ViewSonic unveils 3D game screen plans and notebooks

Beverley Head
Thursday, 12 November 2009 09:01

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California based screen and projector specialist ViewSonic is making a push into the computing space with a range of new notebooks and updated PCs, and has also revealed plans to launch an LED based and professional range of 3D screens in the new year.

With around 250 3D gaming titles on the market ViewSonic and Samsung are among the front runners with screens and goggles for these applications. Business development manager Ian Law admitted that the company had not sold many of the screens, which retail for $549, in Australia to date, but he believed that demand would rise as more games and 3D educational applications emerged.

He believed in-home 3D movies were further off, with entertainment and education pioneering the use of 3D visuals.

The company also unveiled three Windows 7 based notebook computers, although these will not be available in Australia until early next year. William Tse, country manager for the company, acknowledged that the launch data meant the company would miss the Christmas rush but said that ViewSonic was in discussions with a number of resellers which might take the new machines in board.

ViewSonic’s desktop PCs are sold by Clive Peeters and a range of independent retailers.

The company currently has Australian revenues around the $50 million mark, mostly from sales of projectors and screens. However “Over the next 12 months up to a third or a half of our business should be driven by sales of more integrated systems,” Tse told iTWire.

In the consumer electronics space the company also launched a hand held media player called the MovieBook. With an entry level local price of $249 the device weights 196grammes and has 8Gb of memory.

The company claims a single charge allows users to watch up to four hours of video and supports most video and music formats. The range of MovieBook devices will be updated in 2010 to incorporate a range of Google Android features according to a spokesman for the company with built in WiFi allowing connection to applications such as Picasa or Maps.