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Wavien to Demonstrate Enhanced 3D Projectors Using DPR Technology at CES 2010

Wavien, Inc. today announces that it will demonstrate the next level of improved performance 3D projectors using its patented DPR technology at CES in Las Vegas with a 3D front projector. The DPR reflector system provides viewers with a greatly enhanced 3D experience by delivering dramatically increased brightness with additional benefit of extending the lamp life of older traditional platforms by up to 3 times. Wavien has demonstrated the improvements of 3D experience using DPR on RPTV systems at technology trade shows in the past.

8 Jan 2010

Wavien Develops Ultra-Narrow Beam LED Using Recycling Technology

Wavien, Inc. today announces that advances in its patented Premien LED technology have resulted in the development of an ultra-narrow beam LED optic using innovative recycling technology.

8 Jan 2010

LG LED LCD TVs to Feature THX Bright Room Viewing Mode That Provides Abundant Ambient Light

THX Ltd. introduces an exclusive THX Viewing Mode called Bright Room that recreates the cinema experience in home theaters with abundant ambient light. The LG INFINIA LE9500 and LE8500 LED LCD series and LG INFINIA PK950 and PK750 Plasma series are the first THX Certified TVs to feature THX Bright Room, introduced this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show (LG Booth #8205).

8 Jan 2010

1-MW Solar Power System Dedicated at West Riverside Wastewater Treatment Plant, Corona

Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority (Authority), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and SunPower Corp. ( SPWRA, SPWRB) today dedicated a 1-megawatt solar power system at the West Riverside Wastewater Treatment Plant in Corona. SunPower designed and built the high-efficiency system, and financed the system with Wells Fargo through the $100 million sale leaseback program announced by the companies in June of 2009.

8 Jan 2010

Camera Traps Capture Images of Rare Female Tiger with Cubs

Camera traps deep in the Sumatran jungle have captured first-time images of a rare female tiger and her cubs, giving researchers unique insight into the elusive tiger's behaviour.

8 Jan 2010

TouchStar Selects Advantage LX Barcode Printer for TouchPC Mobile IT Systems

Today, specialist IT provider Maxatec announces that TouchStar technologies has selected its Advantage LX barcode printer product for its TouchPC range of mobile IT systems

8 Jan 2010

Market Research Report on Optical Communications Industry in China

China's government policies in areas of broadband and optical communications segments, coupled with the establishment of the Optical Access (FTTx) Industry Alliance at year-end 2008, have accelerated the completion of China's last-mile optical fiber network deployment. With the massive deployment of 3G base stations and optical fiber infrastructure, the Chinese optical communications industry has grown rapidly.

8 Jan 2010

VIZIO to Launch Razor LED Mobile TV Models

VIZIO, America's #1 LCD HDTV Company, announced today it will be one of the first manufacturers to enter the new mobile television market. VIZIO will offer three Razor LED models with a depth of less than 1", including one capable of receiving broadcasts using the new ATSC-M/H mobile/handheld platform that can be operate in moving vehicles. The VMB070 has a 7" display, the VMB090 has a 9" display and the VMB100 has a 10" display. All scheduled for delivery later this year with MSRPs of $149.99, $199.99, and $229.99 respectively.

8 Jan 2010

BIO-key Announces SaaS Biometric Identification Solution for Blood Collection Industry

BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification solutions, today announced the launch of TruDonor ID, a fully hosted identity solution tailored to address the needs of the blood collection industry.

8 Jan 2010

JVC Offers Demonstration of 3D TV Technologies at 2010 International CES

JVC is demonstrating an array of 3-D television technologies at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which opens here today. Technologies on display include a 3-D LCD monitor already on the market, an ultra high resolution high definition 3-D demonstration and a processor for the professional market that converts 2-D content to 3-D.

8 Jan 2010

NASA Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer Captures First Image of Stars

Infrared all-sky surveying telescope sends back first images from space

8 Jan 2010

NAVTEQ Unleashes New Mapping Collection System Featuring High Resolution Cameras

NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, today announced NAVTEQ True, the company's new mapping collection system. NAVTEQ is beginning the roll out of this new technology in its US fleet of field collection vehicles, further enhancing the company's ability to deliver a growing range of high quality digital map data.

8 Jan 2010

Lockheed Martin Wins Turkish Air Force Order for Sniper ATPs

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has signed a foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) and LANTIRN(TM) Enhanced Resolution (ER) navigation pods to the Turkish Air Force. Valued at $118 million, the contract will provide Sniper ATP and LANTIRN ER navigation pods to equip Turkish Air Force F-16 Block 40 and Block 50 Peace Onyx aircraft.

8 Jan 2010

Ball Aerospace Delivers JWST Primary Mirror Segments to Marshall Space Flight Center

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has shipped five James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) beryllium primary mirror segments as well as the engineering development unit (EDU) to Marshall Space Flight Center

8 Jan 2010

New ZiiLABS' SiVO Digital Home Platform Offers 1080p Blu-ray Quality HDTV

ZiiLABS, a cutting-edge media processor and platforms company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd., and ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMH)], will be showcasing ZiiLABS new ZMS-08 -based SiVO Digital Home Platform this week at CES. By combining the ZiiLABS StemCell Computing Array and the ARM® 1GHz Cortex-A8™ processor into a single SoC, the consumer can experience 1080p Blu-ray quality HDTV and 3D graphics user interfaces on low-power connected home devices.

8 Jan 2010