Casio's 'Blanview' LCD Takes In The Sun
Why in the world you'd name anything "blanview" is utterly beyond my powers of reason, but Casio's done just that with their new transmissive LCD technology. Blanview technology pulls external illumination (say, the sun) into the LCD panel itself to improve backlighting and usability whilst outdoors.
This rids Casio's LCDs of the need for the semi-transmissive LCD found in many current screens. Also, drawing light from the ambient environment rather than needing to generate it with power reduces outdoor power consumption by a whopping 50% and increasing transmittance by 30%.
You can expect to see this technology soon, which is a little unusual, as Casio begins shipping sample panels (from 2.7" to 6.5") this very month.
Casio touts "Blanview" transmissive LCD for outdoor use [Engadget]
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Posted to In the News on 2 July 2008
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Wow... Casio doing something relevant. I thought they had just resigned themselves to making cheap watches. Maybe I should check out their Wikipedia page. Either way, amazing idea that seems like it could have a lot of applications.