On December 22, 2008, LG Display (LPL), one of the largest manufacturers of LCDs, announced the development of a 14.1″ LCD panel for notebook PC applications that is illuminated by sunlight instead of a backlight when used outdoors. The sunlight illuminated and energy efficient 14.1″ LCD will be showcased during next year’s Consumer Electronics Show [...]

Funai Electric Advanced Applied Technology Research Institute (phew, that was long!) has developed a new display technology that it is calling Dynamic ECD. Dynamic ECD is a reflective display that does not require a backlight to light up. Instead of a backlight it uses ambient light. The limitations of reflective displays was that they tended [...]