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Sharp and NHK offer world’s first 85-inch Direct-View LCD that works with Hi-Vision

, May 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

Years ago at CES when HDTV at 1080p was the big thing, I remember walking into a booth where they had a TV set up offering twice the resolution of HD sets of the day. That prototype was really cool and the picture was fantastic. Sharp and partner NHK have announced that they have developed the world's first 85-inch Direct-View LCD compatible screen that is compatible with Super Hi-vision. That last spec is the important one here. Read The Full Story

Toshiba Reveals 367ppi LCD Display, Beats Apple Retina

, May 16th 2011 Discuss [6]

The 2011 SID (Society for Information Display) conference is going on this week in Los Angeles, and with that came news of many new display technologies that could be used in our future smartphones and tablets. Both Samsung and LG came out with new panels that could potentially be the next iPad display, while Toshiba came out with possibly the next iPhone screen. Read The Full Story

Ortus Full HD 4.8-inch LCD gets glasses-free 3D upgrade

, May 13th 2011 Discuss [0]

Samsung and LG Display may be working on packing extra pixels into tablet-scale screens, but what if you want resolution overload on your smartphone? Ortus Technologies showed us its 4.8-inch Full HD LCD last year, squeezing 1920 x 1080 458ppi into a panel that would make an iPhone 4 Retina Display weep with ill-disguised shame; now the company is back, having upgraded their display to support 3D. Read The Full Story

Samsung 10.1″ 2560 x 1600 tablet panel could be iPad 3′s Retina Display

, May 13th 2011 Discuss [13]

Samsung has announced a new 10.1-inch, 300dpi PenTile prototype display running at a massive WQXGA 2560 x 1600 resolution, which the company says is headed to commercial tablets later this year. Although offering twice the resolution of most current tablet screens of the same size, Samsung's uses up to 40-percent less power; most interestingly - and of course not mentioned by Samsung itself - is the possibility that this could be the iPad 3's oft-rumored Retina Display. Read The Full Story

HP unveils thin new Elite L2201x 21.5-inch LCD

, May 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

HP has all sorts of products that bear its brand name from computers to display and smartphones. The company is most known as the world's largest shipper of computers, but it has a goodly share of the LCD market too for screens to go along with desktops. HP has unveiled its latest desktop display called the HP Elite L2201x. The screen is very thin and has a kickstand prop rather than the typical base we are used to seeing on computer screens. Read The Full Story

Acer HS274H NVIDIA 3D Vision monitor claims world’s first title

, Apr 27th 2011 Discuss [1]

The Aspire Z5763 isn't Acer's only piece of 3D kit today; the company has also outed what it's claiming is the world's first 27-inch FHD 3D monitor, the Acer HD274H. Relying on NVIDIA's 3D Vision tech - and having an integrated IR emitter to keep things clean - the HD274H offers three HDMI inputs along with VGA and DVI, and runs at 1920 x 1080 resolution. Read The Full Story

Apple Using Sharp’s Next-Gen LCD Displays For iPhone 6 In Spring 2012?

, Apr 26th 2011 Discuss [2]

With the white iPhone 4 possibly just one day away and the iPhone 5 still months away in September, it's surprising we are already on the topic of the iPhone 6. But, indeed, news on the 6th-gen iPhone has already started now with reports that Apple selected Sharp to supply the LCD displays. According to Japanese newspaper, Nikkan, Sharp will begin manufacturing the displays in Spring of 2012. Read The Full Story

Acer Web Surf Station packs simple browser/media into Full HD monitor

, Apr 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Acer's latest may look like a regular monitor, but the Acer Web Surf Station is actually the latest all-in-one internet terminal for people who really don't want to invite a PC into their lives. Based around a 24-inch Full HD 1920 x 1080 LCD display, the Web Surf Station has an integrated web browser together with a media player - using Acer's Clear.fi branded DLNA - that can stream content across a network (or indeed play it back from USB media). Read The Full Story

Sharp develops new small and medium LCDs with oxide semiconductor tech

, Apr 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

When it comes to your smartphone, the thing that consumes most of the battery power inside the device is the LCD screen. The LCD is also one of the thicker components of the smartphone and has a lot of impact on how thin the device can be made. The brighter the screen is, the better you can see it in the outdoors or other bright locations. With all that said, the thinner and brighter our screens of smartphones and tablets can be, the smaller and easier to read the devices can be as well. Read The Full Story

Ideum Unveils New MT55 HD Multitouch Table [Video]

, Apr 19th 2011 Discuss [6]

If you're in the market for a new desk or table, before you head to your local furniture store take a moment to fantasize how awesome it would be to replace that old wooden thing with Ideum's new MT55 HD Multitouch Table. We mentioned their older MT50 model about a year ago, but they just announced today a new MT55 HD model that's a 55" beauty sporting full 1920x1080 HD resolution. Read The Full Story

Acer unveils new 3D computer monitors

, Apr 14th 2011 Discuss [2]

Acer has unveiled a pair of new 3D screens for computer users that sound pretty darn cool. The new screens include the Acer HN274H and the Acer HS244HQ. Both of the screens use active 3D shutter glasses. The HN274H is a 27-inch screen and the HS244HQ is a 23.6-inch screen. Read The Full Story

LG Display outs 47″ transparent IPS LCD to take on Samsung [video]

, Apr 11th 2011 Discuss [2]

The cat and mouse race between Samsung and LG continues, with LG Display looking to best Samsung's 22-inch transparent LCD from just a couple of weeks back with a transparent screen of its own. The company is showing off a huge 47-inch IPS LCD panel which as well as being transparent is capable of Full HD resolution. Read The Full Story
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