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NEwS watch 2250 SERIES WOB-L® Brushless DC Piston Pumps and Compressors • • sions with top-ranking visitors from all over the world, including Israel, the USA, and Korea. There is no doubt that Coffee Cologne contributed to this success.” Another theme of the show was how to target the growing segment of consumers past the age of 50. A key question is what products for that group should look like, and some answers were found at a special exhibit titled “50+ - The Future Market for Household Technology,” where different companies presented products for that market. A symposium on that topic was also well attended. “We are very satisfied with business at domotechnica”, said Martina Koepp, executive director of the German Society for Gerontological Technology. “The increasing interest in the 50-plus target group was clearly noticeable. As a Europe-wide operating company offering competence and expertise in this area, we were able to make not only international, but also very highranking contacts in connection with this theme.” The next domotechnica will be held March 22-25, 2010. < BLU-RaY wINS, aDDS INtERNEt. Sony Oil-less design Available with barbed or threaded ports PTFE Piston Ring Aluminum die cast components 24V DC Vacuum to 22.0" Hg Flow to 1.21 CFM • • • • • For more information on the 2250 Series, or our complete line of WOB-L® pumps and compressors, visit gd-thomas.com Corp. plans to add an Ethernet port to its Blu-ray disc player that will allow it to download materials from the Internet. The BDP-S350 player, which will be Sony’s first introduction since the format beat out its HD-DVD rival, will include the port, but won’t immediately be able to access the Internet. A software upgrade called BD-Live will ship later in the year. A second player, the BD-S550 will be available this fall and will be BD-Live capable when it ships. In February, less than a month after introducing its third generation HD DVD player, Japan’s Toshiba Corp. said it was quitting the HD-DVD business and will cease shipping the products by March. A number of movie studios, retailers and others decided to back Blu-ray DVDs and hardware, which prompted Toshiba to drop the line. Amana is partnering with Crayola to provide blue and black dry-erase markers with each refrigerator. NEc, INtEL tEaM. NEC Electronics Corp. and its U.S. subsidiary NEC Electronics America have teamed with Intel Corp. to develop a power management IC (PMIC) solution optimized for mobile Internet devices (MIDs). The integrated PMIC solution will combine power management, logic, audio and communications functions. The companies believe that the power management technology will help to maximize battery life, support high levels of integration and minimize motherboard space. FaSt hEat MOVES tO RFID. Fast Heat wRItE-ON REFRIGERatOR. Amana, a Whirlpool brand, has introduced the Jot refrigerator that features a dry-erase finish on the door panel. It is the first such refrigerator in the U.S., the company says. For more Information Enter 100 8 applianceDESIGN AD04082THOM.indd 1 of Elmhurst, Ill., plans to move aggressively to develop products using RFID technology, and has sold off its heating elements business to help pay for the endeavor. The company has sold its line of heating elements and sensors to Tutco of Cookeville, Tenn. Tutco will continue to supply heating elements to all Fast www.applianceDESIGN.com April 2008 2/28/08 10:12:02 AM http://gd-thomas.com http://gd-thomas.com http://www.appliancedesign.com

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Appliance Design - April 2008 Contents Editorial Shipments/Forecasts News Watch A Variant of Thermoacoustic Refrigeration Known as Acoustic-Stirling is Expanding Its Range Outside Cryocooling Into More Conventional Applications Such As Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Free-Piston, Stirling Coolers Are Now Showing Up in Mainstream Applications As Costs Come Down and Heat Transport Solutions Are Devised Heat Exchanger Innovations Are Helping To Improve the Overall Efficiency of Vapor Compression Systems Environmental Concerns Have Once Again Ignited a Debate Over Refrigerants A New Glass Ceramic Material for Induction Cooktops Can Be Decorated In a Variety of Glimmering Metallic, 3-D Looks That Can Employ a Number of Shades, Patterns, Styles, Colors, Intensities, and Textures Colorful, Reflective Coatings for Glass Create a Variety of Design Options To Help Designers Establish a Unique Look for Their Products Appliance Designers Faced With Different Motor and Drive Options Need To Understand the Differences and Tradeoffs Before Choosing A New MEMS Valve Offers a Number of Advantages Over Solenoids In Certain Applications, Including the Opportunity To Cut Energy Use The AHR Expo Set Attendance Records and Showcased Thousands of Innovative New Products Classifieds Design Marts Advertiser’s Index Association Report: CEA

Appliance Design - April 2008

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