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LDM Product Roundup Vol 25 #22

NEC Display in the US has two new 27″ FullHD Monitors. The MultiSync E271N and EA271F have DisplayPort, HDMI and VGA connectors and features include low blue light and flicker-free dimming. The stands can adjust in height as well as supporting tilt and rotate. The EA271F replaces the MultiSync EA273WMi and features hardware calibration with … Read more

Eizo Updates Business UltraHD Monitor

High end monitor maker, Eizo, has announced the FlexScan EV3285 which is a 31.5″ UltraHD monitor that succeeds the EV3237, reducing the case and stand size. It has a ‘frameless’ design and supports USB Type-C connectivity with 60W of power to charge notebooks. The monitor has a wide range of height adjustment at 195mm and … Read more

Cypress USB-C Power Delivery Controller Qualified for Thunderbolt 3 Designs

Cypress Semiconductor Corp has announced that its EZ-PD CCG5 two port USB-C controller with Power Delivery (PD) has been qualified by Intel for use in Thunderbolt 3 systems. Reference designs are now available to enable fast time-to-market for PCs, docking stations, hard drives and a variety of other peripherals. “The combination of Thunderbolt 3 and … Read more

Asus Wins 17 Awards at Computex 2018

Asus won a total of 17 awards at this year’s Computex computer show in Taipei, Taiwan — six Best Choice awards and eleven D&I (Design & Intelligence) awards. The company’s 13.3″ ZenBook S notebook won the Best Choice of the Year award, the Best Choice Golden award and the Computex D&I award, while its ZenFone … Read more

Stronger Growth for Worldwide All-In-One PC Shipments in 2018

Digitimes Research predicts that global all-in-one (AIO) PC shipments will see stronger growth in 2018. The ratio of AIO to desktop PC shipments will also continue to increase. The company also estimates that Dell and especially Lenovo will perform better than their competitors. In 2017, most manufacturers saw their AIO PC business grow, except Lenovo, … Read more

Lextar Mini LED Backlighting to Enter Mass Production in 2018 Q3

Lextar Electronics chairman David Su says the company has commenced trial production of mini LED-based backlighting technology at its facility in Chuzhou, China and will move into mass production in the third quarter of 2018, according to Digitimes. Besides backlighting, the Taiwan-based company supplies LEDs for outdoor lighting, including streetlights, building facades and stage lighting; … Read more

Qualcomm Adds Another Option for Windows

Qualcomm

During the Computex show, Qualcomm announced with Samsung the Snapdragon 850 ‘mobile compute platform’ which includes the Snapdragon X20 improved modem and an AI engine. The chip is intended for use in Qualcomm-based Windows PCs. The architecture is engineered to support up to 30% system-wide increase in performance and up to 3X AI performance over … Read more

Viaccess-Orca, Wiztivi and EKT Introduce Joint OTT/IPTV Solution

Viaccess-Orca (VO), a provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection and advanced data solutions; Wiztivi, a creator of multi-screen UIs; and EKT, a specialist in the design and manufacture of STB solutions, have joined forces to create an end-to-end OTT multi-screen IPTV solution for pay TV operators and service providers. Wiztivi’s TimelessUI solution is … Read more

Worldwide Pay TV Market to Reach $295 Million Revenue in 2022

Despite the competition from OTT video services, the worldwide pay TV market has been growing at a steady pace. According to ABI Research, the global pay TV market — including satellite, cable, and IPTV services — is expected to generate $295 million in 2022. Competition from OTT services is significant in developed markets where the … Read more

MSI Boosts Gaming Monitor Line and Adds AIO

MSI Pro24X proc

At Computex, MSI showed new monitors for gamers. The first is the Optix MAG491C, which is a 49″, 32:9 monitor with 144 Hz refresh, FreeSync frame rate control and a claimed response time of 3ms. The panel supports 100% of sRGB and outputs 400 cd/m² with 3840 x 1080 resolution. It is expected to sell … Read more