The scaling up of business partnerships in the approach to the launch of Plastic Logic’s eponymous ebook reader, together with the sell-out success of the Amazon Kindle DX certainly seems to suggest that there’s a market out there for large-scale e-paper devices, and that’s a segment manufacturer AU Optronics seem keen to capitalize on. According to CEO LJ Chen, the company is ramping up to produce 10-inch and A4 (8 x 11 inch) sized e-paper panels.
Toshiba have announced three new digital photo frames, and we’re pleased to see that they’ve squeezed WiFi into them. The new range of “Digital Media Frames” consists of an 8-inch model, available in black (DMF82XK) or white (DMF82XWU), or a black 10-inch frame (DMF102XKU). Each can access the FrameChannel to download Flickr, Photobucket and Facebook galleries.
Collins America have already reworked their CinemaView displays – best known for offering Mini DisplayPort connectivity suitable for use with Apple’s latest MacBook and MacBook Pro models – despite none of the original monitors being available for sale. The company has dropped the smallest models, the 19-inch CinemaView 19 and 20.1-inch CinemaView 20, and added the 47-inch CinemaView 47, a combination TV and PC, and an external HD TV tuner.
After already committing to releasing a 15-inch OLED TV potentially as early as December 2009 in Korea, LG have now revealed their plans to have a 32-inch OLED display on the market in 2012. Suggesting that OLED would provide a new source of revenue, LG Display CEO Kwon Young-soo told press that the company’s focus is on larger panels rather than cellphone-sized versions.
This, the executive claimed, is because “the larger the display, the more efficient the OLED technology.” It’s certainly given the company’s HR department a boost: LG Display have apparently taken on 1,700 new staff in research and development this year.
EVGA have announced a new LCD display, the InterView 1770, which offers not one but two 17-inch panels fixed to a single central stand. The 1440 x 900 panels each rotate 180-degrees horizontally, so they can be flipped completely around to show a person sitting opposite you, or clamshell in to fit into a narrow cubicle.
Samsung announced they will be releasing two brand new SyncMaster 80 Series LCD monitors in Korea today that include the F2080 and F2380 which clock in at 20-inches and 23-inches, respectively.
ASUS have announced a new range of LCD TV/monitor hybrids, the TV Monitor T1 Series. Available in 22-, 24- and 27-inch versions, the T1 Series displays all offer 1920 x 1080 resolution for Full HD 1080p playback, and include dual HDMI inputs and both digital (DVB-T) and analog (PAL/SECAM) TV reception.
Intel is believed to have relaxed its rules on netbook displays, permitting manufacturers to offer higher resolutions on Intel Atom N-series models. According to HKEPC, Intel have increased the maximum allowed resolution from 1024 x 600 to 1366 x 768, as seen on the recently-announced Sony VAIO W.
HANNSG have announced a new 24.6-inch widescreen LCD display, the HH251HP, which promises distortion-free aspect ratio support and full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution. Boasting 15,000:1 dynamic contrast (actual contrast is 800:1) and 5ms response time, the display isn’t going to trounce a high-end panel, but there’s plenty on offer for budget buyers.
AOC are well known for their reasonably priced monitors, and with the 2230Fh they threw eye-catching design into the ring too. A 22-inch widescreen LCD display, running at 1680 x 1050, the 2230Fh pairs a low $299 MRSP with a surprising array of connectivity. Is it a true bargain though, or just a load of marketing boasts? Read on for the full SlashGear review.
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