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Know your Smartphone Displays

admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:51:18 +0000

When you are looking for a new smartphone, you often come across some of these acronyms in technical specifications – LCD, LCD IPS, OLED, SLCD, TFT, PLS, Retina Display, AMOLED, Super AMOLED, Super AMOLED Plus and so on. All these … Read more »

Pros and Cons of LCD & AMOLED Display in Smartphones

admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:41:06 +0000

Pros and cons to LCD display: Good: Cheap to produce Can be bright and clearly readable outside IPS panels have accurate color reproduction Low chance of color tinting or color shift More natural color Better screen lifetime (screen can last … Read more »

How AMOLED Display in Smartphones work?

admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:40:57 +0000

AMOLED stands for Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode, as the name hints, the display actually emits colors directly from organic diodes rather than needing polarizing filters, crystals or backlights as for LCDs. As such, there are a number of benefits over … Read more »

Architecture of a Smartphone LCD Display

admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:39:50 +0000

A basic diagram of a TFT LCD panel There are four main layers to an LCD panel: there’s the outer protective layer, the polarizing layer (or layers), the liquid crystal layer and the backlight. Outer Protective Layer – The outer … Read more »

Smartphone AMOLED Display Technologies

admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:33:17 +0000

Apart from LCD, the other major technology used for manufacturing various device displays is the OLED, which has a completely different functioning system. For the smartphones and tablets more OLED technologies have been developed: AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode) is … Read more »

Smartphone LCD Display Technologies

admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:33:13 +0000

Most of you probably heard about the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) technology when it replaced the CRT monitors, but it is also used for the displays that are fitted on smartphones, tablets, or other electronic devices. The LCD technology is … Read more »

Soon, Your Thought Is Your Password

admin — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:29:19 +0000

You may be spared from typing pesky passwords in the future. Instead of typing your password, you may only have to think your password, thanks to a new wireless headset device developed by researchers at the University of California Berkeley … Read more »

Microchip Implanted in Eyes of Blind People Helps them to See

admin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:30:23 +0000

A microchip developed by scientists has restored the sight of nine blind people suffering from a degenerative disease after it was inserted into their eyes. The implant, named the Alpha-IMS, is placed under the retina, the inner lining of the … Read more »

Genuine ways to detect Hidden Cameras and Microphones

admin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:29:33 +0000

Whenever you are using hotel rooms, trail rooms, toilets, bathrooms, changing rooms etc, do you feel like you’re being watched? These days, you’re probably right—spy cams are everywhere, and more are being added every day. Check out some Amazing hidden … Read more »

Things that could hold an hidden camera inside them

admin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:48:57 +0000

Do your spidey senses tingle when you enter a room, or walk down the street, and you just know you’re being watched? These days, you’re probably right—spy cams are everywhere, and more are being added every day. Check out some … Read more »

Amazing hidden cameras you would never guess !!

admin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:02:48 +0000

Do you ever get the feeling you are being watched? Maybe you are! Meet some amazing hidden video cameras you would never guess. Spy Camera Video Watch: Spy Camera Video Watch A timepiece that will allow you to record interviews, … Read more »

An Algae-powered street lamp that sucks up CO2

admin — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 21:09:53 +0000

Pierre Calleja is a French biochemist who managed to come up with an algae-powered lamp. The lamps are tanks filled with water and algae that convert sunlight and CO2 in the air during the daytime; the energy generated is stored … Read more »

Japanese Hobby Robot Gets Around With Crazy Tentacles

admin — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 19:33:47 +0000

Straight from Japan comes this robot called “Metallic Vaio 2012,” which has a style of locomotion that we’ve never seen before. Instead of using arms or legs, it’s got a sort of combination of both: two long tentacles made out … Read more »

PowerPot: A Portable Pan that converts Heat into Electrical Energy

admin — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:55:59 +0000

A US company has created a device capable of using heat from a fire to power USB devices. Named as PowerPot, it is a new portable energy source capable of powering all kinds of USB devices, using thermoelectric power generation … Read more »

Top Five Most Counterfeited Semiconductor Types

admin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:01:56 +0000

The five most prevalent types of semiconductors reported as counterfeits that have widespread commercial and military use represent $169 billion in potential annual risk for the global electronics supply chain, according to information and analytics provider IHS. The five most … Read more »

VPT’s New DC/DC Converter Exhibits Zero Cross Regulation Error

admin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:01:52 +0000

VPT Inc., a HEICO company, has announced that it is offering a new dual output 15 watt DC-DC converter with no cross regulation error. Suited for use in commercial avionics, military avionics, and other critical reliability power systems, the new … Read more »

Top 20 World’s Leading Semiconductor Companies

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:32:46 +0000

1 Intel Corporation - USA 2 Samsung Electronics - South Korea 3 Texas Instruments - USA 4 Toshiba Semiconductor - Japan 5 Renesas Electronics - Japan 6 Qualcomm - USA 7 STMicroelectronics - France,Italy 8 Hynix - South Korea 9 … Read more »

The U.S military wants YOU, to build a humanoid robot

admin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:03:05 +0000

Recently we have seen DARPA fund the creation of the world’s fastest legged robot known as the Cheetah, the successor to Big Dog, known as Alpha Dog, which has the ability to take commands from humans and carry hundreds of … Read more »

Programming requirements of a Microcontroller

admin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:02:11 +0000

The microcontroller software development will be based around a programming environment which will normally include: A text editor to develop the source program code An Assembler to produce a machine executable program with linked library modules Some form of debugging … Read more »

Are GPS Signals the Key to Predicting Earthquakes?

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:13:30 +0000

Earthquake prediction is a mystery that has stumped scientists for centuries. But it just might be that the same signals giving us directions to the nearest Starbucks could clue us in to upcoming tremors. Professor Kosuke Heki of Hokkaido University … Read more »