Filed under: Displays, HDTV

If you though that Apple’s 20-inch iMac was an impressive all-in-one computer, just wait till you hear about Samsung’s new 40-inch 400PXn and 46-inch 460PXn LCD displays, both of which feature embedded versions of Windows XP. Designed for use in commercial applications such as signage, the two monitors sport an updated version of Samsung’s MagicNet technology, which allows them to run slideshows or video without the need for an external server; if a server is being used to stream data, it can control up to four of the displays at once, feeding them either separate images or one tiled picture (arrays of 4 x 4 units are possible). Specs-wise, both products are pretty run-of-the-mill: you get a 1,366 x 768 resolution, 8-millisecond response time, 800:1 contrast ratio, and 500cd/m² maximum brightness. Although they’re available immediately, Sammy hasn’t released any pricing info for these models, but TG Daily points out that the previous, non-XP versions cost $8,950 (460Pn, pictured) and $6,750 (400Pn), respectively — so we can be sure the upgraded editions won’t come cheap.

[Via TG Daily]

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Pretty funny ad for Helio, the phone phone phone damn it, the phone company with MySpace Mobile.

Interesting setup that's actually happened to us once! You could not believe the reactions our parents gave when we came home with an Asian man that one time. – Jason Chen

Helio's First Commercial [iSee Video - Thanks Vincent!]

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Either Microsoft has never had a Super Bowl commercial, or they’ve wasted some serious cash on mega-expensive advertising that no one — at least not at Engadget HQ, anyway — can seem to recall being aired in recent memory. Looks like that could soon change though; amidst all this hype about the Zune / Argo / Xboy / Microsoft portable media player / whatever the hell it’s called, we’ve received word that Microsoft may be taking this effort all the way to the end zone. According to Digital Music News, the Zune could be starring in a Super Bowl XLI commercial in 2007, which would, of course display the company’s commitment to the project initiative — as well as giving it the kiss of death. Remember what happened to the last prominently placed portable media player to get some Super Bowl commercial action? Yeah, barely, right?

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