Year: 2001

3Dlabs has announced Oxygen Graphics card bundles that, for the first time, provide support for the 22-inch Apple Cinema Display under Windows 2000 or Windows NT. The Oxygen GVX420 can support two Cinema Displays from a single graphics card, while the Oxygen GVX1 Pro 1.5v can support one Cinema Display; each bundle comes with the necessary DVI to ADC connectors and a certified Apple power supply for powering each display in a Windows PC configuration.

Eizo Nanao Technologies has announced three new flat-panel LCD monitors for both home and professional users: the 16-inch FlexScan L465 LCD for home and small business users; and the 15-inch FlexScan L375 SlimEdge LCD and 18.1-inch FlexScan L685 SlimEdge LCD for professionals. The L465 features a 1280×1024 native resolution, support for digital and analog video inputs, and built-in speakers.

NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America has introduced its SpectraView family of high-end CRT displays, which includes the 19″ NEC MultiSync FP955 (US$1,149), and 22″ NEC MultiSync FP1375X ($1,749) and Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2060u

A St. Petersburg Times article, as noted by MacSurfer offers an overview of Apple’s digital hub concept, with a focus on Apple’s proprietary software that the company is developing to drive its vision into the homes and workplaces of users.

An interesting AdWeek article discusses the impact that Macromedia’s Flash technology has had on rich media on the Web, especially from a marketing perspective. The article notes that 98 percent of Web surfers can view Flash animations.