BenQ joins Japan government e-book reader project

Jun 10, 15:14

BenQ recently joined a Japan government project to provide its nReader K60 e-book readers to patients at a rural area hospital so that they can receive daily news, e-books and real-time...

Computex 2010: Hanwang showing latest e-book readers

Jun 1, 01:15

China-based Hanwang Technology, which markets its products under the Hanvon brand, is attending Computex 2010 on June 1-5 to showcase its latest e-book readers and other devices.

Taiwan market: Sony aggressive pricing may bring down overall LED TV prices

May 14, 15:48

Sony's aggressive pricing to promote sales of its LED-backlit LCD TVs in the Taiwan market may help bring down overall LED-backlit TV prices on the local market, according to market...

Taiwan market: LED penetration in LCD TV market to reach 15% in 2010, says BenQ

Apr 27, 16:01

LED backlit LCD TVs will claim 15% of Taiwan's one-million-unit market in 2010 as retail prices are expected to drop further, according to Danny Yao, managing director of BenQ Taiw...

China market: BenQ expects 50% shipment growth for projectors, 30% for DSC

Apr 20, 11:34

BenQ shipped 96,000 front projectors and 380,000 digital still cameras (DSCs) to the China market in 2009, an increase from 2008 by 60% and 30% respectively, and the company expects...

Taiwan market: Softex Taipei helps boost LCD monitor shipments in March

Apr 14, 11:22

LCD monitor brands saw their shipments to the Taiwan market reach about 10% higher than original predictions in March due to demand generated by Softex Taipei, according to market...

Softex Taipei: BenQ launches 42-inch LED-backlit TV

Apr 9, 16:09

BenQ has introduced a 42-inch LED-backlit LCD TV priced under NT$50,000 (US$1582.3) at the ongoing Softex Taipei (April 8-12).

Taiwan market: Top-10 vendors see January-February LCD TV sales fall short of target

Apr 6, 12:24

The top-10 vendors of LCD TVs in the Taiwan market sold 225,600 units during January-February 2010, 9.8% short of the expected total sales volume of 250,000 units, according to sources...

Taiwan market: 20% of BenQ LCD TVs will be LED-backlit in 2010, says executive

Mar 9, 15:43

BenQ will begin shipments of LED-backlit LCD TVs in Taiwan in the second quarter of 2010, and expects LED models to account for over 20% of its total LCD TV shipments in 2010, according...

Taiwan market: LCD TV shipments estimated at 150,000 units in January 2010

Feb 12, 15:02

LCD TV shipments in the Taiwan market are estimated to have reached 150,000 units in January 2010, with Sony ranking the number one vendor with 22,000 units in shipments, according...

Taiwan market: BenQ aims to become second largest LCD monitor vendor in 2010

Feb 8, 15:37

BenQ aims to become the second largest vendor in Taiwan's LCD monitor market with a 20-22% share in 2010 mainly through sales of its LED-backlit models, according to the company.

Taiwan market: Front projector shipments up 81% sequentially in 4Q09

Feb 5, 16:54

Front projector shipments in the Taiwan market reached 57,300 units in the fourth quarter of 2009, up 81% sequentially and 150% on year, mainly due to government procurements for...

Qisda reports January revenues of almost NT$7 billion

Feb 5, 15:55

Qisda has announced January revenues of NT$6.73 billion (US$210.08 million), down 3.6% sequentially from NT$6.98 billion, but up 22.4% on year from NT$5.5 billion.

Taiwan market: BenQ launches e-book platform in cooperation with eBook Japan

Jan 27, 14:56

BenQ has announced the launch of eBook Taiwan, an online integrated digital content platform for e-book readers, in the Taiwan market. The company also recently launched the own-brand...

Taiwan market: Asustek takes the lead in 2009 brand LCD monitor sales

Jan 21, 16:34

Asustek Computer was the brand vendor that sold the most LCD monitors in the Taiwan market in 2009 followed by Chimei and Acer in second and third, according to industry sources.

Shipments of 9.7-inch e-book readers to grow 300% on year in 2010, says Digitimes Research

Dec 31, 11:44

Shipments of 9.7-inch e-book readers are expected to grow 300-320% on year in 2010 and the surging demand may cause Prime View International (PVI) to face a capacity shortage, according...

Global LCD monitor shipments to reach 180 million units

Dec 30, 14:50

Global LCD monitor shipments are expected to reach 170-180 million units in 2010, of which 10 million units will be all-in-one PCs, according to market sources.

BenQ to launch e-book readers in China market in February 2010

Dec 22, 14:47

BenQ plans to launch its own-brand e-book reader, the nReader, in Taiwan, China and Japan next year. The Taiwan launch is slated for January, to be followed by China in February and...

Taiwan market: Chimei and BenQ to introduce LED-backlit LCD TVs in 2010

Dec 1, 15:44

Taiwan-based LCD TV vendor Chimei has disclosed plans to launch LED-backlit LCD TVs in the Taiwan market in the second quarter of 2010, while fellow competitor BenQ reportedly will...

Taiwan market: Vendors expect over 20% growth for IT Month sales

Nov 30, 16:15

Vendors of consumer electronics and IT products expect the ongoing IT Month, an annual year-end promotional sales event in Taiwan from November 28 to December 6, 2009 to see on-year...

Taiwan monitor shipments to decline in 4Q09

Nov 20, 17:09

Shipments of Taiwan monitors may see a sequential decrease in the fourth quarter of 2009 mainly due to a high baseline set in the third quarter thanks to government procurement projects...

Projector chips supply to remain tight through end of 2009

Nov 3, 11:59

Front projector vendors are seeing chip shortage, especially for DLP chips from Texas Instruments (TI), amid surging demand since the second quarter of 2009, and they expect the shortage...

Taiwan market: Asustek ships 140,000 LCD monitors in 3Q09

Oct 16, 15:13

Asustek Computer ranked first in the third quarter in Taiwan's LCD monitor market with company record shipments of 140,000 units, a significant increase compared to 90,000 in the...

Chimei, Asustek to enter LED-backlit monitor market

Sep 29, 15:15

Chimei and Asustek Computer are eyeing the LED-backlit LCD monitor market and plan to launch products by the end of 2009 and early 2010, according to market sources.

BenQ launches 5 LED-backlit monitors

Sep 25, 16:05

BenQ has started shipping five LED-backlit LCD monitors with sizes ranging from 15.6- to 24-inch to the Taiwan market, and they will be shipped later to Japan, Australia and China,...

Taiwan market: Netbook vendors slashing prices for Atom N270-/N280-based models

Sep 18, 14:15

Taiwan-based netbook vendors, including BenQ, Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Acer, have all recently slashed prices for their netbook lineups based on Intel...

Taiwan market: Teco is top LCD TV vendor in August

Sep 15, 11:58

Teco took the top spot among LCD TV vendors in the Taiwan market in August with shipments of 12,000 units, due to strong demand for smaller-size LCD TV, according to Taiwan TV vend...