LCD makers see price increases coming in February

Posted on January 5th, 2009 by admin
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LCD panel makers have announced that panel prices are expected to grow to cash cost levels in February of 2009 thanks to inventory levels falling below minimal levels and computer makers needing to increase their orders.

DigiTimes reports that the system makers will need to begin increasing their orders in mid-January for tier-2 builders, though tier-1 [...]

Sony to cut 8,000 workers, close 10 manufacturing facilities

Posted on December 10th, 2008 by admin
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Bad news continues to pile up regarding the state of the worldwide economy this quarter; Sony's latest announcement may throw
additional fuel on a flame that scarcely needs it. After Japanese markets closed Tuesday, the electronics giant announced that it intends to
pursue a "series of measures to strengthen its corporate structure and bolster profitability across the [...]

Acer releases B223 DisplayLink LCD in Europe

Posted on December 9th, 2008 by admin
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Acer has announced its new DisplayLink 22-inch B223 LCD that connects to a PC via USB. DisplayLink technology used in the display allows multiple monitors to be daisy-chained to offer additional screen space.

Acer's B223 display offers a screen resolution of 1680×1050 and has integrated USB ports. Integrated into the LCD is DisplayLink's DL-160 network display [...]

$44 Gadget Turns Your Laptop Into a Tablet

Posted on December 2nd, 2008 by admin
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If your mouse just isn’t doing it for you anymore, consider this – $44 is all it takes to change your notebook’s boring LCD monitor into a tablet!
Thanks to the Duo Wireless Digital Pen Mouse, all it takes is a clip on sensor and a wireless pen to make the conversion from [...]

Global TV shipments grew in Q3 2008, but things look bad for Q4

Posted on November 28th, 2008 by admin
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DisplaySearch has announced its global TV shipment figures for Q3 2008. According to the research firm, shipments grew in Q3, but Q4 is looking weak. Global shipments in Q3 were up by 11 percent compared to Q2 2008 and were up by 6 percent compared to Q3 2007.

One caveat, however, is that much of the [...]

New Apple 24-inch LED screens are now shipping

Posted on November 26th, 2008 by admin
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We just received our personal confirmation here at the Orbiting Headquarters that our new 24-inch LED Cinema Display has shipped and will be arriving tomorrow. If you'll remember from when Apple announced the new product last month, the company promised to have the new screens shipping "sometime in November."

Apple began taking orders for the new [...]

Apple quietly discontinues the 23″ Cinema Display

Posted on November 17th, 2008 by admin
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At the special media event held last month, Apple introduced a new, notebook-centric 24" LED Cinema Display. With all its LED-backlit, Mini Display Port-having, EPEAT Gold-certified goodness, the writing was on the wall for poor old 23" Cinema Display. According to the product's status on the Apple Store, it is now—gulp—discontinued.

Glossy haters will despise the [...]

Nanovision introduces small, 7-inch DisplayLink LCDs

Posted on November 14th, 2008 by admin
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Nanovision has announced what it claims to be the world's first USB Mini Monitor. The small 7-inch LCD uses DisplayLink technology, meaning it doesn't need a standard video card.

DisplayLink technology itself is nothing new—we wrote about it in 2007. What is new is the fact that this small, 7-inch LCD that gets both its power [...]

Hitachi 32LD7200 80cm LCD TV

Posted on November 3rd, 2008 by admin
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With the arrival of LCD widescreen television viewing has been redefined. Many companies have come to the market with the improved technology and high performance, but none of them can stand close to the unbeatable efficiency of Hitachi 32LD7200 80cm LCD TV. This unit has got the right looks that compliments with the power packed [...]

Hitachi 32LD7200 80cm LCD TV

Posted on November 3rd, 2008 by admin
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With the arrival of LCD widescreen television viewing has been redefined. Many companies have come to the market with the improved technology and high performance, but none of them can stand close to the unbeatable efficiency of Hitachi 32LD7200 80cm LCD TV. This unit has got the right looks that compliments with the power packed [...]