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Four VR Headsets Compared at Next@Acer

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At the Next@Acer press conference on April 21 (See related article in this issue), Virtual Reality (VR) headsets from four different suppliers were on display. These were all dedicated VR headsets, not systems based …

Tags:Acer| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Next@Acer Shows New Products

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On the 57th floor of World Trace Center 4, Acer held on April 21 Next@Acer, a standing-room only global press conference and product exhibition. Jason Chen, President and CEO of Acer since Jan 1 …

Tags:Acer| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Acer Combats Colour Decay

by Tom Allen

Acer’s new P-Series consists of four DLP projectors, three of which will go on sale in the UK. Designed for board rooms, the range can reach a 144Hz refresh rate when showing 24fps content. …

Tags:Acer| Business Projectors| Colour Wheel| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 15

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Annual Fall for Acer

by Tom Allen

Acer’s revenues rose 50% MoM in March, to NT$24.3 billion ($750.7 million). However, the yearly comparison was down 1.9%. In the year-to-date, Acer has made revenues of NT$56.1 billion ($1.7 billion), down 17.3% YoY.

Tags:Acer| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 14

Acer’s ‘EZ’ Apps Bring Tablets to New Users

by Tom Allen

Acer has refreshed its Iconia Tab 10 tablet, with a new processor and Precision Plus touch technology. It appears to be aimed at new tablet users, as it includes a suite of proprietary software. …

Tags:Acer| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 14

Acer Launches World’s First Chromebase for Meetings Solution

by Isaac Oburu

Acer today announced the Chromebase for meetings (CA24V), the world’s first touchscreen Chromebase for meetings, an all-in-one, dedicated video conference system. For those who need a dedicated videoconferencing device in small conference rooms or …

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LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 13

by Tom Allen

We now have a specification list for Acer‘s laser gaming projector, the Z850 (Acer Brings Laser to Gaming). Despite being described as ‘mirrorless’, it is in fact a DLP unit – there are no …

Tags:Acer| Curved Displays| Dell| Desktop Monitors| DLP Projectors| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| LG Electronics (LGE)| Notebooks| Nvidia| Panasonic| Rugged Displays| Samsung| UST Projectors| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 13| Workstations

Acer Invests in Chrome

by Tom Allen

Acer has announced a long-life Chromebook: said to be the world’s first lasting up to 14 hours on a single charge. The Chromebook 14 (SDK: CB3-431) has a 14″ display with 1366 x 768 …

Tags:Acer| All-in-ones (AIOs)| Chrome| Chromebooks| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 13

Acer Brings Laser to Gaming

by Tom Allen

Acer showed off an ultra-short throw laser DLP projector for gaming at CES 2016, where the product – the Predator Z850 – was named as an Innovation Award Honoree. Acer is now bringing it …

Tags:Acer| DLP Projectors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 12

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Acer Result 24/03/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Acer reported Q4 net profit of NT$237 million ($7.2 million). Turnover was NT$68.38 billion ($2.07 billion). For the full year 2015, net profit was NT$604 million ($18.3 million) on turnover of NT$263.78 billion ($7.98 …

Tags:Acer| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 13

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Acer Splits to Focus on Recovery

by Tom Allen

Following the split of HP into two separate units, Acer has announced that it is taking the same path, in order to turn around its poor finances (revenue was down 20% YoY last year). …

Tags:Acer| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 23 - Issue 12