FeeVoo Laptop Components: 一月 2010

2010年1月31日星期日

Caltech have come up with a power-generating rubber material

The scientists--who detail their findings in the new issue of Nano Letters, a journal of the American Chemical Society--say the rubber sheets could one day appear in shoes that power cell phones and other mobile electronic devices as the user walks or runs.
For example, the biocompatible material could be placed next to a person's lungs and utilize breathing motions to power pacemakers, the scientists say. That could reduce the need for surgery to replace batteries in the device.
We've heard of other gadgets that can be powered by kinetic energy, including the Dance Charge, which is strapped around the arm and powered, as the name suggests, by dancing. Still, it can be hard to significantly power devices through movement alone. M2E Power, one company that had designed and tested a human-powered charger for cell phones and other gadgets, sold its assets to Motionetics last year and changed its focus to the vehicle market.
The Princeton/Caltech researchers say they're hopeful about their method; they maintain that PZT is the most efficient of all piezoelectric materials, able to convert 80 percent of the mechanical energy applied to it into electrical energy. For their product, the PZT is made into nanoribbons so narrow that 100 fit side-by-side in the space of a millimeter.
The material is made from nanoribbons composed of lead zirconate titanate, or PZT, a ceramic substance that's "piezoelectric," meaning it generates an electrical voltage when pressure is applied. The "piezo-rubber chips" are embedded in clear silicone rubber sheets that produce electricity when flexed.

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2010年1月28日星期四

Asus' Eee Tablet will tap into Tegra

Like MSI's unit, Asus' Eee Tablet (or whatever it will be called) will tap into Tegra, and specifically Tegra 2. But it will also sport a dual-core ARM Cortex 9 based processor with support for multitasking. In other words, you can expect a fairly powerful tablet capable of full 1080p HD playback, which makes the HDMI connector a most welcome addition.
What we don't know is how much it will cost, and probably won't have those details until CeBit, which kicks off in early March. If you follow trends at all, then it's not too hard to figure out what the current one is. In recent times, first it was netbooks that stole the show, followed by e-book readers, and now tablet PCs are all the talk. Enter Asus, who along with MSI (see here), has no intention of letting Apple corner the market.
All the press releases for tegra 2 indicate nvidia is targeting Adroid based tablets and phones for the platform, and choosing ARM processors definately supports that assumption, since windows OSes don't really do well in that market. Assuming that this thing is even powerfull enough to run Windows 7 (dont even think about Vista's fat a$$). XP might not be a bad choice, cuz its still better than what the i(Maxi)Pad can do because it would be a full OS not just a little application platform.
Running a full fledged OS, this could have all the usability of the Apple slate in software. I still think Apple shoudl sell their software. Imagine how well an iPhone/iPad/iPod touch emulation software would do. You could let other companies build the hardware, and still have you locked down app store if people WANTED to use it.

2010年1月26日星期二

AMD's Desktop will be revealed on 2011

It looks like AMD plans to release the “Leo” platform later this year with a 6-core 45nm process. This would be in competition with Intel’s Clarkdale CPUs at 32nm. The Leo is slated to be replaced with the 32nm Scorpius platform in 2011. This platform would apparently be equipped with a “next-generation discrete graphics solution”, Bulldozer Zambezi CPU, and up to eight cores. We will also see the mid-range Lynx platform in 2011 with "next-generation integrated graphics". Could this be what happened to Fusion?
The Asian press got a sneak preview of AMD’s processor roadmap at the launch event for the new Phenom II and Athlon II chips. It’s no secret that AMD has been lagging behind rival Intel, but if the slides are to be believed, AMD could still come back.
Sure, this is just a quick presentation of a theoretical roadmap, but maybe AMD has an ace up their sleeve. If the Leo platform make the scene in 2010, that will be a good start.
The new processors include Athlon II X2s in 2.7GHz and 2.8 GHz, four Athlon II X3s ranging from 2.2 GHz up to 2.9 GHz, and Athlon II X4s at 2.2 GHz and 2.3 GHz. All of the processors pull 45 watts, except for the 2.7 GHz and 2.9 GHz X3s which draw 95 watts. All of the new Athlon IIs are manufactured using 45-nanometer dies.
AMD claims the 2.8 GHz X2 will perform up to 70 percent better on media and entertainment benchmarks than an Intel Core 2 Duo E7400, while the 2.9 GHz X3 shows a 75 percent performance jump over the Intel Core 2 Duo E8500. Overall, AMD says these new processors will offer “superior competitive value for mainstream consumers in productivity, HD video, and 3D gaming.”

2010年1月24日星期日

PC Gamers are Flocking to Windows 7

We know these numbers will continue their march upwards over the next few years at a fairly health rate, but one demographic is breaking the adoption mold, that group is PC Gamers. According to the December Steam hardware survey, Windows 7 accounts for nearly 23% of all Steam users when you add up both the 32 & 64 bit varieties. Vista by comparison sits at around 31%, but that gap is pretty small when you consider that it has a three year head start over Windows 7. As for trusty ole Windows XP, it continues to hold the lead with a commanding 45% share, but is losing ground even faster than Vista.
Here at Maximum PC, we love Windows 7. Its snappy, riddled with handy new features, and is the most stable version of the OS to ever come out of Redmond. Regardless of how much fame and positive press it racks up however, we know it will take years for the majority of consumers and businesses to fully make the switch. Overall market share numbers pegged the OS at around 3.6% in November, with a slow but steady climb to around 6% in December.
If you haven't checked out the Steam hardware stats before, it gives a really interesting insight into the PC Gaming hardware landscape, and is definitely worth checking out. For example, a quick glance at the spread shows the average processer speed is 2.5Ghz, and despite ATI's commanding price/performance lead, Nvidia holds over 65% of the market share compared to ATI's 30%. Its a quick and easy way to see where your system ranks against your fellow gamers.
Intel CPU speeds are higher than AMD CPU speeds, although I think that's having to do with people still having Pentium 4s. If they had a P4 for this long, then surely they must have melted from the heat!

2010年1月21日星期四

Mini-projector-integrated will be available on HP Notebooks

According to Monty Wang, vice president and manager of personal computing systems group at HP Taiwan, Quanta Computer will build the upcoming notebooks, and will most likely plop the projector on top of the notebook's display, right where the webcam would normally be.
Maybe pricing is just now starting to make them a viable option, but integrating mini-projectors into notebook PCs seems like a natural fit, and that's exactly what HP plans to do. HP also plans to launch a bunch of standalone mini-projectors in the coming months as a precursor to integrating them into notebooks.
According to Monty Wang, vice president and manager of personal computing systems group at HP Taiwan, Quanta Computer will build the upcoming notebooks, and will most likely plop the projector on top of the notebook's display, right where the webcam would normally be.
Wong believes that HP is unlikely to push non-Wintel products aggressively in the short term since these products are still have issues in software compatibility with Windows-based applications. Additionally, the segment is susceptible to fluctuating consumer demand and therefore needs to be carefully evaluated. Hewlett-Packard (HP) is planning to push two major PC systems for 2010 - tablet PCs and notebook with integrated mini-projectors, according to Monty Wong, vice president and manager of personal computing systems group at HP Taiwan.

2010年1月19日星期二

HP will release “Wall of Touch” 9-Screen

HP plans to make the “wall of touch” a mainstream product. HP says it will be available to consumers in 2011. The price tag, depending on options, will range from a couple thousand dollars up to $100,000 or more. The “wall of touch” is basically a really big TV. HP says the system can access cable and satellite, as well as download and stream media. It connects to social networking sites. And it plays DVDs and DVRs.
The “wall of touch” is driven by a Z800 workstation, employs a standard touchscreen interface, as well as a gesture-capture interface. Gestures are picked up by optical cameras and a magnetic strip that detect when a user nears, and the movements of the user's hands.
As the marketplace is pushing for smaller and smaller, Hewlett-Packard (HP) is bucking the trend with bigger. HP recently demonstrated a new design, which it has dubbed the “wall of touch”, built with up to nine 43-inch to 46-inch, 1.5-inch thick LCDs with 1080p resolution. It behaves like a really big TouchSmart computer.
The TX2’s multi touch interface will work with any program that already supports multi touch, as well as with HP’s integrated MediaSmart media suite. The laptop features an array of gestural controls, including all of the multi touch standards, like pinch-zooming and two finger rotation, as well as the ability to open MediaSmart at any time by drawing an “m” on the screen with both fingers. The screen uses capacitance-based touch detection and is designed to accept input either from the pad of a finger or from a built-in digital pen.
With a 12.1 inch screen and weighing in at 4.3 pounds, the TX2 is physically nearly identical to its predecessor, the TX2000. The only thing differentiating the two visually is the TX2’s glossy, charcoal-colored finish and “Reaction Imprint” design. Y

2010年1月17日星期日

Dell the "Froot" does away with a traditional monitor and keyboard

Its hard to imagine something like this being anything more than a niche product for our audience, but it certainly makes you wonder, will we ever become so comfortable with touch typing that physical keyboards as we know them today would become an unnecessary eyesore for the mainstream consumer?
Dell, among other PC OEM's is always looking for the next big thing in PC form factors, and industrial designer Pauline Carlos thinks he has just the thing. The "Froot" does away with a traditional monitor, as well as the keyboard and mouse. The device itself contains a pair of projectors, one which takes care of the user interface, and a second one on the back of the unit to project a keyboard.
When my hands hit a phyiscal keyboard they are still trained to locate the little bumps on the j and f keys letting me know that I am on the home row. I really do wonder how hard it would be to type on a keyboard not knowing where the home row is just by touch.
A fully functional computer sits inside the QWERTY keyboard, and several ports run along the top edge, including two USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, and audio in/out ports. The sub 2-pound keyboard also sports an integrated microphone and speakers, and comes equipped with WiFi capability and support for Ultra-wideband wireless HDMI.
The laundry list of features doesn't stop there. On the side of the keyboard, Asus has installed a mini touchscreen. SlashGear spent some hands on time with the prototype and says the main menu grants access to the calendar, photo gallery, media player, and an internet browser, in addition to other usability apps.

2010年1月14日星期四

"World's First" Touch Screen Gaming Notebook is now Available

We believe multi-touch compatibility is the future of mobile gaming," said Darren Su, Vice President of iBuyPower. "We are proud to be the first company to market with a multi-touch gaming notebook and look forward to all the new multi-touch games due out this year."

The customizable Battalion Touch comes standard with an Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 processor, 2GB of DDR3-1333 RAM, ATI Radeon HD 4650 graphics, a 250GB hard drive spinning at 5400RPM (7200RPM available for $11 more), 3X DVD burner, 3-in-1 media card reader, 802.11a/g/n Wi--Fi, a 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium.

Boutique system builder iBuyPower this week announced the availability of what the company claims is the planet's first ever multi-touch gaming notebook, the Battalion Touch CZ-10.

"Availability," in this case, means you can pre-order the unit, but you won't have to wait very long. iBuyPower says it will begin shipping the CZ-10 starting on January 22, just over a week from now.

The company began shipping the XT tablet sans any multi-touch in December, 2007 but with an assurance that the feature would be added at a later time. It is very strange how some websites are highlighting the fact that the update is free. They shouldn’t forget that Dell hasn’t done a terrific job justifying XT’s exorbitant price – prime example of thickly veiled language – and the unavailability of the tablet’s purported forte for 6 months after launch implies that the company owes a favor or two to XT owners.

2010年1月13日星期三

USB 3.0 is available on HP laptop

HP spokeswoman Sheila Watson said Tuesday that the company is shipping certain Envy 15 configurations with the USB 3.0 ports. "HP Direct (our online store) does now sell the Envy 15 with the USB 3.0 along with the new ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830 Graphics (DX11)," she said in response to an e-mail query Tuesday, referring to the mobile Radeon graphics chip from Advanced Micro Devices' ATI unit.

And USB 3.0 will be available on EliteBook--HP's high-end business laptop line--8540p and 8540w models "in a couple of weeks," according to Watson.

The HP Envy 15 with USB 3.0 ports debuted last week at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. That news left some CNET readers questioning whether the USB 3.0-equipped Envy models were actually shipping, as some HP salespeople, readers said, weren't yet aware of the USB 3.0 ports on new models.

Watson said consumers can get an Envy with USB 3.0 "if you configure it with the new ATI 5830 graphics and quad-core i7 processor." Hewlett-Packard has begun shipping some Envy 15 laptop configurations with USB 3.0 technology, becoming one of the first PC makers to do so. The new "SuperSpeed USB" 3.0 standard is touted as achieving up to 10X the data transfer rate of USB 2.0, the standard that has been shipping on laptops for the last eight years or so.

Even the External Hard Drives designed for USB3 cant even cope with 1/2 the data flow that USB3 can offer. So while they might be twice as fast as USB2, its a long way from the touted 10x speed. The Envy 15, which HP touts as the world's thinnest quad-core laptop, isn't the only notebook in HP's lineup to receive the USB 3.0 treatment. Watson says the SuperSpeed port will also soon find its way onto its EliteBook 8540p and 8540w models "in a couple of weeks." The EliteBook is HP's high end business laptop line.

Still, doesnt hurt to have forwards compatibility as long as its not costing too much extra. However, i suspect this laptop will be out of date & you will be looking to buy a new laptop by the time USB3 is as common as USB2

2010年1月12日星期二

IBM has earned the most US patents

IBM will even be offering training sessions on how to build and leverage patent portfolios. “We are making our IP (intellectual property) know-how and patent management software available because clients have increasingly approached IBM for insight into how to effectively establish and manage their own patent and IP portfolios,” said IBM’s Manager of IP, Kevin Reardon. Maybe these products are just the gift for the entrepreneur in your life.

You might not go down to the local electronics store and buy an IBM computer anymore, but Big Blue is far from gone. For the 17th consecutive year, IBM has earned the most US patents of any company with 4,914. The next closest was Samsung with 2,906. Together with this year’s acquisitions, IBM’s mountain of patents numbers more than 30,000.

The sheer volume of IBM patents may have even created an entirely new business. IBM will begin selling a patent management software suite to companies keen on being the next IBM. The software will help businesses survey their patent holdings and target opportunities for new patents.

Just one of the patents IBM earned for the year was given to Big Blue inventor John Gunnels for an invention to ensure that the internal communications network for the company's Blue Gene supercomputer is running properly.

With almost 5,000 under its belt for the year, IBM now owns more than 30,000 U.S. patents. The company noted that in addition to its 2009 patents, it published almost 4,000 technical inventions and products without patent protection last year, all of them freely available to others as a means to kick-start greater innovation in the business world.

2010年1月10日星期日

World's First Desktop Keyboard for the iPhone review

The battery-powered iTYPE features a standard QWERTY keyboard with full-sized keys. That is where the technical information ends. It is unknown whether the keyboard connects wirelessly to the iPhone (it appears to be a docking mechanism), or what technology lies beneath the keys.

ION released the first desktop keyboard designed exclusively for use with the iPhone. While ION is an unlikely company to be releasing this product due to their history in consumer audio products, iPhone users have been craving a product like this for some time. Though, ION was skimpy on the details.

Since the iPhone doesn't allow messing with the internal keyboard app I heard you have to type with this thing and Paste it in to the iPhone. Super lame. If the voice to text was as good as the Nexus One you wouldn't need this. I know BT keyboards aren't very common, but I have a nice, tiny folding one that I use with my Blackberry and Nokia N800. It works very well and has helped me quickly type many an email.

However, if you can forgive the lack of information, the product could be great if executed well. The iPhone can handle most of a commuters technology needs, but touch-typing can be a pain for some.

The conceptial keyboard/mouse hybrid is a design that attempts to fuse both input devices into a single product. Underneath the keyboard would sit an optical sensor for tracking the keyboard's movement, and low friction pads purportedly make it easy to nudge the peripheral around your desk space. Let's break this one down.

2010年1月7日星期四

Panasonic collaborated with Tesla Motors to develop nickel-based lithium ion battery cells

Panasonic will be collaborating with Tesla Motors to develop next-generation nickel-based lithium ion battery cells for electric vehicles, both companies announced Thursday.The deal should not be much of a surprise to those who follow these two companies.

While Panasonic is probably most famous for its TVs, the company is also a leading manufacturer of battery cells for electronics. In his December conversation with Bloomberg, Ohtsubo said that Panasonic planned to expand its interests in lithium ion batteries for cars, as well as solar panels, smart appliances, and home energy monitoring systems.

"Combining Tesla's rigorous cell testing and understanding of EV requirements with Panasonic's cutting-edge battery technology will result in custom cells optimized for use in EVs," JB Straubel, Tesla's chief technology officer, said in a statement.

It seems that when Panasonic President Fumio Ohtsubo said in December that his company would invest $1 billion in green technologies for the home, he may already have had a deal in the works for the garage.

Panasonic also announced Thursday that it's halfway through a 3-year project to overhaul its lithium-ion battery cell research and production facilities companywide, including a completely new plant scheduled to open in Suminoe, Japan, in April. The company said the entire overhaul represents about a $1 billion investment.

2010年1月5日星期二

Apple will announce its mythic tablet PC, Lenovo's announced Skylight Smartbook

Explaining the purpose behind the Lenovo Skylight, Ninis Samuel, marketing director at Lenovo said "To match that demand and growth, the consumers want innovative devices that can connect to the Internet and multimedia on the go." One article on the speculation around the Apple tablet PC said "Offering a tablet PC would help Apple capitalize on demand from consumers for devices that can surf the Web and play movies and music."
It used to be much simpler to choose. Desktop computers stayed on a desk. Laptop computers were portable and sat on laps. Mobile phones made phone calls. Now, the variety of options just in the portable computer arena is staggering.

There are smartphones--mini computing platforms disguised as phones, smartbooks--Web surfing and multimedia devices disguised to look like a smartphone, netbooks--mini notebooks for an even more portable Web-based computing experience, notebooks--the power and versatility of a desktop computer you can carry with you, and tablet PC's--notebook or netbook equivalents that don't have to be unfolded.

According to a rising chorus of rumors, Apple will announce its mythic tablet PC, possibly dubbed the iSlate, later this month. Combined with Lenovo's announcement of Skylight Smartbook, and its upcoming IdeaPad U1--a hybrid notebook and tablet PC, consumers may have a hard time making sense of the overlapping array of available gadgets.

The array of possibilities has its up sides as well, though. Businesses that rely on Web-based applications, or provide remote access to applications on the internal network can save money by arming road warriors with netbooks instead of notebooks.

Smartbooks may provide businesses with a lightweight platform with smartphone-like battery life that allows roaming workers to stay in touch with Web-based e-mail using the vast multitude of free WiFi hotspots without the additional expense of the wireless service required for smartphones.

2010年1月3日星期日

CyberPower announced it has completely redesigned its Black Mamba custom gaming machine

CyberPower's not kidding about the overhaul. Everything about the Black Mamba has been replaced or rejiggered, including the chassis, which now consists of Corsair's Obsidian 800D enclosure.

On the inside, the Black Mamba now comes equipped with the new Xtreme Hydro custom cooling kit, Intel's still flagship Core i7 975 processor, Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard with "the latest special BIOS that allows for improved overclocking and support for...Gulftown that will be released" next year, a pair of Radeon HD 5870 graphics cards, two 64GB Kingston SSDs in a RAID 0 array, and plenty of other goodies.

The redesigned Black Mamba doesn't come cheap, with the base MSRP set at $3,800. Yikes, someone pass the anti-venom. Boutique system builder CyberPower today announced it has completely redesigned its Black Mamba custom gaming machine, which the company describes as "the cornerstone of the Fang Series."

"The Fang series with Venom incorporates a special BIOS to allow for higher overclocking," CyberPower stated in a press release. "The BIOS supports real-time readings of CPU speed and additional options for QPI signal and CPU Clock Skew features, all of which improve overclocking capability."

On the higher end, the configurable Black Mamba Venom comes standard with Intel's just-released Core i7 975 Extreme Edition processor factory overclocked to 4GHz, and EVGA X58 Classified or Gigabyte X58 Extreme motherboard, 6GB of tri-channel DDR3 memory, a pair of 300GB Velociraptors in a RAID 0 array with a 1TB hard drive for storage duties, two Nvidia GTX 285 videocards in SLI, and a 6X Blu-ray writer all housed in Cooler Master's Storm Sniper chassis.

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