Tuesday, November 30, 2010

HTC job listing hints at an E Ink / 3D-filled future, new North Carolina facility

[img]http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/11/htc-expandinglogo.jpg
[/img]Months back, word on the street had it that HTC was looking to
grab up emptied space in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park post-
recession; huge outfits like Nortel bit the bullet in 2009, while Sony
Ericsson shuttered its operations there and relocated to Atlanta.
Naturally, the consolidation paved the way for other technology firms
to slide in without overpaying for real estate. HTC has remained mum
on the prospect of expansion, but it's fairly obvious what's in mind
given the multiple job listings that have just emerged for a
heretofore unannounced facility in RTP. Of particular importance is a
plea for a Display and Camera Design Engineer -- HTC is asking that
whoever applies for the role have some level of "familiarity with 3D
display and imaging technologies," not to mention "familiarity with
multiple display technologies (TFT-LCD, PMOLED, AMOLED, E-ink, etc.)."
Of course, we've seen quite a few bullet points in our years that end
up meaning nothing at all, but it definitely gets our gears turning.
Could HTC be working on a reader / tablet that would at least
partially rely on e-paper? Are we destined to see a 3D Android device
from the outfit at Mobile World Congress 2011? Imaginations, here's
the part where you run wild.

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