December 2007 - Fareastgizmos.com

Samsung develops world’s first 31-Inch AMOLED Screen: Samsung has become the world's first display maker to develop a 31-inch active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) screen. AMOLEDs, which emit light when electricity is applied to organic materials, produce brighter and clearer images than liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and plasma display panels (PDPs). Global screen makers are scrambling to develop AMOLED products, with Sony's 27-inch AMOLED screen being the largest one developed until now.
More...; December 29, 2007 | Related Entries - Media Devices
Super-efficient light bulbs using LED technology outshines low-energy bulbs: The new generation of super-efficient light bulbs unveiled by scientists yesterday, would spell the end of regular filament models within three years. Employing Light Emitting Diode technology, the bulbs would use less electricity than the low energy versions that families are currently being urged to invest in. LED lights, which are used in electrical gadgets such as mobile phones and computers, have been judged unsuitable to light homes until now because they are not bright enough to illuminate whole rooms. But researchers at University of Glasgow believe that they have found a way of making the devices much brighter without using any more power. By making microscopic holes on the surface of the LEDs it is possible to extract more light, thus increasing the brightness of the lights without increasing the energy consumption.
More...; December 29, 2007 | Related Entries - Other Stuff
U-Haul vehicles painted with Ford’s environmental paint technology reduces greenhouse gases by 15 percent!: Ford and U-Haul launched the industry’s first fleet of vehicles painted with Ford’s environmentally responsible new technology, which reduces greenhouse gases by 15 percent and cuts Ford’s production costs. More than 200 Ford E-Series trucks painted with this new technology were delivered to U-Haul facilities around USA. In addition to reduced CO2 emissions, the new technology reduces VOC emissions (volatile organic compounds) by about 10 percent. The company estimates it can save approximately $7 per vehicle by cutting the time it takes to paint a vehicle by almost 20 percent as well as reducing the size of the traditional paint shop by nearly 15 percent. The new technology allows for three coats of wet paint to be applied to the vehicle one on top of the other, without drying between coats. This eliminates the prime-coat application and its related processes, which means a smaller, more efficient paint shop.
More...; December 28, 2007 | Related Entries - Transport
Paper-like Battery can be rolled like paper!: A scientist displays his invention-"Paper-like Battery"-at a hotel in eastern China's Wenzhou on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007. The "Paper-like Battery" is only 0.5 millimeter thick and can be rolled like paper. The scientist Zhang Xiachang will participate in the 2007 International Forum on New Material Research and Industry Development, which kicks off in Wenzhou on Thursday.
More...; December 27, 2007 | Related Entries - Other Stuff
BMW Drives to Top of Drivers' Complaint List in Korea: Of all the foreign cars available in Korea, the brand drivers are most unhappy with is BMW, according to the Korea Consumer Agency. The most common complaints against foreign cars were about structural defects that resulted in sudden engine shutdowns, noises and vibrations. There were 77 complaints about BMW cars, 35 about DaimlerChrysler cars and 33 about Audis. Thirty-one Korean drivers were unsatisfied with Mercedes-Benz, 29 with Volkswagen, 17 with Honda, 16 with Volvo and 15 with Peugeot. Among BMW models the 320i received the most complaints, and among DaimlerChryslers it was the Cherokee. The other leading complaint generators were the Audi A6, Mercedes S350, Volkswagen Passat, Honda CR-V, Volvo S80 and Peugeot 307.
More...; December 27, 2007 | Related Entries - Transport
Limited dice-type speakers with cute cartoons drawn by TAKA Tetsu Shima: Bird Electronics Japan has launched limited version of the dice-type speakers with cute cartoons drawn by TAKA Tetsu Shima .The speakers are available in four variations. Fashioned like a dice, the speaker features a stereo mini- jack that allows it to hook onto portable players. The base of the speakers is made from rubber, but the body is made from plastic.
More...; December 27, 2007 | Related Entries - Other Stuff
Panasonic announces world's thinnest internal Blu-ray Disc drive: Panasonic today has started shipping samples of the world's thinnest (9.5 mm height) internal Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives to personal computer manufacturers. Now available to PC manufacturers, the new sample 9.5 mm high BD drives, were accomplished by combining Panasonic's own technologies such as the low-profile, 2-lens actuator and spherical aberration compensation mechanism and an optimized optical design for CD, DVD and Blu-ray disc laser.Even with its 9.5 mm high thin profile, the new Panasonic BD drive features double speed reading and writing for both write-once BD-R and rewritable BD-RE discs. The product is also capable of reading and writing on BD-R DL (dual layer/50GB) and BD-RE DL discs and will be compatible with future organic pigment-type BDs.
More...; December 27, 2007 | Related Entries - Computing
Now Samsung Sues Sharp for LCD Patent Infringement: Samsung has lodged a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against Sharp claiming that the Japanese electronics maker infringes on its liquid crystal display patents. Samsung alleges that Sharp's products, including Aquos-brand LCD television sets and cellular phones with LCD panels, infringe on its patents for such technologies as wide viewing angles and panel miniaturization, and demands Sharp stop imports and sales of the products.
More...; December 27, 2007 | Related Entries - Other Stuff
Polaroid XSJ-00750M digital photo frame with zooming facility!: View your favorite digital photos from virtually any flash memory card with the new Polaroid XSJ-00750M digital photo frame without the use of a PC! The 7 inch, 480 × 234-pixel photo frame also supports MP3 playback. You can adjust the slide show in 5 different stages between 3 to 60 seconds. This new Polaroid XSJ-00750M digital photo frame allows you to zoom your favorite image up to 16x! (2, 4, 8, 16 x times).The Polaroid Digital Photo Frame includes four designer frames; so you can change the look to match your decor!
More...; December 27, 2007 | Related Entries - Other Stuff
NEC to Supply Microwave Communication Systems to Netia: NEC Corporation has signed a framework contract with a leading Polish telecom carrier, Netia, for the supply of advanced, point-to-point wireless access systems, PASOLINK NEO. The new systems will be supplied to the 3G mobile operator P4 Sp.z.o.o.("P4"), a mobile operation arm of Netia SA ("Netia"). P4, a new 3G mobile operator that started service in Poland earlier this year, is accelerating improvement of its network infrastructure to enable provision of stable and high quality 3G services.
More...; December 27, 2007 | Related Entries - Mobile Phones
JVC HP-FX500 World's first commercial headphone with wooden diaphragms: JVC Japan has announced the launch of HP-FX500, world's first commercial headphone with wooden diaphragms. JVC started the mass-production and sales of stationary speaker unit using wooden diaphragms in 2003. The latest headphone HP-FX500 is developed utilizing the techniques used in the speaker unit. The wood dome diaphragm is manufactured by thinning a birch material into a dome shape. The wood dome diaphragm can quickly transmit sound and appropriately absorb excessive vibration. The housing, also made of wood, enables users to enjoy a natural acoustic environment and reverberations of sound. The headphone features a playback frequency zone of 8-25,000Hz, output sound pressure level of 100dB/mW and maximum permissible input of 200mW.
More...; December 27, 2007 | Related Entries - Other Stuff
NEC Hello Kitty laptop LaVie G decorated with Swarovski Crystals: NEC has launched Hello Kitty laptops LaVie Decorated with Swarovski Crystals. The NEC Hello Kitty laptop with AMD Turion CPU, 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 15.4”WXGA (1,280×800) display, 120GB SATA HDD and DVD+RW Drive, the black beauty is available in Japan directly from NEC Direct.
More...; December 26, 2007 | Related Entries - Computing
MSI NX8800GT 1GB graphics card for High-definition gaming experience: MSI recently launched its latest MSI NX8800GT Series graphics card, base on NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT Series GPU with onboard graphics memory to 1024MB (1GB). MSI NX8800GT 1GB Series adopt 8 sets of Qimonda high speed, double data rate, high bandwidth 1Gbit graphics memory chips. All these high-speed 1Gbit memory chips also compliant RoHS regulation strictly. Low voltage level design and support advanced "Auto Refresh" and "Power Down with Self Refresh" operations. All these green and ECO concept gives user the maximum possibility for over-clocking and maintains minimum power consumption. In order to give power users more privilege on over-clocking and advanced tweaking, MSI NX8800GT 1GB Series loads with a 2-Slot, 3 sets high efficient heat-pipes thermal solution. With this 2-Slot fan which can cover over 90% of the graphics PCB, not only GPU/memory but also other components onboard can be cooled at once, ensuring best stability at any condition.
More...; December 26, 2007 | Related Entries - Computing
Solar Trees to lit streets of Europe!: The streets of Europe could soon be lit by "solar trees". These self-contained streetlights will save cities energy and would cut down on the carbon emissions and also slash the bills of local authorities. The tree was designed by Ross Lovegrove, a British designer are not only efficient but also attractive and bring nature into a gray city environment. The branches of the solar tree were decorated with 10 solar lamps, each one comprising 36 solar cells; they also had rechargeable batteries and electronic systems. A sensor was used to measure the amount of light in the atmosphere and trigger the solar lamps to go on automatically at sunset and off at sunrise. The solar trees went on display for four weeks in October on a busy street in Vienna, Austria. The solar trees provided enough light during the night-time even when the sun did not show for as much as four days in a row.
More...; December 24, 2007 | Related Entries - Other Stuff
Next Generation iPod to prevent premature hearing damage!: Amid growing fears that listeners could cause irreversible damage to their hearing - the highest setting is as loud as a chainsaw - Apple is developing an automatic volume control. The future versions of Apple's MP3 player are to be adapted to prevent users from playing tracks at full blast through their earphones for too long. A new patent reveals that the next iPods and iPhones could automatically calculate how long a person has been listening and at what volume, before gradually reducing the sound level. The device will also calculate the amount of "quiet time" between when the iPod is turned off and when it is restarted, allowing the volume to be increased again to a safe level.
More...; December 24, 2007 | Related Entries - MP3
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