Hot ko-KO Jan, 06 2009 21:53:08 GMT tommy.kim@displayplus.net http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=hot&no=91 Omni Vision\'s ( http://www.omnivision.com ) OmniPixel3-HS¢â is the latest and most advanced generation of OmniVision\'s family of front side illumination (FSI) OmniPixel architectures. OmniPixel3-HS is the result of systematically analyzing the performance of more than 100 different pixel designs over 100 different process variations, arriving at a proprietary image technology that doubles the sensitivity of the previous generation OmniPixel3 architecture to 960 millivolts per lux-second. The performance of the new 1.75 µm OmniPixel3-HS architecture significantly enhances image capture under very low lighting conditions, enabling a new generation of compact camera solutions for mobile handsets, notebook computers and other applications that require exceptional low-light performance without the need for flash. In common with the OmniPixel3 architecture, OmniPixel3-HS embraces the leading-edge design rules offered through OmniVision\'s proprietary 0.11-micron CMOS process. The new pixel cuts fundamental noise sources in half, increasing internal pixel gain and quantum efficiency to provide a sensor with truer-to-life color reproduction, superior low-light sensitivity and strong performance in all lighting conditions. Its symmetric pixel design eliminates color shading and, combined with a low stack height, delivers a sharp, clear and accurate color image across the entire image plane. Displayplus.net Jan, 05 2009 23:15:11 GMT Mobile http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=hot&no=90 4D SYSTEMS ( http://www.4dsystems.com.au ) comes out with the GOLDELOX-GFX Graphics Processor, an exciting new concept introduced by 4D Labs to the industry. It is completely configurable and will interface with many popular LCD and OLED displays and implements a set of integrated high-level graphics and I/O functions controlled by E.V.E. (Extensible Virtual Engine). EVE is a proprietary, high performance virtual processor implemented across a variety of architectures to provide a single unified platform. This enables the same application code developed for the GOLDELOX-GFX to run on any other 4D custom processor (with EVE implementation) such as the PICASO-GFX. You will never again need to worry about selecting third party C source libraries, or which microcontroller to use. Just simply choose your display, interface it to the GOLDELOX-GFX on a PCB and add some I/O depending on your application. Finally select the PmmC file that matches your display driver IC (e.g. GOLDELOX-GFX-1339.pmmc for the SSD1339 display IC from Solomon) and download this into the GOLDELOX-GFX chip via the serial port and you have a powerful single chip graphics user interface solution. You are now ready to write your code in 4DGL (a high level 4D Graphics Language) using the 4D Workshop (editor and compiler) and save weeks even months of development time on your next embedded graphics project. 4DGL is a graphics oriented language allowing the developer to write applications in a high level language, syntax similar to popular languages such as BASIC, C and Pascal. In simple applications, the GOLDELOX-GFX may be all you need as its modest but comprehensive I/O features can interface to serial, analogue, digital, sound generation and Dallas 1-wire devices. In more complex applications, you can offload most of your graphics overhead to the GOLDELOXGFX and just send serial commands to perform the required actions from your favourite host processor. All of the LCD and OLED built-in driver libraries implement and share the same high-level function interface. This allows your GUI application to be portable to different display controller types. The software development tools such 4DGL Workshop and Graphics Composer is FREE and there are no licensing requirements. Your development is supported by an ever increasing range of modules and prototyping boards to provide a rapid aid to development. Displayplus.net Jan, 05 2009 22:55:02 GMT Mobile http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=hot&no=89 Digital Foci ( http://www.digitalfoci.com ) turns out Pocket Album Deluxe OLED 2.8 photo viewer with high-quality OLED screen.  Pocket Album Deluxe OLED 2.8 holds over 4,000 photos right in your pocket and features a 2.8-inch OLED screen with viewing stand, carrying case, and wrist strap: available in popular colors of Red, Sky Blue and Charcoal. With the OLED technology employed, Pocket Album OLED displays your digital images brighter, with better contrast, and at wider viewing angles than conventional LCD screens. Pocket Album Deluxe OLED 2.8 features a 2.8-inch (320 x 240) Active Matrix OLED screen with an astounding contrast ratio of 10,000:1 and holds over 4,000 photos.  It allows photos to be viewed by scrolling manually or randomly with an automatic photo slideshow with adjustable intervals.   Pocket Album Deluxe OLED 2.8 also includes user-friendly Photo Viewer software that makes it easy to convert images of various formats from your computer to the viewer.  Consumers can crop and rotate the photos, and the software will automatically resize the photos for optimal storage and display. They can even organize your photos into 5 different folders and select specific folders to play back. They can also browse photos in thumbnail view or choose between displaying one photo full screen or four photos in 2 x 2 view. The built-in clock or calendar can also be displayed in the background during the photo slideshow.   Pocket Album Deluxe OLED 2.8 runs on lithium-polymer batteries with 5 hours of battery life and can be easily recharged with the included AC adapter or by connecting it to the computer via the included USB cable.  Its acrylic viewing stand, wrist strap, and carrying case make it perfect either as a desktop display or portable digital album on the go. Displayplus.net Jan, 04 2009 15:11:30 GMT Display http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=hot&no=88 Genius ( http://www.geniusnet.com) unveiled the DPF-T805 and DPF-T1000 touch digital photo frames allowing users to create a moving photo album. What makes ours special is the touch keypad design, allowing users to upload and play their photos with ease. With a single press of a finger, users can browse through their photos. The DPF series also feature a multi-picture slide show and playback of up to four pictures on one screen in different slide show speeds. The automatic schedule (on/off) allows users to program a time of day/night for the frame to turn on and off. The multifunctional frames let users play JPEG/BMP photos, MP3 music and AVI (Motion-JPEG) video, and each has USB 2.0 high-speed USB storage for convenient file/image transfers. Both Touch Digital Photo Frames can store up to 700 pictures using the ¡°Auto Photo Resizing technology¡± via its copy function. The DPF-T805 Touch Digital Photo Frame has an 8.4¡± frame, 4:3 panel ratio, and 800x600 pixel screen. The DPF-T1000 Touch Digital Frame has a 10.2¡± frame, 4:3 panel ratio, 800x600 pixel screen. Displayplus.net Jan, 04 2009 06:23:16 GMT Display http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=hot&no=87 Cooper Tools ( http://www.coopertools.com ) announces the availability of the Weller WD1000HPT soldering station, specifically designed for soldering operations requiring a combination of high energy and maximum precision. The WD1000HPT consists of three separate components, including the WP120 soldering iron, WD1M power unit, and the WDH10T safety rest. The iron is ideal for soldering on difficult circuit boards with heat sinks that cause dissipation and heat transfer. Target applications include solar panel production. The WP120 soldering iron combines a compact, powerful heating element with a replaceable soldering tip, guaranteeing dynamic performance. Rapid transfer of heat into the soldering tip is quickly and precisely controlled with sophisticated electronics which allow the WP120\'s compact design to handle big and difficult solder joints. The WD1M power unit is a microprocessor-controlled device with a number of built-in special functions, making it ideally suited for use in production, rework, and laboratory environments. All WD1M units produced since April 2008 are supplied with new advanced software specifically designed for the WP120 iron. Using the special menu on the WD1M power unit, iron set-backs for both time and temperature can be programmed and are automatically activated when the soldering iron is placed into the WDH10T safety rest. When the iron is removed from the rest, tip temperature is restored immediately to the set working level. Displayplus.net Jan, 04 2009 06:07:48 GMT Solar/PV http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=hot&no=86 projectiondesign\'s ( http://www.projectiondesign.com ) brand-new projectors - F10 wuxga and F30 wuxga - feature native 1,920 x 1,200 resolution DLP technology. Offering a native 16:10 WUXGA resolution at 1,920 x 1,200 pixels - much sought after and requested by custom installers and systems integrators - they make a far better fit for computer centric applications than the lower, and video centric, 1,080p resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels). The projectors come with a wide variety of projection lenses: up to 3,500 and 4,100 lumens, respectively. More model variants and custom options are in the pipeline and will be available shortly after the products become available in Q2 \'08. Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 06:00:16 GMT Mobile http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=hot&no=85 USA  - Panasonic\'s LUMIX DMC-FX500 is the company¡¯s first digital camera with a 3-inch touch-screen LCD. Featuring a 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica DC lens, 5x optical zoom and 10.1 megapixels, it had a dual control system using both touch-screen and joystick operation. Fitted with HD video recording and advanced Intelligent Auto technologies, the FX500 packs innovative features and intuitive design, helping consumers enrich the digital photography experience and take better photos. The FX500 has a hybrid control system that combines joystick control with touch-screen operation, so users can make fine adjustments by touch, using their finger, or the LUMIX stylus-pen that comes with the FX500.  In manual exposure mode, adjustments can be made using the on-screen sliders to adjust aperture and shutter speeds. Users can also set the auto focus and exposure in frames by simply touching the subject, on scftp://ftp.panasonic.com/pub/Panasonic/consumer_electronics/images/FX500s_with_Pen.jpgreen, while recording.  In playback mode, a new Easy Organization menu allows for photos to be selected and viewed by scrolling through the thumbnails located below the main window.  Then, users can edit the titles using an on-screen keyboard. The FX500 expands Panasonic¡¯s family of wide-angle LUMIX digital cameras and joins the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX35 as an ultra-wide-angle lens with a 25mm wide-angle lens, which can capture almost double the photo area at the same shooting distance compared with a conventional 35mm lens. Also new to the FX500 is Auto Focus (AF) tracking, a feature that tracks the photo subject even if it moves after the AF is set – especially helpful for catching active children or pets. Panasonic¡¯s iA (Intelligent Auto) mode is an advanced system of technologies that engage automatically, so the user does not have to change any settings.  Maximizing the iA mode, users can go a step further and easily set auto focus and exposure by simply touching the screen. This kind of quick, easy operation is made possible with the touch-screen technology. Intelligent Exposure – To help correct photos from being under- or over-exposed, the FX500 instantly analyzes the framed image and adjusts the brightness in areas that are too dark because of dim lighting, backlighting or the use of the flash. Digital Red-eye Correction– Helps eliminate the red-eye problem that sometimes results when taking flash shots at the night.  Incorporated into the built-in flash, the camera emits a small preliminary flash before the main flash, detects red-eye and digitally corrects it. MEGA O.I.S. – Gyrosensors detect hand-shake and the lens system shifts to compensate, helping to prevent hand-shake from creating a blurry image. Intelligent ISO – Determines if the photo subject is moving and changes the ISO setting and shutter speed accordingly.   Intelligent Scene Selector – Senses the ambient conditions, recognizes the shooting environment and automatically selects the appropriate scene mode from: Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night Portrait or Night Scenery mode.   Face Detection – Detects faces anywhere in the frame and automatically chooses the optimal focus and exposure settings so portraits come out clear and crisp.  Detecting up to 15 faces, Panasonic¡¯s Face Detection can even track a face if the subject is moving.   Continuous AF – Maintains focus on the subject even without the user pressing a shutter button halfway, thus minimizing the AF time. Other features include its ability to take1280 x 720p HD video content and still photos with a 16:9 aspect ratio, perfect for viewing on an HDTV.  In addition, the FX500 incorporates the Venus Engine IV processor, featuring more advanced digital signal processing technology for taking even higher-quality images.  The fdsa proprietary Venus Engine IV also heightens the detection accuracy and corrective features in both MEGA O.I.S. and Intelligent ISO Control. Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 05:58:59 GMT Mobile http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=hot&no=84 22Moo International\'s ( http://www.22moo.com.au ) Argo Cinema 2 (designed by Welton; distributed internationally by Video Eyewear Division, YelloMosquito) is a winner  of an Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Award honoree in the Portable Media Accessories product category at CES 2008. The Argo Cinema 2 is the world\'s first 3D mobile private cinema that enables users to enjoy 3 dimensional movies from a 3D field-sequential DVD disc. This package includes the versatile Argo PC/3D video eyewear and a purpose-built portable DVD player with 3D DVD support. The Argo PC/3D video eyewear which is a new type of compact personal display that uses a unique optical system that provides a powerful image equivalent to viewing a 48\" screen at 6 feet away. Using progressive scan to further improve on the 0.9 Megapixels (640 x 480 @ 922,000 pixels), this video glasses is designed to work with UMPC\'s, PC / Mac based desktops or laptops and also iPod\'s with video**, the iPhone**, Microsoft Zune and any other device that supports either VGA or AV composite outputs including game consoles such as the Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox and Nintendo Wii. The Argo PC/3D video eyewear included supports 3D Stereoscopic viewing and gaming on PC\'s* as well. Specially designed detachable eye-shades block the glares from indoor or outdoor lights and create a completely immersive effect so that one feels like he/she is watching a movie in a cinema. The attached ear phones deliver premium surround sound to complete the amazing experience. The included portable DVD player with Dolby Surround-sound is purpose-built for the Argo PC/3D to ensure optimal resolution and features support for direct playback of 3D Field Sequential DVD\'s as well as standard 2D movies. The Argo Cinema 2 package is lightweight, durable and comfortable, and features a detachable light shield and earphones. This makes it a highly portable package. All adapters and cables needed are included. It requires Windows XP, a NVIDIA¢ç graphics card with the NVIDIA¢ç stereoscopic driver installed. Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 05:57:20 GMT Mobile http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=hot&no=83 NEC Display Solutions of America ( http://www.necdisplay.com )markets its NP Value Series, which consists of two new mobile projectors, the NP100 and NP200. The newly designed and affordable models include essential features required for the brilliant display of professional materials. Texas Instruments DLP¢ç technology with BrilliantColorTM enables a 1300:1 contrast ratio providing a colorful and detailed display of data and video.  Business users will enjoy up to 4,000 hours of lamp life, a built-in speaker and a monitor out feature in both models. \"These two new mobile projectors bring a practical solution to users looking for a high-performance, yet cost-effective, model,\" said Bob Guentner, Product Manager for mobile projectors at NEC Display Solutions.  \"The NP100 and NP200 are perfect for small offices, home offices and growing businesses looking for a bright, easy-to-use, portable projector at an affordable price.\" The NP100 is an SVGA resolution projector, while the NP200 is an XGA resolution projector.  Each has essential features for use in small-to-medium-sized rooms and can be oriented to front, rear, tabletop or ceiling-mounted positions. Features include: - Brightness rated at 2,000 lumens (NP100) and 2,100 lumens (NP200) - TI\'s DLP technology with BrilliantColor, which provides improved color accuracy - Up to 1300:1 contrast ratio - Aspect ratio control of 4:3, 16:9 and native - Lamp life of 3,500 to 4,000 hours - Monitor out - Projector orientation - front, rear, tabletop and ceiling-mounted - Digital keystone correction - Built-in two-watt speaker - VGA, S-Video, composite and audio inputs - Component video display using 15-pin adapter - Freeze, digital zoom, A/V mute and direct source changes via remote control - 90-day/500-hour lamp warranty - One-year limited parts and labor warranty - RS232 for service Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 05:55:40 GMT Mobile http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=hot&no=82 OSTAR¢ç Projection, LE_x_H3A, from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors ( http://www.osram-os.com ) The six-chip version of OSTAR¢ç Projection offers strong LED color light sources that make pocket projectors brighter, more vibrantly colorful and more flexible. Games and other screen content no longer have to be viewed on a small display. Instead, they can be enjoyed in a sze large enough for a small audience and in brilliant colors when projected onto a wall. OSTAR¢ç Projection is available in Red (617 nm), Green (517 nm) and Blue (464 nm). The six chips are fabricated using thin-film technology and are highly efficient at generating light at the surface of the chip. A pocket projector equipped with three of these light sources can provides a system brightness of up to 120 lm. The new material base for the metal core board offers a thermal resistance of 2K/W so that the heat generated can be efficiently dissipated. Two package versions with different alignments of the chip surface offer customers flexibility in the mechanical layout of the lighting system. The new OSTAR¢ç Projection has a lifespan of up to 50,000 hours, which corresponds to 5.7 years of continuous operation, far exceeding the lifespan of conventional projection lighting systems. For details, click http://www.catalog.osram-os.com/catalogue/catalogue.do?favOid=000000020002369d00510023&act=showBookmark Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 05:53:39 GMT LED http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=hot&no=81 AgfaPhoto ( http://www.agfaphoto.com ) extends its range to cover the digital video product sector. The AgfaPhoto DV-5000Z will be presented at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair from 14th to 17th April, 2008. The compact video camera with HD resolution will be available in China from the end of April at the recommended retail price of 249 euro (including VAT). The AgfaPhoto DV-5000Z is only twelve by seven centimetres (4.7\" x 2.75\") in size, no bigger than most digital still cameras. Its weight of just under 200g makes the camera a handy companion at the beach, on walks or at family celebrations. Its simple operation makes it easy for even beginners to take high-res videos. Videos are taken in 16:9 wide screen format. The HD technology uses the capabilities of the latest TVs. Recordings can be directly played back on an HDTV display at home. The AgfaPhoto video camera features a Micron CMOS sensor with five megapixel resolution. The analogue YPbPr video signal captures movies with a maximum resolution of 1,280 x 720 pixel. The MPEG-4 format and H.264 compression allow for smaller file size with simultaneous higher picture quality. Up to four hours and 20 minutes of film in HD format can fit on an SDHC memory card with eight-Gigabyte capacity. The DV-5000Z is equipped with a 3x optical zoom. With the 2.5\" rotating and pivoting LCD display, the subject can be viewed in every shooting position. Videos are recorded with 16-bit stereo sound. For optimal sound quality an external microphone can be connected. When used for photography, the AgfaPhoto DV-5000Z delivers up to eight megapixel (interpolated) high-res pictures. The integrated video lamp with a half-meter (20\") range also functions as the flash. Apart from a carrying pouch, the package contents include a rechargeable Li-Ion battery, a charger, a USB cable for connection to a PC, a YPbPr cable and an AV cable for transferring data to the TV, plus a driver CD.   Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 05:51:29 GMT Mobile http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=hot&no=80 Photron\'s ( http://www.photron.com ) four-megapixel Fastcam SA2 delivers up to 1,000 fps at full pixel resolution. It features PL lens mount and 5 in. LCD color display for viewing slow motion recording and playback. High performance 12-bit CMOS camera can be integrated into existing systems via user-select button on rear panel or via GbE interface. Additional speeds and resolutions are available, including HD 1080p up to 2,000 fps, 720p resolution to 4,000 fps, and 512 x 416 pixel resolution up to 10,000 fps.   Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 05:48:31 GMT Mobile