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IDC: PC Monitor Shipments Down, Sizes Up

19 June 2013 Marco Attard Monitors - Projectors- Conferencing
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IDC: PC Monitor Shipments Down, Sizes Up

IDC lowers Q1 2013 global PC monitor shipment estimates from 34.7 million units to 33.8m, a 9.9% Y-o-Y decline caused by the continual drops in desktop PC shipments.

The analyst expects WW monitor shipments to drop further to 113.6m units by 2017.


"The continued decline in PC desktops is bringing about changes in strategy and product focus in the PC monitor market," IDC says. "With Windows 8 we expect to see more touch-based monitors although price points are a little high. Average screen size is also expected to increase to 21.4-inch in 2017 from 20.4-inch in 2012."

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Meta Says It’s the World’s Only Fully Augmented Reality Glasses

30 May 2013 Marco Attard Monitors - Projectors- Conferencing
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Meta Says It’s the World’s Only Fully Augmented Reality Glasses

“It’s the end of the era of the flat screen device,” boldly states meta, a start-up launching the meta 1 Developer Kit, the world’s first hardware/software package for full augmented and mediated reality.

The meta 1 Developer Kit allows 3D apps to be built in the real world for development in productivity, engineering, entertainment, gaming, design, architecture and more.

meta 1, says the maker, is “not just pop-ups in the corner of the user’s eye, extending the functions of a mobile device,” nor is it “a shield that traps the user in a world of virtual reality.” (References probably to competitors Google Glasses and Oculus Rift.)

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The Android Monitor Opportunity?

08 May 2013 Marco Attard Monitors - Projectors- Conferencing
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The Android Monitor Opportunity?

According to TrendForce WitsView, while the LCD monitor market declines vendors and retailers might find an oppurtunity in what it calls Android monitors, the somewhat simpler siblings to All-in-One (AIO) PCs.

Making an Android LCD monitor involves little more than adding an ARM CPU and wifi radio to an LCD monitor. The hardware is futher bolstered with touch functionality, adjustable stand and the Android as OS, making what amounts to either a stripped-down AIO/oversized tablet capable of meeting Continue reading...

BenQ Intros 27-inch Gaming Monitor

14 March 2013 Marco Attard Monitors - Projectors- Conferencing
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BenQ Intros 27-inch Gaming Monitor

BenQ announces the next entry to the XL monitor series at the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship-- the XL270T, a "world-class professional gaming monitor" featuring a 27-inch display.

The 120Hz monitor features LED backlighting, 12 million:1 contrast ratio and 1ms response time. Dual HDMI ports handle connectivity.

Further technologies include Display Mode (allows users to switch between 9 monitor sizes), Smart Scaling (scales screen on-the-fly without impacting controller sensitivity) Continue reading...

Biscotti Gets Security, Cloud Features

28 November 2012 Marco Attard Monitors - Projectors- Conferencing
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Biscotti Gets Security, Cloud Features

The lovably named Biscotti TV phone is now more than a simple biscuit-sized VoIP TV phone-- a recent software update adds additional functionality in the shape of MyBiscotti Cloud Services.

The Cloud Services update allows for security applications in the shape of Live Image viewing (collates live images from all connected Biscotti TV cameras) the self-explanatory Time-Lapse Videos functions.

Further additions includes remote monitoring and configuration through any internet-connected device and Continue reading...

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