Here are Black Friday deals from Newegg:
The 60-inch 1080p plasma TV from LG sounds like an incredible deal. Source: Newegg via ZDNet
Samsung and LG Display have plans to build TFT LCD manufacturing plants in China. The South Korean government worried that key engineering know-how would leak to Chinese competitors. Now the government seems very likely to approve of Samsung and LG Display’s plans. The Chinese government is also eager to have both companies set up shop and is reportedly offering them enticing incentives. Locating LCD panel manufacturing capabilities in the middle of what is expected to be the largest LCD TV market in the world becomes a strategic advantage: closer ties with China-based LCD TV integrators, lower cost of distribution, and faster reaction to market conditions. Samsung plans to build a LCD fab in Suzhou while LG Display is eying Guangzhou. The South Korean government is expected to make a decision next month. Source: The Chosun Ilbo
On November 24, 2009, HannStar and LG Display signed a patent cross-license agreement covering TFT LCD technology that is effective retroactively to January 1, 2009 and last until the end of 2013. HannStar is one of few LCD manufacturers that make use of IPS technology to produce large-size TFT LCD panels. The other two are LG Display and IPS Alpha. Source: DIGITIMES
The X-Slim X430 from MSI is a 14-inch notebook PC with a 1366 x 768 resolution powered by an AMD Athlon Neo X2 CPU and ATI’s Mobility Radeon HD3200 running Windows 7. Other specs include 2GB RAM, 320GB/500GB hard drive, 1.3 megapixel webcam, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi BGN, HDMI, VGA, SD slot, USB (2) and an optional Blu-ray drive. Battery options include four or eight cells. The X430 is quite light for a 14-inch notebook at just 3.3 pounds. Source: MSI via Hot Hardware, Engadget
LG‘s GW880 is an Android-based smartphone sold by China Mobile on the TD-SCDMA network. The GW880 sports a 3.5-inch 800 x 480 touch-enabled LCD, 5 megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth, and mobile TV capability. China Mobile has an app store and the GW880 is approved for that. Source: Akihabara News
Kingjim’s Pomera DM20 is a portable word processing device with a full QWERTY Japanese keyboard. Word processing is the only thing the DM20 does.
The DM20 sports a 5-inch display with a 640 x 480 resolution, an internal memory of 89MB, a USB connection and a microSD port. I have little doubt text will be very sharp.
The simpleton needs to be connected to a mobile phone to send email via the USB port.
Two AAA batteries power the DM20, which will be available in Japan in December for around JPY35,000 (about US$400).
For significantly less you can get a solution from Palm: a used Palm V and the Palm Portable Keyboard (pictured). With this combo not only do you spend considerably less you can do much more.
Source: Akihabara News
Olswang, a media law firm, published its “2009 Convergence Survey” that peeked into e-shopping trends for iPhone users. The survey found iPhone users really like digital content and are willing to pay for them, more so than compared to general online consumers. Here are some tidbits (iPhone vs. General):
Not surprising but quite revealing. David Pogue was right in calling the iPhone and the like as “App Phones”. He invited suggestions on Twitter and @mentalworkout replied. Platforms such as the iPhone and Android were designed to augment the phone’s capability via apps. We got used to app-based function augmentation and now demand it from our app phones. Source: Olswang via 9to5Mac, Wired
3D@Home just released its “Active Shutter Glasses Database” for you to enjoy 3D. I didn’t know there were so many brands: 3DTV Corporation, i-Art Corporation, I-O Display Systems, VRex, eDimensional, Micro Star International, RealD, Samsung, NVIDIA. Not one looks cool.
Wired’s Mike Calore is mesmerized:
Put one of Apple’s new 27-inch Core i7 iMacs on your desk, and you run the risk of alienating yourself from your friends, co-workers and loved ones… The iMac’s screen is so freaking huge, so bright and crisp, it will render you dumb with child-like glee. You’ll just want to sit there and watch movies all day and night.
Source: Wired
According to Amtran Technology, a LCD TV integrator, Vizio‘s LCD TV weekly sales hit the highest point in 2009 the week prior to Thanksgiving with 86,000 unit sales. Retail channel promotions helped with 32-inch and 37-inch LCD TV models. Vizio shipped 3,600 55-inch LCD TVs during that week and expects 10,000 units or more for the month of November. Source: DIGITIMES
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