Sharp announces a new type of LCD with built-in memory in each pixel, thus reducing the energy consumption by a factor 130 compared to normal LCDs of the same size. In these LCDs each pixel is equipped with memory circuitry to save the image information uploaded to the display. Therefore the image information has to be rewritten only in the pixels where content has changed in comparison to the previous picture frame. The Sharp 934SH camera phone, introduced in Japan last month seems to be equipped with a memory LCD...
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