Archive for the 'Announcements' Category

Konica Minolta Sensing Announced World’s First Dedicated Dye Sensitized Solar Reference Cell

Konica Minolta Sensing announced the launch of its new AK-300 PV Reference Cell, the world’s first dye-sensitized solar cell. Now available, the AK-300 is the latest addition to the AK Series of reference cells. KMSA first introduced its AK Series in 2010 at the SPIE Optics and Photonics conference to much industry excitement. Reference cells [...]

Nintendo 3DS Sells 4.5 Million Units in Its First Year in the U.S.

The era of glasses-free 3D gaming is turning one this month as Nintendo 3DS prepares to celebrate its first birthday. On March 27, 2011, video games and portable entertainment jumped into a new dimension in the U.S. and that story got richer throughout the year with record-breaking software titles such as Super Mario 3D Land [...]

WD Small Office Storage Servers

Western Digital announced it will be offering a small-office storage server product and has signed an OEM software agreement with Microsoft Corporation to include the Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials operating system software. WD will combine its leading storage technologies with Microsoft’s operating system to deliver a complete storage solution for the small business [...]

Panasonic Develops Thermoelectric Tubes for Compact Geothermal Electricity Generation and Waste Heat Recovery

Panasonic has developed innovative thermoelectric tubes especially suited for fluid heat sources such as hot water and steam. The tubular shape enables direct and efficient heat transfer without additional heat exchangers, yielding high density of generated power. Panasonic’s thermoelectric tube with simple, compact, and efficient features is an ideal solution for capturing unused or wasted [...]

Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2011 Previews Event Announcements

Companies Choose Web 2.0 Expo Audience for Breaking News O’Reilly Media and UBM TechWeb  preview exhibitor announcements that will be made at Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco, happening March 28-31 this year at Moscone West. Web 2.0 Expos are the leading annual events that bring people, ideas, products, and companies together to build stronger Web [...]