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A lot of focus has been placed on the emergence of large scale Organic LED (OLED) displays in recent weeks, but the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas has also heralded the arrival of a new technology, known as Crystal LED. Japanese firm Sony is behind the hybrid technology which combines the best bits…

Wrigley Field, which is home to the Chicago Cubs, is getting a major update with a 75 foot long LED board, which will provide visitors and home fans with scores, stats, advertisements and other salient information while they are visiting the ground. According to USA Today, the 75 foot LED display will convey a wide…

LED displays come in all shapes and sizes and have been integrated into clothing for some time now, but a new invention from a cool and kooky engineer has created a whole new way to combine LED systems and video playback with fashion items. US engineer, David Forbes, has integrated hundreds of LEDs into a…

Organic LED displays (OLED) have yet to make much of an impact on the mainstream market because only very small screens could reasonably be produced at a price that most could afford. However, it seems that South Korean electronics firm, LG, has overcome the previous prohibitive factors and is gearing up to launch a range…

Leaked information from the chain of tech companies which will supply Apple with components for the iPad 3 suggests that a very different type of screen will be present on the firm’s next tablet. The original iPad and then the iPad 2 used the same 9.7 inch LED backlit screen with IPS technology and twin…

Universal Display, a company which supplies LED systems to a number of the world’s largest manufacturers, has been hit with a slump in share values, after a deal with Samsung turned out to be less lucrative for the firm than originally anticipated. Universal Display owns a number of patents, exceeding 1,000 in total, which cover…

LED backlit displays with LCD panels and full HD resolutions are set to be installed at around 100 locations in the capital in order to target commuters taking some of the busiest bus routes around. The LED displays are already being installed at many bus shelters and the scheme will go live on November 28th,…

The yellow taxi cab is as significant an icon of New York City as the black Hackney Carriage is in London. Advertisements have been perched on the roof of cabs in the Big Apple for many years, but now LED displays are going to start appearing in their place. Billboard Taxi Media has recently announced…

A new laboratory which will allow SMEs (small and medium size enterprises) to test LED displays and lighting has been opened in Gloucestershire, according to Electronics Weekly. The new centre will allow companies to try out LED lighting and signage, testing it using advanced technology which is far more accurate than older kit. A whole…

The original iPad and its successor have both used the same LED backlit display, but now manufacturer Apple is thought to be trying something new for the third in this internationally popular tablet computing range. The 9.7 inch on the iPad 2 has a native resolution of 1024×768 and it is illuminated by a single…