14 September 2007

New Cell Phone Display
to Conserve Battery Power

Just like the every other Smartphone user out there that is always on phones like me, either talking, texting, browsing, gaming or using its screen as a torch light to find your way around in the dark you know how fast screen illumination drain on your battery.

The famous Nokia Company realized this as well and therefore we have the exterior light sensor on all newer smartphones since 6630 (if I remember right) that helps to reduce illuminations intensity when it is useless to preserve unnecessary battery drain.

This doesn't mean that the battery will last forever; it just means that it will last for a bit longer but it is still far away from the battery life that we would like to see. Fortunately, a startup called Unipixel, based in Woodlands, TX, claims to have a design for a handheld display that is 60 percent more efficient than traditional displays.

The net result, says Tod Cox, vice president of engineering at Unipixel, is that the displays can double the battery life of a cell phone. The company is partnering with a major display manufacturer, says Cox, and expects to have a prototype ready by the end of the year.

The popularity of Apple's phone populates the large and high-quality screens on mobile devices but the larger the display, the more battery power it uses and therefore any improvement in display technology is more than welcome.

Have a nice and long weekend my friends, will not be very active till Monday,

Cheers,
Teo