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|  | | | VIA Brings Pico-ITX Mainboard to Market with the VIA EPIA PX
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
VIA has "announced the VIA EPIA PX mainboard, the first commercial mainboard based on VIA’s recently unveiled Pico-ITX form factor measuring just 10cm x 7.2cm. Powered by the 1GHz VIA C7 processor and supporting up to 1GB of DDR2 533 SO-DIMM system memory, the tiny 10-layer VIA EPIA PX mainboard is based around the single-chip VIA VX700 system media processor, which features the VIA UniChrome Pro II IGP 3D/2D graphics core, MPEG-2/-4 and WMV9 hardware decoding acceleration and display flexibility, including support for higher display resolutions of up to HDTV for HD DVD playback. 
Onboard connectors and I/O enable developers to harness the full power of the mainboard, though the VIA PX-O, a dedicated daughterboard with multiple digital media I/O ports, is available on request to assist project developers in early system testing. Power efficiency is integral to the platform, with the maximum power (TDP) of the processor and chipset at 9W and 3.5W respectively combined with low power DDR2 memory enabling the VIA EPIA PX to run standard productivity and multimedia applications at under 13W." Keep reading. |   |
| | New drivers
Monday, May 21, 2007
There have been a few updates on Friday and this morning:
CN800 Windows XP/Vista version 22.00.01e
K8M890/K8N890 Vista version 21.00.01d
VX700 Vista version 22.00.01g for UMPCs
VT6656 WLAN driver for Windows XP embedded | |
| | Gigabyte U60 UMPC to be available tomorrow
Monday, May 21, 2007
Five hundred of Gigabyte's long-awaited UMPC will be available in Taiwan tomorrow for a cost of USD$800. Edgadget.com reports: "In case you missed it, the device itself runs on a VIA C7-M processor, boasts a 6.5-inch 800 x 600 display, a 20GB or 30GB hard drive, and (something we didn't know before) built-in 3G/3.5G support." | |
| Microsoft to upgrade UMPC specifications
Monday, May 21, 2007
"When delving into UMPC's travails, a common grumble from those involved is that Microsoft hasn't produced software tailored to the platform's low-power needs. Vista, put bluntly, doesn't cut it as an ultramobile OS, and there needs to be a stripped-down or optimized alternative that sits between Windows Mobile and Windows Vista, just as UMPC itself sits between cellphones and laptops." (Source: Wired.com) The new specifications include a smaller size, higher screen resolution, the inclusion of WiMAX and the aim to drop prices to $500-600. But there is very little news about how Microsoft plan to tailor their OS to this ultra-mobile platform, possibly leaving it ripe for a Linux OS to offer a mobile friendly offering. | |
| "a little overdue credit that should be extended to Via..."
Monday, May 21, 2007
Samsung have four UMPC models available, three with Intel CPUs and one with the VIA C7-M ULV processor. JKOnTheRun.com has had a chance to play with three of the models and has run battery life tests to compare two of the Intel units to VIA's Q1b offering. "Starting with the Q1 and the Q1B, the Via C7-M unit is providing a far greater amount of battery life. In my testing above, the Q1B offers around 70% more run-time and does so at a slightly lower price. Granted, there are functional differences between the two devices, i.e.: two speakers and better audio quality on the Q1, as well as smoother video playback, the Q1B can screen rotate in different resolutions, etc..... but strictly from a portable power perspective, there's a huge difference." | |
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