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Samsung to debut 3200x1800, 298 PPI 13.3" LCD panel (and more)

Samsung to debut 3200x1800, 298 PPI 13.3" LCD panel (and more)
  • Posted May 20, 2013, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Samsung is set this week to pull the curtain on two LCD panels which boast pixel densities greater than those found on Apple's Retina Macbook Pro and even Google's Pixel Chromebook. Also expected to be unveiled at Display Week is…

Sony 55" and 65" 4K UHD TVs competitively priced, arrive this summer

Sony 55" and 65" 4K UHD TVs competitively priced, arrive this summer
  • Posted April 8, 2013, 2:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Sony announced yesterday that its 55-inch (XBR-55X900A) and 65-inch (XBR-65X900A) 4K UHD LED televisions will retail for $4,999 and $6,999, respectively. The company says it will be taking orders for the new consumer TVs as early as April 21, although…

VESA updates DisplayPort Dual-Mode, pushes 4K UHD over HDMI

VESA updates DisplayPort Dual-Mode, pushes 4K UHD over HDMI
  • Posted February 1, 2013, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Industry standards body VESA has officially updated its DisplayPort Dual-Mode 1.1 standard to provide better performance, higher resolutions and increased interoperability when hooking up to HDMI and DVI ports through a cable or adapter. Under Dual-Mode, a DisplayPort can output…

Japan to broadcast 4K UHDTV in 2014, 8K as early as 2016

Japan to broadcast 4K UHDTV in 2014, 8K as early as 2016
  • Posted January 30, 2013, 9:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • If CES was any indication, Ultra-High Definition televisions will soon be all the rage. While increasing pixel counts are always proportionately more awesome, there's a minor snag: 4K UHD content is nearly non-existent. Japan is aiming to wrestle this problem…

Panasonic, Sony show off 56-inch UHD/4K OLED TVs

Panasonic, Sony show off 56-inch UHD/4K OLED TVs
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Although they're some of the smallest UHD-capable models you'll likely find, 56-inch televisions from both Sony and Panasonic are not only boasting UHD resolutions -- they are also OLED. These prototype TVs have turned the heads of Cnet, Gizmodo and others but…

Ubuntu-based smartphones announced for Q3 2013

Ubuntu-based smartphones announced for Q3 2013
  • Posted January 2, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware With Video
  • It appears Google's Android and Apple's iOS are about to face some new competition: Ubuntu. Canonical, the primary organization who backs Ubuntu, has announced a mobile-centric version of the OS which aims to debut on two different smartphones. The devices…

Sharp unveils $31,400, 60-inch UHD TV, 85-inchers on the way

Sharp unveils $31,400, 60-inch UHD TV, 85-inchers on the way
  • Posted December 14, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Boasting an "Ultra HD" resolution of 3840x2160, the 60-inch ICC Purios LC-60HQ10 will certainly turn heads -- but so will the price tag. Weighing in at a hefty $2,625,000 Yen (or about $31,400), it's obvious Sharp's latest UHD (ultra high-defintion)…

Pricey 55-inch OLED TVs from LG, Samsung delayed until 2H 2013

Pricey 55-inch OLED TVs from LG, Samsung delayed until 2H 2013
  • Posted October 19, 2012, 7:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Remember those astonishingly thin, bright and feature-packed 55-inch OLED televisions slated to cost between $8,000 and $9,000? It appears those inordinately priced TVs are now inordinately delayed. The revised ETA is now a very distant "late next year", according to…

Televisions overtake computers for online video streaming

Televisions overtake computers for online video streaming
  • Posted September 28, 2012, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web
  • There’s little doubt that connected televisions, streaming media boxes and even video game consoles have played a huge role in how we consume streaming media at home. According to new data from The NPD Group, the tides have turned as…

LG Display workers charged with stealing Samsung OLED secrets

LG Display workers charged with stealing Samsung OLED secrets
  • Posted July 18, 2012, 7:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • According to a report by The Associated Press, LG's display arm has admitted to six of its employees being involved in the possible misappropriation of OLED technology secrets from Samsung. Samsung has accused the display maker of having "systematically stole its…

LG to ship first 55" OLED TV in May for $7,928

LG to ship first 55" OLED TV in May for $7,928
  • Posted March 27, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware With Video
  • MK Business News reports that LG plans to be the first company to launch a full-sized, OLED-based television. The ultra-thin 55-inch television is expected to ship as early as May. Of course, the only thing more impressive than the TV…

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