Sharp Unveils Triple Directional Viewing LCD
LaCie Unleashes eSATA II 3Gbits Hard Drive Series Up to 500GB
Sharp Unveils Triple Directional Viewing LCD
Sharp Corporation developed the Triple Directional Viewing LCD, a display that controls the viewing angle so that the display can show different images from the left, right, and center simultaneously.
Sharp Triple Directional Viewing LCD takes this controlled viewing-angle technology a step further. Using a proprietary parallax barrier on a standard TFT LCD, the screen splits light in three directions—left, right, and center—and displays three separate images on the same screen at the same time.
Imagine, for example, people taking a drive in a van. The driver uses a car navigation system screen, the person in the passenger seat checks out tourist sites and restaurants, and the person in the back seat enjoys a movie on DVD, all in full-screen view. It’s truly one LCD that plays three roles at once.
Sharp Triple Directional Viewing LCD is also ideal for multipurpose signs in public: it could display three different ads for stores or restaurants, each aimed at people walking in a certain direction.
Source: Sharp Corporation
LaCie Unleashes eSATA II 3Gbits Hard Drive Series Up to 500GB
LaCie unleashed the d2 SATA II 3Gbits Hard Drive Series, desktop hard drives with interface speeds up to 3Gbit/s. One can boot Windows or Mac natively from the drive or use it as a cost-effective back up solution with included LaCie software. LaCie d2 SATA II 3Gbits Hard Drives Series offer up to 500GB on one disk.
LaCie d2 SATA II 3Gbits Hard Drive Series utilize the newest SATA drives with Native Command Queuing and a 16MB cache. The 500GB drive has a smart fan that shuts off when not in use. The sleek and compact d2 case can stand vertically to save desktop space, be laid horizontally to stack multiple drives, or rack-mounted to fit into an audio/video setup.
LaCie d2 SATA II 3Gbits Hard Drives are available immediately. LaCie Backup Software for PC/Mac is included for fast backups. SATA PCI/PCMCIA cards are available through LaCie, and drives are backwards compatible with previous generation LaCie d2 SATA I 2-port cards, which will power two drives simultaneously and offer up to 1.5Gbits speed per bus.
Pricing:
- LaCie d2 SATA II 3Gbits 250GB $149.99
- LaCie d2 SATA II 3Gbits 320GB $179.99
- LaCie d2 SATA II 3Gbits 500GB $279.99
Source: LaCie
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