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The field of display technology has seen some impressive announcements recently, but this one tops the charts for this crew. The University of Washington has implemented microscopic manufacturing or self-assembly (capillary forces) to make a new kind of hybrid contact. This contact has a microscopic imprinted circuit with light emitting capabilities. This kind of breakthrough opens the door to a host a possible applications, including HUD overlays and immersive displays. Do not get too excited yet. There is also a patent filed under United States Patent 5682210 back in 1997, it is very similar in nature.

“Movie characters from the Terminator to the Bionic Woman use bionic eyes to zoom in on far-off scenes, have useful facts pop into their field of view, or create virtual crosshairs. Off the screen, virtual displays have been proposed for more practical purposes – visual aids to help vision-impaired people, holographic driving control panels and even as a way to surf the Web on the go.

The device to make this happen may be familiar. Engineers at the University of Washington have for the first time used manufacturing techniques at microscopic scales to combine a flexible, biologically safe contact lens with an imprinted electronic circuit and lights.

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Apple is rumoured to have delayed the launch of the software tools that will help third party developers produce independent applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

The Californian technology giant said last October that the software developer’s kit or SDK would be ready by the end of the month but bloggers in the US claim that it has been delayed while more work is carried out.

Apple is currently updating its US online store in advance of the release later on Tuesday of a range of new products, believed to be upgrades to its MacBook range of laptops. Further details of the SDK are also expected to be announced.

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USB Wireless Finger Mouse is a mouse that will never occupy any space on your desk because it fits on your finger while you are working or surfing on the internet.

It is strapped to the index finger and the mouse button is operated with the thumb and it can work on any surface.

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Sonim XP1 is the first phone to call itself ‘indestructible‘ and will be exposed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

At the show, the company will challenge the attendees to hurt the phone.

Sonim XP1 is the only mobile phone that is certified and proven capable of withstanding extreme environmental and industrial conditions: water, wind, dust, dirt, extreme temperatures.

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