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No More Exploding Laptops, Thanks To Matsushita

Matsushita unveils that it is ready to mass-produce a new kind of lithium-ion battery that does not generate excessive heat even if it short circuits (the main culprit of exploding laptops). The battery uses a nickel-oxide anode instead of a conventional cobalt or nickel-manganese anode to generate more power. It achieves a capacity of 2.9 ampere-hours [...]

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World’s Thinnest LCD Monitor by Toshiba Matsushita Display

Toshiba Matsushita Display announced an amazing new LCD display that is only 2.9mm thick. Halve iPod Nano’s thickness and that is about how paper-thin this Poly-Si LCD is. The LCD is 12.1-inch and is capable of 1280×800 resolution and brightness of 300 cd/m2. Measuring 270.5 x 180.0 x 4.50 mm and weighing 183 gram, the [...]

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