Ikea plans to sell only LED-based energy-saving lighting by 2016. The switch away from incandescent bulbs and halogen lights to LED lighting will make it the first US home furnishing retailer to do so, and will start the move to the greener light sources by replacing over a million in-store lights with the LED bulbs. […]
Samsung has started shipping its Series 9 LED monitor to the US. The 27-inch monitor, aimed at design professionals, uses an exclusive Natural Color Expert Technology, which claims to provide a richer viewing experience. A separately sold sensor performs the in-home adjustments using the built-in calibration engine, with an hour-long adjustment process also applied at […]
STMicro this week unveiled a chip that could have a major impact on the quality of low-light photography in cameras and smartphones. The STCF04 elevates the peak power of an LED-based flash from a few Watts at most to over 40. To STMicro, the power is likened to that of a floodlight and could either […]
Sharp’s has just revealed the 80-inch LC-80LE632U, which it claims is the largest LED-lit LCD TV commercially available. It sports a 1080p resolution and is labeled as a Smart TV with both Wi-Fi as well as access to apps such as Netflix, CinemaNow and Vudu. Sharp is quick to point out the TV has more […]
Dell has released a video on YouTube (see below) to tease the forthcoming release of its latest 23-inch LED-backlit monitor, the S2330MX. The thin flat-panel monitor’s full specifications and price have yet to be released, but it offers full HD resolution (1920×1080) with a 16:9 aspect ratio, W-LED backlighting for strong energy efficiency, and DVI […]
LG has unveiled the LW980S, a 3D TV which incorporates LG’s Nano Full Backlit LEDs with its Cinema 3D display technology to provide what the company claims will be an improved 3D viewing experience. The LW980S uses passive, non-powered 3D glasses to create the 3D effects and consequently gets away with lightweight and comparatively cheap […]
Samsung on Thursday introduced four new lines of LED displays meant for business use. They include the 200-, 450-, 650- and 850-series, with the 850 getting Plane Line Switching panel technology for what Samsung says is the most accurate color reproduction. These monitors are meant for graphic or video editing applications. All four series, however, […]
NEC has introduced what it calls the “next generation” of desktop monitors, starting with the MultiSync EX231Wp-BK, a 23-inch LED backlit monitor capable of full HD (1920×1080) resolution using a PVA panel with high viewing angles (178 degrees both horizontally and vertically), a 3000:1 contrast ratio and featuring human and ambient light sensors to adjust […]
HP served computer users looking for a relatively unique addition to its desktop LCDs early Monday with the x2301 Micro Thin. The 23-inch, 1080p screen moves most of the components to the base, keeping the screen itself 0.39 inches deep. Its design is also relatively exotic with dashes of aluminum as well as an aqua-hued […]
Long gaming sessions or other extended periods of computer use can be made less fatiguing with an inexpensive LED back-lighting kit retrofitted onto computer monitors, says accessory maker Antec in announcing their Soundscience Halo 6 LED bias lighting kit. The company claims backlighting — now also popular on some models of HDTV — helps reduce […]
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