SDG Systems says Trimble Yuma tablet on Ubuntu and Windows 7 is hit-proof
The American company SDG System has expanded the product range Tablet PC Trimble Yuma. New product designed for field conditions, as indicated not only the external design, but compliance with the standards' durability »MIL-STD-810F, MIL-STD-461E and IP67. The developers claim that the product can sustain a half-hour stay in the water at a depth of 1 m, a fall of 1.22 m and did not even lose performance at temperatures down to -30 degrees Celsius.
The central element of the hardware platform is a tablet processor Intel Atom Z530, clocked at 1.6 GHz. The RAM is 1 GB flash memory - 32 GB. You can connect expansion cards, which are provided by developers and SDIO slots ExpressCard/34.
The list of characteristics of Trimble Yuma Tablet PC continues to built-in modules Wi-Fi 802.11b / g and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, receiver GPS, two cameras (front resolution - 1.3 megapixel, rear - 2 M), as well as two USB 2.0 ports and one RS- 232. Screen size product is seven inches, resolution - 1024 x 600 pixels, and the stated brightness - 650 cd / sq.m.
Dimensions of Trimble Yuma Tablet PC - 230 x 140 x 50 mm, weight - 1.2 kg. The power system product includes two batteries with the ability to "hot" replacement. Capacity of standard battery - 2600 mAh high capacity battery - 5100 mAh. Tablet can be equipped with both Windows 7 and Ubuntu, and its price in the U.S. starts at $ 3650.
Source: SDG Systems
3D-card AMD were the first to overcome the gigahertz mark – is represented by a series of AMD Radeon 7700
AMD has announced the release of 3D-card AMD Radeon HD 7770 and HD GHz Edition 7750. Model AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition has become the world's first graphics card, the reference sample which is clocked at 1 GHz. Series GPU AMD Radeon HD 7700 are built on the architecture of the AMD Graphics Core Next (GCN) and are available on 28-nanometer technology. Recall, AMD Radeon HD 7970 - the world's first 28-nanometer GPU AMD was presented last December and in January was released the second model - AMD Radeon HD 7950 . Thus, in less than three months, the company introduced four new product generation is rapidly moving into the gap on his rival, until the issuing of any one model for 28-nanometer GPU.
In the configuration of the AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition includes 640 stream processors, 128-bit memory interface and 1GB of memory GDDR5. The number of texture units is 40, block Z / Stencil ROP - 64YU blocks Color ROP - 16. GPU clock speed is 1 GHz, RAM - 1125 MHz (effective 4.5 GHz). Memory bandwidth characterizes the value of 72 GB / s GPU performance on floating-point single-precision reaches 1,28 TFLOPS.

A model of Radeon HD 7750 is somewhat less stream processors and texture units - 512 and 32 respectively. Other characteristics coincide with the characteristics of the older model, except for the frequency of GPU, equal to 800 MHz. TDP younger model does not exceed 65 watts.

The new cards are equipped with interface PCI Express 3.0, supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.2, and among them are used in proprietary technology called AMD ZeroCore Power, AMD PowerTune, AMD HD3D, AMD CrossFire, AMD Eyefinity 2.0 and AMD App.
Sales of new products in the performance of Sapphire, Powercolor, HIS, XFX, ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI have already started. The estimated retail price of AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB - $ 159, AMD Radeon HD 7750 1GB - $ 109.
Source: AMD
There were details about APU AMD Trinity A10-5800K, A10-5700, A8-5600K, A8-5500, A6-5400K, and A4-5300
In the second quarter, AMD outlines the release of the next generation of hybrid processors, known under the code-named Trinity. The first will feature quad-core models A10 and A8. In the third quarter fits all dual core models A6 and A4. Source procured technical data sheet of the APU.

A10 models will be equipped with GPU Radeon HD 7660D, A8 - GPU Radeon HD 7560D, A6 - Radeon HD 7540D, A4 - Radeon HD 7480D. In the configuration of the HD 7660D includes 384 stream processors on the new architecture, in HD 7560D - 256, in HD 7540D - 192, and in HD 7480D - 128. Low-end model - the only that does not support the technology Dual Graphics. All other graphics processors APU can be combined with a compatible discrete GPU to boost performance.
The flagship model of the A10-5800K with four cores Piledriver, clocked at 3.80 GHz (mode TurboCore - 4,20 GHz) and GPU, clocked at 800MHz, has 4MB of cache and an unlocked multiplier. TDP value is equal to 100 watts.
Calculated on the frequency of 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz) model A10-5700 fits into the TDP of 65 watts. Cache size it is also equal to 4 MB, but the frequency of the GPU - slightly lower 760 MHz.
Basic models of the CPU clock speed A8-5600K, and A8-5500 are 3.6 and 3.2 GHz, and frequency TurboCore - 3,9 and 3,7 GHz respectively. Cache size in both cases is 4 MB, the frequency of GPU - 760 MHz. Model A8-5600K features unlocked multiplier and TDP 100W, while the A8-5500 has a TDP of 65 watts.
The value of TDP, equal to 65 watts, the model also characterizes the A6-5400K, and A4-5300. These processors will have to 1 MB of cache. Data on the clock speed yet.
All these products are designed for installation in the CPU socket FM2.
Source: DonanimHaber
Tablets for children!
Oregon Scientific The company decided to try his hand at a new category of electronic devices - tablets for children. The debut model MEEP! equipped with a seven-inch screen and runs on Android. Category of potential users MEEP! marked as - "6 years and older."

In view of someone who will use the tablet, the case MEEP! has high resistance to mechanical stress. Provides an extra degree of protection silicone case. According to Oregon Scientific, the novelty will fully satisfy the needs of children who are interested in advanced electronics, while relieving parents from fear for the fate of their own, "adult" tablets. By the way, parents will be able to remotely control access MEEP! to network resources using the browser to change the settings on your PC or mobile device.
The manufacturer does not result in detailed specifications, but does mention the touch screen, the adapter Wi-Fi, a slot for SD memory card and an accelerometer. Planned production accessories for MEEP!, Including "musical instruments". Data on the price and date of start of sales yet.
Source: Engadget
TOP 10 notebooks: Most Popular Laptops for January 2012
Each month we compile data for popularity of a particular notebook in search engines and markets to get an idea for what mainstream consumers are looking at and thinking about using. Lets go through notebooks that our customers wanted to see the most during last month.
In that sense, think of this list as the "most clickable laptops of the month" ... the notebooks that most of the people visiting this site are interested in learning about. Keep in mind that clicks directly on the "Most Viewed Laptops" list do not count toward the total - keeping the list as fair as possible each month. The only clicks that count toward the monthly totals come from web searches like Google or from visitors who have clicked on a laptop after visiting our "Notebook Database" or inside our forums.
The 15.6-inch HP Pavilion g6 budget-priced laptop is the number one position holder for its first time ever. Following closely behind the g6 is last month's #1 position holder, the Asus Zenbook UX31 ultrabook. The number three position holder is Toshiba's answer to the ultrabook calling, the Portege Z830/835. We recently compiled a head-to-head feature on the #2 and #3 position holders to find out which one is the best for users searching for an ultrabook.
1. HP Pavilion g6 (Previously #2) - The Pavilion g6 is a budget-priced laptop that tries to balance great design, solid performance, and affordability. The Pavilion g6t series with 15.6-inch LED display features a range of available Intel Pentium and Core i series processors, Windows 7, multiple graphics options, and a 6-cell battery with more than four hours of battery life while browsing the web.
2. ASUS Zenbook UX31 (Previously #1) - The Asus Zenbook UX31 is a 13.3-inch notebook with a 900p
screen. It also comes with the option of a 11.6-inch screen. It was designed to compete with Apple's MacBook Air because of its higher-end specifications in a slim form factor. You can customize this notebook with up to 4GB-1333 DDR3 RAM. It has a 50Whr polymer (non-removable) battery.
View the NotebookReview.com Review for the ASUS Zenbook UX31
3. Toshiba Portege Z835 (Previously #4) - The Toshiba Portege Z835 is a consumer notebook with a

Toshiba Portege Z835
13.3-inch 720p display and a dual-core Intel Core i3-2367M processor. Known as an "Ultrabook," it comes equipped with 4GB DDR3-1333MHz memory (max. 6GB), a 128GB solid state drive, USB 3.0 and a backlit keyboard. The battery provided six hours of life during our tests.
View the NotebookReview.com Review for the Toshiba Portege Z835
4. Lenovo G570 (Previously #3) - The G570 is part of the budget-priced/general use G-Series line by
Lenovo. Running on Windows 7 Home Premium on a 15.6-inch display (1366x768), the G570 has an Intel Core i5-2410M dual-core processor and up to 8GB of RAM. Choose from a 500GB capacity hard drive at 5400rpm or a 750GB capacity hard drive at 5400rpm. The graphics card included with the system is an Intel HD 3000 (integrated). (19,795 unique views)
View NotebookReview.com Review for the Lenovo G570
5. Lenovo ThinkPad X220 (Previously #7) - The 12.5-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X220 is an ultraportable
business notebook that will soon replace the popular X201. The X220 comes built with the latest of the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core i3, i5 or i7), has a high-quality IPS display, and can deliver more than eight and a half hours of battery life. With the optional battery slice this system can deliver 18 and a half hours of mobile life. Choose up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM and a hard drive with up to 320GB of hard drive storage.
6. Asus N55S (Previously #5) - The Asus N55S is a consumer multimedia notebook that can also be used to
play the latest games. It has a 15.6-inch 1080p display and it's equipped with an Intel Core i7-2630QM quad-core processor and a 2GB Nvidia GeForce GT 555M graphics card. The N55S has 8GB of DDR3-1333 memory and 750GB of storage space at 7200rpm. Our tests showed that the battery lasted about 4 hours without a power source.
7. Dell XPS 14z (Previously #6) - The Dell XPS 14z is a travel-friendly notebook due to its 0.9" chassis
thickness and 14-inch 720p display. Customize it with either an Intel Core i5-2430M or an Intel Core i7-2640M (dual-core processors) and up to 8GB DDR3-1333 RAM. The 14z comes equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M graphics card with Optimus technology.
8. Lenovo IdeaPad U300s (New to the top 10) - The 13.3-inch Lenovo IdeaPad U300s is an Ultrabook
(ultraportable with 0.6 thinness) with decent specs and performance. The notebook weighs only 2.9 pounds. Equip it with up to a second-generation Intel Core i7 dual-core ULV processor, 256GB SSD, up to 4GB of memory, and integrated Intel HD graphics.
9. Toshiba Satellite P755-3DV20 (New to the top 10) - The Toshiba Satellite P755-3DV20 is a 3D ready
15.6-inch multimedia laptop. Included is a Intel Core i5 dual-core processor, NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M graphics, and 6GB DDR3 1333MHz memory. The system has a 750GB hard drive at 5400rpm.
10. Dell XPS 15z (Previously #8) - The Dell XPS 15z is a 15-inch multimedia notebook with an ultra-thin
metal chassis, an optional 1080p display and a backlit keyboard. The XPS 15z can be configured with a second-generation Intel Core i7 processor and Nvidia GeForce GT 525M dedicated graphics for serious multimedia performance. With a starting weight of just 5.5 pounds and an attractive metal exterior this is an interesting alternative to Apple's MacBook Pro
Here we go, best from laptops weby our users opinions. Now you can easily choose best leptop for you.
Photo of the day: the prototype of notebook APU AMD Trinity
At the AMD Financial Analyst Day was presented to the reference sample notebook APU AMD Trinity. The developer of the prototype ODM was the company Compal. Source has published photographs of the product.
According to the manufacturer, shows one of several options for products that are designed to demonstrate the potential of new platforms and to attract OEM-partners.

It is expected that thin laptops at APU Trinity will cost $ 500-600.

In the embodiment shown in the photographs, using APU Trinity with low power consumption: TDP 17 or 25 watts.

The thickness of the PC - 18 mm.

The sample is equipped with two ports USB 3.0, mini-DisplayPort outputs and HDMI.

In addition, you can see the Ethernet port and socket audio subsystem.

On the weight and battery life of your computer data are not available.
Source: Engadget
Canon Pixma MG4150 – new inkjet MFP with Wi-Fi support
The British division of Japanese company Canon announced the release of a new multifunctional printer called Canon Pixma MG4150. The compact new supports wireless Wi-Fi and printing from mobile devices running the iOS and Android.
New compact size (449 x 304 x 152 mm) allows you to print and scan documents with a maximum resolution of 4800 x 1200 dpi and 1200 x 2400 dpi, respectively. MFP is equipped with two cartridges, one filled with black ink, the other - the tricolor. The equipment Pixma MG4150 includes a card reader and a screen diagonal entries of 6 cm, providing a preview pictures before printing, making it easy to configure and manage MFP.
Canon PIXMA MG4150 will be available in shops in March of this year.
Source: Canon
Monitor ViewSonic VX2336s-LED with SuperClear IPS panel with LED backlight
ViewSonic Corporation has released a new monitor VX2336s-LED , equipped with 23-inch panel SuperClear IPS with LED backlight. According to the manufacturer, the technology allows to achieve "excellent image quality" and broad viewing angle - 178 ° horizontally and vertically.
The model is characterized by a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a brightness of 300 cd / m 2 and a response time of 14 ms. The coefficient of static contrast is 1000 to 1 dynamic - 20 million to 1. To reduce energy consumption provides an economical mode Eco Mode.
To connect to the signal inputs are D-Sub and DVI.
The company accompanies the model VX2336s-LED three-year warranty. The recommended price is $ 300.
Source: techPowerUp!
5 Ways Your Laptop Could Be Transformed by Kinect
Matt Hickey at The Daily reported last Friday that Microsoft plans to bring its popular Kinect motion-sensing device onto laptops in the near future. The preview laptops, which appeared to be ASUS netbooks running Windows 8, feature a number of sensors running across the top of the screen where the webcam would normally be positioned. The Kinect will be able to function at such close distances thanks to the device’s new ”Near Mode,” which allows it to detect movement from a distance as close as 40 centimeters. Although Steve Ballmer announced Kinect for Windows at CES, this is the first time that a device has been integrated directly into the hardware of a notebook.
Since the Kinect was first released in 2010, hackers have been devising ingenious ways to transform the device into everything from a virtual fitting room to a robotic, lightsaber-wielding “Jedibot”. As astoundingly creative as these projects may be, however, ordinary users may be less thrilled about how – for instance – surgeons are using the hands-free motion controls of the Kinect to manipulate images, speeding up operations and reducing the risk of contamination. So what kind of practical applications can the average user expect? Here are five ways the Kinect can be used to enhance your daily laptop experience:
1. Hands-free browsing – browse the Internet by swiping aside windows and tabs, Minority Report-style. Tablet users already enjoy the sensation of whisking away windows with the flick of a wrist; imagine being able to do the same on a laptop, without touching anything at all. Moreover, users would be able to use multi-touch gestures such as pinch-to-zoom and four-finger flick to quickly and easily navigate websites, without dealing with obnoxious clickpads. British websiteElectricpig goes a step further, theorizing that one day we’ll be able to browse the Web without our hands at all, using eye-tracking software developed for the Kinect.
2. Hands-free media control – Xbox owners quickly fell in love with the Kinect’s ability to let them fast forward and rewind movies just by moving their hands through the air or speaking aloud to the device. Laptop users should enjoy the same capabilities, as well as greater possibilities. For instance, the Kinect could be used to navigate PowerPoint slides without needing to stand by the computer or use a remote control, skip or queue up songs without getting up from the couch, or manipulate photos without using a cumbersome mouse.
3. Hands-free typing – Windows already features voice commands and dictation for visually impaired users, but the software can be difficult to set up and use. With its sophisticated voice recognition capabilities, the Kinect could make dictation more accessible to mainstream laptop users. Imagine being able to write a Word document using nothing more than your voice, and quickly editing it with little more than a flick of your wrist.
4. Enhanced security – Ice Cream Sandwich already boasts a Face Unlock security feature for smartphones and tablets, but the tool can be easily fooled. Facial recognition software on the Kinect, which can detect the skeletal frame of a user, may be much harder to beat – particularly if the facial recognition software is paired with the Kinect’s voice recognition capabilities. For an added layer of security, laptop manufacturers could support gesture-based lock screens.
5. Social network integration – In an age of instantaneous status updates and photo-sharing, nothing could be more instantaneous than a person’s voice. Laptops featuring an integrated Kinect could allow users to tweet using their voice, use the device’s motion sensors to drag and drop photos into their Flickr albums, or “like” a YouTube video or a Facebook post by giving a thumbs-up in front of the camera.
Source: LaptopMag.com
Gaming Mouse Genius DeathTaker designed for MMO and RTS fans
The company announced a gaming mouse Genius DeathTaker, designed especially for fans of massively multiplayer online game (MMO) and real-time strategy (RTS). Model offers a line of GX Gaming Series, which the rest of the world will see in a few month
DeathTaker mouse has nine buttons. To create a macro from different combinations of keystrokes is a utility Scorpion. In addition, it allows you to select one of the 16 million colors backlight. To store user settings in internal memory available to the manipulator five independent profiles.

The manipulator is equipped with a laser sensor, whose sensitivity can be adjusted separately for X and Y axes in the range from 100 to 5700 dpi. Precise adjustment of the weight carried by six metal weights weighing 4.5 grams each. The length of cable with gold-plated USB connector at the end is 1.8 m.
According to the manufacturer, the buttons are designed for eight million clicks. The recommended price is $ 80 model.
Source: Genius
New 24-inch model AS241W in NEC AccuSync series monitors
Series monitors NEC AccuSync, still numbered models with screen sizes up to 23 inches, was the completion of a 24-inch model AS241W. The basis of new items is a TN panel with LED backlighting, a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
The model is characterized by AS241W 5ms response time, brightness of 300 cd / m 2 and contrast ratio of 1000:1. The most economical combination of parameters laid down by the manufacturer in energy saving mode, ECO Mode.

Monitor stand is fixed in height and can adjust the angle of the display only. To connect to the signal inputs are provided for DVI and D-Sub.
In the U.S., novelty will be available in February for a suggested price of $ 239 by the manufacturer. The company accompanies the product three-year warranty.
Source: NEC
The first batch of gaming laptops Razer Blade was sold in half an hour
Razer Blade, a new gaming laptop, waited for many people, despite the skepticism of many experts over the price devaysa. And now the company a couple of days ago Razer released for sale its first batch of these laptops. The whole batch was sold out in 30 minutes!
As expected, the second batch of Razer Blade will hit stores in 2 weeks. The company, which just did not expect such a rush (and hid it in Facebook), has pledged that he would do the maximum number of gaming laptops at this time.
The Razer Blade comes with a 17-inch Full HD display, running on a processor Core i7 2640M, has 8 gigabytes of RAM, as well as smart SSD-drive capacity of 256 gigabytes. Also worth noting Video Card Nvidia GeForce GT 555M. Also, the laptop is next to the main keyboard 10 special buttons and a small secondary display.

Cost is $ Razer Blade 2800, and many experts really surprised at such high interest in the device, because the specifications are not the best, and the size of the hard disk once is not enough for toys. Others on the contrary called Blade «labor gaming" laptop because of its unusual design. Let's see how things develop further. In the meantime, you can see a couple of videos (albeit in English) on this laptop.
Microsoft integrates Kinect technology into Windows 8 laptops!
Kinect system from Microsoft gives Xbox 360 the ability to use a game controller body player. Device has become quite popular, so it is not surprising that the software giant will begin delivery in February Kinect for Windows for the price $ 249. The system will add the new entry form for Windows.
Now there is information that Microsoft is also working on the system Kinect, which will be embedded in laptop computers. Journalists have The Daily opportunity to test some of the first prototype netbook with integrated sensors Kinect.
Instead of connecting external controllers, prototypes, apparently owned by Asus, have built-in sensor places where you can find a web camera. This notebook can be used not only for gaming but also for better interoperability with other applications.
Microsoft expects to license its technology Kinect for portable computers. Therefore, we will soon be able to see the notebooks from various manufacturers with embedded controllers Kinect.
The spread of this technology in computers would lead to finding new ways to use them. Who knows, maybe these input methods will be able to press the mouse which is now standard for users to interact with computers.
Ultrabooks get the next generation of NVIDIA graphics
Fudzilla reports that several upcoming models may get a new graphics NVIDIA Kepler. Ultrabuk Lenovo IdeaPad U410 will also have integrated graphics Intel GMA 610,which will work with graphics, NVIDIA.
Intel will provide the ability to switch between graphics chips. This means that you can switch between integrated graphics and NVIDIA graphics, depending on your performance needs.
NVIDIA Kepler will support the technology NVIDIA Optimus, which allows the computer to automatically switch between graphics chips without user intervention. When you surf the Web or perform other actions, where the graphics performance Intel HD will be enough, you will be using integrated graphics, low power consumption. But when you run games or other intensive applications include high-performance graphics NVIDIA Kepler.
NVIDIA, is expected to begin shipping its new graphics chips in April. So after a month or so after that we will see solutions using these chips. For example, ultrabuk Lenovo IdeaPad U410 will be released in May.
Look at Lenovo IdeaPad Y470p
Lenovo IdeaPad Y470p Lenovo has added to its line of another new laptop, firing Lenovo IdeaPad Y470p, which is an updated version of the laptop Y470 with improved graphics. The new Lenovo IdeaPad Y470p equipped graphics card AMD Radeon HD 7690 with 1GB of VRAM and a 14-inch LED-display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.
Work devaysa manages processor Intel Core i7 2670QM with a frequency of 2.2 GHz. The notebook has 8 GB of RAM and hard disk 750 GB, and DVD-ROM drive and support for Wi-Fi standard 802.11 b / g / n. Lenovo IdeaPad Y470p Other features of Lenovo IdeaPad Y470p include module Bluetooth 2.1, a 2 megapixel camera for video chat, HDMI -output and 6-cell battery. The laptop will cost $799.
Macbook Air with SSD Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G 480 GB capacity
Assortment of Other World Computing (OWC) added SSDs Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G 480 GB capacity. Drives equipped with interface SATA 6 Gb / s and are designed to upgrade the Apple MacBook Air laptops with screens measuring 11.1 and 13.3 inches.
In the drives used by the controller output SandForce. According to the company's new SSD three times outperform hard drives to be installed on these laptops at the factory. Data rate provided by the use of SATA 6 Gb / s, up to 500 MB / sec. Superiority in terms of the basic configuration with 64GB SSD - an eight-fold.
In the line of Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G there are two models - with 120 and 240 GB.
Price drives 480 GB capacity is $ 1149. Sales have already started. The products covered by the seven-year warranty.



























