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The new wrist computer is slim, waterproof and lasts at least three days on a single charge.
The Guardian
Applied Materials is launching a trio of new manufacturing systems that are designed to address the limitations keeping next-generation displays out of reach of consumers.
ExtremeTech
Samsung isn't known for its software, but that hasn't stopped the company from pushing its Smart TV interface, which offers access to video streaming apps like Netflix, Hulu Plus, HBO Go, and MLB.TV, as well as a selection of other utilities.
The Verge
The download seeks to address some of the criticisms levelled at the original version of Windows 8.
BBC News
These "so-called" LED TVs use a series of LED bulbs to light up the screen. But what is backlighting anyway?
CNET
Another one bites the dust. Panasonic is departing the plasma TV business after being its biggest champion for two decades.
ExtremeTech
A roundup of the best products and most interesting stories this week from Reviewed.com.
USA Today
LG's LA9700 is the company's 65in Ultra HD television for 2013. Available in 55 and 65in sizes, the LA9700 features an integrated sound-bar, uses a full sheet of LEDs for backlighting, and has an Ultra HD-resolution that can show four times the detail of current Full HD panels.
PC World
Toshiba has announced that the L9300U series of 4K ultra HD TVs is now available at select retailers the US.
SlashGear
Samsung Electronics has launched a handset with a curved display screen. The Galaxy Round smartphone will feature a 5.7in display
BBC News
Its forecasts also indicate potentially slowing profit growth at its mobile business-a signal that its run of record results is under threat by rising competition and lower-margin phones taking up a bigger proportion of sales.
Wall Street Journal
Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Gear smartwatch is seen as an extension of the smartphone, but research is under way to see how the wearable device could work with electronics such as TVs.
IDG News Service (via Computerworld)
One problem in developing more efficient organic LED light bulbs and displays for TVs and phones is that much of the light is polarized in one direction and thus trapped within the LED. University of Utah physicists believe they have solved the problem by creating a new organic molecule that is shaped like rotelle -- wagon-wheel pasta -- rather than spaghetti.
Science Daily
Toshiba said it would cut 50% of staff in its loss-making TV unit and cease production at two of its three overseas factories before the end of this fiscal year.
Reuters
Television services delivered via the Internet by companies like Intel and Sony could someday transform how Americans watch TV shows. But the services have to get off the ground first, and there are new doubts about whether that is going to happen.
New York Times
There is no simple answer, but fortunately, figuring out what's best for you isn't too hard.
Forbes
According to reports UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) has a research team that has put tons of effort and focus behind this type of technology.
Android Community
Apple is leveraging the Bluetooth LE technology that it has been building into every iPhone since the iPhone 4S to enable automatic setup of an Apple TV 3G.
TechCrunch
Do a growing number of "cord-cutters" and "cord-nevers" mean the TV business is about to be battered like other traditional industries? Media investor Terry Kawaja doesn't think so. Here's why.
GigaOM
The customizable smartwatch spreads its reach as it becomes available on the mobile carrier's Web site and in select retail stores.
CNET
Samsung Display and LG Display have let the lawsuits fly in a patent battle over LCD- and OLED-related technology, but today that is apparently all over.
engadget
Netflix has stated that the company's goal is to stream content in the 4K format by 2014 or so.
DSLreports
Chinese Internet TV company BesTV New Media said it will set up a joint venture with global software giant Microsoft to develop "family games and related services" with a total investment of up to $237 million.
The Wall Street Journal
Apple sold nine million of its latest iPhones in their first three days, but assessing the popularity of the less-expensive iPhone 5C model was difficult.
The Wall Street Journal
Ephesus Lighting CFO Mike Lorenz discusses recent trends in LED lighting with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock."
Bloomberg
The iPhone is like an old house - just when you think you know all its secrets, you discover something new hidden away where you'd never think to look. One of the lesser-known functions of this popular smartphone is the LED light, located next to the camera on iPhone models 4 through 5S.
Mashable
Chinese flat screen makers, once dismissed as second-class players in the global LCD market, are drawing envious looks from big names such as LG and Samsung.
Reuters
Cree TW LED bulb: California demands maximum light quality, Cree delivers for less than $20 (Sep 10)
Cree's LED bulb has been out for six months now and it's already a huge hit.
ExtremeTech
The new slimmer PS Vita has a new screen. It's LCD, instead of the OLED screen found in the current model. Sony's Andrew House explained why.
Kotaku
LG Electronics has officially cut the price on its 55-inch curved-screen FullHD OLED TV to US$9,999 in the U.S. and has dropped the price on its current 55-inch Ultra High-Definition LED LCD TV by another US$500, to US$4,499.
Twice
While Apple CEO Tim Cook is far likelier to use the event to showcase new iterations of the iPhone, the Apple TV rumors began running rampant when evidence of multiple shipments labeled "Set Top Boxes" were tracked from one of the company's Chinese suppliers in August.
Variety
Fraunhofer COMEDD has improved its roll-to-roll research line, which consists of a vacuum system for the evaporation of organic materials.
Printed Electronics World
Displays with Organic Light Emitting Diodes, OLEDs, are the most interesting and promising new display technology in over a decade-possibly ever.
Gizmodo
The first factor is that the body of LED light is very small and compacted. The LED has been products by small and fine chips which have been encapsulated in transparent epoxy so it is very small and lightweight. In that kind of situation, the production and application of the LED light products such as LED high bay lights can help people save a lot of material and space.
SBWire
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) headquarters, a leased facility in Washington, D.C., has been outfitted with energy-saving CR Series LED Troffers by Cree.
Daily Finance
TI debuts new DLP Pico chipset optimized for ultra-compact mobile and wearable devices (September 5)
At IFA 2013, Texas Instruments (TI) unveiled its newest DLP Pico chipset, the 0.2" TRP, which brings unparalleled brightness through greater optical/power efficiency, and higher resolution to next-generation smartphones, tablets, digital cameras and wearable devices, such as near-eye displays.
Company release
Another decision you have to make is whether to opt for an LED or plasma screen. Here, we'll explain the differences between the two, their pros and cons and which is likely to be the best choice for you.
PC Advisor
An attorney for HannStar said Best Buy isn't entitled to recover any money because the jury also determined that fixing of prices for liquid crystal display panels didn't have a direct effect on trade in the U.S.
Business Week
Pushing to make the industry dream of 4K TVs a market reality, Samsung unveiled a mammoth new 98-inch S9 model on Thursday at the IFA electronics show and, perhaps more notably, an OLED prototype with the higher screen resolution.
CNET
NliteN makes helping the environment as easy as changing a lightbulb. The company launched an Indiegogo campaign today for its LED light bulb that uses 80% less energy than 60 watt incandescent lightbulbs.
Venturebeat
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