MultiTouch, a company specializing in, you guessed it, multi-touch technology, today launched the world’s first modular multi-touch LCD screen, which will allow owners to create screen tables and walls to their desired size.

Dubbed the MultiTouch Cell, each LCD screen unit is available in both 32- and 46-inch sizes and offers Full HD capability. The Cells can be positioned in portrait or landscape modes and can be turned into huge multi-touch screens or a multi-touch coffee table for those who don’t need something so grandiose.

The MultiTouch Cell is the company’s response to Microsoft’s Touchwall, which we wrote about earlier this year. Touchwall uses three infrared lasers that scan a surface, and a camera, which feeds information back to Microsoft’s Plex software after something breaks through the laser line. In contrast, the MultiTouch Cell uses an LCD display and according to the company, bests current projector-based systems by improving durability — MultiTouch claims users will get 50,000 hours of use compared to 3,000 hours for projector-based offerings — as well as improved image resolution, contrast, and color quality.

Depending on their needs, MultiTouch customers can buy dozens of LCD modules and arrange them in any way they wish without worrying about connectivity. Each LCD module features HDMI, FireWire, and USB ports and can be connected to a Mac, Linux or Windows computer, meaning each screen in the setup can display one large image or something different.

Although MultiTouch uses LCDs instead of projector technology, owners won’t save any money buying a MultiTouch system. The company’s 46-inch offering costs almost $16,000 with a fully-configured Linux PC to run the software, while a 46-inch display without the PC will cost about $14,700 per unit. 32-inch displays with Full HD capability cost about $8,300 with the Linux PC and almost $7,200 without it.

Ever since Microsoft announced its Surface computer, which currently retails for about $10,000 and can be found in some AT&T stores, more companies have jumped on the multi-touch bandwagon. But so far, development costs are extremely high and companies haven’t been able to bring prices down to an affordable level for consumers. For its part, Microsoft claims the Surface will be available to consumers in 2011, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.

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If you are one of those lazy bloggers with a 60″ LCD TV hooked up to your PC in your bedroom and you blog on your bed, you will definitely need to get one of these Fish Handheld Mouses that can be used without a mouse surface.

The Fish is a revolutionary new hand held mouse that will change the way we use computers.

Features:

With no complicated set up or software, The Fish simply plugs into any available USB port and is ready to use.

Being hand held, surfing the Internet, playing games, designing or editing becomes a pain free pleasure.

Without the need for a flat surface, The Fish is ideal for use with a laptop computer on trains or planes, where room is restricted.

The Fish is also the perfect computer controller for business presentations.

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Sharp is working on solar LCD TVs for houses without electricity.

The only question I have is, if they don’t get electricity, will they get any TV reception at all?  (Maybe air reception is good… real good…)

LCD prototype which uses just a quarter of the power (or a third measured annually) of a conventional CRT with the same screen size. That’s low enough to be suitably powered by a Sharp, triple-junction thin-film solar cell module whose surface area is roughly equivalent to that of the LCD screen.

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Here’s a nifty little gadget called “D Angle Guitar Hanger” to keep your guitar safely in place.  Mind you, if your girlfriend gets mad at you and bashed the guitar over your head, this isn’t going to help that.

Innovative design can be hung from almost any horizontal surface. Coated surface protects your instrument’s finish.

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Here’s a UV disinfector for your silverware from Shaper Images.

I don’t know why it’s so expensive, it’s all marketing hype I tell you.  I’ve seen these commercial UV disinfectors since 20 years ago, they have them everywhere in Korea including restaurants, barber shops, etc…etc…

• This pocketsize disinfecting light kills up to 99.99% of infectious bacteria and viruses on all kinds of surfaces.
• A quick 10-second scan is all it takes to destroy staph, salmonella, E.coli, flu viruses and more on keyboards, mice, phones, doorknobs, counters, pens — even a piano!
• Long-lasting, 4,000-hour UV bulb provides a lifetime of surface scans.
• Runs on 2 AAA batteries (included).

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