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Slidenjoy is a High-Quality Laptop Screen – Without a Laptop

by Tom Allen

Laptops – they’re designed to be portable, but the trade-off is a lack of screen real estate. Or is it? A new project on Kickstarter – which was funded less than three days after …

Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Custom Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 29

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 29

by Tom Allen

Arçelik, Turkish owner of the Grundig German TV brand, has announced that all future Grundig smart TVs will use the Android TV operating system. The new TVs will be unveiled at IFA 2015, in …

Tags:AUO| HP Inc| IGZO| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LG Electronics (LGE)| Notebooks| Outdoor Displays| Philips| Projectors| Samsung| sharp| TPV (TP Vision)| Vol 22 - Issue 29| ZTE

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 29

by Tom Allen

HP‘s Elitebook Folio 1020 (Core-M Drives HP’s Macbook Challenger) has been revamped by Bang & Olufsen. The ‘Elitebook Folio 1020 limited edition laptop’ features a B&O audio system. Although HP hasn’t revealed specifications, they …

Tags:AUO| HP Inc| IGZO| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| sharp| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 29

LTPS Smartphone Demand Causes Tablet Price Competition

by Tom Allen

IHS DisplaySearch has shared its latest panel pricing data from the PriceWise service, covering early July. The Chinese smartphone market is unchanged from June, entering a state of maturation. Brands are cautious with orders, …

Tags:IHS DisplaySearch| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Pricing| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Currency Woes Keep Panels in Flux

by Tom Allen

IHS DisplaySearch has shared its latest panel pricing data from the PriceWise service, covering early July. The European economy is ‘falling into a muddy pit’, due to the strong US dollar and the ongoing …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| IHS DisplaySearch| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| LCD TVs| Notebooks| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 28

LGD Cuts Laptop Size and Weight

by Tom Allen

LG Display has announced a new range of LCD notebook panels, which it says are thinner and lighter than any before. The ‘Advanced In-Cell Touch’ (AIT) panels feature embedded touch sensors, and are available …

Tags:In-cell| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Vendors Seek New Metal Chassis Materials

by Tom Allen

According to reports from Asia, notebook vendors – including Dell and HP – have been inquiring about new chassis materials. The source says that they have been looking into carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic and magnesium-alloy chassis …

Tags:Broadcast| Dell| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Elko Expands With Getac

by Tom Allen

Getac has taken on Elko Group to distribute its rugged laptops, tablets and other mobile devices in the Baltics, CEE and CIS regions.

Tags:Distribution| Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Rugged Displays| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Meizu MX5 smartphone

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 27

by Milos Pavlovic

HTC‘s One M9+ smartphone is now available to pre-order in the UK, confirming a story that we published last month (Rumour: HTC’s M9+ Coming to Europe). China’s Meizu has introduced its newest flagship, the …

Tags:AMOLED| China| Europe| HTC| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Nvidia| Smartphones| tablets| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Compal Retains Goals, Revises Forecasts

by Tom Allen

Photo: DigitimesCompal president Ray Chen has said that the company’s shipment goals are unchanged from those set in early 2015. However, they are ‘very challenging’. Notebook and tablet forecasts have been adjusted for YoY …

Tags:Compal| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Smartphones| Supply Chain| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Wistron Has Low Expectations

by Tom Allen

Wistron CEO Simon Lin has said that the company’s notebook shipments in Q1 and Q2 were ‘far short’ of expectations. Second half volumes will grow no more than 10%, sequentially, he added.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 27