DisplayLink Sells More than a Million USB GPUs

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

DisplayLink is celebrating the success of its certified products with the announcement that it has sold more than one million USB graphics chips since the debut of the system. The DisplayLink DL-120 and DL-160 make it possible for people to connect USB video cards to their computers and add more displays.

The USB GPUs are used in all sorts of products from the USB connected monitors from Acer, Samsung, and other companies to the small displays from Buffalo and other providers. A number of universal docking stations use Display Link tech as well including offerings from HP, Kensington, and Sony. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 May 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New Asus P6T7 CUDA Motherboard gives you 4 Teraflops

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Asus launched the ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer motherboard for CUDA Parallel Programming. The Asus P6T7 is equipped with 7 PCI-E Gen2 x16 slots supporting up to three NVIDIA Tesla cards and one NVIDIA Quadro card.
It is certified for NVIDIA Tesla GPU computing, based on the NVIDIA CUDA parallel computing architecture that supports up to three NVIDIA Tesla cards and one NVIDIA Quadro card. Each GPU delivers 240 CUDA parallel processing cores, producing 1 teraflop of processing power simultaneously. This adds up to a total of 960 parallel processing cores, delivering 4 teraflops of processing power.
Capable of supercomputer performance 250 times faster than that of a standard PC, the P6T7 WS SuperComputer is an efficient solution for highly computational applications in the fields of life science, engineering science, financial modeling, electronic design automation and virtualization. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 May 2009 07:51:20 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Asus Mainboards Feature New DTS Tech

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Asus has unveiled a pair of new mainboards for PCs that use new DTS Sensation UltraPC surround sound. The two boards fall into the enthusiast and mainstream categories. The two mainboards are the Asus P5Q Pro Turbo and the Asus M4A79T Deluxe.

The DTS technology used in the mainboards allows post-processing technology to deliver surround sound effects from two speakers or a set of headphones. DTS says that the post-processing effects contain significant psycho-acoustic information to alter the perception of sound. Read more

Posted on Tue, 12 May 2009 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sanyo LP-WXU700 802.11n Wi-Fi Projector unveiled

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Sanyo today introduces the industry's first 802.11n Wi-Fi Wide XGA LCD projector, the LP-WXU700.
The projector is able to stream video via its Video Streaming Function across the wireless LAN, allows easier projection utilizing Windows Vista Network Projector Function. With 3,800 lumen brightness the LP-WXU700 can be used for daylight projection.

The Sanyo LP-WXU700 will start being sold in Japan from June 19, 2009, targeting use at offices or schools. Read more

Posted on Tue, 12 May 2009 02:25:04 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Dell Debuts ST2010 20-inch LCD

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Dell has unveiled a new and attractive 20-inch LCD in Hong Kong called the ST2010. The LCD has a 20-inch screen and a 5ms response time. HDMI is integrated to allow connectivity with Blu-ray players and game consoles.

The resolution for the screen is 1600 x 900 and contrast is 1000:1. The slim bezel of the LCD is designed to match the new Dell Studio and XPC computer systems, the stand allows the LCD to be adjusted 4-degrees forward, and 21-degrees back for viewing comfort. Read more

Posted on Mon, 11 May 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Xerox Multifunction Printer Slashes Print Costs 62%

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Xerox announced a breakthrough printer yesterday that uses solid ink cubes rather than liquid ink tanks to produce color and black copies. The new multifunction printer is the ColorCube 9200 series and the solid inks promise to lower the environmental impact of office printing.

The cartridge free design uses 90% less supplies and reduces waste compared to traditional tanks. The solid ink sticks are like crayons according to Xerox. The printer uses a hybrid color plan that allows documents to be printed and users only pay for the color they need. Text pages with a small company logo will cost about one penny to print. Read more

Posted on Fri, 8 May 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung Adds Touch of Color to PC LCDs

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Samsung has announced new LCD monitors for PCs using the company's Touch of Color design. The new line of LCDs includes the P2070, P2370, and P2370HD. The trio of LCDs are all thin with 1.18-inch depths for the P2070 and P2370, with the P2370HD ringing in at 2.58-inches deep.

All three LCDs have 50000:1 dynamic contrast ratios, 2ms GTG response times, glossy stands, and polished designs. To complete the looks of the monitors they feature Samsung Starlight touch controls for OSD and menu functions. Read more

Posted on Fri, 8 May 2009 05:51:35 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Intel Launches New Advertising Campaign

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Intel has launched its newest and largest marketing campaign in an effort to refocus the consumer's attention on its contributions to science and the products of tomorrow. Today's consumers are not as interested in having an Intel CPU inside their computer as they are interested in computers that do what they want them to.

The marketing campaign is said to be larger even than the "Multiply" campaign that touted the Core 2 Duo processor in 2006. Intel says the new marketing campaign will kickoff in full force on May 11th, but limited ads for the new campaign are running online today. My favorite Intel campaign was the one that used the Blue Man Group. I don’t remember what it was advertising though. Read more

Posted on Thu, 7 May 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

AMD Promises Ultimate Visual Experience for Windows 7 RC Users

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

AMD has announced that it is providing computer users running the new Windows 7 Release Candidate with the ultimate visual experience. AMD has announced a new Windows 7 driver that has received WHQL certification for compatibility and performance.

The new driver offers a unified installer package and is compatible with Windows Display Driver Model 1.1. AMD says that it continues to work closely with Microsoft to ensure that its hardware and software are compatible and ready for the full launch of Windows 7. Read more

Posted on Thu, 7 May 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

WeraMouse Wraps a Mouse Around Your Finger

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

The mouse has been around for a long time and is the most common way that computer users navigate their machines and online. In some instances, a mouse isn’t the best tool for the job, like when you are trying to control an HTPC machine in the living room without a desk. A new mouse called the WeraMouse V2 is now available that is perfect for use when there is no desk available.

The WeraMouse has a trackball on top and the mouse is worn on the finger like a ring. Two buttons and a scroll wheel are located under the trackball. Power for the WeraMouse comes from an internal Li-ion battery good for up to 28 hours of use per charge. Read more

Posted on Mon, 4 May 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Imation Ships S and M Class SSDs

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Imation has begun shipping its new SSD line including the M-class and S-class SSDs. Imation is also shipping upgrade kits that include the new SSDs for upgrading computers. The upgrade kits provide users an affordable way to upgrade their PC from a normal HDD to an SSD.

Upgrade kits for laptops include a 2.5-inch SSD, Acronis True Image HD software for data transfer, and a USB-to-SATA or SATA-to-SATA connector cable. Desktop upgrade kits include a 3.5-inch SSD, Acronis True image HD software, and a SATA connector and power cable. Read more

Posted on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun