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Iiyama’s FPD Built for Conferencing and Signage

Iiyama Prolite series is designed for professional use, so the new 65″ LH6564S can be used in video conferencing or digital signage. Using a VA panel, contrast is high enough (4,000:1) for the display to be used in brightly-lit environments. An ambient light sensor can dynamically change the brightness (natively 450 cd/m

Vivitek’s Projectors Work With Many Networking Protocols

Designed for the education market, Vivitek’s new short-throw projectors (the DX881ST and DW882ST) can act as a speaker for lecturers, through a microphone input. Both models support 3D display and, from December, will work with Vivitek’s optional wireless presentation tool Novoconnect. They feature a sealed optical unit, protecting the internals from dust and dirt, and … Read more

UltraHD in an HD World

SMPTE’s Annual Technical Conference, in Los Angeles, event will take place between 20th and 23rd October. 3M’s Jimmy Thielen will present a talk on using quantum dot films to cover the Rec.2020 colour gamut on UltraHD TVs, on 22nd October. On the same day Josef Marc, CMO of Archimedia Technology, will discuss UltraHD viewing. Marc’s … Read more

Acer, Asustek see September Sales Decline

Acer reported sales of NT$31.1 billion ($1 billion) in September, 4.2% higher than August but down 5.7% from September 2013. Last month’s result brought sales for the year to date to NT$244.1 billion ($8 billion), 10.7% lower than the same period of 2013. For the third quarter, Acer’s sales grew 5.8% sequentially to NT$86 billion … Read more

Taiwan Notebook ODMs Report Buoyant Sales

Taiwan’s notebook ODMs, Quanta Computer and Compal, reported strong sales in September. Quanta’s sales rose 4.8% month on month and 11.8% year on year to NT$85.1 billion ($2.8 billion), bringing sales from January to September to NT$880.4 billion ($28.9 billion), down 14.1% sequentially but little changed YoY. The company shipped 4.8 million notebooks in September … Read more

Apple Launches iPad Air 2 With a Focus on Display

Apple has launched a new upgrade to its popular iPad flagship tablet with a focus on the display, where Apple has added a new anti-reflective coating. The company claims its new retina class display in the iPad Air2 is 56% less reflective than previous generations. That should offer better ambient light viewing of the display. … Read more

3DIcon Talks 3D Visualisation With USAF

3DIcon has met with members of the US Air Force to discuss uses of 3D visualisation technology. The talks focused on how 3D could be used to enhance and ease situational awareness and decision-making before and during a battle. The USA’s Battlespace Visualization Branch (RHCV) has been investigating stereoscopic 3D displays and 3DIcon says that … Read more

Allwinner Targets Premium SoCs

China’s Allwinner Technology has announced a new octa-core SoC for high-end set-top boxes and gaming devices. The H8 chip is based on TSMC’s 28nm process. It uses eight Cortex-A7 cores, running at up to 2GHz; all eight can be in operation at the same time. The GPU is a PowerVR SGX544 unit from Imagination Technologies, … Read more

Postconsumer Plastic Demand and Price Rise

OEMs are beginning to specifically ask for recycled plastic to use in an increasing number of new components, says the USA’s EPEAT. The organisation claims to have been a key driver in the move, which has seen the price of some ‘secondary’ resins exceed that of new resin. In related news, the Institute of Scrap … Read more

TCO Phases Out Old Criteria

As TCO Development updates its TCO Certified criteria, older versions are phased out. Several documents will be retired in 2014: * TCO ’03 Displays FPD (1st December) * TCO ’06 Media Displays (30th November) * TCO Certified Displays 5 (including 5.2) (15th November) * TCO Certified Tablets 1 (1st November) Partners requiring new certification can … Read more