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Article | 16/11/2011 New interfaces challenge touch
Touchscreens could be extinct if researchers pioneering new human-computer interfaces have anything to say about it. From brain-controlled machines to...
Article | 15/11/2011 Panasonic to sell TV panel factory to new Japan Display venture
Panasonic said Tuesday it will sell one of its main domestic TV panel factories to a new joint venture focused on producing smaller screens, as Japan'...
Article | 4/09/2011 Multiplayer gaming goes full screen with LG TV
Hoping to boost sales of its 3D televisions among gamers, LG showed off technology that lets traditional split screen multiplayer games be played full...
Article | 3/09/2011 Sony shows 3D images with glasses -- without the TV
Sony's Personal 3D Viewer, introduced at the IFA consumer electronics show, will offer consumers an alternative to 3D televisions and will be availabl...
Article | 9/06/2011 Hands on with Sony's PlayStation 3D display
Sony hopes to bring 3D to the masses with a low-cost PlayStation-branded television it announced at E3 in Los Angeles.
Article | 8/06/2011 Taiwan's ITRI develops e-paper technology
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), one of the world's largest R&D organizations, has developed e-paper technology which it...
Article | 24/05/2011 Japan's NHK shows latest flexible OLED screen
Japan's public broadcaster, NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai), is making progress on the development of thin, flexible screens that might one day make a roll-u...
Article | 14/05/2011 Humanaquarium blends art and tech, attracts crowds
The creative lighting, strange sounds and odd look of the project attracted large crowds at the Computer Human Interaction conference. Called the Huma...
Article | 11/05/2011 Flexible, e-ink mobile to rival smartphones in coming years
Researchers from <a href="http://www.queensu.ca/">Queens University</a> presented a flexible, e-ink display at the <a href="http://www.chi2011.org/">C...
Article | 5/05/2011 Apple orders spur growth for Taiwanese parts makers
Two Taiwanese firms that make touchscreen panels for Apple have reported sharp first-quarter revenue gains, which analysts said came from soaring dema...
Article | 2/05/2011 Taiwanese touch designer to appeal U.S. patent ruling
Elan Microelectronics, a Taiwanese designer of touchpad chips and modules, said on Monday it would appeal a ruling in the U.S., after a judge said the...
Article | 22/04/2011 Asahi Glass to thin down touchscreen substrates
Japan's Asahi Glass will soon begin producing glass for touch panels on smartphones and tablet PCs that is thinner than sheets from competitors. The g...
Article | 24/03/2011 Water shortage looms for Taiwan science park
Lower-than-normal rainfall around a major technology manufacturing area in Taiwan, the Hsinchu Science Park, has prompted the government to cut water ...
Article | 21/03/2011 Taiwan team designs new way to protect touchscreens
Researchers in Taiwan have obtained patents for a method of making diamond film to resist scratches and fingerprint smudges on the touchscreens of han...
Article | 19/03/2011 Samsung SDI to pay fine for price fixing in CRT case
Samsung SDI has agreed to plead guilty and pay a US$32 million fine for its involvement in a price-fixing controversy related to color tubes used in c...