crystal display (TFT-LCD) technology, announced that it plans to change its corporate name to LG Display upon receiving approval at the company’s annual general meeting of shareholders on February 29.
The new corporate name reflects the company’s business scope expansion and business model diversification, the change in corporate governance following the reduction of Philips’ equity stake, and LG’s commitment to enhanced responsible management.
LG.Philips LCD completed preparations for the name change after the board resolution at the board of directors’ meeting on February 4. Once the change is approved at the annual general meeting on February 29, LG.Philips LCD will register the new company name on March 3. The official new trade name is expected to be LG Display Co., Ltd, and the company will use the trademark of LG Display. The entire process of changing the company name is expected to be completed by the end of June 2008.
“The new name is rooted in expansion of the business scope and shift in the business model, fully expressing the company’s commitment to the future. We will continue to maintain our strategy of putting customer satisfaction first based on product and technology leadership as the global display leader.” said Bang-Soo Lee, Vice President and Head of PR & Public Affairs at LG.Philips LCD.
The Mobile Reader Product Line from knfbReading Technologies, Inc., is a major advancement in portability and functionality of print access for the blind, the vision impaired and those with reading difficulties. 
The knfbReader Mobile and kReader Mobile software packages run on a multifunction cell phone that allow the user to read mail, receipts, handouts and many other documents wherever the user happens to be. This is a truly pocket-sized solution to reading on the go. The knfbReader Mobile software has a feature set designed for blind or low vision users. The kReader Mobile is designed for people who have difficulty reading due to learning or language problems.
knfb Reading Technologies is a Joint Venture between Kurzweil Technologies and the National Federation of the Blind.
Panasonic is a leading company in Japan when it comes to electric bicycles, and here’s their latest achievement, the Titanium Flat Road EB. A racing type bicycle which has enough juice to help you cover a distance of 10km in an average time of 30 minutes. Panasonic also includes the SLIM on this bike, (Smart Lithium-Ion Integrated Management System) a kind of small computer which can at any time inform you the level of your battery as well as the remaining distance you can cover with the juice you have left.
To celebrate the launch of this new ride Panasonic asked LEON, an Italian celebrity in Japan to promote this bike.
You know those big holes you find in some desks? They’re supposed to help keep all cables in one place but things still end up kinda messy. The Cord Trap is just a coupling you snap into the hole. The notches help keep cables separate and hopefully from tangling up. 
Designer: Ram-hae Keum & Jung-Jin So
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