Creative sent their first email newsletter regarding Zii today. Creative is emphasizing Zii as ‘Stemcell Computing’, which is nothing but Stem cell-like silicon (chip) that is “able to grow and multiply into different solutions and ecosystems.” Another statement from the newsletter says that “even in the midst of these turbulent times, you will discover […]
LG Display reveals Trumotion 480Hz LCD TV Panel
LG Display has scored the second ‘world’s first’ tag for its display which will be revealed at the CES. First it was the bright outdoor laptop display and now a LCD TV panel with a refresh rate of 480Hz. The Trumotion 480Hz panel is backed by the scanning backlight technology and 4ms response time […]
Creative Zii Computing Chip to be unveiled at CES
Update: Read our take on the Zii. Creative has got a teaser website running about its new technology called Zii. Of course, it does sound like our beloved Wii, but this one’s not about gaming. Zii as Creative puts it, is about Stemcell Computing. Though it looks more of a marketing terminology to attract […]
Broadcom creates 3-in-1 chip with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM
Citing the surge of combination chips for space-constraint devices and the need for low power consumption, Broadcom has come up with a combo chip that integrates Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth and a FM receiver as well as transmitter on a single silicon die. Broadcom is the first company to add 802.11n in chips and they […]
LG readies world’s first LTE modem chip for mobile phones
LG’s visionary approach has resulted in a development of mobile phone’s 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) modem chip . The theoretic speeds suggest 100Mbps for downloading and 50Mbps for uploading but a demonstration by LG showed actual download speeds reaching 60Mbps and upload speeds of 20Mbps, which still surpassed the current HSDPA download speed […]
Coming Soon: GPS Receiver on a SIM card
Sagem Orga and BlueSky Positioning have announced that they are working on a new type of SIM card that incorporates a GPS receiver and an antenna. GPS feature is generally found in medium and high range phones, but with their SIM card even a sub-$50 handset can gain GPS functionality. The companies say with […]
Sony develops 12.25 megapixel CMOS sensor for mobile phones
Sony was the first one to launch an 8-megapixel phone and it seems they will be the first one to create a 12-megapixel phone too. The initial step towards it has already been achieved with the preparation of a 12.25-megapixel CMOS sensor. However, this breakthrough won’t be limited to Sony’s boundaries but will soon […]
Samsung demonstrates 0.05mm thick OLED display
Samsung’s SDI division showed up their latest display creation to woo attendees at the FPD International 2008 Expo. They demonstrated a 0.05mm thick 4-inch OLED display hung in the air to make it flutter from the breeze. Samsung has named it as Flapping Display and it is so thin that even a light breeze […]
IBM develops ZTIC USB drive for secure banking transactions
IBM’s research lab at Zurich have created a simple and effective security device to ensure safe online banking for consumers. Dubbed as the Zone Trusted Information Channel (ZTIC), a simple USB drive that creates a direct and secure channel to the bank’s online server for transactions irrespective of user’s PC being affected with malware […]
India gets ready for its first unmanned moon mission
In less than 7 hours at 6AM IST, India’s Chandrayaan-1 will expedite itself to the first ever lunar mission. Chandrayaan is a Sanskrit word meaning Moon Craft which took almost 4 years to build with an estimated cost of INR 3.8 billion or USD 83 million. The objectives of the mission are to expand […]
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