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The article reports that the latest technologies in portable audio devices have more to do with video than audio. The inclusion of a color display presents some new challenges. For the time being, thin-film-transistor displays are the screens of choice. They are reasonably well-priced, and there are many suppliers. Microsoft Corp. has helped out some with its Portable Media Center, into which the company has built some of the transcoding functions. That makes most of the process transparent to the user, particularly with respect to the multiple formats for audio.

The article reports that the flat-panel and microdisplay television market has become the driver for design and manufacturing changes during the current decade. Makers of liquid-crystal displays (LCD) have invested billions in next-generation fabs and processes, with suppliers of plasma and microdisplay rear-projection screens scrambling to keep up with their LCD counterparts. The transition to newer TV display technologies is likely to be gradual, particularly since cathode ray tube-based sets still hold a price advantage in a cost-sensitive consumer market.

The article discusses about innovations in the field of display technologies. Nowhere in the display world have technology improvements made as big an impact as in liquid crystal displays. Underlying the LCD's rise have been many evolutionary changes in the various components comprising the displays. Backlights, polarizer, TFT glass arrays and color filters have all seen improvements. Display makers are also rethinking their products' form and function for instance, using the display not only to show information but also function as an input device.

Presents information on organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. Advantages of OLED; Projection of analysts for the market of OLED; OLED that are available in the market; Uncertainties about OLED.

Provides information on the flat-face cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors. How flatness is being measured; Increasing demand for flat panel monitors in the market; Price range of flat monitors available in the market. INSET: CRTs are the economical choice in monitors.

Presents information on several computer input-output equipment and software in the United States as of October 4, 1999. Features of the SuperScript 4200N printer from NEC Technologies Inc.; Compatibility of the ADDS 60 video-display text terminal from Boundless Technologies; Capabilities of the Mobile Services for Domino 1.0 developed by Lotus Development Corp.; Design of NetCountant software from NetScout Systems.

Evaluates 38 computer monitors. Picture quality; Testing details; The top 17-inch and 21-inch monitors; Best overall; Features; Price; Monitors include the TN1885T from Art Media, the Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 17TX, the Max Group MGC 1785, the ViewSonic P815, the NEC MultiSync P 1150 and the NSA/Hitachi SuperScan Elite 802; Guideline frequencies; Other details. INSET: The pause that refreshes (Frequencies) (Test specs)..

Features various computer monitors for Internet designers. Includes MAG InnoVision DJ7171; ViewSonic PT813; Nokia 445Xavc; NEC MultiSync P1150; Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 91TXM. INSET: How we tested..

The article focuses on ASP.NET Ajax Library. It states that the Data View client control is the fundamental tool in the creation of master-detail views in the ASP.NET Ajax Library. It mentions the three basic steps that need to be followed to arrange a master-detail view with the ASP.NET Ajax Library such as the creation of markup for the master and details, attachment of Data View control to each view as behavior, and use plain data-binding expression.

The article provides information about Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). It looks at the functionality of WPF. WPF offers excellent support for managing the display and editing of complex data. It explores more advanced data binding scenarios. It discusses various ways in implementing common data binding requirements seen in most line-of-business applications. One biggest change that WPF introduces for desktop application developers is the extensive use of declarative programming. WPF user interfaces and resources can be declared using Extensible Application Markup Language.

The article provides information on implementing triple-clicks on the mouse and subclassing of the main window. Implementing triple-clicks select an entire paragraph of text. To perform it, instantiate a CTripleClick object and call CTripleClick::Install. CTripleClick is derived from CSubclass Wnd, a window that allows messages to be sent to another window without making a new window. Subclassing handles WM_SETTINGCHANGE. CsubclassWnd is derived and the virtual Window Proc function is override to handle WM_SETTINGCHANGE. Window proc can also be created but its main window must be subclass in order to intercept WM_SETTINGCHANGE.

The article focuses on how display information of consumer products could be optimized. It mentions that the products could be optimized without additional costs through risking the product's custom liquid crystal display (LCD) glass. It states that the optimized LCD glass could enable one to increase average selling price and earn larger gross margin. It discusses the factors that affect selection of microcontrollers (MCUs) which could help one to recognize the benefits of custom LCD glass.

The article discusses the advantages of allowing computer engineers to use multiple monitors in the U.S. Multiple monitors provide engineers with extra screen space that enable them to open two, three or even four browsers simultaneously to evaluate components when designing a circuit or comparing products when shopping online. Research findings also estimate that multiple monitors can lead to an average productivity improvement of 42%.

Reports that makers of liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) television display systems are optimistic about 2005. Kinks in the supply chain and troubles with technology are fading away; Competition from other rear-projection technologies such as Digital Light Processing (DLP) and projection liquid crystal displays; LCOS has been around for more than a decade.

Provides insights into seven-segment electronic display. Capability of the display to show all 10 decimal digits by lighting up two or more segments; Discussion of stories about digital logic; Price of logic gates; Use of incandescent light bulbs; Reverse polish notation; Seven-segment decoder; Optimization of the transistors in the RTL gates.

Reports on the projected increase in the use of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) in electronic products like display devices. OLED technology developed by companies such as DuPont Displays, Samsung, Sony, Hewlett-Packard and Lucent; Growth of the flat panel display market; Technical problems that keep OLED from being cost-effective replacements for liquid crystal displays (LCD).

Focuses on the efforts to develop field-emission displays (FED). Benefits of FED over liquid crystal display; Details on the strategic partnership of Candescent Technologies Corp. and Sony Corp. for the development of FED; Information on the emission problem. INSET: Early optimism ignored hard problems of FED technology.

Reports on the emerging application of flat panel displays as the primary human-machine interface in industrial automation. Predicted growth of the liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor market between 1999 and 2005; Advantages of LCD over cathode ray tube monitors.

Presents information on the liquid crystal display (LCD) system and a guide in purchasing the system. Reasons to consider an LCD; Range of price for an LCD monitor; Comparison of analog and digital LCD systems; Resolution of LCD monitors.

Offers tips on purchasing computer monitors. Points to consider; Design and style; Size of screens; Type of cathode ray tube (CRT) technology; Resolution and refresh rates; Bandwidth; Controls; Standards; Focus and convergence. INSETS: Tube tips, by E.M.;Coming soon to a screen near you, by E.M.;Max res: By the numbers, by J.A.M. & D.K.W..

Evaluates several 17-inch color computer monitors and gives information on pricing and features. Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 17TX; Nanao FlexScan F2-17EX; Nokia Multigraph 447X; Panasonic PanaSync/Pro C-179P; Philips Brilliance 17A, Model 1730DC; Samsung SyncMaster 17 GLsi; ViewSonic 17PS. INSETS: Doctor, my eyes!!, by J.Y.;Focusing on monitors, by J.Y.;The great dot-pitch controversy, by David Gabel.

Discusses ways for improving the performance of computer monitors as well as advice for purchasing a new one. Controls to look for when purchasing a new monitor; Video troubleshooting; Video-adapter software support; Running a television-antenna cable over to the computer.

Features computer monitors and printers that have been developed to cut pollution and save money. Includes Lexmark's WinWriter 200; Digital Equipment's Venturis 560; Nokia's Valuegraph 447L; Linksys's Printer PowerSaver Plus; Brother's HL-660.

Focuses on putting personal computer (PC)-like functions to information appliances. Reason for the growing demand for this type of information appliance; Challenge for developing information appliance solutions; List of solutions from several companies.

Details the emergence of digital information displays for consumer electronics. Introduction of flat-panel displays; Technical challenges encountered by flat-panel monitors; Companies that support PanelLink digital interface technology.

Provides information on the advantages of analog interfaces for liquid crystal interfaces (LCD). Cost analysis of analog plat-panels; Benefits of analog interfaces; Vendors that supply analog red green blue (RGB) video.

Focuses on the influence of cathode ray tube (CRT) technology on the performance of large monitors. Features of several large monitors that are available in the United States; Users demand for more clarity and contrast of complex graphic images in computer games, videoconferencing, and on the Internet. INSET: Evaluating monitor specs..

Reports that a patented display system called 3DTV features a true-stereo three-dimensional images. Use of conventional optics built into a single display panel; Use of a liquid-crystal display developed for projecting computer or video images; Production of multiple video images that are combined into stereoscopic arrays.

Reviews Nanao USA Corp.'s Nanao FlexScan F780iW and Nokia Display Products Inc.'s Nokia Multigraph 445X. Features; Product support; Price; Contact information. INSET: Monitor capabilities compared..

Explains how integrated circuits and small modules simplify the task of generating the high voltages for notebook computer or personal digital assistant displays and their associated backlights. Advances in liquid crystal display technology; Digital cold-cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) control; Description of some CCFL modules available in the market.

Reports on the developments pertaining to the electronic industries as of November, 2000. Includes the development of a touch-activated mouse by Fujitsu; Demonstration of a commercially-viable model of an active-matrix organic electroluminescent (OEL) display by Eastman Kodak and Sanyo; Features of the OEL display.

Focuses on the application of display-driver integrated circuits (IC) design and control circuitry for high-voltage displays. Design time and discrete circuitry needed by high-voltage display driver design; High-efficiency voltage conversion provided by the IC; IC that drive electroluminescent or cold-cathode fluorescent-lamp structures.

The article discusses the developments of display technologies. To address the diverse applications in some very competitive markets, engineers have had to create new flat-panel technologies and have to overhaul the cathode ray tube (CRT). And an Annual CRT production provides a good benchmark for the entire display industry. INSET: For More Information.

The article reports that flat-panel displays loom as a critical technology for next-generation electronic systems in the U.S. The payoffs for such innovative products could be significant. While the Japanese clearly dominate the worldwide $4 billion flatpanel market, many of the best new ideas are coming from U.S. firms. The article reports that there is a need for more creative design ideas. Some companies are taking a step in that direction. One such vendor is Photonics' Don Wedding. The company designed the first flatpanel display with digital video and composite analog-video interfaces for the Navy and Air Force.

The rapid evolution of electronic information and control systems is pressuring many designers to build high-performance user interfaces. Many of these advances are being requested by the engineers who are using them. New requirements such as size, ruggedness, low maintenance and higher resolution put severe constraints on many popular display designs. To further compete with new displays coming down the pike, many CRT makers are looking for smaller, more dependable power sources. Companies are also developing additional products for engineers working in the CRT world. Though most experts predict it may be quite a while before the CRT is displaced by flat panel displays, much research is underway.

Discusses the applications of display technology in the United States. Use of liquid crystal technology in the laptop computer; Dependence of consumer product on display developments; Availability of technologies for medical and industrial use.

Reviews several types of distributed transaction processing (DTP) monitors. BEA systems BEA TUXEDO Release 6.3; IBM Transaction Server v4; Microsoft Transaction Server v1.1; NCR TOP END; Features. INSET: Evaluating distributed transaction processing monitors..

Features the image color matching (ICM) offered by Windows 98. How to color synchronize a monitor and a printer; Effects of color temperature on perception of screen's whiteness; Elimination of the flicker; Technique to optimize convergence.

Offers advice on how to terminate useless computer programs from the desktop. Tracking of items in Close Program list; Instructions on how to set up for log-on prompt; Instructions on how to identify elusive items located in StartUp program; Termination of nag screen.

Presents several computer monitors from various manufacturers. Includes ADI Microscan 17X; Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 17TX; Nanao Flexscan F2-17EX; Portrait Display Labs Pivot 1700.

Offers guidelines on upgrading a system's video performance. Indications of poor video performance; Speed trials; Description of how graphics accelerator works; Benefits of upgrading video; Types of memory of video cards; Things to consider when purchasing video cards; Innovations in video technology.

Evaluates several flat-screen displays. Planar PL201M; NEC LCD2080UX; Dell 2000FP; Sony SDM-X202; Resolution; Screen space; Ease of setup; Color quality; Prices.

Presents tips on installing backlighting on a liquid crystal display (LCD) system. Engineering required by cold cathode fluorescent (CCF) tubes to provide the performance and service life users expect; Power requirements for LCD themselves; Rules for matching a direct current-alternating current (DC-AC) inverter to a CCFT; Testing of the DC-AC inverter's no-load starting voltage. INSET: MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN THE CAT.

Focuses on the importance of choosing the right information display systems for product development. Types of display technologies to consider; Applications of active matrix liquid crystal display; Factors to consider in selecting the type of display to use.

Covers information on computer equipment as of January 22, 2001. Introduction of two digital signal processors from Texas Instruments; Description of a monitor from Omni Vision; Features of the OLIVE software.

The article focuses on the developments in the flexible displays industry. It reports that Applied Materials Inc. is the new associate member of Flexible Display Center. It notes that the Center for Organic Materials and Electronic Devices Dresden (COMEDD) gears up to manufacture organic light-emitting diode displays. It adds that IDTechEx Inc. will launch an e-book reader powered by printed electronics while Samsung Co. Ltd. has showcased a mobile phone prototype with a flexible display.

The article highlights the Society for Information Display conference held in summer 2008. Kent Displays Inc. displayed a cell phone with a face that incorporates one big, irregularly shaped pixel. E Ink Corp. demonstrated a Hitachi Mobile cell phone with a dot-matrix electrophoretic display e-skin. Bridgestone Corp. exhibited flexible e-paper displays based on its home grown electronic liquid powder material and quick response liquid powder displays.

The article reports that Tokyo, Japan-based Field Emission Technologies Inc. has announced that it is positioned to mass produce 26-inch field-emission display (FED) panels by the end of 2009. The company claims to have discovered solutions to the mass production problems related to FED panels, which include field-emitter structures and the difficulty of attaining high vacuum levels required by FEDs. It uses a large array of cone-shaped electrodes, called Spindts.

The article evaluates Matsushita's light emitting diode (LED) Astrovision information display system, which comprises hundreds of LED units.

The article features the acoustic research ARRU449, a liquid crystal display (LCD) universal remote control with wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) to provide programming resources. The QVGA LCD screen on the ARRU449 hints at special things. The screen provides the user interface to a range of features available by the unit's connectivity. After linking to a home Wi-Fi network, the controller interacts with the click365 network to deliver location-and-service provider specific television listings.