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U.S. Notebook Sales Surpass Desktops for First Time in May

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 6, 2005 - 10:52am.
San Diego -- For the first time in U.S. history, retail sales of notebook computers surpassed those of desktops in May, according to research firm Current Analysis. Notebook sales grew from 45.9% of the total PC retail market in May 2004 to 53.3% of last month. "The past few months have seen an increase in the number of retail notebook players, with lesser-known value players Acer and Medion gaining shelf space at major retailers such as Best Buy, Circuit City and CompUSA," said analyst Sam Bhavnani. "In addition, notebook pricing has dropped considerably." Prices, in fact, have fallen an average of 17% over the past year. The firm said that notebooks nearly topped desktops in August 2004, on the strength of intense back–to-school advertising by Toshiba.
tags: U.S | Surpass | Notebook | Desktops |

Sharp to Release Notebook PC with Glasses-Free 3D Screen

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 15, 2003 - 6:54am.
Tokyo -- Japanese electronics firm Sharp has announced that next month it will ship a notebook PC capable of displaying real 3D images without the need of special glasses. Responding to demand from 3D content creators for a device that will showcase their designs, the PC-RD3D will combine dual LCD screens separated by a "parallax barrier" that may be switched on and off so images may be rendered in either 2D or 3D. Sharp has demoed a prototype of the device running the PC game title, "Quake," and sees it also being used in medical and educational environments. The PC-RD3D will be marketed in the U.S. after its release in Japan on Oct. 27.
tags: PC | Notebook | Sharp | Glasses-Free | 3D Screen |