen issues?

by Steven Sande (Aug 14th, 2012)

If a 56-page discussion thread on the Apple Support forums is any indication, there appears to be a problem with some MacBook Pros with Retina displays. The Retina displays with the issues show image retention and burn-in; others do not. TUAW reader Joe K. sent us a note about the issue, ...

Sharp's president says new iPhone screens will ship this month

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 2nd, 2012)

Speaking at a press event after announcing its quarterly earnings, Sharp president Takashi Okuda said then company was preparing to ship displays for the new iPhone. Reuters quotes Okuda as saying, "Shipments will start in August." He did not provide any additional details on the phone or the ...

Mac App Store now requires a 1024x1024 app icon

by Mike Schramm (Jul 18th, 2012)

Developer Daniel Jalkut notes that the latest requirements for the Mac App Store include an app icon that's at least 1024x1024 pixels, which is extraordinarily huge. To put that in perspective, each and every submission to the Mac App Store going forward needs to include an icon that's bigger ...

MacBook Pro with Retina display running three external monitors

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 21st, 2012)

OWC posted up a photo that is every Mac user's dream. The photo shows a MacBook Pro with Retina Display powering not one, not two, but three external displays in addition to the notebook's own monitor. OWC lists the attached computers which includes the Retina display on the MBP set at its ...