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PC Squeezed Into (Literally) Hand-held Form Factor

by Vanessa Browning

A Polish developer, Przemys?aw Strzelczyk, and his team have succeeded in shrinking PC internals down far enough to fit them into a mouse. The Mouse-Box will eventually be a working product, but is currently at …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PCs| Vol 22 - Issue 04

IDC chart Top 5 EMEA PC Vendors Shipments

Western European PC Shipments Save EMEA Region

by Tom Allen

25.5 million PCs were shipped in the EMEA region in Q4’14, according to IDC: a 2% YoY increase. The market remained positive for the third consecutive quarter, thanks to strong consumer demand. Over the …

Tags:Acer| Asus| Convertible PCs| Dell| HP Inc| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| PCs| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Hannspree Micro PC HDMI stick

Hannspree Licenses Windows for Micro PC Stick

by Tom Allen

Just one day after Inlighten announced its Argo Windows-based ‘PC’ HDMI stick, Hannspree has followed with a similar product called the Micro PC. Hannspree’s device runs a fully-licensed version of Windows 8.1 on a …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| PCs| Vol 22 - Issue 04

The PC is not Dead Yet

by Bob Raikes

This is a good summary of why the PC is not going away anytime soon. Meko’s monitor forecasts have been (relatively) positive for the same reasons, despite the clamour a couple of years ago …

Tags:PCs| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Samsung Announces ATIV One 7 Curved All-In-One PC

by Bob Raikes

PCs – Samsung Electronics America, Inc. announced the launch of the ATIV One 7 Curved, the industry’s first curved All-In-One PC, offering users a truly immersive experience. The 27-inch curved, Full HD display brings content …

Tags:Curved Displays| PCs| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Axiomtek Protects Panel PC

by Bob Raikes

The new panel PC from Axiomtek (the GOT3187W-881-PCT) is a fanless model with multi-touch. It is an industrial unit that is vibration-resistant and will operate between 0 deg and 40 deg . IP65 protection …

Tags:Industrial Monitors| Large Display Monitor| PCs| Touch PCs| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Apple 1 Misses Estimate at Auction

by Bob Raikes

A working Apple 1 computer has been sold in London for ‘only’ $365,000. Admittedly this is many times the price of most modern PCs, but is less than the Christie’s valuation of $400,000 – …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PCs| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Another Apple 1 Under the Hammer

by Raverstead

Last month (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 43), Bonhams sold a working Apple 1 computer at auction, for more than $900,000. Now another has appeared at Christie’s auction house, and is expected to be …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PCs| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Intel Discusses Future PC Technologies

by Raverstead

Intel SVP Kirk Skaugen has spoken about the company’s vision for PCs, specifically discussing three technologies: wireless PCs, eliminating passwords and enabling new kinds of user interface. Speaking at an event in California, Skaugen …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PCs

MEA PC Market Returns to Growth…

by Super User

After seven quarters of year on year declines, the Middle East and Africa PC market returned to growth in Q2, posting an increase in total shipments of 2.2% to 4.5 million units. According to …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| PCs| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Lenovo Gets Tiny

by Super User

Lenovo was a bit frustrated at the show. The company had held a press event on the Thursday, but because of the Intel keynote on Friday, could not announce that new systems used the …

Tags:IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| PCs| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Toshiba to Restructure PC Unit

by Super User

Toshiba has announced a restructuring of its PC business which will see around 900 jobs lost, accounting for more than 20% of its global workforce. Although the PC business reported positive operating income in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| PCs| toshiba| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21