Mitsubishi Electric Announces New 12.1-inch TFT-LCD

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Mitsubishi Electric has announced that it will be selling a new TFT-LCD panel module internationally. The new screen is 12.1-inches in size and has XGA resolution with full color. The big selling point of the screen is that it is 10% smaller with a reduced frame width.

The screen is model number AA121XL01 and has up to 1000 cd/m2 brightness and longer backlight life thanks to white LEDs. The new features of the screen will reduce the size and weight of the device. The product will be available starting February 1, 2010 and will ship globally at 52,500 yen or equivalent. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Kingston Makes 40 GB SSD

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Solid state drive technology is moving forward pretty quickly these days. 16 and 32 GB SSDs are fairly common now, and Kingston's just introduced a new, low cost 40 GB SSD. This drive isn't intended for storage, however. The idea, as Electronista states, is to put your operating system and key apps on the SSD, and have a second, normal hard drive for actual storage.

Solid state drives are much, much faster than traditional spindle HDs. The Kingston 40 GB has a 170 MB/s read speed and a 40 MB/s write speed. That's around four times faster than a traditional hard drive. Loading your OS and major apps onto an SSD will speed your machine up substantially.

Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:15:34 CDT | by Robert Evans

Tilera Unveils 100-core Processor

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

When most of us think about processors, we think Intel and AMD. A third name is now offering up an interesting processor and the company is called Tilera. The firm has announced a new CPU that has way more cores than offerings from AMD or Intel can muster.

The new Tilera Tile-GX processors are aimed at the server market and boast 100-cores inside the single processor. The chips are targeted specifically at servers that execute web-related functions like indexing, search, and video search. Read more

Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Shure Unveils New USB Mics for PC Users

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Shure unveiled a pair of new USB microphones called the PG27USB and the PG42USB side condenser microphones. Both of the mics are shipping now. The mics are designed to complement the Shure line of pro mics and home recording products.

Both mics connect directly to a PC via a USB port with plug and play performance. The cardioid condenser mics have built-in headphone monitoring and zero latency with a mix control. This allows the user to hear what they are recording on the go and make adjustments. Read more

Posted on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Lenovo ThinkVision L2251x LCD Wins TCO Certified Edge Designation

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

The Lenovo L2251x Wide desktop LCD screen has become the first product to be awarded the TCO Certified Edge designation. The logo certifies the product for excellence in combining green features and high performance design elements. The LCD also features recycled packaging materials and a proximity sensor to save energy.

TCO says that the logo is available to those whose products already meet worldwide TC Certified criteria for environment and usability in IT design. The Lenovo screen uses arsenic free glass and is mercury free and low halogen. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Cooler Master Unveils NA 65 and NA 90 Notebook Power Adapters

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Cooler Master is definitely known for its line of computer cases and other computer accessories. The company isn’t really super well known outside of the chassis realm for other products for notebooks. Cooler Master has debuted its new universal notebook power adapters called the NA 65 and NA 90.

The new adapters have passed the US EPA's Energystar requirements and are up to 90% efficient. Both of the power adapters come with nine different tips to make it compatible with most notebooks and to ensure that the user will be able to power and charge their notebooks. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:28:36 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New AMD Athlon II Processors Unveiled

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

AMD announced several new AMD Athlon II processors today that are supposed to offer outstanding performance and low power consumption, while enabling sleek desktop PC designs and attractive price points.

In addition to the standard power processors, the full AMD Athlon II processor family now delivers high-performance, low-power dual-, triple- and quad-core processors to meet a range of computing needs. This variety and value enables OEMs and system builders to develop compelling PC solutions that address the market shift to power efficient, innovative PC designs optimized for Windows 7. Read more

Posted on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Texas Instruments Demos World's First Coin Cell for Bluetooth Low Energy Apps

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Texas Instruments has announced that it has demonstrated the world's first coin cell demo for the new Bluetooth low energy open standard based on its upcoming CC2540 single-mode, system-on-chip. Bluetooth low energy applications like sports and fitness equipment, mobile accessories, and home and office devices use coin cell and energy harvesting solutions to run for more than a year on a single tiny button cell battery.

The TI application supports both dual-mode and single-mode solutions and are optimized for low-power and low-cost applications. TI says that its device is packaged on a 6mm x 6mm unit including the controller, host, and application. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series Graphics Cards Get Official

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

We already know all there is to know about AMDs new Radeon 5700 series video cards including the 5770 and the 5750. The details and even pictures were leaked last week ahead of the official announcement today.

AMD has gone official with the cards that both fully support DirectX 11 and Eyefinity multi-monitors from ATI. The video cards deliver over one teraflops of computing power. The GPUs are built on 40nm technology and have up to 800 stream processors. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung Lapfit Monitors LD220G And LD190N Now Available In U.S.

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Samsung today announced the release of its Lapfit monitors, LD220G and LD190N, for use as a secondary display for notebook PCs also for the United States.
The Samsung Lapfit LD220G and LD190N have an estimated street price of $249.99 and $149.99 respectively and are supposed to be available now.
Samsung announced the Lapfit monitor line in Korea already in February. Read more

Posted on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:15:15 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung Premium Plus Memory Cards Launched

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Samsung today announced that this month in Taiwan, it is introducing premium Samsung memory cards for sale. In previous years, Samsung manufactured 'white-label' digital memory cards for a variety of leading electronics companies and memory card companies.

Samsung's new premium Plus memory cards, which comply with the Secure Digital class 6 ratings for performance, are available in SD, microSD and Compact Flash (CF) formats with densities of 4-gigabytes (GBs) and 8GBs, with a 16GB density for an SD Plus card. Read more

Posted on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:47:59 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr