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Kickstarter users pledged $529 million across 22,000 projects in 2014

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by on January 5, 2015 at 6:40 pm
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Crowdfunding hit the mainstream in 2014, with over 22,000 projects being listed on Kickstarter alone. The company today touted in it’s year in review that $529 millions dollars were pledged to projects in 2014, with over $1,000 a minute being committed by its users. In Kickstarter’s 2014 by the numbers, the company revealed that Film & Video along with Music were the two most successfully funded categories and those with the most dollars pledged were naturally the technology category at $125 million and design at $96.5 million. The top projects of 2014 included Bring Back Reading Rainbow, Coolest Cooler and Kingdom Come: Deliverance. ➤…

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Sharp shows off IZGO Free Form Display as it targets automotive market

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by on January 5, 2015 at 5:56 pm
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Sharp showed off its FFD (Free Form Display) technology at CES today. The display tech moves the circuitry out of the bezel and into the individual pixels according to Sharp.  The pixel display technology allows companies to create displays in any shape they prefer beyond the usual rectangle we’re accustomed to seeing. Sharp is teaming up with Qualcomm and using that company’s MEMS shutter technology to control the display of the RGB shooting pixels using a tiny shutter.  Sharp sees this technology as something that can work well in the automotive world. With more cars and companies bringing enhanced displays and…

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Netflix reveals a seal of approval for streaming-optimized TVs

Jan05
by on January 5, 2015 at 5:29 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, CES, ces 2015, Gadgets, netflix, Product Launches, tvs

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Netflix has revealed a seal of approval for smart TVs that are smarter than the average smart TV. The new ‘Netflix Recommended TV’ logo will be slapped on sets that feature simple navigation, speedy Netflix app performance and other features to make streaming easier. The first models bearing the Netflix Recommended TV logo will hit stores this spring. Netflix says it expects models from Sony, LG, Sharp, VIZIO and manufacturers of Roku TVs to be among them. The Netflix Recommended program is US-only for now. Netflix will announce the criteria for being recommended later in the spring but they are expected to…

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LG G Flex 2 revealed and it’s sticking with the ridiculously bent design

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by on January 5, 2015 at 5:05 pm
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The LG G Flex was a curiously curved Android smartphone with a self-healing cover. Announced today, the LG G Flex 2 is…a curiously curved Android smartphone with a self-healing cover. So what’s different? The original G Flex – which really sounds like a gangster fitness routine – had a 6 inch screen. The LG G Flex 2 has slimmed down to a more pocket-friendly 5.5 inch screen but is higher resolution at 1080p. LG says the screen on the G Flex 2 will be more durable too. It’s chemically treated Corning Gorilla Glass to apparently produce a 20 percent tougher…

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Sharp announces AQUOS Beyond 4K UHD TV with 42 million more pixels than standard 4K

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by on January 5, 2015 at 5:00 pm
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While most of us don’t even have a 4K television yet, the TV pixel war has already left poor little 4K behind. At CES today, Sharp announced the AQUOS Beyond 4K UHD TV (that’s a mouthful). As the name implies, the television goes beyond 4K with 66 million subpixels. According to Sharp that’s 42 million more the regular 4K sets out there and the TV has 167 percent greater resolution than those standard sets. To get all those extra subpixels on the screen, Sharp is using its pixel-splitting Quattron technology. Sharp says that the TV produces more colors than any other TV it’s ever…

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