Computers and smartphones have voice-activation feature. But a motherboard with voice-activation feature doesn’t sound realistic, right? Wrong. MSI has just demonstrated a motherboard with voice-activation feature!
VIA today announced a dual core version of the low power VIA VB8004 Mini-ITX board. Coupling the 1.6GHz VIA Nano X2 E-series processor with the VIA VX900 media system processor, the VIA VB8004 provides a high performance and highly scalable solution for advanced digital signage and gaming systems.
Planning to buy a new board and CPU? Check out VIA’s latest offering which combines a motherboard and a CPU. Reportedly, the VIA EPIA-M900 Mini-ITX board is the world’s first Mini-ITX board to feature a VIA Nano X2 E-Series dual core processor.
AMD recently announced two new products — the AMD 9-series chipset line-up for desktops and AMD Z-Series APU for tablets. According to AMD, these new products are designed to enable more immersive digital experiences for the PC and tablet markets.
Gigabyte today announced a new motherboard family which comes bundled with the latest 20GB Intel 311 solid state drive. The new Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD motherboard include mSATA-based SLC solid state drive, allowing users to take advantage of the performance benefits of Intel Smart Response Technology straight out of the box.
Intel has introduced a new chipset in the form of Intel Z68 Express. The chipset support Intel Sandy Bridge processors and boast of features of both the H67 and P67 chipsets. The Z68 Express offer the best of both worlds; users can take advantage of the system tuning and overclocking features found in the Intel P67 platform as well as the built-in visual features of the H67 platforms when combined with 2nd generation Intel Core processors. What is further interesting is that it comes with an SSD caching technique dubbed as Intel Smart Response Technology.
It has come to light that AMD will soon launch two new chipsets integrated with USB 3.0 technology! The A75 and A70M FCH chipsets from AMD represent a major milestone for broad SuperSpeed USB adoption among manufacturers, as built-in USB 3.0 support enables designers to seamlessly incorporate SuperSpeed USB into their systems.
If you’re a user of Intel 6 Series chipset then better pay attention. Intel has found a design issue in its Intel 6 Series chipsets which causes degradation of the Serial-ATA (SATA) ports within the chipsets, potentially impacting the performance or functionality of SATA-linked devices such as hard disk drives and DVD-drives. The chipset is utilized in PCs with Intel’s latest Second Generation Intel Core processors.
USB 3.0 is an amazing technology. It is almost ten times faster compared to USB 2.0 technology. But just because Intel has not adopted the technology in its chipsets till now, the USB 3.0 tech is not supported by too many computers. But it seems the scenario will change in future!
VIA Technologies today announced the VIA EITX-3001, its latest Em-ITX form factor board and the ideal solution for a range of durable and fanless next generation devices in kiosk, HMI, POI and POS embedded applications. Combining the latest VIA Nano E-Series processor and the VIA VX855 media system processor, the VIA EITX-3001 offers a full featured I/O specification on a specially developed slim-line board. Fanless devices based on the VIA EITX-3001 can enjoy absolute stability within a wide temperature range (from -10oC to 60oC) in a low profile system of less than 35mm high.
