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OKI Data Corporation subsidiary OKI Digital Imaging used the company's Epi Film Bonding Technology to create a 1.1-inch Quarter Video Graphics Array (QVGA) LED display, which, by implementing the world's first 65-micrometer pitch between LED chips, delivers high-definition images while reducing the power co... |
26 November 2009
04:12 GMT |
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Long life, high performance and low power consumption are the three elements that today's technological products are struggling to merge together, in some cases more successfully than others. In the case of LCD displays, the merger was done rather well when speaking of LED (Light Emitting Diodes) backlit monitor... |
24 November 2009
04:26 GMT |
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Alongside other important updates this week, Apple has posted a firmware update for its Late 2008 LED Cinema Display. Addressing an issue with the built-in iSight camera on the LED Cinema Display where the camera may not be recognized by some applications, the update is a meagre 654 KB in size, and needs to be applie... |
20 November 2009
04:02 GMT |
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Since they first appeared, at the end of the 19th century, contact lenses have brought forth a new age in treating diseases of the eye, eliminating the need for glasses, and hiding the handicap from prying eyes. Over the past decades, the production process related to these lenses has also evolved spectacularly, and ... |
12 November 2009
15:31 GMT |
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Ithaca, New York-based company Orthogonal is currently working on an innovation that will allow organic electronics to be manufactured from the same equipment that currently produces silicon electronics. This line of research could bring about a new wave of innovation in the electronics industry, as organic semicondu... |
27 October 2009
09:39 GMT |
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Researchers at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign (UI) have recently developed a new kind of very tiny, inorganic, bright, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which they hope to be able to use in practical applications such as thin and foldable video screens. Wall-sized displays could also become possible with ... |
21 August 2009
03:42 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of California in Riverside (UCR) are about to engage in a long-term, five-year effort, to begin in 2010, that will aim to drastically reshape the way in which we communicate and navigate in homes, offices, airports and especially in places where radio frequency communication is prohibited... |
13 August 2009
17:41 GMT |
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Current lighting technologies, using incandescent light bulbs, are on the verge of getting replaced by compact-fluorescent bulbs (CFL), which are touted as being able to significantly reduce electrical consumption, whilst providing the same level of illumination. However, researchers at the Carnegie Melon University ... |
10 June 2009
09:50 GMT |
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Published by Italian iPhone fan site iSpazio, the picture available to the left shows an iPhone with an all-black frame, and a front-facing camera – two features that may just see the light of day, Softpedia believes. The folks at CultOfMac chime in, posting the mockup of an iPhone video iChat by Graham Bower ... |
4 June 2009
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Over the past few years, concerns about the environmental impact of incandescent light bulbs have generated furious debates among scientists and policy makers in regards to their efficiency and the carbon footprint they leave behind. These talks have eventually led to a new legislation, which has phased out conventio... |
27 April 2009
06:17 GMT |
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A new type of polarization-matched light-emitting diode (LED) device has been obtained by researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, following intense efforts of coming up with a type of LED that illuminates brighter and consumes less energy than its predecessors. Featuring a light output increase of 18 per... |
13 January 2009
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When it comes to figuring out the best indoor lighting solution for widespread use, authorities in most countries have split opinions, as do the health advisors and the scientific community. In other words, although legislation already exists in Europe and the US – regulating the time frame for the removal of i... |
7 January 2009
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How would you like it if you paid a lot less for your energy bill, while the ambient light in your house dimmed or increased depending on your needs or on the time of the day, as well as change color, and last longer without the need of replacement? If this sounds good to you, you should know that this is not just a ... |
18 December 2008
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Following the announcement that Apple was shipping its new, 24-inch Cinema Display, the company quietly discontinued one of its old display models, namely the 23-inch SKU. Selling for US$899, the 24-incher is available for order from Apple's online store. Back in 2005, Apple was announcing price cuts on its fla... |
19 November 2008
06:28 GMT |
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Apple has started taking orders for its new 24-inch Cinema Display, aimed at use with MacBooks, as well as the company's desktop solutions, the Mac Pro and the Mac mini. The 24-inch LED-backlit Cinema Display is available through Apple's online store, with shipments slated to begin sometime later this month... |
18 November 2008
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The old radio waves' supremacy in the communication technology field is drawing to its end, as the newly-discovered replacing technology offers increased speed and security via light.The threat to the radio wave communication comes from using visible light. Researchers from Boston University's College of En... |
8 October 2008
11:23 GMT |
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If you are one of those computer enthusiasts that go on tailoring their own desktop or portable computer systems, then you are probably on the look-out for any new technology or product that can make your machines stand from the crowd. Ranging from the latest in computing performance to internal lighting, cooling sy... |
7 October 2008
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Some of you might remember Art Lebedev's Optimus Maximus keyboard, which uses an OLED technology for all of its 113 keys. This keyboard is accompanied by a configuration software that allows users to setup their keyboard anyway they please. The thing with the Optimus Maximus is that, because of the OLED technolo... |
5 August 2008
10:15 GMT |
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Typical laser diodes generally found in optical storing devices such as Blu-ray, DVD and CD players are currently being fabricated out of inorganic semiconductors like gallium arsenide, gallium nitride and other semiconductor alloys related to them. Now, researchers have demonstrated a class of plastic semiconductor ... |
27 May 2008
05:28 GMT |
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Light emitting diodes, or LEDs, are amongst the most efficient light sources ever developed. In terms of energy efficiency, light emitting diodes are capable of producing the optical output of an incandescent light bulb, by consuming one hundred times less energy. The problem is that LEDs can't compete with inca... |
14 May 2008
10:35 GMT |
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Gallium-arsenide semiconductor material is to optoelectronic devices much like silicon to computer microprocessors and microchips. However, while silicon processes electronic signals, gallium-arsenide is used to convert electric energy into light. Basically, any light emitting diode and LED laser works on the basis o... |
23 April 2008
06:39 GMT |
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It's not big deal when a light bulb breaks. Albeit while talking about tubular fluorescent light bulbs, things can take a very serious turn, mostly because these types of light sources contain small amounts of mercury. If the glass tube is broken, then the mercury can contaminate the environment, not a very good... |
11 April 2008
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Light emitting diodes, or most commonly known as LEDs, are solid-state electronic devices used to produce light. Practically LEDs are a special type of diodes encased into tiny transparent plastic bulbs, which emit light when powered. Unlike traditional light bulbs and fluorescent tubes, LEDs do not use metal filamen... |
9 April 2008
10:48 GMT |
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TV-B-Gone (television be gone) is a simple universal remote control that, as its name states, has the capability of turning off all types of televisions controlled through infrared remotes. The device was created by Mitch Altman and was presumably invented for turning off televisions located in public areas that dist... |
7 April 2008
06:32 GMT |
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The messages sent by brake lights to the driver behind bear a small resemblance to the binary code used by computers. But as we all know, the binary code is hardly the perfect communication language. For example, when you press the brake pedal, the break lights signal to the cars behind your intention to stop, except... |
27 March 2008
10:08 GMT |
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LEDs have been in our lives for some time now. They are more efficient than any other lighting device before them, can produce any desired color and have a life span much longer than that of light bulbs and fluorescent tubes. However, they are still imperfect. For example, light-emitting diodes currently present on t... |
24 March 2008
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Blu-Ray, the next king in the high-definition industry might get some serious issues because of Sony's alleged patent infringement related to Blu-ray disc players and other products. According to the U.S. International Trade Commission, the patent infringement may lead to blocks against importing Blu-ray technol... |
21 March 2008
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Behold the new LIFI 4000, the light plasma bulb the size of a Tic-Tac and capable of producing even more light than a typical gas discharge light bulb! The new plasma bulb has been developed by the Luxim Corporation, a company located in Sunnyvale, California, specialized in lighting technologies. Luxim promises to b... |
21 March 2008
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Or at least that's what U.S. researchers say. Night drivers often lose their alertness because of fatigue, however blue lights, or blue light-emitting diodes, are believed to fool the brain into believing that it is morning, when in fact it is the middle of the night, thus resetting the body's natural clock... |
18 March 2008
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We don't need no guns! Why kill somebody with a riffle, when you could starve him to death? That's right, consider the options. Remember the myth of the brown note? It was saying something like this: a particular low frequency note - below 20 Hz - can make you crap your pants. Well, it was proven by the Myt... |
8 March 2008
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In 1879, Thomas Alva Edison invented the first electric light bulb using a carbon filament, only to receive the patent for his invention two months later. In was the greatest invention of the 19th century, but although the materials used to construct the light bulb changed slightly over the years, its design remained... |
7 March 2008
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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 resilie... |
29 February 2008
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The battle format is about to end with a double-knockout, as two famous LED technology developer companies are cooking a new successor to rule over high-definition formats. Just as we thought Blu-Ray is about to become the next stable standard, Kaai and Soraa are trying to develop lasers and LEDs that will change onc... |
13 February 2008
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LEDs are some of the most efficient energy conversion devices available on the market today. No only that, but they can also be made to shine a wide range of different colors in the visible and infrared spectrum, and have way longer lives than traditional light bulbs and florescent tubes. This is mostly why LEDs are ... |
2 February 2008
03:58 GMT |
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The term solid-state device is mostly associated with electronic components. Almost all the electronic equipments we use today are composed of solid-state electronic devices. The word 'solid' refers to the fact that inside the electronic component there is no mechanical action taking place. The expression o... |
24 January 2008
11:06 GMT |
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Solid-state light emitting devices have great versatility, as they produce intense light, a great variety of colors, and can use tunable power sources. On the other hand, they share a dirty little secret. The semiconductor nanostructure tends to emit light in pulses, blinking on and off as the lights in a Christmas t... |
24 January 2008
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LED, or light emitting diodes, are recognized for their properties of providing low power, color rich, long lived lighting sources, however they might already be out of date, as recently a new type of LED has been designed, by using the quantum-dot technology. It seems that the new quantum-dot LED, or QDLED, is far b... |
10 December 2007
10:57 GMT |
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The LED or Light-Emitting Diode was first discovered in the early 20th century, when various scientists from all over the world, working in similar science areas, noticed that a semiconductor junction could produce light when an electric current was applied. A LED emits incoherent narrow-spectrum light when electrica... |
29 October 2007
04:22 GMT |
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If you're looking for an MP3 player to fit in your wallet, then the USB Flash Card MP3 Player should be the perfect device. It is not only fashionable and stylish, but it can also be used as a Mass Storage Device. The best thing about it is the fact that it is just about the size of a credit card, so it can easi... |
27 September 2007
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A new solid state laser could provide novel environmentally friendly lighting solutions, by using high-efficiency fluorescent laser dyes in a high temperature co-polymer matrix. Solid state laser use a solid gain medium, like glass or a crystalline host material, but this one uses a new one, plastic.The self-healing... |
23 July 2007
10:29 GMT |
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Sony's PSP owners have finally been offered an update proving once more that owning a PSP pays. Firmware 3.50 first of all adds Remote Play functionality, allowing PSP users to access their PS3 console remotely from any available wireless connection, in order to stream music, photos, and videos. But there is som... |
25 June 2007
08:26 GMT |
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Earlier this week we talked about the PSP-phone from Sony Ericsson. No, today's news isn't about the PSP-phone, but the new and improved PSP that I was furious to hear nothing about in a long time. Thankfully, sources close to Sony have made available some juicy details about the new portable system. Everyt... |
10 June 2007
05:26 GMT |
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A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits incoherent narrow-spectrum light through a form of electroluminescence. LEDs are small extended sources with extra optics added to the chip, which emit a complex intensity spatial distribution. The color of the emitted light depends on the composition... |
28 May 2007
15:31 GMT |
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The first Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) were produced in the mid 1920s and have been used extensively ever since, in electronic applications around the world, like lights and signals for traffic, railroads, cars, flashlights and generally every appliance that needs a light source.The color of the emitted light depend... |
26 May 2007
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Next generation LEDs greatly improve the image quality on flat-screen TV sets in terms of color, contrast and high definition, just in time for the upcoming NBA finals.The electronics industry is involved in a continuous race to make LEDs that make today's TV screens and cell phones more efficient, cheaper and ... |
17 May 2007
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I'm positive you've seen tons of weird clocks. Remember Clocky, the alarm clock that rolls under your bed in order to make you get up and stop the alarm? Well, this is nothing like that. Don't be misled by its shape because this clock is not going to torment you until you get up. The LED Capsule messa... |
3 May 2007
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If you don't like flashlights or can't use one because you're too busy digging a hole to hide an ax or something, you may prefer a device similar to a miner's headgear with built-in headlights. If miner headgears with embedded lights proved to be pretty useful in obscure environments, why don... |
1 May 2007
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I'm pretty sure fans of flashlights weren't prepared for this: the World's first PC programmable flashlight. The snappily named Angus Noble Indium Smart Flashlight is user configurable and can be connected via USB to your PC.Finally (cough), programming new flashlight settings from your computer is n... |
28 April 2007
11:41 GMT |
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When it comes to innovations that have made a serious damage, or have been good for the world, Philips has its share of the blame/congratulations. They are in a big way responsible for the comeback that LED's have made into the computer industry. Regarded as simple efficient ways of lighting up Christmas trees ... |
27 April 2007
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A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits incoherent narrow-spectrum light through a form of electroluminescence. LEDs are small extended sources with extra optics added to the chip, which emit a complex intensity spatial distribution. The color of the emitted light depends on the composition... |
27 April 2007
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