Hardware News - Articles - Reviews
|
|
|
| Permabit Technology Data Archiving Solution Survey |
Permabit Technology Corporation announced the results from a survey of IT decision makers that reveals key trends in the enterprise archiving market. More than half indicated that their perception of high cost was the number one reason for not implementing an archiving solution, and 40 percent said that reliability was the primary consideration when choosing an archiving solution. |
| Read More > |
| 07/16/2008, 16:26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| HP and Sony Joint To Bring Innovative Digital Audio Tape Drives |
HP and Sony Corporation announced an agreement to create the next generation Digital Audio Tape format - the DAT 320 - providing improved performance and capacity over existing DAT drives. HP and Sony are jointly developing the DAT or Digital Data Storage (DDS) standard, but will separately offer their own DAT 320 tape drives and cartridges. |
| Read More > |
| 07/16/2008, 16:18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Texas Instruments Introduces 3-MHz Switch-Mode Battery Charge Management IC |
Texas Instruments Incorporated unveiled a 3-MHz, switch-mode battery charge management IC for portable electronics that can be charged from an adaptor or a USB port. The tiny 2 mm x 2 mm switching charger, the bq24150, significantly improves charge time, reduces power dissipation and cuts board space in half compared to typical implementation with linear chargers. |
| Read More > |
| 07/16/2008, 16:00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Raritan New Line of Intelligent Power Distribution Units |
Raritan unveiled a new brand of metered Power Distribution Units (PDUs) for managing power in data center racks. The new Raritan PM Series of Ethernet metered rack PDUs monitor the power load on the PDU in real time, and provide advanced warning to protect against potential circuit overloads that can affect IT equipment and interrupt service. The PM Series of rack PDUs comes in ZeroU and 2U form factors and with a wide variety of NEMA and IEC plugs and receptacles. Several three-phase models are available. Certifications include UL and cUL Listed 60950 and RoHS. |
| Read More > |
| 07/16/2008, 15:53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Overdrive PC Extends Product Line With Hyperclocked PCs |
Overdrive PC announces the release of a completely revamped product line and a newly redesigned OverdrivePC.com. Highlighting an unprecedented level of precision craftsmanship, extreme attentiveness to detail, and truly innovative engineering techniques never before seen in the PC industry, Overdrive's relaunched lineup is the epitome of ultra performance computing. The Overdrive PC SmallBlock series is a compact system perfect for small spaces or LAN gaming, starting at $1499. |
| Read More > |
| 07/16/2008, 14:04 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Toshiba Reveals Its Latest 2.5-inch 200GB-Per-Platter 7,200 RPM HDDs |
Toshiba Storage Device Division announced the industry's first commercially available 200GB-per-platter 5,400 RPM HDD, which will provide the highest HDD capacity at 400GB for integration into mobile PCs for the holiday season. In addition to increasing areal density to 308 gigabits-per-square-inch, the 400GB MK4058GSX incorporates acoustic techniques that make the 5,400 RPM HDD nearly inaudible during seek operations. For optimum user experience in data-intensive applications such as image processing, video editing, multimedia and gaming, Toshiba's new 7,200 RPM, MKxx54GSY series delivers first-rate performance through a combination of factors, including optimized firmware, caching algorithms and fast data throughput of 1,020 megabits per second. |
| Read More > |
| 07/16/2008, 13:44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Telechips Achieved ARM Mali-200 Graphics Processing Unit License |
Telechips obtained the first Korean licensee of the ARM Mali-200 graphics processing unit (GPU), bringing advanced 2D and 3D graphics capabilities and low memory bandwidth usage to a range of portable consumer devices, including PMPs, PNDs, home and in-car audio and mobile phones. High-performance 2D and 3D graphics are driving a step change in advanced screen displays, from next-generation user interfaces and gaming on mobile phones, personal media players, in-car media systems and home audio devices, through to smooth mapping and photo-realistic views on personal navigation devices. |
| Read More > |
| 07/16/2008, 13:29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Digi International Launches New Versions IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Gateways |
Digi International introduced new versions of ConnectPort X gateways, XBee adapters and development kits that are compatible with its existing XBee and XBee-PRO 802.15.4 embedded RF modules. Together these products allow customers to wirelessly enable distributed groups of electronic devices and connect those devices to the Internet where they can be monitored remotely. These solutions support point-to-multipoint wireless connectivity which is ideal for latency sensitive, low-power RF applications. |
| Read More > |
| 07/11/2008, 16:46 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sonus Joint With VeriSign Brings Cost Effective Queries Execution Over IP-Based Networks |
Sonus Networks announced that VeriSign has successfully demonstrated interoperability testing that will allow wireless, wireline and cable operators the ability to run number portability queries over IP-based networks. Supported by a global Internet infrastructure that helps a growing number of organizations and individuals to communicate and conduct commerce with confidence, VeriSign offers a wide spectrum of solutions for financial services, consumer product and retail companies, healthcare and life sciences, media and entertainment, telecommunications, and the public sector. |
| Read More > |
| 07/11/2008, 15:35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Atmel Reveals a New Generation Of Capacitive Touch Sense ICs |
Atmel Corporation announced the AT42QT2160 - a touch controller IC combining touch key and touch slider functions in a single device. The AT42QT2160 can control up to 16 individual touch keys with a slider comprising between 2 and 8 of the touch key channels. In addition, the chip can also control up to 11 LEDs through a PWM output function that is controlled by the host, eliminating the need for an external LED controller. |
| Read More > |
| 07/11/2008, 14:24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Motorola Launches MING A1600, MING A1800 and MOTO A810 PDA Handsets |
Motorola Inc. released in China the latest members of its popular PDA series - MING A1600, MING A1800 and MOTO A810. The highly-anticipated next generation MING A1600 and A1800, both of which feature stand-alone GPS and a full-package of productivity and multimedia functions, along with the chic entry-level MOTO A810 further expand Motorola's line of PDA handsets and will continue the company's leadership in China's PDA handset market. |
| Read More > |
| 07/11/2008, 14:17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Seagate Extends Portfolio With First 1.5-Terabyte Desktop PC and 500GB Notebook PC Hard Drives |
Seagate released the industry's first 1.5-terabyte desktop and half-terabyte notebook hard drives to meet explosive worldwide demand for digital-content storage in home and business environments. The debut of the Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB hard drive, the eleventh generation of Seagate's flagship drive for desktop PCs, marks the single largest capacity hard drive jump in the more than half-century history of hard drives - a half-terabyte increase from the previous highest capacity of 1TB, thanks to the capacity-boosting power of perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology. |
| Read More > |
| 07/11/2008, 14:09 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hewlett-Packard Delivers Teneros' Email Continuity On HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Servers |
Teneros announced that the company is collaborating with Hewlett-Packard to deliver Teneros' email continuity appliances on HP ProLiant DL380 G5 servers. The new appliance platform is targeted for businesses worldwide that need a simple, cost-effective way to end email downtime in their organizations. Teneros selected the HP ProLiant DL380 as the hardware platform for its appliances based on HP's high standards of quality and performance, its servers' ease of installation, and the company's worldwide support services. |
| Read More > |
| 07/10/2008, 17:03 |
|
|
|
|
 |
|