Tiny Telescopes Could Make LCDs More Efficient
	Most of the light provided by the light source posted behind liquid crystal display panels never even reaches the eyes of the viewer. Light must pass through individual pixels whose brightness levels are controlled by small liquid crystals that modify their transparency according to the electric signal input. Therefore, 90 percent of the produced light is lost in the polarizing filters in the layers of the screen, while only 10 percent is ... [read more >>]
	23 July 2008, 04:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

LCDs Have a More Efficient Competitor
	Scientists at Microsoft Research published an article in Nature Photonics in which they announce the development of a new pixel design. It consists of a pair of mirrors attached to the pixel, allowing it to work faster, be brighter and more power efficient than today's liquid crystal displays (LCDs). The mirrors would block or transmit light as necessary, and the system is said to be simpler and easier to fabricate than LCDs, meaning ... [read more >>]
	21 July 2008, 03:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

AOC's New 22-Inch Display Features Integrated Media Player
	Yesterday, AOC announced the introduction of what it likes to call "a new breed of multi-functional high-definition display technology." The new product comes in the form of a 22-inch HD multi-functional display that sports HD3 technology. Dubbed 2230Fm, AOC's new display is poised to considerably enhance the viewing experience of all of those high-definition enthusiasts. Being a multi-functional display, the latest AOC p ... [read more >>]
	11 July 2008, 11:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Dual-Touchscreen Notebook Might Overshadow MacBook Air
	Forget about Apple's MacBook Air, Asus' Eee PC or even Voodoo PC's Envy because, in just two years, these notebooks will no longer be considered cool. In fact, over this period of time, notebooks will change so much that you will not even require a keyboard. And that is because, according to an Italian industrial design agency, future portable computers will sport a dual-LCD design and no standard keyboard. The name of th ... [read more >>]
	11 July 2008, 08:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Out with the Carbon Dioxide, In with Nitrogen Trifluoride
	Carbon dioxide is a potent greenhouse gas, apparently responsible for the climate change effects that have started to become even more obvious in the last decades or so. We could say that we've learned our lesson but in fact, we haven’t really, since more than 70 percent of the world's energy output is still obtained from the burning of fossil fuels. Yet, at least we're trying, although we're not doing a pretty good job ... [read more >>]
	08 July 2008, 04:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Mitsubishi TVs Brings Innovation for the Audio Experience
	The Mitsubishi name is almost identical with fast cars designed to be real racers both on track and on the road. But the Japanese group counts a number of other companies that specialize in the development of something other than cars. One of those companies deals with the design and manufacturing of consumer television sets. Mitsubishi Electric, a division of the Mitsubishi Group has announced yesterday the introduction of their ... [read more >>]
	01 July 2008, 04:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

NASA Creates the World's Highest Resolution Visualization System
	NASA unveiled last week the world's highest resolution visualization system, dubbed Hyperwall-2, an event that took place at the Ames Research Center. The new system isn't meant for commercial use and will serve the scientists over at NASA who need to study small details and specs featured in the very large datasets produced by the agency’s supercomputers. The system has been developed by scientists and engineers in ... [read more >>]
	30 June 2008, 05:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The World's First 21.5-inch Full HD LCD Display
	BenQ has announced on Friday the "world's first 21.5-inch Full HD LCD display" as part of their lineup of high-quality LCD monitors. The new product is meant to provide a high quality alternative to the Full HD LCDs already on the market. The company also announced that it would release five new 21.5-inch and 24-inch Full HD 16:9 models that will make their debut later this year, as part of the company's E series and M ... [read more >>]
	23 June 2008, 06:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Multi-touch Surface, Ready for Windows 7
	Computer shows like Computex, CeBIT or CES can give computer users a chance to feast their eyes on some of the most innovative technologies ever unveiled. Not only are these technologies new, but some of them have the potential of changing the way we perceive the world. At this year's Computex show in Taipei, a number of new product releases have made the headlines. And, by the looks of it, there's yet another product that might ... [read more >>]
	05 June 2008, 02:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Samsung Plans to Change the Notebook Market
	Although Samsung isn't the biggest player on the notebook market, the consumer electronics company has quite a few pretty decent models which provide a good ratio of computing power and portability. However, not being among the top notebook brands doesn't stop the company from researching and coming up with a technology innovation that is believed to change a significant part of the portable computers market. Apparen ... [read more >>]
	04 June 2008, 05:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

iPod 'Jambox' with 7-Inch LCD Display, Surround Sound
	Goodmans has announced something that looks like a ghetto blaster, but comes with an additional feature that b-boys didn't benefit from back in the day – a seven-inch widescreen LCD display situated between the two speakers. The gadget enables you to show your photos and play videos on the screen using the included remote control. Read on for details on the features, pricing and iPod compatibility. The Goodmans iPod Dock ... [read more >>]
	02 June 2008, 17:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Samsung Plans to Enter the Laptop Market
	Samsung, one of the largest manufacturers of consumer electronics, has unveiled the prototype of what looks like the company's first notebook. A picture showing the new product and some details regarding its technical specifications have been made public through the Korean Samsung official web page. At a first glance, the notebook appears to be using an OLED technology. Unlike Sony, which is the company's biggest com ... [read more >>]
	20 May 2008, 08:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Samsung's Really Big 82-inch LCD
	On Sunday, Samsung, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics, has showcased an ultra-high definition 82-inch liquid crystal display panel. Rated for the 120Hz television sets, the enormous LCD display has been presented at the Society for Information Display (SID) 2008 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition. Among the rest of the participants, LG is worth noting, as also being one of the bigg ... [read more >>]
	19 May 2008, 05:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

A Thing of Beauty: Close and Personal with LG's Scarlet HDTV
	One of the dominant trends in technological design nowadays is to combine very advanced technical features (high brightness level, high contrast level, various enhanced image processing technologies) with an eye-catching look, which will appeal even to the more discerning of customers. And this trend is quite visible in the case of LG's Scarlet (LG60 or LG6000 in Europe), which we've had the chance to "play with" first ... [read more >>]
	09 May 2008, 08:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Europe Really Loves Sony's Bravia
	Everyone's talking about "brand awareness" and "brand recognition" nowadays, but in some cases, these terms actually mean a lot more than loads of PR talk. And one of those cases is that of Sony's Bravia line of LCD HDTV sets, which seems to be so popular across Europe that the Japanese company has been actually forced to seriously increase the European production capacity in order to meet the overwhelming dem ... [read more >>]
	29 April 2008, 07:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How Quartz Watches Work
	Quartz watches, like many other innovative inventions of their time, appeared as high-tech gadgets, some of which were even more expensive than a car. However, as time went by and technology evolved even further, quartz watches became so inexpensive that companies actually gave them away for free as incentives. In the last two decades, quartz watches moved away from LED or LCD high-tech displays towards a more traditional display and mecha ... [read more >>]
	26 April 2008, 02:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Westinghouse's 16-Inch LCD HDTV Bends, but Doesn't Break
	Portable TVs ain't exactly the most popular things around, but certain manufacturers do come up with some products of this type that actually manage to raise an eyebrow. And that's exactly the case with the latest announcement from Westinghouse Digital, who has just unveiled the PT-16H610S, a thin and flexible LCD HDTV HDTV that flips and folds to easily fit into any room in the home, especially the kitchen. As the c ... [read more >>]
	25 April 2008, 14:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Samsung Touts New “Touch of Color'' LCD HDTVs, 4th Generation Blu-ray Player
	Perhaps in order to keep the keen eyes of both consumers and press away from the huge scandal involving its top management, the Korean company Samsung has decided that this is the best time to throw some pretty nifty new products on the market, some of them designed especially to occupy the central position in the users' entertainment centers. So, without further ado, let's see what old Sammy has in store for us: fi ... [read more >>]
	24 April 2008, 12:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Curved iMac Possible
	Nuno Teixeira's curved iMac really turned some heads at the beginning of March, this year, when we became acquainted to it via trendhunter.com. The mock-ups looked superb (they still do), but had little chance of materializing. "Had," as iSuppli senior anal ... [read more >>]
	25 March 2008, 16:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Bionic Eye: Fully-Fledged LCD Display In a Contact Lens
	Just when we thought that the four-panel ccurved monitor from Alienware was the next big thing in the display industry, researchers at the University of Washington announced a new type of hybrid contact lens that will bring to life the Terminator withi ... [read more >>]
	03 March 2008, 09:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hold On to Your Chairs, the Curved iMac Is Here!
	In glorious pixels and nothing more, for the time being. A pity, isn't it? Something as sexy as this should be sitting on everyone's desk, not to mention that we'd finally be looking at stuff the right way, which for us humans is the ... [read more >>]
	03 March 2008, 08:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New LED Design Revealed!
	Light emitting diodes are taking over our lives, whether you like it or not. They can be found almost everywhere starting with your average mobile cellular phone, to indoor lighting solution, lasers and even liquid crystal displays and televisions. However, although being extremely energy efficient, small and resilient enough to be incorporated into a wide range of applications, scientists are still not satisfied and argue they c ... [read more >>]
	29 February 2008, 06:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Canon Acquires a Quarter of Hitachi's LCD Business
	Hitachi has announced that it has inked a purchase agreement with its former rival company Canon that will lead to a LCD panel business alliance. Hitachi has previously sold an important part of its Display Unit shares to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. who manufactures LCD TVs under the Panasonic brand. The agreement between the two companies outlines the fact that Canon will take control of 24.9% of Hitachi Displays, Ltd, ... [read more >>]
	28 February 2008, 06:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The LCD Finally Outsells the CRT
	LCD technology has been around for a fairly long time and had displayed an ascending trend in its level of popularity, but it seems that TV sets based on this technology are a lot more popular than previously thought. Thus, the latest market study from DisplaySearch has unveiled not only that customers from all around the world purchase more TV sets, but also that they're favoring LCDs above all others. First and foremo ... [read more >>]
	20 February 2008, 10:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

SciFi 3-D LCDs Displays to Become Reality?
	Holograms are ideal when it comes to storing three-dimensional images, but the problem is they can only be written once. Rewritable holograms would greatly improve the storing capacity of future personal computers and could also provide with the technology to create three-dimensional displays. A team of U.S. researchers claim to have designed a new material that can record a holographic image, delete it and then rewrite it with a ... [read more >>]
	07 February 2008, 06:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Sparkle to Unveil the Calibre P888+ Graphics Card With GDP2 Daughter Card
	Sparkle has just announced the Calibre P888+ Graphics Card with Innovative GDP2 Daughter Card. The Calibre P888+ is built on Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GT graphics processing unit (GPU) and comes with a creative second generation GDP2 daughter card. A daughter card is an expansion module that plugs into a slot, usually on the motherboard, in order to grant extended functionality. In Sparkle's case, the GDP2 Daughter Card p ... [read more >>]
	25 January 2008, 04:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Something Even Better Than the Wii Remote!
	Reactrix Systems is a software developer that might have just brought technology from the Minority Report to video games. The company showed off a gaming system made for LCD ... [read more >>]
	14 January 2008, 04:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

CES 2008: LG.Philips LCD Reveals the 16.7 Million Color E-Paper!
	LG.Philips LCD has today announced they'll soon introduce the world's highest resolution 14.3 inch flexible color e-paper display at the Consumer Electronics Show this year in Las Vegas. Last year, the company teased gadget aficionados with the 14.1-inch page made exclusively from "metal foil and plastic substrates rather than glass" that could only deliver 4,096 colors. This time, they've come up wit ... [read more >>]
	04 January 2008, 09:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

BenQ Unveils X Series Gaming LCD Monitor
	BenQ has officially presented today the new X series LCD displays to include the BenQ X900, X900W, X2000W and X2200W. The X series is equipped with the BenQ patented technologies such as Senseye and Game and is committed to delivering different viewing experiences using the six preset operation modes: Standard, Dynamic, Movies, Photos, Action Game and Racing Game. The displays address to game enthusiasts as well as multimedi ... [read more >>]
	05 December 2007, 09:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Apple Heaven in Turmoil
	Apple product users all around the world have always been quite pleased with the standard of quality Apple has always maintained. Most probably that’s the main reason why the Apple fan-boys (and the Mac ones in particular) have appeared. But there are problems that shake even the most dedicated Apple users and, unfortunately for the Cupertino based company, these problems seem to appear these days more often than any other time in the past ... [read more >>]
	28 November 2007, 15:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Samsung Clings to the First Place in the TV Business
	The North American TV market has come back to normal after Samsung have regained their leading position in sales. The last three months have turned television set sells upside down after the newcomer Vizio made a bold move and hit the top. The study conducted by DisplaySearch reveals that good-old Samsung have regained their 11.8 percent of the total market, while the ex number one, Vizio dropped to a 10.2-percent share – 1.8 less than ... [read more >>]
	23 November 2007, 04:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Samsung's Flat Panel X-ray Detector Turns You Into Superman
	The Korean company Samsung, besides being the world's largest manufacturer of TFT-LCD panels, is also involved in quite a lot of various other market segments, including that of medical devices. And the company's latest announcement refers exactly to this specific domain, as it seems that ol'Sammy has completed development of a very advanced flat panel X-ray detector (FPXD) for radiology machines, in collaboration with Vatec ... [read more >>]
	22 November 2007, 01:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Samsung Intros Three New Multimedia-Enabled SyncMaster LCD Displays
	Samsung's been on quite a roll lately, making all sorts of announcements regarding the future of its displays, especially those using OLED technology. However, since said technology is still rather far away, the people over at Samsung have decided to continue upgrading their SyncMaster line of desktop PC monitors for now, and released three new models with enhanced multimedia capabilities, namely the SyncMaster 920BM 19-inch ... [read more >>]
	01 November 2007, 02:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Waterproof LCDs Bring Porn into Your Jacuzzi!!
	Waterproof goes with anything, from watches to telescopes. After attaching iPods to jacuzzi, it's time for the TVs to move into bathrooms, where anyone can indulge himself watching "Blue Lagoon" or else from his own private hot tub. If not, just to satisfy an extravagant whim. We have earlier introduced you to some other amazing waterproof TVs for your bathroom/kitchen, including models such as TileVision TV, E ... [read more >>]
	26 October 2007, 05:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New LCD Era Begins! Epson Unveils All-in-One Touch Screen Display!
	Epson has recently unveiled an all-in-one LCD screen with an integrated cover and touch panel. The All-in-One Touch Screen LCD uses a futuristic looking all-in-one optical design that prevents glare. Clear views from just about any angle are said to be obtained thanks to Photo Fine Vistarich wide viewing angle and anti-reflection technologies. The best news is that these screens are intended for use on in-car systems, such as satellite ... [read more >>]
	23 October 2007, 04:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

ViewSonic Intros a 19-inch LCD
	ViewSonic just announced the launch of a new 19-inch widescreen computer display, commercially available under the VX1940w designation, that comes with a native resolution of 1680 by 1050 pixels and which will hit the consumer market segment sometime in the middle of November. According to the news site digitimes, th ... [read more >>]
	09 October 2007, 11:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Toshiba's Secret Lab Hides Gigabeat Prototype! Prepares "Alien" DNA Checking Stuff!?!
	Zune should watch out for the competition, as Toshiba Gigabeat could reveal a much better...everything. The giant company keeps the player's name secret for the time being. But la pièce de ré•sis•tance of the device is not only the wide OLED display that kills some LCD competitors items. Apparently, Toshiba is going to use a revolutionary technology to provide much lighter contrast ratios than the ones used on today' ... [read more >>]
	04 October 2007, 08:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Samsung Intros a 19-inch USB Connectible LCD
	Samsung just announced the launch of a new computer LCD monitor that is aimed at users needing or desiring to set up a multi display configuration, while using the latest available technology and experiencing the stunning visuals that are delivered by a state of the art display. Available under the commercial designation of 940UX, the new Samsung LCD monitor provides a new alternative to using the conventional video input and ... [read more >>]
	04 October 2007, 08:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Asus Intros 19-inch LCD with 1680x1050 Resolution
	Asustek Computer, better known as Asus, just announced the launch of three brand new LCD computer monitors that come as one 19-inch widescreen and two 22-inch displays. The new LCD monitors are coming with pretty high technical specifications and they are also priced at an affordable level, while being capable of WSXGA+ native resolutions. The 19-inch Asus widescreen monitor is the first in the world display from its size clas ... [read more >>]
	03 October 2007, 05:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Toshiba Releases Sexy Gigabeat TV Device!
	The giant Toshiba proudly announces the portable TV device launching. The TV device was dubbed V41 and it's said to support 1 seg, in Japanese mobile TV format broadcasts. As for the TV device's capabilities, it can deal with WMV, WMA 10, WMA 9 Lossless, as well as Mp3 and WAV formats for audio content and JPEG files for photo slide showing option. The player's design is comfortable to handle, reveals some clas ... [read more >>]
	28 September 2007, 02:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Dell Presents a Nice 20-in LCD
	It looks like Dell plans to expand its range of LCD monitors aimed at the home and office computer users with a new widescreen display that comes with a viewable area of 20 inches and this product is called SP2008WFP and it will be priced at an affordable $289. This new product is the first ever flat panel LCD monitor from Dell to integrate a microphone and a Web camera so it looks that the manufacturing company is finally get ... [read more >>]
	27 September 2007, 10:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

NEC Presents a 24-inch LCD Monitor
	NEC Display Solutions of America announced the launch of a new desktop computer monitor from the MultiSync range of products that will soon be available on the general consumer market under the LCD2470WVX designation. This new NEC display system comes in a widescreen format and it is specifically designed for enterprises and performance centered users as it comes with a rich palette of features, while also providing excellent performance a ... [read more >>]
	27 September 2007, 10:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

VIEWSONIC Goes For Quality and Low Price Tags
	As LCD computer monitors are very popular, a rift normally appeared between the truly high solutions that offer high native resolutions and features and the more budget oriented displays that are coming with fewer bells and whistles while sporting affordable prices. The hardware manufacturing company ViewSonic plans to close that gap with its new range of affordable LCD based computer monitors that are set to offer the increased clarity, v ... [read more >>]
	22 September 2007, 05:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

ViewSonic Launches LCDs for Gamers
	ViewSonic just announced the release of three brand new widescreen computer monitors which are based on the latest LCD technologies in order to provide the most accurate and sharp images possible for users of desktop computer systems. The three new LCDs come in two sizes of 19 and 22 inches and they feature the innovative Dynamic Contrast technology as well as fast response times and superb quality of image which makes them especially well ... [read more >>]
	21 September 2007, 09:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Mitsubishi Introduces a HD 46-inch Monitor
	Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America’s Presentation Products Division, the American division of the Japanese company Mitsubishi, that is specialized in high performance presentation and display products, just introduced its newest offering, a large scale LCD monitor. This new product, named LDT461V, comes packed in a large scale form factor as it has a 46 inch diagonal and it offers integrated support for HD video playback a ... [read more >>]
	19 September 2007, 10:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Lenovo Intros 22-inch Widescreen Monitor
	Lenovo announced the launch of a new breed of LCD widescreen computer monitors, the first and only products that support the newly introduced WUXGA resolution standard which is the short for ''Widescreen Ultra eXtended Graphics Array''. The new Lenovo monitor is available under the commercial designation L220x and it comes with a native resolution of 1900x1200 and a widescreen ratio of 16:10 and thanks to i ... [read more >>]
	18 September 2007, 09:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Panoramic Acer LCD Monitors Announced
	Acer America Corporation announced the launch of a new series of high end LCD computer monitors which are aimed at both home users and professional computer users. The new P series of Acer made LCD screens is shipped under the emblem of a stylish and high quality product that aims to present precise and top of the line images, being the ideal tool for viewing multimedia content, gaming and creating video content. The new Acer P series c ... [read more >>]
	13 September 2007, 06:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

China Attracts LCD Manufacturers
	AU Optronics, better known as AUO, is a Taiwanese manufacturing company that is active in the LCD business and it announced that it started operations at its newest production facility located in China. The Chinese plant is a ''giant'' and the company expects to increase its output by at least 50 percent. The production plant, which is located in south east China is going to produce LCD screens for the grea ... [read more >>]
	12 September 2007, 09:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia