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|  | World changing interviews VIA International Relations Manager
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Scott Phipps is VIA's International Relations Manager - a position established last year to work with governments and organizations across the world to work out computing and power solutions specific to each region. WorldChanging.com has interviewed Scott about VIA's pc-1 and carbon free initiatives: "What's happened is, internally there's been a big focus on the fact that there's such a race for speed and ramping up the power, but an analogy that works is, you could be driving a hummer, but do you use all the features? Or would you be better off driving a Prius? So for example, the carbon-free PC uses the C7M processor, which is advantageous because it has a TDP [Thermal Design Power] maximum of 20 watts at 2 gigahertz. But it also has step-down technology, which means that when it's in different modes--sleep or idle modes--its power consumption dramatically ramps down. Especially when you're working with power sources like renewables, every source of power draw is critical." |   |
| UMPCs "spawning in their sleep"
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
The UMPC class of ultra mobile devices is still evolving argues Rob Enderle at DigitalTrends.com: "This class is for those that want the capability of a laptop computer but the portability of a Smartphone (granted, a big Smartphone). These things are as much about statement as they are about functionality. They say something about the owner; that suggests that the Flipstart is distinctly different from the OQO, because it is a more traditional clamshell design laptop that just happens to weigh less than two pounds. This compares to the OQO, which has an edgier design with a slide-up screen and is closer to a one-pound weight." | |
| Flipstart vs OQO model 02 video
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Comparing the Flipstart and the OQO model 02 seems to be popular this week. PCWorld.com have an interesting video available where you can see both units side by side as the presenter runs over the features of each. Watch it here. | |
| OQO model 02 reviewed
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
I started going through the news today looking for things to post, thinking that OQO's model 02 was still hard to come by and I think I even commented as much in an earlier news post. But I am coming across a lot of media with access to samples now. BusinessWeek.com have in fact reviewed a unit."An eye-catching add-on is a sleek black docking station that includes an optical combination drive, with a metal arm attached to hold the model 02. The base comes with one USB port in the front and two in the back, a rear headphone jack, Ethernet port, VGA connector, and High-Definition Multimedia Interface out jack to attach to a full-size monitor. Other nifty features deserving a mention: technology that protects your hard drive in case you drop the device, and a double-capacity $199 battery that lasted four hours (the standard battery conks out at just under two hours)." | |
| VIA Launches Most Powerful, Most Efficient and Most Media-Rich Nano-ITX Mainboard
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
VIA has "today introduced the 12cmx12cm VIA EPIA NX-series mainboard, the highest performance, most power efficient and feature-rich Nano-ITX platform ever. Designed for ultra compact embedded systems with demanding digital media requirements, such as slimline LCD PCs and digital signage, small yet powerful set top boxes and next generation car PCs, the VIA EPIA NX takes the Nano-ITX mainboard to the next level, boasting the latest generation VIA processors based on the ‘Esther’ core offering the VIA V4 bus, highly effective power management and the world’s most advanced hardware security." "Measuring just 12cm x 12cm, the powerful, feature-rich yet highly power efficient VIA EPIA NX Nano-ITX mainboard is available with either the 1.5GHz VIA C7 processor or fanless 1.2GHz VIA Eden processor supporting the 400MHz VIA V4 bus and integrating the VIA PadLock Security Engine, combined with the VIA CX700M2 advanced system media processor with its support for a wide range of digital media technologies and I/O appropriate for the consumer electronics market." | |
| Power efficient and carbon free processor platforms enable up to 50% power saving
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
VIA will showcase a range of highly power efficient partner products for enterprise at the Green California Summit and Exposition taking place in Sacramento, California from 13-14 March 2007, booth 1030. The environment-conscious PCs, thin clients, storage and ultra mobile partner products on display are designed to enable organizations to minimize their carbon footprint as well as make real dollar savings on electricity costs.Thanks to VIA's ultra power efficient processor platforms, consumers can benefit from: - 50% more energy efficient desktop computing platforms
- 50% increased battery life in ultra mobile devices
- Thin clients representing 90% energy saving on substitute desktop products
More information. | |
| Winner eats the cake as well
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
This photo has won the EPIA 5th Birthday competition hosted by EPIACenter.com: "Yes, this guy actually went ahead, decorated some chocolate cake with white sugar text reading "EPIA 5 Years" and served the whole thing inside an old green EPIA box. Now I'm not quite sure what his flatmates or family were thinking when they saw this cake. Neither did he mention whether the home-made cake was any good." The photographer is now the proud owner of an EPIA EX 10000G mainboard. | |
| Vista Tweak Guide
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
"After almost two solid months of researching and experimenting with Windows Vista, I've finally been able to complete the TweakGuides Tweaking Companion for Windows Vista. The guide is designed for novice and advanced users alike, containing 250 pages of objective descriptions, recommendations and tweaks for every aspect of Windows Vista. It is all laid out in plain English, and while it may take you a few days to work through, I promise you that at the end of it you will not only have a better system, you will also have a better understanding of Vista." Source: TweakGuides.com. | |
| GPS on a UMPC
Monday, March 12, 2007
One of my greatest fears about the UMPC EPIA Cattle trip was having to deal with my wife's navigational skills. Thank God Innovision came to the rescue with Laptop 10 and a GPS unit. We were able to install it on the reference UMPC and set our destination without having to refer to any maps. We took a little video of the first test of the software on the UMPC. Since then we have got rid of the horrid robot voice. Take a look at the video here. | |
| Specs on Amtek's Vistagami UMPC revealed
Monday, March 12, 2007
"The Vista-capable portable is running off of a 1.2GHz VIA CPU, coming with a 1GB max drive, a 2.5-inch 40GB hard drive, 7-inch 800x480 screen, Wi-Fi, a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, two USB ports, and an SD card. All this adds up to a 4-hour battery life and a pretty decent Vista tablet/UMPC for non-chubsters." Source: Vistagami.com. | |
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