Well, I guess everyone was very busy today since nobody showed up. In case you would like to try another date, let me know... Best.
jhm
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Data Mining as a form of convergence
Data mining for unknown knowledge and new technologies is most promising reseach area.
Especially, it will be the key technology to open convergence era which is composed of several fundamental disciplines for the future common goal. Most of global issues can be solved not by single discipline but by convergence or fusion technologies.
Due to the flood of all kinds of information, data mining is prerequisite for gathering, processing, extracting and creating new and high level knowledge. Its application will do good in most of the future R&D.
Areas such as biology, genetics, and new material cannot be explored without data mining.
Even in distant autonomous recognizer of events (DARE) as a data mining and discovery tool says the same story as follows (Gor.Victoria, JPL).
Labor-intense and mathematically onerous computations are often necessary to analyze data and search for interesting events. One of such interesting phenomenon is the presence of a previously undiscovered celestial body in image data sets. Such a body is expected to be very small and hidden among the multitude of cosmic ray noise hits in large image databases. Discovering such bodies requires intensive mathematical computations on millions of cases of possible objects. We describe the automatic process DARE, which is capable of discovering new celestial bodies. This process has already been applied by scientists. DARE rapidly sifts through image sequences, looking for the temporal persistence of small segmented regions, tremendously speeding up examination of image data sets in search for new discoveries.
Especially, it will be the key technology to open convergence era which is composed of several fundamental disciplines for the future common goal. Most of global issues can be solved not by single discipline but by convergence or fusion technologies.
Due to the flood of all kinds of information, data mining is prerequisite for gathering, processing, extracting and creating new and high level knowledge. Its application will do good in most of the future R&D.
Areas such as biology, genetics, and new material cannot be explored without data mining.
Even in distant autonomous recognizer of events (DARE) as a data mining and discovery tool says the same story as follows (Gor.Victoria, JPL).
Labor-intense and mathematically onerous computations are often necessary to analyze data and search for interesting events. One of such interesting phenomenon is the presence of a previously undiscovered celestial body in image data sets. Such a body is expected to be very small and hidden among the multitude of cosmic ray noise hits in large image databases. Discovering such bodies requires intensive mathematical computations on millions of cases of possible objects. We describe the automatic process DARE, which is capable of discovering new celestial bodies. This process has already been applied by scientists. DARE rapidly sifts through image sequences, looking for the temporal persistence of small segmented regions, tremendously speeding up examination of image data sets in search for new discoveries.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Where do IT vendors think business’s focus should be?
IT vendors should think what they can to reduce company’s costs. The costs can be discussed in two ways – system investment & maintenance costs, and improving business practices.
Since transactions grows very fast, needs for bigger and less-power-consuming system grows together, causing power & space issues. Vendors should device a system should occupy less space and power-consumption.
But more critically, the system should contribute in reducing costs by business practice innovation. For example, supporting good telecommunication, it reduces costs for traveling and meeting. Virtualization is a new trend for cyber business where companies meet, communicate and even sells their products. For this, they need good graphic processing capabilities, easy software for building 3D, etc. This sure gives IT vendors new business opportunities, I think.
Since transactions grows very fast, needs for bigger and less-power-consuming system grows together, causing power & space issues. Vendors should device a system should occupy less space and power-consumption.
But more critically, the system should contribute in reducing costs by business practice innovation. For example, supporting good telecommunication, it reduces costs for traveling and meeting. Virtualization is a new trend for cyber business where companies meet, communicate and even sells their products. For this, they need good graphic processing capabilities, easy software for building 3D, etc. This sure gives IT vendors new business opportunities, I think.
Security matters
This article shows how an individual's good-intended social activities on cyber network can harm a company’s security seriously. As the author insists, even the strongest firewall would be useless if a hacker can find an employee’s id and password. And most internet-users are willingly giving plentiful of hints about password for the underlying hackers.
In Korea - which is one of the most web-linked countries in the world – it’s easy to search personnel information through a lot of social networking sites such as cyworld, naver/yahoo/daum blog, etc. Also sometimes, you can just google someone’s preferred internet nickname to get lots of identity information.
In spite of this serious situation, I’d like to argue that personnel activities itself on cyber network cannot be prohibited by any organizational force. It is up to whom uses internet for their identity whether it is stolen or not. But, from the view point of management, company should focus on breaking the link between the personnel information and the accessibility to the company information system.
Most easy and passive approach that company can take is to educate employees to use password most unrelated from their identity as often as possible. Second, more active approach is to develop a sophisticated algorithm which prevents employees from creating easy-trackable password. This system uses a database which contains full identity information, and produces a list in which every possible combination for the password candidate is written. So if someone creates a password based on his/her identity, the system will check if it belongs to the list and alarm the user to change password.
In Korea - which is one of the most web-linked countries in the world – it’s easy to search personnel information through a lot of social networking sites such as cyworld, naver/yahoo/daum blog, etc. Also sometimes, you can just google someone’s preferred internet nickname to get lots of identity information.
In spite of this serious situation, I’d like to argue that personnel activities itself on cyber network cannot be prohibited by any organizational force. It is up to whom uses internet for their identity whether it is stolen or not. But, from the view point of management, company should focus on breaking the link between the personnel information and the accessibility to the company information system.
Most easy and passive approach that company can take is to educate employees to use password most unrelated from their identity as often as possible. Second, more active approach is to develop a sophisticated algorithm which prevents employees from creating easy-trackable password. This system uses a database which contains full identity information, and produces a list in which every possible combination for the password candidate is written. So if someone creates a password based on his/her identity, the system will check if it belongs to the list and alarm the user to change password.
Data mining
" Data mining is the process of discovering meaningful new
correlations, patterns and trends by sifting through large
amounts of data stored in repositories, using pattern
recognition technologies as well as statistical and
mathematical techniques. " (Gartner Group)
" Data mining is a knowledge discovery process of extracting
previously unknown, actionable information from very large
databases. " (Aaron Zornes, The META Group)
There are many different definitions of data mining, but almost
all involve finding or discovering useful relationships in large
databases.
What is the technique and how to find information about a specific
meaning, it is not only the technology itself, the business problem
to solve these problems in order to understand and apply
information technology to a comprehensive process of means.
In other words, the methodology for the extraction of useful
information that can be made. Therefore, in order to perform
efficient data mining and statistical techniques, such as time series
analysis, and database technology as well as industrial engineering,
neural network and artificial intelligence, expert systems, fuzzy logic,
pattern recognition, machine learning, and reasonging with incertainty,
ranging from a variety of information technology and information
retrieval techniques are used. In addition, management strategy,
marketing techniques, such as the use of the latest management
techniques need to do.
These data mining giant through a strategy of hiding information
in a database and you can find this information is the key business
process improvements can be used in the most primitive stages.
Data mining is commonly known as Knowledge Discoverty in Database,
Knowledge Extraction, Information Havesting, Data Archeology, and
Data Pattern Processing.
Data Mining to say a word, huge amounts of data easily hidden in the
process, he could find useful information. For example, "The window
is a home to many, many thieves," said a word may sound obvious,
but everyone's insurance rates to be applied to these facts is not to be
able to think about it. A British insurance company is actually using
these facts by applying discriminatory insurance rates, the
establishment of more effective policies and the companies which
causes a large increase in profit contribution was to find the relationship
between changmungwa thieves, and this is Data Mining. The company
holds the Daily transaction data, customer data, product data, or the
reaction of customers and marketing activities in addition to other data,
such as external data sources to include all the data available based on
the hidden knowledge. Not expected or new trends and the actual
business decision-making rules were found by useful information,
and it is right to take advantage of the Data Mining.
correlations, patterns and trends by sifting through large
amounts of data stored in repositories, using pattern
recognition technologies as well as statistical and
mathematical techniques. " (Gartner Group)
" Data mining is a knowledge discovery process of extracting
previously unknown, actionable information from very large
databases. " (Aaron Zornes, The META Group)
There are many different definitions of data mining, but almost
all involve finding or discovering useful relationships in large
databases.
What is the technique and how to find information about a specific
meaning, it is not only the technology itself, the business problem
to solve these problems in order to understand and apply
information technology to a comprehensive process of means.
In other words, the methodology for the extraction of useful
information that can be made. Therefore, in order to perform
efficient data mining and statistical techniques, such as time series
analysis, and database technology as well as industrial engineering,
neural network and artificial intelligence, expert systems, fuzzy logic,
pattern recognition, machine learning, and reasonging with incertainty,
ranging from a variety of information technology and information
retrieval techniques are used. In addition, management strategy,
marketing techniques, such as the use of the latest management
techniques need to do.
These data mining giant through a strategy of hiding information
in a database and you can find this information is the key business
process improvements can be used in the most primitive stages.
Data mining is commonly known as Knowledge Discoverty in Database,
Knowledge Extraction, Information Havesting, Data Archeology, and
Data Pattern Processing.
Data Mining to say a word, huge amounts of data easily hidden in the
process, he could find useful information. For example, "The window
is a home to many, many thieves," said a word may sound obvious,
but everyone's insurance rates to be applied to these facts is not to be
able to think about it. A British insurance company is actually using
these facts by applying discriminatory insurance rates, the
establishment of more effective policies and the companies which
causes a large increase in profit contribution was to find the relationship
between changmungwa thieves, and this is Data Mining. The company
holds the Daily transaction data, customer data, product data, or the
reaction of customers and marketing activities in addition to other data,
such as external data sources to include all the data available based on
the hidden knowledge. Not expected or new trends and the actual
business decision-making rules were found by useful information,
and it is right to take advantage of the Data Mining.
System Integration
In the past, when building information systems users are planning to design
and build the system itself, individual hardware and software to one trillion
months, it is common to order. Recently, however, a wealth of information
devices and, in addition, the information required and the system is huge
and complicated for users to choose any equipment, and software, which
needs to be quantitatively how often unknown.
In other words, systems integration, SI come directly from the need for such
a service, that service to the system's design, in order for optimal selection
and procurement of hardware, development of software applications tailored
to the needs of users, including system maintenance. Such systems integrators
and service providers to provide a (system Integrator). SI carriers are mainly
computer manufacturers, and information processing services company,
the software development company, the value-added network providers,
consultants and corporate market.
Above all, the user's system integration business is to accurately identify the
needs of securing superior talent, and technology to a variety of factors have
secured the cooperation of companies dependent on the success and failure.
and build the system itself, individual hardware and software to one trillion
months, it is common to order. Recently, however, a wealth of information
devices and, in addition, the information required and the system is huge
and complicated for users to choose any equipment, and software, which
needs to be quantitatively how often unknown.
In other words, systems integration, SI come directly from the need for such
a service, that service to the system's design, in order for optimal selection
and procurement of hardware, development of software applications tailored
to the needs of users, including system maintenance. Such systems integrators
and service providers to provide a (system Integrator). SI carriers are mainly
computer manufacturers, and information processing services company,
the software development company, the value-added network providers,
consultants and corporate market.
Above all, the user's system integration business is to accurately identify the
needs of securing superior talent, and technology to a variety of factors have
secured the cooperation of companies dependent on the success and failure.
Do you know ITIL? ^^;
the concept of ITIL v3 explained very well in wikipedia.
The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a customisable framework of best practices designed to promote quality computing services in the information technology (IT) sector. As an IT Service Management (ITSM) framework, ITIL provides a systematic approach to the provisioning and management of IT services, from inception through design, implementation, operation and continual improvement.
The processes identified and described within ITIL are supplier and platform independent and apply to all aspects of IT infrastructure. Since the mid 1990s, ITIL has been generally considered a de facto international standard for IT Service Management.[1]
The names ITIL and IT Infrastructure Library are Registered Trade Marks of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), which is an Office of the United Kingdom's Treasury. The content of the books is protected by Crown Copyright.
As part of the overall OGC suite of publications, ITIL does not provide guidance or best practices on project or program management. It does, however, recognize that they are key to a successful ITIL implementation.
ITIL has recently undergone a refresh, and this page presents information about the newly published version 3 (ITIL v3), the core books for which were published on 30 June 2007. The major difference between v3 and its predecessor v2, is that v3 has adopted an integrated service lifecycle approach to IT Service Management, as opposed to organising itself around the concepts of IT Service Delivery and Support.
ITIL v3 core volumes
Service Strategy focuses on the identification of market opportunities for which services could be developed in order to meet a requirement on the part of internal or external customers. The output is a strategy for the design, implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of the service as an organizational capability and a strategic asset. Key areas of this volume are Service Portfolio Management and Financial Management.
Service Design focuses on the activities that take place in order to develop the strategy into a design document which addresses all aspects of the proposed service, as well as the processes intended to support it. Key areas of this volume are Availability Management, Capacity Management, Continuity Management and Security Management.
Service Transition focuses on the implementation of the output of the service design activities and the creation of a production service or modification of an existing service. There is an area of overlap between Service Transition and Service Operation. Key areas of this volume are Change Management, Release Management, Configuration Management and Service Knowledge Management.
Service Operation focuses on the activities required to operate the services and maintain their functionality as defined in the Service Level Agreements with the customers. Key areas of this volume are Incident Management, Problem Management and Request Fulfillment.
Continual Service Improvement focuses on the ability to deliver continual improvement to the quality of the services that the IT organization delivers to the business. Key areas of this volume are Service Reporting, Service Measurement and Service Level Management.
ITIL v3 uses the word "continual" as opposed to ITIL v2's references to "continuous" service improvement (CSIP). Continual implies an activity that is undertaken on a phased, regular basis as part of a process. Continuous is more suitable for the definition of activities intended to operate without pause, such as the ultimate goal of availability.
The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a customisable framework of best practices designed to promote quality computing services in the information technology (IT) sector. As an IT Service Management (ITSM) framework, ITIL provides a systematic approach to the provisioning and management of IT services, from inception through design, implementation, operation and continual improvement.
The processes identified and described within ITIL are supplier and platform independent and apply to all aspects of IT infrastructure. Since the mid 1990s, ITIL has been generally considered a de facto international standard for IT Service Management.[1]
The names ITIL and IT Infrastructure Library are Registered Trade Marks of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), which is an Office of the United Kingdom's Treasury. The content of the books is protected by Crown Copyright.
As part of the overall OGC suite of publications, ITIL does not provide guidance or best practices on project or program management. It does, however, recognize that they are key to a successful ITIL implementation.
ITIL has recently undergone a refresh, and this page presents information about the newly published version 3 (ITIL v3), the core books for which were published on 30 June 2007. The major difference between v3 and its predecessor v2, is that v3 has adopted an integrated service lifecycle approach to IT Service Management, as opposed to organising itself around the concepts of IT Service Delivery and Support.
ITIL v3 core volumes
Service Strategy focuses on the identification of market opportunities for which services could be developed in order to meet a requirement on the part of internal or external customers. The output is a strategy for the design, implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of the service as an organizational capability and a strategic asset. Key areas of this volume are Service Portfolio Management and Financial Management.
Service Design focuses on the activities that take place in order to develop the strategy into a design document which addresses all aspects of the proposed service, as well as the processes intended to support it. Key areas of this volume are Availability Management, Capacity Management, Continuity Management and Security Management.
Service Transition focuses on the implementation of the output of the service design activities and the creation of a production service or modification of an existing service. There is an area of overlap between Service Transition and Service Operation. Key areas of this volume are Change Management, Release Management, Configuration Management and Service Knowledge Management.
Service Operation focuses on the activities required to operate the services and maintain their functionality as defined in the Service Level Agreements with the customers. Key areas of this volume are Incident Management, Problem Management and Request Fulfillment.
Continual Service Improvement focuses on the ability to deliver continual improvement to the quality of the services that the IT organization delivers to the business. Key areas of this volume are Service Reporting, Service Measurement and Service Level Management.
ITIL v3 uses the word "continual" as opposed to ITIL v2's references to "continuous" service improvement (CSIP). Continual implies an activity that is undertaken on a phased, regular basis as part of a process. Continuous is more suitable for the definition of activities intended to operate without pause, such as the ultimate goal of availability.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Microsoft Surface Computing
I saw moving picture at class relating to MS surface computing.
wow! interesting. I think that technique perhaps utilize a kind of wireless communication technique -bluetooth-. The needs of Consumer consist of 3 category-
functional, experiential, symbolic needs. I think the product or service to apply this technique will satisfy functional & experiential needs simultaneously.
wow! interesting. I think that technique perhaps utilize a kind of wireless communication technique -bluetooth-. The needs of Consumer consist of 3 category-
functional, experiential, symbolic needs. I think the product or service to apply this technique will satisfy functional & experiential needs simultaneously.
Photonic textiles that turn fabric into intelligent displays
September 2, 2005
Philips demonstrates photonic textiles that turn fabric into intelligent displays
Berlin, Germany -- At the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) 2005, Philips is demonstrating photonic textiles—fabrics that contain lighting systems and can therefore serve as displays. With the development of this new and unusual technology, Philips Research is pointing the way toward a new age in the long history of textiles. At first glance, objects such as clothing, towels, upholstery, and drapes would seem unlikely places on which to place intelligent and interactive systems. Yet these low-tech objects figure prominently in our lives. By integrating flexible arrays of multicolored light-emitting diodes (LEDs) into fabrics—and doing so without compromising the softness of the cloth—Philips Research is bringing these inert objects to life.To meet the challenge of creating light-emitting cloth objects that retain their softness, Philips Research and textile institute TITV Greiz have developed an interconnecting substrate made entirely of cloth. Researchers from Philips have also created flexible and drapable substrates from plastics and films.On these substrates, the researchers have placed passive matrices of compact RGB LED packages. The pixelated luminaires with relatively large distance between the RGB pixels have been embedded in such everyday objects as cushions, backpacks, and floor mats. Since the fabric material covering the miniature light sources naturally diffuses light, each pixel seems bigger than it actually is. The LEDs, therefore, remain small and unobtrusive, while the fabric retains its soft look and feel.Photonic textiles can also be made interactive. Philips has achieved interactivity by incorporating sensors (such as orientation and pressure sensors) and communication devices (such as Bluetooth, GSM) into the fabric.The results of these innovations are as various and promising as they are novel. Photonic textiles open up a wide range of applications in the fields of ambient lighting, communication, and personal health care. Photonic textiles are still a young business. Even at this early stage, however, Philips envisions partnerships with interior and apparel brands that see the potential of photonic textiles to revolutionize the very concept of fabric. The demonstration at IFA is also meant to show the opportunities offered by this technology and to gain customers’ and visitors’ feedback on these options. An interconnecting, flexible substrate with a matrix of red, green and blue LEDs is the fundamental building block of application prototypes of photonic textiles. Applied in soft fabric, the light from the small pixels diffuses, resulting in more or less continuous light-emitting soft surface.
More information:+ Video on Photonic Textiles
Download high-resolution pictures: + Pictures on Photonic Textiles
For more information, please go to: + www.lumalive.com
Philips demonstrates photonic textiles that turn fabric into intelligent displays
Berlin, Germany -- At the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) 2005, Philips is demonstrating photonic textiles—fabrics that contain lighting systems and can therefore serve as displays. With the development of this new and unusual technology, Philips Research is pointing the way toward a new age in the long history of textiles. At first glance, objects such as clothing, towels, upholstery, and drapes would seem unlikely places on which to place intelligent and interactive systems. Yet these low-tech objects figure prominently in our lives. By integrating flexible arrays of multicolored light-emitting diodes (LEDs) into fabrics—and doing so without compromising the softness of the cloth—Philips Research is bringing these inert objects to life.To meet the challenge of creating light-emitting cloth objects that retain their softness, Philips Research and textile institute TITV Greiz have developed an interconnecting substrate made entirely of cloth. Researchers from Philips have also created flexible and drapable substrates from plastics and films.On these substrates, the researchers have placed passive matrices of compact RGB LED packages. The pixelated luminaires with relatively large distance between the RGB pixels have been embedded in such everyday objects as cushions, backpacks, and floor mats. Since the fabric material covering the miniature light sources naturally diffuses light, each pixel seems bigger than it actually is. The LEDs, therefore, remain small and unobtrusive, while the fabric retains its soft look and feel.Photonic textiles can also be made interactive. Philips has achieved interactivity by incorporating sensors (such as orientation and pressure sensors) and communication devices (such as Bluetooth, GSM) into the fabric.The results of these innovations are as various and promising as they are novel. Photonic textiles open up a wide range of applications in the fields of ambient lighting, communication, and personal health care. Photonic textiles are still a young business. Even at this early stage, however, Philips envisions partnerships with interior and apparel brands that see the potential of photonic textiles to revolutionize the very concept of fabric. The demonstration at IFA is also meant to show the opportunities offered by this technology and to gain customers’ and visitors’ feedback on these options. An interconnecting, flexible substrate with a matrix of red, green and blue LEDs is the fundamental building block of application prototypes of photonic textiles. Applied in soft fabric, the light from the small pixels diffuses, resulting in more or less continuous light-emitting soft surface.
More information:+ Video on Photonic Textiles
Download high-resolution pictures: + Pictures on Photonic Textiles
For more information, please go to: + www.lumalive.com
Thin film-like display which bends
Mr.Morin introduced many links to us in last class. One of them is the following article and the related video.The thin film-like display which Sony developed bends even while showing full-color video.Sony said plans for a commercial product using the technology were still undecided. I think it is worthwhile to commercialize it because it is very light,unbreakable and portable.
innovator like Sony is giving us unlimited dream and chance.How about paying attention to this display?
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Thursday, May 24, 2007Sony develops film-thin display that bends in full colorBy Associated PressTOKYO (AP) -- In the race for ever thinner displays for TVs, cell phones and other gadgets, Sony may have developed one to beat them all -- a razor-thin display that bends like paper while showing full-color video.
Sony Corp. posted video of the new 2.5 inch display on its Web page Friday. In the video, a hand squeezes the 0.3 millimeter (0.01 inch)-thick display, which shows color video of a bicyclist stuntman, a picturesque lake and other images.
Sony will present the research and video at an academic symposium in Long Beach, California, for the Society for Information Display this week, the Japanese electronics and entertainment company said in a release.
The display combines Sony's organic thin film transistor, or TFT, technology, which is required to make flexible displays, with another kind of technology called organic electroluminescent display, it said.
The latter technology is not as widespread for gadgets as the two main display technologies now on the market -- liquid crystal displays and plasma display panels.Although flat-panel TVs are getting slimmer, a display that's so thin it bends in a human hand marks a breakthrough.
Sony said plans for a commercial product using the technology were still undecided.''In the future, it could get wrapped around a lamppost or a person's wrist, even worn as clothing,'' said Sony spokesman Chisato Kitsukawa. ''Perhaps it can be put up like wallpaper.''Tatsuo Mori, professor at Nagoya University's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, said some hurdles remained, including making the display bigger, ensuring durability and cutting costs.
But the display's pliancy is extremely difficult to imitate with LCD and plasma screens, he said.''To come up with a flexible screen at that image quality is groundbreaking,'' Mori said in a telephone interview. ''You can drop it, and it won't break because it's as thin as paper.''Other companies, including LG. Philips LCD Co. and Seiko Epson Corp. are also working on a different kind of ''electronic paper'' technology, but Sony said its technology using the organic electroluminescent display delivers better color images and is more suited for video.Sony President Ryoji Chubachi has said a film-like display is a major technology his company is working on to boost its status as a technological powerhouse.
In a meeting with reporters more than a year ago, he boasted Sony was working on a technology for displays so thin it could be rolled up like paper, and that the world would stand up and take notice.Some analysts have said Sony, which makes Walkman portable players and PlayStation 3 video game machines, had fallen behind rivals in flat-panel technology, including Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea and Sharp Corp. of Japan.
But Sony has been marking a turnaround under Chubachi and Chief Executive Howard Stringer, the first foreigner to head Sony, including reducing jobs, shuttering unprofitable businesses and strengthening its flat TV offerings.
On the Net:
Video of Sony's new display:
mms://station.streaming-tv.net/sonypr/OLED070524_750kbps.wmv
innovator like Sony is giving us unlimited dream and chance.How about paying attention to this display?
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Thursday, May 24, 2007Sony develops film-thin display that bends in full colorBy Associated PressTOKYO (AP) -- In the race for ever thinner displays for TVs, cell phones and other gadgets, Sony may have developed one to beat them all -- a razor-thin display that bends like paper while showing full-color video.
Sony Corp. posted video of the new 2.5 inch display on its Web page Friday. In the video, a hand squeezes the 0.3 millimeter (0.01 inch)-thick display, which shows color video of a bicyclist stuntman, a picturesque lake and other images.
Sony will present the research and video at an academic symposium in Long Beach, California, for the Society for Information Display this week, the Japanese electronics and entertainment company said in a release.
The display combines Sony's organic thin film transistor, or TFT, technology, which is required to make flexible displays, with another kind of technology called organic electroluminescent display, it said.
The latter technology is not as widespread for gadgets as the two main display technologies now on the market -- liquid crystal displays and plasma display panels.Although flat-panel TVs are getting slimmer, a display that's so thin it bends in a human hand marks a breakthrough.
Sony said plans for a commercial product using the technology were still undecided.''In the future, it could get wrapped around a lamppost or a person's wrist, even worn as clothing,'' said Sony spokesman Chisato Kitsukawa. ''Perhaps it can be put up like wallpaper.''Tatsuo Mori, professor at Nagoya University's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, said some hurdles remained, including making the display bigger, ensuring durability and cutting costs.
But the display's pliancy is extremely difficult to imitate with LCD and plasma screens, he said.''To come up with a flexible screen at that image quality is groundbreaking,'' Mori said in a telephone interview. ''You can drop it, and it won't break because it's as thin as paper.''Other companies, including LG. Philips LCD Co. and Seiko Epson Corp. are also working on a different kind of ''electronic paper'' technology, but Sony said its technology using the organic electroluminescent display delivers better color images and is more suited for video.Sony President Ryoji Chubachi has said a film-like display is a major technology his company is working on to boost its status as a technological powerhouse.
In a meeting with reporters more than a year ago, he boasted Sony was working on a technology for displays so thin it could be rolled up like paper, and that the world would stand up and take notice.Some analysts have said Sony, which makes Walkman portable players and PlayStation 3 video game machines, had fallen behind rivals in flat-panel technology, including Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea and Sharp Corp. of Japan.
But Sony has been marking a turnaround under Chubachi and Chief Executive Howard Stringer, the first foreigner to head Sony, including reducing jobs, shuttering unprofitable businesses and strengthening its flat TV offerings.
On the Net:
Video of Sony's new display:
mms://station.streaming-tv.net/sonypr/OLED070524_750kbps.wmv
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