ASE Plant Resumes Operations
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering’s K7 plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, has been allowed to resume operations. The plant was closed earlier this year due to major pollution violations, which ASE has endeavoured to fix.
32″ Panel Prices on The Rise
32″ LCD TV panel prices have risen 25% since March 2014, to $95, say Asian supply chain sources. Prices have been driven up by demand from Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics. The increase has mainly benefited the main producers of 32″ panels: China Star Optoelectronics Technology and BOE. CSOT’s 32″ panel shipments are expected to … Read more
‘Major’ CNT Project Set to Begin in Azerbaijan
A memorandum of understanding has been signed in Azerbaijan, regarding a ‘major’ carbon nanotube (CNT) project. Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC), Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park and Southwest Nanotechnologies (SWNT) agreed the MOU, which will see them begin long-term co-operation on a large CNT production facility. The project will be located at the Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park. … Read more
LDM Product Roundup – Vol 21 Issue 50
Until the end of December, AMD is offering up to 50% rebates on its Firepro graphics cards. First-time purchases of the W9100, W8100, W8000, W7000, S9000 and S7000 cards from approved resellers will be eligible for rebates of up to $2,000. The ‘Experience AMD Firepro’ campaign will be available in the USA, Canada, the UK, … Read more
MDM Product Roundup – Vol 21 Issue 50
Asus‘ Zenwatch (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36) will be on sale in the UK from the 23rd December. It will initially be sold exclusively at Currys and PC World, for £165 ($260). Fujitsu has released a tablet using an OLED display (from Samsung) in Japan. The Arrows Tab F-03G features a 10.5″ screen with … Read more
Work On-The-Go With Fujitsu
Fujitsu’s Stylistic Q335 is an 8″ Windows tablet for business users. Weighing less than 500g, the tablet is portable and offers a long (9.5-hour) battery life). A quad-core 1.83GHz Intel Atom CPU runs Windows 8.1 with Bing (with a year’s free subscription to Office 365) or 8.1 Pro. On-board storage is significant, at 64GB, with … Read more
TCL Moves Into Quantum Dot Space
An LCD TV using quantum dots from QD Vision has been developed and released by TCL in China. The H9700 is a 55″ UltraHD model, and the company’s first QD TV, covering 100% NTSC. TCL expects to expand availability to regions outside of China in 2015. To adapt to use in different global regions, it … Read more
Sceptre Brings MHL to Small TV
Sceptre’s new 18.5″ LCD TV is an affordable model for the US market. Somewhat unusually for a small model, the TV features an MHL-HDMI port for mobile device connection. Two versions are available, one with (E195BD-SMQR HDTV) and one without (E195BV-SMQR HDTV) a built-in DVD player. Resolution is 1366 x 768. The TV features 180 … Read more
Samsung Takes Smart Signage Outdoors
Samsung’s new OMD displays are suitable for use in outdoor (OMD-K) and semi-outdoor (OMD-W) environments. Both new series consist of three sizes: 46″, 55″ and 75″. They feature ambient brightness sensors; 24/7 operability; and the ability to withstand temperatures as high as 110 deg (direct sunlight) on the screen. Each of the new displays – … Read more
MMD Slims Borders for Living Room Use
The Philips Moda 2 (275C5QHAW), from MMD, is a 27″ display in the C-Line with a focus on style and audio. Using Bluetooth, users can stream music wirelessly to be played from the display’s dual 7W speakers. The outer bezel is also only 2.5mm thick, with an inner bezel of 3.5mm. Eye fatigue is handled … Read more
CTouch Enlarges Multitouch Range
CTouch is extending its multi-touch large-format display range with an ‘affordable’ 84″ UltraHD Laser model. Don’t get too excited, Laser is just the name of the series; the display is an LCD unit. Supplied with a seven-year warranty, the Laser model uses IR 10-point touch, with 7ms response and +/-3mm accuracy, and anti-glare safety glass. … Read more
Choose From Consumer or Pro Tablets With Wortmann
Wortmann AG’s Terra Pad 1061 is a 10.1″ tablet with the option of expansion via a docking station. A keyboard and type cover are available, to add a physical keyboard to the tablet. However, for full expansion the product is available as a Pro version, which features a connector to fit the docking station accessory; … Read more
