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Wavien and Sysview Technology Intend to Enter Chinese Projection Market with DPR Reflector Platform

Wavien, Inc. and Sysview Technology Inc. are planning to enter the projection market in China and elsewhere using the Wavien DPR reflector platform for 71"-101" RPTVs to be produced in Wuhan, China. With strong government support expected, it is anticipated that these products will be distributed to an estimated 300,000 cities as part of a broad country-wide communication initiative.

11 Jan 2010

Research Report on Chinese Silicon Solar Cell and Module Companies

Benefiting from Chinese specialists returning from overseas, European and US capital, and demand growth in overseas markets, the Chinese solar photovoltaic industry started to emerge in 2004.

11 Jan 2010

New Application to Scan and Store Business Cards into iPhone

With the new year upon us, many business people are finding it important to get their contacts organized for the coming months. While online social sites such as LinkedIn make it easy for people to connect in the online world, the paper business card is still a standard at trade shows and in face to face meetings. The WorldCard Mobile iPhone application from Penpower Inc. allows for the two worlds to meet, digitally scanning business cards and depositing the information into the phones contact list.

11 Jan 2010

AIS Launches New Power over Ethernet Touchscreen Panel PC

American Industrial Systems, Inc. (AIS), has unveiled a new 10.1” Power over Ethernet (PoE) Touchscreen Panel PC powered by an Intel® Atom Z530 Processor for ultra-low power consumption.

11 Jan 2010

NIST Grants Stimulus to University of Maryland for Advanced Quantum Science Lab

The University of Maryland has been awarded $10.3 million in stimulus funds by the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to build an advanced quantum science lab.

11 Jan 2010

HP Announces New POS System Featuring Touch-Enabled Display

HP today introduced a touch-enabled point-of-sale (POS) system for retailers seeking to cost-effectively manage their businesses

11 Jan 2010

Lambda Photometrics Announces New BW Tek Compact CCD Array Spectrometer

ECONIC – The new low cost compact CCD spectrometer

11 Jan 2010

Atmel mXT224 maXTouch Touchscreen Controller Named One of Hot 100 Products

Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) a leader in touch- and microcontroller-based solutions, today announced that EDN Magazine has recognized Atmel's mXT224 maXTouch™ touchscreen controller in its Hot 100 Products for 2009.

11 Jan 2010

Advanced Photonix's Picometrix to Develop Terahertz QC System for Air Force

Advanced Photonix, Inc.(R) (NYSE Amex: API) announced today that its subsidiary, Picometrix, LLC has entered into a Phase II SBIR contract from the Air Force to develop a prototype terahertz quality control system.

11 Jan 2010

Daktronics Installs LED Video Display in Oakland University, Michigan

Daktronics Inc. of Brookings S.D. recently installed a state-of-the-art LED (light emitting diode) video display inside Athletics Center O’Rena

11 Jan 2010

CVI Melles Griot Names MDE Optics as Sales Representative in Israel

CVI Melles Griot has entered into an agreement with MDE Optics Ltd. to be the exclusive CVI Melles Griot sales representative in Israel. MDE Optics Ltd. is managed by Eran Dvir, General Manager. Dvir, previously VP Marketing of Gal-Shvav Group, has over twenty-two years of experience in the Israeli marketplace specializing in R&D, manufacturing, and business development activities in the semiconductor equipment, machine vision, automated inspection, and military/aerospace markets.

11 Jan 2010

Luna to Continue Supplying Fiber Optic Shape Sensing System to Intuitive Surgical

Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: LUNA) announced today that it will be extending its development and supply agreement with Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) to continue integrating Luna’s shape sensing technology into Intuitive’s products.

11 Jan 2010

New GE In-Home Touch-Screen Energy Information Panel Helps to Manage Energy Usage

GE (NYSE: GE) is introducing an in-home, multi-function energy information panel that will give consumers insight and control to help them manage energy usage and understand costs. The sleek, touch-screen panel will wirelessly connect to a household’s smart meter, appliances and thermostats, via ZigBee® or Wi-Fi®, to gather information, manage usage and deliver the real-time knowledge that empowers smarter energy choices.

11 Jan 2010

XpanD Introduces Stylish X103 Active-Shutter 3D Glasses at CES

The 3D revolution is underway with XpanD leading the charge at CES 2010, unveiling its X103 active-shutter glasses that not only surpass previous standards of quality for 3D consumers, but offer a sleek, stylish appearance that is unprecedented for 3D glasses, bringing a new level of immersive viewing to the game room, the boardroom and even the runway. With the XpanD X103 glasses, anyone can experience the most engaging and dynamic 3D technology available in virtually any environment—and look good doing it!

11 Jan 2010

Samsung Announces New LED Data Projector Featuring PhlatLight LED

Luminus Devices, Inc., developer and manufacturer of high light output, “Big Chip” PhlatLight® LEDs, today announced that its PhlatLight LED PT-120 is the light source in Samsung’s new XGA (1024 x 768 pixels) LED data projector. It is the projection display industry’s first LED-powered data projector. Today, PhlatLight LEDs are the solid-state light source of choice across all projection technologies, including 3LCD, DLP and LCOS.

9 Jan 2010