LG announces W53 SMART LCD monitor line-up
LG has now introduced a new series of LCD monitors, the W53 SMART, which includes models going from 18.5 to 27-inch, with all those boasting a 21.5-inch or larger panel offering Full HD (1920 x 1080) picture. The W53 SMART monitors have contrast ratios of up to 50,000:1, a response time of 2ms and include features like Auto Brightness which will automatically adjust brightness and picture settings based on the ambient light in the room and the content displayed, Cinema Mode, which blacks out everything on the screen except the video that's running, and a timer that can be customized to let the user know when they've spent too much time in front of the screen.
"LG conducted extensive research throughout Europe and Asia, and learned that one major complaint people had about their monitors was eyestrain from the screen being either too bright or too dark," said B.B. Hwang, President and CEO of LG Electronics Business Solutions Company. "Because of this, LG's W53 SMART Monitors are packed with the world's first full suite of intelligent features that optimize the screenأ¢آ€آ™s brightness to reduce eyestrain. This also significantly reduces power consumption by lowering the intensity of the backlight."
According to their maker, the W53 SMART are going on sale this month.
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ECS unveils custom 'green' GeForce 9800 GT, 9600 GT cards
Elitegroup Computer Systems has now announced a couple of GeForce graphics cards bearing the new 'ECS Enduring Design' coat of arms. Codenamed N9600GTE-1GMU-F and N9800GTE-1GMU-F, the upcoming cards consume 40% less power than 'regular' GeForce 9600 GT and 9800 GT respectively, feature EMI shielding, an anti-bending metal bar, anti-dust I/O covers, and are equipped with Arctic Cooling VGA coolers backed by MX-2 thermal compound.
Both card have a 256-bit memory interface and 1GB of GDDR3 memory, DirectX 10 and SLI support, CUDA, PhysX, dual-DVI connectivity and 55nm-built GPUs. The N9600GTE-1GMU-F has 64 Stream Processors, a 600 MHz GPU clock and a memory frequency of 1800 MHz, while the N9800GTE-1GMU-F boasts 112 SPs, a 550 MHz GPU clock and the same memory clock as its little brother. The cards' prices have not been revealed.
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NiBiTor 5.0 released
A new version of the NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) has just been released and it features a few bug fixes, a Voltage IC option and added support for the GeForce GTX 275, GTS 250, 9300 GS, 9800M GTX, 9800M GTS and 7150M, as well as the Quadro FX770M.
To get BIOS tweaking get the 588kB NiBiTor v5.0 from this page.
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Buffalo intros slim external Blu-Ray drive
Buffalo's optical drive line-up has been update to include a new model, the BRC-P258U2 external Blu-Ray drive. The drive measures 141 (W) x 23 (H) x 155 (D) mm and weights 370 grams, has a 4.5MB buffer, a USB 2.0 interface, and can read Blu-Ray discs at 2x and write DVD-R/+R SL at 8x, DVD-R/+R DL, DVD-RW/+RW at 8x, CD-R at 16x and CD-RW at 10x.
According to its maker, the BRC-P258U2 should already be hitting stores in Japan with a price tag of about $218.
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Zotac preps Accelero Xtreme-equipped GeForce GTX 275
Just like Galaxy, Zotac has found Arctic Cooling's Accelero Extreme VGA cooler as being a perfect fit for Nvidia's new GT200 baby, the GeForce GTX 275. Zotac has already announced two GTX 275 but, to spice up its offer, it will also release the little thing seen below, a model that features Arctic Cooling's tri-fan cooler.
The upcoming card has a 6+1 phase power design, a 448-bit memory interface, DirectX 10 and 3-way SLI support, and stock frequencies - 633 MHz for the GPU, 1404 MHz for the 240 Processing cores and 2268 MHz for the 896MB of GDDR3 memory. Zotac's Accelero-powered GTX 275 should arrive later this month and its price is yet unknown.
Picture courtesy of Expreview.
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Dell readies 11.6-inch ultra-portable PC
Already offering decent ultra-mobile PC line-up with its Mini 9, 10 and 12, Dell is also working on a model boasting a 11.6-inch screen. Likely to be called Mini 11, the machine will be based on an Intel platform and make use of a ULV (ultra low voltage) processor, will come with 2GB or more RAM, 160GB and over hard drive and either Windows XP or Vista.
Dell's 11.6-inch laptop is expected to be launched either at the end of Q2 or early Q3 and will have to battle MSI's own 11.6-inch X-Slim and any other similar machines that are yet unannounced.
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New Laptop Hunters ad takes another jab at Apple
A new ad in the Microsoft 'sponsored' Laptop Hunters series has been released this past week and, wouldn't you know it, just like in the first ad, a HP machine is the purchase choice. In this ad, the "technically-savvy" Giampaolo is looking for a laptop that offers a good mix of portability, battery life and power for under $1,500. The search for the laptop obviously includes a look at a MacBook and while it is deemed "sexy," Giampaolo says he doesn't want to pay for the brand but for the computer.
In the end, he finds a HP HDX with a 2.4 GHz Intel CPU and 4GB of RAM for the desired price and gets the money to purchase it. Another happy PC customer and another slap for Apple in these money-short times.
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Chip sales down 7.6% in February
According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, chip sales have taken another beating from the economic crisis in February. The second month of this year has seen semiconductor revenue reach $14.2 billion, down 7.6% sequentially and down 30.4% on-year.
"The global semiconductor industry is going through one of the steepest corrections in its history," said SIA President George Scalise. "While it would be premature to conclude that the sales decline has hit bottom, there are some indications that the rate of decline has moderated from the final quarter of 2008. The industry responded quickly to the changing market environment by curtailing production and reducing inventory as demand slowed in late 2008."
Scalise expects chip shipments and sales to continue to be below those in 2008 in the next few quarters, "with a gradual recovery to follow as the global economy recovers."
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IBM, Sun negotiations said to have fallen through
After weeks of more or less confidential negotiations, IBM is now said have have withdrew its $7 billion offer to acquire Sun Microsystems. At the end of last week, after careful consideration, IBM decided to lower the price it was willing to pay per Sun share which obviously made Sun representatives bitter and claiming that they want to look for other options.
Since IBM had an exclusive negotiation agreement with Sun, it too was upset with the response received and simply decided to back down and take its toys (read, acquisition offer) with it. If this is just a power stance from IBM then a deal between the companies would still be possible, with IBM maybe paying even less than it was initially thought. If not then Sun is on its own to search for a buyer or remain independent and hope for the best. We'll see how this unfold.
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Galaxy unveils custom-cooled, overclocked GeForce GTX 275
Galaxy has once again come out with a nice, custom GT200 card, this time, a GeForce GTS 275. Seen below, the blue PCB-ed model is cooled off by a tri-fan Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme, features digital PWM which enables it to have an efficiency of 80%, dual BIOS, 896MB of GDDR3 memory, 240 Processing Cores and DirectX 10 support.
The new card also boasts a 448-bit memory interface and comes factory overclocked with GPU, shader and memory frequencies of 650 (633 MHz stock), 1475 (1404) and 2400 (2268) MHz respectively. No word on pricing yet.
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