From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Alienware OptX AW2210: 22-inch LCD Monitor

June 30, 2009

Let’s get one fact out of the way before I begin: almost all 22-inch LCD monitors are in fact 21.5-inch. Okay, now let’s get down to business. Alienware’s OptX AW2210 is a 1080p 22-inch LCD monitor and that means the resolution is 1920 x 1080–not that great for gaming since most games that I know [...]

HP LE1901w LE2201w: 19-inch 22-inch Eco Friendly LCD Monitors

June 30, 2009

HP’s LE2201w 22-inch LCD monitor is pictured above. Nothing much to look at, but I like it that way: simple. There is also the 19-inch version: LE1901w. Both of these monitors are billed as “Eco-Friendly” by HP. But, before I get into the merits of how eco-friendly these monitors really are, let’s look at some [...]

Corning Expects 100 Percent Growth in Second Quarter

June 30, 2009

On June 30, 2009, Corning’s CFO James Flaws updated the company’s guidance for second quarter sequential LCD glass volume growth. The company increased its expectations for second quarter LCD glass volume shipments from an original guidance of 50 percent, to a previously upgraded guidance of 75 percent or higher to now 100 percent for its [...]

iPhone 3GS Overheating

June 29, 2009

Over one million iPhone 3GS have been sold in the opening three days. I’m sure there are millions more customers that are enjoying super speeds, great photo and video capabilities and the upgraded GPS thanks to the integrated magnetometer. But a few owners are not very happy at all. For some the iPhone 3GS seems [...]

Philips 22-inch Brilliance LCD Monitor

June 26, 2009

Philips just launched its Brilliance LCD monitor. The 22-inch LCD monitor sports the company’s PowerSensor technology, which is marketing-speak for a proximity sensor that sense whether or not you’re sitting in front of the monitor. If the Brilliance monitor senses you’re not in front of it it will immediately dim its brightness resulting in a [...]

Sharp LCD Panels Banned from US Import

June 24, 2009

Sharp’s LCD panels are banned from being imported into the US. The US International Trade Commission issued a ruling that bans the importation of Sharp LCD panels. Why? Sharp LCD panels allegedly infringe one of Samsung’s wide viewing angle patents. Both Samsung and Sharp use a base technology called VA or Vertical Alignment for their [...]

LED TV?

June 23, 2009

According to Samsung, its “LED TV” is “a whole new species of television”. Well, sorry to burst anyone’s bubble, but it isn’t really a LED TV and it really isn’t a whole new species of television. Samsung’s LED TV is really a LCD TV. To be more specific, it is a LCD TV with a [...]

Lenovo ThinkPad T400s: Thin 14.1-inch Notebook PC

June 22, 2009

Lenovo’s ThinkPad T400s is a 14.1-inch notebook PC that is just 0.83-inch thick and includes an optical drive: DVD burner or Blu-ray player. A couple of notables: the delete and escape keys have been enlarged. According to David Hill, a Lenovo designer responsible for the X300 and the T400s, we use the delete key about [...]

The iPhone is Winning

June 22, 2009

Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning. With over 50,000 applications available from Apple’s revolutionary App Store, iPhone momentum is stronger than ever.
That’s from Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. Welcome back Steve! Apple announced on June 22, 2009 that the company had sold more than one million iPhone 3GS models through Sunday, June 21, the [...]

AU Optronics Considers Investing US$3 Billion on G8.5 LCD Manufacturing Plant

June 19, 2009

Taiwan’s largest LCD manufacturer AU Optronics (AUO) will be looking carefully at the LCD market for the next two to three months to decide whether or not to invest US$3 billion in a G8.5 TFT LCD fab. AUO already has the land where the massive manufacturing plant will be built. If AUO decides to go [...]


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