The Acer Nitro XV272U RV is unveiled featuring a 27″ QHD 170Hz Agile-Splendor IPS display

The second gaming monitor from Acer’s big product announcement is the Acer Nitro XV272U RV. It arrives with a 27-inch Agile-Splendor IPS display with a QHD resolution, 95% of the DCI-P3 color space, and VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification for an obvious 400 nits of peak brightness. The monitor’s refresh rate can be overclocked to 170Hz and is accompanied by an AMD FreeSync Premium certification. It…

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The Acer SpatialLabs View and SpatialLabs View Pro stereoscopic 3D displays are unveiled

Acer announced two additions to its SpatialLabs lineup of products: the Acer SpatialLabs View for personal entertainment and Acer SpatialLabs View Pro for commercial audiences. Both are standalone 15.6-inch 4K displays that can be connected to another PC, providing users with portable access to the SpatialLabs suite of experiences. Not just intended for highly-skilled creators, however, this…

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The Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 / Samsung S32BG85 with a 240Hz 4K display is finally released

The Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 a.k.a. Samsung S32BG85 is released to the market with complete details. This is the world’s first 4K 240Hz gaming monitor and has a 32-inch VA display with a 1000R curvature. It uses a Quantum Mini LED backlight with 1196 local dimming zones, which has been slimmed down to 1/40 compared to existing LEDs and supports Samsung’s proprietary image quality control technology…

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Framework to see the future of metaverse

“Metaverse” is one of the most popular topics in the tech community and in the VC world right now. In 2021, the term drew a lot of attention from investors and the market due to the IPO of Roblox and the name change of Meta (former Facebook). However, this word is not new – in Neal Stephenson’s novel “Snow Crash” which was published in 1992, the “metaverse” has been used to indicate a 3D virtual world that is the successor to the Internet.

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Japan electronic component makers see significant revenue growth in 2021; Foxconn deepens global EV deployments

This Asia tech industry summary will mainly focus on South Korea becoming self-reliant in semiconductor equipment development; six major Japanese electronic component suppliers yielding impressive 2021 revenue numbers thanks to robust demand from the semiconductor and automotive markets; and Foxconn deepening its global electric vehicle (EV) deployments with its US plant expected to begin volume production in the second half of 2022.

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