Archive for March, 2007

FlyBook V5: 8.9″ UMPC

[digg=http://www.digg.com/hardware/FlyBook_V5] FlyBook V5 was unveiled at CeBIT. The V5 is a ultra-portable notebook PC (or you can simply lump it into the UMPC category) that has a 8.9″ wide LCD sporting a pixel format of 1024 x 600. I like this pixel format because most web pages are designed around a width of 1024 since [...]

Technovision 205″ Luxio LCD HDTV

Technovision, an Italian company in operation since 1987, showcased a mammoth 205″ LCD TV! Most likely they have perfected the art of stitching as there are no LCD manufacturing fabs in the world that can produce such a size. Although four 102.5″ LCD TV panels could have been stitched together, there is the possibility of [...]

Sharp 108″ LCD TV

Sharp exhibited its manufacturing prowess by showcasing a 108″ LCD TV during CeBIT 2007. The 108″ LCD TV panel is produced at the company’s G8 fab located in Kameyama, Japan. The G8 fab is the world’s largest and only one in volume production. The pixel format is 1920 x 1080, which is quite good. But [...]

Samsung Q45, R20, R70: Stylish Notebook PCs

Samsung’s Q45 is a 12.1″ wide notebook PC. The R20 sports a 14.1″ wide. And the R70 has a 15.4″ wide LCD. All three run Vista and is powered by Intel’s Core 2 Duo CPUs. Interesting tid bits for each are as follows: The R20 has a silver-nano antibacterial coated keyboard. This might sound quite [...]

Samsung SyncMaster 940UX: 19″ LCD Monitor via USB

Samsung’s SyncMaster 940UX is a special 19″ LCD monitor. The 940UX doesn’t have a VGA port. Nor does it have a DVI port. No HDMI either. What it does have instead is a USB connection. The USB cable connects to any USB port (probably needs to be the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 variety) on your computer. [...]

Kolin KLT-4268: 42″ 1080p in Taiwan

Kolin celebrated its one million LCD TV shipments by introducing its KLT-4268, a 42″ LCD TV with Full HD 1080p capability. The pixel format, of course, is in a 16:9 aspect ratio with 1920 x 1080 pixels. The price in Taiwan is NT$59,900 or about US$1800. Not terribly cheap, but on the aggressive side.
The KLT-4268 [...]

Syntax-Brillian Olevia LCD TV in Japan: Digital Signage

Syntax-Brillian announced the launch of its Olevia brand of LCD TVs in Japan. The company is working with Japan-based HD VOD equipment and services provider BMT. Olevia TVs will debut in Japan in late March 2007. NTT Group, one of the largest telecommunications company in Japan, will purchase 3,000 42″ LCD TVs for the public [...]

ByD:sign, EyeFi LF-4200DFK, LF4700DFK: Affordable 1080p 42″, 47″

ByD:sign / EyeFi introduces their LF-4200DFK and LF-4700DFK. As the model names suggest the LF-4200DFK is a 42″ LCD TV and the LF-4700DFK is a 47″ version. Both are able to show Full HD 1080p content with a pixel format of 1920 x 1080. Impress (Japanese), via Engadget, is stating the LCD TV panel supplier [...]

Meizu miniOne Update

Meizu’s miniOne is a smartphone that looks remarkably like Apples iPhone. The CEO of Meizu, J. Wong, stated that the miniOne will come in two versions: 4GB and 8GB. Just like the iPhone! But unlike the iPhone the price will be much much smaller: $195 to $400. There is another big difference: the LCD. The [...]

Sony NWA806: Multimedia Players

Sony claims the NWA806 is the world’s smallest and lightest video player. Dimensions are 43.8 x 88.0 x 9.1 mm (W x H x D). Of course, because the NWA806 is being introduced in Europe the dimensions are in the metric system, which I prefer. Apple’s iPod nano on the other hand has a dimension [...]