LG Display Flexible E-newspaper Screen

April 07, 2010 | Bob Snyder | Vendor NewsPDFPrintE-mail
Using metal foil instead of traditional glass substrate, LG produces the largest flexible e-paper display yet.

Electronic paper, in use in e-book readers like Kindle and Sony's Reader, offers a high-contrast ratio to make it easy to read (relies on ambient light so less eye strain over periods of use). Only drawing power when the screen refreshes, e-paper typically has a long battery life.
LG E-screen 
The screen measures 25cm by 40cm (a 19" diagonal screen) and is 0.3 mm thin so it can bend. LG Display plans mass production of an 11.5-inch flexible electronic paper screen in H1 this year.

World's First Hi-Bright Projector with No Mercury

April 07, 2010 | Bob Snyder | TV - Display - ProjectorsPDFPrintE-mail

A new light source, LED or Laser without mercury will be the next gen of projectors, says developer and projector maker Casio.

At ISE 2010, Casio showed their Laser & LED Hybrid Light Source (red by red LED, blue by blue laser and green converted by phosphor from a blue laser) in their Green Slim Projector range.

We're talking 20,000 hours without a lamp change and Casio promise to "aggressively" develop Green Slim consumer models from now on.

CASIO non-mercury

The new semiconductor light-source technology developed by Casio combines LEDs and laser light to create a completely new, mercury-free light source. The new generation of projectors with laser and LED-hybrid light sources has an illuminative performance of up to 2500 ANSI lumens, creating presentations even in daylight.

This new light source with a 20,000-hour life expectancy be switched on and off without any significant delays – full power, says Casio, is available after only 8 seconds.

Go Casio

Jawbone Icon with Software Platform

April 07, 2010 | Bob Snyder | AccessoriesPDFPrintE-mail

alt Aliph unveils the Jawbone Icon, first headphone with an operating system on a chip.

With MyTalk, you can plug the Jawbone Icon into your computer and customize Icon with audio/dial apps.

A variety of audio apps, voice profiles of different personalities, allow the customer to personalize their Icon. And voice comes in French, German, or Spanish.

Go Aliph Jawbone Icon

Komplett BV Goes to ParaDigit

April 07, 2010 | Bob Snyder | Retailer NewsPDFPrintE-mail

Komplett will sell its Komplett BV unit with operations in Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland to ParaDigit Holding BV of Eindhoven.

The Norwegian company holds an option to re-purchase the shops on 1 April 2013.

Komplett BV's etail shops will be moved to ParaDigit's logistics and computerized fulfillment. The licence agreement lets ParaDigit use the Komplett name on the web shops.

Komplett BV had estimated sales of NOK182m and a pretax profit of NOK18m in 2009.(EUR1 = NOK8.2)

Go Komplett

Go Paradigit Holdings

We’re All Wrong About iPad

April 01, 2010 | Bob Snyder | Bob’s BytePDFPrintE-mail

No one and no product could have lived up to the hype that preceded the Apple iPad launch. Not even Steve Jobs who cranked up the hype machine in the first place.

Steve Jobs and iPad

Steve Jobs stood there on stage, iPad in hand like Moses with The Tablet, and a list of his own Commandments: Thou shall create a product category between smartphones and netbooks. Thou shall not have strange devices before you. Thou shall not covet thy neighbour’s goods...

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