From the monthly archives:

March 2007

LG’s TV Intro: Xcanvas Gallery Wood PDP TVs, Reddot TVs and More

2007.03.27

LG introduced two Xcanvas Gallery wood PDP TVs, four Reddot TV (two LCD TVs and two PDP TVs), and two “slim & wave” design LCD TVs with third generation Time Machine functionalityThe 60″ Xcanvas Gallery wood PDP TV uses highest quality wood imported from Italy for its external frame. Wood was chosen to better [...]

BenQ Sells AU Optronics Shares

2007.03.27

BenQ Corp (2352.TW) announced that its board of directors (BOD) has decided to sell 100 million shares of AU Optronics Corp (2409.TW) through a block deal. BenQ currently owns 638.03 million shares in AUO (NYSE: AUO), representing an 8.42% stake. The 100 million [...]

Samsung Ultra Slim Module for Ultra Edition II Mobile Phone

2007.03.26

Samsung seems to like the word “ultra” as the company is using its Ultra Slim Module (USM), a mobile phone LCD module that is only 1.29mm thick, and incorporating it into its Ultra Edition II mobile phone. The USM is 0.4mm thinner than its very thin 1.7mm thick mobile phone modules that Samsung is currently [...]

Samsung PAVV Bordeaux

2007.03.25

Samsung’s new PAVV Bordeaux LCD TVs come in three sizes: 40″, 46″ and 52″. The model names are LN40M81BD, LN46M81BD and LN52M81BD. All three are Full HD 1080p capable and have Samsung’s Crystal Black Panel technology that quadruples the contrast ratio to 15,000:1. In addition, by incorporating the company’s Wide Color Control Plus technology, green [...]

Toshiba Matsushita Display: Seven LTPS LCD with LED Backlight

2007.03.20

Toshiba Matsushita Display (TMD) announced on March 20, seven new LCDs with LED backlights geared for notebook PCs. The LED backlight provides a low-profile, lightweight and low-power consumption. TMD is focused on high-end displays using low-temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) technology and was the first to commercialize a LED-backlit 11.1″ with a pixel format of 1366 x [...]

LG’s Prada Phone: Best of the Best, red dot Design Awards 2007

2007.03.19

LG Electronics received awards in 29 categories including the “Best of the Best” award for its PRADA phone, at the red dot Design Awards 2007.  The PRADA phone by LG (LG-KE850) is the world’s first full touch screen interface mobile phone and was co-developed by LG Electronics and PRADA. Although Apple’s iPhone was the [...]

Samsung SyncMaster XL30: 30″ LCD Monitor with LED Backlight

2007.03.19

Samsung SyncMaster XL30
Size: 30″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 2560 x 1600
Brightness: 200 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Response Time: 6ms (GTG)
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Color Gamut: Up to 123% NTSC
Input: DVI-D (Dual Link)

Samsung introduced its SyncMaster XL30 LCD monitor during CeBIT. The XL30 is a 30″ wide LCD monitor with a LED backlight. By using LEDs instead of CCFLs, the XL30 [...]

Acer x241Wsd: 24″ Wide LCD Monitor

2007.03.18

Acer introduced five new LCD monitors in the US. I would like to concentrate on the 24″ wide LCD monitor, the x241Wsd. It has a pixel format of 1920 x 1200, enough to view Full HD 1080p video content, a contrast ratio of 1000:1, a brightness of 400 cd/m2 and a response time of 5ms. [...]

Samsung Ultra Smart F700

2007.03.18

Samsung is upping the stakes for smartphones with its Ultra Smart F700. The F700 follows the simple style of Apple’s iPhone, when closed. The F700 sports a 2.78″ LCD touch display with a pixel format of 240 x 440 in portrait mode (440 x 240 in landscape, as in the picture). Now, unlike the iPhone, [...]

Panasonic PT-DW10000U: Full HD DLP Projector

2007.03.18

Panasonic’s PT-DW10000U is a three-chip DLP projector with a brightness of 10,000 lumens. Hence the model name! The DLP projector can display 1920 x 1200 pixels, which means Full HD 1080p video content will be not much of a problem. Except for the extra 60 lines on top and bottom: not much of a problem [...]


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