To make this technology practical, automakers had to wait for ultra-powerful but compact electronics and, critically, useful batteries.

FORBES: The Automobile Shifts Gears

As a result, the company has been looking past its longtime rival as it talks up fresh efforts to crack the market for everything from ultra-portable handheld computers to consumer electronics (see: "Intel Vows To Rise Again").

FORBES: Magazine Article

The company has been looking past its longtime rival as it talks up fresh efforts to crack the market for everything from ultra-portable handheld computers to consumer electronics (see "Intel Vows To Rise Again") and shifts from reconquering its core markets to finding fresh opportunities.

FORBES: Intel's Edge

That's great news for consumers but poses a problem for consumer electronics manufacturers that want to target an ultra-high-end niche.

FORBES: Magazine Article

What is described as the world's biggest ultra-definition (UD) TV has been released by LG Electronics.

BBC: LG releases 'world's biggest' ultra-definition TV

Now, John Rogers of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, who is one of the pioneers of flexible electronics, has devised a new technique to create ultra-thin and flexible circuits suitable for medical use.

ECONOMIST: Bioelectronics

At the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show, computer makers will be pushing a new breed of ultra-thin, ultra-light laptops amid a sea of razor-thin smartphones and tablets.

CNN: Mark Milian,

"Thanks to our innovative Wireless Ultra HD Transmission technology, users can now enjoy their favorite mobile content on today's most advanced Ultra HD TVs, " said Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of the LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.

ENGADGET: LG shows off Wireless Ultra HD video streaming from phone to TV at MWC