In terms of graphics, the scores reflect GLBenchmark's 720p Offscreen test -- which puts high-res and low-res devices on an equal playing field -- and the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE barely squeezed past our protagonist.
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In addition to the revolutionary HM-901, on display and demonstration will be the entire line of HiFiMAN award-winning full-size headphones, headphone amplifiers and high-res portable music players, including the new RE-600 and RE-400 in-ear monitors.
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We should all be pretty familiar with the specs of Canon's latest mainstream DSLR, so let's skip past the new 18 megapixel CMOS sensor, SDXC memory card compatibility and high-res 3-inch LCD screen, and just focus on the one area where the Rebel T2i has a shot at matching the EOS 7D: 1080p video.
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Everything's small and in low-res grayscale, and scrolling is a mess of stuttering, flickering and image ghosting.
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What we've alternately known as the "Tube" throughout much of its development cycle is the first production device to run S60 5th Edition -- the fourth major overhaul of Nokia's ubiquitous smartphone platform since 2002 and the first to support fingers, styli, and high-res displays.
While it's currently an Apple-centric affair, support for DSLRs and other hi-res cameras (by uploading videos to the company's website for processing) and other mobile platforms is in the pipeline.
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Aside from the growing trend of 5-inch (and larger) high-res phones, we're also seeing an increase in momentum for large-screen models (and yes, we're avoiding the dreaded "p" word).
All three feature the same set of internal hardware: a dual-core 1.6GHz Rockchip CPU and an unnamed quad-core GPU. The pre-production units we handled were running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and all feature high-res IPS screens.
Panoramas consist of 4 pictures that are processed into a single 5525 x 1485-pixel image, and while the result is surprisingly high-res, the stitching process often reveals noticeable seams.
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Neil Young is reportedly launching Pono, a hi-res player and music service, later this year.
We actually have a sweet spot for the Lenovo IdeaPad U300s, despite the fact that it's one of the only machines in its price range missing an SD slot, higher-res display and backlit keyboard.
That's not all for the Android department, though -- it looks like there might also be a portrait QWERTY slider in the works for the third quarter codenamed "Ironman, " pictured, which will pack 3G, WiFi, and some sort of high-res camera.
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Camera-phones were still a novelty that captured grainy, low-res images, and digital cameras didn't fit in jeans pockets.
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There's also new quoting options for retweets and avatar photos are now high-res, which is nice.
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Finally, we'll mention that the pair decodes the latest high-res audio formats and includes an HDMI 1.3 port, while the P3600 includes 7.1-channel analog audio outs for good measure.
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On the other hand, he says that there is strong demand for gear to make high-res panels for tablets and smart phones.
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On the bottom rung is a 7-incher with miserly specs: 1.2GHz Cortex-A8 CPU, 800 x 480 res, 512MB RAM, 4GB storage and ICS to sticky-up your fingers.
According to a report from Korea's Money Today, the idea is to create a device for older customers that's easier to read with bigger icons and letters on its large 5-inch low res screen (as opposed to the 5-inch 1080p pixel density monsters we're now accustomed to), with a quad-core CPU pushing Android 4.1 and its Smart Stay features plus a 2, 100mAh battery.
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Yes, this machine stands out for its scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass lid and 14-inch 1, 600 x 900 display, but a high-res screen can be had for a lower price.
The 9.7-incher has the highest-res of all, at 2, 048 x 1, 536 resolution -- and it really shows.
No box, no price, no release date, and a lot of games that look like hi-res versions of what we've played before.
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Finally, rumor has it that a device codenamed "Rolex" is in the labs -- and as you might've guessed, it uses the Aura's astonishingly awesome ultra-high-res circular display.
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Ironically, running 1.6 on this high res display actually ends up looking worse than a regular low-res screen, due to the blurry icons and UI elements.
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Finally, there's a new best shot mode called Slow View, which captures a full-res ultra slow-motion video clip of your subject and then plays it back on the LCD.
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The iOS version also saw an update today across its various iterations, enabling support for higher-res displays (the original app launched in September 2010 and has seen little in the update department since).
Those same people would also suggest inviting us over to watch the game (sports, console, but most likely a super high-res PC title if you can manage) on it, and indicate we are willing to bring refreshments.
Though the new chip didn't quite demonstrate 9X the graphical prowess of its predecessor, it rendered 57.6 frames per second in a GLBenchmark test where the (admittedly higher-res) Tegra 2 tablet managed only 26.7fps, and last year's iPad pulled only 17.6fps.
"3G unleashes the iPhone's high-res screen, multi-touch interface, full-featured browser and media experiences, " Abramsky wrote in a note to investors Monday.
Once I have a hi-res digital copy, I add in the text using Adobe Illustrator and export the final version to jpeg (for web) or TIFF (for print).
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