This Is The World’s Smallest Full HD Display (4.8 Inches)
crunchgear.com- What you see pictured above is the world’s smallest full HD display. It’s been unveiled today by ORTUS, a joint venture established between Casio and Toppan Printing earlier this year. Sized at just 4.8 inches, the HAST (Hyper Amorphous Silicon TFT) screen features 1,920×480 resolution and a pixel density of 458ppi. The new screen also features 16.8 million colors and 160 degree viewing angle. ORTUS expects it to be used for high performance security monitoring, for example. Click here to read more..
LG Display sees LCD market near bottom after weak Q3
reuters.com- LG Display (034220.KS), the world's No.2 LCD flat screen maker, signaled the sector was nearing a bottom as the pace of panel price falls slows, after reporting its worst profit in six quarters. The profit outlook remains grim for the liquid crystal display (LCD) sector, as TV makers demand price cuts to revive demand in the key year-end holiday season. Shipment growth is also weakening as retailers are not keen to stock up on TVs and computers, worried about being saddled with inventory in a struggling global economy. "The LCD market has hit the bottom, but it will take time for LCD makers to turn around. Their earnings will remain weak until the fourth quarter," said Song I-jin, a fund manager at Hi Asset Management said. Click here to read more..
MacBook Air Without Glare
displayblog.com- TechRestore is offering a matte screen replacement service for the new MacBook Air. For US$249 you get a non-glare LCD with the same everything: pixel format, LED backlight, etc. In addition TechRestore will install a custom black bezel that makes the entire package look a bit more like the MacBook Pro. Turnaround time of just 24 hours is promised. Click here to check out the offer..
AUO and TPV to set up plant in Russia, says report
digitimes.com- Eyeing the business opportunities in emerging markets, AU Optronics (AUO) reportedly will set up an LCD module (LCM) and system assembly plant in Russia with TPV Technology, according to a Chinese-language report on the Economic Daily News (EDN). Click here to read more..
Mitsubishi Electric has industrial-use LCD display on parade
ubergizmo.com- Mitsubishi Electric recently announced a spanking new 5.7-inch QVGA color TFT-LCD display that sports a white light emitting diode (LED), where this industrial-use model will also boast high brightness, a long backlight life and a built-in LED driver that consumes very little juice. After all, whenever the mercury hovers at around 25 degrees Celsius, the LED backlight is capable of hitting a typical operating life of 100,000 hours. Click here to read more..
Apple Looking for Low-Power LCD Displays
gaj-it.com- Apple has moved on to use Retina display for most of its gadgets and now it seems like the company is looking to reduce the power consumption of its displays. The company has filed a new patent application titled “Staggered Line Inversion and Power Reduction System and Method for LCD Panels.” Phew, Long name, but the essence of this application is to introduce new “inversion techniques” for the LCD displays, so that these displays consume lesser power and hence lead to longer battery life. The displays are meant to be use for MacBooks and iPhone. Click here to read more..
No More Sharp Personal Computers
displayblog.com- Sharp announced on October 21st that it will no longer manufacture and sell personal computers. Production of Sharp-branded notebooks and desktops will cease very soon. Sharp will focus on post-PC gadgets, like its Galapagos tablet. Click here to read more..
AUO, CMI together to earn over NT$50 billion in 2011, says report
digitimes.com- With IT (notebook and monitor) panel prices expected to start rising in November 2010 and TV panel prices to start rising in December, AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI) are expected to earn a total of over NT$50 billion (US$1.63 billion) in 2011 with an EPS of NT$3.39 and NT$2.99 respectively, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report citing Morgan Stanley. Click here to read more..