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Seoul, S Korea — Dec 31, `07 — LG.Philips LCD announced today that it will showcase its newest line-up of public displays at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2008 in Las Vegas.

LG.Philips LCD’s innovative new technologies for public displays center on increasing interactivity and viewability.

Multi-touch interface capabilities create a never-before-seen level of interactivity by allowing users to manipulate objects on screen, using both hands at once and even offering the precision necessary to recognize handwriting.

Another technology, transflective backlights, tackles one of the key challenges in developing public displays: readability in all lighting conditions, including direct sunlight.

LG.Philips LCD’s public display products featured at CES 2008 include:

52-inch Multi-touch Screen – World’s Largest Multi-touch Display
LG.Philips LCD’s 52-inch multi-touch panel for public and interactive displays is not only the world’s largest, it is also one of the most responsive, able to recognize input from either a touch of a finger or more precise writing instruments. It uses an infrared image sensor that gives it the ability to recognize two separate touch points as well as gestures. It boasts some of the industry’s highest specifications, with a 90 Hz touch response time, 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution and a light transmission rate of 95 to 100 percent.

47-Inch Triple View LCD – World’s Largest and Highest Resolution Triple View Display
LG.Philips LCD’s 47-inch Triple View LCD features Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, can reproduce 1.07 billion colors and has a brightness of 250 nits. This display is an ideal solution for applications such as store directories and advertising at shopping malls. By splitting the light from the panel into separate paths, it is able to show three completely different images to people standing at different angles relative to the display.

47-inch Double-sided LCD for Public Displays
LG.Philips LCD’s 47-inch Double-sided LCD is two-sided display that uses a single backlight. At only 70 mm thick, it is 30 percent thinner than conventional models, but its luminance of 500 nits equals that of regular panels.

42-inch Transflective LCD for Outdoor Use
LG.Philips LCD’s 42-inch transflective display for outdoor use boasts an impressive 1,500 cd/m2 luminance in outdoor light, greatly improving daytime readability. The display is equally effective at night, relying on the power of its backlight. By adopting a special transflective technology, LG.Philips LCD has developed a backlight that greatly enhances the viewability of an LCD panel during all times of the day.

84-inch Multi-vision Multi-touch LCD for Interactive Public Displays
LG.Philips LCD’s flagship multi-touch display is an 84-inch model created by conjoining four 42-inch panels in a two-by-two array. This acts as a single enormous display with multi-touch capabilities across its entire surface. A screen bezel width of only 15mm, which is 40 percent smaller than the average bezel, adds to the panel’s seamless look and feel. The display also has Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, an omni-directional 180-degree viewing angle and impressive 500 cd/m2 brightness. More at LG.Philips LCD.

Tokyo, Japan — Dec 25, `07 –BUSINESS WIRE– Hitachi, Canon and Matsushita Electric today reached a basic agreement on a comprehensive alliance aimed at reinforcing and growing the liquid crystal display (LCD) panel businesses and technologies.

Under this alliance, the three companies will merge their strengths to accelerate the development of cutting-edge display technologies and expand their scope of application. Hitachi possesses sophisticated liquid crystal-related technologies, including the world-acclaimed In-Plane Switching (“IPS”) technology that enables outstanding color reproducibility, wide viewing angles and other superior features. Canon, meanwhile, excels in the camera, printer and medical equipment fields while Matsushita commands global leadership in the flat-panel TV field.

Moreover, it has been basically agreed by the three companies that Canon and Matsushita will, by transfer of shares from Hitachi, each acquire 24.9% of the shares of Hitachi Displays, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi engaged in small- and medium-sized LCD panel-related businesses, by March 31, 2008, subject to approvals by regulatory authorities. As a result, Hitachi’s stake in Hitachi Displays is to become 50.2%.

Hitachi will strengthen its competitiveness in the flat-panel LCD TV sector by using state-of-the-art LCD panels to develop the world’s thinnest flat-panel LCD TV and its ultra-thin flat-panel LCD TVs “Wooo UT series.”

Canon aims to accelerate ongoing development of organic light-emitting diode (“OLED”) displays by teaming up with Hitachi, which also boasts advanced display technologies.

Matsushita is expanding and strengthening its mainline PDP operations. It is also deepening its involvement in the businesses of Hitachi Displays, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of IPS liquid crystal panels for large TVs, and of IPS Alpha. The aim is to exploit the outstanding performance and cost advantage of the IPS alpha Panel toward increasing the competitive edge of the VIErA Series of flat-panel TVs in step with PDP models.

As the second stage, the three companies are planning ownership changes that would have Canon, a company with extensive know-how in small- and medium-sized displays from the user side, take a majority holding in Hitachi Displays, and Matsushita, a universally acknowledged leader in the TV sector, take a majority holding in IPS Alpha. More here.

Osaka and Tokyo — Dec 21, `07 — Sharp and Toshiba announced today that the two companies have agreed to collaborate closely in LCDs, a move that is expected to enhance the companies’ corporate value, profitability and global competitiveness.

The alliance will allow each company to make full and effective use of its respective strengths and resources, particularly Sharp’s capabilities in LCDs and Toshiba’s expertise in advanced semiconductors.

Sharp and Toshiba will initiate the collaborative partnership in fiscal year 2008, starting with an expansion of reciprocal procurement – Sharp’s procurement of system LSIs for LCDs from Toshiba, and Toshiba’s procurement of Sharp’s LCD modules for TVs of 32 inches and larger. Through the program, Sharp aims to satisfy about 50 percent of its total demand for system LSIs for TVs in fiscal year 2010, while Toshiba targets meeting 40 percent of its demand for LCD modules in the same year. More at Toshiba.

On Wednesday, Dec 12, Sharp Corporation filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics in the Seoul Central District Court in South Korea.

The complaint alleges that (1) liquid crystal display (LCD) modules manufactured and/or sold by Samsung in South Korea and (2) LCD TVs manufactured and/or sold by Samsung in South Korea that incorporate these LCD modules infringe upon three LCD-related Korean patents that are owned by Sharp.

In the complaint, Sharp requests that the Court award it compensatory damages and prohibit the manufacturing and sale of the infringing products in South Korea.

The three patents named in the lawsuit are Korean Patent Numbers 371,939, 740,570 and 776,988. These patents relate to LCD technologies that achieve high brightness and high-speed response, as well as a wide viewing angle by regulating and stabilizing the alignment of the LCD molecules.

On August 6, 2007, Sharp filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung and its US subsidiaries Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) and Samsung Telecommunications America (STA) in the US. That lawsuit is now pending. More at Sharp.

CHICAGO, ILL — December 3, 2007 — NEC Display Solutions of America announced today its largest LCD yet, the 65-inch NEC MultiSync LCD6520. The commercial-grade display delivers a robust feature set and dynamic technology expansion capabilities.

The LCD6520 is embedded with NEC’s Digital Signage Technology Suite (DSTS), which includes more than 20 features and functions developed specifically for digital signage, making the display ideal for the transportation, corporate, medical, retail, and hospitality markets. When used in digital signage applications, these features create a lower cost of ownership by eliminating the need for additional and sometimes expensive third-party components.

This new display features a 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution with a 2000:1 contrast ratio, 6-millisecond response time, and Ambix+ Technology, which supports both digital and analog inputs. The LCD6520 LCD display is the largest direct-view display ever offered by NEC, and is available in both portrait and landscape models.

The new MultiSync LCD6520 offers the following key features:

* Commercial grade technology for 24/7 usage
* Exclusive Digital Signage Technology Suite with 20+ advanced features
* Built-in expansion slot, which allows for seamless integration of third-party components (CAT5 receiver, Single Board Computer, HD-SDI, DVI loop-thru for Daisy Chain set-up)
* Optional digital tuner available for landscape model, which allows for high-definition television capabilities
* Optional 15-watt speakers available in 2008
* AV inputs for HDMI, composite, S-Video, RCA, and mini-pin JACK
* Full High-Definition (HD) 1080p resolution (1920 x 1080) for optimum clarity
* 2000:1 contrast ratio
* 6-millisecond response time for full-motion video
* Display management controls, which lower energy consumption and save money

The LCD6520L-AV and LCD6520P-AV are available for shipping with an estimated street price of $18,499.99 and $19,999.99, respectively.

SEOUL — Nov 22, ‘07 — South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said on Thursday it plans to invest $2.21 billion (2.06 trillion won) to expand its eighth-generation liquid crystal display (LCD) line, Reuters reported.

“Samsung, which had been cooperating with Japan’s Sony for its No. 8 line, is making the investment on its own for this phase, a Samsung official said.” Reuters.

SEOUL, South Korea –BUSINESS WIRE– Nov 22, ‘07 — Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest provider of thin-film-transistor, liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, announced today that it has completed development of a flat panel X-ray detector (FPXD) for radiology machines, in collaboration with Vatech Ltd, a Korean medical machinery manufacturing company.

By using digital imaging with thin-film transistor (TFT) technology, the diagnostic process is enhanced in many ways. In addition to delivering a much more precise image, Samsung’s new FPXD imaging sensor can save medical labs considerable time and money because no film or development process is needed.

An X-ray detector is an elaborate imaging sensor that converts invisible X-ray images into digital signals, which are then instantly transformed into pictures. Today, the medical profession still relies primarily on costly, plastic-based analog film for X-ray photography applications, which can take an excessively long period of time to develop in many medical situations.

The new FPXD measures 45 centimeters (cm) wide x 46cm high (or 61cm diagonally) and boasts a 3072 x 3072 (9.4 megapixels) resolution providing ultra-high definition images.

The new Samsung FXPD technology has virtually an endless range of applications beyond conventional X-ray systems. For example, it can be adopted for more advanced diagnostics such as CAT scans, for building inspections (scanning rebar structures, etc.) and for airport security scanners.

To create its FPXD, Samsung attached photodiodes to a TFT substrate that was produced using its proprietary amorphous silicon technology. The X-rays are detected photon by photon and then converted into visible light, which in turn is converted to electrical signals that can be displayed as diagnostic images on a flat panel screen.

In addition, Samsung has created an image enhancement function to eliminate most digital image noise interference to provide the highest radiographic sensitivity in the industry.

Samsung’s expects that its new, FPXD one-stop, total solution will secure the leadership position in the growing market for medical equipment detectors.The device will be available worldwide beginning first quarter, 2008.

Toshiba UK is offering one of the very thin, but still not as thin as Samsung’s 10mm, Full 1080p HD LCD TV in the UK market, Toshiba 40XF355D. Its available for approx $2460 onwards from various UK retailers.

Quick Specs

40″ 16:9
1920×1080p
10000:1 Dynamic Contrast
500 cd/m² Brightness
178º Degrees Viewing Angle
10-bit Color Processing
3 HDMI with Deep Color
REGZA link
WXGA PC Input
934×578x130; 22.5Kgs (Without Stand)

More at Toshiba UK.

Seoul, Korea — Nov 15, ‘07 — LG.Philips LCD announced that it has developed a dirt-resistant 15.4-inch TFT-LCD panel for notebook computers, which allows for easy removal of dust, smudges, fingerprints and even permanent ink. The company said it would start mass production of the new panel in the first half of 2008.

TFT-LCD panels usually feature a coating on the surface of the polarizer film, designed to reduce glare and reflections. Because of their chemical properties, some of these coatings have a tendency to hold onto dirt and oil. A computer user’s fingers are a ready source of both, and people touch the hinged screens on notebook computers quite often in order to adjust them.

Generally, to make LCD panels dirt-resistant, manufacturers must add a second coating to the polarizer film in addition to the glare-reduction coating. This is a time consuming process that slows delivery time and adds to the cost of panels. LG.Philips LCD has found a way to eliminate this additional step while also delivering superior dirt resistance.

The new technology will initially be used on LG.Philips LCD’s 15.4-inch widescreen panels for notebook computers and mass production of the product will begin in the first half of 2008. The company plans to expand availability of the new technology to notebook panels of all sizes by the end of next year. More at LG.Philips LCD.

Weybridge, 12 November, 2007 - Sony Europe’s IT Peripherals division today announced a new range of high performance AV cables designed to complete the high quality sound and viewing experience of Sony’s home theatre products.

Available for a number of Sony AV products, including BRAVIA flat screen TVs, VAIO PC and laptops, PLAY STATION 3 consoles or Blu-Ray Disc video players - Sony’s AV cable range has been specifically designed using the highest quality components to produce clearer, cleaner sounds and pictures. Following the same design principles as Sony’s home theatre products the range includes Digital HDMI, Component Video, SCART, Optical Digital Audio, Coaxial Digital and Stereo Audio cables.

The cables complement the midrange HDMI cables already introduced by Sony in April 2007 and provide a setup for more discerning users. Ready for HD viewing Sony’s Digital HDMI cables support full 1080P HD signals and the x.v. Colour standard for better looking HDTV. The cables also support Sony’s BRAVIA Theatre Sync one touch control, are PS3 compatible. Sony’s AV cable range is available immediately and comes in 1, 3 and 5 metre lengths.

Sony’s AV cable components have been carefully selected to mirror the audio and image quality of Sony home theatre products. The connectors are 24k gold plated, giving excellent signal transmission and protecting from corrosion within the home environment. More at Sony.

Nov 09, ‘07 — Samsung said Friday it had stopped selling flat panel televisions and other consumer products in Japan, citing poor profitability.

Samsung has emerged in the past decade and a half as a global force in consumer electronics, taking on and even beating Japanese rivals in places such as the United States and Europe. But penetrating the competitive Japanese consumer market, home to rivals such as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Sony Corp. and Sharp Corp., appears to have been a considerable challenge.

“We judged direct sales to individual consumers are less profitable than business-to-business sales,” Lee Eun-hee, a Samsung spokeswoman, said of the reasoning behind the decision. Samsung sold LCD TVs, DVD players, MP3 music players and other items in Japan via the Internet, but stopped at the end of October, Lee said. It had ceased sales in retail outlets in August last year, she said.

Samsung will sell flat screen computer monitors directly to businesses and will continue to sell components such as memory chips and liquid crystal displays, she said. The company will also keep supplying mobile phone handsets to Japanese telecommunications company Softbank Corp., she said.

Since 2004, Samsung has produced LCD panels at a joint venture with Sony to meet strong demand for flat screen TVs, which has soared in recent years as consumers have switched to the sleeker versions.

IRVINE, Calif. –BUSINESS WIRE–Nov 07, ‘07 — Samsung continues expansion of its award-winning line of SyncMaster displays with the 245T, a high-performance 24-inch LCD monitor. The commercial monitor, designed for a range of professional applications including desktop publishing, CAD and graphic design, is now shipping and available for $799.99, comes with a three year warrenty. Furthermore, the model is HDTV-Ready, and capable of supporting High Definition resolutions including 1080p.

The 245T monitor has a 24-inch, 16:10 wide-screen format, with a 178/178-degree viewing angle. The 245T monitor’s PVA panel technology, ultra-wide viewing angles and widescreen format can support a range of multi-window applications in precise clarity, helping to improve work efficiency and reducing the need for multiple monitors.

Key Specs

- Screen Size : 24″
- Resolution : 1920 x 1200
- Brightness : 300 cd/m²
- Contrast Ratio : DC1500:1 (1000:1)
- Response Time: 6ms (GTG)
- Viewing Angle: 178/178
- Special features: Video input (CVBS, S-Video, Component), HDMI, full HD Supported (1080P), MagicBright, MagicTune, MagicRotation (Auto Pivot), PIP/PBP, DVI(HDCP), 6 color control, MPA HAS(100mm), Pivot, Swivel, Tilt

More at Samsung.

Nov 07, ‘07 — Hitachi has stopped shipments for Rear-Projection TVs (RPTVs) in North America and its Mexican factories ceased production of RPTVs this summer, according to a Japanese-language Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun report, according to Digitimes.

Digitimes further writes, “Hitachi’s shipment for RPTVs in North America declined from 360,000 units in 2004 to 30,000 units in 2007, citing the report. More at Digitimes.

Nov 02, ‘07 — Dell has started selling the latest addition to its fleet of flat panels, 24-inch E248WFP widescreen LCD monitor, with amazing HD resolution and blazing fast response time, for just $469.

At a Glance

- 1920 x 1200 native resolution – Stunning detail and more viewable real estate without compromising desk space
- 5 millisecond response time (typical) – Helps reduce ghosting and motion blur when gaming or watching movies
- 1000:1 contrast ratio – Produces darker blacks for sharper images, crisp text, better color saturation and greater detail for HD entertainment
- High Definition (HD) – Supports higher definition than HD Television and comes with an integrated DVI-D with HDCP connection
- Dell TrueColor Technology – Richer, life-like imagery that has accurate color representation better tones and hues. Reds, greens and blues are deeper and more vibrant. The Dell E248WFP features a 92% color gamut.

More at Dell.

Taipei, Taiwan–Nov 02, ‘07–Digitimes is reporting, “Researchers from the National Taiwan University have unveiled a rear-projection, interactive, dual-resolution tabletop system, the i-m-Top, which can turn the top of a desk into a 120×80cm touchscreen display. 

It runs with two rear projectors, one for blanket coverage of the entire tabletop, and the other for high-resolution detail. 

With the production cost of an i-m-Top unit over $3,083.75, Yi-Ping Hung, director of the graduate institute said the institute may team up with computer or display makers to commercialize the system. Volume production may begin six months from now. More at Digitimes.

Asia Pacific, Oct 31, ‘07 — First in the industry to make this happen, Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific today unveils the LifeBook S6510, featuring the innovative SlimEdge Design with 316 x 235 mm (or 13.3-inch wide) housing that has an active display surface area of 303.4 x 189.6mm (or equivalent to 14.1-inch wide) – an astounding 12.5% more than other notebooks in the market with similar display size, all thanks to the SlimEdge Design. This small adjustment proves to make a huge difference – the screen now has a 16:10 ratio that makes it possible for business users to open up two applications in a horizontal layout. 

Specs:
- Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 & Intel Turbo Memory
- 13.3-inch LED Backlit WXGA TFT, 300 nits
- Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN/3945BG
- 1.3 Mega Pixel camera & a Dual Built-in Stereo Microphone
- Fingerprint Sensor, a BIOS Lock, LifeBook Lock, Hard Disk Lock & an optional Trusted Platform Module
- 3D Shock Sensor to prolong the hard drive
- Dual Layer DVD Writer Supports: CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW & DVD-RAM
- Weighs approx 1.9kg

More at Fujitsu.

Irvine, CA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct 31, ‘07–Samsung today introduced a new series of 19 and 22-inch LCD monitors, each with built-in speakers, to its line of SyncMaster displays. The SyncMaster 920BM 19-inch monitor and the SyncMaster 920WM and 2220WM widescreen monitors were designed for both commercial users and consumers seeking enhanced multimedia capabilities.

All three monitors feature built-in multimedia speakers, allowing end-users to seamlessly participate in teleconferences or listen to videos and audio presentations without the need to incur the cost of acquiring separate speakers. The built-in speakers also prove to be an attractive option for consumers looking for a compact solution for listening to music or watching movies on their computer monitor.

The 920BM monitor, with a MSRP at $249.99, also features a resolution of 1280 x 1024 and a contrast ratio of 1000:1. MSRP at $219.99, the 920WM model, has a resolution of 1440 x 900 and a contrast ratio of 700:1, while the 2220WM has an MSRP of $349.99, features an ultra-high resolution of 1680 x 1050 and a contrast ratio of 1000:1. More at Samsung.

“It is Samsung SDI that is supplying OLED panel products now,” said Ho Kyoon Chung, executive vice president and CTO, Corporate R&D Center, Samsung SDI Co Ltd of Korea, in the FPD Summit (keynote session) at the “FPD International 2007 Forum” October 24. 

He presented the company’s OLED panel roadmap and said, “OLED panels have opened the new era of organic optoelectronics. Not only displays but also new applications such as OLED lighting systems, organic electro-luminescent power generators and organic sensors will emerge in the near future.” 

Explaining the company’s product development roadmap, Chung said, “Following small panels used in 2007, 3.5- to 7-inch panels including 4.1-inch panels will be applied to ultra mobile PCs, for example, in 2008. Then we will realize 14-, 15- and 21-inch panels in 2009 and large 40- to 42-inch full HD (high definition) OLED TVs in 2010.” “We will provide a flexible OLED display by 2012 at the latest,” he added. More at Tech-On!

Oct 29, ‘07 — Sharp is introduciong two world-first 26″ LC-26P1-W, 22″ LC-22P1-W and 32″ LC-32P1-W LCD TVs in Japan to be available from Nov 22, ‘07.

Specs:

-Resolution: 1920×1080
-Brightness: 400cd/m2
-Contrast: 2000:1 (32″), 1500:1 (26″), 1200:1 (22″)
-Viewing Angle: 176
-Connectivity: DVI-D, 2x HDMI, S-Video,
-Availability: Nov 22, ‘07 in Japan

More at (Google translated) Sharp

SEATTLE, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ — ViewSonic today introduced five new DLP projectors that meet the diverse presentation and entertainment needs of classrooms, boardrooms and road warriors. This launch comes on the heels of tremendous growth for the company, as ViewSonic became the fastest growing projector brand in the market in the first half of 2007. 

The new, affordable projectors - the PJ557D, PJ559D, PJ560D, PJ551D and PJ260D - all include Texas Instruments’ BrilliantColor Technology, giving users the best display performance available to the mainstream market. BrilliantColor Technology provides richer, more lifelike images by using a wider range of the color spectrum, making presentations brighter and more dynamic than ever before.

“Extending beyond the desktop, ViewSonic understands that educators and busy professionals require easy-to-use projectors with outstanding image quality that fit within their budget,” said Jeff Volpe, vice president of marketing, ViewSonic Americas. “These new feature-rich projectors demonstrate how ViewSonic is leveraging its leadership in desktop displays to deliver a complete portfolio of products with superior visual performance and quality that surpass customer expectations.”  

PJ557D, PJ559D, PJ560D are priced at $799, $899 and $1,099 respectively. And PJ551D & PJ260D are priced at $649 and $999.

ViewSonic also announced at EDUCAUSE 2007 that it’s expanding its digital signage portfolio to help schools and businesses reach their target audiences with visual messaging. The 46-inch CD4620 commercial display features a thin bezel design and full high definition resolution to draw people’s attention where it should be — on the vivid pictures and messages it showcases, not on the technology itself. Through a partnership with digital signage software solution provider Best Wave, businesses can stream content to the CD4620 seamlessly and cost effectively.

The CD4620 provides convenient, multiple display features including tiling up to five displays in either direction, RS-232 chain connectivity that lets users control multiple displays with one computer, integrated scheduling technology, image sticking protection and picture-in-picture and picture-on- picture functionality    

The CD4620 touts a 1920×1080 high definition resolution, 6 millisecond response time, 1500:1 (typ) contrast ratio and 450 nits (typ) of brightness for vibrant, clear text and images in any setting. The CD4200 includes a 1200:1 (typ) contrast ratio, 500 nits (typ), 1366×768 resolution and 8 millisecond response time and comes with a standard three-year limited warranty. 

More at PRNwesWire here and here

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)-October 23, ‘07-Hitachi has achieved yet another consumer electronics breakthrough with today’s announcement of its new line of 1.5-inch (35mm) Ultra Thin HDTV’s. Hitachi also expects to be first to market with its new Ultra Thin series, which will be available in the Japan market in December of 2007. U.S. consumers can expect to see Ultra Thin models in early 2008 – many months before thin displays from other manufacturers.Initially offered in three sizes (32”, 37” and 42”), the displays are designed to provide consumers with a range of options for placement throughout the home.

The new Ultra Thin Displays embody the following features:
-External Electrode Fluorescent Lamp(EEFL)
-Wide Viewing Angle
-Hitachi’s Proprietary “Anti-Judder” Technique(37” & 42”)
-Picture Master Full HD
-High Audio Quality
-Highly Refined and Energy Efficient Design

More at BusinessWire

FCC reveals Dell’s up coming Dell XPS One A2010 All-in-One PC with 22″ WSXGA, optional TV tuner card. Dell should have come out with All-in-One PC long time ago but finally we have it. Obviously there is no word on price or availability yet.

Specs:

Dell XPS One A2010
Microsoft Windows Vista
Intel Core 2 Duo
800/1066/1333 FSB
22″ 1680×1050 WSXGA Display, 1000:1 Contrast, 5-ms Response Time
1 to 4 GB, 667/800 MHz RAM
300GB HD
DVD+/- RW / Blu-Ray
Intel /ATI HD2400 Graphics
Optional TV Tuner Card
802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth
6 USB 2.0
15.9×23.5×3.3″, 28.2 lbs

More at FCC

Round Rock, Texas, October 23, 2007 — Dell today announced the XPS 420 – a premium multimedia desktop PC that features Dell-exclusive Adobe  Elements Studio software pre-installed, including Adobe Photoshop  Elements 6 & Premiere  Elements 4 software as well as Adobe Soundbooth  CS3 – to simplify multimedia creativity whether it’s producing a slide show, editing a family video or cleaning up audio recordings.

Dell also announced a new 20-inch widescreen flat panel display, its first to include a built-in webcam, and refreshed its line of popular all-in-one inkjet printers with the Dell 948.

The Dell XPS 420

Priced from $1,499, the XPS 420 is powered by multi-core Intel processors and choice of ATI and NVIDIA graphics card to make fast work of complex digital media creating, editing and capturing activities. The exclusive Dell Xcelerator^TM  option muscles through one of the most time-consuming digital activities: grabbing video to go or prepping it to upload to social networking sites. Whether it’s transcoding, transrating or transcaling video, the Xcelerator can get recorded video ready for portable devices up to 25 percent faster while reducing the burden of video conversion up to 86 percent.

Sophisticated Design with Unique Features

The XPS 420 design blends form and function with a focus on convenience. For example, the glossy black front and top panels blend seamlessly with home theater systems, and feature easily accessible input/output ports. For consumers who want portable devices ready to go on the spur of the moment, the top of the XPS 420 features a specially designed storage area with built in cable management to charge and dock portable devices.

Gadget enthusiasts will appreciate that the XPS 420 incorporates Microsoft’s SideShow technology to desktop PCs. The small color display integrated into the front panel provides easy access to stored media, certain system functions and standard Windows SideShow “gadgets” without using the keyboard or mouse. Standard gadgets include date and time default screen, Audio Playback, Picture Slideshow, Video Playback and PC Monitor. XPS 420

New Dell SP2008WFP Display

The 20-inch SP2008WFP is designed for a wide variety of immersive multimedia experiences and features an ultra-fast response time (2ms grey-to-grey) for complex gaming and motion video without ghosting and delays. Users looking for outstanding screen performance will appreciate the high resolution combined with the TrueLife  which provides excellent vivid color reproduction and a higher contrast ratio as compared to the same display with an anti-glare coating.

It also includes an integrated 2.0 megapixel webcam with microphone, ideal for online chat and instant message sessions, voice over Internet protocol setups and online gaming. The Dell Webcam Manager software includes easy-to-use applications that guide users in the multiple webcam activities. The SP2008WFP display is available immediately with a starting price of $280. SP2008WFP

New Dell 948 All-in-One printer

Dell’s newest all-in-one printer is Energy Star 4.0 compliant and speedier than its predecessor. It features easy-to-use fax, scan, copy and print functions and photo printing options – with or without connection to a computer – including wireless, PictBridge, memory card slots and optional Bluetooth  adapter to enable compatibility with select Bluetooth-enabled handheld devices or mobile phones. Ideal for personal and small-business needs, the Dell 948 printer offers untethered printing from virtually anywhere in the home or small office via optional built-in wireless networking. All Dell inkjet printers feature the unique Dell Ink Management System that alerts when ink levels are low. 948

More at Dell

October 23, 2007 — Sharp Corporation has successfully developed a 2.2-inch super-thin LCD for mobile devices with a thickness of only 0.68 mm, the industry’s thinnest*¹. Mobile devices such as mobile phones and digital cameras are rapidly becoming thinner as manufacturers strive to improve portability and offer consumers more stylish designs. As a result, thinner embedded components such as LCDs are also increasing in demand. In addition, the increase in demand for One-Seg (terrestrial digital broadcast) compatible handsets is leading to demands for greater visibility and higher image quality in displays intended for mobile devices. In this light, Sharp has successfully developed a new 2.2-inch Mobile Advanced Super View LCD with a thickness of only 0.68 mm, the industry’s thinnest*¹, based on proprietary Sharp fabrication techniques for thin LCDs, in particular, glass substrate and backlight technologies. This new Mobile Advanced Super View LCD delivers superior image quality approaching that of an LCD TV thanks to a high contrast ratio of 2000:1, wide viewing angle of 176°, and fast response speed of 8 ms, which are among the highest levels in the industry*². As the leading manufacturer of LCDs, Sharp will continue to develop new proprietary technologies for LCDs, ranging from large-size LCDs for TVs to small- and medium-size displays, and will contribute to the further evolution of mobile devices in the future. Note also that this display will be exhibited at FPD International 2007 to be held at Pacifico Yokohama on October 24 to 26.
Specifications

*As of October 23, 2007.

More at Sharp

Handheld device enables nurses and doctors to make the best decisions at the point of care. Oct 18, ‘07 — Vienna, Austria — At the World of Health IT annual congress, Royal Philips Electronics today unveiled CliniScape, its first mobile clinical assistant (MCA). The medical-grade, easy-to-clean handheld device brings a wide range of features together into a groundbreaking mobile point of care solution defined by Philips, Intel and other industry partners.

These include a 10.4” pen-touchscreen, RFID and barcode scanning, and a digital camera. CliniScape completes the missing link in hospital technology, allowing nurses and doctors to document a patient’s condition instantly, reducing their workload and increasing the quality of bedside care.

Main Features:

Ultra-ergonomic
- 10” XGA pen-touch-screen
- smart swappable battery (3,5 hrs)
- grab & go docking station
- intuitive controls and LED indicators
- lightweight (1,6kg) with backside handgrip to minimize  fatigue

All-in-one functionality
 - Windows Vista Business and Intel Core Solo processor (1,2GHz)
- wireless 802.11 b/g/n connectivity
- barcode imager and RFID reader to support the five rights of patient safety
- digital camera (2Mpxl) to capture pictures of patient wounds
- Bluetooth for cordless connection of external devices and patient sensors
- USB port behind rubber cover

The CliniScape MCA also acts as an ideal mobile point of care solution for accessing Philips’ wide range of clinical applications, such as the IntelliVue Clinical Information Portfolio (ICIP) and iSite PACS, the leading enterprise-wide medical image and information management system.

More at Fimi.Philips here and here