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The 15.6″ P35X v3 from Gigabyte is marketed as the lightest laptop in its size category. Weighing between 2.2kg and 2.3kg, depending on components, the unit is less than 21mm thick. Dual heat pipes channel heat away from the sensitive components, aided by two fans for the CPU and GPU. Fan speed can be adjusted … Read more
Germany’s Mas Elektronik has introduced the ‘big brother’ to its Xoro Pad 8W2 tablet. The Xoro Pad 10W4 is one of the growing number of Intel tablets, running Windows 8.1 on a quad-core 1.8GHz processor and using Intel HD graphics. The 10.1″ display uses an IPS panel with 1280 x 800 resolution. The tablet features … Read more
Mediatek hit a new sales high last month, with sales increasing 16.5% sequentially to NT$21.6 billion ($706.6 million), a monthly record. October’s result helped Mediatek to achieve a 62.7% increase in sales for the period from January to October of NT$179.2 billion ($5.8 billion). The company has also released its third quarter results, posting a … Read more
Microchip Technology has said it will not be making an offer for UK-based chipmaker CSR. In September the US company was reported to have approached CSR with an acquisition offer (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 25), having previously rejected a preliminary offer as too low.
There were mixed results for Taiwan’s major notebook manufacturers in November. Acer reported a 1% month on month increase in sales in November to NT$28.5 billion ($913.7 million), though this was down 7.3% year on year. November’s result brought sales so far this year to NT$300.8 billion ($9.6 billion), down 9.3% from the same period … Read more
Asus’ Zenwatch (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 36) is now available in the USA, for $200. The product will also be available on the Play Store later. Additionally, the company has launched its Eeebook X205 laptop (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 36) in Germany, and The Memo Pad 7 in the UK. John Lewis is … Read more
Revenue from desktop monitor sell-in was up 7% YoY in Q3’14, thanks to an ASP rise of 10%. Meanwhile, shipments were down just over 3%, to 34 million units, says DisplaySearch. Manufacturers are trying to reverse the trend of declining monitor margins with larger sizes and improved features, justifying higher prices, said DisplaySearch’s Hidetoshi Himuro. … Read more
CRN.de has conducted a series of interviews with members of the monitor industry, from key companies in Germany. They include: Sebastian in het Panhuis of Asus (http://tinyurl.com/od8ckdw); Markus Korn of Samsung (http://tinyurl.com/noa7mv5); Michael Vorgberger of LG (http://tinyurl.com/nuf52rk); Dominic Mein of BenQ (http://tinyurl.com/ofzshh3); Lutz Hardge of AOC/MMD (http://tinyurl.com/nab495s); and Stephan Peters of NEC (http://tinyurl.com/p7f9yp8). Many different … Read more
Christie’s 6P laser projector has been installed at the MG3D Laser Theatre at Moody Garden, Texas. D3D Cinema and Moody Gardens say that it is the first institution in the world to feature such a system, with dual DCI-4k 3D projectors throwing images onto an 18.3m x 24.4m screen. Light levels exceed 16 foot-lamberts in … Read more
Jonathan Josephson of Quantum Interface (Austin, Texas) presented an ambitiously titled Motion Tutorial talk at the 2014 Touch Gesture Motion Conference (October 28-30, Austin, Texas) entitled, History of the World of Interfaces and Interactions (but primarily motions). Quantum Interface (QI) describes itself in a press release concerning the firm’s participation in TGM 2014 stating: “the … Read more
Demand for multi-function TFT-LCD displays in the automotive instrument cluster is accelerating. According to DisplaySearch, shipments of these products will grow 48% YoY in 2014, to reach 30.2 million units. Further growth will see shipments rise to 50 million units by 2018. “Formerly a concept found only in science fiction…automatic electronic control of automobiles is … Read more
NEC Display Solutions of America has entered into a collaboration with UK-based Light Illusion. The aim of the work is to enable native calibration for NEC’s colour-critical monitors, through the Lightspace CMS display calibration system. Calibration is managed differently between different markets. “Our MultiSync PA Series customers in these [TV, film and broadcast] markets will … Read more
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