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AOC’s new ‘myConnect’ monitor is a 17.3″ model targeting users of portable PCs such as netbooks. Like last year’s E1659FWU (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 32), it is designed to enable these workers to benefit from a larger screen that can still be carried around; it weighs less than 1.3kg and is 18mm thick. A … Read more
Designed for the casino gaming industry, Elo’s newest touchscreen product is particularly interesting for its shape: it is curved from the top to the bottom. The aptly-named Intellitouch Curve is robust enough to handle 50 million touches in one location without failure. Surface acoustic wave touch technology is used, so there are no coatings, plastic … Read more
HP’s Envy 32 is one of the first Envy-line products to use a VA panel; IPS and TN are more common. Sound is a focus of the 32″ monitor, with dual 6W front-facing Beats Audio speakers, a volume-jog dial and one-touch mute button. A remote control enables the adjustment of monitor settings such as volume, … Read more
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
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
One million people are testing Windows 10 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 39), according to Microsoft. About 65% of these have installed the OS on a PC, while 35% have it on a virtual machine. So far more than 200,000 pieces of feedback have been submitted.
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 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’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
I’ll keep the editorial short this week as we have a huge amount of content for you as we have three event reports this week. I worry that we’re overloading you, but, equally, I went through all the stories in editing and didn’t see anything that wouldn’t be relevant for our readership overall. We have … Read more
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 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
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