Fujitsu is testing an e-reader device, FLEPia which has all the features to take down the mighty Kindle. Currently limited to certain areas in Japan, the reader delivers train timetables, weather reports in addition to the usual books and newspapers. It is not clear if FLEPia possesses something like Kindle’s Whispernet but it surely […]
Samsung develops high-speed USB wireless chip
Samsung has successfully developed a high-speed Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) chip that touts have the fastest data transfer rate. The chip combines ARM9 core-based baseband processor and flash controller to attain high rate of data speeds. The USB chip now reaches a speed of 120Mbps, which is 70MB faster than the current lot of UWB […]
Toshiba develops highest density non-volatile RAM
Toshiba has bested its previous record of non-volatile RAM by developing FeRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory) that boasts the world’s highest bandwidth and density present in non-volatile RAMs. The new chip, though stores only 128Megabits of data, it has a fast read/write speed of 1.6GB per second. The FeRAM makes use of modified chainFeRAM […]
NEC develops 12MP and 1080p capable chip for mobile phones
While NEC is not the first phone to jump in the 12-megapixel sensor production fray, their new CE143 LSI chip is definitely the first one to capture still images at 12-megapixel and output videos at full HD resolution. The CE143 chip is a combination of a CMOS image sensor and image processing capabilities and […]
MIT’s shows off Minority Report style Sixth Sense gadget (Updated w/Video)
UPDATE:Couple of videos have been added below. [via Wired] Researchers at MIT have invented a great piece of gadget that can perform actions by simply using hand gestures. The Sixth Sense was shown at the TED 2009 which has been created out of commercially available products. The components used were a web camera, battery […]
Sony develops finger vein authentication, calls it Mofiria
Sony Corp.’s new finger vein authentication technology makes fingerprint recognition and other security measures a thing of the past. With Mofiria (yes, that’s what they call) onboard, devices like mobile phones and laptops could provide more security by scanning the finger vein patterns as it is different for different people and does not change […]
Samsung develops DRAM with highest density
Samsung has pulled out another first. This time they have developed the world’s first 4GB DDR3 RAM based on 50nm process technology. These DRAMs favor servers because of its high density and low power consumption (40% less than 2GB DDR3), helping to increase the overall efficiency of the servers and decrease upkeep costs. Samsung […]
Sharp flaunts 12 megapixel sensor for mobile phones
The camera mobile phone race is going to get hotter. Sharp has unveiled its creation that will allow mobile phone manufacturers to integrate 12 megapixel sensors in their phones. Sharp is the second company to develop a 12 megapixel CCD sensor after Sony. Samples will be distributed beginning from this month and is expected […]
Creative launches Zii Platform, predicts Nano sized computing as the future
As promised, Creative has announced Zii. To fully promote its Zii platform, Creative has floated a new firm by the name of ZiiLABS that will develop chips for Zii. The first initiative from them is the ZMS-05 SoC (System-On-Chip) which is nothing but a media-rich processor with dual ARM cores and integrated I/Os as […]
JVC to show its Super-Thin LCDs for televisions
JVC missed by a whisker to beat Samsung, but its LCD promises a lot more than slimness. In fact, the Super-Thin LCD for 32-inch displays is one of the slimmest, lightest and the greenest of the lot. The prototype will be exhibited at the CES which measures 7mm in thickness and weighs just 5kgs. […]
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