Luminus Devices develops and manufactures PhlatLight® (Photonic Lattice) LED products. At SID 2008, Luminus demonstrated PhlatLight powered products and PhlatLight LED chipsets. I met up with John Langevin, VP, Sales and Marketing and Paul Fredrickson, Director of Marketing at the Sheraton.
The Luminus PhlatLight RGB LEDs were extremely bright!
At the suite, Luminus demonstrated its PhlatLight Backlight [...]
Toshiba Portege M800
Display Size: 13.3″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1280 x 800
GPU: Intel GMA X3100
Webcam: 1.3MP with Face Recognition Software
CPU: 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
RAM: 1GB
HDD: 250GB
Optical: Super Multidrive DVD
Wireless: 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth
Wired: 56Kbps modem, 1000 Ethernet
Input: USB 2.0 (3), FireWire
Video Output: VGA
Other: FM Tuner
Weight: 1.97kg (4.3lbs)
Availability: Q3′08 in Europe, the Middle East, Africa
According to Tech Digest’s [...]
On May 1, 2008 Nichia filed a lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court against Japan Seoul Semiconductor, the Japanese subsidiary of Seoul Semiconductor, a LED manufacturer headquartered in South Korea.
Nichia has been very aggressive in trying to protect its intellectual properties. And so has Seoul Semiconductor. Nichia has already filed a previous suit in the [...]
Delta Electronics introduced its LED lamp during the Light+Building 2008 Exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany back in early April. Delta’s LED lamp is shaped like a normal compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) and is compatible with the bulb sockets that are used worldwide. There are three versions: 5W, 9W, 12W. According to Delta, the 5W Delta Lamp [...]
Samsung P960
Display Size: 2.6″
Pixel Format: 240 x 320
Color: 262K
Camera: 3MP with LED Flash
TV: DVB-H, OMA-BCAST
Other: Audio player, FM radio, Bang & Olufsen ICEPower (audio)
Battery: 1200mAh (5 hours of TV watching)
On April 30, 2008, Samsung Electronics announced the world’s first slider phone capable of DVB-H mobile TV, the P960. The P960 is also the world’s first [...]
On March 19, 2008, Luminus Devices raised USD 72 million in a new round of financing. The company will expand its Phlatlight LED chipsets into the general lighting applications such as medical, entertainment and homeland security. The participating companies in this funding round were Boston-based Braemar Energy Ventures, San Francisco-based CMEA Ventures and DC-based Paladin [...]
Meyda Lighting, a Meyda Tiffany company and manufacturer of decorative lighting, illuminated the world’s largest LED-based free-hanging chandelier on April 2, 2008 at 6PM at the Stanley Center for the Arts in Utica, New York. It took Meyda Lighting nearly one year of planning and production in its manufacturing facilities located in Yorkville, N.Y.
The Stanley [...]
During SID 2007, I was given a demonstration of Explay’s oio, a laser & LED-based hybrid nano-projector. The picture quality was surprisingly good despite being generated from a projector the size of a deck of cards. Engadget just posted a blog stating that Explay’s oio Companion will be showcased at the Mobile World Congress that will be held [...]
According to iFixit’s teardown of the MacBook Air, some juicy information has been revealed regarding the LCD:
Display assembly weight: 465g (34% less than on the MacBook)
LCD panel thickness: 3mm, thanks to the LED lightsource.
Inverter board: None needed due to the use of DC-powered LEDs.
Cable: Just one that provides both data and power to the display.
Apple [...]
LED light sources have become common in automotive taillight applications. For taillights, the light does not have to project and need to be simply bright enough for other drivers to see when daytime running lights (DRLs) and/or the brakes are engaged. Because of the low brightness requirements, LEDs have been able to replace regular bulbs [...]