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Global Notebook Shipments to Fall in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Global notebook shipments will fall 5.3% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2018, according to Digitimes Research, due to high inventories and a reduction in sales of Chromebooks for education. In terms of specific …

LDM Vol 25 Issue 17 Product Roundup

by Bob Raikes

Adlink Technologies of Taipei has a new industrial PC, the MXE-1500 that can support up to three displays with a VGA, a DisplayPort and an LVDS output which can be used simultaneously. The LVDS …

More Ups and Downs for Taiwan Manufacturers in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

Acer has reported revenues of NT$22.64 billion ($773.5 million) for March, a small growth of 1.42% year-on-year. Revenue in the first quarter of 2018 reached NT$54.77 billion ($US1.87 billion), down 2.28% on the same …

Acer Improves with PC & Display Focus

by Bob Raikes

Acer reached sales of NT$237.28 billion ($8.1 billion) in 2017, up 2%, while it moved back into profit at NT$2.82 billion ($96.4 million), a turnaround from a loss in 2016. The company has seen …

Tags:Acer| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Acer Wants to Boost its Share in MEA Enterprise Notebook Market

by Andrew Fenn

Acer will make a concerted effort to increase its presence in the Middle East and Africa enterprise notebook market during 2018, according to Digitimes. Citing comments from country manager Paul Collins, the publication revealed …

New StarVR Headset to Feature Tobii Eye-Tracking?

by Andrew Fenn

StarVR’s vice chairman Jerry Kao has reportedly revealed that the company is planning to release a new VR headset with Tobii eye-tracking capabilities, according to Digitimes. The device will apparently target high-end enterprise applications. …

Tags:Acer| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Acer Injects More Cash into StarVR HMD Project

by Andrew Fenn

Acer has invested an additional $5 million in StarVR, a head-mounted display joint venture partnership with Starbreeze, raising its stake in the venture from 50% to 66.7%. At the end of 2017, StarVR and …

Acer VL7860, the World’s Smallest 4K UHD 3000 Lumens Laser Projector, Available in the United States

by Damir Lokas

Acer America announced its premium home theater projector, the Acer VL7860, is now available in the United States. As the world’s smallest 4K UHD 3000 lumens laser projector(1), the VL7860 features a compact design …

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Acer Launches “World’s Smallest” UHD 3000-Lumen Laser Projector

by Andrew Fenn

Acer has announced that its new home theatre projector, the Acer VL7860, is now available in the US . Claimed to be the world’s smallest Ultra HD, 3000-lumen laser projector, the VL7860 features a …

Acer Takes Control of AOpen

by Bob Raikes

Acer has put three directors onto AOpen’s board following the investment in the company, and Acer chairman, Jason Chen has been voted in as Chairman at an investors’ conference on January 30th. (Acer Now …

Tags:Acer| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Acer Looking to Digital Signage Solutions

by Bob Raikes

We met with Fu Lo on the Acer booth and she is based in Düsseldorf (at Acer Being Signage GmbH) and looks after business in the digital signage segment. The company has been developing …

Acer Achieves Strong APAC PC Sales in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Unconfirmed local sources citing Acer’s Pan Asia Pacific President, Andrew Hou, have reported that the company’s revenues from its enterprise PC business in the region accounted for 41% of its overall sales, representing a …