SiliconSign had a very impressive display of its 1.9mm Super Fine Pitch LED Panel “SiOrchic” at the Display 2013 (9th International FPD Expo) section of the 23rd FINETECH JAPAN at Tokyo Big Sight yesterday.
The super fine LED panels can be stacked together vertically and horizontally with visual graphics data coordinated between the panels to provide super massive video displays at very high resolution.
The panels that we saw at FINETECH JAPAN were 165 inch Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) with 1.9mm dot pitch, 207,008 dots per square meter, with a refresh rate of 1920Hz.
Our video does not do it justice, but the visual experience was clear, natural and spectacular.
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.
Akihabaranews visited the 23rd FINETECH JAPAN at Tokyo Big Sight yesterday and saw some really interesting technology.
We saw an amazing example of the technology being developed and built for protection against earthquake damage.
THK is a leading company in the development of this technology in Japan. Their technology is used under new buildings built in Japan and other seismically active areas. Based on the company’s ball bearing and high precision movement technology, building positioning literally compensates for various lateral and vertical movement of the ground, dramatically dampening the perceived movement and shaking caused by earthquakes and reducing potential damage.
THK has expanded this technology for use with important components like delicate machinery, robots, server racks, computer systems, etc. It is also being used in museums to protect priceless artwork and by wine collectors whose wine bottles are very vulnerable during large earthquakes.
The video below shows a server rack mounted on THK’s Seismic Isolation Table – Model TSD. The plate under which the table is sitting is moving to simulate the magnitude of the Great Tohoku earthquake of March 11, 2011, in the area of the greatest shaking. The Isolation Table is absorbing virtually all of the movement below.
With micro-miniature camera built-in glasses “Mitamanma Megane” sold by Thanko, you can film a video of the direction you are looking in Full HD quality and save it to a micro SD card. Battery life is 30-40 minutes.
Price: 8,980 yen (including tax) Size: 165 x 140 x 50mm Weight: 60g Power source: USB
Panasonic’s new industry-smallest business card sized projector (50 lumen class) “MicroViewer LF-PJ525H” will be out on April 20. You can connect a laptop, tablet, smart phone, iPad/iPhone to the HDMI interface and project an image of a maximum 60 inches anywhere.
You can use “MicroViewr LF-PJ525H” when… – You need to give a presentation at a place that doesn’t have a projector – You want to show a small image on your smart phone/iphone in a bigger size – You want to watch a movie at home as if you were in a movie theater
Price: Open Size: 102 × 60 × 22mm Weight: 110g Projecting size/distance: 10-60 inch/0.37-2.22m Accessories: USB cable for battery charge, HDMI cable, 2 spacers for a tripod
Canon’s single-lens reflex mirrorless camera series “EOS M” that won a 2012 Good Design Award will add its new color “Bay Blue” on April 25. The color was created by popular Japanese art director Chie Morimoto under the theme of “Travel”.
Chie Morimoto has been engaged in art works for many popular Japanese musicians such as Mr. Children, and recently she is famous for working on a TV commercial series for apparel brand, Kumikyoku.
Sony’s LCD TV series BRAVIA will release 8 new models on or around June 1. All of these new models will have Sony’s original image resolution processor (“X-Reality PRO”) built-in to improve the quality of images of different kinds of media/content such as Blu-ray discs, digital hi-vision broadcasting, TV games, internet movies, etc.
Top-of-the-line “W900A” also features Sony’s newly-developed “Triluminous Display” technology and “Long duct speakers” to output lush mid-low sound.
“W900A” and “W802A” have “One-touch mirroring function” to mirror NFC-compliant Xperia smartphone or tablet screens to the TV screen and “TV SideView” so that you can use your smart device as the TV’s remote control.
W900A (55 inch, 46 inch, 40 inch) – Out on June 1 (40 inch will be out on July 5) W802A (55 inch, 47 inch, 42 inch) – Out on June 1 (42 inch will be out on May 3) W650A (42 inch) – Out on June 1 W600A (32 inch) – Out on June 1
Sony is releasing 2 new models (65 inch and 55 inch) of their 4K compliant LCD “BRAVIA KD-X9200A” series on June 1.
Because of the high color vividness of Sony’s newly developed “Triluminous Display” technology and use of its Magnetic Fluid Speakers, adopted for use in TVs for the first time, Sony says that its “BRAVIA KD-X9200A” delivers such a vivid sensory experience that you may forget that you’re really not there. “Am I really in my living room…?”
Its 4K image resolution processor enables images with several different levels of resolution to convert to 4K resolution images.
In terms of connecting to a smart device, there are some interesting functions like “One-touch mirroring function” to mirror the screen of NFC compliant Xperia smartphones or tablets to the TV screen, or “TV SideView” so that you can use your smart device as the TV’s remote control.
KD-65X9200A（65 inch） Estimated Price: 750,000 yen Dimensions (without a stand): 168.2 × 87.5 × 10.0cm Weight: 45kg
KD-55X9200A（55 inch） Estimated Price: 500,000 yen Dimensions (without a stand): 146.3 × 74.9 × 10.0cm Weight: 33.1kg
Panasonic, together with the Belgium-based research institution IMEC, has developed a DNA testing chip that automates all stages of obtaining genetic information, including preprocessing.
This development is expected to enable personalized, tailor-made therapy to become widespread.
“This is the chip we’ve actually developed. As you can see, it’s less than half the size of a business card. It contains everything needed for testing DNA. Once a drop of blood is inserted, the chip completes the entire process, up to SNP detection.”
SNPs are variations in a single DNA base among individuals.
Detecting SNPs makes it possible to check whether genetically transmitted diseases are present, evaluate future risks, and identify genes related to illness.
“By investigating SNPs, we can determine that this drug will work for this person, or this drug will have severe side-effects on that person. Investigating SNPs enables tailor-made therapy. But with the current method, it has to be done in a specialized lab, so it actually takes three to four days. In the worst case, it takes a week from sending the sample to getting the result. Our equipment can determine a patient’s SNPs in just an hour after receiving the blood.”
Testing is done simply by injecting the blood and a chemical into the chip, and setting it in the testing system.
First of all, the blood and chemical are mixed. DNA is then extracted from the mixed solution. The regions containing SNPs are then cut out and amplified. DNA amplification uses technology called PCR, which cuts out the desired sections by varying the temperature. With the conventional method, this process took two hours.
“Through careful attention to thermal separation design, we’ve achieved high-speed PCR, where 30 temperature cycles are completed in nine minutes. We think this is one of the fastest PCR systems in the world.”
The amplified DNA is then sent through a micropump to a DNA filter. Here, the DNA is separated for each section length. Then, a newly developed electrochemical sensor identifies SNPs while the DNA is dissolved in the chemical.
“To implement this system on one chip, and make detection easy, the first thing we focused on was the actuators. This system requires a very small, powerful pump. In our case, we used a conductive polymer for the actuators. A feature of these actuators is they’re powerful, yet extremely compact. They can exert a pressure of up to 30MPa.”
“Ultimately, we’d like to make this system battery-powered. We think that would enable genetically modified foods to be tested while still in the warehouse.”
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