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Apple now shipping Thunderbolt displays

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 16th, 2011)

Apple is shipping its new Apple Thunderbolt Displays. The displays were first introduced on July 20 when Apple said they would begin shipping in 60 days. Today AppleInsider reported that some of its readers have been notified that their units have shipped. That shouldn't come as too much as a ...

iPad display quality issues reportedly prompt Apple to cut LG supplies

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 10th, 2011)

According to Digitimes, LG is struggling to supply Apple with much-needed 9.7-inch panels for its iPad 2 tablet. The Korean company failed to meet its production goal by one millon units in July due to quality concern issues. As early as May, rumors suggested LG panels suffered from a light ...

(Two) Grand Central locals worry about an Apple Store

by Mike Schramm (Jul 26th, 2011)

New York's PIX11 has a report up about the new Apple Store that was just confirmed to be installed right in the middle of Grand Central Terminal. While most are excited about the idea, some are not. One Grand Central visitor complains that the place is already too crowded (it is, after all, ...

Say Hello to the new Apple Thunderbolt Display

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 20th, 2011)

To complement its new hardware lineup, Apple also unveiled a new Apple Thunderbolt Display, previously known as the LED Cinema Display. The new display is similar to earlier models, but now includes a Thunderbolt port that will let you connect your Thunderbolt-equipped hardware. Besides ...

Use an iPad in a kiosk with aluminum nClosures

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 18th, 2011)

The enclosures securing and protecting the iPads I spied at LaGuardia looked like custom jobs for Delta's terminal, but if you want to install an iPad for use in a kiosk, it appears nClosures has your multitouch device literally covered. The iPad kiosk mount from nClosures is a complete ...

Apple Cinema Display page undergoing maintenance, suggests refresh imminent (Update: No)

by Chris Rawson (Jul 16th, 2011)

After images of a new Apple Cinema Display leaked earlier, we're now seeing that the Apple Store page for the product is undergoing some kind of maintenance. Instead of the normal product shot on the Displays and Graphics page, there's a picture of a cardboard box with a shipping label attached, ...

iPad 2, Motorola Xoom, Asus Transformer displays compared, iPad stands out

by Matt Tinsley (Jun 24th, 2011)

If you have an iPad, an iPhone or any other handheld device with a screen on it, you'll know how important its screen quality is. We spend hundreds of hours staring at (and touching) those displays; they are the primary means of interaction with our devices. Therefore, it's no wonder that ...

iPad display stand adds Apple Store charm

by Mike Schramm (Jun 22nd, 2011)

This is cute. The iPad 2 display dock is a new product by a company called New PC Gadgets that's basically a dock for your iPad 2 that looks just like the ones holding the devices in Apple Stores. Sure, it'll hold your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad 2 with panache and allow you to use it at an ...

iPad brand four times stronger than competing tablets

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 20th, 2011)

A new Bernstein Research survey suggests Apple will dominate the tablet market in the same way its iPods dominate the MP3 market. According to the survey, 50% of respondents in the US and the UK prefer the iPad over competing tablets. Surprisingly, even tablets from successful smartphone ...

Tablet LCD deliveries suggest big iPad delivery spike

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 17th, 2011)

Apple is facing the mother of all backlogs with the iPad 2, yet still producing enough tablets to be a major player in the tablet display market. Analysis released by Displaybank suggests Apple was responsible for the lion's share of 9.7-inch displays shipped in May. Apple's two LCD ...

iPad rigged up with 3D screen in Taiwan

by Mike Schramm (Jun 14th, 2011)

Display Taiwan 2011 is going on in Taiwan this week, and at a booth for a company called CPT, there's a device on display that looks very much like an iPad (though with the actual Apple logos and identifying information covered up) that's been Frankenstein-ed together with what appears to be a ...

Display shortage forces Samsung to lose its competitve edge over the iPad 2

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 10th, 2011)

Samsung may be forced to fatten its tablet devices due to a display shortage. The Korean company gleefully proclaimed its revised Galaxy Tab line was thinner than the iPad 2 and repeatedly showcased the tablet's lean and mean design. An unfortunate display shortage has forced the company to ...

Apple eyeing Samsung AMOLED display for the iPad 3

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 26th, 2011)

A report from the Korean Times suggests Apple is negotiating with Samsung about its AMOLED display technology. Apple reportedly wants to drop LCDs and use an AMOLED display in its next version of the iPad. Samsung is the primary manufacturer of AMOLED displays and uses this technology in its ...

iPhone and iPad win Display of the Year honors

by Steven Sande (May 17th, 2011)

Those of us who use the iPhone 4 and iPad know how amazing the displays on the devices are. The iPhone 4, with its Retina Display, never ceases to impress those who are familiar with less capable smartphone screens, and the iPad's touchscreen has revolutionized computing. Now the Society for ...

Toshiba 4-inch 720p display for Apple?

by Michael Grothaus (May 16th, 2011)

Toshiba announced the lineup of products that will be displayed at its booth at SID 2011. Among those products will be a 4-inch 720p display for mobile phones. Rumors have been floating around for a while now that Apple was investing in a Toshiba-owned manufacturing facility for Retina Displays, ...