Monitors Archive

  • Sleep Scan: Tanita’s sensor-equipped mat monitors your sleep

    Sleep Scan: Tanita’s sensor-equipped mat monitors your sleep

    Posted on April 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Leading health monitor manufacturer Tanita today announced [JP] a sensor-equipped mat that's supposed to measure the deepness and quality of your sleep. The company, which is also active in the US, says placing the mat under your mattress is enough. The system will then keep track of your body motion, breath rate and pulse throughout the night.

    Full Story

  • Hey, Lenovo monitors, how’s it going? Oh, is that multi-touch I see? Cool, cool.

    Hey, Lenovo monitors, how’s it going? Oh, is that multi-touch I see? Cool, cool.

    Posted on March 12, 2010 | No Comments
    There really isn't too much to say about these Lenovo monitors. To be honest, I never even knew Lenovo made monitors till now. Speaking of monitors, I sure would to find one that's not incredibly expensive, has a 1920x1200 resolution, and has a headphone jack. I'm a diva.

    Full Story

  • Video Review: Samsung SyncMaster XL2370 23-inch LED backlit monitor

    Video Review: Samsung SyncMaster XL2370 23-inch LED backlit monitor

    Posted on February 25, 2010 | No Comments
    Short Version: Samsung’s SyncMaster XL2370 is a 23-inch LED backlit monitor that retails for around $300. At under eight pounds and less than two inches thick, there’s a lot to like here. With traditional 23-inch LCD monitors starting at around $200, is it worth an extra $100 for an LED backlit screen? Samsung’s offering consists of [...]

    Full Story

  • Acer’s T230H: One of them there fancy touchscreen monitors that work with Windows 7

    Acer’s T230H: One of them there fancy touchscreen monitors that work with Windows 7

    Posted on October 29, 2009 | No Comments
    How keen are you on touchscreens? Keen enough to navigate Windows 7 while using such a monitor? Acer has a new one, the T230H, which will allow you to do exactly that. A big selling point is that it'll increase your productivity, but I'm not so sure.

    Full Story

  • What’s missing from this press release?

    What’s missing from this press release?

    Posted on October 27, 2009 | No Comments
    Samsung has just announced a pair of LCD monitors with built-in TV features that promise to “eliminate the line between work productivity and HD entertainment,” according to the press release. And speaking of that press release, it appears that Samsung has also eliminated the most basic and important spec from the products’ list of features.

    Full Story

  • Super thin ASUS ‘Designo’ LCD monitors are coming

    Super thin ASUS ‘Designo’ LCD monitors are coming

    Posted on September 8, 2009 | No Comments
    ASUSIf you've been waiting and waiting and waiting for an LCD monitor that's only 0.65 inches thin, your wait may soon be over. Otherwise, a standard monitor ought to do just fine. But if thin's your thing, ASUS has just announced its line of "Designo" monitors that'll be available in 20-, 22-, 23-, and 24-inch sizes.

    Full Story

  • CrunchDeals: 24-inch ASUS monitor for $164 (after $10 rebate)

    CrunchDeals: 24-inch ASUS monitor for $164 (after $10 rebate)

    Posted on August 26, 2009 | No Comments
    ASUSTop o' the morning, deal hunters. Here's a 24-inch monitor for $164 after $10 mail-in rebate. The rebate's good until the end of the month, but even if you don't send it in you're only out ten bucks. It happens.

    Full Story

  • Video Review: ThinkGeek Mimo Mini USB Monitor

    Video Review: ThinkGeek Mimo Mini USB Monitor

    Posted on July 28, 2009 | No Comments
    The 7-inch 800×480 Mimo monitor is a portable USB-powered display that’s easy to set up and use and ought to fit neatly in most laptop bags. At $130, it’s not outrageously priced, either, considering you’re getting a pretty capable second monitor that weighs just 1.3 pounds and requires only a single cable in order to [...]

    Full Story

  • CrunchDeals: 24-inch monitor for $170

    CrunchDeals: 24-inch monitor for $170

    Posted on July 28, 2009 | No Comments
    monitorLooks like 24 inches is becoming the new low-price sweet spot for LCD monitors. Newegg.com is selling one for just $170 with free shipping. That's the lowest-priced new 24-inch monitor I believe I've ever come across.

    Full Story