Eizo finally escapes the ugly with latest FORIS HD LCDs

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It was touch and go for a minute there, with Eizo laying claim to the “ugliest HDTVs ever made” on these very pages. Lucky for eyeballs the world over, Eizo been hard at work in the design department, and this latest FORIS HD line is — dare we say it — rather sexy. The Japan-destined displays come in 24-inch and 27-inch versions, with WUXGA (Full HD) resolutions, three HDMI inputs and a TV tuner. They’ll be retailing for the equivalent of $1,469 to $1,642 US and come in white and blue flavors.

 

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Japan could keep tabs on defense officials via GPS phones

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It’s not like the Japanese government hasn’t dabbled in GPS (and RFID, too) tracking before, but the nation’s latest idea involving Big Brother is (unsurprisingly) catching a fair amount of criticism. Reportedly, Japan wants to equip senior defense officials with GPS-enabled mobiles, and it’s making no bones about the reasoning behind it. Quite frankly, it’s looking for ways to keep a more watchful eye on officials’ whereabouts after a higher-up was recently “treated to hundreds of expensive rounds of golf by a defense contractor.” Reportedly, the handsets would only be given out to senior staff “required to report for duty in the case of a security emergency,” but a number of anonymous individuals have already expressed disdain for the plan through local news outlets. Nothing to hide, nothing to fear, right?

 

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Chicago Shell stations trialing biometric payment systems

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Simply swiping one’s credit / debit card at the pump is probably sufficient for the bulk of us, but for certain Shell customers in Chicago, paying for gasoline is getting even quicker. Ten stations in the Windy City are trialing biometric payment systems — crafted by California-based Pay By Touch, which has units in a variety of other stores already — that enable customers to scan their fingerprints, fill up and cruise off. The machines are purportedly linked directly to checking or credit card accounts, which customers initiate at the store or online. Unfortunately, we’ve no idea if Shell plans on expanding this to other locales after the pilot program has concluded, but Chris Susse, Shell’s manager of global refueling innovations (nice title, eh?) did note that he hoped the initiative would increase customer loyalty at the very least.

 

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Jesse Jackson speaks out against the Sirius / XM merger

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The proposed Siruis / XM merger has always ruffled a few feathers at the NAB (and the NAB has certainly ruffled back), but it’s another thing entirely when a national political figure like Jesse Jackson comes out opposed to the deal. Jackson, who spoke at the FCC hearings on the merger yesterday, said that allowing Sirius and XM to combine would essentially create a monopoly in the satellite radio market, eliminating the potential for diverse ownership and possibly squelching minority voices on the dial. Control of the media has always been a hot-button issue for activists of all stripes, and we can certainly see why Jackson would oppose such a merger on those grounds, but another organizations with a similar agenda, the NAACP, has actually issued statements supporting the merger, saying that combined, XM / Sirius would “”strengthen its commitment to diversity.” It’s obviously a thorny issue with a lot of viewpoints, so please — let’s keep the comments civil, shall we?

 

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