ARLINGTON, Va., – June 6, 2013 – LG Electronics and Sprint today announced the upcoming availability of the LG Optimus F3 smartphone offering features designed to make the device more accessible for people with vision loss or other disabilities. The LG Optimus F3 offers access to the Sprint 4G LTE1 network, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a long-lasting 2,460mAh battery, a vivid IPS display, and premium features that allow customers to connect and share with ease.

At just $29.99 (excluding taxes) with a new line or eligible upgrade, two-year service agreement and $50 mail-in rebate via reward card2, this device will be the most affordable 4G LTE smartphone from Sprint at launch. Available in two colors – silver and purple – the LG Optimus F3 can be purchased beginning June 14 at www.sprint.com or by calling 1-800-SPRINT1. It will be available in all Sprint retail channels later this summer.

The LG Optimus F3 is the first phone to come preloaded with TalkBack, which is accessible when users take the phone out of the box and power it on. Talkback is a text-to-speech accessibility feature from Google that helps blind and vision-impaired users interact with their devices more easily. With the TalkBack feature “on” from the get-go, customers will benefit from voice guidance as they go through the activation and setup process on their device.

“Sprint is committed to providing technology that meets the needs of all of our customers,” said Dan Hesse, Sprint CEO, who announced the device today at the M-Enabling Summit in Arlington, Va. “The LG Optimus F3 offers a robust list of features for any customer, and it is uniquely empowering for people with disabilities.”

“Combining intelligent features with the user-friendly LG interface, the LG Optimus F3 allows users to easily collaborate and communicate while handling a variety of tasks or enjoying entertainment content,” said Wayne Park, president and CEO of LG Electronics USA. “This device exemplifies LG’s commitment to delivering compelling accessibility features.”

The LG Optimus F3 is Sprint ID-enabled, allowing users to download the new Accessible Education ID pack. This ID pack makes it easy for millions of K-12 students with print disabilities – individuals who cannot effectively read print because of visual, physical, perceptual, developmental, cognitive or learning disabilities – to access Web-based educational resources on their smartphone. The Accessible Education ID pack is a package of applications and mobile Web services available in a single download.

The Accessible Education ID pack features customized mobile Web services that are designed to eliminate clutter and display only the parts of Web pages of interest to the user. It also provides students who do not have computers or Internet connections at home with mobile-friendly interfaces and Web-based educational resources.

Applications within the Accessible Education ID pack, developed by Apps4Android, include:
• Six applications that simplify access to WebMATH, a free website hosted by Discovery Education that helps students learn how to solve math problems. Solutions to all problems are presented in a real-time, step-by-step, manner.
• KhAndroid: a fully accessible Android application that enables its users to view Khan Academy’s library of more than 2,200 micro lectures via video tutorials. Topics covered include math, history, finance, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy and economics.
• IDEAL Equation Finder: a speech recognition-based application, designed to take advantage of EqsQuest’s semantic search technology for math and science. Semantic search technology seeks to improve search accuracy by understanding a searcher’s intent and the contextual meaning of terms as they appear in searchable data spaces.

With nearly 90 Sprint ID packs available today, Sprint ID allows consumers, on select Android-powered devices from Sprint, including the LG Optimus F3, to download “ID packs” – a bundle of content that delivers a complete mobile experience in a few simple clicks. ID packs include applications, widgets, ringtones and wallpapers. Whether they are an environmentalist, sports lover, music enthusiast, fitness fanatic, gamer or an individual with disabilities, Sprint ID makes it easy for customers to personalize their smartphone by allowing them to download ID packs with content to fit their lifestyle.

In addition, the unique LED indicator on the LG Optimus F3’s home button offers a rainbow of color options that can assist those with hearing impairment, such as green for a phone call or red for a text message. Specified colored and patterned light provides charging status and notifications, such as alarms, calendar reminders, new messages and missed events.

Built with a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera and convenient front-facing camera, the LG Optimus F3 is packed with nifty camera features that allow users to enhance special moments and photos. With Beauty Shot, users can snap photos that enhance their friends’ and their own appearances. Cheese Shot lets users take a voice-activated photo by simply saying “cheese” while Panorama Shot helps users to capture the entire scene in a single photo.

Additional features include:
• VuTalk3 allows users to send handwritten messages, photos or drawings back and forth in real time to visually share ideas and collaborate.
• QSlide 2.0 allows users to overlay up to two application windows on an existing open application, adjusting size and transparency as needed for greater multitasking functionality.
• QuickMemo lets users add their own creative commentary to pictures or screenshots with the swipe of a finger then share it via social media, email or SMS.
• QTranslator allows users to translate words and phrases from 44 different languages into 64 native languages.
• Android 4.1.2, Jelly Bean
• Vivid 4-inch IPS display with super strong Corning® Gorilla® Glass 2
• 1,080p full-HD video capture
• Multilanguage support with 53 keyboard input languages
• SmartShare – share media wirelessly to DLNA® enabled devices
• Wi-Fi Direct file sharing
• Android Beam to share content via Near Field Communication (NFC) and Bluetooth® technology
• LG Tag+ – preset, individual phone profiles activated using NFC technology tags
• Quiet Mode – specify times to disable notifications for calls and messages
• ULE Platinum Certified – the highest level of environmental performance recognized by sustainable requirements established by UL Environment and Sprint

Sprint now offers 4G LTE service in 88 markets nationwide, including Los Angeles, Charlotte, Boston and Dallas. Many Sprint customers are discovering Sprint 4G LTE in cities that haven’t yet officially been announced, including Washington, D.C., New York and San Francisco. Sprint has announced more than 170 additional markets where LTE will be available in the coming months. For the most current maps, please visit www.sprint.com/4GLTE.

To learn more about what Sprint is doing to empower customers with disabilities, please visit www.sprint.com/accessibility.

About LG Electronics USA
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $45 billion global force and technology leader in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications. In the United States, LG Electronics sells a range of stylish and innovative mobile phones, home entertainment products, home appliances, and air conditioning systems and energy solutions, all under LG’s “Life’s Good” marketing theme. LG Electronics is a 2013 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. For more information, please visit www.lg.com.

About Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel served more than 55 million customers at the end of the first quarter of 2013 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The American Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint most improved, across all 47 industries, during the last five years. Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 3 in both its 2011 and 2012 Green Rankings, listing it as one of the nation’s greenest companies, the highest of any telecommunications company. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.

14G LTE not available everywhere
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3 Must initially be established with a contact over a voice call

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Unveiled at CES in January, the NX300 is the new flagship model in the innovative NX series and also boasts the updated version of SMART CAMERA 2.0, a hub of innovative connectivity features. The NX300 delivers useful, advanced and practical features for the professional photographer looking for the very best compact system cameras (CSC) and allows perfect shooting in any environment and for every moment.

“Following last year’s launch of the world’s first truly connected camera ‘GALAXY Camera’, we wanted to build on this promise and deliver a new product that photographers would fall in love with. The NX300 has been crafted for the everyday camera user. It’s a device that sets the tone in terms of the outside aesthetic as well as the truly innovative digital technology found inside that allows for the freedom of Wi-Fi connectivity. 2013 will see the camera market open a new world of possibilities for the photographer and Samsung will be there every step of the way,” said Sun Hong Lim, Senior Vice President and Head of Sales & Marketing, Digital Imaging Business, Samsung Electronics.

The very latest in Wi-Fi connectivity is customary of the NX300, allowing users to share their photographic creations seamlessly between devices and desktops. The Direct Link hot key feature enables cherished images to be shared securely at the touch of a button between camera, smartphone and tablet technology while the SMART CAMERA App, available on Android and iOS, connects the user’s smartphone to the camera via a Wi-Fi connection to manipulate, share and back-up images for a holistic photographic journey across the consumers’ favorite technological devices and social media platforms.

A revolutionary, fast shooting experience will add yet more control back to the photographer. The Hybrid Auto Focus (AF) system enables fast, accurate phase and contrast detection, while the 1/6000 sec. shutter speed and 8.6fps continuous shooting mode gives users the ability to capture unforgettable moments. The NX300’s outstanding imaging performance is complete with the brand new, best in class 20.3 Megapixel APS-CMOS sensor, capable of capturing high quality detailed images with sharp, life-like colors that are crisp and clear in all lighting conditions.

The compact NX300 makes it easy for anyone to capture professional standard pictures. Samsung’s Smart Mode allows users to choose from 14 different settings, such as Creative Shot, Landscape, Light Trace or Action Freeze. Each setting will automatically adjust both aperture and shutter speed in order to obtain the best possible shot. Capturing and reviewing images is also an interactive and user friendly experience with the 84mm (3.31”) AMOLED screen and tilt display making any angle of the world easy to shoot, while the hybrid touch screen and 5-way manual key interface is simple and intuitive to use.

“The NX300 and NX 45mm F1.8 2D/3D lens raises the standard for SMART compact system cameras blending pro-level performance and industry leading connectivity,” said Ron Gazzola, Vice President, Marketing for Digital Imaging, Samsung Electronics America. “Together they deliver a remarkable combination of features, functionality and style for consumers wanting an enriched camera experience and the unique ability to capture stills or Full 1080p HD video in 2D or 3D using the world’s first one-lens 3D system for a consumer camera.”

Shoot Fast, Share Faster
Like Usain Bolt, the NX300 camera is super-fast and allows its users to be part of the front row action and shoot amazing moments. The ‘NX Junior Photographer’ campaign will see Samsung and Usain Bolt work in partnership to build on the athlete’s natural love of being behind the camera and will see the six-time gold medal winning Olympian, showcase his very own ‘Usain Bolt Foundation’ to provide equipment and lessons to children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Over the coming months, other activities will be launched through the exclusive partnership with Usain Bolt and Samsung for those that like speed.

To find out more information, please visit www.samsung.com or Samsung’s NX camera Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/SamsungNX

For multimedia content and more detailed information, please visit www.samsungmobilepress.com

Note to Editors:
NX300 Product Specifications

Image Sensor 20.3 effective megapixel APS-C CMOS
IS OIS mode is only provided on 2D shooting mode
Display 84.0mm (3.31”) AMOLED with a Tilt Touch Panel
WVGA (800×400) 768k dots
ISO Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 256000 (1 or 1/3EV step)
* AUTO ISO upper level is selectable. (Up to ISO3200)
Image JPEG (3:2)：20.0M (5472×3648), 10.1M (3888×2592), 5.9M (2976×1984),
2.0M (1728×1152), 5.0M (2736×1824): Burst mode only
JPEG (16:9)：16.9M (5472×3080), 7.8M (3712×2088), 4.9M (2944×1656),
2.1M (1920×1080)
JPEG (1:1)：13.3M (3648×3648), 7.0M (2640×2640), 4.0M (2000×2000),
1.1M (1024×1024)
RAW : 20.0M (5472×3648)
* 3D Image Size : JPEG (16:9) 4.1M (2688×1512), (16:9) 2.1M (1920×1080)
Video MP4 (Video: MPEG4, AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC)
1920×1080, 1920×810, 1280×720 , 640×480, 320×240 for Sharing
60fps, 30fps, 24fps (1920×810 only)
* 3D Video : 30fps only
Video Output HDMI 1.4a
Value-added Features SMART Mode : Beauty Face, Landscape, Macro, Action Freeze, Rich Tone, Panorama, Waterfall, Silhouette, Sunset, Night, Fireworks, Light Trace, Creative Shot, Best Face
3D still image & video capturing
Wi-Fi Connectivity IEEE 802.11b/g/n support Dual Channel (SMART Camera 2.0)
. AutoShare
. Cloud
. Email
. Auto Backup
. Remote Viewfinder
. MobileLink
. Wi-Fi Direct (playback)
. AllSharePlay
. Social Sharing
Bundle PC software iLauncher, Adobe Lightroom 4, Adobe Reader
Storage SD, SDHC, SDXC, UHS-1
Battery BP1130 (1130mAh)
Dimension (WxHxD) 122 x 63.7 x 40.7mm (excluding the projection part)
Weight 284 g (without battery)

45mm 2D/3D lens Specifications

Focal Length 45mm (equivalent to 69.3mm in 35mm format)
Elements in Groups 7 elements in 6 groups
Angle of View 34.7°
Aperture 2D : F1.8
3D : T6
OIS NO
Minimum
Focus Distance 0.5m
Maximum Magnification Approx. 0.12X
i Scene Night, Portrait, Beauty shot, Children, Backlight, Sports
Lens Hood Included
Filter Size 43mm
Mount Type NX Mount
Dimension (DxL) 62 x 44.5mm
Weight 122g (without hood)

*All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.

About Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., markets a broad range of award-winning, digital consumer electronics and home appliance products, including HDTVs, home theater systems, MP3 players, digital imaging products, refrigerators and washing machines. A recognized innovation leader in consumer electronics design and technology, Samsung is the HDTV market leader in the U.S. Please visit www.samsung.com for more information.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of televisions, smartphones, personal computers, printers, cameras, home appliances, LTE systems, medical devices, semiconductors and LED solutions. We employ 236,000 people across 79 countries with annual sales exceeding KRW 201 trillion. To discover more, please visit www.samsung.com

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Maker Media is a global platform for connecting makers with each other, with products and services, and with our partners. Through media, events and ecommerce, Maker Media serves a growing community of makers who bring a DIY mindset to technology. Whether as hobbyists or professionals, makers are creative, resourceful and curious, developing projects that demonstrate how they can interact with the world around them. The launch of MAKE Magazine in 2005, followed by Maker Faire in 2006, jumpstarted a worldwide Maker Movement, which is transforming innovation, culture and education. Located in Sebastopol, CA, Maker Media is the publisher of MAKE Magazine and the producer of Maker Faire. It also develops “getting started” kits and books that are sold in its Maker Shed store as well as in retail channels.

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New York City, NY, June 20, 2013—Today, Magisto introduced a new component of its patent-pending artificial intelligence technology that furthers its mission to forever improve the personal movie-making process: helping a movie ‘make itself.’

Based on the company’s proprietary artificial intelligence algorithm, Magisto’s Emotion Sense Technology (EST) is able to unlock the emotional power of video editing and production from any smartphone.

The camera phone first made its commercial debut in the mid 1990s. Today with more than a billion smartphones on the planet, myriad devices can shoot and disseminate video in increasingly sophisticated ways. Surprisingly, the actual process of editing and producing movies has changed relatively little since its inception in the early 1900s.

“After more than 100 years, video is fast becoming the most popular medium for chronicling and sharing everyday experiences,” said Oren Boiman, CEO and founder of Magisto. “Since few of us are born directors or movie producers, translating the true emotion of an experience into a movie is really hard. With Magisto’s Emotion Sense Technology, our users movies make themselves, breaking down an extremely sophisticated process into a few clicks, and turning average video into beautiful stories.”

The Magisto algorithm generates a mechanical understanding of what’s actually occurring within the scenes of a video. Using that understanding and minimal input from the user, Magisto adjusts its decision making parameters, altering edits, time warping actions, featuring audio and visual highlights and ultimately defining the arc of a storyline. It then ascribes the selected music and graphical theme for capturing and sharing the emotion in an instant; as easy as snapping a photo.

Over a six-month beta test, which included over 60 million videos, Magisto EST has become smarter, faster and more intuitive in analyzing, identifying and replicating a user’s intended mood. Magisto has been able to refine its artificial intelligence in part because it relies on relatively long-form video and multiple photos, which contain lots of information and inferred guidelines for movie making, unlike shorter, disposable, video that delivers one-dimensional vignettes from a single point in time.

In a recent Magisto poll, 81.8 percent of users agree that their recent Magisto videos match the emotion they intended to convey. Examples of videos that have been created with different mood filters and a video news release can be found here in the Magisto VNR.

Kicking off summer, Magisto also announced that it has added two new themes to its “emotion sensing” catalogue. These themes can assist creators in conveying the appropriate mood in their video stories. “Summer Party” and “Fourth of July” will help users set a hot and carefree tone for the summer. Now Magisto users can create movies from pictures and videos and accurately convey the emotions they feel.

About Magisto
Driven by artificial intelligence and simple user experience, Magisto is a cloud based service for creating and sharing professional quality personal movies. It automatically selects the most compelling moments and, like an expert video editor, weaves them together to convey a story with customized styles and music. Magisto can be used across iOS, Android and the Web, and is the highest-rated video creation app in Google Play and iOS App stores. www.magisto.com/about and
And www.magisto.com/how-it-works

The company is funded by Horizons Ventures and Magma Venture Partner and maintains its headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel with offices in New York and California. To learn more, visit http://www.magisto.com,

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Paris (France) & Hollywood (CA) – June 20, 2013 – Technicolor, a worldwide technology leader in the media and entertainment sector, is leveraging its expertise in Hollywood color and imaging science, to deliver improved viewing experiences for consumers at home and on-the-go. Technicolor has teamed up with Portrait Displays (www.portrait.com) to create a Color Certification process that guarantees the color quality on any computer or mobile device display and has awarded the first 4K Image Certification to Marseille Networks (www.marseilleinc.com) for its system on chip to deliver stunning content on 4K televisions.

With these two certification programs, Technicolor is providing solutions to critical issues – inconsistent color accuracy on computer and mobile devices and the lack of content for viewing on 4K televisions. “Our expertise in working with Hollywood and our desire to deliver outstanding content drove us to develop the Color and Image Certification processes,” said Manuele Wahl, SVP, Technology Licensing, Technicolor. “We spend hundreds of hours to ensure color perfection on movies and we wanted to find a way to guarantee that consumers are seeing the content as the director intended, no matter what device they are using. Plus, our partnership with the studios and device manufacturers ideally positions Technicolor to help spearhead consumer acceptance of 4K,” she added.

By working with two Silicon Valley companies, Technicolor is capitalizing on their expertise and relationships. “Portrait has two decades of experience in color technology, licensing color control software to more than 25 of the leading worldwide manufacturers of computing products including monitors, laptops, notebooks, and all-in-one computers, stated Wahl. “Marseille is an innovator in video processing, compression and networking technology and is the clear leader with expertise in up-scaling content from SD to HD and from 2K to 4K.”

Importance of Color Accuracy
Accurate color representation is more important than ever given the wide variety of content—including video content from streaming media services, Blu-ray discs, and photos featuring diverse color settings. Consumers are viewing a significant percentage of their content on computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones, which do not deliver the true rich colors as intended by the Hollywood artist, thus reducing their enjoyment. Additionally, e-commerce also suffers from color inconsistencies as the color of the item purchased often is not the same as depicted on the screen.

“While today’s displays are dramatically improved for a superior visual experience, there is significant color inconsistency across the many types, resulting in oversaturated, washed out or simply incorrect colors—a substandard viewer experience, explains Portrait Displays President & CEO J. Michael James. “When a display has gone through the Technicolor Color Certified process, consumers will know that they are buying a product that delivers accurate color and they can be confident in their purchase.”

Technicolor Color Certified will be a differentiator for device manufacturers looking to sell more features and will help generate increased revenues for e-commerce retailers by reducing merchandise returns.

Upscaling HD content for true 4K viewing
Today’s film studios use 4K as the native format for production of Hollywood movies, and it will eventually become the content standard for the new generation of 4K TVs. In the meantime, while the industry transition to native 4K content is underway, it’s critical that consumers also be able to enjoy the benefits of 4K TV for their existing HD content libraries. In addition, entertainment content that consumers watch on their TVs increasingly comes from a multiplicity of sources beyond cable, satellite and over-the-air connections. DVD and Blu-ray players, streaming media players, laptops and desktops, game consoles, set-boxes and more bring a diverse video and graphics viewing experience. However, the variety of different video resolutions, frame rates, and compression formats from these sources results in uneven levels of quality, which are particularly evident when viewing on a 4K TV. Technicolor’s Image Certification initiative addresses this dilemma.

With Technicolor 4K Image Certified products, consumers can be confident of a 4K source device’s ability to deliver a stunning 4K Hollywood movie experience in the home from their existing HD content. Technicolor has certified the performance of Marseille’s technology in identifying key characteristics of incoming video and the quality of the resulting processed and up-scaled output video stream without injecting image damaging artifacts. The Marseille Networks VTV-122X family of video processors provides unparalleled image enhancement and 4K upscaling for source devices such as Blu-ray players, streaming media devices, and other consumer electronic products to ensure optimal 4K viewing.

“We are pleased to be the only company to pass Technicolor’s rigorous 4K image certification testing and have our VTV-122X family of video processors ’Technicolor 4K Image Certified’. This is an important independent validation of the depth of our video processing expertise. It also demonstrates the effectiveness of our virtual silicon development methodology, which enables us to deliver world class products that delight our customers and the market,” explained Marseille Networks President and CEO Amine Chabane. “The result is stunning quality for everything 4K including photographic quality still images, clear crisp menus and graphics, and most importantly full-motion video that creates the Hollywood movie experience at home with HD content. We see the designation of ’Technicolor 4K Image Certified’ as a key point of market differentiation for consumer electronics manufacturers and a significant benefit to consumers for identifying and selecting the best performing 4K video products.”

For more information on Technicolor Image and Color Certification visit www.technicolor.com/certified.

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About Technicolor
Technicolor, a worldwide technology leader in the media and entertainment sector, is at the forefront of digital innovation. Our world-class research and innovation laboratories enable us to lead the market in delivering advanced video services to content creators and distributors. We also benefit from an extensive intellectual property portfolio focused on imaging and sound technologies, based on a thriving licensing business. Our commitment: supporting the delivery of exciting new experiences for consumers in theaters, homes and on-the-go. Euronext Paris: TCH  www.technicolor.com

About Marseille Networks
Marseille Networks, Inc. has created a revolutionary business model enabling fast chip innovation while lowering development risks and costs. The Marseille proprietary “Virtual Silicon” platform enables unprecedented design collaboration with OEMs, resulting in market-validated, cost-optimized, production-ready products that create predictable, repeatable revenue streams. The Company’s Video Through Virtualization (VTV) family of video processors have achieved the highest levels of cost performance for HD to 4K video processing and scaling for the cost sensitive CE source devices such as Blu-ray and streaming media players. These products enable the massive installed base of legacy HD content to be delivered to the new generation 4K TVs with near native 4K video quality. Consumers can enjoy the Hollywood movie theater experience at home today without waiting for 4K content. Marseille is the first and only chip manufacturer to qualify as Technicolor 4K Image Certified. At Marseille, we and our customers say…See it, Perfect it, Build it. http://www.marseilleinc.com

About Portrait
Portrait Displays, Inc., since 1993, is a leading application software provider (ASP) for PC, smart phone, and tablet displays. Portrait Displays’ software is bundled with OEM displays and leading global systems manufacturers as a value-added, feature-rich solution for enhancing the end-user experience. Additionally, Portrait Displays is an Intel Capital Portfolio company, who has an interest in the value and services Portrait Displays provides to the OEMs. Portrait Displays is a private corporation with headquarters in Pleasanton, California, USA; representatives in Europe, Taiwan, China, Japan, and Korea. For more information about Portrait Displays and its products or services, visit www.portrait.com

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