From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Kent Displays Reflex LCD: Wafer Thin Flexible and Tough LCD

October 30, 2008

Kent Displays has developed a new LCD that is extremely thin, quite flexible and is rugged. How thin? How about 30 microns, thinner than a strand of hair. It is also rugged enough for military applications. The prototype sports a pixel format of 320 x 160, not quite ready for prime time but the prototype [...]

Sharp AQUOS Fulltouch 931SH: 3.8″ Touch LCD with 1024 x 480

October 30, 2008

Sharp’s AQUOS Fulltouch 931SH is getting really close to a perfect display on a mobile phone. The Fulltouch 931SH, available from SoftBank, sports a 3.8″ LCD with touch capability and an incredibly packed pixel format of 1024 x 480. Just imagine full-sized Internet surfing on a mobile phone! In addition the Fulltouch 931SH features a [...]

Japanese iPhone 3G Customers Get 1-Seg WiFi Tuner from SoftBank

October 29, 2008

Japanese iPhone 3G customers will get a treat: a little gadget that receives the 1-Seg mobile terrestrial digital audio/video and data broadcasting service and sends it out in WiFi signals. The 1-Seg gadget also works as a battery extender when connected via the iPhone 3G’s dock connector. Very nice. Mobile TV is quite popular in [...]

Corning Q4′08 Outlook Sees Big Drop in LCD TV Demand

October 29, 2008

Corning announced its Q4′08 outlook and it is disappointing but not surprising. Corning expects Q4′08 revenues of US$1.2 billion to $1.3 billion with profits of 20-28 cents per share. Wall Street was expecting revenues of US$1.54 billion and profits of 42 cents per share. Quite a disparity! Corning also expects glass volume to be down [...]

Dell XPS One 24: 1080p 24″ All-In-One

October 29, 2008

Dell XPS One 24 Specifications
Display: 24″ TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT

Dell has improved its all-in-one offering the XPS One: XPS One 24. Now it has a 24″ TFT LCD. Gizmodo is reporting that it has a 1080p 24″ LCD. I am assuming that means it has an aspect [...]

Samsung SDI OLED Flapping Display: 4″ and 0.05mm Thick

October 29, 2008

Samsung SDI is showcasing its “Flapping Display” at FPD International 2008 in Japan. The Flapping Display is a 4″ OLED display that is so thin (just 0.05mm!) that it flaps in the air. The pixel format is 480 x 272 (the same as you see on a Sony PSP for example) with a contrast ratio [...]

Ford SmartGuage with EcoGuide using 2 LCDs

October 29, 2008

Ford has revealed a gauge cluster called SmartGauge with EcoGuide that uses two LCDs. This technology will be incorporated into Ford’s 2010 Fusion Hybrid and Mercury’s 2010 Milan Hybrid cars. The centrally-mounted speedometer is analog but to the left and right is all high-tech with graphics that can be personalized to provide four different level [...]

Chi Mei EL 25″ OLED with 1366 x 768

October 29, 2008

Chi Mei EL (CMEL) is showing off a 25″ OLED TV prototype with a pixel format of 1366 x 768 at the FPD International 2008 show in Japan. The CMEL 25″ OLED TV is just 1mm thick, sports a typical brightness of 350 cd/m2 and a peak of 1200 cd/m2. That’s an impressive reduction in [...]

Samsung SDI 40″ 1080p OLED TV Prototype

October 29, 2008

Samsung SDI showcased a 40″ OLED TV with a pixel format of 1920 x 1080 at the FPD International 2008 show. According to OLED-Info, Samsung had already showed a 40″ OLED TV prototype back in 2005 however that unit didn’t have Full HD capability and having limited to just 1280 x 800. The new 40″ [...]

HP Mini 1000: 10.2″ 1024 x 600 Netbook

October 28, 2008

HP Mini 1000 Specifications
Display: 10.2″ TFT LCD
Pixel Format: 1024 x 600

HP’s Mini 1000 is the company’s latest netbook. The Mini 1000 sports a 10.2″ TFT LCD but with just 1024 x 600 pixels. That’s a let down because the smaller 2133 sports a 8.9″ LCD with a 1280 x 768 pixel format. I wish HP [...]


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