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MSI Wind U90: 8.9″ Netbook

MSI Wind U90
Display: 8.9″
Webcam: 1.3MP
CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom
RAM: Up to 2GB DDR2 667MHz
Storage: 80GB 2.5″ HD
Ports: VGA, USB (3), Audio-In/Out, RJ45
Connectivity: Bluetooth, WiFi (802.11b/g)
Color: Imperial Black, Angelic White, Loving Pink, etc.
Battery: 5.5 hours (operational)
Weight: 1kg
Availability: End of June 2008
Price: TBD

MSI’s Wind U90 is exactly the same as the U100 except for the smaller LCD at [...]

Sony Licenses 3M Optical Film Technology

On May 16, 2008, 3M and Sony announced a licensing agreement that gives Sony the right to use certain 3M optical film technologies for use in LCD TVs. The licensing deal covers prismatic films for use in making LCD panels. Optical films are essential in improving brightness by recycling light. 3M’s brightness enhancement film (BEF) [...]

3M to Build Optical Film Factory in Poland

3M announced that it would spend $50 million to build three factories in Wroclaw, Poland, where LG.Philips LCD (LPL) and Sharp is already building factories to support the European display market. One of the three factories will be an optical film factory, which will cost $30 million (60%), that will produce films (most likely Brightness [...]