Samsung’s 50nm-class GDDR5 processing technology, designed to support 7Ghz GPU memory chips and 448GB/s peak bandwidth, has begun mass production today. The new fabrication process is not only outclassing in clock-speed but only cutting down power consumption.
Intel unwrapped its new “working” 32-nm processor for both laptops and desktops at today’s San Francisco event, and announced plan to invest $7 billion over the next two years on the new-generation 32-nm manufacturing technology at existing sites in New Mexico, Arizona, and Oregon.
Toshiba Japan has announced the first working prototype of a new FeRAM non-volatile RAM, claiming world’s most advanced 128MB chip with combination of performance and density to date that’s capable of an ultra fast read/write speed of 1.6GB per second.
The accomplishment also set a new millstone in non-volatile RAM development by breaking its own record of 32-megabit density and 200-megabit data transfers, pushing performance and density to eight times faster than previous records of any non-volatile RAM.
NEC has announced a 46-inch MultiSync digital signage X461UN for commercial large format display. Unlike the typical professional LCDs in the market, the new MultiSync is groundbreaking with an ultra thin screen bezel that’s measured at a mere 7.3mm, and it’s configurable of up to 10×10 matrices to deploy a seamless video wall at a total surface area of approximately 645 square foot screen real estate! (Pic shown actual display with 2×2 conf.)
We’ve seen Bravia Eco TV with sensor-based practice to adjust LED backlit in real time, the similar trick is now being used in a Panasonic produced home-user fluorescent lamp to exhibit its effectiveness in cutting down your power bill.
Mitsubishi engineers have developed a laser diode that’s capable of 110mW at 638nm, an industry’s highest power conversion efficiency of 28 percent, and is for the use in pico projectors, handhelds, or any compact laser light color source devices.
Traditional touch screen devices require direct physical contact, Albratron’s Optical Touch Monitor is one step ahead of competition, offering multitouch capabilities and infrared light tracking technology that eliminating sensing parts embedded in between the screen panel. The secrets are the infrared optical sensors and reflection bars, one on each side of the screen, surrounding the screen on the edges of the frame. The result is a contactless user interaction touch screen device with ability to handle multiple interactions, simultaneously.
Toshiba has developed a new breed of image-analyzing software that can more easily detect humans in images. Sure, this kind of technology exists elsewhere, but Toshiba has put it on steroids – it can now detect humans at double the speed.
The technology can scan for the human form not only in still images but also in live video of up to 30 FPS. The technology would certainly be useful for security cameras and it will be interesting to see where else this kind of detection technology could be useful.
Toshiba plans to conduct a demonstration in Tokyo next week at the Pacific-Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology. As it stands now, this technology is at least two or three years out from becoming commercial.
Remember the Apple’s Firewire interface became widely accepted in computer industry? Their highly criticized Mini Displayport may be next. Vesa has revealed the next version of DisplayPort Technology with twice the available bandwidth to enable higher resolution display, refresh rate, deeper color depth, 3D and last not not least, standardized the Apple’s Mini DisplayPort as part of the new spec.
If there’s a voting contest for best USB gadget, this USB medical widget takes the cake; not in creative department but its usefulness. Brando’s USB Blood Pressure Monitors allow users to monitor their blood pressure on the go or keep track of its rates over a period of time with the included app.
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