Recently we talked about NTC100-LX800, a Nano ITX based PC released by Advansus. It is a small form factor PC powered by AMD Geode for Factory Automation application. Now VIA is also developing a Pico ITX (even smaller form factor) based PC, known as ARTiGO targeted for MID (Mobile Internet Device) or UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) market segments.
Once in a while, you may have to reinstall the OS (Operating System) or upgrade your home PC. All these could be tedious sometimes when the users are not familiar with the upgrade process. Now Apricorn seems to have easier solution to complete these tasks in few simple steps. The users will be able to clone the old hard disk drive to the new one […]
Nowadays GPS tracking system is so common for automotive industry. The usage is not always limited to vehicle security tracking but also can be extended to be used for children or even your pet location tracking, with condition that the GPS module is tiny enough and portable to be carried around. By looking at this opportunity, Zoombak has just introduced a new solution that utilized […]
IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) or better known as PATA (Parallel ATA) is very common interface in today PC architecture. Most of the chipset will probably have this interface for external hard disk storage or optical drive connection. In order to support the ease of use, there is already some external adapter to convert from IDE to USB 2.0 aiming for USB devices such as portable […]
Previously we mentioned about the way of sorting photos in chronological way using free Stamp software. That is useful in certain way when the photos storage is too messy with similar common filename mixing up. But to certain extent when there are too many photos being stored in which you can’t even remember the name or when it was taken, then the one that we […]
CAT5 (Category 5) cable is very common and can be easily available in home or office setup. Although the market is now picking up the new trend moving towards HD (High Definition) resolution, but it is still not easy to replace all existing CAT5 based cable with HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) cable for high definition streaming. Also, it is quite costly to totally replace […]
Advansus has just released a new Nano ITX based PC for industrial market. Nano ITX is a smaller form factor computer board proposed by VIA Technologies. Normal PC architecture will typically have Mini ITX for low power embedded segment. Known as NTC100-LX800, it can be targeted for industrial applications such as factory automation PC, Panel PC or other small form factor equipments.
Apple has recently released a patent concept of volume control detection automatically without the involvement of human being. According to the source, the audio adjustments will be done completely automatic based on the software algorithm running on its ipod or iPhone products. By having this feature implementation, it is able to prevent permanent damage to the users’ hearing capability if they are exposed too long […]
Air France has just announced that they will launch a six-month trial of its first in-flight mobile phone service using GSM network. According to the spokesperson, the service will be rolled out on its Airbus A318 aircraft first and those passengers that are on the flight may not be notified before the departure that they are on the ‘trial’ flight. The only way to tell […]
Christie has just launched a new DLP projector with HD (High Definition) capability. Known as HD405, it is the first HD projector in the industrial that able to deliver HD resolution of up to 1920 X 1080 with single-chip DLP (Digital Light Processing) support. DLP is a trademark owned by TI (Texas Intrument) which has been widely deployed in projectors development.
After the successful launch of iPhone by Apple Inc few months ago, now there seems to be a plan to come out with second generation iPhone which will pack more features while still maintain the famous multi touch function. It is unlikely that Apple will remain using Samsung ARM based processor (like first generation iPhone) due to power hungry applications and some believe that it […]
Nowadays convergence is a next step in order for a manufacturer or service provider to find a new business opportunity that enables them entering into the new market segment. Take the example of mobile phone segment, now it is no longer only limited to voice or data communication, but also video communication. Besides, certain multimedia features such as digital camera or audio player functions have […]
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