These electronic pages use less power than liquid crystal displays and also look more like printed paper.
U.S. power-hitter Crystal Bustos still fumes about the vote and how it might've been punishment for the work U.S. head coach Mike Candrea did in 2004.
Using the passive-power principle found in crystal radios, the method has proved successful over short distances in places where it is difficult to replace batteries or carry out maintenance.
While gadget hounds delighted in the new iPad, materials-science geeks lamented the continuing dominance of power-hungry liquid-crystal displays that use heavy pieces of glass.
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As for the liquid lens, Nippon Electric Glass' version uses low-power electric field to control its liquid crystal molecular orientation, thus changing the focal point.
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Ashcroft took part in an "Hour of Power" service Sunday at Schuller's Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California.
One conclusion was crystal clear: Expect realignments in financial power both globally and nationally.
To save power, for instance, the XO's liquid-crystal display (the biggest consumer of juice in a laptop) can be flipped from backlit colour to self-reflecting monochrome.
It doesn't require much of a crystal ball to realize that for the foreseeable future, technology will continue to power wealth creation.
The digital "eyebrow" display at the top of the instrument panel provides high visibility for the Eco indicator and speedometer, while the lower liquid crystal meter display houses the new percentage style state-of-charge meter, power meter, battery temperature gauge, multi-function display, remaining energy gauge, capacity level gauge and distance to empty display.
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And "power" is a relative term, since technically there's no electricity coursing through the single-crystal panels.
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