News tagged with cathode ray tube

Company Claims ESLs to be the Future of Light Bulbs (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- While compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) are currently the primary alternative to incandescent light bulbs, a company from Seattle predicts that its own novel light bulbs will eventually replace ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (24) | comments 22 weblog

Return of the vacuum tube

Vacuum tubes have been retro for decades. They almost completely disappeared from the electronics scene when consumers exchanged their old cathode ray tube monitors for flat screen TVs. Their replacement – the semiconductor ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 3

TV makers hope thin is in for newest sets

(AP) -- Lee Richman installs high-end home theater systems that can cost as much as $170,000. Lately, he's noticed that some of his clients - or their interior designers - are perking up when they hear about ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Feud over iPad highlights faded tech firm's woes

The battle between an ailing Chinese electronics maker and Apple Inc. over the iPad name is just as much a tale of obsolescence in the fast-moving global technology industry as it is a legal row over a trademark.

Technology / Business

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0