Chandelier by Panasonic, designed by Syncroa
Konica Minolta
Mr Hiroaki Itoh from the R&D division of Konica Minolta discussed the developments of the Symfos OLED lighting products and the roll to roll production lines that the company is putting in place for their mass production, but also their high barrier film technology, flexent.
Konica Minolta is looking to customize their barrier layer design based on customer requests on properties such as WVTR, heat resistance, optical properties and substrates (PET, PEN, PC, COP etc.). To that end, the company is adopting optimal combinations of various coating technologies that it has considerable expertise at, such as wet-coating or dry-coating techniques such as AGP CVD or sputtering.
Konica Minolta OLED panels used in an art installation ("luminous wings" by takram)
PragmatIC
PragmatIC's CEO, Mr Scott White, discussed the company's commercialization efforts for its imprinted logic; a technology that is looking to facilitate the replacement of silicon with an ultralow cost logic circuit on a few mm ² of plastic.
Best Buy sucks- how to save on electronics
by Best_Info_EVERI hate Best Buy. They are inherently more expensive than a lot of other retailers. They have terrible return policies, had the poorest rating for customer service last year, and the management consists of a bunch of douchebags. If you have ever visited the site bhphotovideo(.)com, then you realize how overpriced retail stores are for electronics. The great thing, is that stores like HHGregg will haggle price with you because they get commission on sales, just like a car dealership. Do your research on the web, get the price and information printed out and walk in there. They will try to say something like, "Well a lot of those interent companies are fly-by-night and aren't reliable or even exist
How to Haggle Electronics Below Retail
by FU_BestBuyI hate Best Buy. They are inherently more expensive than a lot of other retailers. They have terrible return policies, had the poorest rating for customer service last year, and the management consists of a bunch of douchebags. If you have ever visited the site bhphotovideo(.)com, then you realize how overpriced retail stores are for electronics. The great thing, is that stores like HHGregg will haggle price with you because they get commission on sales, just like a car dealership. Do your research on the web, get the price and information printed out and walk in there. They will try to say something like, "Well a lot of those interent companies are fly-by-night and aren't reliable or even exist
PCB guitar electronics....
by aintdisclosinI have a 70's Les Paul Custom copy. It's actually a pretty decent one from what I read on the interwebs. Anyway, I bought some upgraded pickups, and opened the control cavity for the first time to find the pots mounted on a fucking printed circuit board, like Gibson is doing now. Ok, fine. So I desolder the old PUPS and solder up the new ones. And the shit don't work. A little research found me that those PCB's have really fragile traces on them and they seem to hold up to the initial solder-on at the factory but the heat of a desolder and resolder just kills them. The pots were probably fine, and I could have completely freed them from the board and used them in a 'normal' configuration, but I wanted a new switch anyway so I got a complete wiring kit on Ebay for $16, and did the deed...
