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Photos: LED contacts see bionic future

News Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have developed a prototype contact lens that incorporates an imprinted electronic circuit and lights. The prototype is a step towards creating a form of bionic vision, the researchers say.

Tags: research, eye, lens, creating

23 January 2008, 9:36

Intel calls the high-speed Wi-Fi shots

News As they often do when they're not happy with the way things are going, a collection of tech heavy hitters led by Intel may be trying to take control of an important Wi-Fi standards process. Monday's announcement of a group called the Enhanced...

13 October 2005, 11:06

Legal music network struggles with illegal content

News The new iMesh, launched last week as the first record label-approved file-swapping service, has a Led Zeppelin problem. But using the company's new service, it requires only a quick point and click of the mouse to download several of Led Zeppelin's...

3 November 2005, 9:02

Epson puts 'pocket-sized' projector in the spotlight

News A prototype pocket-sized Epson projector that uses an LED as a light source will be shown at the IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) 2005 trade show this week. This is the first Epson 3LCD projector to use an LED light source, which should consume...

6 September 2005, 10:24

A film projector in a mobile phone?

News The basic Photon Vacuum system, which consists of an LED with the integrated optical system, can likely sell for under £5 in high volumes. Finland's Upstream Engineering is working on an LED projection system that potentially could, because of its...

16 November 2005, 9:39

Writable HD DVDs due in 2006

News A group led by Toshiba supports a technology called HD DVD for next-generation DVDs, which promise much greater capacity for high-definition movies, while a camp led by Sony backs another format, known as Blu-ray.

9 June 2005, 10:41

Wii, Xbox 360 shortages intentional, say analysts

News The Wii and Xbox 360 in particular sold short of analysts' expectations, as Nintendo's console led the field slightly at the 274,000 mark, with the Xbox 360 bringing up the rear with sales of 230,000.

Tags: demand, hardware, sales, wi fi

18 February 2008, 8:29

News.blog: Sony's techno-colour Vaio CR series

News Sony has long led the laptop-as-fashion-accessory movement (see previous C series models), offering laptops in wild colours when other manufacturers were just starting to experiment with hues beyond black and grey.

12 June 2007, 10:16

Apple designer gets entry in 'Who's Who'

News Born in North London, he joined Apple in 1992, and led the industrial design team that created the look for the iMac, whose translucent colours and attractive curves have made it a design classic. He subsequently led the design of the Power Mac...

4 January 2007, 9:25

Cadbury left with chocolate on its face

News CTB was left with a glut of chocolate products at the start of the year, after the rollout of a new SAP-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) system led to an excess of chocolate bars building up at the end of 2005.

9 June 2006, 10:41

LEDs could begin to replace light bulbs

News A principal advantage of the LED is that it lasts about 100,000 hours -- far longer than the conventional filament bulb LED prices, however, have been declining by 50 per cent a year. Two years from now, therefore, the same LED will cost around $20...

6 November 2006, 9:54

Google announces new applications

News Mayer led a demonstration in which a song icon was dragged and dropped on a media player, causing the song to start playing. Mayer also led a demonstration of Google Notebook, which she said will be available on Google Labs next week.

11 May 2006, 10:53

HP backs both rivals in DVD war

News In response, the computer maker said on Friday that it would continue to support Blu-ray, but would also join the Toshiba-led group working to promote HD DVD. Disc players and movies for both formats are expected to be released next year, a...

Tags: hp, disc, ray, high definition

19 December 2005, 9:24

Samsung looking to dull Razr's edge

News Created by a team of 40 industrial designers and mechanical engineers led by former Sony executive Jim Wicks, the high-end Razr V3 became a status symbol and design icon when it was introduced at the end of last year.

30 November 2005, 8:50

Three-year study finds phone masts 'safe'

News This led the researchers to conclude that any physiological responses were unrelated to the signals. Previous studies in the UK have found that the level of radio waves emitted by base stations is well below safety limits, and a Swiss study a year...

Tags: study, base, mobile phone, health

26 July 2007, 12:24