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Tracking Deformation for Tablet Input

by Super User

Microsoft Research has developed a transparent sensor surface for tablet PCs, called FlexSense. The work was performed in partnership with the Institute of Surface Technologies and Photonics of Joanneum Research and the University of …

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TV brands

by Super User

Hmm… I’m having one of those mornings. I got up extra early as I knew I had a lot to do. After sorting out some web shop issues, in moving too fast through the …

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Panasonic Will Sell Sanyo TV Business, Says Nikkei

by Super User

Reports from Japan’s Nikkei newspaper claim that Panasonic will sell its Sanyo subsidiary’s TV business in North America to Funai, which licenses the Philips TV brand in that market. An agreement on the deal’s …

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China’s Golden Week Sales Fall 5%

by Super User

China celebrates its National Day holiday at the start of October, which marks the beginning of a longer holiday known as Golden Week. As we noted last month (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41), …

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PH300 Selects Optimal Angle, Says LG

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LG is to launch its smallest portable projector yet this month. The Minibeam PH300 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36) measures just 103 x 85 x 54mm and weighs 430g. The Minibeam is designed …

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Ingram Micro Result 29/10/2014

by Super User

Ingram Micro posted a net profit in Q3 of $72.2 million on turnover of $11.2 billion, while a year earlier the company’s net profit was $78.9 million on turnover of $10.1 billion. In the …

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Headless Ghost Scares Up GPU

by Super User

An interesting peripheral is seeking funding on Kickstarter (http://tinyurl.com/ojljme3). The Headless Ghost is a display emulator, which can ‘trick’ a PC into thinking that a monitor is attached. Because many PCs disable their GPU …

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LG Puts Mobile SoC to Work

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A new mobile SoC has been developed by LG Electronics and is already being used in a smartphone. The ‘Nuclun’ CPU has been installed in the LG G3 Screen, a Korea-exclusive handset. Built with …

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Samsung Refresh Surfaces Online

by Super User

A ‘new’ Samsung mobile device has been spotted online. The tablet is a refresh of the Galaxy Note 10.1, with references to a 2015 edition spotted on Samsung’s own website. Aside from the mention …

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Canon Shows ACES On-Set Workflow

by Super User

Canon was exhibiting at the SMPTE Fall Conference where it was highlighting its ACES (Academy Color Encoding System) workflow for 4K content. This was partly used to highlight the capabilities of its DP-V3010 4K …

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AOC Takes Action

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AOC has taken on Action Europe to distribute its LCD monitors in Germany.

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Dell Monitor Listing Causes Panel Confusion

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Information on Energy Star’s website indicates that Dell is developing a 25″ monitor with 2560 x 1440 resolution. The U2515H appeared in a filing on the website and apparently uses a TN panel. However, …

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