Smoothing Big Fonts on Graphic LCDs

Here’s a neat little trick: take the jaggies out of scaled fonts on the fly! This technique is for use on graphic displays where you might want to scale your fonts up. Normally you’d just write a 2×2 block of pixels for every area where there would have been one …read more

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LG’s rollable OLED TV finally hits the market at eye-watering price

LG has been talking about a huge rollable TV for more than two years now – and it’s finally about to hit the market. The LG Signature OLED R has a screen that can be rolled into a box when not needed, plus all the visual bells and whistles you’d expect… Continue reading LG’s rollable OLED TV finally hits the market at eye-watering price

Parking Assistant Helps Back Up the Car Without Going Too Far

Sure, [Ty Palowski] could have just hung a tennis ball from the ceiling, but that would mean getting on a ladder, testing the studfinder on himself before locating a ceiling joist, and so on. Bo-ring. Now that he finally has a garage, he’s not going to fill it with junk, …read more

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LG Display serves up travel info on subway train windows

While a transparent TV in your living room might prove to be a stunning talking point, there are more practical applications for see-through display technology. Earlier in the year, LG Display showed its vision for the aircraft cabin of the future, whi… Continue reading LG Display serves up travel info on subway train windows

Transparent OLED Hitting The Market With Xiaomi’s Mi TV LUX Transparent Edition

One of the major advantages of OLED over LCD panels is that the former can be made using far fewer layers as the pixels themselves are emitting the light instead of manipulating the light from a backlight. This led some to ask the question of whether it’s possible to make …read more

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Xiaomi aims for high art with world’s first mass-produced transparent TV

China’s Xiaomi has launched a new TV as part of the 10th anniversary celebration that also saw the announcement of the Mi 10 Ultra smartphone. The Mi TV Lux Transparent Edition brings sci-fi into the living room with an edge-to-edge self-luminous telev… Continue reading Xiaomi aims for high art with world’s first mass-produced transparent TV

Multi-Volume Knob Gives All Your Programs a Turn

We’ve all been there. You’re manning the battle station, deep in the sim-racing or some other n00b-pwning zone and suddenly some loudmouth blows out your eardrums over Discord. It’s insulting to have to stop what you’re doing to find the right Windows volume slider. So why do that? Build [T3knomanzer]’s …read more

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Cinera Edge personal cinema straps a 5K OLED display to your face

A device with a screen that measures less than an inch sounds ridiculous in the modern world, but the Cinera Edge compensates by cramming it up to within an inch of your eyeballs. This portable personal cinema headset packs a 5K(ish)-resolution display… Continue reading Cinera Edge personal cinema straps a 5K OLED display to your face