Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Sony sells its stake in Samsung LCD team-up for $939 million]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/26/sony-sells-its-stake-in-samsung-lcd-team-up-for-939-million/http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/26/sony-sells-its-stake-in-samsung-lcd-team-up-for-939-million/http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/26/sony-sells-its-stake-in-samsung-lcd-team-up-for-939-million/#comments Sony and Samsung have decided to part ways on their seven-year-old LCD venture. Possibly due to Sony's recent struggles in the increasingly competitive world of TV division, Samsung will buy up its 50 percent share for around $939 million. The Japanese company has agreed to a new strategic agreement to source Sammy's LCDs in the future and, according to Sony, will continue "cooperative engineering efforts focused on LCD panel technology." Its full explanation follows after the break.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>businessdisplayshdpostcrossjoint ventureJointVentureLCDlcd displayLcdDisplays-lcdSamsungSonyMon, 26 Dec 2011 01:52:00 EST<![CDATA[3M makes Mary Lou Jepsen's dreams come true, showers Pixel Qi with cash]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/12/3m-makes-mary-lou-jepsens-dreams-come-true-showers-pixel-qi-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/12/3m-makes-mary-lou-jepsens-dreams-come-true-showers-pixel-qi-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/12/3m-makes-mary-lou-jepsens-dreams-come-true-showers-pixel-qi-wi/#comments Chances are you've heard plenty about Pixel Qi's super-efficient, transreflective displays. The odds are equally as high that you've never touched one before, either. Well, 3M aims to change all of that and make good on founder Mary Lou Jepsen's continued promises to get those screens out into the consumer wild. Infusing the LCD company with an undisclosed amount of cash, 3M's New Ventures investment arm is betting the combo of its Optical Systems Division's LCD film technology expertise and funding will not only ramp up production of the sunlight-readable color screens, but also innovate uses for it across "...consumer markets as well as digital signage and touch applications." It's a nice shot of confidence for the display maker's much-touted, albeit scarce tech, and could be the financial boost necessary to take Jepsen from underdog to industry heavyweight. We'll keep a close eye out for how this develops. In the meantime, you can jump past the break to read the hyperbolic PR for yourself.

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3M makes Mary Lou Jepsen's dreams come true, showers Pixel Qi with cash originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3m3M New Ventures3mNewVenturesdisplaydisplaysfundingInvestmentLCDlcd displayLcdDisplayMary Lou JepsenMaryLouJepsenpixel qiPixelQiMon, 12 Sep 2011 11:16:00 EST<![CDATA[LG Display's 4.3-inch bistable display concept eyes-on (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/18/lg-displays-4-3-inch-bistable-display-concept-eyes-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/18/lg-displays-4-3-inch-bistable-display-concept-eyes-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/18/lg-displays-4-3-inch-bistable-display-concept-eyes-on-video/#comments With all the giant screens throwing around flashy 3D graphics at SID, the smaller offerings like this LG 4.3-inch transparent bistable LCD display can be easy to overlook. Lucky for you, our hawk-eyes combined with a love for tiny gadgets landed us -- and our video camera -- right in front of this bantam wonder. Sure, bistable displays (which can retain an image when powered down) are nothing new, but this 4.3-incher was just too eye-catching to pass up -- even if it was just running a simple stick-man animation. We're not sure where LG's going with this little screen -- it is just a concept, after all -- but we can already hear advertisers and automotive designers licking their lips in anticipation. For more transparent display goodness, check out the video after the break.

Gallery: LG's 4.3-inch bistable display concept eyes-on at SID 2011

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LG Display's 4.3-inch bistable display concept eyes-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 May 2011 17:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony 'Hybrid FPA' liquid crystal alignment technique sets LCD issues straight originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've seen more than our fair share of USB displays as of late, and on the whole they're usually tiny -- say, around 7-inches. Sure, they're well-suited for someone who wants to get that Tweetdeck or their IRC window off of their main desktop, but that's about it. It looks like Samsung's poised to take the whole affair to the next level with its new 18.5-inch LCD display. By "improving the transmittance of the panel and the luminance efficiency of the backlight," Tech-on! notes, the company was able to keep power consumption down to 6.3W -- low enough that a forked USB 2.0 cable is sufficient to power the thing as well as supply data. The only drawback? Apparently the device uses an edge-lit backlight that limits the device's lifetime to 30,000 hours compared to 50,000 for existing LCD monitors). According to the company, you can look forward to seeing these things hit store shelves sometime in 2011.

Samsung develops USB-powered desktop PC monitor, plans 2011 street date originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 29 May 2010 20:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chalk up another huge win for Samsung in its long-running patent dispute with Sharp: the US International Trade Commission has just issued a ruling banning importation of Sharp LCD panels that infringe one of Samsung's viewing-angle patents. As you might imagine, the ban covers a wide swath of Sharp's consumer products, including the Aquos TV line, but it's not clear on how it'll affect other companies that use Sharp panels -- this ruling could potentially have a huge impact on the entire tech market. On the other hand, we'd bet that Sharp's lawyers are furiously putting together a request to have the ban delayed while an appeal is sorted out, so this is far from over -- in fact, we'd say the real fireworks are just beginning.

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Chalk up another huge win for Samsung in its long-running patent dispute with Sharp: the US International Trade Commission has just issued a ruling banning importation of Sharp LCD panels that infringe one of Samsung's viewing-angle patents. As you might imagine, the ban covers a wide swath of Sharp's consumer products, including the Aquos TV line, but it's not clear on how it'll affect other companies that use Sharp panels -- this ruling could potentially have a huge impact on the entire tech market. On the other hand, we'd bet that Sharp's lawyers are furiously putting together a request to have the ban delayed while an appeal is sorted out, so this is far from over -- in fact, we'd say the real fireworks are just beginning.

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