ViewSonic, a privately held manufacturer of flat-screen displays, is getting into the information appliance market.
The laundry list includes Samsung, HTC, Acer, Onkyo, Velocity Micro, ViewSonic and now Quanta.
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If ViewSonic has its way, its information appliances will soon be just that kind of prestige item.
ViewSonic also announced plans to ship 19-inch and 17-inch flat screen CRTs that support analog and digital connections.
But according to the Forbes Largest Private Companies database, such California giants as Bechtel and Viewsonic are S corps.
Including the base, each ViewSonic model measures less than seven inches in depth, and weighs a mere 15 pounds.
The ViewSonic VP3280-LED features a 31.5-inch LCD panel, packing 8.8 million pixels for a total density of 150 pixels-per-inch.
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"Saving space and reducing energy spending are key priorities for our customers" said Sally Wang, senior director product marketing, ViewSonic.
Portending a dilemma faced even on today's tablets, ViewSonic, an early supporter, offered a (wired) keyboard for its two models.
For those looking for an environmentally-friendly backlit monitor in a smaller 19" (18.5" Vis.) size, ViewSonic offers the 1366x768 resolution VA1912m-LED.
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Sony, Samsung, Sharp, Panasonic, LG, Vizio and even Viewsonic have all show new UltraHD TVs and even 4K Blu-rays!
The Lumia-handset maker said it was also suing a third company in this latest action: the American television and tablet maker Viewsonic.
"ViewSonic is committed to delivering advanced technology designed with the consumer in mind, " said Michael Holstein, vice president of business development, ViewSonic.
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If it can't, ViewSonic may wind up with a bunch of cool-looking, sophisticated, portable flat-screen devices that no one wants to buy.
These appliances would do the same thing--both the casing and the default background could be emblazoned with some company name other than ViewSonic.
"Selecting a value series display doesn't mean having to settle for less, " said Erik Willey, LCD monitor and PC product marketing director at ViewSonic.
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"10 Point Touch will revolutionize the way we connect with our digital world, " said Erik Willey, LCD monitor and PC product marketing director at ViewSonic.
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ViewSonic has decided to give Android-powered "smart displays" a second go-round.
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WALNUT, CA, Jul 23, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- ViewSonic Corp.
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This is the seventh licensing deal between Microsoft and an Android developer, with Samsung joining HTC, Acer, General Dynamics Itronix, Onkyo, Velocity Micro, ViewSonic and Wistron.
But Web terminals and tablets, like almost all of the models ViewSonic is bringing to market, will be little more than 7% of all those units.
With its smartphone business losing money, Nokia has continued its new-found strategy of using patents to generate cash by suing HTC, RIM and ViewSonic this year.
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Though we're living in an age when Sony and Lenovo are both marketing battery-powered all-in-ones to consumers, ViewSonic is targeting the VSD240 more toward business users than anyone else.
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By that same logic, it would make for a nifty kitchen computer, though even then, ViewSonic spokespeople are quick to say this isn't intended to be a primary system.
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That might not seem like a terribly difficult call, but after seeing ViewSonic's 150 ppi prototype at Computex, we're not so sure we'd go with the car.
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ViewSonic plans to sell small, easy-to-use consoles that can fit in the corner of a kitchen, and touch-sensitive tablets that can be left by a bedside or on a coffee table.
The struggling mobile phone company this morning said it has filed lawsuits in the U.S. and Germany alleging that products from HTC, Research In Motion and Viewsonic infringe certain Nokia patents.
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