Panasonic unveils new Plasma Displays at IFA 2008

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The IFA 2008 show is opening officially tomorrow in Berlin. Panasonic is exhibiting five new prototype plasma display panels (PDPs) with new technologies.
The Panasonic Plasma prototypes include a 42-inch panel with double efficiency technology that halves energy consumption while maintaining the same brightness, a less than one-inch super-thin 50-inch PDP and for the first time ever a one-inch super-thin 58-inch and 65-inch PDP.
Panasonic will also be displaying the world’s largest 150-inch advanced high definition (HD) PDP. Read more

Posted on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

X-Rite Provides Embedded Display Calibration Technology for Lenovo

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X-Rite announced today that it has provided Lenovo with the first ever solution for display calibration -- without external peripherals -- on a workstation notebook. Lenovo uses the technology on its new ThinkPad W700 mobile workstation. The display calibration solution is embedded in the mobile workstation palm rest and uses customized Pantone hueyCOLOR technology.

X-Rite and Lenovo say that the embedded color calibration solution is perfect for digital photographers, industrial designers, and high-end graphic artists. The software needed for the calibration solution to operate is preloaded on the Lenovo notebook. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:25:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

E Ink Displays for Cell Phones

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E ink display tech is showing up all over the place lately. E ink will be the display provider for the first print magazine issue ever to use a digital display on the cover when a special news stand edition of Esquire goes on sale in October as we reported yesterday.

E Ink announced this week that its displays have been chosen by Casio and Hitachi to be used in two new mobile phones. The Casio G’zOne phone uses an E Ink Vizplex display. Details on exactly what the display will be used for won’t be announced until the phone launches. E Ink only says its display will be a silhouette display. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:54:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New moldless Mobile Phone Displays by LG Innotek

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LG Innotek is manufacturing new LCD displays for mobile phones that are much more compact as they almost get rid of the frame around the visible display.

LG calls these new displays mold-less. Currently the company produces 2.2 by 2.4 inch moldless displays. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:45:44 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sony VAIO FW Series Notebooks with 16.4 inch HD Display

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Sony revealed four new VAIO Notebook lines including the world's first 16.4 inch wide multimedia notebook VAIO FW series.

The Sony VAIO FW notebook comes in multiple configurations, including a premium and a standard model. The premium model plays Blu-ray Disc high-definition content like movies in full 1080 HD resolution when connected to a compatible HDTV. It can also record, store and play back personal content on high-capacity BD media. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:20:28 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

LG Display Q2 net surges on TV Sales, tight Supply

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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean flat screen maker LG Display Co Ltd reported on Wednesday its net profit more than trebled thanks to strong demand for flat-screen televisions and tight supplies of PC panels.
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Posted on Wed, 9 Jul 2008 02:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ASRock A780 FullDisplayPort Motherboard Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the ASRock A780 Motherboard.

Quote from the review: "AMD has a range of chipsets available for its Phenom processor, these including the 780G chipset; the first of the 7 series to come out from AMD, and by far one of the most powerful integrated chipsets available today. Read more

Posted on Sun, 6 Jul 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

LG Display Q2 seen surging, but LCD Outlook dimmer

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By Rhee So-eui

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean flat screen maker LG Display Co Ltd and two smaller Taiwanese rivals are set to post profits for the second quarter that more than trebled thanks to strong demand for TVs and tight supplies of PC panels.
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Posted on Fri, 4 Jul 2008 07:45:07 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rumor: Innolux Display got Touch Panel Orders from Apple

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The Digitimes reports that Innolux Display has supposedly secured touch panel orders from Apple.

Innolux has two production facilities for capacitive touch panels. Both together have a monthly capacity of 160,000 panels per month. Read more

Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:53:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ASUS DisplayLink Certified LCDs Shipping in July

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ASUS announced today that its DisplayLink LCDs will be available in July. The DisplayLink certified VW223B is a 22-inch LCD with a 1680x1050 resolution, 3000:1 contrast ratio and a 5MS response time. The display also features a built-in USB hub for connection of six additional monitors thanks to the integrated DisplayLink DL-160 chip.

Asus will also have a VW202B DisplayLink certified LCD available the same month. The VW202B is a 20.1-inch LCD with the same 1680x1050 resolution. It lacks the USB hub of the large display, and has slightly less viewing angles but shares the other features of the VW223B LCD. Pricing information is unknown at this time. Read more

Posted on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:55:09 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung Announces CX Series Displays for Commercial Use

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Samsung has a new line of LCD HDTV displays intended for use in commercial settings. The line is called the CX series and includes features like a digital tuner, HDMI, integrated speakers and integrated network PCs. The displays also feature anti burn-in technology.

The 400CX has a resolution of 1366 x 768 and the 400CXn has a resolution of 1920 x 1080. The 460CX and 460CXn both sport 3000:1 contrast ratios and 8ms response times. Samsung’s press release on the displays has some obvious errors so no more details are available at this time. Read more

Posted on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:40:42 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Displaytech Filling Orders for Pico Projectors

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Displaytech announced today that it is now filling production orders for its tiny FLCOS microdisplay for use in Pico Projectors that is destined to be integrated into cell phones and other mobile devices. Orders for the VGA, WVGA, and SVGA FLCOS microdisplays will be integrated into pico projectors and head-mounted displays.

The tiny FLCOS microdisplays measure only 11.5mm high and consume less than 100mW of power. Displaytech says that over 18,000,000 FLCOS microdisplays have shipped for use in consumer electronics products. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:48:09 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

AOC Announces 2230Fh Display

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AOC announced its latest LCD monitor called the 2230Fh that features multiple HDMI, VGA, and DVI inputs. The display offers full HDTV capability, has a 22-inch screen size, and has a 20000:1 contrast ratio.

Inputs include DVI-D and HDMI with HDCP for protected content from Blu-ray drives. The display has integrated speakers and is plug and play compatible. The response rate for the panel is 2ms and the case is a glossy piano black for good looks. The MSRP for the display is $299.99. Read more

Posted on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:38:50 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

HP introduces DreamColor Display

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HP has introduced what it calls the first affordable color-critical display. The HP DreamColor display can reproduce more than 1 billion colors with a 30-bit LED backlit display. The DreamColor display is shipping now for $3499.

HP says that the new display delivers more than 64 times as many colors as a mainstream LCD. It also claims that reds, blues, and greens are deeper than that blacks are 4 times deeper in the DreamColor display and whites are adjustable. One button access to all standard color pre-sets is offered as well. The size offerings for the DreamColor display were not mentioned. Read more

Posted on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:34:08 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Philips Introduces 52-inch 3D Display

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Philips has introduced a new 52-inch 3D display that is designed for digital signage, pro-Av and entertainment applications. The display uses Philips’ WOWvx technology to allow 3D viewing without the need for glasses.

The 52-inch auto-stereoscopic display is based on a full 1080p HD panel with 700 cd/m2 of brightness, 2000:1 contrast ratio and a response time of 8 ms. Philips says that the display will be available in Q4 2008. Pricing is not available at this time. Read more

Posted on Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:11:14 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Yahoo to sell Display Advertising for Walmart.com

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(Reuters) - Yahoo will sell display advertising for Walmart.com and will become the exclusive portal to resell Walmart.com's display inventory, Yahoo said on Wednesday.
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Posted on Wed, 4 Jun 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Kensington Dual Display DisplayLink Adapter

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For many users out there a second LCD would be a welcome addition to the desktop. The problem is that many notebooks and PCs only have one display adapter and adding a second video card can’t always be done. Kensington has a new Dual Display adapter that makes adding a second display easy.

The adapter adds a second DVI display using USB DisplayLink technology. The adapter is compatible with both Windows and Mac OS X platforms. The adapter will support widescreen monitors with up to 1440 x 900 resolutions and standard displays up to 1280 x 1024 both in 32-bit color. The Dual Display Adapter is available now for $119.99. Read more

Posted on Wed, 4 Jun 2008 06:35:02 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

NEC unveils Heart shaped LCD Display

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Ok, we get it now: LCD panel manufacturers can make displays in all kinds of shapes from now on. Last week LG Display introduced round LCD displays and today NEC shows off a heart shaped LCD Display.

NEC LCD Technologies says that shape restrictions have eased significantly with their new LCD TFT technology.
The heart LCD Display prototype is 40mm wide and 36mm high and has 146px/inch. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 May 2008 03:29:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Spray-On Solar-powered OLED Displays

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This is one of the coolest future products I have heard about in a while: A spray-on OLED display that is self-powered through solar energy.

Japanese Mitsubishi Chemicals and Sumitomo Chemical work on spreadable electronics. The molecular soup would have OLED and Solar cell building blocks that could be spread or even sprayed ultra-thin onto walls or gadgets. Read more

Posted on Fri, 16 May 2008 01:51:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Round LCD Displays unveiled by LG Display

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LG Display unveils the world’s largest 6-inch elliptical and 1.4-inch circular-shaped LCD displays.

The 6-inch elliptical LCD measures 78.8 mm in height and is 131.4 mm wide, while the 1.4-inch circular LCD measures 35.5 mm in diameter. Both LCD displays are capable of displaying up to 262,000 colors and have a near 160 degree viewing angle. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Don't mess with the Zohan Theater Display with Bluetooth

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Adam Sandler’s new flick You Don’t Mess with the Zohan is coming soon to theaters. As part of the promotion for the movie some theaters will get a display that features a stylist’s chair. When movie goers sit in the chair they will be able to download voicetones to their cell phones.

The special displays will be in 25 Regal Entertainment theaters nationwide starting on May 2nd. Fans will be able to use their Bluetooth phones to get six free voicetones without needing Internet connectivity. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 May 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun