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World's first mass production of electric 3-wheelers

Japanese startup Terra Motors has officially shown its three-wheeled electric tricycle prototype in Tokyo. It is designed to be affordable for emerging markets in large quantities.

What energy storage will power the iWatch and future smart watches?

With the emerging trend in multifunctional portable devices such as the smartphone, these devices are cannibalising those that previously performed single functions. This has been the case of simple digital cameras and now wrist watches.

MC10

MC10 were founded in 2010 in the Boston area to commercialize conformable and/or stretchable electronics. The company has its roots in Prof John Roger's lab at the University of Illinois. The company has so far raised approx. $60 million venture capital funding. Their first product is a wearable sensor sold under the Reebok brand.

Energy harvesting iPhones in the future

The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has granted a patent application from Apple for an invention that integrates a touch sensor array with a solar panel.

Electric cars: Success by a different route

Everything about an electric car is facing total change. Different materials for bodywork, structural components leading to smart skin, laminar electrics, printed electronics and totally new components are coming along.

Smartphones that use half the power

The new advance is essentially a blazingly fast electronic gearbox. It chooses among different voltages that can be sent across the transistor, and selects the one that minimizes power consumption, and it does this as many as 20 million times per second.

Short supply of touch screen materials

In time for the holiday season, we see more and more launches of new touch screen consumer devices. What is clouding the situtation is a supply shortage that the touch screen industry is facing.

Hard to Reach the First Million - Lessons from eCarTec Munich, 2012

Leading analysts IDTechEx provide this view of the recent eCarTec event in Munich Germany.

Hard to reach the first million - lessons from eCarTec Munich, 2012

Leading analysts IDTechEx provide this view of the recent eCarTec event in Munich Germany.

Camp stove provides electricity to charge gadgets

The heat generated by the fire is converted into electricity using thermoelectric technology which automatically recharges the lithium ion battery powering the fan. Surplus electricity powers a USB outlet allowing the user to charge small electronic devices.

Exploring Opportunities for Printed Electronics in East Asia

There have been three billion-dollar success stories in printed and organic electronics so far - and in each Asia has been a key driving factor.

G24i collaborates with Logitech - world's first light-powered keyboard

G24 Innovations Limited has collaborated with Logitech to create the world's first light-powered tablet keyboard folio.

First major application for dye-sensitised photo-electric cells

The world's first light-powered tablet keyboard folio.

Touch screen market to reach $14 billion in 2012

Shipment of tablets with touch screen technology is expected to reach 100 million units in 2012.

Apple considers hydrogen batteries

Computer giant Apple recently applied for patents for hydrogen batteries, which may make lighter batteries that are more energy efficient and therefore last longer perhaps for weeks at a time.

CNT films reduce production costs of touch panels

The use of the CNT films can decrease production costs of touch panels by 10-20% compared to ITO films and also shorten time to market for customers, according to representatives of the Foxconn subsidiary.

On moving printed electronics from enabling technology to application

IDTechEx has already shared the sheer scope, profiles of key players, enabling devices, and commercial product possibilities presented by printed electronics. Just a couple years ago, we tracked 500 organizations (50% universities & research institutes, 50% corporations) developing printed or organic transistors, and found that the combined commercial revenue of products using these transistors was zero - in other words, the industry still needed time, money, and partnerships to scale.

Progress at T-Ink

The phenomenal and cultural success of Apple and Steve Jobs' vision was the result of technology and artistry coming together to change the way we interact with our world. IDTechEx has long advocated the need for more companies to not only continue to develop breakthrough PE technology but to design and integrate printed electronics into the soul of the product rather than just supplying materials or components.

Wireless power transmission for consumer electronics and EVs

Over the next decade, the most vibrant Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) markets will be the contactless charging of portable and mobile equipment, in particular consumer electronics and electric vehicles.

Wireless power transmission for consumer electronics and EVs

Over the next decade, the most vibrant Wireless Power Transmission WPT markets will be the contactless charging of portable and mobile equipment, in particular consumer electronics and electric vehicles. This is the focus of a new IDTechEx report, {{Wireless Power Transmission for Consumer Electronics and Electric Vehicles 2012-2021 | http://www.idtechex.com/research/reports/wireless-power-transmission-for-consumer-electronics-and-electric-vehicles-2012-2022-000281.asp}}.