AMD DELAYING THE RELEASE 90NANOMETROVYH PRODUCTS FOR 2004

AMD delaying the release 90nm PRODUCTS FOR 2004

Initially, AMD planned in the second half of 2003 to release the 90-nanometer products, including core Athens, built on process technology SOI (silicon on insulator) for servers and workstations, the core of San Diego (desktop) and the core of Odessa for laptops.

However, due to problems in the final verification of SOI technology and slight changes in design, AMD K8 processors do not hit the market until the first half of 2003, which was the cause of sediment release 90-nanometer products.

In order to accelerate the transition to the 0.13-micron production, Intel is also the beginning of the test production on 90-nanometer process in the factory Fab 11X in New Mexico.

Source: based on site DigiTimes

NVIDIA INTRODUCED NEW GRAPHICS CHIPS QUADRO4 AGP8X

NVIDIA introduced new graphics chips QUADRO4 AGP8X

Following the release in September of graphics chip NV18 and NV28, supporting AGP 8X, company Nvidia on November 12 introduced a new series of its products with support for AGP 8X. This series includes graphics chips for workstations Quadro4 980 XGL, Quadro4 580 XGL, Quadro4 380 XGL, and Quadro4 280 NVS.

The family includes Quadro4 series Quadro4 XGL and Quadro4 NVS, aimed respectively at the MCAD / applications of digital content creation and financial services market and non-linear video editing.

According to the company, the products based on graphics solutions Quadro4 (including chips Quadro4 8X), will use the Leadtek Research, PNY Technologies and Technology Joint Corporation / ELSA Japan.

Based on site DigiTimes

EUROPEAN HOME SALES MONITORS PHILIPS 237E4QHAD/00 WITH SUPPORT MHL

EUROPEAN Home sales MONITORS PHILIPS 237E4QHAD/00 WITH SUPPORT MHL

In the European market, began selling monitors Philips 237E4QHAD/00. The basis of this model is the 23-inch LCD panel type LED-backlit IPS. An important feature of the device is support for the MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link), which provides the ability to connect to a monitor MHL-compatible mobile devices.

Philips 237E4QHAD/00 screen resolution is 1920 x 1080 pixels, a reaction time of 7 ms, up to 1000:1 contrast ratio (dynamic - 20 000 000:1), Brightness - 250 cd / sq.m.

The device is equipped with two 2W speakers, D-Sub inputs and HDMI (x2). Price 237E4QHAD/00 in the German department store Amazon - 182 euros.

HEADPHONES AND YAMAHA HPHPRO500 HPHPRO300 WITH A REMOTE CONTROL FOR IPHONE AND IPAD

HEADPHONES YAMAHA HPH-PRO500 and HPH-PRO300 with a remote control FOR IPHONE AND IPAD.

Yamaha has announced the sale of a series of headphones HPH-PRO, received the designation HPH-PRO300 and HPH-PRO500. Both models are equipped with remote controls for the iPhone and iPad with built-in microphones.

The older model has a 50-mm emitters. It is characterized by an impedance of 22 Ohm, sound pressure levels of 106 +3 dB (at 1 kHz, 1 mW) and Frequency Response 20-20,000 Hz. Maximum input power is equal to 1 watt.

Weigh headphones (without cable) 369, the cable is made removable, and the manufacturer used two cables, a simple cable, 3 m long and 1.2 m long cable with remote control and microphone. Headphones will be available in black and blue color options.

Model HPH-PRO300, which uses 40-mm heaters, has an impedance of 53 ohms. Frequency range - the same as the older model, but the maximum input power of less than - 0.3 watts. The sound pressure level is 107 +3 dB (at 1 kHz, 1 mW). The cable length of 1.2 m, this model is rigidly fixed.

Product Weight - 200 g Headphone will be available in black, blue and white color options.

Sales of new headphone series HPH-PRO manufacturer expects to begin in December. He does not mention the price, but according to one source Yamaha HPH-PRO500 in the Japanese market will be worth about $ 625, HPH-PRO300 - $ 375.

PRESENTED `` FIRMA F80 USB FLASH DRIVE

PRESENTED `` FIRMA F80 USB flash drive

In the `` Silicon Power flash drives, a model Firma F80, the main advantage of which was the appearance. The enclosure is made of a zinc alloy and subjected to sandblasting. As a result, new cute looks and is not afraid to minor scratches and fingerprints.

The hole in the back of the case is useful not only for stringing together a bunch of keys, but when you remove the media from the slot, miniaturization has reached such an extent that some drives have poddevat fingernail. Dimensions of today#39;s guests are 44 x 18 x 4,5 mm with a weight of 5.9 g

Inside, everything is not so perfect: the impressive capacity of 8 to 64 GB combined with outdated interface USB 2.0, so that the transfer of large volumes of data may take a long time. But Firma F80 is supported by proprietary software SP Widget for archiving and synchronization, and provides a lifetime warranty.

SKY ELECTRONIC PEN IS EQUIPPED WITH INTERFACES AND SUPPORTS WIFI CLOUD SERVICES EVERNOTE

SKY electronic pen is equipped with interfaces WI-FI AND SUPPORT SERVICE CLOUD EVERNOTE

Name of Livescribe familiar to our regular readers for news about interesting devices for which it is best suited name `e` pen. This week the company started with the announcement of Livescribe model Sky, equipped with Wi-Fi interface and supporting work with cloud services. All that the user writes with the help of Sky, automatically goes to the account service Evernote (of course, you must be connected to the internet via an access point 802.11b/g/n). There#39;s notes can be stored, reproduced, sort and share them with other users. The handle is suitable not only for writing, but also to work with tablets, smartphones, and computers.

In addition, it serves as a voice recorder.

Sky works with free accounts and premium Evernote Evernote Premium. The handle adds to the allowed monthly volume of data downloaded 500 MB.

In addition, the company announced the release of Livescribe Developer tools Livescribe Mobile SDK (0.9). It will allow developers to integrate support for Sky in applications for smartphones and tablets. Version of the Mobile SDK for iOS to appear in the first quarter of next year, the version for Android - in the second quarter.

Sales of new items have already started for as low as $ 170 for the version with 2 GB of memory. The model with 4 GB costs $ 200, with 8 GB of memory, and an annual subscription to Evernote Premium - $ 250.

UPDATED GOOGLE NEXUS 7 TABLET WORTH $ 299

UPDATED GOOGLE NEXUS 7 TABLET WORTH $ 299

As expected, Google has updated the seven-inch tablet Nexus 7, increasing the amount of flash memory up to 32 GB, and adding support for HSPA +.

Other technical details of the original model of the Nexus 7, presented in the summer, have not changed. By the way, the modification of the Nexus 7 without built-in 3G modem with 16 GB of flash memory is now worth $ 199. Model with 8 GB left range, but for $ 249 you can buy a Nexus 7 with 32 GB of flash memory.

The device supports 3G without a contract with the mobile operator costs $ 299. It runs on Android 4.2 and will be available in the U.S., UK, Canada, Germany, France, Spain and Australia, starting on November 13.

VOLUME MINIMUS INCREASED TO 3 TB

VOLUME MINIMUS increased to 3 TB

In the catalog LaCie seen new versions of an external drive Minimus, which the manufacturer calls the smallest desktop HDD with interface USB 3.0.

At the time of the debut of the maximum volume of the device was 1 TB. Now available modification of 2 and 3 TB. Hard disk drive is enclosed in a compact body shape, the dimensions of which are equal to 110,7 x 29,4 x 172,8 mm. Unit Weight - 850 g

Price external drive LaCie Minimus 2TB presented on the company#39;s website, is $ 150, of 3 TB - $ 190.

APPLE MAY REFUSE TO INTEL PROCESSOR

APPLE MAY REFUSE TO INTEL PROCESSOR

Allegedly, Apple is considering ways of eliminating the use of Intel processors in their personal computers. Their place will be taken processors on the architecture of ARM, such as those currently used in smartphones and tablets iPhone iPad. This was reported by a source with reference to anonymous informants familiar with the situation.

According to experts of Apple, the mobile processors may one day become productive enough to meet the requirements of processors for desktop PCs and laptops.

There are several arguments in favor of switching to the architecture of ARM: in particular, those with lower power processors can provide laptops longer battery life; unifies the development, improve the possibility of transferring the software and the interaction between mobile devices and personal computers.

Apple is no stranger to make radical changes to the architecture of its computers. Recall now Apple uses in desktop and mobile processors Intel, but it was not always so. On the transition to Intel was announced in 2005.

Prior to that served as the basis of personal computers processors PowerPC, jointly created by Apple, IBM and Motorola, and even earlier - the Motorola 68000 series.

At a time when Apple refused to processors PowerPC, releasing them from IBM and Freescale did not notice the loss of the customer - so small was Apple#39;s share in the total volume of product orders. Information on how to react to the new Apple shift its current provider, not yet, but this is unlikely to please the news of Intel, the already-sensing the hard way the first signs of decline of the PC era. However, to clarify once again - as long as it is only about the informal information.

IPAD WILL CONTROL THE LONDON LIGHTS

IPAD WILL CONTROL THE LONDON LIGHTS

London authorities have decided to upgrade street lighting and put 14,000 new lights for the next four years. The highlight is that the lights will be #39;smart#39;. Special sensors in case of failure of at least one lamp will give the signal to the iPad technicians responsible for the maintenance lights.

Using a special application of the same tablet can be controlled and the brightness of each light bulbs separately.

And although the cost of this upgrade is £ 3,25 billion, according to government estimates it will pay for itself within seven years and will allow taxpayers to save £ 420,000 annually from the 2015-2016 year.

THERMALTAKE CASE RELEASED NEW SOPRANO

THERMALTAKE CASE RELEASED NEW SOPRANO

The original version of the body Thermaltake Soprano company introduced back in 2005. Seven years later, the designers decided to update the Thermaltake #39;veteran#39;, making it more competitive in today#39;s realities. It should be noted that this is not their first attempt - in 2007 has already been a model Soprano FX.

New Soprano updated model is available in two versions: black (VO900M1N2N) and white with a silver front door (Snow Edition, VO900M6N2N). However, the models differ only coloring outside - the interior of both buildings is black. The material is steel chassis, the front door 28 mm thick made of aluminum.

Case dimensions are 460 x 220 x 510 mm, weight - 8.3 kg.

Housing category mid-tower is designed for motherboards size ATX, with up to seven expansion cards up to 315 mm. The height of the CPU cooler can reach 175 mm. On the front panel, you can find four bays for optical drives and one drive bay or card reader.

Behind it are hidden five seats with retractable skids for storage.

Through the front panel is viewed 200 mm fan with blue light (600 rev / min, 13 dBA). Also pre-installed 120mm exhaust fan (1000 rev / min, 16 dBA) on the rear panel. Room for another 120mm fan provided in the lower part of the body.

To install the CBO on the rear panel has three holes for hoses. The side wall of the body are covered with noise-absorbing coating.

A set of front connectors includes two ports USB 3.0, two USB 2.0 ports and audio jacks. In addition, the top panel is a docking station SATA-drive size 3.5 or 2.5 inches.

Information about the price of new products manufacturer does not inform.

PRESENTED QUIETEST MECHANICAL KEYBOARD WORLD

PRESENTED quietest mechanical keyboard WORLD

The Canadian company introduced Matias shown in the illustration keyboard Quiet Pro. The manufacturer calls the `novelty quietest mechanical keyboard in the world #39;.

According to the company, Quiet Pro users will appreciate, preferring it feels like to work on a mechanical keyboard, but do not want to put up with a high level of noise that usually publish such keyboards.

As stated, the development of keyboard lasted two years. Designers had to create a new mechanical switch that would meet the specified requirements. Now Matias plan not only to use the new keys in its products, but also supply them to other manufacturers.

Unfortunately, the numerical value of the noise does not lead the company. But know of other parameters of the device. It has dimensions of 46,0 x 16,5 x 3,5 cm and weighs 1.25 kg. Keyboard connects to your computer via interface USB.

Cable length - 1.8 m keyboard integrated three-port hub USB 2.0.

Quiet Pro price is $ 149.95. There are versions for PC and Mac. Sales have already begun.

ELECTRONIC BOOK NOOK ILLUMINATED BECOME MORE ACCESSIBLE

ELECTRONIC BOOK NOOK ILLUMINATED become more accessible

At $ 20, it became cheaper device for reading NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight, deliveries of which began in April of this year.

At the time of his debut e-book Barnes Noble NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight, equipped with built-in lighting, cost $ 139. The device is now available for $ 119. According to Barnes Noble, it makes the NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight most attractive at the price of a product in its category.

The manufacturer does not forget to emphasize that the book NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight does not show ads.

This is an allusion to the product main rival Barnes Noble, the company Amazon. As you know, Amazon also provides a device for reading electronic books, equipped with backlighting: presented in the beginning of September, the model Kindle Paperwhite. Book Kindle Paperwhite also costs $ 119, but displays ads, although quite unobtrusive.

Moreover, from the ads can be waived, however, in this case, the Kindle Paperwhite will cost $ 139.

Note that both books have six-inch screens. In this case, the screen resolution Kindle Paperwhite is 62% higher than the screen resolution NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight, equal to 800 x 600 pixels.