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  So you think Apple’s Retina Display is the ultimate screen for a device? Well, Ortus Tech from Japan thinks otherwise. They’ve developed the world’s first 4.8-inch display that supports full HD (1920×1080) resolution. The new display uses company’s HAST (Hyper-amorphous silicon TFT) technology and is able to show 458 pixels per inch (PPI) which [...]

  We do know that Samsung is working to support the WiMAX 2 standard and now at the CEATEC in Japan, they’ll demonstrate the WiMAX 2 trial system with UQ Communications. The new mobile WiMAX standard is based on IEEE 802.16m that enables more faster, efficient data communication and is compatible with already deployed Mobile [...]

  Canon has announced that they’ve created a new CMOS image sensor, which is the world’s largest that can be produced from a 12-inch (300mm) wafer. The sensor measures 202x205mm, making it 40 times larger than size of Canon’s largest commercial CMOS sensor and is capable of gathering more light for an image or a [...]

  Canon has successfully managed to create a APS-H size CMOS sensor that can take pictures to up to 120 megapixel resolution (13,280×9,184 pixels). This new sensor has the world’s highest resolution for its size and when compared to Canon’s current highest-resolution CMOS sensor, the new APS-H size sensor is 7.5 times larger and 2.4-fold [...]

  Bluetooth 3.0′s adoption may not be as much as Bluetooth SIG have expected to be but that is not letting them to advance to the next version. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has announced the formal adoption of core specs of Bluetooth 4.0. Bluetooth 4.0 features include low power consumption during peak, average or [...]

  MIT researchers have developed a new way to check our eyesight which is way cheaper and portable than the current solutions available. The technique dubbed as NETRA (near-eye tool for refractive assessment) uses a plastic that costs about $2 and a phone loaded with the NETRA software. NETRA works by user placing its eye [...]

  Microsoft has developed a new technology that makes it easy for consumers to install batteries in gadgets, toys or virtually anything that requires CR123, AA, AAA, C or D size batteries. The technology known as Instaload and unlike regular batteries, it does not depend on positive or negative polarity making it easy to install [...]

  Researchers at MIT have developed a new technique that would help the internet to be 100 or maybe 1,000 times faster than what is today. Currently, optical fibers transmit heaps of data whereas router that receives the different wavelengths of light loaded with data converts those optical signals to electric ones and then sends [...]

  Toshiba has created a display that can zoom in or out on bending the panel. The display prototype was showcased at the SID expo last week where it was demoed with Google Earth being used to zoom in and out without effort. The LCD panel uses a bend sensor that is located at the [...]

  Sony is showing off a new rollable display at the SID 2010 expo. The flexible display measures 4.1-inch in size and is just 80 um-thick, capable enough to be wrapped around a thin circular object. To create the display, Sony first developed organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) with an original organic semiconductor material – a [...]

  Society of Information Display (SID) is underway in Seattle where companies are busy showing off their latest technologies. LG Display is also one of them and is showing some interesting displays, like the world’s largest 84-inch 3D panel with UHD (3840×2160) resolution, about four times the full HD 1920×1080 resolution. As for other displays [...]

  Samsung has brought us one step closer to the day when our cars will be equipped with the interactive AMOLED windshields. They’ve created the world’s largest transparent AMOLED screen and are currently showcasing at the SID 2010 expo. It’s a 19-inch screen and has a transparency of 30% as compared to 40% of the [...]

  Sharp today announced that they’ve developed a 3D camera module that can be fitted in mobile devices to capture 3D videos in 720p resolution. It’s the industry’s first 3D camera module that comes with dual camera and captures two simultaneous images, one for the left eye and another one for the right. The camera [...]

  Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGig) and Wi-Fi Alliance have agreed to cooperate on the development of the next-generation Wi-Fi certification program. In this program, both the associations will align their technology specifications so that Wi-Fi can be operated without any issues in the 60GHz frequency band. This will allow Wi-Fi to a faster short-range transmission [...]

  Fujitsu has developed a new color e-paper that is touted to give the best color image quality. Fujitsu’s e-paper project team achieved it by redesigning the panel structure completely and image re-write methods. With the new technology in place, the color e-paper boasts reflective property that helps the e-paper to be bright by 1.3 [...]