We were mildly impressed when SmartQ 5 PMP-MID was announced. Here at last is a little known brand that has ambition and seems to have the means to make it to the very top. Well, they’re not stopping. The 7-inch WVGA SmartQ 7 is something you have to get excited about. It’s a sleek device with very interesting buttons on the bottom of the screen and on the side, WiFi-enabled of course, running Linux. The 4500mAh is goo enough to play music for 48 continuous hours. If that is true, we got ourselves a netbook killer right here. It’s available in at least three colors. Pending a hands-on review, I’d say it’s one of the more important PMP news this year.
No pricing and availability for the SmartQ 7 just yet. We hope to have more details soon (processor, build material, etc.) as we’re sure our readers will be looking forward for updates.
Source : pmptoday
SmartQ 7 Internet Tablet to Kill Netbooks with 48-Hour Music Playback
Super Micro Announces Low Power Server Based on Intel Atom Processor
Intel Atom processor has been getting much traction and is currently occupying most of the netbook and nettop designs in consumer market space. Some of you may not aware, the ultra low power and small foot print thermally efficient processor can also be designed into other market segments even including server application. Just recently, Super Micro Computer has just announced a new server solution based on Intel Atom processor targeted for IPC (Industrial PC) usage.
There are two versions being made available, an entry level X7SLA-L with single-core Atom 230 processor and a X7SLA-H with dual-core Atom processor for mainstream feature sets that are suitable for different customers’ requirements. Both versions are coupled with Intel GMA 950 chipset and stays at 4 watts and 8 watts respectively.
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World Exclusive: MSI N260GTX Lightning Black Edition
Not all graphics cards are equal, they are reference ones and then there are factory-overclocked ones. And even among factory-overclocked ones, not all are equal. There are normal factory-overclocked cards and then there is the biggest and meanest of them all � such as the MSI N260GTX Lightning Black Edition (which we'll be referring to it as the MSI N260 Lightning). The MSI N260 Lightning is the Taiwanese hardware giant's most hardcore card yet, and once you take a look at its feature list and specifications, you'll know why.
Based on the existing GeForce GTX 260 216-core, the MSI N260 Lightning is one of the most focused graphics card we've seen yet. MSI says the N260 Lightning uses only high-end 'military grade' components, which includes ultra long lifespan solid state capacitors, which are claimed to last 20% longer; and top grade high durability Hi-C Caps, which can tolerate 20% higher temperatures.
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Costly Performance: RAM-based SSD - DDRdrive X1
We have seen the likes of Fusion-io, the race just got interesting with the introduction of DDRdrive X1, which places 4GB DRAM and 4GB NAND in parallel on a full height PCIe card.
Sounds lovely isn't it? Wait till you hear the price - a hefty US$1495.
The source of the article boasts this device offers the user nothing less than "pure unadulterated random IO" that is "unmatched by any other device available.
There is a downside though, the DDRdrive X1 is limited to only 4GB for now.
Source : vr-zone
NVIDIA Tesla GPUs now shipping with Dell 'personal supercomputers'
Been itching to get your hands on a personal supercomputer, as NVIDIA's ad wizards put it? The company has just announced that its CUDA-based Tesla C1060 GPU is now available in Dell's Precision R5400, T5500 and T7500 workstations. And just to put things into perspective, NVIDIA points out that a Dell workstation rockin' a single Tesla C1060 has enough going on under the hood to power the control system for the European Extremely Large Telescope project ("the world's largest," apparently). According to one of the developers, Jeff Meisel at National Instruments, a workstation "equipped with a single Tesla C1060 can achieve near real-time control of the mirror simulation and controller, which before wouldn't be possible in a single machine without the computational density offered by GPUs.
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Nokia Announces E52
Today, Nokia
announced their latest E52 which claims impressive battery life with talk time of up to eight whole hours before you need to recharge, and standby time in excess of 23 days.
It features 2.4-inch display, A-GPS, 3.2-megapixel camera, supports high-speed HSDPA and HSUPA connection, microSD card expansion slot as well as noise cancellation. The phone also supports Nokia Messaging, Mail for Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes Traveller for mobile professionals who want to check their emails on-the-go.
Available in golden aluminium and metal grey aluminium, the E52 is expected to ship in the second half of 2009 at an estimated retail price of EUR245.
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Nokia E75 NAM hits the US flagship stores
If you're up for a trip to New York or Chicago (both are lovely this time of year), you now have a shot at scoring the North American version of Nokia's landscape QWERTY slider, the E75. Of course, "scoring" costs you $529.99 in this case -- and you can only get it in black right now -- but if you spend a lot of time in the seedier parts of either of these towns, the concept of scoring for several hundred dollars should be very familiar.
Source : Engadget
PhotoFast G-Monster-PROMISE PCI-E SSD Unveiled - The First Practical SSD Reach 1000 MBs
Back in March 26, we announced the PhotoFast G-Monster PCIe SSD that achieves stunning perfomance like 750MB/s reading speed and 700MB/s writing speed. Today, PhotoFast came to us with a little update with a huge step in performance with a maximum read and write speed of up to 1000 MB/sec…
And guess what, Japan will be the first country to get this baby middle of May!
For all enthusiasts and power users, the first practical SSD reached 1000MB/s is brought to you by PhotoFast.
The new G-Monster-PROMISE PCI-Express SSD is a storage device that connects to an x8 PCI-Express slot and available in 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB of storage capacity. The Drive is stated to offer maximum read and write speeds of up to 1000 MB/sec. and 1000 MB/sec respectively.
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MSI Launches MS-9A08 Embedded PC System
Not sure if you've noticed, but MSI is a diverse company. Somehow or another, it manages to produce potent gaming notebooks, slim ultraportables and machines like the one pictured below -- a small form factor PC designed for tight applications such as digital signage, kiosks, gaming and thin clients. The MS-9A08 is hailed as an embedded system and can be equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad or Core 2 Quad processor.
Built around the Intel GM45 chipset, the little black box includes GMAX4500 HD graphics and supports DirectX 10 as well as Blu-ray video playback. As for ports, you'll find DVI, VGA and HDMI outputs, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, four USB 2.0 ports, audio in/out as well as a Wi-Fi module and optional TV tuner. MSI has yet to reveal a price, but we are told that it measures just 18 x 18 x 4.4cm.
Source : HotHardware
LG Korea Announces Their First Wireless Full HD LCD TV
Behold LG's LH 80 Series LCD TVs (available in 42”, 47” and 55”) released this morning and available for purchase in Korea featuring LG's first Full HD wireless technology.
As you may have already guessed, the LCD panel shows video wirelessly thanks to a newly developed “Media Box” that also includes the LCD TV tuner, HDMI HUB… and a USB port to access JPEG and DIVX video stored on a USB HDD or thumb key.
If you happen to live in Korea and are interested in the 55” model, expect something around €2990 for this little baby ₩ 5,100,000 (girl not included…).
Source : Akihabaranews
