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Amulet Unveils New Integrated Production Display Module for Embedded Market Space

Amulet Technologies, a recognized leader in graphic user interface (GUI) solutions, announced today their new 4.3” GEMmodule™, a fully integrated production display module targeting a variety of applications in the embedded market space. The module features Amulet’s popular GEM Graphical OS Chip™ for color displays which supports GIF, JPEG and PNG graphic formats in 24-bit color, plus alpha-blending found in high-end consumer electronic products. The 4.3” GEMmodule™ is perfect for embedded system product designers looking for an all-in-one drop-in graphic user interface solution.

18 Dec 2009

Atmel Licenses Immersion TouchSense Technology

Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), a leader in microcontroller- and touch-based solutions, and Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ:IMMR), the leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology today announced that Atmel has licensed Immersion’s TouchSense technology to deliver products with integrated haptic feedback. Atmel will integrate this functionality into its touch product families to offer users an enhanced experience in consumer products including mobile phones, game consoles, navigation devices, cameras, Netbooks, appliances, PCs and peripherals.

18 Dec 2009

Eastman Kodak Receives FTC Clearance for Promotion of its All-in-One Inkjet Printers

Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) today announced that the company has received notification from the Federal Trade Commission’s Division of Advertising Practices (FTC) allowing Kodak to continue to advertise that consumers can “Save on average $110 per year on ink” with KODAK All-in-One inkjet printers. Kodak accepted the FTC’s recommendation that the company disclose more prominently that a consumer will achieve the stated average cost savings by printing only four pages per day or 1,500 pages per year. The FTC indicated that no further action is warranted at this time and that their investigation is now closed.

18 Dec 2009

MASTERIMAGE and Symphony 3D Holdings Merge Together

MASTERIMAGE Co., Ltd, maker of the fastest growing Theatrical, Display and Mobile 3D imaging systems is proud to announce it has been acquired by US based Symphony 3D Holdings. The new company, now called MASTERIMAGE 3D, LLC, has been capitalized with a new investment of 15 Million USD. The company’s aggressive growth combined with its acquisition and investment is evidence that the company has become a major player in the 3D marketplace.

18 Dec 2009

Conventional Camera Market Likely to Plunge in Next Decade

With the dawn of the new digital era, the market for conventional cameras and films is expected to witness drastic declines over the next decade, more so in the case of developed and matured markets such as US, Western Europe and Japan.

18 Dec 2009

Annual Research Report Released on MEMS Industry

The advent of micro-technology has revolutionized the electronics industry so much so that miniaturization has now become a cue word across the globe. Further, the role played by micro-technology is enormous and sensors, as an offshoot of this know-how, are used in most of the industrial electronic applications.

18 Dec 2009

Market Research Report on Level Sensors

18 Dec 2009

LDK Solar Signs Indicative Term Sheet in Relation to its Polysilicon Business

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of solar wafers, today signed an indicative term sheet with VMS Investment Group Ltd. and its affiliates, or the "Investors," pursuant to which the Investors have agreed to subscribe between $50 million to $80 million aggregate amount of redeemable and convertible preference shares of the Cayman Islands subsidiary, which is to be created to hold and operate LDK Solar's polysilicon business, valuing the entity at $1.30 billion to $1.65 billion.

18 Dec 2009

Energetiq to Release New Laser-Driven Light Source Products

Energetiq Technology, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of specialized short-wavelength light products for use in advanced technology applications, will introduce three more light sources in its Laser-Driven Light Source (LDLS(TM)) product family

18 Dec 2009

Using Molecular Fluorescence Technology Chemist Captures Mitochondrial Movement in A Cell

University of Oregon-made technique is putting new light on machinery driving intracellular transport

18 Dec 2009

Smarthome Announces New Touchscreens Under Cortexa Brand

Smarthome announced today that it has expanded its Cortexa home automation product offering by launching the new 8.4" and 15" touchscreens.

18 Dec 2009

HD Camera on Jason Records First Video of Erupting Deep-Sea Volcano

Oceanographers using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason discovered and recorded the first video and still images of a deep-sea volcano

18 Dec 2009

NASA's THEMIS Mission Cameras Help Make New Discovery on Northern Lights

A network of cameras deployed around the Arctic in support of NASA's THEMIS mission has made a startling discovery about the Northern Lights

18 Dec 2009

LEMO USA Uses Autodesk Inventor Software to Design Connectors for HDTV Cameras

Autodesk Inventor of the Month Awarded to LEMO Connectors, the Connection Standard for HDTV Cameras

18 Dec 2009

Diguang to Exhibit All of its LED Products at 2010 International CES Exhibition

Diguang International Development Co., Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: DGNG) ("Diguang" or "the Company") today announced that the Company will participate in the upcoming 2010 International CES Exhibition ("the Exhibition") from January 7-10, 2010 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

18 Dec 2009