lcd
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Technology Can Be So Cruel
This CRT was spotted dumped on the streets of Port Melbourne. I bet the new LCD that kicked this poor CRT out of its home didn’t blink an eyelid at the pain it was causing. Technology can be so cruel… [Thanks Christian!]
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Update: Hitachi Closing Up Shop In Oz — Great Savings to Come?
I just received the official press release about Hitachi’s decision to close up shop in Australia. The consumer business side of things will close on the 31st March 2008, while they will stop selling their products to retailers on 29th February. In total, 40 people will be heading to Centrelink made redundant from the decision,…
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Government ain’t going to ban plasmas, LCDs anytime soon
The possible Australian ban of plasmas and LCDs for poor power consumption has caused quite the stir (sidenote: there was quite the heated discussion of this story, and the fallacies of this report, on an Aussie IT journalist email list yesterday). The mothership mentioned things overnight, and this story from Asher Moses from SMH had…
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Watch and Wash: TVs for your Backyard
SunBrightTV has released a new line of all-weather outdoor LCD televisions, perfect for those times when you’re mowing the lawn or taking the garbage out but hesitate to detach your retinas from the TV screen. They’re available in 23-inch, 32-inch and 46-inch sizes (HD-Ready, which means you’ll need a set-top box to get that high-def…