Archive for October, 2007

Samsung SGH-F300: Beyonce’s B Phone

Samsung B Phone
LCD Size: 2.1″
LCD Pixel Format: 176 x 220
Baseband Voice: GSM
Baseband Data: GPRS, EDGE
Camera: 2mp
Wireless: Bluetooth 2.0
Wired: USB 2.0
Memory: microSD expansion slot up to 2GB
Features: FM Radio
Measures 4.1 by 1.7 by 0.37 inches
Price: $400
Availability: March 2007 in the US

Samsung reportedly slightly modified the SGH-F300 mobile phone to be more “Beyoncé Like”. I [...]

Asus Luxury Slim Series LS201

Asus LS201
Size: 20″ 4:3
Pixel Format: 1400 x 1050
Colors: 16.7 million
Contrast Ratio: 2000:1 with Asus Smart Contrast (ASRC) Technology
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Viewing Angle: 170/160
Response Time: 5ms
Input: DVI-D, 15-pin D-Sub (VGA)
Physical Dimension (WxHxD): 458×439×260mm

This one is interesting. The LS201 is not a wide LCD monitor. Instead, it is a regular 4:3. The pixel format of 1400 x 1050 [...]

Samsung 245T: 24″ LCD Monitor

Samsung 245T
Size: 24″ Wide
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Response Time: 6ms
Inputs: HDMI+HDCP, S-Video, 4-port USB Hub
Features: PiP (Picture in Picture), PbP (Picture by Picture, MPA (Motion Picture Acceleration), Pivot
Price: W1.02M, ~€787, US$1113

More pictures at Akihabara.

So, is Samsung’s new 245T a monitor or a TV? I ask because it is slightly confusing. You [...]

ASUS VW198S: 19″ Wide LCD Monitor with 1680 x 1050 Pixel Format

Asustek VW198S
Size: 19″ Wide
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1050
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 3000:1
Viewing Angle: 170/160
Colors: 16.7M
Response Time: 5ms
Input: VGA (D-Sub)
Pricing: NT$7,290 (~US$224)

 

Asustek Computer recently launched three new LCD monitors in Taiwan according to DigiTimes. The three LCD monitors include one 19″ and two 22″ LCD monitors, all three sporting wide aspect ratios. According to Asustek, the [...]

Innolux to Manufacture more Vizio TVs

According to DigiTimes, Innolux Display is currently in talks with Amtran Technology to increase LCD TV production for Vizio. Amtran’s spokesperson Scottie Chiu should know as the company is the second largest shareholder of Vizio. Innolux has manufactured 26″ LCD TVs for Vizio and will most likely include other sizes in the future.
There was [...]

Shinoda Plasma: 43″ PDP, 1mm Thick

Shinoda Plasma Corp. is a a venture company established by Tsutae (tsu-ta-e) Shinoda. Shinoda-san is a former Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. fellow and is known as the inventor of PDP. Shinoda Plasma enveiled a prototype PDP with a 100 x 50cm display, which is about 43″ diagonal with a pixel pitch of just 3mm. Shinoda-san explained [...]

Photonic Crystal Reflective Display: Entire Visible Spectrum

Researchers in Canada and the UK has developed a flat panel display (FPD) that is based on photonic crystals that can reflect colors across the entire visible spectrum controlled by electricity. Since it is a reflective display there is no additional power consumption from a backlight, unlike transmissive or transflective displays. Colors can be tuned [...]

Sharp Scanning LCD

Sharp Scanning LCD
Size: 3.5″
Pixel Format: 320 x 480
Special Feature: Light sensor embedded in pixel
 
More pictures (bigger images) at Engadget

Engadget is reporting that Sharp is showcasing a LCD that scans. The screen size and pixel format is the same as the one that is in Apple’s iPhone. The reason I mention that is because I can [...]

Sony Taiwan: 1080p LCD TV Introductions

On 2007.09.29, Sony Taiwan introduced two 1080p LCD TVs series: X and W with three different sizes for each series: 40″, 46″ and 52″ that will be available in October. The 52″ (KDL-52X3500) will cost NT$219,000 (US$6719) and the 40″ (KDL-40W3100) will be NT$74,900 (US$2297). Sony expects total demand for LCD TVs in Taiwan to [...]

Applied Vacuum Coating Technologies: Restructuring

DigiTimes reported that on 2007.10.1, Taiwan-based Applied Vacuum Coating Technologies (AVCT), an indium tin oxide (ITO) glass supplier, announced a shareholders meeting on December 5 to discuss capital reduction and fund raising.
According to Wikipedia, ITO is “a mixture of indium (III) oxide (In2O3) and tin (IV) oxide (SnO2), typically 90% In2O3, 10% SnO2 by [...]