Jason Dunn
02-20-2004, 01:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114839,tk,dn021904X,00.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114839,tk,dn021904X,00.asp</a><br /><br /></div>"Mitsubishi Electric is showing off a new LCD that can be viewed from both sides. The display, which the company says is a world first, was developed initially for use in clamshell-type cellular-telephone handsets and could help make such telephones thinner and lighter. At present, many clamshell-style handsets have two displays: a large main display facing inwards and a smaller sub-display that faces outwards and is used to display basic information when the phone is closed. Each of these displays typically consists of a glass LCD panel on which the image is shown, and a backlight that sits behind the panel and projects light through it so the image can be clearly seen by viewers."