In 1492, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS gave flat a bad name and, in the process, revolutionized cartography. Almost five centuries later, Zenith Electronics Corp. has put the term back on the map–by developing ...

Samsung Electronics Co. has an odd sales pitch for one of its new televisions. A slide show for dealers features a drawing of a TV on a tombstone that reads, "The news of my demise is greatly ...

When Video Review magazine selected the Toshiba CF3254J as the best large-screen direct-view TV in its February issue, we decided to investigate this 32-inch TV`s background. Like the Honda Accord, ...

Before the advent of flat-panel displays, cathode ray tubes were the mainstream. CRTs consist of a giant vacuum tube with an electron gun inside, which projects electron beams onto a phosphor screen ...

A startup is selling a new kind of energy efficient light bulb that costs half as much as a light emitting diode (LED) and, unlike compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL), contains no mercury. The light ...

Lead recovery and recycling from cathode ray tube (CRT) glass represent a significant challenge and opportunity in the management of electronic waste. CRT glass, particularly from the funnel section, ...

What is a CRT monitor and how was it created? Key moments throughout history to create the CRT monitor that we use today. What we typically use the modern CRT monitor for and why. The history of the ...

TOKYO (AFP) -- Sony Corp. SNE said Monday that it will end all production of its traditional-style cathode ray tube televisions by the end of the month, four decades after their launch, as consumers ...

(Reuters) - A former sales executive of Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd, Chun-Cheng (Alex) Yeh, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to fix the prices of CDTs, a type of cathode ray tube used to make computer ...

The next generation of computer and television screens could be built using carbon nanotubes. Next week a prototype high-definition 10-centimetre flat screen made using this technology will be ...