Polycomp news achive for July 2008.

Network CN focus on outdoor LED sign market

Network CN, a travel and media network company in Hong Kong, is hoping to expand across China using the outdoor LED sign market.The company's general manager, Stanley Chu, has been talking about their approach in an interview with Quamnet.Mr Chu said that they are concentrating on the outdoor LED sign market because, unlike the indoor LCD market, it is far from saturation.
Thursday, 31st July 2008 - full story

LED panels to add final touch to bridge

A new bridge across the Missouri river is to use colour LED panels to light up its two towers.The $22 million (£11 million) footbridge will connect the town of Omaha with Council Bluffs and is due to open in late September or early October, reports the Omaha World-Herald.A donation from the Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation will buy the LED panels, which can have their colour changed depending on the occasion.
Thursday, 31st July 2008 - full story

LIGHTSHIFT showcases LED signage

A market transformative forum called LIGHTSHIFT is to take place in Toronto on September 24th, and LED signage is at its heart.LIGHTSHIFT aims to introduce people to the technology and market of LED signage, as well as the energy savings involved.The forum will include various events, including a keynote presentation on the latest trends in lighted graphics displays from the CEO of Polyphotonix, Richard Kirk.
Wednesday, 30th July 2008 - full story

Factory display using LEDs gets NY Times write-up

LEDs have received a write-up in the New York Times, with the newspaper mentioning a firm that used the technology for its factory display lighting.
Tuesday, 29th July 2008 - full story

Esquire to feature electronic display on cover

The US magazine Esquire is to publish a special edition which will come complete with an electronic display on the front cover.
Monday, 28th July 2008 - full story

Growth in LED market expected as uses expand beyond LED displays

LEDs are expected to be used more and more in the next few years, branching out from conventional uses like LED displays, according to a market research firm.
Monday, 28th July 2008 - full story

Electronic display adds to rodeo magic

Audience members at the 85th annual Sidney Iowa Rodeo will be able to keep up with the fast-paced action on a large electronic display.
Friday, 25th July 2008 - full story

LED display driver developer announces second quarter results

Leadis Technology, a developer of LED display drivers, has announced its results for the end of the second quarter of 2008.
Friday, 25th July 2008 - full story

PAM's new LED display driver wins award

A new LED display driver by Power Analog Microelectonics (PAM) has won an award at the second National Solid State Lighting Innovation Contest in China.
Thursday, 24th July 2008 - full story

Scoreboard installed at new Yankee Stadium

A huge scoreboard has been installed as work on the new Yankee Stadium in New York continues.
Thursday, 24th July 2008 - full story

LED display for Oregon ducks

The University of Oregon is getting a new LED display football scoreboard at its Autzen Stadium.
Thursday, 24th July 2008 - full story

North Walsham to get new hospital

Health chiefs have backed a new £8 million hospital for North Walsham in Norfolk.
Wednesday, 23rd July 2008 - full story

Expert offers advice on achieving white LED lighting potential

Lighting manufacturers have been given advice on how to fully utilise the potential that LED technology offers.
Wednesday, 23rd July 2008 - full story

Solar-powered LEDs to Africa

A solar power company has announced that it is nearing the end of contract talks which will see it sell solar chargers alongside LED light bulbs and simple mobile phones.
Wednesday, 23rd July 2008 - full story

OSRAM break white LED records

OSRAM development engineers have achieved new records for the brightness and efficiency of white LEDs in laboratory conditions.
Tuesday, 22nd July 2008 - full story

Toshiba Matsushita to start producing organic LED displays

Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology has announced it is to start producing next-generation LED displays for mobile devices in the second half of 2009.
Tuesday, 22nd July 2008 - full story

Geneseo High School gets new LED football scoreboard

Geneseo High School in Illinois in the USA has a new LED football scoreboard.
Monday, 21st July 2008 - full story

New cheaper technique in LED production

LEDs may become increasingly common in the future after researchers succeeded in using silicon instead of sapphire for their base.
Monday, 21st July 2008 - full story

Electronic displays safe say Sioux Falls officials

Officials in Sioux Falls in the USA have said that electronic displays and LED signs are not a distraction to drivers.
Friday, 18th July 2008 - full story

Tasmanian cave gets LED lighting

One of the oldest tourist attractions in Australia has made use of LED lighting.
Friday, 18th July 2008 - full story

LEDs taking over USA's street lamps

Cities across the USA are trying out new LED street lamps in an effort to reduce energy consumption.
Thursday, 17th July 2008 - full story

Massive LED display in Times Square

Toshiba have unveiled a massive 51 sq ft, 1.6 million pixel LED display in Manhattan's Times Square.
Thursday, 17th July 2008 - full story

Abu Dhabi and Dubai to get outdoor LED signs

Outdoor LED signs are set to appear all over Abu Dhabi and Dubai over the next few years including the biggest outdoor screen in the Gulf, Europe and Africa, called 'the Opulence'.
Thursday, 17th July 2008 - full story

OLLA continues under new name

The OLLA project is to continue under the new name of OLED100.eu from September until 2011.
Wednesday, 16th July 2008 - full story

LED display in fashion

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are now being used in fashion, after Couture Clubbing released its Heavenly Order range - where the dresses have a LED display.
Wednesday, 16th July 2008 - full story

LEDs conquering the Far East

The energy-saving advantages of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are helping the technology take off in Japan, South Korea and the Philippines.
Tuesday, 15th July 2008 - full story

Possible use of LEDs in dementia treatment

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) may be able to help with dementia after a helmet that uses the technology improved the condition of a patient.
Tuesday, 15th July 2008 - full story

Wireless LED video boards

Texas Instruments has introduced a wireless remote control RGB light emitting diode (LED) design kit - which could offer exciting developments for producers of LED video boards.
Monday, 14th July 2008 - full story

University of Oklahoma gets new football scoreboard

The University of Oklahoma's Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is getting a new American football scoreboard.
Monday, 14th July 2008 - full story

Sports scoreboards galore at NSU

A university in the USA is getting lots of new sports scoreboards this summer in a campus renovation.
Friday, 11th July 2008 - full story

Coca-Cola provide new football scoreboard for school

William Tennent High School will be receiving a new football scoreboard for free – assuming the Centennial school district in which it is located can sell 480,000 Coca-Colas in the next five years.
Friday, 11th July 2008 - full story

New football scoreboard for Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University (LSU) wants to install a new American football scoreboard, according to the university's newspaper the Daily Reveille.
Thursday, 10th July 2008 - full story

Japanese companies collaborate on OLED displays

A body of the Japanese government is to fund a five-year joint project between companies including Sony and Sharp to produce large scale organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels.
Thursday, 10th July 2008 - full story

Ancient sites embrace LED display

The past has embraced the future with news that some ancient buildings are now being lit up with LED displays.
Thursday, 10th July 2008 - full story

LED display at Greenwich Docklands International Festival

The 2008 Greenwich & Docklands International Festival featured a performance that took advantage of an LED display at the London Piazza in the O2 Arena.
Wednesday, 9th July 2008 - full story

Montenegro festival uses LED display

A festival in Montenegro will make use of a transparent LED display to help dictate the atmosphere as required by each performer.
Wednesday, 9th July 2008 - full story

LED display lights up skyscraper lobby

A new 58-story skyscraper in Philadelphia features a massive LED screen that takes up the whole width of the building's lobby.
Tuesday, 8th July 2008 - full story

Giant LED display lights up Idol final

The 31.7 million viewers who tuned in to the final of the seventh series of American Idol – the USA version of hit British programme Pop Idol – were treated to a spectacular LED display made up of 340 LED panels.
Tuesday, 8th July 2008 - full story

LED displays provide consumers with lower costs

Computer manufacturers like Apple are moving to LED displays in a bid to lower their energy usage – both to increase laptop life and to help consumers save money, according to Reuters.
Monday, 7th July 2008 - full story

Scarlets' scoreboard gets new home

An iconic sports scoreboard is to achieve immortality as it is moved from its old stadium home to a new museum.
Monday, 7th July 2008 - full story

Chinese rush for LEDs for electronic signs

According to LEDinside's market sources, Taiwanese LED companies have been getting rush orders from LED sign manufactures in the Chinese mainland.
Monday, 7th July 2008 - full story

New scoreboard lets Wimbledon fans keep up with action

Fans at Wimbledon will have noticed that despite the strength of traditions on display – strawberries and players in white – the old dot matrix scoreboards are no longer keeping score.
Friday, 4th July 2008 - full story

Football scoreboards: Work begins on new Liverpool stadium

Laing O'Rourke began work on Liverpool's new 60,000 seat stadium – which should feature numerous scoreboards – on June 23rd after obtaining full planning permission from Liverpool City Council.
Thursday, 3rd July 2008 - full story

Huge football scoreboard for MSU

Mississippi State University's (MSU) American football fans will soon be able to see replays and stats galore as work continues on one of the USA's biggest college football scoreboards.
Thursday, 3rd July 2008 - full story

Contact lens brings new depths of miniaturisation to electronic displays

As if LED scoreboards weren't futuristic enough, an electrical engineer has come up with a LED contact lens which has the smallest electronic display ever.
Thursday, 3rd July 2008 - full story

Hayward Field set for new LED scoreboard

The University of Oregon has agreed to install a new high-tech scoreboard as part of a project designed to improve track and field facilities.
Wednesday, 2nd July 2008 - full story

Sports scoreboards: Southend get green light for new stadium

League One side Southend United are expected to install numerous sports scoreboards after the club were given the go-ahead to begin construction work on a new 22,000 seater stadium.
Wednesday, 2nd July 2008 - full story

Radiohead hailed for shining a light with LEDs

An environmental group has hailed Radiohead for attempting to reduce the carbon footprint of their world tour by employing LED lighting solutions.
Tuesday, 1st July 2008 - full story

Northwestern State University set for scoreboard upgrade

Multiple state-of-the-art scoreboards will be installed by Northwestern State University (NSU) as part of a renovation project across numerous athletic sites on its campus.
Tuesday, 1st July 2008 - full story

Atlanta gets USA's largest electronic display

The largest freeway-mounted electronic display in the USA was switched on in Atlanta yesterday morning – facing one of the USA's most heavily-used freeways.
Tuesday, 1st July 2008 - full story