TDK Archive

  • TDK announces wireless (Kleer) headphones

    TDK announces wireless (Kleer) headphones

    TDK's main business is producing not too sexy electronic materials and data-storage media, which means the company announcing [JP] new headphones today is a rare occasion. The TH-WR700, to be marketed under Imation's "TDK Life on Record" brand, are wireless headphones (2.4GHz) that are based on Kleer (not Bluetooth) technology.

    Full Story

  • TDK develops method to tint touchscreens

    TDK develops method to tint touchscreens

    I'm not really sure if that's something a lot of gadget freaks were waiting for, but here we go: TDK has found a cost-effective way to tint touchscreens. The company claims it can add color to transparent electrode sheets that serve as the basis of those screens. In the future, electrode sheets will be available in 13 colors, including red, green, blue, aquamarine, purple and black hues. The main selling point here is to match the body of a given device with its touch screen.

    Full Story

  • TDK develops disc capable of holding 320GB

    TDK develops disc capable of holding 320GB

    TDK has something pretty interesting in store for next week's CEATEC 2009 electronics exhibition in Japan. The company plans to showcase a write-once optical disc that boasts a capacity of 320GB distributed over ten layers holding 32GB each (as opposed to a Blu-ray disc that can store up to 25GB per layer).

    Full Story