Innovation ko-KO Jan, 06 2009 22:44:52 GMT tommy.kim@displayplus.net http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=innovation&no=68 Digital Content & Management Having access to a wide range of content is one of the critical factors of a viable digital media platform. Beyond this however, it¡¯s often a challenge for retailers to manage the many facets of licensing, ingesting and royalty reporting associated with a large virtual catalog of digital media. With MOD Systems¡¯ ( http://www.modsystems.com ) end-to-end digital asset management solution, consumers can search a virtual catalog of millions of digital assets — music tracks, videos, TV content, movies, games — and sample, buy, and download content directly to handheld devices or manufacture CD/DVDs on demand — all securely and reliably, while retailers have a comprehensive set of management tools and a proven path to profitability. Digital Media Library • Massive audio (tracks and albums) content library. MOD Systems includes an everexpanding rights and royalty managed library of 3 million music tracks. The MOD team holds long-standing relationships with major labels as well as many independents, including Warner Music Group, Sony BMG, EMI, The Orchard, Universal, CD Baby, ioda, and many others. • Video content. MOD Systems is well along in the process of securing rights to ingest, manage and distribute music videos, movies, and TV content from major studios, labels, and independents. While a significant ROI can be generated on offering music content alone, retailers can leverage existing infrastructure and technology investments when adding video content, thereby increasing the return even more. • Customized shopping experience. Customers can search on a variety of criteria, listen/watch, save and recommend. The user interface is customizable, including the content and features, so your customers have access to the most versatile and extensive options. Displayplus.net Jan, 04 2009 15:38:39 GMT Display http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=innovation&no=67 Nextar ( http://www.nextar.com ), a designer and marketer of bold and new consumer electronic products with mass appeal, is combining Bluetooth¢ç technology and the power of the sun in providing a solution for hands-free cell phone usage while driving: solar Bluetooth car kits (models NXBT-001 and NXBT-002). Bluetooth 2.0 technology provides up to 30-feet of hands-free capability. The ¡®green¡¯ solar chargers recharge while a vehicle is driven, eliminating the need to have a charger plugged in during use. With slim, fashionable designing, the units are engineered with Bluetooth v2.0 class 2 technology and have an effective radius of approximately 30 feet. They feature auto Bluetooth connection, pick up/off calling, last calling, voice calling, DSP for echo canceling and noise reduction, full duplex, and mute functions. NXBT-001 offers 250 hours of standby time and 10 hours talk time when fully charged. It includes a LED signal display, supports profiles A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) and AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile). These two profiles, respectively, define how audio can be streamed from one device to another and allows for a single remote control to control a series of A/V equipment. NXBT-002 offers 150 hours of standby time and 6 hours talk time when fully charged. Additionally, it features caller name and ID display on a super-bright LCM screen. Accessories for both models include a car adapter and bracket. Model NXBT-001 measures 3.7¡± x 2.12¡± x 0.4¡±, while model NXBT-002 is 4.09¡± x 2.16¡± x 0.6¡±. Displayplus.net Jan, 04 2009 05:37:42 GMT Solar/PV http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=innovation&no=66 DDD\'s ( http://www.ddd.com ) real-time 2-D to 3-D conversion technology enables any 2D video signal to be converted to stereoscopic 3-D, in real-time during video playback. The technology analyses the color, position and motion characteristics of objects in a sequence of video frames and uses depth estimation to render stereoscopic views. The approach is broadly applicable to any 3-D display device included glasses-based and glasses-free systems. DDD\'s has many years of accumulated experience in converting film and video to 3-D in post production. This experience combined with innovative algorithms and steady advances in processing power have led to the market leading real-time 2-D to 3-D conversion technologies available on the market. The core 2-D to 3-D conversion algorithms are optimized to the particular hardware platform; whether for mobile, PC, TV or other devices. Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 16:28:26 GMT Display http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=innovation&no=65 A video eyewear - the iWear AV310 Widescreen - from Vuzix ( http://www.vuzix.com ) offers a 16:9 aspect ratio to replicate a home theater screen. Users will experience a virtual 52-inch screen, as if viewed from 9 feet, displayed from twin high-resolution LCD displays. The device is compatible with any NTSC or PAL devices with video output, including iPods, portable media players, gaming consoles, or DVD players. The AV310 provides a wide range of adjustments, including +2 to -5 individual diopter focus for each eye, \"AccuTilt\" 15 degree tilt adjustment, adjustable nosepiece, and on screen display settings. Both 2D and 3D video formats are supported, including \"Vuzix 3D\". The eyewear runs on a single AA battery, claimed to last up to 5 hours. The earbuds are removable if the user prefers their own. The iWear AV310 Widescreen will cost $250, however no formal ship date was provided. Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 06:16:13 GMT Mobile http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=innovation&no=64 ACCESS ( http://www.access-company.com ), a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets, comes out with ACCESS Linux Platform with the addition of NetFront Browser Widgets for mobile handsets and consumer electronics, and support for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). With these new capabilities, businesses can quickly implement a wide range of widget services and deploy products in a new category of Internet-savvy mobile devices, based on ACCESS Linux Platform. NetFront Browser Widgets are based on ACCESS\' acclaimed NetFront technology, one of the most widely-used mobile software solutions on the market today, with more than 590 million deployments worldwide. NetFront Browser Widget technology enables widgets for mobile handsets and consumer electronics to be created on the basis of open Web technology. It provides widget players, development tools, and widget content together in one package for operators and device manufacturers. This latest Widget offering follows the company\'s recent announcement of a NetFront Browser Widgets community site (http://www.access.co.jp/nfbwc/), where users can download and try widgets for Windows Mobile devices for free. ACCESS will be supporting the growth of the Mobile Internet Device (MID) market with the capability of running ACCESS Linux Platform on the emerging MID format, giving MID manufacturers the same complete, flexible, commercial-grade, Linux mobile platform available for mobile handsets to access a wide range of Internet and Web 2.0 services. The flexibility of ACCESS Linux Platform will enable licensees to create differentiated experiences, including UI innovations and support for larger displays. Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 06:14:18 GMT Mobile http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=innovation&no=63 <Microvision> Mobile devices and wireless networks have evolved to offer consumers visually rich content, multimedia applications, and responsive high speed data networks. However, the value consumers receive from their mobile devices is still limited by the tiny viewing experience provided by their LCD screens. Microvision ( http://www.microvision.com ) and its business partners are working to change this by collaborating on the initial development of mobile device eyewear that extends the viewing experience beyond the tiny screen to fashionable see-through, full color eyewear. Mobile device eyewear, currently in the initial development phase, would combine Microvision\'s ultraminiature PicoP display engine with special optics that are embedded into fashionable or protective eyeglasses. The information being displayed in the eyewear optics would originate in the mobile device and arrive at the eyeglasses through a wired or wireless connection. The mobile device eyewear viewing experience could be completely see through, providing the wearer with a visual information overlay, while not losing awareness of their surroundings. Or, the viewing experience could be occluded, offering the wearer an immersive, visual experience where the wearer purposefully escapes their immediate surroundings. For details, click http://www.microvision.com/pdfs/program_brief.pdf Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 06:13:21 GMT Mobile http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=innovation&no=62 Optoma comes out the world\'s first Pico projector based on the DLP Pico chipset. Smaller than most smart phones, this new micro-portable projector fits in your palm and is the ideal companion to ultra-portable media devices such as iPods¢ç, PDA\'s, smart phones and digital cameras. When connected to an ultra-mobile device, the four-ounce Optoma Pico Projector allows users to share photos and videos, and enjoy a far better visual experience with an image that is up to 100 times larger than the small screen of the source device. Fitting in a shirt pocket, the Pico Projector can display pictures, videos or any content from a mobile media player or smart phone. Optoma\'s Pico breaks free from the limitations of the 2 or 3 inch displays found on today\'s mobile devices. This category defining projector creates a new benchmark for sharing content-on-the-go. The Pico Projector utilizes the latest LED technology resulting in a colorful and vivid image. The small and powerful unit is based upon DLP technology assuring the highest possible contrast. Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 06:12:23 GMT Mobile http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=innovation&no=61 Fujipream ( http://www.fuji-sune.com ) comes out with the Hybrid Solar Panel (HSP) as a photovaltaic system that can be used by anyone and in any location. It is the world\'s first single-panel system that can be used as either a standalone system or connected to the utility grid. By refining the HSP and making it smaller and lighter, we have developed the Portable Hybrid Solar System. This is a next-generation photovoltaic system that can be of practical use in any household. Equipped with a 120W power conditioner and integrated storage battery12 V/7 AH), this module is ideal for use at a campsite, on a boat, in the mountains or on other outdoor locations where electricity is unavaiable. Because consumers can also use the panel to power a notebook PC, cell phone or radio, it can be useful in a natural disaster or other emergency situation in which they need to get information quickly.    This has the highest output of any portable photovoltaic module available. It is just as easy to use as it is to complete a typical DIY project. Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 06:11:17 GMT Solar/PV http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=innovation&no=60 Toray Industries ( http://www.toray.com ) has succeeded in developing blue light emitting materials, boasting the world¡¯s highest levels of efficiency and pure color emissions, for use in full-color organic EL displays. The combination of Toray¡¯s proprietary molecular design technology and nano-dispersion technology was instrumental in the material achieving superior light emitting performances of luminous efficiency 6 cd/A (candela/ampere) and color purity (CIE(x,y) = (0.14,0.10)) in combination with Toray¡¯s electron-transporting material. Evaluation of these newly developed materials with respect to its applications is currently underway and Toray is committed to accelerating the process towards its early commercialization. Organic EL display possesses various features including self-emission with superior visibility, suitability for slim products and high-speed response, and is attracting widespread attention as the next-generation flat panel display. Further improvements in features, low power consumption in particular, are needed for full takeoff of the market, requiring the development of materials that achieve low driving voltage and high efficiency. Toray has already succeeded in developing red light emitting materials with low driving voltage and high efficiency as well as electron-transporting material, and has been producing them commercially, with a number of panel manufacturers adopting these materials in their products. Toray¡¯s electron-transporting material in particular, with high electron-transporting property, has been highly acclaimed by users as a material that can contribute significantly towards lowering the power consumption of organic EL displays. It, however, faced the issue of lowered emission performances caused when used with some of blue light emitting materials, and the problem was observed only in combination with the blue color of the three primary colors. To address this issue, Toray embarked on the development of a proprietary blue light emitting materials (host, dopant material), which would achieve both low driving voltage with high emission performances in combination with Toray¡¯s electron-transporting material. Bringing together Toray¡¯s proprietary molecular design technology and nano-dispersion technology enabled the maximum use of the electrical energy from the electrodes, resulting in the successful development of blue light emitting materials with the world¡¯s best light emitting performances of luminous efficiency 6 cd/A (candela/ampere) and color purity (CIE(x,y) = (0.14,0.10)). Moreover, an ideal combination of low driving voltage and long lifetime, which was difficult in existing blue light emitting devices, has been achieved in this development, with the new materials significantly improving the lifetime while maintaining low driving voltage. This has enabled the use of Toray¡¯s electron-transporting material as the common layer for all three primary colors emission layers and is expected to contribute to lower power consumption in displays as well as reduced process costs. Toray has been utilizing the knowledge gained from the development of red and blue light emitting materials in development of green light emitting material which is currently underway and has developed the base structure of dopant material having high color purity (CIE(x,y) = (0.22,0.72)). Toray intends to continue promoting further research and development of materials and processes and aims to offer comprehensive solutions including key materials and technologies for organic EL display. Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 06:09:58 GMT LED http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=innovation&no=59 A high-ower miniature prototype BrightLase Red-Green-Blue \"RGB\" laser from QPC Lasers  ( http://www.QPClasers.com ) miniature projectors in the 100 lumens output region for portable handheld consumer electronics. The fully integrated RBG laser offers advantages to consumer electronics manufacturers including expanded color gamut for an exceptionally bright visual experience, low power consumption, an ultra compact footprint, and is designed for low cost high volume manufacture. QPC offers visible laser technologies designed to be compatible with the leading micro-display technology including LCOS, scanning micro-mirrors, DLP and LCD. \"Advances in electronics technology provide hand-held consumer products such as PDAs with incredible computing and communications power,\" said Dr. Jeffrey Ungar, President and CEO of QPC Lasers. \"Unfortunately, the small size and poor resolution of typical 2\" display screens makes their use for applications such as Internet browsing, games and video sharing a frustrating experience,\" said Dr. Ungar. \"Mating consumer electronics with powerful projectors powered by compact, powerful Red-Green-Blue lasers offers a way around this bottleneck,\" he d. \"We believe that our BrightLase technology is a vehicle uniquely suited to making this dream a reality, and expect the exceptional brightness, efficiency, compactness and low cost of these lasers to provide compelling advantages in displays for PDAs, games, laptops, automobiles, and aircraft.\" QPC recently announced an exclusive $12 million Laser TV development and production contract for RGB BrightLase Lasers for use in DLP and LCOS. QPC previously demonstrated its green laser based on frequency doubling of its proprietary BrightLase single-mode laser technology. Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 06:08:55 GMT Mobile http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=innovation&no=58 Over the last five years, camera phones have revolutionised the mobile phone market, growing from (barely) nice-to-have features, to key must-have features. More than half of all mobile phones sold in 2006 came with an embedded camera, and camera phone sales could hit the 1 billion mark by 2010. Making the most of this success, handset manufacturers are now looking at grabbing an even bigger market by taking the low end digital still camera market. For this they need to deliver the same level of image quality. The first step is to increase pixel count. The current market trend is clearly showing an increase in resolution with mobile phone manufacturers pushing ¡®¡®mega-pixels¡¯¡¯, with many 2 or 3MP camera phones being launched today. Sensor sizes are at the same time being reduced to fit trendy slim phones, hence smaller pixels are constantly being developed (from 5.6¥ìm 3 years ago, to 2.8¥ìm last year, and even 2.2¥ìm this year). But this comes at the expense of sensor sensitivity. The next challenge is to add better optics. Features such as auto focus, zoom lenses, and anti-jitter mechanisms, which are standard features on today¡¯s digital still cameras. The need for auto focus is also driven by the emergence of new mobile applications, ranging from bar code scanning to biometrics and optical character recognition. These applications especially require greater auto focus accuracy, sharper and crisper focus, and fast response times. However, where makers of digital still cameras can easily add more circuitry and/or rely on expensive mechanical systems for auto focus and zoom, camera phone boards are tightly packed, requiring small and extremely reliable components. Therefore camera modules manufacturers are faced with the challenge to develop small, reliable and inexpensive auto focus solutions to meet the demand from handset manufacturers. Varioptic¡¯s liquid lens auto focus solutions feature some crucial advantages over traditional technologies in terms of robustness, cost, size, ease of integration, power consumption and speed Varioptic has developed several products to meet the demand from the camera phone market. For details, click http://www.varioptic.com/res/products/MASD%20-%20080109%20-%20Developer%20Kits%20-%20Description.pdf%2011.01.08.pdf Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 06:07:55 GMT Mobile http://www.displayplus.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=innovation&no=57 Tabletop Media ( http://www.tabletopmedia.com ) unveiled its wireless, interactive tabletop device with next-generation pay-on-demand capabilities, delivering a next-generation pay-at-the-table experience with three distinct features: split check, touch tip and email or print receipt capabilities. Unlike traditional pay-at the-table products, the solution places control in the guests¡¯ hands to pay at their convenience. Using the solution, restaurant operators will increase consumer interaction via digital promotions at relevant times with measurable results. They can boost customer loyalty by empowering guests and alerting managers if certain conditions are met. They can also enterrtain guests while enhancing the overall dining experience with information, movie trailers and ticket purchasing. TableTop Media¡¯s solution installed at Cozymel¡¯s Mexican Grill (former Brinker International concept) in the Grapevine, Texas location for the past three months demonstrate an increase in guest satisfaction, product trial and revenue, according to the company. \"Cozymel\'s has been very impressed with the initial results from the TableTop Media solution. Items promoted on the device represent a double digit increase compared to traditional table top promotions,\" explains Mary Russo, president of Food, Friends and Company, parent of Cozymel\'s Mexican Grill. Mike McPhail, general manager, Cozymel\'s-Grapevine, adds \"We are seeing faster table turns, shorter wait times, repeat guests, and operational efficiency across the board.\" A Technomic Top 500 Annual Report shows slowdown in chain restaurant growth rates, posting only 5.1 percent annual sales growth in 2007. Early tests show the TableTop Media solution is ideally suited for the casual dining environment (which is heavily weighted towards casual dining, bar and grills, and theme and sports restaurants where families and friends gather for food and entertainment) to increase customer satisfaction and create new revenue streams for the dining establishments. Displayplus.net Dec, 26 2008 06:06:47 GMT Mobile