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Transparent LCD is a very interesting and effective way to mix LCD graphics and physical objects.

We saw a very interesting display of this technology by JNM Display Co., Ltd. at the Display 2013 (9th International FPD Expo) section of the 23rd FINETECH JAPAN at Tokyo Big Sight yesterday.

Transparent LCD operates by using ambient light without internal backlight. It enables you to look through the display glass on an exhibit to view content on the LCD and the product behind it.

As the LCD uses ambient light, the power consumption of the device itself is less than 90% compared with conventional LCDs of the same size.

This technology is very effective for signage and advertising for products in places with high physical traffic like shopping malls, airports, casinos, gaming areas, etc.

JNM Display Co., Ltd. is a company from Seoul, South Korea.

AU Optronics will soon join Samsung at an exclusive table for two making 5-inch, full-HD OLED smartphone displays. It’ll show off the technology at the China Optoelectronics Display expo starting tomorrow, promising 443 ppi, lower power consumption, fast response times and wide viewing angles. While others build 1,080 x 1,920 LCD screens for models like HTC’s One, currently Samsung has a monopoly on OLEDs of that size and resolution. However, it likely wants to set those aside for its soon-to-ship 5-inch, 1080p Galaxy S 4 — so, AU’s announcement could be good news for other handset makers seeking something punchier than LCD for that form factor.

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Lenovo has announced its upcoming ThinkVision LT3053p professional monitor. It’s a 30-inch monitor designed for creative professionals tasked with color-critical jobs. The monitor is priced with an expensive $1,599 price-tag and will be released later this month, with an expected ship date being April 18th. It boasts an impressive spec sheet, with a very important feature being that it covers 99% of the Adobe RGB spectrum, and of course 100% of the Standard RGB spectrum.

The Lenovo ThinkVision LT3053p comes equipped with an AH-IPS Panel with a 2560 x 1600 resolution and an aspect ratio of 16:10. The contrast ratio is 1,000:1 static and 3,000,000:1 dynamic. It offers life-like colors with its 1.07 billion color depth. It has viewing angles of 178 degrees from any direction of the screen. The brightness of the ThinkVision LT3053p can go as high as 300 cd/m2, of course you can adjust it to the brightness you need.

The ThinkVision has an HDMI 1.4, VGA, DVI-D, and a DisplayPort connector to offer you a variety of options to connect the display. It has a 5-slot USB-hub, 2 slots being USB 2.0 and 3 slots being USB 3.0, integrated into it allowing you to connect more peripherals if need be. The display also has a protective hood designed to block sunlight. It has picture-in-picture and picture-by-picture capabilities so you can work without needing a second monitor.

The Lenovo ThinkVision LT3053p is an impressive monitor that should be a great addition to any creative professional’s arsenal, however, its price-tag may be deterring to many. The ThinkVision LT3053p isn’t the only interesting product Lenovo has planned for this year. It is also planning on releasing a 13.3-inch mobile monitor, the Lenovo ThinkVision LT1423p, this year to act as a portable second monitor. Check out our hands-on with the ThinkVision LT1423p here!

Lenovo ThinkVision LT3053p designed for color-critical jobs is written by Brian Sin & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Most smartphone users know that your shiny new device won’t stay shiny and new very long if you don’t use some sort of protection film on the screen. If you slip an unprotected smartphone into your pocket along with keys or other small items, odds are you’ll pull it out with scratches all over the display. While most screen protector films are only designed to reduce scratches, or reduce glare a new project promises to do more than keep scratches away.

Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering’s (IMRE) have announced a new nano-engineered screen protector that is able to turn ordinary handheld device screens into 3-D displays. A company called Nanoveu Pte Ltd will market the new screen protector film. The company says that this unique plastic film could also be used as next-generation security tokens by banks and corporations.

By adding this new nano-engineered screen film to your smart device, any display on a smartphone or tablet becomes a glasses-free 3-D accessory able display content in portrait or landscape modes. The film is said to be less than 0.1 mm thick. The company behind the film says that is a piece of plastic with about half a million perfectly shaped lenses engineered onto its surface using a proprietary nanoimprinting technology.

To go along with the special screen film, the company has also developed two apps with one for Android and one for iOS. These applications allow users to convert normal 2-D photos into 3-D content. The company also plans to release a software development kit allowing game developers to convert existing games into 3-D versions. The development team is also working on using the same technology to decode PIN numbers sent online as a cheap or alternative to bulkier and more expensive battery-operated security tokens. The company offers no timeline on when the film and related applications will be available.

[via IMRE]

Screen protector film lets ordinary handheld devices display 3-D content is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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A patent filed by Amazon’s CEO, Jeff Bezos, and Amazon’s Vice President, Greg Hart, shows that Amazon may be launching a new, and different series of cloud-based Kindles in the future. The patent filed to the United States Patent and Trademark Office shows a remote display that will wirelessly receive its power and its data from nearby base stations. It also shows that the new “remote display” can potentially be implemented into car windshields and possibly a device similar to Google Glass.

The filing states that base stations will provide the power and data for the displays. It says that these displays will last “for substantially longer periods and may not need to be recharged.” The base stations will also receive user input, whether it’d be from voice commands or user gestures, and will send the correct actions to the display corresponding to the input (i.e. turn pages, return to the home screen, etc).

Amazon states that while the display may be able to operate “without requiring an independent power source (e.g. rechargeable battery)”, having a rechargeable battery in the device can offer many benefits. Amazon also states that the display will be beneficial to college campuses. It stated a scenario where base stations are located all throughout the college campus, providing wireless power and data networks to students. Students would be able to access data anywhere on campus, and it would open many doors for things like electronic textbooks. The new display may be able to relieve students from their heavy, physical textbooks.

Amazon isn’t sure how it will charge users for accessing data with the display, but it’s thinking about implementing an access or usage fee. Whatever the case may be, we probably won’t be seeing these displays for a while. Perhaps this is why Amazon hired ex-Windows Phone GM Charlie Kindel? Amazon has a lot of potential new products and services coming out in the future, perhaps even an Amazon Smartphone.

[via GeekWire]

Amazon files patent for wirelessly powered “remote displays” is written by Brian Sin & originally posted on SlashGear.
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