AU Optronics has introduced a 14-inch, solar powered touch keyboard solution for netbooks. What this new device basically boils down to is a touchscreen display that has been mounted onto a solar panel. The AUO product will be released alongside 10.1 and 15.6-inch models. In addition, the netbooks will come withglasses-free 3D panels. The best more »

We are all familiar with thin flat panel TVs but our perception of thin is about to change. In an industry that continually makes more by giving us less AUO has outdone themselves in the ultra department. I predict that the AUO 42-inch ultra slim LCD TV will draw a lot of attention from both buyers and other industry leaders.

How slim is ultra slim? Imagine the size of an ordinary marble (10mm). How bright is bright? Measured in Nits the 450 is far brighter than the ordinary 250 to 280 Nits found on most LCD TVs. Taking advantage of this increased brightness AUO uses a new technology called “High Dynamic Contrast”. This technology not only provides a contrast ratio of 200,000:1 but it also improves on luminance and uniformity (which simply means that the 16×8 Led blocks do not contrast differently from on the other.)