LG IPS235v Review

Hello Readers, Today I will be talking about my new monitor, as a follow up to my last article about bigger monitors giving higher productivity. This review will be very basic. Some of the specifications of this HD 23 inch IPS LED monitor include: 1 VGA port, 1 HDMI port, and 1 DVI port. I appreciated the convenient input switcher built-into my monitor. The Good: High quality stand Amazing Color IPS panel for less Feels bigger than 23 inches Sufficient connectors The Bad: 5 second start up time 8ms response time (Doesn't show in games) Brightness may need some lowering I recommend this monitor for anyone who needs high color accuracy, a good resolution, and has a budget. I've been busy with school and trying to get into a good...

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Bigger Monitors= Higher Productivity

Hello Readers, Today, I noticed my monitor was beginning to fail, it does things like artifact (doesn't happen on other monitors, definitely not a hardware problem). It's a tiny 18.5" Dell monitor that I picked up in 2007 for $99.99. I feel like editing this HTML  to bring you guys a better reading experience is coming with a toll to my eyes. I did some research, and found that bigger monitors yeild higher producitivity. Check out this statistic from the University of Utah. "Researchers at the University of Utah tested how quickly people performed tasks like editing a document and copying numbers between spreadsheets while using three different computer configurations: single 18-inch monitor single 24-inch monitor two 20-inch monitors Here's what they found: People using the...

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iDevices made into Braille writers

It wasn't too long ago where we saw a student create a tablet braille writer, and now some researchers from Georgia Tech University have done the same thing for smaller touchscreens, too. The professors/scientists produced a prototype app, called BrailleTouch, that has six keys to input letters using the Braille writing system and audio to confirm each letter as it's entered. To use the app, you simply turn the phone face down, hold it in landscape mode and start typing. As you can see above, it's currently running on an iPhone, but the researchers see it as a universal eyes-free texting app for any touchscreen. Early studies with people proficient in Braille writing show that typing on BrailleTouch is six times faster than other eyes-free texting...

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Windows 8: Failure for PCs, Winner for Tablets.

Hello Readers, Me as well as some other techies have diven deep into the realm of the Windows 7 Consumer Preview. Through my experience with this new OS, it is clunky and highly tailored to fit Mobile Devices. Read on for the full scoop: Microsoft has a vision. It wants to be running the same operating system running across all its devices. It’s a laudable goal, with many advantages for both Microsoft and its customers. The thing is people use different gadgets differently — you don’t do all the same things on a tablet that you do on a PC, and when you do, the experience is different. Microsoft knows this, so Windows 8 is advertised as "highly adaptable". It responds differently to touch than it does to a mouse. For example, to bring up...

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