Manufacturing Process Archive

  • Magnetic solder might lead to a new computer age

    Magnetic solder might lead to a new computer age

    Many countries like Japan and those in the European Union are banning electronics made with lead. This is bad news bears for those companies still using lead-based solder. But there's a new kid in town that seems to have a solution while addressing a few other issues surrounding stacked computer chips. The key is magnets.

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  • Photos: The birth of an HTC Legend unibody aluminum shell

    Photos: The birth of an HTC Legend unibody aluminum shell

    Just last week, HTC announced the Legend. As the epic name implies, it's essentially the "Hero 2"; its got the jutting chin, the rounded corners, and HTC's software signatures all over it. The primary difference, outside of a minor (but still worthwhile) hardware spec bump, is the design of the body; carved from a single block of aluminum, it's ridiculously light weight, super strong, and drop dead gorgeous. While we somehow managed to over look it whilst roaming (almost absurdly) huge halls of Mobile World Congress, our buddies at MobileBurn spotted a display case showing off examples of the unibody shell as it steps through the manufacturing process.

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  • Samsung debuts the eco-friendly “finger-slim” XL2370 LED HD monitor

    Samsung debuts the eco-friendly “finger-slim” XL2370 LED HD monitor

    Today in Korea, Samsung announced an eco-friendly full HD LED monitor, the XL2370. It’s said to have a “finger-slim” design, but the press release makes no mention of how thick it actually is. But we do know that the XL2370 has a “mega dynamic” contrast ratio of 5M:1, 2ms response time and 1920x1080 resolution. Oh, and it has “Starlight Touch Controls.”

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