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STMicroelectronics Announces New SoC to Simplify Full-HD Multimedia Display Designs

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in consumer ICs, is the first to combine a DisplayPort 1.1a and HDMI 1.3 receiver to support full-high-definition sources, such as Blu-Ray, while providing comprehensive analog-video and audio connectivity. The new STDP8028 SoC from ST simplifies the design of high-end Full-HD multimedia displays with its unique integration of video inputs, advanced video quality and usability features such as Picture-In-Picture (PIP) and Picture-By-Picture (PBP). The SoC is being designed into multi-function monitors and public displays by leading OEMs around the world.

31 Oct 2009

Report on Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III Digital Field Guide

Confidently create beautiful photographs with the powerful features on your Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III camera and this essential guide. A workhorse camera for photojournalists and sports and wildlife photographers, the 1Ds Mark III yields spectacular results, once you master its intricacies.

31 Oct 2009

AVATAR Trailer to Debut on World’s Largest Video Display

On One of the Biggest Sports Days of the Year, the Trailer Debuts on the World’s Biggest Video Display…While Millions of Football Fans Watch It at Home!

31 Oct 2009

Scientists Create First Optical Frequency Comb to Measure Frequencies of Visible Light

Scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States have built the first optical frequency comb—a tool for precisely measuring different frequencies of visible light—that actually looks like a comb.

31 Oct 2009

Raytheon Wins $6.9 Million Phase Two Contract for Development of Nano-Composite Optical Materials

The Office of Naval Research has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $6.9 million, phase two contract to develop a new class of nano-composite optical materials.

31 Oct 2009

Lutronic Unveils New Body Contouring Tool, AccuSculpt

Lutronic, Inc., a leading developer of highest quality, affordable medical and aesthetic laser systems is expanding its body contouring arsenal with the introduction of AccuSculpt(TM), making the company first-to-market with a pulsed laser to feature the revolutionary 1444 nm wavelength for a new level of safety, speed and efficiency in fat deposit emulsification and body contouring. Lutronic is the first company to research and develop the optimized 1400 wavelength for Laser Assisted Lipolysis (LAL), which also consists of the new AccuLift(TM) facial contouring procedure. The AccuSculpt system was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2008, and thousands of safe and successful face and body contouring procedures have been performed since the clearance.

31 Oct 2009

FLABEG Opens New Facility for Solar Mirror Manufacturing

Now on stream: FLABEG, global leader in high-tech glass and mirror applications, is opening a new production facility for solar mirrors which are used to help generate electricity at large-scale solar power plants. The new 209.00sq.ft manufacturing facility is erected in the Clinton Commerce Park near Pittsburgh International Airport.

31 Oct 2009

Xerox Launches New Wide Format Black and White Printers

Architectural, engineering and construction companies, manufacturing firms and commercial print shops have an affordable new option for their black-and-white technical documents. Xerox Corporation’s (NYSE: XRX) Wide Format 6604 and 6605 Solutions mark the eighth and ninth wide format products the company has unveiled in the last two years.

30 Oct 2009

Philips Lumileds Introduces White Automotive Rated LUXEON Rebel LEDs

Philips Lumileds has announced broad release of its white automotive rated LUXEON Rebel LEDs. Intended for use in automotive applications such as daytime running lamps, position lamps, backup lamps and interior lighting, these LUXEON Rebel parts provide superior design flexibility and are engineered and tested to exceed automotive requirements for reliability, performance, and lifetime. Each part conforms to both the SAE and ECE color specifications and has complete PPAP documentation.

30 Oct 2009

Burton Medical Products Develops Low Energy Consuming Diagnostic and Examination Light

With unsurpassed value and energy efficiency, the AIM LED provides 10 times the life and uses 55 percent less energy when compared to halogen light sources. Burton Medical Products, Inc. has developed a revolutionary diagnostic and examination light, the AIM LED, by combining the smart and versatile design of their existing AIM lights with the efficiency and longevity of an LED light source.

30 Oct 2009

Texas Instruments Launches New Low Power IP Camera Reference Design for Video Surveillance

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced a new Internet Protocol (IP) camera reference design that provides low power, high definition (HD) video processing for the video surveillance market. The DM368IPNC-MT5 IP camera reference design with H.264 main profile 1080p at 30 frames per second (fps) offers industry-leading compression in a full HD solution, with the complete camera utilizing only three Watts. Based on a new DaVinci(TM) video processor, the IP camera reference design provides 30 percent more host processing performance over the previous generation. This overall performance boost allows the camera to support 720p at 60 fps for multiple video formats including H.264 and MPEG-4, as well as MJPEG at five Megapixels (MP) at 15 fps. It also supports multi-streaming video processing at various frame rates (http://www.ti.com/1080p-ipcamrd-prprod).

30 Oct 2009

Raymarine Unveils New E-Series Widescreen Multifunction Displays with HybridTouch

Touch screen Multifunction Display Offers Elegant Simplicity and Bold New Styling

30 Oct 2009

Verizon Granted Cable Franchise to Provide FiOS TV Service in Westford

Residents of Westford are a major step closer to having a real choice for their cable television services, thanks to a newly approved agreement authorizing Verizon to offer its FiOS TV service via the most advanced all-digital, fiber-optic network straight to customers' homes.

30 Oct 2009

XKL Introduces New In-Line Fiber Optic Amplification Products

XKL, LLC, a leading-edge provider of enterprise fiber optic networking equipment, announced today that it has launched a new family of in-line fiber optic amplification products that can achieve unprecedented latency speeds.

30 Oct 2009