Anodos shows off FED-based, internet-connected set-top display

FED technology may not have exactly caught on for use with TVs just yet, but Japan's Anodos looks set to bring it into living rooms in its own little way in the form of an internet-connected set-top box. Dubbed the "Anobar", it'll give you a 640 x 94 resolution with which to view the headlines and low res images of your choice, along with a more than capable VIA C7-M under the hood, and Windows XP Embedded running the show. You'll even apparently be able to get real-time comments about the show you're watching courtesy of 2channel's discussion forums. Unfortunately, in its current prototype form, all of that added up to hefty ¥200,000 (or $1,900), and the researchers say that they're going to have to get it down to ¥30,000 ($280) or less before they make a go at selling it to the general public, which could take a little while. For now, you can get a taste of what might be in store courtesy of the video after the break.

[Via Engadget Japanese]

[Sogarth @ Jul 17th 2008 4:44PM]

Oh, god, 2ch comments? Things could get very crazy, very quickly. :)

[timm @ Jul 17th 2008 4:52PM]

Hey, stay away from the Feds man, they'll mess you up.



Okay now, where's my stash

[phanbouy @ Jul 17th 2008 4:58PM]

you shouldn't be watching gangster movies at your age

[AJC @ Jul 17th 2008 4:51PM]

Cool

[Hung @ Jul 17th 2008 4:50PM]

If you pay over 9000 for the model that was made over 100 years ago, you can get 4chan comments with the chemo that is curing /b/.

[Phoenix @ Jul 17th 2008 6:06PM]

You retard. It's "At least 100"

[andres @ Jul 17th 2008 7:57PM]

@ phoenix
no vegeta
ITS OVER 9000!

[andres @ Jul 17th 2008 8:03PM]

nevermind, i was looking at the wrong part and phoenix was right.
i am ashamed to be the cancer

[Hung @ Jul 17th 2008 8:15PM]

As I, andres. As I...

[Banners @ Jul 17th 2008 5:09PM]

Is this like using Ceefax with the mix button on?

[MichaelP @ Jul 17th 2008 5:17PM]

$280 with only a 640x94 display?!? It's 13" wide. Seems like resolution on a 13" display should be a good bit higher. Like at least 1024x150.

13" is the same width as a 16.25" 4x3 display. Think of cutting such a LCD into 4 strips. Most 16" 4x3 LCDs would support at least 1280x1024. (Most 15" LCDs support 1280x1024.) Cutting down a 16" 1280x1024 panel would make these 1280x188, fully double (or quadruple, depending on your perspective) what these actually are.

[MichaelP @ Jul 17th 2008 5:19PM]

By the way, don't say anything about reduced readability for smaller text sizes. Just use a larger font for the same text "size", but less jagged.

[donpatent @ Jul 17th 2008 8:50PM]

CNT FED?