Open Compute Expands Switch Offerings Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Dell Ac Adapter
The networking branch of the Open Compute Project announced a pair of new standard switches this week along with plans in the upcoming year to focus on faster networking hardware and moving software development beyond lower layers while expanding testing.
The networking group announced on Monday (Nov. 2) two new OCP switches from member Mellanox (NASDAQ: MLNX) that feature new silicon. The switches also support several OCP software projects, including its switch abstraction interface (SAI) and the Open Network Installment Environment (ONIE).
Since last October, the group has certified several switch designs, including 10G and 40G devices from Alpha Networks along with Accton Open Rack Switch Adapter with like Dell Vostro 2510 AC Adapter, Dell Studio 1745 AC Adapter, Dell Studio 1536 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude E6500 AC Adapter, Dell Precision M90 AC Adapter, Dell XPS M1710 AC Adapter, Dell 9T215 AC Adapter, Dell N5825 AC Adapter, Dell K9060 AC Adapter, Dell 9T458 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro 3500 AC Adapter, Dell RX929 AC Adapter. The new Mellanox switches include 10G and 40G switches based on SwitchX-2 silicon.
“What differentiates these switches is that they are the first to feature a third-party switching silicon,” OCP networking project co-leaders Omar Baldonado and Carlos Cardenas noted in a blog post. The Mellanox SwitchX-2 design incorporates the Accton and Alpha switches, which are both based on Broadcom’s Trident2 chip.
The additions to the OCP networking lineup means “we’re diversifying our set of open networking hardware on the market,” they added.
In the works is another Accton switch based on Cavium’s 32x100G device. The project leaders said that switch is being reviewed by OCP along with shared switches from Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) and partner Interface Masters as well Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Inventec Corp. of Taiwan (TPE: 2356).
On the networking software side, the group reported that ONIE has been accepted “across dozens of switch platforms” and is being leveraged in interoperability testing. Meanwhile, switch abstraction interface software was demonstrated across networking chips from Broadcom, Cavium (NASDAQ: CAVM) and Mellanox. Mellanox also demonstrated the interface software working on its 100G chip, the group reported.
In addition, the group leaders said OpenNetLinux was demonstrated on top of the Facebook Wedge switch as the social media giant and OCP founder increases adoption of the open-source networking software.
The networking group also is reviewing a separate Hewlett Packard Open Switch effort that “has the potential to introduce an open Network Operating System that can run on OCP hardware switches,” Baldonado and Cardenas claimed.
Network hardware and software testing efforts that include test equipment configurations also have been stepped up this year to include systems, optics and software.
Dell XPS Family Of Products Just Got Better Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Dell Ac Adapter
After months of rumors, Dell finally announced updates to their award-winning XPS device family. Featuring several improvements, their new or better said, refreshed lineup gives us a familiar, albeit improved set of devices. The Dell XPS family mostly follows form and function with the accent on productivity, battery longevity and performance aspects. Considered by many as the family of laptops that’s up there with the best in consumer class, it now features the high performance 6th generation Intel i5 and i7 processors, all built for a further improved Windows 10 experience as well.
“Beginning with CES 2015, when we first unveiled the world’s smallest laptop with adapter such as Dell XPS M1410 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 2500 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro 3600 AC Adapter, Dell smartstep 250N AC Adapter, Dell Latitude LS500 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 2100 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 14z AC Adapter, Dell Latitude E6400 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude E5500 AC Adapter, Dell Precision M4300 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro 1720 AC Adapter, Dell Studio 1557 AC Adapter– the XPS 13 with our exclusive InfinityEdge display – the world took notice of the innovations coming out of Dell that no other laptop manufacturer was offering,” said Frank Azor, general manager of Dell XPS. “Today we are further demonstrating our commitment to innovation and design by delivering the most impressive XPS lineup ever seen.”
The new XPS devices boast a number of ‘firsts’ and ‘bests’ in their respective product groups – spanning form-factor breakthroughs, display prowess, battery life and more – maintaining the tradition of offering the best computing experience. The XPS 13 and 15 feature premium and ultralight materials such as carbon fiber and machined aluminum, and the entire XPS portfolio has Corning® Gorilla® Glass NBT™ options (only available on touch displays). In addition, stunning panels with sharp detail and accurate colors, and the latest graphics and processors, offer the perfect blend of performance, mobility and durability.
Incorporating select aspects of the Latitude line, the XPS laptops are most manageable, and come with best-in-class security features for commercial appeal. The new XPS portfolio is catering to power users who need the best of both work and play, with features like Thunderbolt™ 3, which enables one-cable docking and up to eight times faster downloads than USB 3.0, and the capability to connect with the next generation of Latitude docking (coming in 2016). Additionally, XPS laptops are among the most environmentally friendly portfolio Dell offers, designed with smarter materials and shipped in recyclable, compost-friendly packaging, ensuring the environment is always top of mind.
Dell XPS 13 2015 Review Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Dell Ac Adapter
The new Dell XPS 13 2015 is the best Windows notebook you can buy. After multiple refinements Dell delivers the best Windows notebook experience for users who need a great screen, wonderful design and a very portable notebook.
Dell doesn’t try to deliver a tablet and a notebook Windows 2-in-1 that often leads to sacrifices in key areas. Instead the Dell XPS 13 is an amazing 13-inch notebook in a svelte and stylish package that is smaller than most other 13-inch notebooks.
Windows 8.1 is still a pain point for users thinking of switching from the MacBook Air to the Dell XPS 13, but if you are a Windows user this is the notebook to buy.
Dell is even able to deliver all of this with a starting price of $799 and coupons with adapter such as Dell Precision M50 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude CP AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1100 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude C840 AC Adapter, Dell Precision M2400 AC Adapter, Dell XPS 1640 AC Adapter, Dell XPS 1340 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro 1200 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro 1320 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro 1510 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro 1000 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro A860 AC Adaptercut the price of the Dell XPS 13 2015 model even lower. At the top of the line, users double the memory, gain a higher resolution and Intel Core i5 processor, but even at the entry-level the Dell XPS 13 is well ahead of the competition.
The Dell XPS 13 earns a Gotta Be Mobile Editor’s Choice Award for the great build and design, incredible screen and overall value that it delivers for Windows users.
The Dell XPS 13 2015 model is incredibly small but it doesn’t cut corners to get to this size. Dell shrunk the bezel of the XPS 13 so small that the camera is now near the hinge instead of up top because there is simply no extra space around the display.
With a smaller bezel Dell is able to keep the overall size of the XPS 13 to about that of an 11-inch notebook, even though there is a 13-inch display tucked inside. This makes for a very portable machine.
The exterior is a durable and great-looking aluminum while the inside is a soft-touch carbon fiber that amps up the look and feel. The carbon fiber palm rest is much nicer than the aluminum on the MacBook Air. The device is 9-15mm thick and weighs 2.6 -2.8 pounds depending upon your configuration.
Noile dispozitive Dell XPS Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Dell Ac Adapter
Noul portofoliu Dell de dispozitive XPS, inclunde laptopurile XPS 12 2-în-1, XPS 13 şi XPS 15. Această actualizare de portofoliu a fost proiectată pentru a oferi laptop-uri de tip consumer mai bune, care încorporează procesoarele Intel Core de generaţie 6 şi dotări hardware mai performante, totul fiind construit pentru obţinerea unei experienţe Windows 10 mai bogate.
Noile dispozitive XPS se pot mândri cu o serie de premiere şi de topuri de performanţe din categoriile lor de produse – serie care se întinde de la factori de formă revoluţionari la ecrane uimitoare, baterii cu viaţă lungă şi altele – menținând intactă tradiţia de a oferi cele mai bune experienţe de lucru cu computerul. Modelele XPS 13 şi XPS 15 încorporează materiale premium şi ultrauşoare, cum sunt fibra de carbon şi aluminiul with adapter like Dell Latitude D520 AC Adapter, Dell XPS M1530 AC Adapter, Dell Precision M65 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1525 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 1520 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 1526 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude XT AC Adapter, Dell Studio 15 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude E4200 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude D830 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude D530 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude D630 AC Adapter, şi întreg portofoliul XPS dispune de opţiuni Corning® Gorilla® Glass NBT™ (disponibile doar pentru ecranele de tip touchscreen): În plus, paneluri cu detalii contrastante şi culori curate, precum şi de cele mai noi procesoare şi elemente de grafică, oferă îmbinarea perfectă între performanţe, mobilitate şi durabilitate. Înglobând aspecte selectate din seria de produse Latitude, laptop-urile XPS sunt uşor de gestionat şi vin cu cele mai bune caracteristici de securitate pentru echipamentele din clasa comercială.
Noul portofoliu XPS este atrăgător pentru utilizatorii intensivi, care au nevoie de îmbinarea perfectă dintre muncă şi distracţie, dispunând de caracteristici precum Thunderbolt™ 3, care permite docking-ul cu un cablu şi download-uri de până la opt ori mai rapide decât USB 3.0, precum şi de capabilitatea de conectare cu generaţia următoare de docking Latitude (care se vor lansa în 2016). În plus, laptop-urile XPS fac parte din protofoliul de produse cel mai prietenos cu mediul oferit de Dell, fiind proiectate cu materiale inteligente şi livrate în ambalaje reciclabile şi biodegradabile.
Creşteţi mobilitatea şi performanţele dispozitivelor XPS cu accesoriile Dell XPS Essential
Fiţi conectaţi, protejaţi şi permanent gata de lucru în plină mişcare, sau productivi la birou, cu accesoriile special construite pentru portofoliul XPS.
Dell Thunderbolt™ Dock – TB15: Încarcă şi conectează laptop-urile XPS la o singură sursă de energie şi date pentru perfomanţe maxime ale ecranului – până la trei ecrane Full HD sau două ecrane 4K – şi oferă transferuri de date mai rapide cu Dell Thunderbolt™ Dock cu cablu Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3. Va fi lansat în 2016.
Dell Dock – WD15: Încarcă şi conectează laptop-urile XPS la până două ecrane Full HD şi alte cinci periferice, şi permite performanţe video îmbunătăţite cu un singur cablu USB Type-C care furnizează energie electrică, Ethernet, audio, USB şi video. Va fi lansat în 2016.
Dell Power Companion: Alimentează şi încarcă laptop-urile XPS, împreună cu telefoane şi tablete în mişcare (12.000 mAh pentru XPS 13, 18.000 mAh pentru XPS 15). Extinde durata de funcţionare XPS 13 cu până la 10 ore suplimentare (8) şi durata de funcţionare XPS 15 cu până la nouă ore (9).
Dell Premier Sleeve : Menţine laptop-urile XPS 13 şi XPS 15 protejate cu ajutorul unui manşon subţire, care poate fi folosit independent sau în interiorul unui ambalaj. (S pentru XPS 13, M pentru XPS 15).
Dell Adapter – USB Type-C la HDMI/VGA/Ethernet/USB 3.0: Conectează XPS la dispozitive multiple – proiectoare, televizoare, ecrane şi Ethernet – cu o singură mufă. Va fi lansat în curând.
Dell Bluetooth Mouse – WM615: Combină performanţele ridicate cu un design inovator, care trece lesne de la confort la ultra-portabilitate şi creşte productivitatea folosirii în mişcare.
Gamers might be more interested Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Asus Ac Adapter
The RT-AC88U can also be configured as an 802.11ac bridge, so you can put a second one in your home-theater equipment rack and wire up to eight network clients to it. One feature that continues to be unique to Asus is the ability to connect a USB 3G/4G/LTE network adapter into the RT-AC88U’s USB port.
Once plugged in, the adapter can be configured for either load balancing (distributing your bandwidth across wired and wireless Internet connections) or automatic failover protection (if either Internet connection fails, the router will automatically switch over to the other). With mobile data plans being so expensive—especially if you exceed your cap—I suspect the real-world appeal with battery such as Asus G71G-A1 AC Adapter, Asus N90S AC Adapter, Asus G72G AC Adapter, Asus G73 AC Adapter, Asus X90 AC Adapter, Asus G60 AC Adapter, Asus VX5 AC Adapter, Asus M70 AC Adapter, Asus Pro70 AC Adapter, Asus Pro80 AC Adapter, Asus X77 AC Adapter, Asus G2S AC Adapterof this feature will be limited.
Gamers might be more interested in the free subscription to the WTFast Gamer Network that Asus is offering. The service claims to optimize WAN (wide-area network) routes via dedicated servers to reduce ping time and packet loss. Asus has integrated the client software into the RT-AC88U’s firmware, which eliminates the need to run the software on connected PCs. This also means that any device, regardless of its operating system, can utilize WTFast. So if you’re rocking a Linux gaming rig or a Steam Machine, you can still use the service.
WTFast is available in three subscription tiers, however, and Asus hasn’t mentioned which level RT-AC88U buyers will be entitled to or how long the subscriptions will last. I’ve submitted a query and will update this story when I find out. Asus also hasn’t announced when the RT-AC88U or how much it will cost. They’ve said only that pricing will be announced closer to availability.
ZBOX MAGNUS EN970 Review Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Asus Ac Adapter
I am not sure if it makes sense to pair a decent graphic solution with a Ultra low power CPU to begin with. I believe the constraint is with the cooling solution, but I think I can live with a slightly bigger chassis.
Reply firewall597 - Monday, September 28, 2015 - link
I dunno, it seems like a compelling 1080p solution to me. I'm sure they put plenty of thought into their choice, between the pairing of CPU+GPU in such a small package, while also trying to reach a certain price point with adapter like Asus EEE PC 1015 AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1015N AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1015T AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1016 AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1018 AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1018P AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1101HA AC Adapter, Asus EEE PC 1215 AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1201HA AC Adapter, Asus Pro23 X23 AC Adapter, Asus G73 AC Adapter, Asus G53 AC Adapter.
Owning a SP3 with a pretty comparable 4300u, it's pretty impressive what it can do all things considered. Being paired with a 970m and put into a tiny $800 package is actually pretty enticing as an HTPC/Steam box solution for the living room.
Reply barleyguy - Monday, September 28, 2015 - link
Agreed. Most living room displays (TV/Projector) are 1080p, and this box performs very well at 1080p. It's small enough to put next to a TV, and should be very quiet as far as fan noise as well.
I have an EN760 in my living room. It's an older version of this same box. It works great.
My only complaint is that they raised the price from $500 to $800 (for the barebones) compared to previous generations. $500 was a more compelling price; $800 gets too close to laptop territory.
Reply jameskatt - Thursday, October 01, 2015 - link
Cheapness is why the PC market is dying.
Reply SBD-3 - Saturday, October 17, 2015 - link
Portability is why PC's are dying. People want it all in the palm of their hands.
Reply liebezeit - Monday, September 28, 2015 - link
HTPC for $800? My repurposed Asus Chromebox I bought used for $75 works great for me...
Reply SirKnobsworth - Monday, September 28, 2015 - link
You wouldn't try any serious gaming on a Chromebox. Similarly, you wouldn't buy this if you just wanted to watch Netflix.
Reply firewall597 - Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - link
8 third-party leather bands for the Apple Watch Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Apple Ac Adapter
Apple has put a lot of thought into its Apple Watch band options, and it shows. I won’t deny that the Apple Sport Band is one of the most comfortable wrist-adornments I’ve ever worn (ever). But its leather options are limited—not to mention expensive. The Classic Buckle and Leather Loop come in just a handful of colors and cost $150, while the chic Modern Buckle costs $250, nearly as much as the Sport Watch itself.
But if you want a leather band, Apple’s not your only option. Plenty of third-party band-makers have stepped in to fill the void. I tried out eight third-party leather bands, including bands made of exotic leathers and a clever button-stud band with aadapter like Apple A1021 AC Adapter, Apple A1222 AC Adapter, Apple MagSafe AC Adapter, Apple M8942 AC Adapter, Apple iBook G4 AC Adapter, Apple M8576 AC Adapter, Apple A1036 AC Adapter, Apple A1184 AC Adapter, Apple A1172 AC Adapter, Apple A1222 AC Adapter, Apple A1330 AC Adapter, Apple M8482 AC Adapter, over the course of several weeks to see how they break in and hold up. Let’s take a look.
Based in Lyon, France, Clessant claims to have the first luxury straps designed for the Apple Watch—designed in France, handmade in Western Europe, and created from exotic leathers such as crocodile, lizard, and stingray. The brand recently finished its Indiegogo campaign, raising 103 percent of its initial goal, and ships its bands worldwide (shipping to the U.S. is $12). These bands are slim, lightweight, and clearly well-designed. They feature bright, saturated colors (as well as a few nicely aged leather looks) and brushed stainless steel buckles that lie flat against the wrist.
I tested out three of Clessant’s bands: The $111 vintage brown calf leather band, the $236 pastel pink alligator belly leather band, and the $179 mustard yellow lizard leather band. All bands fit me well—the longer part of each band measured 4.5 inches and had 7 holes for adjustment. Because the Clessant bands taper to a sharp point at the end, the adjustment holes did not offer as much size flexibility as other bands I tried: The largest adjustment hole is 3.5 inches from the adapter, whereas the largest hole on the Incipio Premium Leather band is 4 inches from the adapter. Still, there’s plenty of room to punch an extra hole or two if you need to size up or down.
Clessant’s calf leather band comes in six colors, which are simply labeled CK1 through CK6. CK1 through CK3 are varying shades of brown (grayish brown, vintage brown, and flat brown), while CK4 is midnight blue, CK5 is black, and CK6 is orange. CK1 through CK3 are vegetable tanned, which will give them a “strong patina and personality with age,” while CK4 through CK6 are chrome tanned with a smooth matte finish. I tested a CK2 (vintage brown) band, which looks amazing: It has a mottled, aged coloring that looks good on men and women. The band was a little stiff at first, but it only took about one day of wear to break in. Despite the relative thinness of the leather, the band didn’t warp much after a straight week of wear, though it warped enough that you can tell it’s no longer new.
The crocodile/alligator belly leather band comes in six colors: CR1 is pitch black crocodile leather, CR2 is tobacco brown crocodile leather, CR3 is pale blue alligator belly leather, CR4 is pale pink alligator belly leather, CR5 is forest green crocodile leather, and CR6 is royal blue crocodile leather. All of these straps have a textured, matte finish except for CR5, which has a glossy finish. The main difference between Clessant’s crocodile/alligator belly leather and its alligator leather bands, aside from the price, seems to be the size of the scales – the crocodile/alligator leather bands have smaller scales, which are more suited to unisex styles. I tested a CR4 (pale pink alligator belly leather) band, which is one of my favorite third-party bands to date. Not only does this band look expensive and exotic, it’s slim while still being tough—after one week of constant wear, I saw virtually no warping.
Retina MacBooks at Full Speed Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Asus Ac Adapter
Monday September 21, 2015 8:34 am PDT by Juli CloverApple's Retina MacBook uses a brand new USB-C connector for power, which means that it's able to be charged by external USB battery packs much like an iPhone or an iPad. But because of its higher 29 watt power requirements, there aren't any current battery packs that pump out enough power to charge the MacBook at full speed. Instead, most USB battery packs used with the MacBook today just keep the battery steady, without adding additional power. That's set to change, however, as companies are starting to debut accessories and battery packs that will let the Retina MacBook charge at its full 29 watt rate.
As of today, Hyper, known for its line of external battery packs designed for Apple's notebooks, is launching a Indiegogo project for the HyperJuice Magic Box. Available in two varieties, the Magic Box is an adapter such as Asus N45 AC Adapter, Asus N55 AC Adapter, Asus N75 AC Adapter, Asus U56 AC Adapter, Asus P41J AC Adapter, Asus A72 AC Adapter, Asus K53 AC Adapter, Asus K53SV AC Adapter, Asus P53 AC Adapter, Asus X73 AC Adapter, Asus EEE PC S101 AC Adapter, Asus EEE PC T101 AC Adapterthat allows the 12-inch Retina MacBook to be charged at a full 29W speed using HyperJuice battery packs, or up to 12W using regular USB battery packs.
The 29W Magic Box adapter cable, which converts the DC output of a HyperJuice battery pack to a USB-C connection, uses a smart IC to enable "fast and safe" 29W charging, refilling the MacBook's battery just as its 29W Power Adapter would. The 12W Magic Box is a USB to USB-C adapter that will let any existing USB battery pack work with the new MacBook, but it won't be as powerful as a HyperJuice battery pack paired with the 29W adapter.
If you need faster charging at the same 29W speed as the original Apple USB-C Power Adapter, use Magic Box 29W adapter together with HyperJuice batteries. Only HyperJuice can safely and efficiently provide up to 29W (or even 100W) power via USB-C. This is something that regular USB battery packs cannot do.
The 29W Magic Box will be available for $35 while the 12W version is available for $25. Both can be ordered through Hyper's Indiegogo page, which also includes other purchasing options for Magic Box and external battery back combos at discounted prices, plus options that will make HyperJuice battery packs compatible with both MagSafe-based Macs and the Retina MacBook.
Hyper's existing HyperJuice battery packs can also be ordered from the Hyper website, with prices that range from $169.95 to $449.95. Ranging from 16,000 mAh to 61,000 mAh, the HyperJuice external batteries can add anywhere from 14 to 53 additional hours of battery life to a MacBook.
In the near future, there will also be other USB-C external battery pack options for the MacBook. At the end of this month, Maximas will introduce a crowdfunding campaign for the XTRON, a 13,400 mAh power bank (for 8 hours of extra battery life) designed specifically for USB-C devices like the MacBook.
It includes 4.2A USB charging ports that are compatible with both USB-C and USB-A so it can be used to charge multiple types of devices simultaneously, and though it's 13,400 mAh, it's able to fit in the palm of a hand. It will be available for $69 when the Indiegogo project launches.
Another company previously announced a similar product, the Reach Go battery pack. The Reach Go's original specs claim to have 15,000 mAh, offer two standard USB ports, and a single USB-C port, and cost $99. This battery has also not yet shipped, but the website claims an October, 2015 arrival.
Chrome OS without compromise Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Acer Ac Adapter
Dell's Chromebook 13 costs a little more than the competition, but for that extra money, you get: hardware that feels like it's from a much more expensive machine, excellent performance, fantastic battery life and one of the best screens you'll find on any Chromebook. If you're a fan of Google's Chrome OS, you should absolutely give this laptop a look.
From the outside, the Chromebook 13 follows the demure styling found in the Dell Chromebook 11 -- there's nary a hint of color here outside of the Chrome logo on the lid. It might not be the most innovative or attractive laptop out there, but it's functional and attractive in the same way as a navy blazer -- it'll never go out of style. The gunmetal gray magnesium alloy chassis, carbon fiber weave on the lid and shiny black Dell with adapter like Acer TravelMate 7730 AC Adapter, Acer TravelMate 8572 AC Adapter, Acer TravelMate TM5330 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 5551 AC adapter, Acer Aspire 7740 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire One A150 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire One A110 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire One D150 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 1810TZ AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 1680 AC Adapter, Acer Extensa 5630 AC Adapter, Acer TravelMate 290 AC Adapterlogo are all subtle and appropriate for the computer's business pedigree and also appear to be highly influenced by the well-designed XPS series. It's not something any employee (or consumer) will really be able to complain about.
That no-nonsense design extends to how the computer feels in your hands and in use. It's a little thick (0.84 inch at its largest point) and a little heavy (3.23 pounds), but it at least feels strong and not cheaply built. Unlike most Chromebooks, there's no flex when you're typing or carrying the device around. It's one of the best-designed Chrome OS laptops I've used, drawing a lot of influence from the Pixel -- and it should at this price. It's clear that Dell is leveraging a lot of its know-how from other notebooks in its lineup, and as such, this computer feels like a solid, time-tested design, not a first version of a new product for the company.
As far as I'm concerned, a Chromebook (or any laptop, really) has to get the keyboard, trackpad and screen right (which is why I've been so disappointed with the terrible 1,366 x 768 panels that populate most Chromebooks). Fortunately, the Dell succeeds on all counts here. The 13-inch, 1080p display is a standout -- while Dell says it's an IPS screen, viewing angles aren't quite as good as you'll see on more expensive computers. But it's otherwise a wonderful-looking screen that finally offers up a decent-size workspace on a Chromebook. Sure, 1080p can make text a little tiny, but fortunately you can step it down to 1,536 x 840 if you need things to be larger. (Oddly enough, this panel can also be set to a higher, 2,400 x 1,350 resolution, but I wouldn't recommend it.) Everything's much sharper at 1080p, and the small text generally wasn't a problem for me. I was happy to use this screen for hours every day during my testing.
The backlit keyboard isn't as good as the one on the Pixel, but it's far ahead of just about every other Chromebook I've used, with great travel and key caps that never feel like they're going to go flying off if I type too vigorously. In fact, it's as good as a keyboard on a laptop that costs twice as much. The trackpad is also a pleasure: It's highly responsive and supports multitouch gestures. Again, it just felt like a component from a more expensive computer. I wish it were a bit bigger, but that's the only knock I have.
One surprising thing about the Chromebook 13's hardware is its robust audio output. Sure, you're still listening to music on a laptop, but my casual testing revealed a computer that had solid speakers. It's not as good as the Skullcandy setup on Toshiba's Chromebook 2, but it's better than I expected and certainly good enough for music or video playback in a pinch. Listening to music over headphones sounded similarly clean, with no distortion and clear playback at both high and low volumes.
As for ports, the Chromebook 13 gives you the essentials, but not much else; here are two USB ports (one 2.0 and one 3.0), an HDMI connection, a headphone jack and a microSD slot. The latter is probably my biggest issue with the laptop's hardware: This computer feels big enough that having a full-sized SD slot on board shouldn't have been a problem. Not having one means you'll likely need a cable or adapter to get photos off a digital camera, which is a bummer. There's also a 720p camera for video calls that does its job, but is otherwise unspectacular.
Dell is offering a wide variety of hardware configurations for its Chromebook 13. The $429 base model currently for sale (which I tested) features a Celeron 3205U processor along with 4GB of RAM, a 16GB solid-state drive and that 1080p non-touch display. (There's also a $399 model with only 2GB of RAM; it's not on sale yet and we do not recommend buying any computer with that little memory.) You can bump the processor up to a Core i3 or i5, increase storage to 32GB, jam in 8GB of RAM or get a model with a touchscreen. But for most customers, the low-end model will probably be enough for their needs -- Dell's base 13-inch Chromebook is a solid performer that outdoes just about all its competition.
A walk through of the installer Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Acer Ac Adapter
The openSuSE Linux 42.1 Leap Release Candidate 1 (whew, that was a mouthful) was made available on their download page yesterday (click on 'switch to Development Version' at the top of the page to get it). Although I will be running their Tumbleweed advanced development version on most of my computers, I am planning on keeping Leap on one or two of them, so I have been downloading and trying the pre-releases as Leap development has progressed.
Rather than delve deeply into what is still technically a pre-release version with adapter such as Acer Aspire 5710 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 9520 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 5310 AC Adapter, Acer Extensa 900 AC adapter, Acer Aspire 5580 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 5542 AC Adapter, Acer TravelMate 5730 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire AS5742 AC Adapter, Acer TimelineX 5820T AC Adapter, Acer Extensa 5235 AC Adapter, Acer Extensa 5635Z AC Adapter, Acer TravelMate 5740 AC Adapter, and thus still subject to last-minute changes and fixes, what I would like to do with this post is make just a few general comments about my experiences with the Leap distribution, and then walk through screenshots of the installer.
I recently posted about the Manjaro installer(s), and I plan to do the same for my absolute favorite Linux installer, Anaconda, when the upcoming Fedora 23 release is available, so I hope this provides a good way to compare a representative sample of the various Linux installers in use today.
Ok, first some general observations and opinions. There has been some concern in the user community since it was announced that the openSuSE 'stable' release would be merged with the commercial SuSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) distribution. To be honest, I am one of those who has been concerned about this, so I have been watching the pre-release versions pretty carefully ever since Milestone 1 was released.
So far I haven't seen anything unusual or out of the ordinary for openSuSE development. There is, of course, the leap in version numbers from 13.2 to 42.1, but hey, if Microsoft can jump from 8 to 10 for no good reason, then why not? The development itself, and the versions of the Linux kernel and other packages, has been typical for an openSuSE release cycle. The kernel in RC1 is 4.1.10, the KDE desktop is Plasma version 5.4.2, Firefox is 41.0.1, and so on.
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The demand for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 410 and 210 processors has scaled new heights. Within the first year of its commercial launch, the Snapdragon 410 processor is available in over 550 mobile device variations. Moreover, more than 200 million units of the processor have been shipped globally from over 60 OEMs. Similarly, the Snapdragon 210 processor powers over 200 different kinds of devices, which have either been shipped or are still in the pipeline.
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With the introduction of these new processors, Qualcomm intends to cater to customers' better camera quality, enhanced connectivity and superior battery life needs, amid rapidly escalating demand for smartphones and tablets across the globe.
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The first thing you will notice about the Acer Aspire V15 is its dark brushed aluminium cover which, on closer examination, reveals a textured pattern that adds a touch of class to a mundane laptop.
It also comes with a plastic palm rest that looks like it is made of brushed metal. Still, this laptop is unlikely to win any design awards. It is mostly plastic and, while fairly slim, is not exactly lightweight at 2.4kg.
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It feels comfortable to type on the laptop's backlit keyboard. The keys are well-spaced and there is decent key travel.
The screen, however, is a letdown. While its 1,920 x 1,080-pixel resolution is standard for a 15.6-inch display, the screen has poor vertical viewing angles that result in distorted colours. From the sides, the screen looks washed out as well although, in both cases, text remains clear and sharp.
At $1,448, the Aspire V15 is affordable enough. But as is often the case with laptops in this price range, it comes with a 1TB hard drive rather than a solid-state drive (SSD). Those who are used to the SSDs and their near-instantaneous speeds may find the hard drive intolerably slow.
Fortunately, the rest of the hardware is pretty good. The processor is a brand-new sixth-generation Intel chip, while its mid-range Nvidia graphics chip can run recent games if you lower the resolution and graphics settings. Acer has also equipped the laptop with 16GB of memory, making it suitable for memory-intensive tasks, such as image or video editing.
In PCMark 8, the Aspire V15 scored 2,628 in the Home test. This is a higher score than that of a much more expensive laptop such as the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, which costs over $2,000.
The Qualcomm wireless adapter in the laptop supports the latest 802.11ac wireless technology. More importantly, this adapter has an advanced wireless feature (MU-MIMO) that enables smooth video streaming and fast transfer speeds over Wi-Fi with a compatible 802.11ac Wave 2 router.
If you are still relying on DVDs for your movie fix, the Aspire V15 is perfect as it still retains a DVD drive, which many PC vendors are removing from their new laptops.
In our video-loop battery test, however, the Aspire V15 lasted a disappointing 3hr 50min. The battery is non-removable, so you do not even have the option of a spare.
Attack not race-based Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Acer Ac Adapter
In a case initially investigated as a possible hate crime, a black convicted felon labeled by prosecutors as a schoolyard bully, thug and “dime-store hoodlum” was found guilty Thursday night in the Mother’s Day 2013 beating of a white St. Francisville man outside a north Baton Rouge convenience store.
After the jury’s unanimous verdict was announced, David Ray III — who testified during the trial that Donald Ray Dickerson told him he was in the “wrong neighborhood” before he punched Ray unconscious in front of his wife and young daughters — downplayed the racial overtones that have hovered over the case for the past two years.
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“We don’t want to be a symbol of hatred. That’s not who we are,” he added.
Ray said he would like to meet and thank those, including Dan Williams Jr., Jamichael Williams and Latasha Henderson, who came to his aid at Stadium Chevron on Scenic Highway the night of May 12, 2013, and assisted police in tracking down Dickerson. Dan and Jamichael Williams, who are former brothers-in-law, and Henderson are black.
East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore III called those three, who also testified at the trial, “community heroes of color.” Dan and Jamichael Williams prevented Ray from being injured more seriously or killed by restraining Dickerson for a time, Moore said.
Henderson called 911 and followed a vehicle that Dickerson rode away in until police pulled that vehicle over.
Ray was hospitalized with a broken eye socket, broken nose and other injuries after the brutal attack.
“That was a scary night,” he said Thursday. “I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy.”
Daniel ordered a presentence investigation report and set a Sept. 3 sentencing date for Dickerson, 43, of Baton Rouge. The judge also ordered him held without bail.
Moore said his office will seek to have Dickerson — who has prior convictions for armed robbery, carnal knowledge of a juvenile and purse snatching — sentenced under the state’s habitual offender law, which could subject him to a lifetime behind bars.
“It’s been a long journey,” Ray said. “My family’s been living in pain for two years — what if. It certainly has made my family stronger.”
Chinese tech firm Qihoo gets $9B Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Mindray Battery
China's Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd., a provider of Internet security products and popular mobile browser, has received a $9.1 billion offer from a group led by its chief executive to buy out its public shareholders.
The offer for Qihoo's U.S.-traded shares is the biggest yet in a wave of proposals this year to take Chinese companies private at a time of surging stock prices at home and increased scrutiny of their finances by foreign shareholders.
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Communist leaders have promised to give private companies more access to China's stock markets and other financing in an effort to make its economy more productive. Combined with a stock price boom that began in late 2014, that has prompted expectations companies that buy back shares abroad will seek listings on Chinese exchanges instead.
The Qihoo offer gave no indication whether the buyout group planned to seek a market listing in China.
The group led by Zhou Hongyi, Quihoo's founder, offered $77 per U.S.-traded share, Qihoo said. That would be a 16 percent premium over Tuesday's closing price of $66.05. Shares rose to $70.15 following the announcement.
Others in the group offering the buyout include state-owned CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Sequoia Capital China I LP, Golden Brick Capital Private Equity Fund I LP and China Renaissance Holdings Ltd.
The bid brings to 14 the number of offers this year to take U.S.-traded Chinese companies private, according to Dealogic, a financial information provider. By contrast, there were only two such offers in the same period last year.
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Xiaomi Mi5 specs and features leaked Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Aspect Battery
Xiaomi is the biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world, and for good reason. The company has a habit of releasing affordable flagship smartphones that make the competition look arrogant to say the least. With the Xiaomi Mi4 family, the company managed to gain a lot more followers and fans, and that’s not about to change anytime soon. The Xiaomi Mi5 is the next big thing from the company and it’s coming soon.
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Xiaomi Mi5 specs and features have been leaked previously, and insiders familiar with the company say that the device will be nothing short of impressive. They suggest a 5.2-inch Quad-HD resolution IPS LCD display, although others peg FHD resolution as the chosen one for the handset. Either way, the handset will position itself nicely in the middle of the smartphone market with that screen size and will compete against Sony’s new Xperia Z5 as well as Google’s Nexus 5X.
The Xiaomi Mi5 will feature either a Snapdragon 820 CPU, Snapdragon 810 CPU os a new HiSilicon CPU. The handset’s storage options will reportedly start at 32 GB, which sounds pretty neat, and RAM will be between 3 and 4 GB, depending on the processor the company is going to choose.
Battery life will be an important aspect of the Xiaomi Mi5 and sources say we should expect a battery that measures at least 3000 mAh and will provide at least two days of battery life on regular use. Depending on the chipset, the handset will have either Quick Charge 2.0, Quick Charge 3.0 or fast charging. Qi-enabled wireless charging is also said to make an appearance,
Two SIM card slots are pretty much guaranteed for the Xiaomi Mi5, and a microSD card slot might also be featured. A removable battery is not that likely however, because the Xiaomi Mi5 design is expected to feature an aluminum-alloy unibody with chamfered edges and a strong, durable body.
The Xiaomi Mi5 camera on the rear will either feature a 13 or a 16 MP sensor, with dual-tone flash and autofocus. Optical image stabilization might also be featured, but take it with a grain of salt. The front camera will most likely be a wide-angle 5 MP sensor with a possible single-tone flash next to it.
Living with the Jolla Tablet Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Aspect Battery
Before I dive in, it's important to get a feel for what Jolla is trying to do. Effectively, the team (founded by ex-Nokia staffers) is carrying the torch for fans of the late, iconic N9 smartphone and the MeeGo platform at its heart. Much like Jolla's inaugural smartphone, the Tablet aims to preserve both Nokia's reputation for slick hardware design as well as MeeGo's reliance on swipes for navigation instead of the usual buttons. This isn't a me-too manufacturer -- Jolla is more interested in following its unique philosophy than reaching the widest possible audience.
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This attention to hardware quality translates to the performance, for the most part. While the quad-core, 1.3GHz Atom chip and 2GB of RAM aren't anything special at first glance, I found both Sailfish OS and its native apps to be glass-smooth. The battery drains faster than I'm used to with some tablets (including my iPad Air), but it's more than up to the job of handling an evening's worth of web browsing, messaging and gaming. About the only letdowns are the 5-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front cameras. Neither is especially sharp, and I was disappointed by their muted colors and dodgy low-light performance -- they're good enough for photographing receipts and selfies, and that's about it. Although I wouldn't treat the camera as a major deciding factor in a tablet, it'd be nice if I could take at least a few brag-worthy shots, you know?
It's a tougher call when it comes to software. Sailfish OS and its swipe-based navigation are, as a whole, enjoyable to use. Flick your finger around the home screen, which doubles as a BlackBerry 10-style multitasking view, and you'll get an app drawer, a notification screen with quick task shortcuts and "ambiences" (read: themes) that can change both the look and sound of your tablet. You frequently swipe through menus, too, including pull-downs that stand in for buttons. The overall package isn't as immediately intuitive as Android or iOS, but there's a refreshing, uncluttered feel to it and a surprisingly gentle learning curve. I quickly found myself zipping around Sailfish, and those swipes were helpful when I wanted to quickly switch apps or couldn't use both hands. My only major beef is that Jolla tends to lean a little too much on those pull-down menus. I shouldn't have to guess which important commands are hiding just off-screen.
However, there's no question that Sailfish is still a young platform, with some buggy behavior to match. The web browser is very quick, but it will make the occasional rendering mistake you rarely see elsewhere, such as refusing to show story images on Engadget's main page. It wouldn't show me one Android app portal (more on this in a bit) until I reset the device, and I've never successfully updated the OS. I'm not expecting Jolla to produce flawless software so early into its life cycle, but these are the kinds of hiccups you'd expect a tablet maker to catch before it sends out review units. At least the company is good about releasing frequent patches, so there's a chance these issues will be resolved by the time you read this.
Apps are another story altogether. Don't get me wrong; the core apps are elegant and (outside of the quirks I've mentioned) by and large useful... it's the third-party selection that falls short. The catalog of Sailfish-native apps is pretty threadbare, and there are some very conspicuous gaps. Good luck finding native Twitter or YouTube clients, folks (they exist, but they're hard to find without knowing them by name -- part of the problem, really). You're more likely to find niche titles, like city-specific travel planners and ports of years-old MeeGo games. It's understandable that Sailfish wouldn't have as rich a catalog as its heavyweight rivals, but Jolla really needs to do a better job of getting the apps that people tend to use every day, like social networking clients.
UBS Downgrades Tesla To Sell Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Agilent Battery
Apple, Amazon, Tesla and the Changing Dynamics of the Car Industry (GuruFocus) In a report published Tuesday, UBS analyst Colin Langan downgraded the rating on Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) from Neutral to Sell, while lowering the price target from $220 to $210, on expectations of disappointing storage and auto volume growth.
According to the UBS report, "The stock has jumped +40 percent since the anticipation of the storage announcement; however, our analysis indicates that TSLA's current planned 15GWs of storage capacity may be larger than the market in 2020."
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The analyst believes that the early storage orders could be misleading. The company received "orders" of more than 800 million in the first five days of having announced its Powerwall/Powerpack offering. However, given that customers have not given any deposits for these orders, they could just be an expression of interest and therefore Tesla Motors' capacity might exceed demand by 2020.
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"More importantly, early adopters ("green" consumers) likely are driving up initial orders, but once these orders are filled, making the mass market leap will likely be difficult given the challenging economics," Langan stated.
While the Street expects market demand of over 7.2GW by 2020, UBS estimates demand at about 3.2GW. Even if the consensus forecast is met, Tesla Motors would need to gain 75 percent market share to be able to fully utilize its storage capacity of 15GWh.
On the other hand, given the slow ramp in storage, the analyst believes that there is a lot of room for new entrants as well as technology to eat into the company's early mover advantage.
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We have designed an assay for the quantitative determination of interference with Aβ aggregate size distribution (QIAD). The QIAD assay, based on a combination of density gradient ultracentrifugation (DGC) and reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), permits the quantitative analysis of the impact of any compound on Aβ aggregation. We applied QIAD on several compounds, i.e., homotaurine, scyllo-inositol, EGCG, the benzofuran derivative KMS88009, ZAβ3W, the D-enantiomeric peptide D3, and its tandem version D3D3. Comparison of QIAD data obtained for D3 and D3D3 with the treatment effects in AD animal models demonstrates the predictive power of the assay for in vivo efficacy.
The QIAD assay consists of the following steps (Fig. 1): i) preparation of Aβ(1-42) assemblies containing the target aggregate species by Aβ(1-42) pre-incubation; ii) incubation with and without the agent of interest; iii) separation of Aβ(1–42) assemblies by DGC and subsequent fractionation; and iv) determination of the total Aβ(1–42) amount in each fraction, e.g. by integrating the Aβ(1–42) absorption signal during RP-HPLC analysis. The essential requirement for the quantitative analysis of different Aβ(1–42) aggregates is total disassembly of all different Aβ(1–42) assemblies. We were able to achieve this by the harsh conditions during the RP-HPLC runs (presence of acetonitrile and column heating to 80 °C) converting all Aβ assemblies into a single species with the same retention time. Thus, the integrated peak area of this peak correlates with total Aβ(1–42) amount (Fig. 2a). The obtained results indicate that under these conditions the integrated peak areas were independent from Aβ(1–42) incubation time and thus independent from its aggregation state. Prior to RP-HPLC DGC allows matrix-free separation and fractionation of different Aβ(1–42) assemblies according to their sedimentation coefficients, which are dependent on particle size and shape4,5. Alternatively the Aβ(1–42) aggregate size distribution could have been studied by a combination of SEC (Size Exclusion Chromatography) and MALS (Multi-Angle Light Scattering) detection. Such approach seems to be more convenient since it would take less time for a single sample and the direct outcome would be a distribution of molecular masses instead of sedimentation coefficients. Nevertheless, DGC was superior to SEC/MALS with regard to the recovery rates of Aβ(1–42). Possible interactions of Aβ(1–42) with the column matrix and the necessity of either an online filtration or centrifugation step prior to chromatography might be responsible for material losses. Aβ(1–42) fibrils, huge aggregates or huge complexes (Aβ/ligand) could not pass through in the AD research field prevalent SEC columns with a void volume of 75 or 200 kDa. For DGC the whole sample can be loaded onto the gradient regardless of the aggregation state of the sample. Additionally, the fact, that for each sample a fresh gradient is prepared, while SEC columns have to be reused, contributes clearly to the very good reproducibility of the analysis. We used steps (i) to (iii) previously to investigate the effect of agent candidates on size distribution of Aβ(1–42) aggregates formed in vitro, although only in a qualitative or semi-quantitative way6. Here, for the first time, we add the fully quantitative analysis of a compound’s impact on the Aβ(1–42) aggregate size distribution and call it QIAD assay (Fig. 2b,c). The principle of the QIAD assay can easily be transferred to measure the quantitative interference on aggregates consisting of aggregation-prone peptides or proteins other than Aβ. Thus, to avoid any confusion with QIAD variants yet to come, we have termed the Aβ-specific QIAD assay “Aβ-QIAD”.
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PS4 vs Xbox One: Interface and Features Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Sony Ac Adapter
Both consoles have slick user interfaces. The PS4’s is simpler and better at getting you straight to the functions you use most when playing games. The Xbox One’s has a similar feel to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, with a start screen and live tiles for games and apps, but it can make simple operations like checking on your achievements or finding out what friends are doing seem like hard work. It’s best used with Kinect and voice commands, as you don’t need to remember which screen to find an app or feature on, you just utter the appropriate command.
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The Xbox One’s second-generation Kinect camera is a big improvement on the first, with more accurate motion tracking that works better across a range of lighting conditions, and can also track your body in more detail, even down to the individual finger joints. Sadly, it’s been grossly under-used so far, with just a handful of games that use it, and precious little sign of more to follow. The PS4’s PlayStation Camera is a cheaper and less high-tech affair, and works with the same PS Move wand controllers that Sony first launched for the PS3. Again, it’s barely been used so far, and shouldn’t be considered a must-have purchase.
Neither console is backwards compatible, so if you owned an Xbox 360 there’s no real reason to stick with an Xbox One this time, bar the fact that your Xbox Live profile carries over. The same applies with the PS4, though Sony is due to launch a game streaming service here next year, PlayStation Now, which will enable you to stream a range of PSOne, PS2 and PS3 games over the Internet. However, you still have to pay to stream games, whether you own them or not, so there’s not a massive advantage if you have a huge PS3 games collection.
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For some reason photographers like to complain about the added video functionality being packaged into each new DSLR that hits the market. Video and photography is a converging market, and those professionals who want to remain successful in their craft are going to have to learn how to create content through both mediums. For this test we wanted to see which camera would give us the clearest and sharpest image straight out of the camera.
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While I have to applaud Sony for pushing the envelope and giving us the high 4K footage we desire, this overheating issue is simply too risky for me to fully adopt this camera for my video work. Many online reviews have said that in order to mitigate this problem you need to shoot in cooler temperatures and also pull the LCD screen out to allow proper cooling of the camera. Our video test was done in about 70 degree weather (while raining on us) and the LCD screen was tilted away from the body of the camera. The failure happened about 30 minutes into recording which is an all too typical continuous record time for interviews, timelapses, and other extended scenes.
In terms of 1080 video quality, we found the Sony to win this category easily as well. The Sony does produce the highest quality since it can record at 50mbps in 1080p (100mbps in 4k), but the Nikon and Canon footage still looked pretty good with their lowly 23mbps and 30mbps data respectively. Many people get caught up on the resolution alone when it comes to video quality but the truth be told, the total bitrate is more important since it gives you more information to color grade the footage in post. The Sony also offers an sLog profile which gives you the dullest image with the most dynamic range possible but you do have to dig deep into their menu system to find it since it is not labeled anywhere. NOTE IN THE VIDEO: we accidentally wrote kbps instead of mbps but the overall results are still the same.
Mellanox Technologies Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Gateway Ac Adapter
The mean estimate for the short term price target for Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MLNX) stands at $58.57 according to 7 Analysts. The higher price target estimate for the stock has been calculated at $75 while the lower price target estimate is at $42.
Many analysts have commented on the company rating. DA Davidson initiates coverage on Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MLNX) . The global brokerage major announces a current price target of $60 per share. Analysts at the DA Davidson have a current rating of Buy on the shares. The rating by the firm was issued on September 23, 2015.
Analysts at Zacks have given a short term rating of strong buy on Mellanox Technologieswith battery such as Gateway ADP-50GB AC adapter, Gateway P6318 AC adapter, Gateway T-6829 AC adapter, Gateway T-1630 AC adapter, eMachines M5410 AC adapter, Gateway 9500 AC adapter, Gateway MX6961 AC adapter, Gateway NX860 AC adapter, Gateway S7500 AC adapter, Gateway Solo 5100 AC adapter, Gateway Tablet M1300 AC adapter, Gateway MA3 AC adapter, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MLNX) with a rank of 1. The shares have received an average rating of 1.57 from 7 brokerage firms. 5 analysts have rated the company as a strong buy. The shares have been rated as hold from 2 Wall Street Analysts.
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MLNX) rose 2.96% or 1.23 points on Monday and made its way into the gainers of the day. After trading began at $41.92 the stock was seen hitting $42.99 as a peak level and $41.856 as the lowest level. The stock ended up at $42.82. The daily volume was measured at 777,655 shares. The 52-week high of the share price is $52.7699 and the 52-week low is $32.24. The company has a market cap of $1,987 million.
On a different note, The Company has disclosed insider buying and selling activities to the Securities Exchange, Shulman Yakov (Jacob), officer (Chief Financial Officer) of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., unloaded 2,374 shares at an average price of $42.37 on August 3, 2015. The total amount of the transaction was worth $100,586, according to the disclosed information with the Securities and Exchange Commission in a Form 4 filing.
The company shares have dropped 4.63% in the past 52 Weeks. On June 18, 2015 The shares registered one year high of $52.77 and one year low was seen on August 24, 2015 at $32.24. The 50-day moving average is $40.63 and the 200 day moving average is recorded at $45.69. S&P 500 has rallied 0.84% during the last 52-weeks.
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (Mellanox) is a fabless semiconductor company that produces and supplies high-performance interconnects products that facilitate efficient data transmission between servers, storage systems, communications infrastructure equipment and other embedded systems. The Companys end-to-end solutions, including adapter, gateway and switch, integrated circuits (IC), adapter cards, switch systems, long-haul systems, gateway systems, software, services, cables and modules are an integral part of a total interconnect solution focused on compute, storage and communication applications used in multiple markets, including high-performance computing, or HPC, Web 2.0, storage, financial services, database, cloud and embedded. The Company measures its business based on one reportable segment: the development, manufacturing, marketing and sales of interconnect semiconductor products. In February 2014, it formed Mellanox Capital.
Razer’s Nabu wearable emerges from gaming peripherals staple Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Gateway Ac Adapter
With a DJ set and a veritable horde of gamers eyeing up its latest gaming mice, keyboards, and the OSVR headset, Razer initially doesn’t seem like RIoT’s typical target for interviews, but its Nabu wearable is an intriguing proposition for a number of reasons.
Speaking to Jan Horak, Razer’s EU PR Lead, we asked why Razer had decided to branch out into wearables. Horak said that in the past two year, gaming had become much more mainstream, and therefore the core Razer market was expanding. Razer saw that it made good business sense to move beyond the hardcore peripherals it currently sells, as a leader in the industry, into other areas – after all, gamers do other things than play video games.
Make no mistake, the Nabu is not a gaming peripheral with adapter like Gateway ADP-50GB AC adapter, Gateway P6318 AC adapter, Gateway T-6829 AC adapter, Gateway T-1630 AC adapter, eMachines M5410 AC adapter, Gateway 9500 AC adapter, Gateway MX6961 AC adapter, Gateway NX860 AC adapter, Gateway S7500 AC adapter, Gateway Solo 5100 AC adapter, Gateway Tablet M1300 AC adapter, Gateway MA3 AC adapter, although its heart rate monitoring might catch those adrenaline spikes and feed them into the accompanying app. Razer has also experimented with integrations with games, notably in China with Tencent’s Timi Runs Every Day, in which activity data derived from the Nabu can be converted into in-game experience points and rewards. Nonetheless, this is a device that is aimed at the mass market, which wants a device that can show the time, basic notifications, and track their activity.
But the new Nabu-X, the screenless version of the Nabu, comes in at half the $100 price of the Nabu, while still preserving much of the functionality. While the Nabu-X was unveiled after the initial Nabu, it is currently the only Razer wearable on sale. The Nabu itself will have a launch in Q4. That’s a strong price point for the run up to the holiday season, especially for a device that can do a lot more than just track the beating of a heart or the pounding of feet.
The Nabu family is able to use its Bluetooth connection to detect other nearby Nabu wearers, and can alert the owner via the app to other people who share similar interests in their videogame library. In addition, a physical handshake can allow each wearer’s social media information to be passed to the other, so that a real-world connection can translate into a digital encounter. This extension functionality, currently limited to Facebook and LinkedIn, points to a near future full of similar experiences, where mobile devices bridge the gap between real world items or activities and the associated digital presence.
Horak confirmed that Razer was working on brand partnerships, but that (of course) it was stuck in that catch-22 situation where a device needs penetration to earn a deal that would in turn provide market penetration. Thankfully, Razer can depend on its core demographic to purchase the wearables, as gamers are tech-savvy and typically spend a large amount of their disposable income on gaming-related purchases – of which the Nabu isn’t a stretch.
An open SDK should allow the Nabu to be included in third-party apps and platform easily. Horak said that while the data gathered would be usefully to Razer internally, it had no plans of monetizing that information through reselling or advertising.
Devolo powerline and Z-Wave smart home platform Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Gateway Ac Adapter
We went and checked out Devolo’s emerging smart home platform, a system that evolved out of Devolo’s core business of building powerline WiFi adapters – which extend WiFi access inside a home by using units that plug into adapters and use the electrical cabling for backhaul.
It sounds a little mad to most consumers, but powerline is very dependable for handling the low-bandwidth data that a smart home platform will need. The platform centers around a powerline communication (PLC) hub that a user will plug into an electrical socket – providing an always-on power supply. A bridging outlet will then offload that PLC signal via an Ethernet cable and into the home router, providing the system with its link to the Devolo cloud.
With that spine network link in place, the Devolo sytem primarily uses Z-Wave to communicate with adapter such as eMachines D732 AC adapter, eMachines W4630 AC adapter, eMachines G730 AC adapter, Gateway LT3201u AC adapter, Gateway LT1000 AC adapter, Gateway NX550 AC adapter, Gateway 7300 AC adapter, Gateway MX7525 AC adapter, Gateway 4000 AC adapter, Gateway 6000 AC adapter, Gateway MT6800 AC adapter, Gateway NX500 AC adapterbetween the hub and the end-devices. Z-Wave, a mesh networking protocol that has been around for over a decade, but which has been outpaced by the more popular ZigBee.
Devolo’s Maurcel Schüll talked us through the demonstration setup, and said that with Z-Wave, the end devices had around a 30-40m indoor range. Schüll also explained that Devolo had opened up its platform to third-party device manufacturers, which means that the already fairly expansive platform will be added to by non-Devolo brands. As Schüll noted, “no solution will survive on an island,” and new devices and competition should create a healthier ecosystem.
That’s good news for smart home platforms such as Devolo’s, as competition should ensure a lower cost to consumers – something that is key to adoption of these platforms, as a comprehensive smart home environment still has a rather high upfront cost. While Devolo’s starter kit, which contains the hub, a door opening sensor and a smart plug for €220, isn’t the cheapest hub offering, the company aims to justify its price tag but its ease of installation – as well as its lack of monthly fees, other than for SMS notification functionality.
A pretty unique feature is the installation system, which pairs a device and then offers step-by-step instructions through the Devolo app or web browser, with success confirmation at each stage. While some devices won’t need much help in setting up, such as plugs, others like window shutters or thermostats are notably more complex, and the initial hand-holding should enable users to more easily install their new devices.
Once the devices are installed and recognized on the network, they can be configured using IFTTT rules and scenes, to suit a user’s requirements. The application, available on iOS and Android as well as through a regular web browser, will also display battery life readings for each device. The groups function is more straightforward, allowing users to configure rooms, while scenes are more complex – activities like away-modes or arrival-home triggered actions.
Schüll said that the system would adapt with the market demand, and that a UK launch was planned for Q4 this year, outside its German core market. PLC is a particularly suitable protocol for the smart home, as any smart home will have electrical cabling. While eccentricities with breakers and loops mean that some homes will struggle to hold a decent PLC signal, the vast majority of homes will have access to a backhaul network that is reliable and not prone to outages or interference like WiFi.
Zacks Downgrades Mellanox Technologies to Hold (MLNX) Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Gateway Ac Adapter
Mellanox Technologies (NASDAQ:MLNX) was downgraded by Zacks from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, Market Beat.com reports.
According to Zacks, “MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES is a leading supplier of semiconductor-based, interconnect products to world-class server, storage, and infrastructure OEMs servicing Fortune 500 data centers, the world’s most powerful supercomputers, and mission critical embedded applications. The company’s Virtual Protocol Interconnect enables standard communication protocols to operate over any converged network (InfiniBand, Ethernet, Data Center Ethernet) with the same software solution. Utilizing proven networking, clustering, storage, virtualization and RDMA acceleration engines, VPI optimizes application performance with adapter eMachines D520 AC adapter, eMachines E730 AC adapter, eMachines G520 AC adapter, Gateway LT1005 AC adapter, Gateway 0220A1990 AC adapter, Gateway ADP-50GB AC adapter, Gateway PA-1650-01 AC adapter, Gateway 0220A1890 AC adapter, Gateway SA70-3105 T4010 AC adapter, Gateway ADP-60DH AC adapter, Gateway Solo 9100 AC adapter, Gateway S7200 AC adapter, power consumption, workload agility, and total system efficiency while future-proofing IT infrastructure. “
A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on MLNX. Piper Jaffray reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $60.00 price target (up from $55.00) on shares of Mellanox Technologies in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Summit Research reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Mellanox Technologies in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Mellanox Technologies in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Macquarie reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 price objective (up previously from $56.00) on shares of Mellanox Technologies in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. The company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $57.47.
Mellanox Technologies (NASDAQ:MLNX) traded down 1.33% on Tuesday, hitting $40.20. 262,785 shares of the stock traded hands. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $41.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.01. Mellanox Technologies has a 12-month low of $32.24 and a 12-month high of $52.77. The stock has a market cap of $1.87 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.56.
Mellanox Technologies (NASDAQ:MLNX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $163.15 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $157.87 million. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 58.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.15 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Mellanox Technologies will post $2.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Transformation numérique, plusieurs priorités Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the IBM Ac Adapter
Le tempo est donné. D’abord le Cloud. Si « 80 % des processus critiques en France sont aujourd’hui sur des systèmes et des logiciels IBM », avec cette connaissance des entreprises, IBM est ainsi bien placé pour apporter un service, aider les entreprises dans leur migration et adaptation au Cloud, et entrer plus précisément dans l’hybridation du monde IT. Comment les entreprises exposent leurs données et leurs services au Cloud ? Connaître les enjeux, aider les clients à faire le bon choix dans la transition, adapter le Cloud et créer les nouveaux business models, les objectifs sont définis. Côté données, Big Data certes, mais IBM souhaite aller beaucoup plus loin et valoriser la donnée, l’historique au-delà du simple moteur de recherche, pour parvenir à des diagnostics with adapter like IBM thinkpaq X60 AC adapter, IBM thinkpaq Z60 AC adapter, IBM Lenovo 310 AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad E AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad 235 AC adapter, IBM 02K7096 AC adapter, IBM 93P5006 AC adapter, Lenovo 40Y7710 AC adapter, Lenovo 41R4526 AC adapter, Lenovo 45K2209 AC adapter, IBM 92P1212 AC adapter, IBM 85G6698 AC adapter, corrélations et hypothèses. « Notre objectif est de travailler avec les entreprises pour améliorer et valoriser leur processus, tout comme nous l’avons déjà fait avec PSA sur la voiture connectée » explique Nicolas Sekkaki.
S’en suivent, le design et la conception, n’oublions pas qu’IBM est la première agence digitale au monde, avec notamment un design studio en France qui travaille sur l’expérience client. « On va aider les entreprises à reconcevoir leurs modèles d’engagement, ensuite on peut appliquer ces modèles d’engagement à un système d’information » complète Nicolas Sekkaki. Sans oublier la mobilité. Enfin, « dans un monde digital, par définition, la sécurité est quelque chose qu’il faut examiner précisément ». Loin de la technologie des châteaux forts, aujourd’hui, les intrus sont déjà dans le système d’information, IBM pense donc immédiatement sécurité « immunitaire », mais pas seulement, le fraud management est aussi un sujet extrêmement critique ! Particuliers, entreprises, tout le monde est concerné.
Nous sommes passés de la recherche fondamentale à la recherche appliquée », le président d’IBM France veut rendre Watson accessible à tous en France et travaille déjà avec des universités et grandes écoles autour de l’informatique cognitive. La réputation des mathématiciens français n’est plus à faire, pour preuve, Jérôme Pesenti, fait partie de la direction de Watson. « Nous avons créé Watson comme une start-up, nous l’avons confié à la Recherche & Développement qui a décidé de prendre des ingénieurs, des talents, soit deux mille personnes, et nous avons même ouvert cette R&D aux clients sur les cas d’usage pour établir un vrai dialogue, on parle ici de co-innovation » poursuit Nicolas Sekkaki.
Alors cas significatifs ou exploration ? IBM France poursuit son travail Watson avec les administrations, les académies, les incubateurs, les entrepreneurs, les start-up. Et Watson en français ? C’est pour bientôt, courant 2016, le travail a déjà commencé module par module. Evidemment c’est bien plus qu’une simple traduction, ici, on doit penser systèmes cognitifs. La voie est lancée, puisque les langues chinoise, japonaise, espagnole sont aussi envisagées.
Quant aux cas pratiques, Watson intéresse vivement les banques, programme déjà actif chez Bank of Singapore, pour l’aspect aide au conseil financier, « Watson pré- absorbe les informations, les analyse, personnalise et propose les produits les plus adaptés à la situation du client , les call center pour disposer d’une interaction très efficace avec une adaptation du discours, l’éducation avec un sujet plus sensible à savoir l’échec scolaire, sans oublier le secteur de la distribution, de l’assurance, de la santé…
Hands-on with iPad Pro and Apple Pencil Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the IBM Ac Adapter
Five years after its launch, the iPad is growing up. The new iPad Pro, introduced at Apple’s media event on Wednesday, blurs the line between iPad and MacBook just a little more, with a 12.9-inch screen capable of running two apps side by side without either of them feeling cramped in the slightest.
But as large as it is, the iPad Pro doesn’t feel unwieldy, even to me, an avowed fan of the iPad mini. We’ve learned from both the iMac and the iPhone that people love giant screens with tons and tons of pixels crammed on to them, and that’s what the iPad Pro delivers, along with performance that should let more people than ever leave their laptops at home.
Thin and light
The iPad Pro is only 1.57 pounds, which is astonishing since my with adapter such as Lenovo 3000 G450 AC adapter, Lenovo 3000 G550 AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad i2600 AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad T22 AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad i1500 AC adapter, Lenovo 3000 N500 AC adapter, Lenovo IdeaPad S10 AC adapter, Lenovo IdeaPad S9 AC adapter, Lenovo ThinkPad R60 AC adapter, ibm lenovo T60 AC adapter, IBM thinkpad R60e AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad Z61 AC adapterfirst-generation iPad is still in active service at my house, and it weighs 1.54 pounds. The iPad Pro is so much bigger but doesn’t feel unbalanced or awkward. I could hold it easily, but—and I realize you’ll make fun of me for this, and that’s OK—I sort of wished it had a kickstand like the Surface Pro.
But once you have it propped up just how you like, the iPad Pro’s screen looks amazing. At 2732x2048 resolution, it’s got 5.6 million pixels, and the short side has as many pixels as the longer side of an iPad mini. I was impressed with the responsiveness of iOS 9 on this tablet, as I easily pulled out the sidebar and entered Split Screen view.
Pencil power
You don’t need a stylus to use any iPad, and the iPad Pro is no exception. Luckily, the Apple Pencil isn’t a stylus. It’s not aimed at pointing and tapping things you can reach just fine with your fingers, thanks. Rather, it’s for pressure-sensitive drawing and painting in apps as simple as Apple’s own Notes app, or as complex and professional as the demonstrated Procreate or AutoCAD.
The Pencil felt great from the moment I picked it up. It feels like a pencil, very natural (although you can say the same for other smart Bluetooth styluses on the market), and using it felt natural too. Sensors can detect the pressure and angle, so it was effortless to create lines of different thicknesses. The Notes app even has a ruler that let me draw perfectly straight. Using the side of the Pencil’s tip created realistic shading, like using the side of a pencil lead.
A Lightning connector hidden in the end of the Pencil lets you plug it right into the iPad Pro for charging. An Apple rep told me that its quick-charging feature lets it grab enough juice for another hour or so of work in just a few minutes, and a full charge should last all day. You can plug it into an AC charger with an adapter that I didn’t get to see—and I dearly hope is included in the purchase price.
Apple also created its own Smart Keyboard, similar in appearance to the Touch Covers that Microsoft makes for the Surface tablets. It closes around the front of the iPad Pro and flips back to form a stand, just like the Smart Covers Apple has made for a while. But it has a built-in, fabric-surface keyboard with short key travel similar to the new MacBook. Third-party keyboards will be able to use the iPad Pro’s Smart Connector, which powers and pairs the keyboard for you automatically—Logitech just announced one.
I actually didn’t get hands-on with it—by the time I got all the photos and video I needed of everything else, it was getting late and they were packing it up. But that’s OK, because my colleague Jason Snell wrote his More Color column this week on his hands-on time with the Smart Keyboard, so we’re all in luck. (Thanks, Jason.)
The hardware roundup Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the IBM Ac Adapter
Included in this roundup are: Devolo’s powerline and Z-Wave smart home hub; Razer’s Nabu wearables; Tado’s thermostats; Acer’s Cloud Professor educational platform; DigitalFocus on Smanos smart home, Cobra’s TPMS system for cars, Logitech Harmony devices, Thalmic Lab’s Myo armband, Fonesalesman’s Qi wireless charging furniture.
Devolo powerline and Z-Wave smart home platform
We went and checked out Devolo’s emerging smart home platform, a system that evolved out of Devolo’s core business of building powerline WiFi adapters with like IBM Thinkpad G40 AC adapter, Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 AC adapter, Lenovo IdeaPad Y710 AC adapter, Lenovo IdeaPad Y730A AC adapter, Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 AC adapter, Lenovo IdeaPad Y530 AC adapter, Lenovo IdeaPad U110 AC adapter, Lenovo IdeaPad U330 AC adapter, Lenovo IdeaPad U350 AC adapter, Lenovo IdeaPad U450 AC adapter, Lenovo 3000 Y510 AC adapter, Lenovo 3000 G430 AC adapter– which extend WiFi access inside a home by using units that plug into adapters and use the electrical cabling for backhaul.
It sounds a little mad to most consumers, but powerline is very dependable for handling the low-bandwidth data that a smart home platform will need. The platform centers around a powerline communication (PLC) hub that a user will plug into an electrical socket – providing an always-on power supply. A bridging outlet will then offload that PLC signal via an Ethernet cable and into the home router, providing the system with its link to the Devolo cloud.
With that spine network link in place, the Devolo sytem primarily uses Z-Wave to communicate between the hub and the end-devices. Z-Wave, a mesh networking protocol that has been around for over a decade, but which has been outpaced by the more popular ZigBee.
Devolo’s Maurcel Schüll talked us through the demonstration setup, and said that with Z-Wave, the end devices had around a 30-40m indoor range. Schüll also explained that Devolo had opened up its platform to third-party device manufacturers, which means that the already fairly expansive platform will be added to by non-Devolo brands. As Schüll noted, “no solution will survive on an island,” and new devices and competition should create a healthier ecosystem.
That’s good news for smart home platforms such as Devolo’s, as competition should ensure a lower cost to consumers – something that is key to adoption of these platforms, as a comprehensive smart home environment still has a rather high upfront cost. While Devolo’s starter kit, which contains the hub, a door opening sensor and a smart plug for €220, isn’t the cheapest hub offering, the company aims to justify its price tag but its ease of installation – as well as its lack of monthly fees, other than for SMS notification functionality.
A pretty unique feature is the installation system, which pairs a device and then offers step-by-step instructions through the Devolo app or web browser, with success confirmation at each stage. While some devices won’t need much help in setting up, such as plugs, others like window shutters or thermostats are notably more complex, and the initial hand-holding should enable users to more easily install their new devices.
Once the devices are installed and recognized on the network, they can be configured using IFTTT rules and scenes, to suit a user’s requirements. The application, available on iOS and Android as well as through a regular web browser, will also display battery life readings for each device. The groups function is more straightforward, allowing users to configure rooms, while scenes are more complex – activities like away-modes or arrival-home triggered actions.
Schüll said that the system would adapt with the market demand, and that a UK launch was planned for Q4 this year, outside its German core market. PLC is a particularly suitable protocol for the smart home, as any smart home will have electrical cabling. While eccentricities with breakers and loops mean that some homes will struggle to hold a decent PLC signal, the vast majority of homes will have access to a backhaul network that is reliable and not prone to outages or interference like WiFi.
Killer Wireless-AC 1535 Review Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Msi Ac Adapter
The Killer 1535 Wi-Fi adapter was the first 2x2 MU-MIMO compatible adapter on the market when it launched earlier this year, and is only found in a few products right now. We had a chance to test it out with the recently reviewed MSI G72 Dominator Pro G-Sync laptop, using the new Linksys EA8500 MU-MIMO router. How did it perform, and just what is MU-MIMO? Read on to find out!
Killer networks certainly haven’t skimped on the hardware with their new wireless adapter, as the Wireless-AC 1535 features two external 5 GHz signal amplifiers and is 802.11ac Wave 2 compliant with its support for MU-MIMO and Transmit Beamforming. And while the adapter itself certainly sounds impressive the real star here – besides the MU-MIMO support – is the Killer software. With these two technologies Killer has a unique product on the market with adapter such as MSI Wind L1600 Ac Adapter, MSI Wind U100 Ac Adapter, LG E500 Ac Adapter, LG P300 Ac Adapter, MSI PR320 Ac Adapter, MSI EX600 Ac Adapter, MSI Wind X620 Ac Adapter, MSI A6000 Ac Adapter, Toshiba PA3282U-2ACA Ac Adapter, Toshiba PA3377E-1ACA Ac Adapter, Toshiba Satellite 4000 Ac Adapter, Toshiba Satellite M60 Ac Adapter, and if it works as advertised it would create an attractive alternative to the typical Wi-Fi solution.
With an increasing number of devices using Wi-Fi in the average connected home the strain on a wireless network can often be felt. Just as one download can bring your internet connection to a crawl, one computer can hog nearly all available bandwidth from your router. MU-MIMO offers a solution to the network limitations of a typical multi-user home, and in fact the MU in MU-MIMO stands for Multi-User. The technology is part of the Wave 2 spec for 802.11ac, and it works differently than standard MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) technology. What’s the difference?
With standard MIMO (also known as Single-User MIMO) compatible devices take advantage of multiple data streams that are propagated to provide faster data than would otherwise be available for a single device. Multiple antennas on both base station and the client device are used to create the multiple transmit/receive streams needed for the added bandwidth. The multiple antennas used in MIMO systems create multiple channels, allowing for those separate data streams, and the number of streams is equal to the number of antennas (1x1 supports one stream, 2x2 supports two streams, etc.).
MU-MIMO doesn’t work differently in relation to a single connected device, rather its advantage is the ability to support MIMO with multiple devices simultaneously. On a standard MIMO router each device is essentially forced to wait its turn, and things can slow to a crawl. Multi-user MIMO takes advantage of unused data streams to allow for multiple simultaneous connections, and with most devices using far less than the available channels there would be sufficient overhead to allow fast, simultaneous use. MU-MIMO allows for up to 4 simultaneous user transmissions, and with most devices only able to use one or two of these at a time, the technology seems ideal for a home router.
With the new MU-MIMO technology Qualcomm has taken the lead in releasing products with this new standard, including the chipsets used in all of the devices in this review. The Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Wireless-AC Smart Router uses the QCA9980 chipset to provide Qualcomm’s MU/EFX MU-MIMO wireless technology, the both the MSI G72 Dominator Pro G (Killer Wireless-AC 1535) and Dell Inspiron 15 laptops (Atheros QCA9377) used were equipped with Qualcomm chipsets, though the Killer Wireless card takes advantage of a powerful software suite as well (more on this later).
MSI Updates Gaming Notebooks With Intel Skylake CPUs Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Msi Ac Adapter
As part of the update to Skylake, MSI is bringing the new CPUs from Intel to five of its gaming-series laptops. At press time, not all the information is available, but MSI did send us some information telling us what we can expect to see from the notebooks.
The notebooks in question are the GT72 Dominator Pro G, the GS70 Stealth, the GS60 Ghost Series, the GE62 Apache Pro Series, and the GE72 Apache Pro Series. All of these notebooks will come with Intel Core i7 6700HQ CPUs, except the GT72 Dominator Pro G, which comes with an additional i7-6820HK option – an unlocked Skylake processor on which you can use the CPU multiplier to overclock.
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The remainder of the notebooks will come packed with either a GTX 970M or a GTX 960M.
On the storage front, all of the notebooks will come with DDR4 memory, and all will have PCI-Express SSDs capable of accessing the system through four PCI-Express 3.0 lanes for 32 Gb/s of bandwidth. Additionally, the top-of-the-line GT 72 Dominator Pro G will have two of these NMVe capable SSDs, which can be configured in a RAID 0 array for some serious data throughput – MSI claimed "over 3300 MB/s."
As far as nitty-gritty specifications go, that's all the information we have at this time, but MSI also detailed some of its own unique features: All the notebooks will come with SteelSeries RGB-backlit keyboards, a Nahimic Audio enhancer, sound by Dynaudio, Killer networking, Killer Shield, and support for XSplit Gamecaster, all of which you can see in the table above.
Finally, MSI mentioned that the GT72 Dominator Pro G, GS70 Stealth and GS60 Ghost series notebooks will come with a "Super Port," which, based on the description provided, we can only assume is a USB Type-C port. Even so, that doesn't tell us much about what the port can do; Type-C is capable of multiple speeds and supports numerous protocols, including DisplayPort and Thunderbolt 3, depending on the Alt Mode implementation.
At this time, MSI isn't shipping the notebooks yet. The entire feature set hasn't been finalized, and a couple of changes may still be made before the units ship. MSI expects to start selling the gaming laptops with the new Skylake CPUs starting September 27. Until that time, stay tuned for more details.
Toshiba Q300 SSD review Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Toshiba Ac Adapter
Marketed as a solid-state drive (SSD) for "everyday computing" as stated on the specs sheet, the Toshiba Q300 SSD is set to compete directly against the recently reviewed entry-level Plextor M6V, which offers fast performance at a low cost. Unfortunately for the Q300, it's not much of a competition. The Q300 is both slow and -- at launch, at least -- expensive.
Available in 120GB, 240GB, 480GB and 960GB at the suggested price of $99.99 (£47.99), $159.99 (£79.99), $309.99 (£149.99) and $449.99 (£299), respectively, the new Q300 is one of the most expensive SSDs on the market, even more expensive than some high-end drives. (Pricing for Australia will be announced at a later time.) For example, the 1TB capacity of the top-tier Samsung SSD 850 Pro currently costs $430.
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To be fair, the price aside, the Q300 is a decent SSD that will definitely and significantly boost the performance of a computer that still runs on a typical hard drive. That said, you should wait until its price comes down a great deal before considering it. In my experience, the street price of SSDs has always been lower than the vendor's suggested price. In the mean time, the Plextor M6V or the OCZ Trion 100 are both much better deals. For even more options, check out this list of the top SSDs on the market.
The Toshiba Q300 SSD is a standard internal SATA drive. This means it takes the standard 2.5-inch drive design and slaps a SATA port on one of its sides. Like all SSDs released in the last few years, it supports the latest SATA 3 (6Gbps) but will also work with SATA 2 and SATA. The Q300 will fit in any home applications where a standard SATA hard drive, be it a 2.5-inch laptop drive or a 3.5-inch desktop drive, is being used. The Q300 is 7mm thick, but it comes with a 2.5mm spacer in case you need it to perfectly fit into the space of a standard 9.5mm laptop hard drive.
Similar to the case of the Plextor M6V, the Q300 doesn't come with a drive bay adapter bracket for a desktop computer. But this is not the end of the world, as you can safely use an SSD inside a desktop without securing it to the chassis, owing to the fact that SSDs don't have any moving parts. Or you can get a drive bay converter bracket online for a few bucks.
The Q300 includes copy of NTI Echo drive cloning software that you can download from Toshiba's website. Note that you can't download the software right away from the website. Instead, you first have to register with Toshiba and enter your name and a working email address. After that, the download link will be mailed to you, and in the process you will likely opt in to receive unwanted emails in the future. I find this process rather intrusive. Nonetheless, I tried out the software, and it worked as intended. It didn't have as many features or backup functions as some other options, such as Macrium Reflect, which you can use for free without having to surrender any personal information.
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Toshiba has introduced its new 16GB SDHC card at IFA in Berlin, and with it comes both Class 10 memory and support for the maker’s TransferJet close proximity technology. Using this wireless technology, users are able to transfer videos and photos from a camera to a mobile device or computer with a TransferJet adapter.
The company first introduced this card specifically for the Japanese market in July. Using TransferJet technology, users are able to transfer content wirelessly between devices at speeds up to 560Mbps; the transfer, much like NFC, is initiated by tapping the two TransferJet devices together.
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Toshiba has not revealed pricing and availability at this time, but had previously announced the card for Japan. Whether it will be arriving for the US market and elsewhere is not clear, nor is the pricing at this time. Hit up the timeline below for more Toshiba news!
The EchoStreams FlacheSAN2 is an ultra-dense 48-bay server that is extremely space-efficient, fitting into just 2U of rack space. As with other solutions from EchoStreams, the FlacheSAN2 is also extremely customizable with hardware configurations available to specifically integrate this product for the organizations' precise needs. That makes the FlacheSAN2 an excellent option for an enterprise that already has specific hardware in mind. In our particular configuration, we populated the 48 bays with Toshiba HK3R2 SATA SSDs and ensured robust performance with four PCIe 3.0 Adaptec 71605 RAID cards and four Mellanox ConnectX-3 56Gb/s dual-port InfiniBand adapters. With certain configurations built to support upwards of 25GB/s of bandwidth and over 3.8 million IOPS, the FlachSAN2 is designed to compete where few others can.
In the high-performance storage market segment, there are pre-built and more common systems shipping in order to cut back on the planning and deployment process, but there are also plenty of organizations that have unique IT infrastructure arrangements in mind. In the case of the FlacheSAN2, some organizations may have the budget to leverage a majority of the 48 bays for high-capacity small form factor (SFF) 2.5" SSDs (giving the FlacheSAN2 the highest density for SSD in 2U), while others might be interested in gaining the raw SSD transfer rates, but with less concern over capacity. The FlacheSAN2 can support these and other configurations with its flexibility and capability of supporting both 7mm z-height SAS and SATA drives. The FlacheSAN2 also supports any SSDs, enabling customers to leverage even more savings vs. offerings from standard server vendors. Another area where savings can be had is in power efficiency. The FlacheSAN2 only consumes 500W at its max power consumption, giving it one of the highest performance to watts ratios out there. The FlacheSAN2 leverages Intel motherboards giving it great reliability and high compatibility. It maximizes these motherboard resources giving balance between the disk side and controller side I/Os.
The EchoStreams FlacheSAN2 comes with a 1-year parts replacement warranty and is available now with a starting price of $7,800.
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In our tests we measured the performance recorded locally (raw) as well as in StorageSpaces Mirror over SMB3 to another Windows Server 2012 server. These two configurations show how much storage potential either locally operated or remote applications have on tap. Locally we measured peak I/O in excess of 1.8 million IOPS read and 1.7 million IOPS write with a 4K random workload. Looking at sequential throughput, those figures measured about 16GB/s read and write. Presenting the storage in a mirrored configuration using Storage Spaces, we measured peak I/O at 629k IOPS read and 421k IOPS write, while sequential throughput measured 13.7GB/s read and 6.3GB/s write.
From a 2U platform, there aren't many competitors that can meet or exceed those numbers in this particular footprint. PCIe or NVMe SSD-equipped servers might come close to catching up, but you lose the storage capacity and cost benefits of the SATA SSDs the FlacheSAN2 can leverage. The FlacheSAN2 is also effectively a single-controller server, so HA objectives require more than one chassis and some degree of coordination. Overall though we were quite impressed with the platform, from both its high performance and its user-configurable design that covers multiple industry segments. It's truly the definition of flexible, high-performance storage and many will find the extra configuration steps well worth the investment considering the payoff. For those who need a little more performance, Echostreams has recently announced the FlacheSAN2-D3, which supports Haswell and offers 4 more drive bays in the rear of the chassis for 52 total.
Pros
•Very dense 48-bay 2U storage server design (SATA or SAS)
•Incredible peak I/O and bandwidth offered
•Flexible design allows for high level of customization
Cons
•Not HA in a single chassis
Bottom Line
Paired with the right components, the EchoStreams FlacheSAN2 provides a unique blend of performance and cost effectiveness with its 48 bays in just a 2U footprint. The platform is extremely flexible, meaning it can be configured to meet the most demanding application needs with a comparatively modest investment.
Toshiba Satellite Radius P55 4K (2015) Review Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Toshiba Ac Adapter
Using a similar 360-degree hinge design as that on the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga, the Radius P55 can seamlessly transition among five modes (Laptop, Tablet, Tabletop, Presentation and Audience).
The Laptop and Tablet modes are pretty cut and dried, but the other modes require some further manipulation. Positioning the keyboard keys down to act as a base creates Presentation Mode. If you turn the device upside down, the hybrid goes into Audience mode, while laying the device flat will trigger Tabletop mode.
The Radius and Yoga series are evenly matched when it comes to folding and bending. However, I wish Toshiba would create launchers with specific themes and recommended apps for each mode, like Lenovo does.
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The Radius P55 averaged 260 nits when tested for brightness, beating the 249-nit mainstream average and the Inspiron 15 7000 (180 nits). The MacBook Pro shone brightest, with a dazzling score of 303 nits.
Precision, thy name is Toshiba. The laptop measured 1.1 on the Delta-E benchmark, which tests for color accuracy. It's short of the perfect 0, but much better than the 5.4 of the Inspiron 15 7000 and the 2.1 of the MacBook Pro 15.
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On the color-reproduction test, the Radius P55's panel hit 107.2 percent (100 percent is the minimum acceptable level) on the sRGB gamut test. That's well above the 82.4 percent average as well as the 93 and 86 percent posted by the Inspiron 15 7000 and MacBook Pro.
Targeting photo and video editors, Toshiba preinstalled its Chroma Tune software, which offers five color settings (sRGB, Cool, Warm, Rec. 709 and Native) to capture that perfect hue. In addition to choosing the ideal color temperature, you can program the settings to launch automatically for applications such as Photoshop, Lightroom or Elements Editor.
In an attempt to create a better set of laptop speakers, the Radius P55 incorporates a pair of Harmon Kardon speakers and supplements them with DTS Sound software. I was not disappointed, as the hybrid painted my medium-sized room in warm, rich audio.
The Weeknd's sensual tenor teased and titillated throughout "Earned It" (Fifty Shades of Gray). I could easily make out the piano chords and the drums, but noticed that the violins were muddy. The problem quickly dissipated once I disabled the Bass Boost setting in the DTS Sound control panel.
It's not a full-on workstation by any means, but the Toshiba Satellite Radius P55 has plenty of oomph for content creators. The convertible's 2.4-GHz Intel Core i7-5500U CPU with 12GB of RAM ably streamed an episode of Ray Donovan on Hulu while running a system scan with eight open tabs in Google Chrome.
However, when it came time to run synthetic benchmarks, the Radius P55 was a font of mixed results. When measured for overall performance using Geekbench 3, the laptop scored 6,053, which is less than the 6,380 the Dell Inspiron 15 7000 snagged despite having the same processor. Both scores were far below the 9,407 mainstream average and the 14,423 showing by the MacBook Pro 15 (2.5-GHz Intel Core i7 CPU).
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But whereas the Note 4 has a microSD card slot to add up to 200GB of additional storage, the Note 5 is stuck at 32GB or 64GB with no card slot. And there's not even a 128GB option like you can get with the iPhone 6 Plus. This design choice is just unnecessary. With phablets, bigger actually can be better; you're not trying to save millimeters to slim the phone down.
Samsung also moves the single speaker to the bottom of the phone from the back, next to a USB 2.0 port; that's a missed opportunity as well in the new era of fast and reversible USB-C. The signature S Pen stylus now pops out so you don't have to pull it out, and it's flatter and thus easier to hold, with a more attractive two-tone design.
Our European test unit showed poor reception on T-Mobile's network; we were advised by Samsung that the band layout is all wrong for the U.S., so we're not going to draw conclusions about call quality and LTE speeds from this device.
We were able to test Wi-Fi speeds, though, and they were terrific. Compared with the Note 4, both devices sustained 30Mbps at 25 feet away from a Verizon FiOS router. The Note 5 maintained 18Mbps another 15 feet away, through a wall and a door, while the Note 4 showed 8-12Mbps. Credit that to support for dual-band 802.11ac. The phone also supports GPS, NFC, and Bluetooth 4.1.
Now the other wireless connections get a little arcane.
Like the Galaxy S6, the Note 5 supports Samsung Pay, the company's long-promised payment service which is promised to work with every form of credit card acceptance in the U.S.. The service isn't launching until late September, so it's impossible to say whether it works well. The phone also supports a new form of high-res wireless audio (UHQ-BT, an ultra-high-definition wireless lossless audio codec) that works with exactly one pair of high-end Samsung headphones—the Samsung Level On Wireless Pro—which are not yet available. It also supports Qi and PMA wireless charging, two technologies we've been hearing about for years, but have failed to take off.
Just like with the Note 5's design, I feel like Samsung is adding these extra features just to tout innovation, rather than including them to improve usability.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Samsung Ac Adapter
So you like the Samsung Galaxy Tab S but you figure it's last year's model and you have a hankering for a 4:3 aspect ratio that's easier to read on? Then you're in luck: the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 models are the refresh with a faster CPU and lighter TouchWiz skin, and 4:3 aspect ratio displays. Yep, just like the iPad. That aspect ratio makes the tablet easier to hold and it is indeed better for reading documents, web pages and books. In fact, I find games more enjoyable too. However, if you're buying a tablet primarily for watching movies, TV shows and YouTube, then you might want to opt for last year's Tab S or consider the Dell Venue 10 7000. with adapter such as Samsung NP-R620 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-RV720 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-Q320 Ac Adapter, Samsung NC110 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-X130 Ac Adapter, Samsung Series 5 Ac Adapter, Samsung NT-R439 Ac Adapter, Samsung NT-R440E Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-P330 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-Q330 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-RV508 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-N148P Ac Adapter Those two will also net you the incredibly vibrant AMOLED display but with the standard Android tablet 16:10 aspect ratio that means almost no black bars on the top and bottom of widescreen content.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 is available in two sizes: 9.7" and 8". We look at the 9.7" model in this review. They're available in your choice of black, white or gold and each has a matte back so we're not talking blingy gold or slippery stuff. The tablets are some of the thinnest and lightest on the market (currently they're the thinnest at 5.9mm). The 9.7" model weighs just 13.7 ounces (almost 2 ounces less than the iPad Air 2) and the 8" model weighs 9.34 ounces. They feel trivially thin and light--as if they were props rather than actual devices. That's a good thing-- despite the light weight, they don't feel or look cheap. Samsung hasn't moved to exotic materials here as they did with the Samsung Galaxy S6 family and the Note 5, but the plastic back with metal frame look and feel quite nice.
The tablet runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with Samsung's ever improving TouchWiz. TouchWiz is lighter and less overwrought and it still brings great features like multi-window multitasking. Flipboard is still here as the leftmost home screen, for better or worse, and there are a few Samsung staples like their own app store and Milk Music.
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Inside, Samsung has moved up to the (Exynos Octa 7 CPU family) Exynos 5433 CPU that has four high power 1.9 GHz cores and four 1.33 GHz low power cores. It uses the fairly powerful MALI-T760 graphics that provides very good performance not only in benchmarks but in today's popular 3D games. This is the same CPU used in the International version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, and while I'm sure everyone would be even more excited if Samsung used their latest high end Exynos CPU from the Galaxy S6 and Note 5, the performance is still good enough to make it one of the fastest Android tablets on the market (and almost as fast as the iPad Air 2 in benchmarks). The tablet has 3 gigs of RAM, as did the first generation Tab S and 32 or 64 gigs of storage. Our 32 gig model had 25.4 gigs available on first boot. There's a microSD card slot to expand storage with cards up to 128 gigs. The Tab S2 also supports USB host, which means if you get a USB OTG dongle adapter, you can use USB flash drives, card readers and small self-powered portable hard drives with the tablet.
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This morning, Amazon went H.A.M. on a bunch of new Fire products. They introduced us to new Fire tablets (more here) and a couple of revamped Fire TV products. Most notably, we have the brand new Fire TV with 4K support, best-in-class WiFi, built-in Alexa (the brain behind Echo), and a microSD slot. Along with the new Fire TV, Amazon also announced a new Fire TV Stick with a voice remote (pictured below), so that Stick owners can also get into the Alexa spirit.
As a recap, the Fire TV is like an Apple TV or Google’s Nexus Player. It’s a box that attaches to your TV, giving you access to your favorite streaming services (Netflix, HBO, Spotify, Pandora, etc.), apps, and even games. This new model has 75% with such as Samsung NP-RV411 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-300E Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-RV420 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-QX411 Ac Adapter, Samsung Series 3 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-RV515 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-RV520 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-RV709 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-RV711 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-Q460 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-E452 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-E252 Ac Adaptermore processing power (64-bit MediaTek quad-core processor), is 4K-ready, has 802.11ac MIMO WiFi, SD card support up to 128GB outside of its 8GB onboard storage, Mayday screen sharing, Audio from Dolby, and Alexa, so you can ask it all sorts of voice commands (weather, play music, etc.).
As for the new Fire TV Stick with voice, it sounds like Amazon really just gave it the newest version of their Fire OS and the included the voice remote. Otherwise, I don’t think there is much of an upgrade in terms of specs or hardware. The Fire TV Stick, for those new, is like a Chromecast.
The new Amazon Fire TV is available for pre-order today at $99 and will ship October 5. Amazon is also offering a “Game Edition” version that comes with a new game controller, 32 GB microSD card, and two games: Shovel Knight and Disney’s Ducktales – for $139.99.
The new Fire TV Stick is also available for pre-order today at $49.99, but won’t ship until October 22.
Why India Is A Hotbed Of Antibiotic Resistance Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Hp Compaq Ac Adapter
In the U.S. Japan, Korea and elsewhere, we use antibiotics too much. We use them to treat coughs and colds — for which they're ineffective. We've used them in animal feed in an attempt to prevent disease and to fatten cows and chickens. And the more we use antibiotics, the greater the likelihood that clever bacteria will evolve in ways that resist the attack of antibiotics. So once-treatable infections become difficult or impossible to cure.
Now we're learning that antibiotic resistance isn't just a rich country issue. A new report by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy shows that antibiotic overuse and resistant bacteria are alarming global problems with adapter like HP PPP012H AC Adapter, HP PPP012L AC Adapter, HP PPP018L AC Adapter, HP WE449AA AC Adapter, HP ED519AA AC Adapter, HP EX978AV AC Adapter, HP NW199AA AC Adapter, HP ED494AA AC Adapter, Compaq Presario CQ430 AC Adapter, Compaq Presario CQ630 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion G7 AC Adapter, HP Omnibook XE3B AC Adapter, even in developing nations like India, Kenya and Vietnam.
"What this report makes clear is that even though antibiotic consumption in the developing world is not yet at the same level as the developed world, resistance is getting to be very high," says Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan, director of the Center and author of the report. "Resistance is a problem everywhere. It's truly a global problem and requires an urgent response."
The report maps antibiotic use in 69 countries and antibiotic resistance in 39 countries.
E. coli from contaminated water or food, for example, is resistant to many drug types in regions around the world. But India has the highest rates of resistance to nearly every drug available to treat it. Strains of E. coli tested in labs there were more than 80 percent resistant to three classes of drugs, and treatment options there are increasingly limited, the report found.
And MRSA, a dangerous staph infection developed in hospitals that does not respond to many antibiotics, is found at high rates in the United States, Romania, Portugal, Vietnam and India — rich, middle-income and poor countries alike.
Antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria, hitching on trains, planes and ships, have made their way from wealthy countries to poor countries, and back again. "It's like climate change," says Laxminarayan. "We're all at risk."
Latest Driver and BIOS Updates Fixes Miracast for HP Spectre x360 Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Hp Compaq Ac Adapter
The HP Spectre x360 is really the best in the 2-in-1 class. The build quality, thin design, and power of performance is hard to beat. And, looking at the range of devices being announced at IFA today, it still more than adequately holds its own. You can read through my review HERE. The Spectre x360 was built through a close partnership between HP and Microsoft. I've owned mine since May of this year and use it almost every day.
But, even as stellar as this device is, it did come with a few flaws with batetry scuh as HP Pavilion DM3 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion DV1000 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion DV4000 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion DV5000 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion DV6000 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion DV8000 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion ZE4900 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion ZT3000 AC Adapter, HP TouchSmart TX2 AC Adapter, HP DC895A AC Adapter, HP EG410AA AC Adapter, HP EH642A AC Adapter. One of those was the inability to connect to wireless display networks – and wireless display adapters. The Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter (reviewed HERE) is one of the most reliable devices for "casting" your tablet or PC screen to a TV, but even with this device, the Spectre x360 just could never connect.
The Spectre x360 came pre-installed with Windows 8.1, and with Windows 10 on the horizon I decided to wait and see if Microsoft's new operating system would ease the pain. However, after installing the Windows 10 upgrade, the Spectre x360 still would not connect. It tried, and it looked like it might eventually, but ultimately failed every time.
HP released a new BIOS and a Bluetooth driver for Windows 10 last night and I can confirm that the Miracast issues are finally resolved. If you own a Spectre x360 and performed the Windows 10 upgrade over top of Windows 8.1, open up the HP Support Assistant app (comes pre-installed on the device) and do a check for HP Updates. Both the BIOS and Bluetooth driver should be available.
However, if you chose to do a clean Windows 10 installation using the Microsoft-supplied ISO, you'll want to download the HP Support Assistant from here: HP Support Assistant.
I know some of you consider apps like this to be crapware, but the HP Support Assistant software is nothing like that and I highly recommend keeping it installed. HP has done a great job with this and I've found it extremely valuable and more reliable to obtain drivers directly from the manufacturer using this method than relying on Microsoft to deliver hardware drivers through Windows Update.
Testing more Linux distributions on my Aspire V3-331 Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Hp Compaq Ac Adapter
In my previous blog post, I unpacked a new Acer Aspire V3, and installed openSuSE Tumbleweed on it. That has been working very well so far, as I will describe in just a minute.
I then installed the other Linux distributions which I typically keep on all of my systems. Because of the things I have read about the Intel 7265 wi-fi adapter, I want to have the latest available Linux kernel and drivers in each distribution, so when there is a choice I will install the latest publicly available development version. If there is no other choice, I will simply install the latest stable release and all updates with battery like HP Compaq NX6310 AC Adapter, HP DV4 AC Adapter, HP DV5 AC Adapter, Compaq Presario M2000 AC Adapter, HP Compaq NC8000 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion N5400 AC Adapter, HP Compaq v2000 AC Adapter, HP Compaq NX8220 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion ZE4500 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion ZE2000 AC Adapter, Compaq Presario V6000 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion DM1 AC Adapter. My initial installation of openSuSE fits with this approach, by the way, because Tumbleweed is essentially the latest stable development release.
OK, first things first - how is this Aspire V3 working with Linux?
In a word: great.
I have had no problems at all, and I have been testing pretty much everything I can think of.
Networking, both wired and wireless, have worked perfectly. The display, keyboard, and touchpad have also been flawless, which is particularly impressive considering how much I dislike clickpad-style touchpads.
The Fn-keys for volume up/down/off, brightness up/down/off, touchpad on/off, and sleep (suspend) all work perfectly, on every Linux distributions I have tried. The Fn-key for wireless networking off/on doesn't work, but I don't care. Suspend/Resume can be initiated from the Fn-key, from the desktop menus, or by idle timeout, and it works correctly and resumes with no problem in every case.
I was skeptical of the Acer's claim of battery life lasting "up to seven hours", but today I have had it running exclusively on battery power while I have been doing more loading/configuring/testing. It has been running continuously for 6.5 hours, with very little 'slack time'. I have been almost constantly banging on the disk, loading from USB sticks, testing the display, and running network speed tests. At this point the battery monitor says there is 10 percent battery power left, estimating 30 minutes remaining run-time. I'm impressed.
An in-depth look at lithium-ion batteries Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Hp Compaq Ac Adapter
The world's first commercial laptop—though that is certainly stretching the term—was the Osborne 1. When released in 1981, it cost $1,795, weighed 10.7kg (23.5lbs), and ran an operating system called CP/M. The 1983 Compaq Portable, which ran MS-DOS, was even larger (13kg) and cost $3,590. Neither had a battery, though an aftermarket battery for the Osborne 1 lasted an hour.
At the time, neither of these computers was actually called a "laptop;" they were portables that, in a pinch, could be lugged around. Famously, the Osborne 1 was advertised as being the first computer to fit under an airplane seat. Both the Osborne 1 and Compaq Portable were massively successful, raking in millions of dollars from users who realised that portable computing was about to alter the fabric of society and its with battery like HP Pavilion zd8400 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion zv6000 AC Adapter, Compaq Presario 2500 AC Adapter, HP Compaq nx9000 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion N5270 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion N5400 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion ZE1200 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion ZE4000 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion ZE4500 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion ZE5000 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion ZE5500 AC Adapter, HP Compaq NX9420 AC Adapterways of doing business forever.
We've come a long way since then.
Pick up your laptop. Actually, scratch that—read this paragraph first, then pick up your laptop. You are holding one of the most advanced machines ever built in the history of humanity. It is the result of trillions of hours of R&D over tens of thousands of years. It contains so many advanced components that there isn't a single person on the planet who knows how to make the entire thing from scratch. It is perhaps surprising to think of your laptop as the pinnacle of human endeavour, but that doesn't make it any less true: we are living in the information age, after all, and our tool for working with that information is the computer.
Okay, you can put your laptop back down. Look at that dazzling display, with pixels so small that you can only see them if you get your nose right up against the glass. That unibody chassis, just a few millimetres thick, is remarkably rigid; really, try flexing it. Deep within, there's a single chip that has more processing power than a mid-'90s supercomputer that cost millions of dollars. You have enough ports and chips and antennas to provide gigabits of wired and wireless connectivity.
All of that, though, is nothing without a battery. Smartwatches, smartphones, tablets, laptops: they are all ultimately slaves of electricity. Without power, without a reliable surge of electrons, a device is nothing more than a pretty paperweight.
Originally commercialised by Sony in 1991, lithium-ion batteries now power just about every consumer-oriented portable device. Some other battery chemistries exist for specialist and industrial applications, but lithium-ion is a great all-rounder. It has superb energy density, good power density, is light-weight, and some specific chemistries can be cycled thousands of times.
"Lithium-ion was the driving force that launched microelectronic portable devices," Peter H.L. Notten, a professor at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), told Ars in a telephone interview. Notten was at Philips Research between 1975 and 2010, where he worked on hydrogen storage materials, nickel-metal hydride (NiMH), and lithium-ion battery research. Today, he's working on a variety of different projects at TU/e and Forschungszentrum Jülich, including all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries.
24 years after those first lithium-ion batteries, though, and we're still using the same battery chemistry. Sure, numerous tweaks have been made along the way, giving us small boosts in energy density, but the underlying chemistry is still the same: there's a lithium-metal oxide positive electrode, a lithium salt electrolyte, and a carbon negative electrode.
"Roughly, you can state that the annual improvement [of battery energy density] is about 5 percent," Notten said. "That's a rule of thumb I always use.
"In principle you have some new chemistries coming up, such as lithium-sulphur, which is interesting because sulphur is a very cheap material—but [the researchers] still have to tackle quite a few problems," he added. "And at the far end you have lithium-air, which is a hybrid system between a battery and a fuel cell, where you use oxygen from the air. People are doing fundamental research [into lithium-air], but believe me it will not be on the market within 15-20 years from now... For now, we are stuck with lithium-ion batteries."
Asus Transformer Book Flip TP500LN-CJ035H hybrid laptop Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Hp Compaq Ac Adapter
Even big notebooks such as the Asus Transformer Book Flip TP500LN-CJ035H are getting the hybrid treatment these days. This isn’t much of a surprise coming from Asus. It was Asus, after all, that transformed an 18.4in screen for its all-in-one desktop system into an Android tablet. This time around, the TP500LN is a 15.6in notebook that has a 360-degree hinge so that it can be used in more ways than just a notebook.
The Transformer Book Flip TP500LN-CJ035H is a funny product in the sense that it just looks (and feels) so cumbersome when you flip the screen all the way over in order to transform it into a tablet. It’s large, it’s heavy (2.3kg), and there is perhaps no real reason with batetry such as hp compaq R3000 AC Adapter, HP Compaq NX9100 AC Adapter, HP Compaq NX9110 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion ZV5000 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion ZD7000 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion ZX5000 AC Adapter, HP ZV5200 AC Adapter, Compaq Presario r4000 AC Adapter, Compaq Presario R4200 AC Adapter, Compaq Presario x6000 AC Adapter, HP Compaq nx9600 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion zd8000 AC Adapter why you should even need to turn this type of notebook into a tablet, other than the fact that you can.
If the TP500LN had a better screen, then we might be all for its transformation from notebook into tablet, but the panel Asus has used is a cheapie that doesn’t support wide viewing angles -- it’s not meant to be a premium notebook, but the screen is bad regardless of this fact. When you turn the notebook into a tablet and use it in your lap, you are forced to lift it slightly so that it doesn’t rest at too wide an angle from your eyes. If you don’t angle it up towards you, then you can’t see exactly what’s on the screen and the user experience is not a good one.
Strong hinges are required if the screen is to sit at the angle you desire, especially if it’s not a mostly upright angle. While Asus has installed hinges are that are decent, the screen’s weight means that they aren’t capable of holding up the screen when its angle is set to around 45 degrees. If you have the screen sitting close to that angle, heavy taps can cause it to move and sometimes fall all the way back. Then there is the rocking back and forth that the screen will exhibit when it’s tapped at such an angle; it can be annoying.
Perhaps the worst aspects of the screen are its low resolution of 1366x768 pixels, which wastes a lot of screen real estate and multitasking opportunities, and its colour output, which is limited in the levels it can display. When viewing videos and photos, subtle colour gradients won’t be rendered properly, and instead will look blocky. This will be especially noticeable in photos that have a lot of sky in them. Don’t pick up this laptop if you’re intention is to do any work with photos and videos.
When folded all the way back and in tablet mode, the keyboard remains exposed at the bottom of the unit. It’s disabled, though, so any keys pressed from holding the unit or resting it on a table won’t actually be registered. You just have to remember to rest it on clean surfaces so that dirt and other nasties don’t end up in between the keys; even though they are chiclet, there is still a small space between the keys and the chassis for things to possibly enter.
The hinges allow the tablet to be used in a ‘stand’ or ‘display’ mode, in which the keyboard folds under the product instead of sitting in front of the screen, making the screen the focal point. In this position, the screen is best placed at about 70 degrees, and it’s meant to be used when you mainly want to sit back and watch videos. However, as we’ve already mentioned, the poor viewing angles and colours don’t make for a good experience.
Georgia Computer Depot Computer Corner, Oct. 15 edition Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Hp Compaq Ac Adapter
Hewlett Packard (HP) has issued a recall on certain AC power cords as they have the potential to overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard. These power cords have been used with AC adapters distributed worldwide with HP and Compaq notebook and mini notebook computers, as well as with AC adapters provided with accessories such as docking stations.
Potentially affected power cords can be identified by a molded mark on the adapter end of the power cord that reads “LS-15.” Not all power cords with the LS-15 molded mark are affected.
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Dell had this same problem a few years ago and I read where they settled out of court and paid for damages.
Neil Young’s “Pono” digital music player
Legendary singer-songwriter and musician Neil Young believes his “Pono” digital music player is the next ‘must-have’ gadget. Young says that people who use the iPod and most other digital music players aren’t hearing music the way it was intended to be heard. That’s also why he firmly believes there will be great demand for Pono. Unlike the iPod and similar devices, Pono is built with audiophiles in mind. The major difference is that Pono is able to play music using a high-resolution “lossless” audio format, called FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec). By default, FLAC will be the audio format standard for the device, though it’s suggested other high-resolution music players work very well.
Add Ons for FireFox Web Browser: (Go to tools, Get Add-Ons)
Autofill Forms: (Go to tools, Extensions Enter “Autofill Forms” in the search box)
* Fills out web forms with one click or a keyboard shortcut.
* Input fields not automatically matched can be filled out by hand.
* Provides a simple rule editor to define custom rules
* Works with all valid Web Form Fields.
* Possibility to define site specific profiles and rules.
* Automatically selects the best matching profile based on the assigned site.
Complete YouTube Saver: (Go to tools, Extensions Enter “Complete YouTube Saver” in the search box) There are other Youtube Downloaders listed that you may want to try.
Download YouTube videos in various formats including 480p/1080p (DASH formats). Convert audio track from videos to MP3 or WAV, or save audio track in native format (Ogg Vorbis, AAC/M4A, MP3). Save YouTube page, video, and comments pages to one folder.
Unreal Commander 2.02 (Build 982)
Unreal Commander is a free file manager built for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. It features a two-panel interface, extended search tools, thumbnail mode, folder tabs, and customizable visual styles. This a lot like the Norton Commander product from back in the eighties.
Inexpensive Office Alternatives
Google Docs and Office Web Apps aren’t the only alternatives to Microsoft Office. There are many alternatives, but we’ll mention two good ones that we can download to your computer and setup to work like Microsoft Office for a small fee.
• LibreOffice: LibreOffice is an actively developed project based on OpenOffice. It’s a powerful office suite with a wide variety of features. It’s more feature-complete than web based apps. It also has a function to export pictures and documents to PDF (Adobe) and it is free.
• Abiword: Abiword is a very simple word processing program that works well if all you do is write basic documents. It’s small, quick-to-download, and very lightweight.
HP Notebook PC AC Power Cord Safety recall Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Hp Compaq Ac Adapter
HP has announced a voluntary recall and replacement program for certain AC power cords with AC adapters shipped with HP and Compaq notebook and mini notebook computers, as well as with AC adapters provided with accessories such as docking stations.
The AC power cords were shipped with products and accessories sold from September 2010 through June 2012, HP stated in a news release. The AC power cords have the potential to overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard.
The AC power cords can be identified by an “LS-15” molded mark on the adapter end of the cord with batetry such as HP Pavilion DM4t AC Adapter, HP Pavilion DM4z AC Adapter, HP Pavilion G6 AC Adapter, HP Pavilion G4 AC Adapter, HP Envy 14 AC Adapter, HP Compaq Mini 110 AC Adapter, HP Mini 1000 AC Adapter, HP Compaq nx9010 AC Adapter, Compaq Presario 1000 AC Adapter, Compaq Presario 1200 AC Adapter, Compaq Presario 12XL AC Adapter, Compaq Presario 1400 AC Adapter. Not all of the power cords with the “LS-15” mark are affected.
HP is asking that you go to the HP Notebook PC AC Power Cord Replacement Program website at http://www.hp.com/support/PowerCordReplacement to see if your notebook AC power cord is affected. HP strongly encourages all customers to immediately stop using the affected AC power cords. Verified, eligible power cords will be replaced by HP at no cost to the consumer.
Customer support phone numbers:
Canada (8 a.m. – 5 p.m., MST Monday- Friday): 1-877-219-6676
USA (8 a.m. – 5 p.m., MST Monday-Friday): 1-877-219-6676
Warum Notebooks mit 3-Stream-WLAN Mangelware sind Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Fujitsu Ac Adapter
Seit über drei Jahren sind WLAN-Router erhältlich, die Daten über bis zu drei räumlich getrennte Datenströme übertragen (3-Stream MIMO) und so Gigabit-Niveau erreichen (IEEE-Norm 802.11ac). Aber obwohl Notebooks genügend Platz für entsprechend viele Antennen haben, sind solche 3-Stream-Geräte rar: Aktuell bietet diese Technik nur Apple mit seinen Macbook- Pro-Modellen an. Die übrigen Laptops lassen einen Teil der Router-Kapazität also brachliegen.
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Wir haben daher acht Schwergewichte unter den Notebook-Herstellern befragt, ob und wann sie Geräte mit 3-Stream-WLAN-Chipsätzen sowie drei Antennen planen, nämlich: Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, Medion und Toshiba.
Alle außer Fujitsu haben auf die Anfrage zumindest reagiert, wenngleich wir mehrere Firmen offenbar dauerhaft auf dem falschen Fuß erwischt haben: Toshiba sagte: "Uns liegen aktuell keine Informationen dazu vor und wir können daher Ihre Fragen nicht beantworten". Die Pressevertretung von HP gab an, trotz mehrfacher Weiterleitung der Fragen keine Antworten von den zuständigen Stellen erhalten zu haben. Acer erklärte: "Leider können wir zum aktuellen Zeitpunkt keine Ankündigungen zu künftigen Produkten machen". Asus antwortete nur, dass das Unternehmen "aktuell keine Notebooks mit 3-Stream-MIMO-WLAN im Portfolio" habe und Lenovo wollte "aus strategischen Gründen" keine Stellung nehmen.
Dell schrieb immerhin zurück, dass das Unternehmen nur WLAN-Hardware von Intel verbaut – und Intel liefere derzeit nur eine 2-Stream-11ac-WLAN-Karte für den Einbau in Laptops (das Modell Wireless-AC 7265). Dell habe sich auf Intel-Hardware konzentriert, weil Geschäftskunden ihre Notebook-Flotte aus der Ferne warten wollen, etwa via vPro. Das sei aktuell aber nur mit Intel-Netzwerkhardware möglich.
[Update]: Inzwischen hat auch Fujitsu auf unsere Fragen geantwortet: Das Unternehmen schließe sich weitgehend der Meinung von Dell an, erklärte Pressesprecher Michael Erhard am heutigen Morgen telefonisch. Da man im Geschäftskunden-Bereich sehr gute Erfahrungen mit Intel habe, warte man auf entsprechende WLAN-Hardware des Herstellers. [/Update]
Fujitsu blog: full extrás STYLISTIC tabletek Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Fujitsu Ac Adapter
Nagyszerű notebookok mellett igazán komoly tableteket is kínál a Fujitsu. A STYLISTIC Q775 talán a legfejlettebb ilyen készülék, amiről valaha is hallottunk. Az egész azzal kezdődik, hogy 13,3 hüvelykes, vagyis nem egy kicsi, könnyű darab. Kijelzője 1920x1080 pixel felbontású és IPS paneles, sőt digitalizáló tollal rajzolhatunk is rá. Hogy a művészkedésnek nehogy akadozás legyen a vége, ötödik generációs Core i processzorok választhatóak bele, például Core i7-5600U, ami akár 3,2 GHz-re is felpöröghet. Mellé 4 vagy 8 GB memória és akár 512 GB-os SSD is kerülhet.
Természetesen a bele épített with batetry like Fujitsu LifeBook A6020 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook A6230 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook C1020 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook C1320 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook C6661 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook E-6664 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook E8010 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook E8020 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook E8410 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook L1010 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook M2010 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook N3500 AC AdapterIntel Wi-Fi modul támogatja az ac-s szabványt, emellett van Bluetooth 4.0 és 3G vagy LTE modem, GPS modul, illetve NFC. A magas fokú biztonságról opcionálisan SmartCard olvasó és ujjlenyomat-olvasó gondoskodik, sőt PalmSecure vénaszkennert is kérhetünk. Az akkumulátorral sem fukarkodtak: a 12,7 milliméter vastag, 0,99 kilogrammos óriástablet 46 wattórából gazdálkodik, ezzel akár húszórás üzemidő is elérhető, akinek pedig ez kevés lenne, felcsatlakoztathatja az opcionális akkumulátoros billentyűzetet, amellyel akár további nyolc óra nyerhető.
Kisebb, kompaktabb méretben is kínál nagyon komoly tabletet a Fujitsu. A STYLISTIC Q555 szintén digitalizáló tollal kezelhető, 1920x1200 pixeles, IPS panelre alapozó kijelzővel érkezik, ami 10,1 hüvelykes. A 10,2 mm vékony házban a legerősebb Bay Trail alapú Atom rendszerchip, a négymagos, 2,4 GHz-ig felpörgő Z3795 tüsténkedik 4 GB memória társaságában, az adattár szerepét pedig 64 vagy 128 GB-os eMMC tároló tölti be, továbbá használhatunk microSD kártyát is.
A gépházra került egy-egy USB 2.0 és USB 3.0 csatlakozó, van micro HDMI képkimenet, 3G vagy LTE modem, GPS és NFC modul, kérhető ujjlenyomat-olvasó és SmartCard olvasó is. Ezúttal sem spóroltak az akkumulátorral, ami 38 wattórás. A Fujitsu – szokásához híven – most sem csak egy nagyszerű hardvert tett le az asztalra, hanem rengeteg kiegészítőt is kínál mellé. Az opcionális, USB-s Ethernet adapter például gigabites, de van olyan univerzális, a Q775-tel és a Q555-tel is használható dokkoló, amelyen három USB kapu, D-Sub és DisplayPort képkimenet, hang ki- és bemenet, illetve Gigabit Ethernet port sorakozik.
Warum Notebooks mit 3-Stream-WLAN Mangelware sind Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Fujitsu Ac Adapter
Seit über drei Jahren sind WLAN-Router erhältlich, die Daten über bis zu drei räumlich getrennte Datenströme übertragen (3-Stream MIMO) und so Gigabit-Niveau erreichen (IEEE-Norm 802.11ac). Aber obwohl Notebooks genügend Platz für entsprechend viele Antennen haben, sind solche 3-Stream-Geräte rar: Aktuell bietet diese Technik nur Apple mit seinen Macbook- Pro-Modellen an. Die übrigen Laptops lassen einen Teil der Router-Kapazität also brachliegen.
In Empfangsrichtung profitieren sie vom 3-Stream-Versand with batetry such as Fujitsu LifeBook N5010 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook N6420 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook S6520 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook S7000 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook S7220 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook T1010 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook T4020 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook T5010 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook V1040 AC Adapter, Fujitsu Mobile S AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook T4010 AC Adapter, Fujitsu LifeBook V1020 AC Adapterder Router lediglich indem sie dynamisch jeweils die beiden besseren von den drei Streams verwerten (Diversity). Beim Senden liefern sie immer nur zwei Streams. Mittels drei kompletten Datenverarbeitungszügen ist aber deutlich mehr möglich. Der dritte Datenstrom bringt etwa 20 Prozent mehr Durchsatz. Zwar kostet er auch mehr Rechenaufwand und zieht mehr Akkuleistung, aber beispielsweise laufen damit Backups per WLAN schneller. Weil das Laptop dann die Aufgabe eher erledigt und so den Akku schont, relativiert sich der höhere Rechenaufwand.
Wir haben daher acht Schwergewichte unter den Notebook-Herstellern befragt, ob und wann sie Geräte mit 3-Stream-WLAN-Chipsätzen sowie drei Antennen planen, nämlich: Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, Medion und Toshiba.
Alle außer Fujitsu haben auf die Anfrage zumindest reagiert, wenngleich wir mehrere Firmen offenbar dauerhaft auf dem falschen Fuß erwischt haben: Toshiba sagte: "Uns liegen aktuell keine Informationen dazu vor und wir können daher Ihre Fragen nicht beantworten". Die Pressevertretung von HP gab an, trotz mehrfacher Weiterleitung der Fragen keine Antworten von den zuständigen Stellen erhalten zu haben. Acer erklärte: "Leider können wir zum aktuellen Zeitpunkt keine Ankündigungen zu künftigen Produkten machen". Asus antwortete nur, dass das Unternehmen "aktuell keine Notebooks mit 3-Stream-MIMO-WLAN im Portfolio" habe und Lenovo wollte "aus strategischen Gründen" keine Stellung nehmen.
Dell schrieb immerhin zurück, dass das Unternehmen nur WLAN-Hardware von Intel verbaut – und Intel liefere derzeit nur eine 2-Stream-11ac-WLAN-Karte für den Einbau in Laptops (das Modell Wireless-AC 7265). Dell habe sich auf Intel-Hardware konzentriert, weil Geschäftskunden ihre Notebook-Flotte aus der Ferne warten wollen, etwa via vPro. Das sei aktuell aber nur mit Intel-Netzwerkhardware möglich.
[Update]: Inzwischen hat auch Fujitsu auf unsere Fragen geantwortet: Das Unternehmen schließe sich weitgehend der Meinung von Dell an, erklärte Pressesprecher Michael Erhard am heutigen Morgen telefonisch. Da man im Geschäftskunden-Bereich sehr gute Erfahrungen mit Intel habe, warte man auf entsprechende WLAN-Hardware des Herstellers. [/Update]
QLogic Enables 16Gb Gen 5 Fibre Channel Across Fujitsu Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Fujitsu Ac Adapter
Today QLogic announced that its 16Gb Gen 5 Fibre Channel adapters are now shipping in Fujitsu PRIMERGY and PRIMEQUEST servers. The collaboration allows Fujitsu customers to deploy end-to-end Gen 5 SANs in combination with ETERNUS Gen 5 Fibre Channel disk storage systems. This collaboration is the latest with QLogic that is aimed at satisfying enterprise-class server and storage requirements, previous collaboration between QLogic and Brocade was aimed at increasing performance and simplifying management.
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Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST mission-critical servers provide "high-end server functionality at supercomputing-level performance with the flexibility and affordability associated with open systems." While Fujitsu PRIMERGY systems provide the "powerful and flexible data center solutions for companies of all sizes, across all industries and for any type of workload." The 16Gb Gen 5 Fibre Channel storage networking options will give the above systems the performance and features needed to drive virtualized data centers and cloud computing by tackling high-bandwidth, I/O-intensive applications while improving price-performance, lower power consumption, and supporting more VMs per server. And all QLogic Gen 5 Fibre Channel solutions are backward-compatible with 8Gb and 4Gb Fibre Channel networks.
Gen 5 Fibre Channel solutions will eliminate throughput bottlenecks from host to storage giving Fujitsu customers the application performance and optimum I/O they need for advance computing environments. QLogic's Gen 5 Fibre Channel solutions are ideally suited to meet the requirements of advanced computing environments.
Network Type Reset After Sleep Still Popping Up in Win10 Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Dell Ac Adapter
For months during the Technical and Insider Preview stages of the Win10 version track, I noticed that some of my PCs would switch from Private to Public network status following sleep (tablets, mostly — both Surface and Dell Venue Pro 11 proved occasionally susceptible). The easy fix on my home network which lacks an Active Directory server is to launch the HomeGroup applet in Control Panel: this immediately informs me that the network is Public and must be reset to Private before HomeGroup access is available. On an AD network, machines that fall prey to this gotcha must instead be reset from Public to Domain with adapter like Dell Vostro 2510 AC Adapter, Dell Studio 1745 AC Adapter, Dell Studio 1536 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude E6500 AC Adapter, Dell Precision M90 AC Adapter, Dell XPS M1710 AC Adapter, Dell 9T215 AC Adapter, Dell N5825 AC Adapter, Dell K9060 AC Adapter, Dell 9T458 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro 3500 AC Adapter, Dell RX929 AC Adapter, as explained in this excellent tutorial on the TenForums.com website “How to Set Network Location to be Public or Private in Windows 10.”
For those to whom the HomeGroup method is not applicable, the quickest method to regain access to proper network status is to dig into the Network and Internet silo in the Settings app in Windows 10. Once into that silo, pick Ethernet for wired PCs and Wi-Fi for wireless ones, then make sure the setting for “Find devices and content” is turned on, as shown for Ethernet in the preceding screen cap. This will automatically confer the proper network status for those who have administrative access to their PCs. Those who lack such access will have to get some help from their Help Desk or local administrator, to restore their PCs to normal (and expected) functionality.
Here’s hoping that MS will be able to finally find and fix this occasional glitch in some forthcoming update to Windows 10, preferably sooner rather than later. In the interim, the preceding approach will help users get back on the network (and back to work) with minimal muss and fuss. Please consult the afore-linked TenForums tutorial for alternate fixes based on registry hacks, local security policy, or PowerShell (all of which work for both HomeGroup and Domain situations with varying degrees of success; Domain Admins will also want to investigate edits to domain security policy as well).
Screen mirroring: How to connect your phone Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Dell Ac Adapter
Google’s Chromecast plugs into the back of your TV and mirrors web pages from the Chrome web browser, using your home wireless network to connect to a laptop or mobile device running the browser.
This enables you to stream any internet-based video, and even files stored locally by dragging them directly onto a Chrome tab and casting it. Chromecast streams tabs up to 1080p, and in most circumstances it delivers smooth, stutter free video.
That isn't an end to the Chromecast's talents, however. For those occasions when you need to display an application on your TV that doesn't have built-in Chromecast support, it's also possible to display the entire content of your PC or Mac's desktop.
Since 2013, the Wi-Fi Alliance has rolled out the Miracast wireless display standard, using peer-to-peer Wi-Fi Direct to enable point-to-point connections between devices without the use of a router.
Miracast devices allow streaming of up to 1080p video and 5.1 surround sound, and the connection is secured using WPA2 encryption. Content is streamed directly through your device, meaning Miracast devices – unlike Google’s Chromecast - don’t need an external internet connection. Think of it as HDMI over Wi-Fi.
Sounds great, but how do you use it? Well, for starters you’ll need your devices to support Miracast. This shouldn’t be a problem with newer devices but older devices may need to use a Miracast adapter with like Dell XPS M1410 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 2500 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro 3600 AC Adapter, Dell smartstep 250N AC Adapter, Dell Latitude LS500 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 2100 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 14z AC Adapter, Dell Latitude E6400 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude E5500 AC Adapter, Dell Precision M4300 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro 1720 AC Adapter, Dell Studio 1557 AC Adapter, which can be plugged into HDMI and USB ports.
In terms of operating system, you will need to have Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1, Android 4.4, BlackBerry 10.2.1 or greater. OS X and iOS do not work with Miracast, as Apple uses its own AirPlay technology. On the receiving end, many TVs released over the past two years will have in-built Miracast support. However, your TV will probably be older than this, so you’ll need to buy a Miracast dongle, such as Microsoft's Wireless Display Adapter or Asus's Miracast Wireless Display Dongle. Buying an adapter that matches the make of your phone, laptop or tablet is a good choice, but the Miracast connection should work across devices regardless of brand.
If you’re using a Mac dated 2011 or later, Apple’s proprietary AirPlay system lets you mirror your display wirelessly onto a TV. It’s a terrifically simple system – when mirroring is available, the AirPlay icon appears on the menu bar (a square with a triangle pointing into it); click on it to open a dropdown menu that shows the option to enable or disable mirroring. AirPlay lets you use your TV as a secondary display, so you can play videos on it at its native resolution, while keeping your MacBook or iMac’s display for desktop applications.
Dell XPS 12 2-in-1 Tablet mit 4K InfinityEdge-Display geleakt Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Dell Ac Adapter
Das Dell XPS 12 wird im Oktober als 2-in-1 Tablet mit Windows 10 neu aufgelegt und technisch auf den neusten Stand gebracht. Uns wurden erste Informationen zugespielt, die einige technische Daten, bestimmte Eigenschaften und das Zubehör enthüllen. Das Dell XPS 12 war bisher mit einem drehbaren Display erhältlich, kommt nun aber mit einem Tastatur-Dock und abnehmbarem Tablet. Durch das InfinityEdge-Display ist es auch besonders kompakt gebaut.
Dell wird zwar in Kürze das Surface Pro 3 an Geschäftskunden verkaufen, mit dem neuen XPS 12 aber auch ein eigenes mehr als interessantes High-End-Tablet ins Programm aufnehmen. Mit 12 Zoll wird es sich direkt mit dem Surface Pro 3 messen with adapter such as Dell Precision M50 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude CP AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1100 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude C840 AC Adapter, Dell Precision M2400 AC Adapter, Dell XPS 1640 AC Adapter, Dell XPS 1340 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro 1200 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro 1320 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro 1510 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro 1000 AC Adapter, Dell Vostro A860 AC Adapter, dafür aber eine deutlich höhere Auflösung von 4K mit 3.840 x 2.160 Pixeln bieten. Als weitere Besonderheit gibt es ein InfinityEdge-Display mit sehr schmalen Rändern, wie man im oberen linken Bild sehen kann. Die helleren dünnen Bereiche sind tatsächlich der Rahmen. Dort ist dann auch wunderbar zu sehen, dass der Dell Active Stlyus unterstützt wird. Mit 400nit soll das Display hell genug sein, damit es auch im Freien genutzt werden kann. Auf der Rückseite befindet sich eine 8-MP-Kamera und an der Front eine 5-MP-Kamera. Es ist weiterhin ein Thunderbolt 3 und USB Type C Anschluss vorhanden. Weitere Anschlüsse werden nicht im Detail erwähnt.
Zum Dell XPS 12 wird es auch ein Tastatur-Dock geben, welches magnetisch am Tablet befestigt werden kann. Auf dem rechten Bild scheint es so, als ob das Tablet einen Kickstand besitzt. Genaue Details dazu haben wir nicht. Die Tasten der Tastatur sind aber beleuchtet und das Touchpad soll eine hohe Präzision besitzen.
Dell wird passend zum XPS 12 auch einiges an Zubehör anbieten. So wird es z.B. ein dünnes Dell Premier Folio Cover mit magnetischer Befestigung geben. Außerdem einige USB Type C Adapter, ein Dell Dock und auch eine passende Tasche. Informationen zu Preisen und der genauen Verfügbarkeit kennen wir bisher noch nicht.
New Dell XPS 13 is Holy Grail of laptops Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Dell Ac Adapter
It's the Holy Grail of laptops: to have something that performs like a gaming laptop, is light enough to hold with two fingers, small enough to fit into a ladies purse and yet has a screen that is large enough for any computing needs.
And it is rare to put this out at the beginning of a review but Dell has done it! At this time, no other laptop manufacturer has anything like this. The latest XPS 13 proposition is about as solid as they get.
The XPS (or Xtreme Performance System) from Dell has always stood a few notches above the other lines (Inspiron for consumer, Vostro for business). It's a sub-brand that's been around since 1993 and today, the XPS is as much a device for consumer use as it is for business with adapter like Dell Latitude D520 AC Adapter, Dell XPS M1530 AC Adapter, Dell Precision M65 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1525 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 1520 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 1526 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude XT AC Adapter, Dell Studio 15 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude E4200 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude D830 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude D530 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude D630 AC Adapter(at the premium end of offerings).
This latest XPS is so different from every other laptop you see and this is mostly to do with the screen (more on that later — we could write a full review on the screen itself). Every millimetre of this device screams quality and workmanship.
If you think that's an exaggeration, consider this: the anodized aluminium surfaces have smartphone-quality bevels (everything holds up to inspection from 4 inches away). Panel gaps are nonexistent.
Even all the regulatory information and Dell's service tag is hidden under a magnetically held, aluminium flap under the device - so as to not mar the overall aesthetics.
Looking around the device, you can appreciate the finer details, such as the lightly textured palmrest (real carbon fiber), the tapered design and ultra-responsive trackpad (glass, with integrated buttons). This is the first multi-touch trackpad we've seen that works so intuitively, right out of the box.
On the left side, you'll see a five-level LED battery level indicator (the battery is built in, non removable), a 3.5mm audio out, USB 3.0 port, mini DisplayPort and an input for the power adapter.
On the right is an SDXC slot, another USB 3.0 port (with Powershare — to charge devices with laptop off) and a Kensington lock slot. Look closely and you'll also see two slits (one each side) for the stereo speakers. There are no other ports on the back.
As for vents, the bulk of them are hidden behind the hinge and there's one on the underside. The screen opens to about 140 degrees - a fold flat design would have been nice, especially since this is a touchscreen.
What do you want most from the iPhone 6S? Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Dell Ac Adapter
This time last year we were all sitting around speculating about the iPhone 6, wondering if a big version would be announced.
It might feel like you're stuck in "Groundhog Day," because we're at it again, pondering what features the iPhone 6S will sport when Apple unveils the new smartphone at its Wednesday event in San Francisco.
Rumor watchers seem to think the 6S will be more of an evolution than a revolution, meaning most likely there won't be big, splashy features like the 6 Plus delivered with its grande sizing.
But buzz will be buzz, so there's plenty of talk of Apple with adapter such as Dell Latitude x300 AC Adapter, Dell XPS M1210 AC Adapter, Dell Precision M70 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1501 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron E1505 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 6400 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 6000 AC Adapter, Dell XPS M2010 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 9400 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron E1705 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 630m AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 710m AC Adaptergoing in the opposite direction from the Plus by offering an iPhone Mini with a 4-inch screen as a shout-out to yesteryear when iPhones were relatively tiny. Some people are nostalgic for those days.
One feature that constantly floats to the top of the rumor pool is Force Touch, which would bring pressure sensitivity combined with haptic feedback into the mix. You would no longer just swipe at your device's touchscreen, but instead press into it and feel it respond.
As usual, we can look forward to some bumps in specs, with the likelihood of an upgraded camera and a new processor for more speed and power. The topic of longer battery life once again has come up and iPhone fans may get it courtesy of the new low-power mode in iOS 9, the next major update of Apple's mobile operating system.
If specs and design features don't wow you, maybe some new color choices will. There's a chance this fresh batch of iPhones could come in colors we haven't seen before. Pink has been mentioned. Apple could even step into the bling game with a 14-karat-gold "Edition" version made to go with the top-of-the-line Apple Watch.
Which of these upgrades would you most like to see in the iPhone 6S? Vote in our poll and talk it out in the comments. Then check out CNET's live coverage of the 10 a.m. PT event on Wednesday.
Asus and Samsung are the fastest charging handsets Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Dell Ac Adapter
There are few phones that last an entire day on a single charge anymore, so grabbing energy quickly when you're running low has become a necessity.
But which phones will give you the most amount of power in the shortest time possible?
To answer this, tech expert Alex Cranz has put seven of the latest flagship handsets to the ultimate charging test.
She discovered that if you need a boost within minutes, the Asus Zenfone 2 is the handset for you, while the Samsung Galaxy S6 charges fastest overall - and the iPhone 6 lags behind them all.
There are few phones that last an entire day on a single charge anymore, so grabbing energy quickly when you're running low has become a necessity.
But which phones will give you the most amount of power in the shortest time possible?
To answer this, tech expert Alex Cranz has put seven of the latest flagship handsets to the ultimate charging test.
She discovered that if you need a boost within minutes, the Asus Zenfone 2 is the handset for you, while the Samsung Galaxy S6 charges fastest overall - and the iPhone 6 lags behind them all.
Ms Cranz explained this was to 'level the playing field' because some phones power down when the battery with like Dell Inspiron 1318 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1545 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1750 AC Adapter, Dell XPS M1330 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 1210 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 910 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron Mini 10 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron Mini 12 AC Adapter, Dell Mini 9 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 9100 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude D820 AC Adapter, Dell latitude d620 AC Adapteris completely dead, while others shut down even if there's three per cent left.
Once at five per cent, each phone was plugged in, using the same charger in the same wall socket, and the amount of battery life was recorded at intervals of five, 15 and 30 minutes.
Ms Cranz additionally noted how long it took each handset to reach 100 per cent.
The full results including graphs are available from Tom's Guide website.
After five minutes the Asus Zenfone 2 was the clear winner, having already charged to 17 per cent - Google's Nexus 6 and OnePlus 2 tied for second place on 11 per cent.
The iPhone 6 only reached 6 per cent during the same time.
After half an hour, the Asus Zenfone 2 and Samsung Galaxy S6 tied on 53 per cent charge.
The Nexus 6 was third on 44 per cent, and Apple's handset leapfrogged OnePlus 2 with a charge of 36 per cent compared to 34 per cent.
However, it took the iPhone 6 a total of two hours and 35 minutes to reach 100 per cent.
By comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S6 reached the same amount of charge in just one hour 22 minutes, followed by the LG G4 in one hour, 36 minutes.
Asus's handset soared ahead to being with, but after hitting 80 per cent in one hour and 15 minutes, it took an extra one hour and 15 minutes to hit 100 per cent.
Asus ZenFone Max first look Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Asus Ac Adapter
The Asus ZenFone Max is next in the line that was pioneered by Lenovo - phones with huge battery packs to sate your range anxiety. Lenovo outed the Vibe P1 with a 5000 mAh juicer at the IFA expo, but now it has a real competition in the face of the ZenFone Max, which sports the same gigantic capacity. We took a first look at the next in the myriad of Asus ZenFone versions, and here is what we saw.
The ZenFone Max has quite the grippy feeling in the hand, aided by its relatively thick chassis, though the soft plastic on the back smudges really quickly, as this material often does. The phone can't be called thin for today's anorexic standards, yet it is not as fat as a 5000 mAh juicer would suggest. The battery with such as Asus P52 AC Adapter, Asus Pro50 AC Adapter, Asus U6V AC Adapter, Acer W2V AC Adapter, Asus X61 AC Adapter, Asus B50 AC Adapter, Asus UL80 AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 900 AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 700 AC Adapter, Asus N90 AC Adapter, Asus G71 AC Adapter, Asus F9F AC Adapteris of the Li-Pol kind, so it is more compact and tightly stacked than usual, but it is non-removable, though you can pry off the back cover with ease to access the memory card and the dual SIM slots.
Asus took a different approach to the ZenFone Max, when compared to the Lenovo warrior, going a notch down in specs, and outfitting the Max with a 5.5" HD display only. Granted, you lose on pixel density, especially in our 2K, and even 4K mobile display times, but gain on battery strain, so the 720p display should make the phone last even longer on a charge. At that size, the display looks slightly pixelated to our discerning eyes, but for the typical user that might not be a problem. It is still an IPS-LCD panel, though, so the viewing angles are very good.
Slowly and steadily, we’re increasingly becoming attracted to Asus’ customized Android experience – the ZenUI. Here with the ZenFone Max, it’s running the most up-to-date version of the UI on top of Android 5.1 Lollipop. Visually, there’s a balance between minimalism and responsiveness, as nearly every interaction is accompanied with some sort of cool animation.
Going down a notch in specs means placing a more mundane processor, too, and Asus stuck a 64-bit Snapdragon 410
chipset inside the ZenFone Max, with a quad-core Cortex-A53 setup, clocked at 1.2 GHz. This silicon is paired with 2 GB of RAM, so unless you are into heavy gaming or lining up tens of apps at once, the performance should suffice, as the GPU is driving much less pixels than if there had been a more resolute screen on the Max. There are 8 GB/16 GB storage versions of the Max, but Asus placed a memory card slot for extra expansion, too.
D-Link DWA-192 review Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Asus Ac Adapter
The relationship between high-end 802.11ac routers and most 802.11ac Wi-Fi adapters is akin to the relationship between hot dogs and hot dog buns: There’s a mismatch. Hot dogs come 10 to a package, but the buns come in eight packs. High-end 802.11ac routers send and receive three spatial streams, but most 802.11ac Wi-Fi adapters are 2x2 models—and the ones in smartphones are often 1x1 devices (the MacBook Air Pro, to Apple’s credit, is an exception in that it has an integrated 3x3 adapter).
D-Link’s odd-looking DWA-192 sports three internal antennas and delivers honest-to-goodness 3x3 streaming support in a not-too-ungainly package. Actually, its spherical form factor should make it a better road partner than the more typical USB stick design. I’ve been using Asus’s USB-AC56 adapter with batetry like Asus G71G-A1 AC Adapter, Asus N90S AC Adapter, Asus G72G AC Adapter, Asus G73 AC Adapter, Asus X90 AC Adapter, Asus G60 AC Adapter, Asus VX5 AC Adapter, Asus M70 AC Adapter, Asus Pro70 AC Adapter, Asus Pro80 AC Adapter, Asus X77 AC Adapter, Asus G2S AC Adapteralmost as long as I’ve been testing 802.11ac routers, and I’ve discovered its pivoting antenna to be just a little fragile. I’ve also long wondered how much router performance I wasn’t measuring because of its 2x2 design.
As it turns out, I wasn’t missing much at short or even medium range. The DWA-192 was just 5Mbps faster than the USB-AC56 at close range (when the client laptop was in the same room as the router, nine feet away). And when the client was in my great room, 33 feet from the router with one insulated wall separating them, it was a dead heat: Both adapters delivered TCP throughput of 277Mbps. But when I moved the client into my sun room, 65 feet from the router with two insulated walls in between, the 3x3 D-Link adapter lost just 9Mbps of speed where the 2x2 Asus dropped a whopping 62Mbps.
Neither adapter had trouble streaming high-resolution video over any of those distances, but when you’re transferring large files—or lots of small files—you want all the speed you can get. Both adapters have USB 3.0 interfaces and come with USB 3.0 cables, but the D-Link doesn’t need the optional stand that comes with the Asus.
The DWA-192 is a dual-band adapter, meaning it can operate on either the 2.4- or 5GHz frequency bands. It’s rated to deliver a maximum physical link rate of 600Mbps on the latter and up to 1300Mbps on the latter. A blue LED belt around the middle of the sphere lights up when the adapter connects to your router (it will blink if it can’t establish a connection). If you find that too garish or distraction, you can turn it off with the press of a button on the back of the adapter.
Google OnHub Review: A $200 Bet On The Future Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Asus Ac Adapter
Google has been branching out into new areas of hardware in recent years. It bought Nest and Dropcam, and now the Google Store acts as a storefront for Google to push its own hardware, as well as products made by others. The OnHub was an unexpected twist for Google's hardware aspirations, though. It does make some sense when you think about it. Routers are usually ugly and annoying to use, but is the $200 OnHub the best way to fix that?
Google's OnHub is a router built in partnership with TP-Link. It's a small cylinder about 7.5-inches tall. The smooth shape is actually just a shell that fits over top of the core router, which is still a nice looking piece of hardware with adapter such as Asus EEE PC 1015 AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1015N AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1015T AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1016 AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1018 AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1018P AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1101HA AC Adapter, Asus EEE PC 1215 AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1201HA AC Adapter, Asus Pro23 X23 AC Adapter, Asus G73 AC Adapter, Asus G53 AC Adapter. There are no external antennas on this device. Instead it has an array of 13 antennas built-in. There are six for 2.4GHz, six for 5GHz, and one that monitors the wireless environment and switches channels as needed to minimize interference.
On the back of the OnHub are the ports, of which you only get a few. There's an WAN port, a single gigabit ethernet network port, power, and a USB 3.0 (more on that later). The indicator lights from most routers have been replaced by a single glowing ring on top of the OnHub. The color of this ring tells you what's going on, but it's mostly going to be light blue. That means everything is cool.
We don't usually review routers on Android Police, but this one happens to be intimately linked with your mobile device, and it is Google. I don't consider myself a particularly advanced user of networking equipment, but I'm more demanding than the average man on the street. I'm not going to try and quantify all aspects of the OnHub and compare it to other routers—there are websites that already do that sort of thing quite well. I want to talk about what it's like to use the OnHub with a ton of mobile devices and how it integrates with them.
As soon as you plug in the OnHub, the experience is vastly different than other routers. Instead of bumbling around in a god-awful web interface to get things set up, you download the Google On app. This is a nifty way to interact with your router, and the design is slick. The phone and router pair with an audio tone produced through the router's speaker (that's all it seems to do right now).
The entire setup process takes barely five minutes. After the phone pairs with the router you choose a network name and password. That's pretty much it. The OnHub verifies your internet connectivity and you can begin logging into your new network with other devices.
I think the setup process is the smoothest of any router you can buy. I'd be confident in my parents getting the OnHub up and running without any phone calls to me. Whatever else the OnHub does or doesn't do, that's an impressive feat.
This 802.11ac USB Wi-Fi adapter was a ball to test Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Asus Ac Adapter
The relationship between high-end 802.11ac routers and most 802.11ac Wi-Fi adapters is akin to the relationship between hot dogs and hot dog buns: There’s a mismatch. Hot dogs come 10 to a package, but the buns come in eight packs. High-end 802.11ac routers send and receive three spatial streams, but most 802.11ac Wi-Fi adapters are 2x2 models—and the ones in smartphones are often 1x1 devices (the MacBook Air Pro, to Apple’s credit, is an exception in that it has an integrated 3x3 adapter).
D-Link’s odd-looking DWA-192 sports three internal antennas and delivers honest-to-goodness 3x3 streaming support in a not-too-ungainly package. Actually, its spherical form factor should make it a better road partner than the more typical USB stick design. I’ve been using Asus’s USB-AC56 adapter with such as Asus N45 AC Adapter, Asus N55 AC Adapter, Asus N75 AC Adapter, Asus U56 AC Adapter, Asus P41J AC Adapter, Asus A72 AC Adapter, Asus K53 AC Adapter, Asus K53SV AC Adapter, Asus P53 AC Adapter, Asus X73 AC Adapter, Asus EEE PC S101 AC Adapter, Asus EEE PC T101 AC Adapteralmost as long as I’ve been testing 802.11ac routers, and I’ve discovered its pivoting antenna to be just a little fragile. I’ve also long wondered how much router performance I wasn’t measuring because of its 2x2 design.
As it turns out, I wasn’t missing much at short or even medium range. The DWA-192 was just 5Mbps faster than the USB-AC56 at close range (when the client laptop was in the same room as the router, nine feet away). And when the client was in my great room, 33 feet from the router with one insulated wall separating them, it was a dead heat: Both adapters delivered TCP throughput of 277Mbps. But when I moved the client into my sun room, 65 feet from the router with two insulated walls in between, the 3x3 D-Link adapter lost just 9Mbps of speed where the 2x2 Asus dropped a whopping 62Mbps.
Neither adapter had trouble streaming high-resolution video over any of those distances, but when you’re transferring large files—or lots of small files—you want all the speed you can get. Both adapters have USB 3.0 interfaces and come with USB 3.0 cables, but the D-Link doesn’t need the optional stand that comes with the Asus.
The DWA-192 is a dual-band adapter, meaning it can operate on either the 2.4- or 5GHz frequency bands. It’s rated to deliver a maximum physical link rate of 600Mbps on the latter and up to 1300Mbps on the latter. A blue LED belt around the middle of the sphere lights up when the adapter connects to your router (it will blink if it can’t establish a connection). If you find that too garish or distraction, you can turn it off with the press of a button on the back of the adapter.
HP EliteBook Folio 1020 G1 review Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Apple Ac Adapter
This is a stunning laptop. It’s made from an aluminium and magnesium alloy, which feels solid and cool in the hand. The smart HP logo on the lid is reflective, and on the hinge sits the "Hewlett-Packard" name in narrow, modern lettering. The front edge is tapered, and the ports are laser-cut from the metal.
Ease the smooth hinge open and the interior looks just as smart. The black keys stand out from the metallic surround, and above is a smart Hewlett-Packard logo and speaker grille. Below the keypad you'll find a wide trackpad, a logo and a fingerprint reader.
The fantastic design is paired with great build quality with adapter like Apple A1021 AC Adapter, Apple A1222 AC Adapter, Apple MagSafe AC Adapter, Apple M8942 AC Adapter, Apple iBook G4 AC Adapter, Apple M8576 AC Adapter, Apple A1036 AC Adapter, Apple A1184 AC Adapter, Apple A1172 AC Adapter, Apple A1222 AC Adapter, Apple A1330 AC Adapter, Apple M8482 AC Adapter. The screen may be slim, but there’s barely any flex, and the base has similar strength. We’d advice putting it in a sleeve to protect its good looks, but it’s easily strong enough to survive office life.
The HP’s physical statistics are impressive. The EliteBook weighs 1.2kg, undercutting many of its business rivals, such as the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon and the HP ZBook 14 G2. It’s even more sleek than most consumer Ultrabooks.
The EliteBook looks fantastic, but it’s obvious HP’s designers have taken inspiration from the Apple MacBook Air. The tapered front edge, aluminium design and dark keyboard of the EliteBook are strikingly familiar.
Getting inside the Folio requires removing around a dozen Torx screws, and the M.2 hard disk, wireless card and battery are all accessible. However, the memory is soldered to the board. It’s the same situation as the Lenovo ThinkPad, but it’s less access than the ZBook.
The Folio’s slimline build results in modest components. The most important part is a new Intel Core M processor. The Broadwell architecture improves performance and power efficiency, and the chip used inside this machine is the Core M-5Y51. It’s a mid-range CPU with two Hyper-Threaded cores clocked to 1.1GHz and a lofty 2.6GHz Turbo peak, and it has Intel’s new HD Graphics 5300 integrated GPU.
It’s impressive technology, but it has its work cut out. The Lenovo ThinkPad has a Core i7 processor and faster integrated graphics, and the HP ZBook has an AMD FirePro graphics chipset.
Storage comes courtesy of a 256GB Samsung PM851 hard disk, plus there’s the usual dual-band 802.11ac wireless and Bluetooth 4.0. Gigabit Ethernet is only available through an adapter, and there’s no provision for mobile broadband.
HP has managed to squeeze some business features into the Folio’s slim frame. The EliteBook Folio 1020 G1 includes virus protection and data encryption, and it adheres to several MIL-STD-810G tests – another tick for build quality. This machine is also integrated with HP’s BIOSphere system, which provides security for smaller business and notebook deployments.
The Folio features a fingerprint reader, NFC and TPM 1.2, and its edges have two USB 3 ports, a headphone jack and an HDMI output. A microSD slot is included, but there's no slot for a full-size SD card. The largest port on the right-hand side connects the adapter for D-SUB and Ethernet output, as well as other accessories such as port replicators and docking stations.
They’re excellent business features considering the Folio’s small size, but other laptops carry more. For example, both the ThinkPad and ZBook include a greater number of ports, with the former also featuring a SIM card slot, and both have trackpoints with dedicated buttons.
Other machines also offer the ability to customise the internals. The cheaper version of the two available models in the range costs £1,718 and while it offers the same basic specification, it also has a 1080p non-touch screen.
The EliteBook’s three-year warranty matches that of its rivals. As usual, more protection can be added, with care packs and longer deals available.
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To fit in with the rest of Acer's Predator gaming range, the Predator 8 tablet has quite a lairy design. It's probably the most angular tablet we've ever seen and whether you like this look or not is really up to you.
There's aspects we like including the aluminium rear cover and the choice of a dark shade of red. However, the way the speakers stick out on all for corners make it a little difficult to hold – we don't think ergonomics was high on Acer's list for this one.
Acer has kept the dimensions down to a relatively thin 8.7mm and 350g so it's not like a gaming laptop where it's inevitably heavy and bulky. In fact, the Predator 8 is perfectly portable little tablet which will fit in a bag easily, although you won't really be able to get it into a pocket.
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As the name suggests, the Predator 8 uses an 8in screen which offers a Full HD (1920x1200) resolution. The display is good quality but at the same time it's hard to get what we could describe as excited about. It uses Zero Air Gap and IPS technology so viewing angles are good. Acer also touts its Predator ColourBlast tech from monitors on the tablet which supports 100 percent of NTSC colour gamut.
Instead of going with Qualcomm, Acer has stuck with Intel which is partners with for most of its devices being a Windows partner. The Predator 8 uses the new Intel Atom x7-z8700 processor with Intel HD Graphics and we found performance to be very smooth indeed but we'll reserve full judgement for later on when we get a final sample.
To accompany the x7 is 2GB of RAM and up to 64GB of internal storage. There's also a handy Micro-SD card slot for adding up to 128GB more and the Predator 8 also features 2x2 MIMO Wi-Fi for, in theory, better speeds.
Apart from the slightly outrageous design, there are some hardware features especially for gaming including those four front facing speakers which we've already mentioned. We'd like to give you a verdict on them but the noisy show floor at IFA made it too difficult to judge the quality.
What we could test out is the Predator TacSense which is essentially force feedback which you'll be used to experiencing in most modern steering wheels and gaming controllers. We tried it out with Asphalt 8 and found it improved the experience a great deal – making the usual vibrations in normal tablets seem even more paltry.
Acer Revo Build M1-601 Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Acer Ac Adapter
It's "Project Ara for PCs" is how the Acer Revo Build is talked about. Here we have a mini PC with a footprint of just 125 x 125mm that can be expanded using magnetic 'blocks' that clip on top of one another. So far, so clever.
Let's take the below as an example. The main segment in the middle with the Acer logo is the core PC – it will ship with an Intel Pentium or Intel Celeron processor and is upgradeable to up to 8GB of RAM. Below is a potential graphics chip upgrade, though this is more of a concept right now and Acer makes no mention of what could be inside.
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But it's hard to glean much more than this from what Acer has told us. How much will these extra blocks cost, could the expandable graphics make this into a serious gaming machine? For a product that's due to go on sale in Europe in October, there's an awful lot we don't know about the Revo Build.
Still, the core design is ingenious in its simplicity. Removing and adding new blocks couldn't be simpler – each one is secured using magnets with metal contacts forming the data connection back to the core PC.
Those blocks can also work independently of the main PC. So, for example, you could disconnect the hard drive, drop it into your bag and access all your data on the move.
This isn't an expensive idea, either. It'll go on sale for just €199, though I assume – for lack of any other info from Acer – that this will cover just the main PC.
Arguably the biggest problem with the idea is simply the type of PC this is. From Acer's perspective it might be a useful way to sell add-ons, but are people spending so little on a basic PC really looking for those kind of upgrade options?
It's a similar argument with the graphics 'block'. The idea of upgrading a PC simply by clipping on a box is brilliant, but what exactly is the point if it's attached to a PC with a aneamic Pentium or Celeron processor?
There's the beginning of a very good idea here, but I'm not convinced Acer has hit on the right niche yet. This idea could work brilliantly as an Alienware Alpha-style mini gaming PC – something that could live in the living room, under the TV, yet be upgraded with a better graphics card when the need arises.
That's something I would buy, but the Revo Build – as it currently stands – is not. Hopefully, Acer will develop the idea in that direction.
In Search of Great Hardware to Match Great Software Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Acer Ac Adapter
Listen really closely, and you can hear the cries of Windows laptop users.
Windows 10 is truly great, but it doesn’t put an end to the affliction caused by inferior screens, carpal-tunnel-inducing trackpads, Tupperware-like plastic, short-lived batteries, crippling preloaded software…. I could go on.
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A tall order, sure, but my MacBook Air seems to do it all—even when running Windows 10. Yes, Apple’s MacBooks handle Windows 10 better than most current laptops made by HP, Acer, ACEIY 0.00 % ▲Asus, Lenovo and the rest. Of course, buying an Apple laptop to run Windows isn’t practical—or affordable. (If you do want to try Windows 10 on your Mac, however, here’s my guide to get it running.)
So, in preparation for the coming school year, I spent the past few weeks testing 16 different Windows 10 machines across three distinct price categories. And somehow lived to tell the tale.
Hardware to complement Windows 10 is clearly being held back for Intel INTC -1.93 % ▼’s upcoming processor refresh and the holiday shopping season. Laptop makers need more time with the operating system—recovering from the zig-zag of Windows 8 to Windows 10 requires more retooling and new features require improved hardware.
Yet amongst the Jenga stack of laptops, I did find a few that come close to greatness, ones I can recommend to those in need of a laptop right now.
Multimedia Mavens: $1,400 and Up
Best suited for gamers and multimedia fanatics, there is no shortage of Windows laptops over $1,400 with high-end dedicated graphics options and even 4K displays (screens with four times the resolution of 1080p HD).
Images and video looked incredible on the $1,800 15-inch Asus Zenbook Pro UX501 that I tested. With 16GB of RAM and 512GB of solid-state storage, it was by far the fastest machine of the bunch. But all that power and those pixels require you to plug in an AC adapter the size of a Rice-A-Roni box every four hours. They may be the best argument yet for investing in a desktop setup.
Acer goes all in on Skylake with latest expansion to computing line Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Acer Ac Adapter
Acer already has a varied portfolio of mobile computing options, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be more. The R11 Chromebook, R13 Convertible Notebook, Aspire V Nitro, and Revo Build series all demonstrate Acer’s attempts at achieving a more personalized computing experience, and like many of its PCs, the specs indicate an affordable price range for a target audience potentially broader than the competitions’.
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Additionally, it features a 1366×768 11.6-inch display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, up to 4GB of RAM, and your choice of Intel Celeron N3150 or N3050. Also included is a 2×2 MIMO 802.11ac Wi-Fi adapter and a standard USB 3.0 port.
Aspire R13 Convertible Notebook
The Aspire R 13 shifts further toward the performance end of Acer’s new convertible notebooks. It boasts a 13.3-inch display with either 2560×1440 or 1920×1080 resolution. It also packs in the option of either an Intel Core i7-6500U or i5-6200U, up to 8GB of RAm, and an Intel HD Graphics 520 GPU.
Storage capacity-wise, we’re looking at either 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB SATA SSDs in a RAID 0 arry, with the alternative option of either 128GB, 256GB, or 512 GB SATA SSD. Also impressive is the battery life, which Acer claims to last up to 10 hours at 1080p or 8 hours at the 1440p resolution.
Notably, the R 13 makes the switch to USB Type-C and aims to deliver “faster wireless” using its onboard Qualcomm VIVE 2×2 802.11 ac Wi-Fi in conjunction with Qualcomm’s MU / EFX MU-MIMO tech.
ASUS Chromebook Flip review Welcome to a Laptop Battery specialist of the Asus laptop battery
ASUS is showing itself to be a competent company at dealing with all the challenges facing traditional consumer tech manufacturers in the post-PC world. It’s released some great smartphones recently, and now it’s just released a fantastic laptop. The Chromebook Flip has won me over.
I’m sure you can imagine, as a tech-reviewer it’s not often I fall for a product just on first impressions alone. But as soon as I picked up the Chromebook Flip, I adored it. The all-metal build looks, and feels fantastic. Its rounded corners and the gentle taper of the back towards the diamond-cut chamfered edges are beautiful. On the bottom, all the edges and corners are rounded, giving it a really friendly look with battery like Asus A42-G75 battery, Asus A8F battery, Asus G75 battery, Asus A31-F9 battery, Asus A32-F9 battery, Asus F9F battery, Asus 90-NER1B2000Y battery, Asus C21-R2 battery, Asus A42-U5F battery, Asus U5F battery, Asus U6S battery, Asus 90-NPW1B3000Y battery, and making it comfortable to grip.
What’s more, the speakers are hidden underneath two perfectly round grilles made of hundreds of tiny machined holes. But it’s the hinge that makes this unique. The screen rotates 360 degrees, and can be used in 4 different modes: laptop, tent, stand or tablet modes. Because the hinge is so firm, it holds strongly at virtually any angle.
It has a generous number of ports and buttons. On one side there are two USB 2.0 ports, a Micro SD card slot, 3.5mm jack and micro HDMI output. On the other is a volume rocker, the power/sleep button and the power input socket. To have so many I/O options on such a small, Chrome-powered notebook is refreshing, to say the least.
Despite being a very small notebook with a 10.1-inch screen, the keyboard is almost full sized, with the buttons adequately spaced apart to ensure the experience isn’t overly cramped. The six rows of keys span almost the entire width of the Chromebook, and sit in a metal body with a gorgeous brushed metal finish on the surface. All the dedicated function buttons sit on the top row and include keys for boosting or dimming screen brightness, turning the volume up or down and accessing the multitasking UI. In tablet mode, there’s a virtual keyboard on screen and the volume rocker on the side.
Although the 1280×800 display isn’t quite full HD resolution, it’s more than sharp enough. In fact, I was pretty surprised at just how good the screen is. For a Chromebook that costs under $300 for the highest spec model, it’s great. Colors are natural and lively, the glossy finish means you don’t get any of that washed-out look you sometimes find in the matte-finish cheap Chromebook screens. It loses brightness when viewing it from different angles, but overall, it’s a very pleasing panel to look at. Text is crisp and sharp, and video fits almost perfectly in to the 16:10 ratio screen. At just 10.1-inches, it may just be too small for some who want a daily laptop to grind out work on. I would genuinely love to see a 13-inch version of this.
Unlike most Chrome notebooks and computers I’ve used, I didn’t feel like there were any serious compromises or flaws. The built in quad-core Rockchip ARM-based processor does a good job of handling most tasks, along with its 4GB RAM. Even loading up graphic-intensive web pages like Google Maps didn’t cause any worrying delay, and interaction with the touchscreen was responsive enough. There was some stutter here and there when scrolling quickly through pages, or zooming in quickly on pictures, but nothing I couldn’t live with. I don’t expect world-beating performance from an affordable laptop, but I didn’t expect it to be quite this good.
ASUS claims the Chromebook Flip has a 9 hour battery life. Depending on what you’re using it for, you’ll get close to that. Probably more like 7-8 hours in real life use with standby battery drain taken into consideration. Advertised battery performance never really translates to actual real-life usage. But, I would comfortably take this out with me to work for the day and leave the charger at home.
The ASUS Chromebook Flip shows what is capable in the Chrome OS notebook market. You can have a well-made, solid and versatile computer with a sharp screen and not have to pay too much to get one. As long as you can cope with having a small display, the Chromebook Flip might just be the best thing you can spend your hard-earned money on. You can pick them up with 4GB RAM for $279 in the US or £249 in the UK.
3 things you should know before you buy your next laptop Welcome to a Laptop Battery specialist of the Asus laptop battery
A couple months back I reviewed, then bought, an Asus ZenBook UX305 -- a thin, lightweight laptop that, at first glance, seemed an ideal replacement for my aging, slowing, increasingly problem-ridden Samsung Series 9.
Though it was already a very solid deal at $699, I decided to take the leap when the Microsoft Store put it on sale for $599. (Incidentally, that very sale is happening again: You can get the ZenBook UX305 Signature Edition for $599 shipped with coupon code SAVE100.)
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Actually, the ZenBook has a solid-state drive, and a generous 256GB one at that. It was chief among the reasons I chose the system. I'll never again buy a PC without an SSD.
I mention this because although laptops that come with SSDs still fetch a premium, it's worth it. So worth it. Solid-state drive run considerably faster than their mechanical counterparts. They generate less heat and consume less power -- important benefits for a laptop.
Yes, you may have to accept less total storage, but how much do you really need? Doesn't the cloud do much of the heavy lifting, storage-wise? Trust me, and heed me: Do not buy a laptop without an SSD.
I never realized how important this was until I got a laptop with backlit keys (the aforementioned Samsung). I don't use the feature all the time, but when I find myself in a dimly lit work environment, it's utterly invaluable.
Alas, the Asus has non-backlit keys, and I'm kicking myself for thinking I could be happy without. It may seem like a small thing, but I won't buy another laptop that lacks this feature.
When shopping for a laptop, especially online, it's really easy to get drawn in by features: high-resolution screen, big SSD, fast processor, etc.
You know what? None of that matters if the machine isn't comfortable to use. And think about the three things you interact with most: keyboard, touchpad and screen. If you don't like the way the keys travel, you won't like the laptop. If the touchpad feels weird or scrolling is unresponsive, you won't like the laptop.
And the screen? Unless it's a matte-finish display, glare will likely drive you insane. Similarly, is the maximum brightness setting really bright enough? The ZenBook touts a high-resolution screen, but it's not super-bright. So when I work in a room with lots of windows and it's sunny out, the screen seems almost dim.
The moral of the story: Try to get some hands- and eyes-on time with a laptop before you buy it. That's a challenge nowadays, but not impossible. At the very least, buy your system from an online store that offers free returns and no restocking fee. That way, if you find the usability lacking, you can try again.
What features do you consider essential in a modern laptop (besides a half-dozen USB-C ports and a frappucino dispenser, of course)?
Asus Previews Water-Cooled Gaming Laptop Welcome to a Laptop Battery specialist of the Asus laptop battery
BERLIN—Asus revealed a slew of new computing and gaming products here at IFA today, including the world's first water-cooled gaming laptop.
The ROG GX700 (above) features a 17-inch G-Sync 4K display and a very bulbous water reservoir that tests the limitations of the word "laptop." The company revealed very little about the GX700 except to say that it provides a "stable, super-fast performance," but promised more details in the future.
The G752 gaming laptop (below), however, stands as the flagship product in Asus's with battery like Asus A32-U1 battery, Asus U3Sg battery, Asus AL31-1005 battery, Asus AL32-1005 battery, Asus AP31-1008P battery, Asus F3Sr battery, Asus M50Sr battery, Asus Z53Jc battery, Asus M51Se battery, Asus A32-A8 battery, Asus 90-NF51B1000 battery, Asus Z99Sc batteryRepublic of Gamers (ROG) lineup. It boasts a 4K IPS display, Nvidia GTX 980M graphics card, sixth-generation Intel Core i7 CPU, a keyboard with 30-key rollover anti-ghosting, and out-of-the-box overclocking. It will arrive in Q4, but pricing has not yet been announced.
The ROG G20, meanwhile, is a new high-end gaming PC that Asus claims is the "most dominating" PC under 10 liters. It boasts an Intel Core i7-6700 and Nvidia GFX Titan graphics card. It shares the vaguely triangular shape of previous ROG desktops, and features custom colored lighting and a music mode that moves in time with audio. Asus claims it's capable of outputting 4K games at ultra-high graphical settings and 50 frames per second, but that number will vary wildly depending on the game in question.
Other ROG reveals included the ROG Matrix GTX 980 TI, the company's newest Nvidia GTX 980 graphics card, with options for tweaking and overclocking. The new Maximus VIII Extreme Assembly motherboard is also designed for overclocking, and includes a 10Gbps high-speed Wi-Fi card and an audio break-out box. The Swift PG348Q is the newest ROG gaming monitor, a 34-inch curved display, and new ROG keyboards, mice, and headsets are also on the way.
Asus also showed off what it claims to be the worldf's fastest Wi-Fi router, the RT-AC5300, which sports six antannae that make it look like Eisengard.
The Asus Zen AiO S is the newest iteration of the company's all-in-one PC. It features a 4K display, the latest generation Intel Core i7, an Nvidia GTX 960M graphics card, 32GB DDR4 memory, and USB 3.1 ports. It also optionally supports the Intel RealSense camera for biometric login, gesture controls, and other functions. The high-end, i7-equipped model starts at 1,499 euros, and the i5-equipped AiO S starts at 1,099 euros. U.S. pricing has not yet been announced.
9 great laptop and tablet options for college students Welcome to a Laptop Battery specialist of the Dell Laptop Battery
Whether you’re returning to college or attending for the first time, the start of the school year brings many decisions, including which laptop or tablet you should purchase.
In a July survey by the National Retail Federation, of the households with children heading off to college, about 50% of them plan on spending money on new electronics, including laptops and tablets. The question is, will that money be well spent?
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We’ve compiled a list of questions you should be asking yourself, as well as some suggested models.
What do you need from your laptop or tablet?
Returning to campus means more than just studying for tests and writing term papers. Chances are you’ll also be streaming video, listening to music and chatting with friends and family back home. When deciding on a laptop or tablet make sure you take into account all of these activities. We suggest laptops or laptop hybrids (a combination of a laptop and a tablet) with a full size keyboard and a larger screen.
Our picks: Apple MacBook Air 13-inch, Dell Inspiron 13 7000 Series and the Lenovo Yoga 3 14.
How much power is necessary?
When it comes to laptops, it’s often a choice between top performance and long battery life — it’s harder to find a model with both. Most students will want a laptop that can get them from 8 a.m. classes to evening study sessions, so sacrificing performance for a long-lasting battery may be the way to go. Typically, the average laptop battery can last one to six hours depending on what’s being done on the computer and the age of the battery. If you’re worried about your computer running out of juice, consider purchasing an additional battery with more “cells.”
Our picks: Lenovo ThinkPad X250 and the Dell XPS 13.
Does weight matter?
College campuses are often sprawling, so lugging around a heavy laptop can be a serious drag. This is where a tablet can come in handy. Of course, you’ll need one that performs at the same level as (or close to) your laptop and can serve many of the same functions. Look for an option that will run your most commonly used applications and has a large screen.
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ASUS's line of Windows-based Transformer Book Chi hybrid tablets comes in three sizes: the tiny 8.9-inch T90; the 10.1-inch T100; and the 12.5-inch T300. Our T300 Chi review unit came with Windows 8.1, which we upgraded to Windows 10 during the test period.
The Transformer Book T300 Chi starts at £600 (inc. VAT; £500 ex. VAT, or $699) with a full-HD screen and 4GB of RAM; our review unit, with a higher-resolution (2,560 by 1,440) screen and 8GB of RAM costs around £800 (inc. VAT; £615 ex. VAT, or $899).
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Some tablet/laptop hybrids have a top-heavy tablet section that can cause the system to topple when you prod the screen. This is the result of all the computing components being packed into the screen section (in laptop mode). ASUS has overcome this problem by making the tablet and keyboard sections almost equal in weight -- 720g versus 700g respectively. This does result in a relatively weighty 1.42kg overall, but we'll take that considering the added benefit of a solid metal chassis for both sections.
The deep blue chassis is bound in aluminium all round, with a narrow silver frame around the back edge of the tablet (the lid in laptop mode), the top of the keyboard section and the touchpad. It is a neat design feature that we've seen before.
The two chassis sections are both made from single sheets of aluminium. That means there are no visible joins and no screws. It helps make this an extremely thin device measuring no more than 17mm as a single unit.
Because the lid and keyboard are the same size (318 by 192mm) they fit pretty flush when the Transformer Book T300 Chi is closed. There's no indent on the keyboard or tablet to help lever the two sections apart, and we needed to use both hands to open the device, which became rather irritating over time.
The dock mechanism, on the other hand, is superb. Two wide metal fingers on the keyboard section fit into slots on the tablet to ensure correct positioning, with the two sections held together entirely by magnets. These are strong enough to allow you to lift the whole device up by the tablet/lid without the keyboard falling away. It's very simple, and very efficient.
It's a shame that ASUS has not been able to devise the hinge to allow a full 360-degree pivot. As it is, the screen maxes out just past 90 degrees, so the Transformer Book T300 Chi can't be used in (270-degree) 'tent' mode, or with the screen flat on the desk. This arguably makes it less flexible than, say Lenovo's Yoga 3 Pro with its fully rotating screen.
Huawei Honor 7 vs Ascend Mate 7 Welcome to a Battery Grip specialist of the Sony Battery Grip
All-metal handsets are not too common but last year, Huawei announced its Ascend Mate 7 and delivered its first all-metal device. This year, Huawei revealed the Honor 7, which brings an updated all-metal build and an experience that’s definitely been inspired by the Mate 7. What difference does a year make and how do these two handsets compare? Let’s find out.
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A key change between the finish on each handset is that the Honor 7 has a matte rear that’s been blasted with ceramic particles to provide more grip. As part of its testing, Huawei blasted the rear of the Honor 7 with ceramic particles at several different blasting pressures and the finish is certainly premium in every sense of the word. A problem I’ve faced with the Ascend Mate 7 is that it scratches quite easily but hopefully the change in finish on the Mate 7 will fix this.
Making smartphones is always a challenge and OEMs regularly have to compromise between putting a large display while still making a handset usable. The Ascend Mate 7 is definitely a large smartphone – thanks to its supersized display – and the smaller Honor 7 is a lot more manageable. At 8.5mm thick, the Honor 7 is 0.6cm thicker than the Ascend Mate 7 but 28 grams lighter and this difference in the build results in a handset that feels sturdy and reliable in the hand.
On the back, both handsets look very similar to one another but there are considerable differences, not least in the camera and the square sensor beneath it. The Mate 7 was Huawei’s first smartphone to come with a fingerprint sensor on the rear and stood out as you can unlock your phone by tapping the sensor, even with the display switched off.
While they look identical, the fingerprint sensor on the Honor 7 has been updated and doesn’t come with a metallic ring on the sensor, which is a world first for smartphones. On the Mate 7, the fingerprint sensor is limited to just unlocking the phone but on the Honor 7, it has gained a few extra (and useful) features.
Thanks to gesture support, you can now return to the homescreen by pressing and holding the sensor, access notifications with a swipe down, pull up the recent apps menu with a swipe up and replicate the back key by tapping the sensor.
Both handsets feature the power and volume keys on the right with the SIM card tray on the left but in making the Honor 7, Huawei have made some welcome improvements. The Honor 7 also comes with a new smart key, that lets you launch favourite applications or toggle certain features. As an example, I have it set up so a single press launches Twitter, a double press takes a screenshot and a long press and hold pulls up Google Now.
A change in Huawei’s design strategy over the past twelve months has meant the company has moved away from a rear speaker to a bottom-mounted one. The Mate 7 speaker is located on the rear and while it is certainly not bad, the monospeaker on the bottom of the Honor 7 is definitely more pleasing. The bottom of the Honor 7 also comes with new machine grilled holes that house the speaker but are also designed to make the experience more premium.
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Mobile phone news and reviews website GSM Arena tested the battery life of the Galaxy Note 5 to see how its battery will perform in a variety of situations.
The first test that was conducted on the Galaxy Note 5 is for the smartphone's battery life for talk time, with the smartphone recording a total of 28 hours and 34 minutes. This is just about the same time recorded for the Galaxy Note 4, with 28 hours and 31 minutes, and is one that is worthy for a device with flagship status. The top scorer is the Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro, which lasted for 33 hours and 20 minutes.
For the web browsing test, the Galaxy Note 5 lasted for 10 hours and 43 minutes, once again matching the time recorded for the Galaxy Note 4 before the update to Android 5.0 Lollipop. Considering the smaller battery with like samsung HMX-T10ON Battery, samsung BP-1030 Battery, samsung NX1000 Battery, samsung NX210 Battery, samsung NX200 Battery, samsung IA-BE210E Battery, samsung IA-BP420E Battery, samsung IA-BP210E Battery, samsung HMX-H200 Battery, samsung BP88A Battery, samsung DV200 Battery, samsung DV300 Batteryof the newer device, these results are very significant. The top scorer in this category is the Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G, which lasted for 16 hours and 41 minutes.
However, in the video playback testing, the Galaxy Note 5 did not perform as well as the Galaxy Note 4. The Galaxy Note 5 lasted for only 13 hours and 51 minutes, compared to the 17 hours and 52 minutes of time that its predecessor was able to last while playing a video. The top scorer is the LG G Flex, which posted a time of 19 hours and 57 minutes.
After the tests, GSM Arena gave the Galaxy Note 5 an endurance rating of 85 hours, which was made possible through the excellent standby performance of the Exynos 7420 chipset found in the device. The rating means that the Galaxy Note 5 will be able to last for over three days on just one charge if the user would use the device for one hour each of telephone functions, Internet browsing and playing videos per day.
The 85 hours endurance rating of the Galaxy Note 5, however, is lower by 5 hours compared to the rating posted by the Galaxy Note 4 after the installation of Android 5.0 Lollipop. While the few hours of difference would still be sufficient for most users, the fast charging options available for the Galaxy Note 5 will offset the lower endurance rating.
Another test that was run by Phone Arena, however, saw that the battery of the Galaxy Note 5 performed better compared to that of the Galaxy Note 4, despite being smaller in size. The website used its own benchmark test on the device and saw that the Galaxy Note 5 lasts for 9 hours and 11 minutes, while the Galaxy Note 4 only lasts for 8 hours and 43 minutes.
Compared to other smrtphones, the performance of the Galaxy Note 5 is worse than that of the Galaxy S6 Active and the Motorola Droid Turbo, but is better compared to the HTC One M9, LG G4 and iPhone 6 Plus.
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There is plenty to like about the PowerShot G3 X. First, it has a large one-inch image sensor, similar to that of the Sony Cyber-shot RX100 series. Second, it has a 25x optical zoom lens with a range of 24mm to 600mm, which should cover most shooting occasions.
Also, unlike many cameras of its class, it does not have the bulk of a DSLR camera. Yet its metallic body feels sturdy and its rubberised contour grip is one of the best I have tried on a digital compact camera.
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On the downside, the continuous ring on the lens barrel cannot be used for lens zooming. Instead, you have to use a tiny zoom lever at the power switch.
The G3 X lacks an electronic viewfinder (EVF) but has a 3.2-inch touchscreen LCD screen which can be flipped 180 degrees upwards for selfies, and 45 degrees downwards for over-the-head shots.
If you prefer to compose your shots with an EVF, you can do so by getting Canon's EVF-DC1 ($379), which fits on the camera's hot shoe. The excellent EVF is almost as good as the optical viewfinder of a DSLR.
Canon should consider offering the EVF-DC1 as a bundle option as it improves the camera's composing capability considerably.
The camera starts up and shuts down quickly. I measured 1.1 and 1.6 seconds respectively. The lens takes about 2sec to zoom from 24mm to 600mm. Autofocusing (AF) is nearly instantaneous in bright sunlight. In dim lighting conditions, it can take around 2sec to get a sharp focus with the aid of the AF-assist light.
However, the AF may not be able to keep up with fast-moving subjects at long focal lengths - for instance, pigeons and squirrels, at 600mm.
Using an SD card with a writing speed rated at 12MB per second, the camera captured 20 Jpeg images in 5.9sec before the buffer ran out.
The still images produced have vibrant colours with nice saturation. Auto white balance is spot on.
But images start to lose sharpness from 300mm focal length. They tend to be soft, even at the centre of the images. There were no chromatic aberrations, though.
The camera handles noise well. I hardly saw noise artefacts even at ISO 800. Noise artefacts are visible only at ISO 1,600, but details remain clear. At ISO 3,200, detail loss becomes more evident but the pictures are still good enough for Web use. Only at ISO 6,400 did the noise hamper and make images look "watercolour-ish".
Battery life is average at about 300 shots on a full charge.
•Verdict: The Canon PowerShot G3 X is great for vacations and a variety of shots, from landscape to close-ups.
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CONSUMER REPORTS - It's almost back-to-school time again, and for those heading to college, laptops are a must these days. Lucky for students, laptops are getting lighter and lighter. Consumer Reports recommends a few of the lightest.
At around 2 pounds, the latest Apple MacBook weighs less than the MacBook Air. Consumer Reports says that it or the Lenovo LaVie Z or Samsung ATIV could really lighten the load for students.
These ultra lightweights did really well in our performance tests and they also did really well in our portability tests. And if you take your laptop with you in a backpack or some other kind of carrying case, you'll notice the difference, even if it's only a few ounces. But you will pay a premium for shedding those ounces. The Samsung goes for $1,100, the Apple is $1,300, and the Lenovo is $1,500.
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Lightweight laptops are great if you're carrying them around with you, but if it's just sitting on a desk, its weight isn't going to matter. So if price is more important than portability, check out two Consumer Reports Best Buys — the 14-inch Lenovo Flex 3 at $650 and the 15-inch Acer Aspire E5-571P-51GN at $500.
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High-tech devices and batteries go hand-in-hand. The battery in your phone or laptop can be a regular source of frustration, dying just before your flight or 10 minutes ahead of a video conference with clients.
But researchers with Samsung and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology rethought the paradigm of batteries based on liquid electrolytes, and in the process developed a technology that lead researcher Gerbrand Ceder said could be “a real game-changer.”
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Most batteries use liquid electrolytes to transport charged particles between the battery electrodes; this research group essentially found an alternative that exists in a solid state.
Ceder said these batteries could last through “hundreds of thousands of cycles. With a solid-state electrolyte, there’s virtually no degradation reactions left. There was a view that solids cannot conduct fast enough. That paradigm has been overthrown.”
He specifically called out the safety risks associated with liquid electrolyte batteries, name-checking manufacturers Boeing and Tesla. Ceder explained that liquid electrolyte batteries used in Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets had problems with overheating, causing the entire fleet to be temporarily grounded.
To that point, “All of the fires you’ve seen, with Boeing, Tesla and others, they are all electrolyte fires. The lithium itself is not flammable in the state it’s in in these batteries. [With a solid electrolyte] there’s no safety problem — you could throw it against the wall, drive a nail through it — there’s nothing there to burn.”
Ceder said the result of the solid-state batteries yields “almost a perfect battery, solving most of the remaining issues.”
Other researchers were MIT grad student William Richards and postdoc Jae Chul Kim; Shyue Ping Ong of the University of California at San Diego; Yifei Mo at the University of Maryland; and Lincoln Miara at Samsung.
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Samsung SDI, the battery-making affiliate of Samsung, said Wednesday that it has developed an advanced battery to be used in electric bikes, at a major technology expo in Germany.
In a statement, SDI said it developed a large battery pack that allows the bikes to run for to 100 kilometers on one charge. The product was exhibited at this year's Eurobike expo in the German city of Friedrichshafen.
Seo Hae-su, a spokesman at SDI, said the exhibition of its latest battery with such as technology is part of its strategy to expand its presence in the so-called e-bike market, which it believes is a key growth area given the growing appetite of consumers to use alternative forms of transportation.
"The main means of transportation will change the focus on e-bikes or rail cars as consumers have a preference to use them when they make short trips," said Seo, adding the demand for e-bikes in Europe and China remains solid. "The electric bicycle has become a perfect substitute for eco-friendly transportation."
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The statement also highlighted that it aims to gain a lot of traction with its new Bluetooth-based technology helping users check the battery status while riding on bicycles, with their smartphones.
Aside from the efficient energy storage capacity, the 500 watt-hours battery pack comes in a slim size with the company's state-of-the-art pack-making technology.
Samsung SDI secured the No. 1 position in the global lithium-ion battery market for electric bicycles for two consecutive years since 2013, according to Japan-based market researcher B3.
The market research institution said SDI is expected to maintain the leading position with 25 percent of market share this year.
More than 1,300 bicycle part manufacturing companies participated for the annual bike exhibition. Samsung SDI has been introducing its key technologies and products for the event for four years, since 2012.
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Audi is expected to show an all-electric crossover concept at next month's Frankfurt Motor Show, and this week the company revealed that the eventual production EV will boast a 310-mile (500-km)-range battery built on cells from LG Chem and Samsung SDI. That battery will be integrated neatly into its new MLB platform, which will be dressed in new design language.
Audi spoke of plans to launch a 310-mile+ electric SUV at its annual press conference back in March.
"In early 2018, we will launch a battery-powered sports activity vehicle in the large premium segment with a range of more than 500 kilometers," Audi technical development board member Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg said at the conference.
That's almost certain to be an electric Q6 crossover seated cozily between the Q5 and Q7. It'll be built atop the newest iteration of MLB architecture debuted on the new Q7 and is expected to get its looks from the Prologue concepts that Audi's been parading around since last year's LA Auto Show.
Today, Audi revealed that the 2018 production model will reach the 310-mile goal using a battery pack developed from high-performance cell modules from LG Chem and Samsung SDI. The companies will supply Audi from their European production plants.
"With our first battery-electric Audi-SUV, we are combining an emission-free drive system with driving pleasure," Hackenberg says. "We will optimally integrate the innovative cell modules developed with LG Chem and Samsung SDI into our vehicle architecture, thus achieving an attractive overall package of sportiness and range."
The new Q6 e-tron will follow the all-electric R8 e-tron revealed at this year's Geneva Motor Show. That coupe relies on a T-shaped 92-kWh lithium-ion battery pack to deliver an impressive 279-mile (450-km) range, as estimated by Audi.
Audi's e-SUV will have a heavyweight competitor when it launches three years from now: Tesla's Model X. In his second quarter shareholder letter last week, Elon Musk said that Tesla will launch the Model X next month.
Gizmag is eager to attend what's shaping up to be an exciting Frankfurt Motor Show. Stay tuned for our coverage starting September 15.
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with the OnePlus 2. It’s like the Nexus 5 — frill-free, but also thrill-free. It does everything you could want, just not in a particularly stunning manner. I never tingled with excitement when using it, there are some feature omissions that are unfortunate, and most people I showed it to were decidedly underwhelmed. That is, until I told them the price. That’s the only aspect that makes the OnePlus 2 a flagship killer. It has nothing at all to do with specs, and everything to do with how little it costs.
Should you buy one? You’re unlikely to be disappointed if you do.
The low price point makes the phone impossible to ignore, and it’s difficult to chastise OnePlus too harshly over the lack of fast charging, NFC, or a 1440p screen. If you want those features, you’ll have to spend at least another $150 to $200 on a different phone. The price difference is enough to make a lot of people question whether they really need all the bells and whistles.
Should you buy one? You’re unlikely to be disappointed if you do. The OnePlus 2 doesn’t seem to suffer from any of the original’s problems, but to get it, you’ll have to endure the irritating invitation system. The OnePlus 2 is an enthusiast’s phone, and you’ll have to be pretty damn enthusiastic to bag one. You can grab every other phone off the shelf without jumping through any hoops, and some like the Moto X Style are just as well priced and match the OnePlus 2 spec for spec. The $400 Moto X Style even trumps the OnePlus 2 with a Quad HD screen, a 21-megapixel camera, and fast charging.
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Ultimately, the OnePlus 2 is a Snapdragon 810-powered, 5.5-inch, almost stock Android phone with a bright 5.5-inch screen and a metal chassis for $330/$390. It works equally as well as a phone that costs twice the price, and our quibbles are ones that often turn up on more pricey devices, too. The OnePlus 2 more than enough smartphone for most people, and if you get the chance to buy one, you’ll be happy. It’s just not a heartbreaker, and that’s what separates it from more expensive phones.
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OxygenOS is not 100-percent reliable though, and will crash badly if provoked. For example, using the shortcut to the camera from the lockscreen, then letting the screen sleep again confused it terribly, often requiring a soft reset to get things going again. Otherwise, OxygenOS is just like using regular Android, and that’s a very good thing indeed.
The OnePlus 2 has a fingerprint sensor in the home button, but it doesn’t need to be pressed like an iPhone, instead it stays in a fixed position. It’s used for securing the phone at the moment, but don’t expect it to come in handy for all types of mobile payments in the future, because the OnePlus 2 doesn’t have NFC.
Set up correctly, the fingerprint sensor can wake and unlock the phone from a black sleep screen in less time that the equivalent process on the iPhone with Touch ID. It’s flanked by Android’s back and overview keys. Which one’s which? You’ve got to guess, because they’re marked by lines rather than symbols. You get used to it, but anyone new to Android may want to use the on-screen keys instead. That’s right; OnePlus has given the option of choosing between onscreen controls and keys on the device. I’d have just preferred labels on the hardware buttons in the first place.
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There’s a 13-megapixel camera on the back, which comes with an LG-style laser autofocus and a dual-LED flash. The app icon makes it look like a standard Google camera app, but it’s slightly reworked by OnePlus, with an HDR mode and a Clear Image mode. The latter stitches together 10 shots to create a single super image. There’s also a beauty mode for the front, 5-megapixel selfie cam.
I only got through 48 hours with low usage and a lot of screen-off standby.
However, the results are mixed. Point it at a landscape on a decent day, and it does a good job, especially with the HDR mode on. The laser autofocus is a little dimwitted, and some flowers waving in the wind confused it. The app also spends too long ‘processing’ the image after you tap the shutter button. Clear Image mode is unusual, and can transform pictures in a startling manner, but it’ll be down to personal taste which version looks best. It does enhance low-light images though, and some street-lit shots at night looked great.
I missed a dedicated gallery app, like the one on the G4, and flicking through the pictures using the camera app proved annoying. If you dare to zoom in for a closer look, there’s no way to slide to the next image. You can only return to the camera screen. There’s also a weird effect over some images when you view them in the camera app. It looks like a piece of lace has been draped over the top of the image. It’s odd, but something that’ll inevitably be fixed in a software update.
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Nine and a half years and three billion miles later, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will zoom past Pluto on Tuesday. And mission managers are confident that they have aimed precisely enough that the spacecraft, traveling 31,000 miles an hour, will pass through a rectangle just 60 miles by 90 miles at its closest approach to Pluto.
In terms of accuracy, that's like driving from New York to San Francisco and ending up within about five inches of the parking spot you had selected before setting out.
A computer program calculated the necessary trajectory, including a swing by Jupiter to pick up velocity. That process is essentially unchanged from decades ago, when the Pioneer and Voyager probes similarly navigated to the outer solar system.
The essential equation is simply F=ma, Newton's Second Law, where F is the sum of all the forces.
Nonetheless, the details matter. "We used to lob spacecraft at the moon and miss," said Mark Holdridge, the mission manager for the Pluto encounter. "It's very easy to make a mistake."
The calculations have to factor in the gravitational tug of the sun and the planets. The tiny thrusters that spin New Horizons around also knock it off course slightly. Even the heat from the chunk of plutonium that acts as the spacecraft's battery with like Kodak KLIC-5000 Battery, Kodak EasyShare LS420 Battery, Kodak EasyShare LS633 Battery, Kodak CR-V3 Battery, Kodak KLIC-8000 Battery, Kodak EasyShare C300 Battery, Kodak EasyShare CX7300 Battery, Kodak EasyShare DX6440 Battery, Kodak EasyShare Z740 Battery, Kodak KLIC-3000 Battery, Kodak 4E0111 Zoom Battery, Kodak DCS-760 Batteryproduces a smidgen of thrust, and so does the small pressure of sunlight hitting the spacecraft. All must be taken into account.
Two teams of navigators do the calculations independently and then compare and reconcile their answers. That avoids mistakes like the one in 1999 when a mix-up between metric and imperial units pushed NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter slightly off course. It dipped too far into the atmosphere as it was entering orbit and was torn apart.
The calculations are not perfect, so New Horizons has also fired its thrusters nine times during the nine and a half years for small course corrections, most recently two weeks ago.
For the 11 million miles since then, New Horizons has been coasting, aimed at the middle of that 60-by-90-mile rectangle.
"That’s pretty incredible, if you think about it," Mr. Holdridge said.—KENNETH CHANG
An earlier version of this post misstated the accuracy with which a driver could get a car from New York to a particular parking space in San Francisco, if it were as accurate as the New Horizons flight calculations. It is within about five inches, not five feet.
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I used Imatest to check the sharpness of both lenses along with the S-1. The 12-45mm is the better of the two lenses in terms of sharpness. At 12m f/3.5 it shows 2,001 lines per picture height on our center-weighted sharpness test. That's better than the 1,800 lines we look for in an image, and that quality carries through most of the frame. It's just the outer third that is murky, showing 1,366 lines. Stopping down to f/5.6 offers modest improvement (2,105 lines average, 1,632 lines at the edges. Edges are strongest at f/8 (1,704 lines), and the overall sharpness is 2,079 lines there. You're probably shooting JPG with battery such as Kodak EasyShare V530 Battery, Kodak KLIC-7003 Battery, Kodak Easyshare V1003 Battery, Kodak KLIC-7004 Battery, Kodak EasyShare V1273 Battery, Kodak EasyShare M1033 Battery, Kodak DCS-620 Battery, Kodak KLIC-7005 Battery, Kodak EasyShare C763 Battery, Kodak KLIC-7006 Battery, Kodak Easyshare M883 Zoom Battery, Kodak Easyshare M873 Batteryif you buy this camera, but if you do want to shoot Raw be aware that there's strong barrel distortion (2.6 percent) at 12mm.
At 45mm the lens is still pretty good, showing 1,929 lines at the very modest f/6.3 maximum aperture. Edges are not bad at 1,608 lines. Stopping down to f/8 improves the overall score to 2,218 lines, with fairly even performance from edge to edge. Raw images show about 1 percent pincushion distortion, which gives straight lines a very slight inward curve.
The 42.5-150mm is nowhere near as good as the 12-45mm. At its widest angle and aperture (42.5mm f/3.9) it shows a solid 1,980 lines, and it improves to 2,238 lines at f/5.6. JPG images show a bit of barrel distortion (1.7 percent) and Raw photos show a very noticeable 2.7 percent. But that's the lens at its best. At 84mm f/4.6 the sharpness score drops to 1,620 lines—you'll want to stop down to f/5.6 for the best image quality (2,067 lines). But at least distortion isn't an issue in Raw or JPG images.
At 112mm f/5.1 sharpness dips to 1,518 lines; and it's here that edge performance becomes an issue with the lens. The outer third of the frame is blurry, showing just 891 lines; stopping down to f/8 improves the average score to 1,957 lines, but edges are still murky at 1,179 lines. At 160mm f/5.9 it drops again, showing just 1,222 lines, with blurry 849-line edges. It's better at f/8 (1,756 lines), but edges still only show 1,159 lines.
Imatest also checks for noise, which can detract from detail and give photos a grainy look when shooting at higher ISO sensitivity. The ISO jumps when shooting in dim light, or when working with a narrow aperture. The included lenses fit that bill, especially if you stop them down to f/8 for improved image fidelity. The S-1 is a decent performer when it comes to shooting at high ISO, but it lags behind other cameras in its class. It keeps noise under 1.5 percent through ISO 6400 when shooting JPGs at default settings, but a close examination of our test images (included in the slideshow that accompanies this review) on a calibrated NEC MultiSync PA271W display shows that image quality there is very rough. Photos are better at ISO 3200, but the Olympus PEN E-PL7 shows similar image quality when pushed to ISO 6400.
If you do shoot in Raw format you'll be able to push the camera a little further. Noise is an issue, but detail is solid through ISO 6400, and you can use ISO 12800 in a pinch. But, if you're thinking about shooting in Raw and looking for a good low-light performer, this isn't the camera for you. There are a number of mirrorless cameras that do a better job, including the Sony Alpha 6000, Olympus E-PL7, and lower cost options like the Sony Alpha 5000 and Samsung NX3000.
Video is supported at up to 1080p30 quality in QuickTime format. The footage isn't as crisp as I'd expect; textures are a little blurred and even bold text in our studio test scene shows a lack of sharpness at its edges. The camera is fairly slow to refocus as the scene changes, and the included lens is very loud as the autofocus adjusts. There's no way to connect an external mic, but there is a micro HDMI port to connect the S-1 to an HDTV. A standard micro USB port allows you to plug the camera into a computer to transfer data, or into a standard wall outlet (using an included AC adapter) to charge the battery. If you buy an extra battery, you'd be wise to buy an external battery charger at the same time.
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From James Bond to Austin Powers, there’s one thing that all movie spies have in common: Gadgets. And while some of the spy gadgets seen in movies seem patently ridiculous – like the wristwatch circular saw that Bond uses in 1973’s Live and Let Die — others seem more useful, like the “sticky” gloves that Ethan Hunt uses to scale the side of a skyscraper in 2011’s Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Well, before you get your hopes up, we should probably warn you that neither of those products actually exists (as far as we know anyway). And while you will probably never get your hands on the crazy gadgets that you have seen in various spy movies, there are still many impressive gadgets available that will make you feel like a real secret agent. Here are 10 gadgets that will help you unlock your inner spy.
While many movie spies seem to spend most of their time shooting guns, driving expensive cars, and bedding beautiful women, most real spies probably spend most of their time, well, spying. That means meticulously collecting information, often with hidden cameras.
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For the times when you need to do some outdoor surveillance work – or when you just want to look cool while you record your daily walk – you can use these fashionable camera sunglasses. A camera hidden in the bridge of these sunglasses can record video in 720p for up to two hours on each battery charge. You can find the Provenice HD 720P SPY DVR Camera Camcorder Eyewear Sunglasses Hidden Video Recorder DV CAM here.
Of course, all of your intelligence gathering will be for naught if you can’t keep your data secure from prying eyes. Fortunately, now you can protect your data with a computer security technology that seems to have come straight from Q’s laboratory. This 8GB voice-authenticating flash drive is perfect for storing any sensitive information on. Simply plug the flash drive into your computer and speak your password. The red and green LED lights will let you know when the drive has been unlocked. You can find the Voicelok Voice Authenticating 8GB USB Drive here.
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Imagine a world where photography is a slow process that is impossible to master without years of study or apprenticeship. A world without iPhones or Instagram, where one company reigned supreme. Such a world existed in 1973, when Steven Sasson, a young engineer, went to work for Eastman Kodak.
Two years later he invented digital photography and made the first digital camera.
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It started out innocently enough.
Soon after arriving at Kodak, Mr. Sasson was given a seemingly unimportant task — to see whether there was any practical use for a charged coupled device (C.C.D.), which had been invented a few years earlier.
“Hardly anybody knew I was working on this, because it wasn’t that big of a project,” Mr. Sasson said “It wasn’t secret. It was just a project to keep me from getting into trouble doing something else, I guess.”
He quickly ordered a couple of them and set out to evaluate the devices, which consisted of a sensor that took an incoming two dimensional light pattern and converted it into an electrical signal. Mr. Sasson wanted to capture an image with it, but the C.C.D. couldn’t hold it because the electrical pulses quickly dissipated.
To store the image, he decided to use what was at that time a relatively new process — digitalization — turning the electronic pulses into numbers. But that solution led to another challenge — storing it on RAM memory, then getting it onto digital magnetic tape.
The final result was a Rube Goldberg device with a lens scavenged from a used Super-8 movie camera; a portable digital cassette recorder; 16 nickel cadmium batteries; an analog/digital converter; and several dozen circuits — all wired together on half a dozen circuit boards.
It looks strange today, but remember, this was before personal computers – the first build it yourself Apple computer kit went on sale that next year for $666.66.
The camera alone was a historic accomplishment, but he needed to invent a playback system that would take the digital information on the cassette tape and turn it into “something that you could see” on a television set: a digital image.
“This was more than just a camera,” said Mr. Sasson who was born and raised in Brooklyn. “It was a photographic system to demonstrate the idea of an all-electronic camera that didn’t use film and didn’t use paper, and no consumables at all in the capturing and display of still photographic images.”
The camera and the playback system were the beginning of the digital photography era. But the digital revolution did not come easily at Kodak.
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It’s interesting to note the meteoric rise of some smartphone companies starting life at the very bottom of the market. OnePlus is probably the best example right now, considering that the OnePlus One is one of the best mid-range phones we’ve ever seen. But what about flagship devices? And more importantly, what about current established players?
Apple is yet to make its move this year, but the iPhone 6 continues to lay waste its competition in terms of sales. Samsung is slowly clawing its way back into the spotlight with the Galaxy S6 while HTC has launched the tepid One M9 earlier. And Sony? Well with batetry such as sharp BT-H22 Battery, sharp VL-SW50 Battery, sharp BT-H32 Battery, sharp BT-H21 Battery, sharp BT-L445 Battery, sharp BT-L225 Battery, sharp VL-NZ80 Battery, sharp VR-BLN20 Battery, sharp BT-L221U Battery, sharp BT-L241 Battery, sharp BT-L441 Battery, sharp VL-WD650 Battery, it has yet to make an actual play in 2015 worth talking about.
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LG has been in the electronics game for quite some time, but when it announced that it was to join the smartphone race proper back in 2009 (with the LG Eve), people lifted an eyebrow or two. Roll on to 2015, and the company’s now one of the biggest players in the smartphone game, and with the likes of the LG G3, LG has secured itself as one of the more interesting contenders to the flagship crown. So, where does this leave the LG G4?
Recently launched to less fanfare than the Samsung Galaxy S6, the G4 seems to focus on two distinct categories of the market: style, and imaging. But before we get into these key elements, let’s have a look at the device as a package.
As one should expect from a R9500 smartphone, there’s a 1.8A fast charger and a nifty little microUSB cable with a “right way” marking on either end. Thank Jove someone has finally thought of this. Of course, there’s also the bundled earphones, which are on par with many R400 earphones I’ve used in the past. They have an in-ear design too, which cancels noise nicely and improves bass response. They’re great, but don’t always form an adequate seal in the ear canal.
Lastly, the most puzzling part of the unboxing experience, is the battery nestling below the phone itself. That’s right, LG has decided to go the removable battery route, something we haven’t seen on flagships in a while. Popping open the back of the LG G4 reveals a large chasm where the battery slots in snugly. Opening the device was drama free too but did take a fair bit of gentle coaxing.
9 Cool (and Useful) Back-to-School Gadgets Welcome to a Digital Camera Battery specialist of the FUJIFILM Digital Camera Battery
Move over backpacks and highlighters; the fun part of back-to-school shopping is stocking up on tech products that will make your job as a student much easier. Before you head to class, we’ve got a collection of gadgets you’ll need to sail through the semester.
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Try this: Amazon sells the Kindle, 6-Inch Glare-Free Touchscreen Display, Wi-Fi, including special offers (sponsored screensavers) for $79. Purchasers can try Kindle Unlimited for free for 30 days.
Some students like to study in silence, whereas others prefer a little background music to make homework time more fun. If you’re in the latter group, get yourself set up with a Bluetooth speaker to stream all of your favorite tunes this semester. Pick a wireless model so you can take your music with you wherever you go.
Try this: Electronics retailer Best Buy has the Jam Plus Portable Bluetooth Speaker in gray on sale for $29.99 (regularly $39.99). This device features a rechargeable battery and can be paired with compatible devices up to 30 feet away.
Enjoy the traditional features of a laptop and the convenient design of a tablet with a 2-in-1 laptop. These devices can easily convert between usage setups, so you can always view your content however you’d like.
Try this: At Best Buy, the Lenovo Edge 2-in-1 15.6-Inch Touch-Screen Laptop Intel Core i5 6GB Memory 1TB Hard Drive in black is on sale for $599.99 (regularly $699.99). This laptop’s 300-degree hinge makes it possible to convert it between laptop and stand modes.
Note taking can get tedious, which is why smartpens are an ideal option for busy students. These digital devices can transfer handwritten notes to your computer and record sound via built-in microphones, but remember to record audio from your class only if your instructor has given you permission.
Try this: At Staples, the Livescribe 2GB Echo Smartpen costs $119.99. This smartpen can record both what you write and what you say. The product also allows users to send notes and/or audio via social media or your phone/computer.
Between checking social media on your way to school and surfing online during your breaks between classes, your smartphone battery can get drained during the school day. Keep your digital device primed this term by always having a charger with you. Portable versions are as trendy as they are useful.
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The maker of the G-Shock series is betting its expertise as a watchmaker will help it outmaneuver the technological wizardry of the Apple Watch with a smartwatch that keeps an eye on the mass market’s need for comfort and durability. Casio says its product will be a watch that tries to be smart, rather than a smart device that is also a watch.
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“At times we just showed off with quirky features and then pulled those products when they didn’t sell well,” said Kazuhiro Kashio, the company’s new president, in an interview this week.
Now, he said, “we are trying to bring our smartwatch to a level of watch perfection: a device that won’t break easily, is simple to put on and feels good to wear.”
The watch will have an affordable price tag, similar to the lower end of the Apple Watch’s price range, from around ¥50,000, or $400, Mr. Kashio said, but he added that no decision has been made yet. The Apple Watch starts at $349 in the U.S.
Mr. Kashio said the Casio smartwatch, which is planned for release in Japan and the U.S. by the end of March, targets men involved in outdoor sports and leisure, both in terms of functions and appearance.
“We will aim to achieve about ¥10 billion [about $80 million] in smartwatch sales as soon as possible and expand the business from there,” he said.
Casio starts from a relatively strong position. Its watch sales reached a record ¥153 billion for the year ended March 2015.
The watch operations make up nearly half of Casio’s total sales, which include keyboards, calculators and cameras, and the company is profitable.
But Casio’s smartwatch is likely to face a tough fight as it joins a host of other new entrants including the Apple Watch.
Apple Watch shipments are expected to make up 56% of the total smartwatch market this year, according to information provider IHS Inc. But IHS expects Apple’s market share to fall to 38% in 2020 as other smartwatch makers start selling watches that use Google Inc. GOOG -5.31 % ▼’s Android operating system.
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Dubbed the Kawaii Selfie by Mirror Cam, Casio’s Exilim MR1 is yet another manufacturer’s foray into the selfie snapshot craze. But instead of giving the camera a flip LED to better frame your self-portraits, Casio has taken a more simplistic route by placing a two-way mirror in front of the lens.
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The fact that Casio’s description of the mirror-finish surface claims “practically no distortion” and a coating that “keeps internal and external light reflection to a minimum” indicates there’s likely going to be a bit of both. Alas, that’s to be expected of a camera that’s going for a mere $330 in Hong Kong.
The camera also supports 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, microSD cards, and features simple photo filters like sepia and fish-eye. It will be available in pink, green, and white.
Potential uses for the camera aren’t relegated simply to the selfie category. The two-way mirror can also double as a compact mirror for touching up makeup or removing food from your teeth prior to your epic close-up.
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Fuji Pigment Co. Ltd. announced on January 8 that it has developed a new type of aluminium-air battery rechargeable by refilling salty or normal water and having a modified structure which ensures longer battery lifetime.
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The aluminum-air battery has a theoretical specific energy level of 8,100 Wh/kg and has the second largest capacity among various types of potential secondary batteries. Theoretical specific energy of a commercialized lithium-ion battery is 120-200 Wh/kg. Therefore, the aluminium-air battery possesses theoretical capacity more than 40 times as large as that of a lithium-ion battery.
A major barrier to commercialization has been the high corrosion rate of aluminium during the electrochemical process. In addition, byproducts such as Al2O3 and Al(OH)3 accumulate at electrodes, hindering further battery reaction.
Regarding this obstacle, Dr. Ryohei Mori at Fuji Pigment Co. Ltd. (headquartered in Kawanishi, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan; http://www.fuji-pigment.co.jp/en/index.html) has invented the new type of aluminium-air battery. He has modified the aluminium-air battery structure by placing ceramic and carbonaceous materials between aqueous electrolyte and electrodes as an internal layer. Owing to this modified structure, anode corrosion and byproduct accumulation were suppressed, which resulted in longer battery lifetime.
1. The newly invented aluminium-air battery can work just by refilling salty water or normal water once in a while.
2. Aluminium is an abundant, cheap and safe material which can be applied for metal-air batteries. Therefore, battery prices can be cheap.
3. The new battery can be manufactured and work in an ambient atmosphere because it is stable in ambient air conditions. Moreover, there is no need to worry about explosion or flammability like a lithium-ion battery.
4. All materials (electrode, electrolyte) are safe and cheap, and can be made very easily even in the house kitchen.
5. Theoretically, the aluminium-air battery has the second largest capacity next to a lithium-air battery which is the strongest secondary battery. (lithium-ion battery: 120-200 Wh/kg, aluminium-air battery: 8,100Wh/kg, lithium-air battery: 11,400 Wh/kg)
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In 2005, when we were excited about the possibilities of converging the twin technologies of digital television and digital photography, we spent a great deal of time creating digital slide shows. The idea was that our precious works of art should be enjoyed by friends and relatives, never mind their low threshold of boredom.
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Last year we installed the WD TV Live streaming video box and eliminated the disc, the walk and the DVD player. We created a slide show in Adobe Lightroom, sent it to the WD TV thingy by Wi-Fi, and played it with the press of a button.
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This year Google disturbed our digital tranquility with the Australian release of the Google Chromecast device and system. For $39 (from one national retailer) we have a small gadget that plugs directly into an HDMI port on the TV and transforms the entire process of the digital slide show.
Now our photos transfer directly from phone, tablet or laptop to the TV, either as single manually advanced images or as automated slide shows. (This miraculous technology is only available to Android or iOS customers – as usual Windows phone users miss out.)
Everyone knows (you have been paying attention?) that the main use of the Chromecast gadget is for streaming video services such as Stan, Presto, Netflix, YouTube and so on. But it can also be used to stream your own photos and videos, with the use of one of several apps from the Google and Apple stores.
We have tried a few and have settled on PhotoCast as the best app for the job. There is a free version from the stores, but you won't like it. This is what we call "deception ware". The so-called free version puts a logo watermark on the screen and restricts important functions such as screen resolution. You need to be prepared to pay $3.79 for the Pro version to get the best experience.
And you do need a good Wi-Fi signal in the vicinity of the television. And strong locks on the doors.
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During a recent magazine shoot in Japan, Fujifilm Holdings Corp.’s Chairman Shigetaka Komori posed in a white lab coat, wielding a test tube in his hand.
Komori is no scientist, but the image embodies the Japanese brand’s shift away from photo-film and to new science and technology markets: Ebola drugs, anti-aging lotions and stem cell research.
Over the last decade, Komori diversified into new businesses as demand for the company’s trademark green photo- film boxes plummeted and archrival Eastman Kodak Co. went bankrupt. Fujifilm this year reported record profit of 119 billion yen ($950 million) and analysts expect a jump of more than 5 percent by next spring. Last month it announced a 100 billion yen share buyback -- its largest ever.
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“I wouldn’t say we’ve won yet,” said Komori, who is also chief executive officer. “It’s difficult for any company to declare that because everything is changing so fast. We’re going to keep going.”
In an interview on the 12th floor of Fujifilm’s Tokyo headquarters, Komori laid out his ambitions for the next stage of the company’s makeover, which includes plans to double health-care revenue to 1 trillion yen by 2018. A part of that mission, he says, will be driven by regenerative medicine, which uses cells and other methods to repair damaged body organs.
While the science is nascent, Japan’s regulatory climate has just turned more favorable. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government recently eased approval rules, making Japan one of the world’s fastest places to get a regenerative medical product on the market.
In March, Fujifilm agreed to pay $307 million for U.S.- based Cellular Dynamics International Inc., a producer of iPS cells, types of stem cells capable of morphing into any body part. Another Fujifilm unit called Japan Tissue Engineering Co. already has regenerated cartilage and skin products on the market, used by burn victims and others. The hope is that these businesses could someday create cells to help damaged organs like the liver or pancreas grow again.
“Think about it like this: we’re a company that specializes in managing cells,” says Yuzo Toda, the chemist Komori has entrusted to lead the push into cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. “We look for game changers, areas which Fuji can win at. Controlling microenvironments? We know that.”
Other Japanese tech companies are also trying to reinvent themselves. Walkman inventor Sony Corp. has morphed into a supplier of camera sensors for smartphone makers. Panasonic Corp. has branched off into supplying batteries to Tesla Motors Inc.
Komori’s efforts began a decade ago, when the ascent of digital cameras and smartphones began cannibalizing film sales. That led him to push the company’s engineers and executives to take a long, close look at the technology that helps perfect the dozens of layers and compounds in photographic film. Fujifilm went on to reapply that expertise to new businesses, including skin care and film that holds LCD screens together.
The company made deals, including the acquisition of drugmaker Toyama Chemical Co., maker of an antiviral drug that was used by some Ebola patients last year. Photocopier machines and printers became its largest source of revenue after the slump in film. While these are likely to remain the biggest businesses, Komori sees the newer biotechnology and pharmaceutical operations as future drivers of growth.
Investors have so far applauded the strategic shift, pushing the stock up about 70 percent over the past year. “I can praise their efforts for revenue diversification with businesses such as regenerative medicine, cosmetic items,” said Minoru Matsuno, president of Value Search Asset Management Co., a Tokyo-based investment advisory firm. “For another stage of growth, they need more aggressive acquisitions and strategic alliances.”
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The Ricoh THETA m15 isn’t your traditional camera, because it has lens both on the front and back, allowing you to take 360-degree spherical panoramic images and videos. The two images clicked at the same time are automatically stitched together, and its image processing does a rather fine job of it.
To click an image, you can either tap the shutter button on the camera itself or use the THETA app (free download for Android and iOS). The latter is quite useful if you have propped up the camera somewhere and want to take a photograph from afar. The THETA m15, which costs Rs.34,770 (www.ricohestore.co.in ), can also record 3-minute videos. The basic level of controls available through the app include exposure, ISO and shutter speed.
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The THETA app is extremely smooth to use—Wi-Fi can be used to view and transfer images.
This compact camera weighs just 95g, packs in a battery powerful enough for clicking about 200 photographs on a single charge, and also has 4 GB internal storage, enough for 1,200 images or 40 minutes of video.
The THETA m15 is a fun camera, perhaps one that could accompany the standard digital camera or DSLR on the next family vacation. The images are good enough to share on social networks. This uniqueness does come at a price, however—and that could be a stumbling block.
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I remember meeting Peter Hurley for the first time. I walked into his studio and saw him shooting a client's headshot with 4 Kino Flo hot lights (normally used for video). I asked him why and he said "The quality of light is just better than strobe. It fills the pores on a human face differently." At the time I was intrigued, but I no longer believe it.
As photographers we are always obsessed with our gear, constantly looking for the next best thing, that magic camera, lens, or light that will completely change our photographs and take our work to the "next level." I'm the first to admit that I enjoy having new toys but I must admit that I often find ways to justify buying things that I really don't need.
A wedding photographer buddy of mine called me a few months ago excited that he had swapped all of his SB-910s for Lumidines. He first brought up the point that he thought they were twice as powerful as a speedlight. I argued that using 2 speedlights is still more convenient than using a Lumidine battery with like Ricoh DB-20 battery, Ricoh RDC-7S battery, Ricoh DB-30 battery, Ricoh RDC-i700 battery, Ricoh DB-40 battery, Ricoh DB-43 battery, Ricoh Caplio RR30 battery, Ricoh Caplio 500G battery, Ricoh DB-50 battery, Ricoh R1 battery, Ricoh DB-60 battery, Ricoh Caplio G600 battery pack system. His argument then changed directions. "The quality of light is simply better than a speedlight," he said.
What in the world do photographers mean when they say "quality of light?" In most cases we don't mean anything specifically. We just mean that we like the image that it produced. The more I prodded my friend to explain what he meant by "quality of light" the more we both realized he didn't have any idea.
Let's first break down a 2 actual differences in the "quality of light" that comes out of strobes and then we will take a closer look at the biggest difference, light modifiers.
The color of light that a strobe or hot light produces is potentially the biggest difference in "quality of light." Strobes, and HMIs tend to produce a "white" light similar to daylight at around 5000-5600 kelvin. Peter's Kino Flos can change temperature based on the bulb but I believe he was using 5500k truematch bulbs which match the color of strobes. Incandescent blubs (like a standard light bulb) produce much warmer (red) color.
To complicate things a bit, there is also a green-magenta "shift" or "tint" which can be measured independently of the standard temperature rating. I personally am not very knowledgeable in this area, but normally these shifts can easily be fixed in camera or in post. I have only ever had an issue with this color cast from one strobe and that was the original AlienBee. When we used that strobe outside it seemed to cause a magenta/pink color shift on our subjects that was difficult (but not impossible) to remove in post. Neither the Einstein unit nor any other strobe I've ever used has caused that problem again for me.
So other than the old AlienBee strobes, every other light I've used has been easy to for me to color balance. Some lights may require a manual white balance setting to produce "correct" colors and most photographers probably do not know this. On Nikon cameras you can take a "PRE" reading off of a white/grey card to get a perfect setting or you can set the kelvin temperature yourself and then go into the menu to add or remove a green/magenta to perfect the setting. Obviously if you shoot in raw, all of this can be fixed in post as well.
If you correctly white balance your scene I would argue that the slight color shifts of different light brands aren't worth arguing about and certainly isn't worth switching lighting systems over.
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Three years ago, my roommate bought a D800E. I’ve always shot Canon, but he let me borrow his Nikon for a couple of shoots. It was impressive to say the least. I vowed that when it was time for me to upgrade from my 5D Mk II, if Canon hadn’t released a comparable body, that I would give the D800 a shot.
Fast forward to this past April. While riding a $US450 motorcycle through Vietnam, I lost my backpack with everything in it — including my trusty, dusty Canon 5D Mk II, and the only piece of glass that mattered. I started doing research on the current SLR market. Nothing out there seemed that impressive or able to meet the intensive demands of adventure photography — including the (at the time) recently-announced 5DS. That is, until I ran across the recently released 36 with battery such as Nikon Coolpix D5100 Battery, Nikon Coolpix D3100 Battery, Nikon Coolpix D3200 Battery, Nikon EN-EL18 Battery, Nikon EN-EL18A Battery, Nikon D4 Battery, Nikon EN-EL15 Battery, Nikon 1 V1 Battery, Nikon D7100 Battery, Nikon D800 Battery, Nikon 1 V2 Battery, Nikon EN-EL21 Battery megapixel Nikon D810 ($3699 Body Only.) It was time to give it a shot.
I shot this with my crappy phone from a plane window over Bellingham, Washington.
Most modern mobile phones are capable of producing stunning imagery — just take a look at the “Shot on iPhone 6″ billboards that are everywhere. This isn’t an argument against shooting photos with a mobile phone. There are also a ton of in-depth reviews scrutinizing every possible pixel of the most powerful cameras out there; they already show that the D810 produces the highest Image Quality (IQ) of any DSLR, ever. This isn’t one of those reviews.
Is the Nikon D810 the ultimate camera for adventure photography? Pictured here with the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8E GD.
Instead, this review examines how the D810 performs in the field of adventure photography. What is adventure photography? It’s simply the act of photographing adventures, typically in the outdoors. It’s a niche defined by stunning landscapes, dynamic personalities, and challenging, ever-changing shooting conditions. That last part is key.
Typical shooting conditions for alpine adventure photography.
Often adventure photographers must work in the most volatile environments — ranging from ice sheets on Antarctica to blizzards in the Himalayas to swamps under the canopies of the Amazon. As such, an adventure photographer’s equipment must be durable and easy to use, while still possessing incredible image quality and dynamic range. Those are the categories that will be the subject of focus for this review. But first, a little about the camera.
The D810 is the successor to Nikon’s popular D800E. The “E” designator is an important factor here because it marks a key differentiation from the non-E model; that is the E model featured a secondary optical low-pass filter to cancel out the camera’s anti-aliasing filter (“aliasing” when related to digital photography refers to the presence of moire when photographing repeating patterns.) The result? The D800E produced slightly sharper images than the D800. And sharpness is incredibly important to photographers dealing with the medium-format resolution images that the camera creates. For the D810, Nikon got rid of the anti-aliasing filter all together, resulting in unprecedented detail and sharpness.
So how does the D810 perform in the realm of adventure photography? Let’s find out.
Nikon Coolpix S9900 Review Welcome to a Digital Camera Battery specialist of the Nikon Digital Camera Battery
The Nikon Coolpix S9900 is the new top-of-the-range digital compact camera from the Style series. It features a back-illuminated 16 megapixel CMOS sensor, 30x optical zoom lens, Full 1080/60i HD video with new time-lapse recording, built-in WiFi, GPS and NFC connectivity, P/S/A/M exposure modes, a command dial and a 3-inch 921K dot vari-angle screen. The Nikon Coolpix S9900 costs £269.99 / $349.95 and is available in silver and black.
Even more packed with technology than its predecessor, the new Coolpix S9900 looks like it would be more at home in Nikon's Performance range. However, the P series of Nikon cameras are for keen enthusiasts and as such with battery such as Nikon Coolpix S560 Battery, Nikon EN-EL12 Battery, Nikon Coolpix S9300 Battery, Nikon Coolpix AW100 Battery, Nikon Coolpix P310 Battery, Nikon EN-4 Battery, Nikon DDEN4 Battery, Nikon EN-EL19 Battery, Nikon Coolpix S4150 Battery, Nikon EN-EL14 Battery, Nikon Coolpix P7000 Battery, Nikon EN-EL20 Battery, don't really offer much in the way of easy modes for the point and shooters. The S9900 still offers the Easy Auto mode, albeit buried somewhat n the menu system.
The S9900 bears an uncanny resemblance to the higher specification models in terms of shape and design. Weighing nearly 300g, it's a heavy block of metal and plastic which holds a 30x optical zoom inside the bulge at the front. The lenses contain ED (Extra-low Dispersion) elements to reduce chromatic aberrations and the focal length works out at an eye bulging 25-750mm in 35mm terms.
We hear you asking “What about camera shake?” Well, the S9900 has been fitted with a 5-axis Hybrid VR system. This type of Vibration Reduction of combining electronic and optical image stabilisers isn't new but using 5 ways of stabilising the image is on a camera at this designation.
Once the light has gone through the lens, it burns onto a back-illuminated 16 megapixel CMOS sensor. In the past, some Nikon compacts have suffered with low light and high noise problems, so hopefully, this sensor that is lower in resolution than previous models will react better. The back-illuminated technology will also help by allowing more light onto each photosite, but our noise test will give the definite answer.
No expense has been spared on the screen incorporating a 921,000 dot RGBW TFT LCD screen which can even be used in direct sunlight. One big upgrade over the previous S9700 model is that the screen is now a vari-angle model, which is perfect for shooting movies, over the heads of a crowd and of course for those all-important selfies.
As we mentioned earlier, the S9900 sits on the Style side of the fence, but it's also very close to the Performance series. Because of this intimacy with both ranges, the S9900 has a mixture of lazy modes and performance enhancing features. On the top plate, you'll find the power switch and shutter release with a small finger-operated switch that operates that massive zoom range.
Nikon 1 J5 review Welcome to a Digital Camera Battery specialist of the Nikon Digital Camera Battery
The Nikon 1 J-series of mirrorless cameras started off well, with the J1 earning our Recommended award when we reviewed it in 2011. Nikon lost momentum over time, however; subsequent models were OK (including the S- and V-series), but by the time the J4 arrived, it failed to wow us considering stronger models from competitors.
With the new J5, Nikon has dramatically improved its latest mirrorless camera by adding a new 20.8-megapixel sensor and a faster processor. The quality jump is so great that this is the first Nikon 1 camera we’d recommend wholeheartedly, especially if you want to capture fast-moving subjects.
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The J5 body measures 3.9 × 2.4 × 1.3 inches (smaller than an iPhone 5S in terms of height and width) and weighs around 11 ounces (with battery and card). Our review sample was black and silver, but white and brown bodies are also available.
The key feature on the front is the Nikon 1 mount. The company has 13 interchangeable lens options covering a variety of focal lengths. Along with the 10-30mm lens, our kit came with the 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 VR zoom, and Nikon provided us with a fine $900 32mm f/1.2 prime to play with. The Nikon 1 has a 2.7× crop factor (read more about that here), so there was a nice overall focal range and the prime equaled a traditional portrait lens. Note: The Nikon 1 cameras use different lenses than Nikon’s DSLRs, but you can attach a Nikon F-mount lens via an adapter.
Rounding out our tour of the front is an AF Assist lamp for focusing in low light, as well as Function and lens-release buttons and an NFC (near-field communication) tag on the grip.
Nikon added a convenient jog dial for camera/menu adjustments, with a red-dot button in the center for recording videos. Nearby are stereo mics, a built-in flash, a classic mode dial, and a shutter button/power lever. The built-in flash is a real plus compared to other mirrorless cameras that use add-ons that attach via the hot shoe, like Samsung’s NX500. But because of the built-in flash, the J5 doesn’t have a hot shoe, so there’s no way to add an optional mic, stronger flash, or electronic viewfinder (EVF). Whether those accessories are important depends on the user; we like the convenience of an EVF, for example, an option that isn’t available.
The back is dominated by a 3-inch touchscreen (rated 1,037K dots). It’s a good one, and we had few issues with wipeout or reflectivity once we cranked up the display brightness. Given the world’s propensity for self-portraits, the LCD flips 180-degrees for selfies. With the touch-focus enabled, capturing smiling faces is quite simple.
To the right of the screen are a comfortable thumb rest and the usual buttons and keys for navigation and function. It’s a little tight, but pressing them with a fingernail gets you there.
On the bottom is the battery compartment and MicroSD card slot. We’ve never been fans of tiny MicroSD cards for cameras (hard to handle, easy to lose), but since the J5 is so small, something had to give. Also a downer: The battery is rated only 250 shots compared to 350-plus for other admittedly larger mirrorless cameras. If you plan to be away from an outlet, a handy spare is highly recommended.
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Also making its debut at CES for JVC was the GY-LS300. The camera offers a variety of native recording formats, including 4K UHD, full HD with 4:2:2 sampling, and more. It also features JVC’s 4K Super 35mm CMOS sensor and micro four-thirds lens mount. Like the GY-HM200, it also comes with the HD streaming engine and Wi-Fi and 4G LTE connectivity. The GY-LS300 started shipping in March.
Sony used the bright lights of Vegas to showcase two new cameras, the first being the HDC-4300. This 2/3-inch three-sensor camera features up to 8x super slow motion in regular HD and 4K, with switchable flexibility. The camera uses the B4-mount lenses for sports and large event broadcasting. The HDC-4300 was released this summer.
The LDX 86 4K camera was one of Grass Valley’s big draws at the 2015 NAB Show, delivering live standard-frame-rate 4K video and 6x slow motion HD video, with an ability to easily switch between the two formats. The camera delivers 3840x2160 pixel images from a trio of 2K sensors with battery such as JVC BN-V408U Battery, JVC BN-V416U Battery, JVC BN-V428U Battery, JVC GR-DV5000 Battery, JVC BN-V607 Battery, JVC BN-V615U Battery, JVC GR-DVM9800 Battery, JVC BN-V507 Battery, JVC BN-V514U Battery, JVC GR-DVX90 Battery, JVC BN-V107U Battery, JVC BN-V114U Battery.
Able to be used for HD or UHD production, Blackmagic Design Micro Studio Camera 4K lives up to its name as a miniature production camera that can operate up to 2160p30 in UHD or 1080p60 in HD. Features include a built-in color corrector, talkback, tally indicator, PTZ control output,B4 lens control output, and a flexible MFT lens mout. The Micro Studio Camera began shipping in July.
The second camera Sony featured at the 2015 NAB Show, the PXW-X320 XDCAM shoulder-mount camcorder features three 1/2-inch sensors and supports MPEG-2 HD422 and XAVC HD Intra/Long GOP formats, as well as legacy codecs.
Developed with Japan Broadcasting Corp., Ikegami’s SHK-810 is an 8K UHD camera designed for live studio and field production. The SHK-810 is Ikegami’s fourth generation 8K camera. It is one-tenth the size of Ikegami’s first generation 8K camera and employs a single 33 million pixel Super 35 CMOS sensor for 4,000 TVL horizontal and vertical resolution.
Blackmagic Design went small with both of its new cameras, as they also released the URSA Mini this year. Premiering at NAB 2015 and released in July, the URSA Mini is available in either 4K or 4.6K sensor models with EF or PL mounts.
The latest addition to Red Digital Cinema’s 6K Dragon family of cameras, the Weapon was introduced at NAB 2015. The camera provides new color capabilities with the dynamic range of the 19 megapixel Red Dragon sensor. It also features simultaneous onboard Recode Raw and Apple ProRes recording, as well as 1D and 3D LUTs for color matching. Red’s Weapon began shipping this summer.
These Battery Breakthroughs Will Change Your Life Welcome to a Digital Camera Battery specialist of the Kyocera Digital Camera Battery
Batteries: They never seem to last long enough or are fully charged when we need them the most to power our phones, laptops or tablets. But that will change in the coming years, as several new technologies take power delivery to new heights and open up possibilities like phones that run for days or electric cars that go and go.
"Following years of slow and steady evolutionary improvements, batteries could be on the verge of a big revolution," said Vishal Sapru, research manager for energy and power systems at San Antonio-based Frost & Sullivan. "By re-engineering how batteries work, we could easily see double or triple the capacity of current batteries with like Kyocera BP-800S Battery, Kyocera BP-900S Battery, Kyocera BP-1000S Battery, Kyocera BP-760S Battery, Kyocera i4R Battery, Kyocera BP-1100S Battery, Kyocera U4R Battery, Kyocera BP-780S Battery, Kyocera Finecam SL400R Battery, Kyocera BP-1500S Battery, Kyocera CR-V3 Battery, Kyocera CRV3 Batteryover the next few years."
But that's all that’s coming down the pike for the power-mad among us. In addition to longer-lasting batteries, expect to see novel ways to top off the cells of a phone or computer. This includes clear solar cells embedded in displays as well as a way to transmit power wirelessly.
Today we may strive for full-day use of a notebook, but if these breakthroughs pan out, they could translate to two or three days of battery power on a charge. "It may not be time to throw away the AC adapter," Sapru said, "but it could be enough to be able to go for a couple of days without a charge."
In other words, it might be time to say goodbye to battery anxiety.
The soul of the digital machine is power, and when it comes to batteries, the devil is in the details, with many promising ideas that fail to pan out. The exception is the original lithium-ion cell battery that Sony and Asahi Kasei commercialized in the early 1990s and quickly became the standard for mobile electronics.
Over 25 years, scientists and engineers have improved this battery's capacity threefold, said Ann Marie Sastry, CEO of Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Sakti3. This improvement, however, has come at the expense of increasingly greater complexity. "It's hit the wall," she said. "The physics of batteries needs to change."
Made from a stack of solid layers, the Sakti3 prototype battery has an anode and cathode at the ends and a solid-state electrolytic layer in between, creating something akin to a battery sandwich. Rather than requiring exotic production equipment, the battery's layers are deposited individually onto a substrate using techniques similar to those employed in low-cost, thin-film processing, such as the method used to put the foil onto potato-chip bags. Rather than being made from battery parts that are assembled with an electrolytic paste in between, the Sakti3 design is built one layer at a time to create the electrodes and the electrolyte in between.
This new method could usher in an era in which the batteries are made right on the phone, tablet or notebook's circuit board, improving packaging, efficiency and reliability, Sastry said. "A solid-state battery can make the packaging of electronics much easier," she added.
Olympus TG-4 Review Welcome to a Digital Camera Battery specialist of the Olympus Digital Camera Battery
Olympus brings the follow-up to last year's rather fun and impressive TG-3 waterproof/rugged camera with the appropriately named Olympus TG-4. With altogether unchanged exterior styling and control scheme however, the improvements to this year's model are all under the hood, with new scene modes, faster GPS, and a big feature that's sure to please many enthusiasts: RAW capture.
Indeed, the Olympus TG-4 is not only Olympus' first, but also the industry's first rugged, waterproof compact camera with RAW file capture capability. The TG-4 should please those looking for maximum image quality from a camera that can take a serious beating right out of the box. The TG-4, like the TG-3 before it, includes both Program and Aperture Priority exposure modes as well as a host of scene modes and filter effects with battery like Olympus Li-80B Battery, Olympus T-110 Battery, Olympus BLM-1 Battery, Olympus C-8080 Battery, Olympus BLS-1 Battery, Olympus BCS-1 Battery, Olympus E-620 Battery, Olympus BLM-5 Battery, Olympus PS-BLM5 Battery, Olympus BLS-5 Battery, Olympus E-PL2 Battery, Olympus PS-BLS5 Battery. And the ability to record RAW files is available in all shooting modes that do not deal with composite shots or art filters.
And speaking of scene modes and composite shooting, the TG-4 gets an upgrade in that area, as well. Taking a cue from the E-M10, which originally introduced this feature, the TG-4 includes Olympus' Live Composite mode. Using Live Composite, the TG-4 is able to capture night scenes, cityscapes and even impressive long exposure star trail shots all in-camera and in real-time -- no need for computer-based post-processing to build these types of photographs manually from multiple images.
Another first for Olympus' Tough line of cameras is AF Target selection. Like their OM-D cameras, for example, the TG-4 allows you to use the rear 4-way directional control buttons to quickly and easily move the focus point. This makes it easy to compose and frame your shots, and then precisely control your point of focus.
Being fully waterproof and ready to explore the deep blue sea (or, well, 'deep' to a maximum of 50 feet without an add-on housing), the TG-4 includes a selection of underwater-specific shooting modes, including Underwater Snapshot mode as well as underwater wide-angle and macro modes. New for the TG-4, however, is a unique "Underwater HDR" mode, which captures and composites multiple images with increased shadow and highlight detail. It'll be interesting to see how this well works, given underwater shooting is often not very stable. We're told the TG-4 is able to compensate for slight movements, but if the movement is too great, the camera will alert you and not capture an image.
The final new feature on the TG-4 is the improved GPS module. Using "next-generation" GPS, the TG-4 reportedly can acquire a signal in under 10 seconds, which should make it more convenient to geo-tag media from your adventures. As in the predecessor model, the TG-4 can utilize both US-based GPS as well as the Russian GLONASS satellite positioning network. Using the OI.Track smartphone app as a companion, you can include GPS metadata when transferring and uploading images and videos to your favorite social media and photo sharing services. Like the previous model, the TG-4 includes an e.Compass mode that provides direction in addition to latitude, longitude, barometric pressure and altitude/water depth all on one screen. In addition to GPS and environmental sensors, the TG-4 features Wi-Fi connectivity, that when paired with the OI.Track smartphone app, allows for wireless transfer of stills and video as well as robust remote shooting capabilities for photos and video.
As for other factors and specs, the TG-4 borrows heavily from its predecessor. The body design and ruggedness specs remain the same. The Olympus TG-4 is able to withstand drops from 7 feet (2.1m) high, freezing temperatures down to 14°F (-10°C), crushing pressures of 220 pounds (100kgf), dusty conditions, and, of course, watery depths down to 50 feet (15m). The imaging sensor is tied to the same current-gen TruePic VII processor, which provides the same sensitivity range and burst-shooting performance of the earlier TG-3, that is to say: ISO 100 to 6,400 and full-res images bursts at five frames per second for as many as 100 frames.
In front of the same 16-megapixel 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor is a versatile 4x optical zoom lens that provides a comfortable 25-100mm-equivalent focal length range and a nice, bright f/2.0 aperture at the wide end. The aperture narrows to f/4.9 at full telephoto. However, for low-light shooting and particularly in dimmer underwater environments -- where a wide-angle perspective is very useful and often desired -- the bright f/2.0 aperture is a much-welcomed feature. The camera features an Aperture Priority mode, but unlike your typical camera, the aperture adjustments on the TG-4 are not as finely grained, but rather a three-step system. You can choose from f/2.0, f/2.8 or f/8.0 at the wide angle, and from f/4.9, f/6.3 or f/18.0 at telephoto.
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Almost exactly 15 months ago, the OnePlus One made its debut as a $299 flagship smartphone to wow the geeks; and it's even been lowered to $249 as of last month. That, of course, is to make way for the company's next act, the OnePlus 2 (we were asked to stick with "2" instead of "Two"). This update is actually not all that secretive no thanks to the teasers and a recent leak, but that's not to say you should lose interest in it, especially given the improved camera, better display, extra RAM and the switch from plastic to a more resilient magnesium alloy frame. Not to mention that the 2 also comes with a USB with battery such as Olympus Li-10B Battery, Olympus Li-12B Battery, Olympus Li-20B Battery, Olympus Li-30B Battery, Olympus Li-40B Battery, Olympus Li-42B Battery, Olympus Li-50B Battery, Olympus Stylus 9000 Battery, Olympus Li-60B Battery, Olympus FE-370 Battery, Olympus Li-70B Battery, Olympus FE-5040 BatteryType-C port, a fingerprint reader, dual nano-SIM slots and a special "alert" slider. As for the OnePlus 2's price: the 64GB version will retail for $389 while the 16GB version will cost you $329. Let's break it down.
It's interesting to see OnePlus adopting metal in favor of the cheaper plastic for its latest flagship, which explains why this new phone will cost a tad more than when its predecessor launched last year. That said, it's been well over a year for the first lot of OnePlus One users, so perhaps they won't mind the little extra cost for the much-anticipated update. And it's not just the change of material, either; take a closer look and you'll notice the subtle curve -- from the screen to the back side -- on the magnesium alloy frame. It's a bit like how Motorola crafted the latest Moto X, not as apparent, but still a nice touch. There are also stainless steel accents throughout that contribute to an overall more premium feel compared to the original.
Speaking of the back, yes, you can still swap the cover, but with much more ease this time: just pop it off from the bottom-left corner (after which you'll have access to the dual nano-SIM tray underneath). At launch, OnePlus will be offering four alternative covers -- Kevlar, bamboo, rosewood and black apricot -- should you wish to try something other than the black sandstone that comes with the phone. Bear in mind, however, that these StyleSwap covers will cost you around $27 each.
One notable addition to the OnePlus 2 is a special "alert slider" on the phone's left spine. Unlike the usual mute switch you would find on an iPhone, this one actually toggles among three different notification profiles: "None," which disables all notifications; "Priority," which only enables notifications from your priority contacts; and "All," which, you guessed it, enables all of them. Funnily enough, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei said this idea actually came from a Reddit user who wanted to solve a small pain point: The "Do Not Disturb" button isn't always easy to find on Android. CEO Pete Lau doesn't want to stop there, though, because to him, disabling all notifications means you want total focus, so he's even considering some sort of lockdown mode that forbids you from using your OnePlus 2 until you flip the switch to either "Priority" or "All."
As with many other recent top-tier smartphones, the OnePlus 2 is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810, a chipset consisting of a 1.8GHz octa-core 64-bit processor and an Adreno 430 GPU. In light of said chip's overheating rumors from earlier this year, OnePlus specifically pointed out that it's using the cooler 810 v2.1, which, in combination with the thermal gel and graphite stuffed into the body, should keep the phone palm-friendly in most cases (Qualcomm tells us that "virtually all OEMs who have announced devices based on the Snapdragon 810 processor are currently using version 2.1"). We didn't feel the phone getting too warm in our brief hands-on, but we'd need more extensive testing to see if this is truly the case.
Other specs are as you'd expect on a flagship phone today: 3GB or 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, 16GB or 64GB of internal storage (no microSD expansion due to risk of hindering performance), a 3,300mAh fixed battery and a near-native Android 5.1 in the form of OnePlus' OxygenOS. The latter offers a handful of innovative features beyond the default Lollipop interface. For one thing, it lets you toggle on-screen nav buttons on in case you dislike the capacitive hardware controls. You can also rearrange the order of those buttons and customize the look of the menu with "dark mode" and different accent colors.
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The 15.6-inch screen is a backlit LCD with a much-needed anti-glare coating, making it easy to see and work on whether in a brightly lit room or at night. Also great for working those late hours is the backlit keyboard, which brightens everything up for easy accessibility with battery such as panasonic DMW-BMB9 Battery, panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 Battery, panasonic DMW-BLC12 Battery, panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 Battery, panasonic DMW-BCJ13E Battery, panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 Battery, panasonic DMW-BLD10E Battery, panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 Battery, panasonic DMW-BLE9E Battery, panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 Battery, panasonic DMW-BCK7E Battery, panasonic NCA-YN101H Battery.
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Panasonic Toughbook SX2Panasonic calls this laptop “business-rugged” for a reason. With a magnesium alloy case and a shock-proof 320 GB hard drive, it is able to easily survive a drop from nearly a meter without flinching. It has all the connections a business professional could possibly need for the next presentation to the big client: three USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports, support for VGA and HDMI, an SD card slot, and a DVD drive. The 12.1” HD+ LED display gives you stunning, accurate colors that are easily visible, even in conditions that would cause glare on lesser screens.
It’s just as impressive inside as it is outside. With a 14.5 hour Lithium Ion battery, you’ll be able to easily work during those long international flights. To make sure that those 14.5 hours are well spent, Panasonic’s Toughbook comes with 2.6 GHz of power and up to 8 GB of RAM so you’ll never waste time on loading screens.
The always loved and reliable Windows 7 Professional comes stock on the Toughbook in either the 32- or 64-bit along with Panasonic Utilities and Recovery Partition to ensure that your software is working properly and safely. The Panasonic Toughbook business laptops are also safe with the three-year manufacturer’s warranty.
Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch with Retina DisplayWhat list of best laptops would be complete without an Apple MacBook Pro? Stock it comes out packing quite a few punches, the titular 15.4-inch Retina display packing in 220ppi into 2880×1800 resolution being the most obvious of them all. Some other pre-customization features are the Intel Core i7 2.5 GHz processor (with a turbo boost up to 3.7 GHz) and the incredible 16 GB of RAM. Again, that’s just out-of-the-box, showing you exactly why Apple has been the top name in media editing.
It comes packed with OS X Mavericks, but the update for Yosemite is already out so that may be changing soon. Either OS gives plenty of compatibility with the iPad and iPhone iOS (Mavericks integrating with 7 and Yosemite being built for both 7 and 8). One of the things about Apple’s OS that puts it ahead of Windows in some respects is its stability. Without several disparate hardware configurations to be compatible with, you know that each iOS was built from the ground up hand-in-hand with the hardware for the best compatibility possible. This dedication to compatibility means that the MacBook has great power management, even while running several programs.
As always, it’s a mainstay in the desktop-replacement class and perfect for the on-the-go businessperson because it is extremely small and extremely light. At just 1.8 cm x 35.89 cm x 9.73 cm and weighing in at just 2.02 kg, it can easily be slipped into anyone’s backpack or suitcase. Unfortunately, it is not a durable option so, while you’re running for a cab or propping it on your knees while on the couch, be careful with it.
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Shield customers with tablets that match the sell dates can visit Nvidia’s Web site to find out how to get new devices. Meanwhile, the company is asking people to stop using the recalled tablets other than to back up their data and to register for the recall.
We turned to Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, to get his thoughts on the danger -- and the recall. He told us overheating and even fires are recurring problems with lithium-ion technology.
“If you charge it fast, or screw up the formulation, it often has a tendency to overheat and it makes for a nasty and rather hot fire,” Enderle said. “We’ve had issues with phones, laptops -- and a lithium-ion pack for my electric bike nearly burned down my home and put the bike manufacturer out of business.”
Enderle is quick to point out that the battery isn’t core Nvidia technology. In other words, it’s a supplier problem and the supplier will likely bear most, if not all, of the cost of the recall. Nvidia is doing the right thing with the voluntary recall, because even though the odds of a lethal fire are low it’s not wise to take risks with this kind of a problem, he said.
“The only right way to deal with it is to recall and replace the products with the questionable battery packs. It is unusual for just one company to have this problem as these batteries are often sold to multiple vendors, suggesting there are tablets from others in market that have the same problem but aren’t being recalled,” Enderle said. “This happened years ago when we had the Sony battery issue, only some of the PC makers initially did the recall and it took several people nearly losing their lives before the others got on board. We’ll hope that isn’t the case this time.”
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Australia, the sunniest continent, is luring solar battery suppliers from Tesla Motors to LG Corp as the global rollout of the technology for home and business power storage gathers pace.
At stake is a domestic market that could be worth $24 billion, according to Morgan Stanley. Australia leads the world in putting solar panels on roofs, and by 2040, about one in two homes are forecast to rely on sun power.
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"Australia has all the criteria that you would look for - high sunshine, high energy prices and low financing costs," Michael Parker, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co in Hong Kong, said. "It's a good test market."
With solar power set to draw $US3.7 trillion in investment through 2040, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, interest in power storage is surging.
LG Chem wants to capture 30 per cent of the Australian market, the South Korean company said in an email response to questions. The industry could could grow 15-fold in the next two years to more than 30,000 storage systems, it said.
Samsung SDI Co, meanwhile, is testing its storage units with Australian retailer Origin Energy, which expects to offer the products to customers later this year, and AU Optronics Corp of Taiwan is working with AGL Energy.
Government subsidies and falling prices fueled a wave of growth in solar panel installations in Australia, and the country is set to see further expansion. About 6 million, or half of Australian homes, are forecast to have solar systems by 2040, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
"The ability to store the energy that's generated by solar is a huge opportunity within this market," Heath Walker, Tesla's marketing manager in Melbourne, said by phone. In coming months, the company plans to unveil battery partnerships with utilities or solar developers in Australia, he said.
Battery storage does face obstacles, though, with the cost and the size of the systems needed to maintain a reliable power source deterring some consumers, the Grattan Institute found.
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Two months after having a rooftop solar and battery system installed, it's a different story.
Whiltsher's bill has more than halved. She enjoys the novelty of watching her "new toy" transforming the flow of energy around her house, leaving her largely independent of the wires outside.
At approaching $40,000, it hasn't been a cheap investment. But that's not the point.
"As far as I am concerned if it takes me off the grid then it's paid for itself already," she says.
Whiltsher's enthusiasm to invest hard-earned cash for a home power system that may take as long as 12 years to pay for itself is being echoed around the country as Australians race to install batteries.
While the much-hyped Powerwall home battery system from Californian electric car pioneer Tesla Motors won't be available locally until 2016, lithium-ion batteries have been on offer to Australian homes and businesses for the last year or so.
High-tech, adaptable and controllable and typically the size of a small fridge, these systems have left clumsy and ugly lead acid batteries far behind.
Less than a week after the soft launch of the sleek Powerwall and larger Powerpack batteries in late April, Tesla was said to have sold out until mid-2016 after about $US800 million of orders for some 55,000 Powerwalls and 25,000 commercial units.
In Australia, the 1.4 million homes with rooftop solar panels are the battleground for battery providers and retailers.
Others, like Whiltsher, are starting from scratch, having batteries and rooftop solar fitted at the same time. Even for homes without solar PV panels, batteries could make economic sense down the track, many say.
Certainly that's what experts predict. The International Renewable Energy Agency predicts the global market for battery storage will grow from $US220 million ($302 million) in 2014 to $US18 billion by 2023.
Ivor Frischknecht, chief executive of Australian Renewable Energy Agency, calls it an "energy revolution".
"If batteries are cheap enough this value proposition will ensure that most homes have solar and storage within a few years," he says.
With the world's highest uptake of residential solar per capita, Australian demand for batteries that allow households to better match up the power generated from their rooftop panels with when they want to use it is primed to take off.
The implications from a large re-engineering of the nation's power supply, if that happens, are everywhere one looks from housing design to streetscapes without powerlines and the electricity grid and its power stations to rent in office buildings.
Morgan Stanley estimates that 2.4 million east coast homes will have batteries installed within the next few years. That has real implications for retailers such as AGL Energy and Origin Energy.
Those retailers are in turn making sure they are in on the action. AGL has started offering suitcase-sized batteries with a 6 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion system, storing enough to power a home for a few hours.
Origin is set to introduce its battery offer within weeks, while Snowy Hydro's Red Energy retail business is trialling a Panasonic battery.
"We felt there was such a market in the 1.4 million that have solar that you can't turn away from it," says Snowy chief executive Paul Broad.
"Our customers have clearly said they are into the whole renewable alternative energy source, so we will respond."
ActewAGL managing director Michael Costello puts it more bluntly: "It's what our customers want, and if we don't supply, they'll ask another retailer."
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The youth-oriented Panasonic Love T10 is a dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) smartphone which runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat out-of-the-box. It comes with a 3.5-inch HVGA (480x800 pixel) TFT LCD display. The smartphone is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor (MediaTek MT6572M) coupled with 512MB of RAM. It bears 4GB of inbuilt storage, which is further expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB). It sports a 2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera alongside a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front camera.
On the connectivity front, the Panasonic Love T10 offers 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, GPS/ A-GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, FM, Micro-USB 2.0, and Bluetooth 4.0 options. It packs a 1400mAh battery, measures 112.2x62x11.9mm, and weighs 100 grams.
"Smartphones today have overtaken personal computers and tablets to become the ultimate gateway for those who want to connect to the internet on-the-go. Due to a surge in mobile internet users outpacing the growth in the Indian market, we have an introduced this device which not only meets the affordability aspect but also supports vernacular languages for our consumers. Catering to the needs of masses as well as the classes, the LOVE T10 is a perfect device that offers a blend of technology and design making it a smart utility product," said Pankaj Rana, Business Head - Mobility Division, Panasonic India.
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New design looks and feels great, with a couple caveats
In a brief hands-on with a prototype unit, we found the camera to be quite comfortable for the most part and indeed noticeably larger and thicker-feeling than the original GX7. The deeper handgrip design is nice and makes for a more secure grip on the body. We did come across one small caveat that we felt worth mentioning. On the GX7, the rear thumb control dial was nearly flush with the back surface of the camera and was positioned right next to your thumb for ease of use. On the GX8, however, the repositioned rear dial is much higher up on the camera body and a bit farther forward onto the center of the camera with battery such as panasonic DMC-FX01 Battery, panasonic DMC-FX12 Battery, panasonic CGA-S006E Battery, panasonic DMW-BMA7 Battery, panasonic DMC-FZ50 Battery, panasonic CGA-S007E Battery, panasonic CGA-S008 Battery, panasonic CGA-S008E Battery, panasonic SDR-S10 Battery, panasonic DB-70 battery, panasonic VW-VBD2 battery, panasonic VW-VBD1 battery. We felt that we had to reach a little further with our thumb or at least reposition our hand slightly to get our thumb in place over the thumbrest protrusion. This is far from a deal-breaker in our eyes, but those with smaller hands at least may want to keep this in mind.
The mode dial has been moved off the far corner and toward the center of the camera and now sits atop a large dedicated exposure compensation dial, itself a new feature on the GX8. (We should note that these product images are of a pre-production model, and we've been told the label of the exposure compensation dial here is opposite to what the final production model will indicate. In other words, positive numbering along the top and negative along the bottom.)
Interestingly, and perhaps to the dismay of many, Panasonic has opted for this dual mode dial and exposure compensation dial cluster instead of a built-in pop-up flash. The GX8 still maintains its hot-shoe, though, so those with an external flash unit will be good to go. Note however that an external flash unit is not included in the standard body-only bundle.
Dual Operation Switch offers vast customization
Like we saw on the G7, the thumb or rear control dial surrounds a new Dual Operation Switch. This "switch," which is technically a button, is fully customizable to perform a host of secondary mode and settings adjustments. By default, the rear control dial has a dedicated set of functions depending on the shooting mode, such as aperture or shutter speed adjustments. With a quick press of the Dual Operation Switch, you can quickly and temporarily adjust things like ISO, white balance, drive mode, or Photo Style. Then, simply press the button again, or give the shutter release a quick half-press, and the control dials return to their default functions.
Panasonic has also added a dedicated customizable Function button to the top deck controls, as well as moving the video recording start/stop button over to the far right edge of the top deck.
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The Panasonic HC-X1000 has multiple 4K Ultra-HD recording formats and bit rates, including both 3,840 x 2,160-pixel and 4,096 x 2,160-pixel varieties. The highest-quality 4K recording is done at a bit rate of 150 Mbps (60 fps), and files can be saved in either MOV or MP4 format. There’s also a setting for 4K recording at 100 Mbps/30 fps. Regardless of how the file is saved, the HC-X1000 uses MPEG-4 encoding.
In addition to shooting at 4K resolution, the HC-X1000 can be set for HD (1,920 x 1,080 pixels), in which case it records in the AVCHD format at bit rates up to 28 Mbps. The camera uses a single 1/2.3-inch (approximately 0.43-inch) sensor.
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At the front of the Panasonic HC-X1000 is a Leica 20x lens that goes from a wide angle of around 30mm to telephoto of 600mm. I say it this way because the focal length of the lens changes slightly depending on whether you are shooting in the 4,096 x 2,160 or 3,840 x 2,160 format.
The lens is rated at f1.8 at the wide end and f3.6 at the telephoto end, which are pretty good numbers for a camera in this price range. At the front of the lens is a removable hood that has a nifty integrated lens cap.
The HC-X1000 can shoot in total darkness with an infrared setting and a small built-in IR light. The resulting video is monochrome, but it will give you video in no-light situations. Getting a more powerful IR emitter than the small built-in LED will greatly extend the reach of IR shooting.
In one of many seemingly professional features, you can set the HC-X1000 to record audio in either linear pulse code modulation (LPCM) or advanced audio coding (AAC) formats, with LPCM being uncompressed and therefore higher quality. Also on the audio side, the camera has two XLR audio inputs that can be set for either mic or line levels, and even provide phantom power for electret microphones. The camera comes with a shotgun mic mount, which provides shock isolation from the body.
In addition to a fully automatic setting, the HC-X1000 can have virtually all settings (audio and video) set for manual control. This includes zoom, focus and iris on the lens, as well as an integrated neutral-density filter. To help get sharp focus, the camera has focus peaking, which puts colored fringing around the object in focus.
Speaking of getting good focus, the HC-X1000 has a 3.5-inch touchscreen monitor as well as an eyepiece viewfinder. Both are clear and bright, and the touchscreen has more natural response than I have previously experienced on video cameras. The 3.5-inch display docks completely into the body of the camera, and it pulls out and rotates to let you shoot at any angle. The eyepiece viewfinder tilts up and down to achieve a comfortable shooting angle.
Everywhere you look on the Panasonic HC-X1000 there are more features. Some that I’m not going to address include WiFi capability, HDMI, USB2 and USB3 ports, adjustable shutter speeds, multiple presets, and a comfortable carrying handle with camera-top controls for zoom and record start/stop. If this is a “prosumer” camera, it’s positioned much closer to the “pro” end than the “sumer” end.
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This year, manufacturers seem to be scramming to add 4K video recording capabilities to their new camcorders. Announced at CES in January for the first time, Panasonic India on Tuesday launched two camcorders with 4K Ultra HD video recording capability - HC-WX970 and HC-VX870. The cameras are available at Rs. 84,990 and Rs. 74,990 respectively.
The HC-WX970 and the HC-VX870 are carbon copies of each other except for one hardware addition on the flagship HC-WX970 variant; it has an integrated camera attached to the flip screen which can be used to capture picture-in-picture videos/images using Twin Camera modes with battery such as panasonic CGR-V610 Battery, panasonic CGR-V620 Battery, panasonic CGR-V14 Battery, panasonic CGR-D08 Battery, panasonic CGR-D120 Battery, panasonic CGR-D320 Battery, panasonic CGR-D220 Battery, panasonic CGR-D16S Battery, panasonic CGR-D28 Battery, panasonic CGA-DU06 battery, panasonic CGA-DU21 battery, panasonic CGA-DU14 battery. That said, the feature is also available on the HC-VX870 using a smartphone that can be connected using the built-in Wi-Fi. Other video recording modes includes slow motion 1080p video capture at 120fps and 240fps (interpolated).
Both the cameras use a 1/2.3-inch back-illuminated (BSI) MOS Sensor and a Leica 20x optical zoom lens with a focal length of 30.8-626mm (35mm equivalent). The camera uses a Crystal Engine 4K processor and a hybrid 5-axis OIS system. The microphone can capture 5.1-channel surround sound. Also, both the cameras weigh approximately 360 grams. They also have a 3-inch wide LCD monitor with a resolution of 460,800 dots. There is a 3.6V battery inside.
Interestingly, the Panasonic camcorders include High Dynamic Range (HDR) Movie functionality, which is apparently a first in the world of FHD consumer camcorders. We are really intrigued by the Twin Camera functionality of the camcorders.
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We just spent a week shooting the new Pentax 645z, the new, somewhat-affordable medium format system. We wanted to take a real world approach to how we would test the camera, so like most reviews on Fstoppers, this will be less technical and more about how it performed on the job. It was put through its paces at full wedding, a weeks worth of portrait sessions and a night shoot.
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Medium format offers a few great advantages over 35mm: larger pixels, larger files, better color, and leaf shutter lenses. This all came at a cost, as until now a MF kit would set you back between $20k and $40k. It would shoot slow, it might have one AF point, and you would be stuck below ISO 400.
We chose to specifically not use a tripod and we weren't shooting tethered. We wanted to see if we would be able to shoot it exactly like we'd shoot our Canon 5d Mark IIIs. We found the autofocus to be reasonbly fast in ideal to good light situations and very accurate. The battery lasted much longer than we anticipated- it showed 75% still remaining after being used for a full wedding day. This was also the first time we were able to use workable live view on medium format. The grip feels nice and sturdy in your hand, however the button placement doesn't seem to be as refined as Canon/Nikon. I’d love to see a joystick on the back for moving AF points and the zoom box in Live View.
There is a massive amount of detail in the shadows and the highlight retention is decent. I do recommend using live view for real-time blown highlight warnings, it is actually useful because it doesn’t use the preview jpeg to generate the warning, but the actual raw sensor data. Here is a shot that we underexposed by over five stops to test this. The colors stayed true and there were very little noise issues.
Here is a better real world example showing why this can be helpful for our everyday. Shooting a couple in front of a sunset can be tricky- you want to capture the color of the fading sun and have more than a silhouette of your subject. This is easily attainable by utililzing the sensors dynamic shadow detail.
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Back in 2012, Panasonic got long-zoom fans' pulses racing with the Lumix FZ200, a camera that paired a mighty 24x optical zoom range with an impressively-bright f/2.8 constant aperture. Now, it returns with the Panasonic FZ300, a camera which takes the best of its Dave's Pick-winning predecessor -- including the exact same lens -- but which brings the design right up to date and resolves the majority of our criticisms of the earlier model.
Just as in its predecessor, the 12-megapixel Panasonic FZ300 sports a 1/2.3"-type image sensor, but it's now paired to a current-generation Venus Engine image processor. That change brings with it a half-frame per second increase in performance with autofocus enabled, according to Panasonic. You should be able to extract six frames per second at full resolution with autofocus enabled, or as much as 12 fps with focus locked between frames with like Pentax D-Li2 Battery, Pentax Optio 430 Battery, Pentax D-LI50 Battery, Pentax Dynax 5D Battery, Pentax D-LI63 Battery, Pentax D-LI68 Battery, Pentax Optio S12 Battery, Pentax Optio Z10 Battery, Pentax D-LI72 Battery, Pentax D-LI78 Battery, Pentax D-LI88 Battery, Pentax Camileo SX900 Battery. The new processor's more robust noise processing has also allowed Panasonic to do away with the concept of extended sensitivity, making the entire ISO 100 to 6400-equivalent range available by default.
The Panasonic FZ300 retains the SLR-like styling of its predecessor, but its body is just a little larger and heavier, having grown by some 0.2 to 0.3 inches in all dimensions, and gained around 3.6 ounces (17.5%) of extra mass. There's a very good reason for this, though, and it's one which will make the FZ300 a much more versatile camera than its predecessor, especially for sports and nature shooters who have to deal with the elements. The FZ300's body is brand new, and as well as the addition of some new controls, it's also been fully splash and dust-proofed!
While the imaging pipeline is pretty similar to that of the earlier camera, the electronic viewfinder and LCD monitor have both received a significant overhaul. The EVF is now both higher-resolution and, with a 0.7x magnification, yields a much larger image than the 0.46x finder of the FZ200. Contrast ratio of the new finder's Organic LED display is said to be 10,000:1, and it now includes a proximity sensor that allows it to be enabled (and if you choose, autofocus started automatically) as soon as you raise it to your eye.
And the tilting 3.0-inch LCD monitor also now boasts a higher resolution, brighter panel that should be easier to see in sunlight. For bonus points, it even includes a touch-screen overlay that lets it be used to select subjects for focus, control menus, and more. (You can even use the LCD monitor as a quasi-touch pad for selecting the focus point while framing through the viewfinder, which is a pretty cool feature.)
When we reviewed the FZ200, we noted our desire for better autofocus at longer focal lengths, and that's hopefully been answered as well. Panasonic has gifted the FZ300 with a brand-new Light Speed AF-branded autofocus system including Depth From Defocus technology. It now operates twice as fast, at a refresh rate of 240 frames per second, and includes predictive autofocus algorithms, changes that the company says will allow a doubling of tracking performance. And low-light AF -- an area we already singled out as impressive in the earlier camera -- has further improved, with Panasonic claiming that the Lumix FZ300 can now focus in starlit conditions all the way down to -3EV.
Panasonic has also worked on the FZ300's image stabilization system. In place of the dual-axis Power O.I.S. image stabilization system of the FZ200, the new model now sports a five-axis Hybrid O.I.S. system. Note, though, that during 4K movie capture or high-frame rate video, the five-axis system is not available. Oh, and if you found yourself disappointed that the FZ200 didn't allow access to its fastest 1/4,000 second shutter speed unless you stopped all the way down to f/8 or smaller, we have good news: The Panasonic FZ300 will now allow 1/4,000 second at f/4 or smaller. There's also a 1/16,000-second electronic shutter function, and the FZ300 can now automatically level horizons in your images much as do some DSLRs from Pentax.
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As the announcement date of Motorola's third-generation Moto G is getting closer, we're learning more and more about the upcoming handset.
The latest info regarding the Moto G (2015) is related to its battery. As previously reported, the device should come with a 2470 mAh battery. Now, thanks to an image showing a Moto G (2015) price card - which actually doesn't reveal any prices - we also know that the phone's battery can "power you through a full day." While that's not exactly impressive (other smartphones, like some of Sony's Xperias, are able to offer two-day battery life) with battery such as Sony NP-BK1 Battery, sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950 battery, sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980 Battery, Sony NP-55 Battery, Sony NP-77H Battery, sony NP-98 battery, sony NEX-5 Battery, sony NP-90 battery, Sony NP-FV50 Battery, Sony NP-FV70 Battery, sony NP-FV100 battery, sony NP-FW50 Battery, it's not bad, either.
The new image also confirms that the third-gen Moto G will be available in Canada via Telus, but other carriers will probably sell the handset, too.
The Moto G (2015) will run Android 5.1 Lollipop, being powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (or maybe 610) processor. It looks like there will be two distinct versions of the new Moto G: one featuring a 5-inch 1080p display, 2 GB of RAM, and 16 GB of internal memory, and another one with a 5-inch 720p screen, 1 GB of RAM, and 8 GB of storage space. Both should be water-resistant (IPX7-certified), coming with 13 MP and 5 MP cameras (rear and front).
Motorola is seemingly planning to announce the Moto G (2015) next week, on July 28. The third-gen Moto X, plus a new Moto Droid could also be unveiled on that day.
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Customers can now purchase Sony's SmartWatch 3 for as low as $147.97, as the wearable device is now on sale at online retail giant Amazon.
The $147.97 price tag is for the white version of the SmartWatch 3. The lime version of the wearable device will cost $159.95, and the black version will carry a price tag of $170.11.
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The higher price of the black version of the SmartWatch 3 is likely because there is a higher demand for that model of the wearable device.
There is no indication on how long the offer will stand from Amazon, and so users looking to pick up a wearable device and have been looking at Sony's SmartWatch 3 as an option should take this chance to purchase one at as much as a 43 percent discount.
Sony's SmartWatch 3 was unveiled by the company in the IFA conference of last year, which was held in Berlin. The device features a 1.6-inch display with 4GB of internal memory capacity, and is IP58 rated as a waterproof device. The SmartWatch 3 also packs a built-in GPS, and has recently been updated to the latest version of the Android Wear OS, namely Android Wear 5.1.1.
However, potential customers should be warned that there is a bug in Android Wear 5.1.1 that is causing battery drain issues in the wearable devices that have the latest version of the operating system installed.
The problem seems to affect all the devices that have received an update to Android Wear 5.1.1 to keep at par with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop for mobile devices. In addition to Sony's SmartWatch 3, other affected devices include LG's G Watch, G Watch R and G Watch Urbane and Samsung's Gear Live.
A representative for Google acknowledged the issue back in June, and has said that the company is aware of the problem and is working on a fix for the issue.
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The advanced manufacturing movement has spread to solar as well. The solar-panel industry’s standard manufacturing method “is reminiscent of how the Greeks made glass.”
Frank Van Mierlo, founder of a Massachusetts solar panel company called 1366, said that his own industry’s standard manufacturing method “is reminiscent of how the Greeks made glass.” He said his company has devised a new way to make panels that chops out much of the inefficiency.
In a new report, McKinsey describes a broad new age of manufacturing that it calls Industry 4.0. The consulting firm says the changes under way are affecting most businesses. They are probably not “another industrial revolution,” it says, but together with battery like sony DSC-FX88 battery, sony NP-FT1 battery, sony DSC-T9 battery, Sony NP-FP50 Battery, Sony DCR-30 Battery, sony NP-FP90 battery, sony NP-FP70 Battery, sony NP-FA70 battery, Sony NP-FA50 Battery, Sony NP-FM500H Battery, sony DSLR-A850 battery, sony DSLR-A900 Battery, there is “strong potential to change the way factories work.”
For decades, the US has watched its bedrock manufacturing industries wither away, as they’ve instead grown thick in Japan, in South Korea, in China, Taiwan and elsewhere in Asia. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the US lost about 5 million manufacturing jobs just from 1997 to 2014. This includes the production of lithium-ion batteries, which, though invented by Americans, were commercialized in Japan and later South Korea and China.
So Chiang’s innovation could be a poster-child for a new strain of thinking in the US. This says that, while such industries are not likely to return from Asia, the US can possibly reinvent how they manufacture. The country wouldn’t take back nearly as many jobs as it has lost. But there could be large profits, as the country once again moves a step ahead in crucial areas of technology.
To be clear, this is not Chiang’s goal. He is a professed universalist, divorced from scientific realpolitik. But should he succeed, as he plans to, then in addition to helping to decode the perplexing problem of batteries, he might contribute to continuing America’s political and economic dominance.
Chiang and Wilder are about to embark on a third round of investment, seeking $20 million to $30 million. They would spend the money to scale up to production of a new machine that makes a cell every two to ten seconds. This machine, to be available for sale in two years, would be for stationary electric batteries—used to power businesses, neighborhoods and utilities, rather than cars.
The machine would have a capacity of 79 megawatt-hours a year and produce any kind of lithium-ion battery for a cost of about $160 per kilowatt-hour. By 2020, Chiang says, that will be down to about $85, 30% below where conventional lithium-ion batteries—whose cost is also dropping—may be by then. But most importantly, the machine would be priced at about $11 million. Hence, the startup cost of getting into lithium-ion battery manufacturing would plummet. “It’s so far out of the paradigm, you just don’t believe it,” said Wilder.
If 24M creates this machine, and if it can sell it into the market—an entirely different question—it will clearly shake up big industries, including stationary and electric car batteries, not to mention utilities. How quickly is anyone’s guess.
Chiang seems ambivalent as 24M begins to disclose what it’s been doing all these years. Until now, the entire industry has had a singular idea of how batteries are manufactured. Chiang’s own rivals were, until today, convinced that he was on a far-fetched crusade to figure out flow batteries.
But now, if they look hard at what he is really doing, and accept his approach, they may attempt to copy him. “If you haven’t seen the movie play out before, you don’t have the confidence it can be done,” he said. But staying a step ahead is also part of the startup game.
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The lens is a Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T f/1.8-f/3.4 that starts at a full frame-equivalent 29.5mm wide-angle and ends at a 10x optical zoom. It uses Balanced Optical SteadyShot (BOSS) to dampen movements on all axes thanks to a gyroscopic lens and image sensor processing. BOSS has been flaunting its efficacy for years and is a serious advantage on a 4K camcorder, preserving the image quality here and reducing judders remarkably well.
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You can also record in Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 50p in AVCHD format, as well as 720p at 50p. This will naturally take up less space on your memory card, and the picture quality will still be excellent.
Audio is recorded in stereo (48 kHz / 16 bits) in PCM format. The built-in mic contains five capsules and can produce Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. For each channel, a VU meter appears on the monitor. This mode, which can be activated in the menu, allows you to record videos compatible with 5.1 home cinema systems.
We tested the AX33 outside in sunny weather. Needless to say, videos turn out much more detailed than on a Full HD camcorder, since 4K/UHD contains twice as many horizontal lines. But even more than the resolution, what gives the AX33 such beautiful picture quality is really the added functions, starting with the Balanced Optical SteadyShot image stabilization. It greatly reduces judder, enough to let you walk, move around and take panoramas while keeping a steady image. This is a boon for pros and beginners alike, and it even works at long focal lengths.
Don’t like the Camcorders on the Market? Make your Own! Welcome to a Sony Digital Camera Battery specialist of the Sony Camcorder Battery
When Dan Vance was making his 90 minute sci-fi feature “The Shivering Earth,” he couldn’t afford to use film or rent high def video cameras, he wasn’t satisfied with the quality of camcorders on the consumer market, and he couldn’t wait for the Red One to be made available for the masses.
So he did what any red blooded, enterprising film director would do … he designed and built his own video camera! Sure, it looks like a camera from the late 80s, but inside, it’s mechanics represent cutting edge video capture technology with tapeless recording via hard drive.
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Vance shot his first film, “Cold Day in Hell,” a prototype proof of concept by cobbling together a JVC SVHS Recorder with several other cannibalized camera parts from a Hitachi industrial PAL camcorder. The result was a 700 DPI resolution image. Pretty good to prove the, but Vance wanted a pure tapeless recording system to raise the resolution above 50i in progressive scan. The result are “film-look” images to give a big budget feel to an independent feature on a shoestring.
Vance’s next project? Perhaps a custom built 3D camera.
Canon delivers their PIXMA iP110 Wireless Mobile Printer Welcome to a Canon Digital Camera Battery specialist of the Canon Camcorder Battery
If there is one advantage of having a wired connection, it would be the amount of stability that comes with it. However, since we have been making the transition to a wireless society as much as possible in recent times, wireless technology has also more or less advanced alongside, making it pretty stable and reliable. Apart from that, you won’t have to grapple with cables that tend to be the starting point for dust bunnies to form colonies, not to mention getting all twisted up along the way. A mobile wireless printer is not a new idea, but it is definitely an idea that is worth looking at – more than just once, too. Canon intends to break new ground with their Canon PIXMA iP110 wireless mobile printer that allows on-the-go business professionals to have a printer which is able to keep up with their ever-changing lifestyle.
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This particular printer would feature a 9600 x 2400 maximum color dpi which delivers incredible detail in both business documents and photos. Since it is so lightweight and compact, it is a snap to carry around on your travels, while supporting the Wireless PictBridge standard. Not only that, it will feature print speeds of up to nine images-per-minute (ipm) for black and 5.9 ipm for color. The asking price for the Canon PIXMA iP110 wireless mobile printer stands at $249.99 if you are interested.
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? Accuracy: Check the packaging to make sure the monitor has been independently tested and validated for accuracy and reliability. You can see a list of validated monitors at dableducational.org.
? Ease of use: Be sure the display on the monitor is easy to read and understand， and that the buttons are big enough. The directions for applying the cuff and operating the monitor should be clear.
? Extra features: Many monitors come with additional features such as irregular heartbeat detection that checks for arrhythmias and other abnormalities; a risk category indicator that tells you whether your blood pressure is in the high range; a data-averaging function that allows you to take multiple readings and get an overall average; multiple user memory that allows two or more users to save previous readings; and computer connections so you can download the data to your computer.
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Like Canon’s new PowerShot models announced at CES 2015， the Vixia camcorder lineup also gets a very minor refresh. The features of note are upgrades to the NFC （support for active tagging， which allows for the exchange of data） and improved battery life. Otherwise， they are identical to existing products. Launch pricing also stays the same.
The new Vixia models are the HF R62 （$450）， HF R60 （$400）， and HF R600 （$300）. The R62 succeeds the R52， but battery life has increased to 180 minutes. The R60 and R600 are step-ups from the R50 and R500， respectively， and these get a longer 120-minute battery with such as canon NB-5H battery， canon BP-911 battery， canon BP-915 battery， canon BP-930 battery， canon BP-945 battery， canon BP-950G battery， canon BP-970G battery， canon XH-A1 battery， canon BP-608A battery， canon BP-617 battery， canon BP-512 battery， canon BP-511 battery. All three use a 3.28-megapixel Full HD CMOS （1080/60p） and Digic DV 4 image processor.
The differences are that the R62 and R60 come with built-in storage （32GB and 8GB， respectively）， as well as support for SD cards. The R600 only records to SD. The R62 and R60 also have Wi-Fi and NFC， and can be controlled remotely via iOS or Android.
If you’re wondering why companies still make camcorders， given that smartphones can shoot video， another camera company told us that handheld consumer camcorders still sell very well， and there’s a strong demand for them. With 4K TVs getting less expensive， we had hoped Canon would have dazzled us with 4K-capable camcorders. But the year only just started， so Canon could just be keeping mum on some better， upcoming models.
Sony 4K Action Cam review Welcome to a Canon Digital Camera Battery specialist of the Canon Camcorder Battery
For both TVs and camcorders, 4K is the new premium feature to have, and Sony has the market covered on both ends. Its flagship 4K Action Cam can not only shoot 4K videos, it will do it at a bitrate of 100 Mbps. For a POV camera, it produces good-looking photos and very smooth videos, and it’s easy to use. But at $500, it competes directly with GoPro’s Hero4 Black, a smaller camera that’s loaded with features. Can it compete to be king of the 4K hill?
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The 4K Action Cam retains the signature look Sony uses for all of its Action Cam models, but is noticeably larger and heavier than non-4K versions; moreso than the photos suggest. Compared to the Action Cam Mini we last looked at, it feels bulky in the hand, like the size of an old-school beeper. You’ll definitely feel it if you put it in clothes pocket; it’s also a bit cumbersome when it’s mounted on your body. The larger size, however, allows for a firm grip between the fingers.
Design and operation simplicity are key: You can start recording by pressing the red-dot button on top, right out of the box. Besides the record button, there are very controls: a hold switch, and two buttons that handle on-screen navigation (pushing both together turns on and off Wi-Fi). On the side is also the near-field communication (NFC) tag and speaker. The bottom has a tripod screw and a microphone-input.
On the front is a 170-degree Zeiss Tessar lens with an f/2.8 aperture (120 degrees with SteadyShot image stabilization turned on) and stereo mics. It’s the same lens used in other Sony Action Cams, but with a minimum focus distance of almost 20 inches, compared to nearly 12 inches in the others; you can’t get as close-up if you want things in focus.
Whereas the LCD in the Action Cam Mini is mostly useless, the 4K Action Cam’s display has more info. It also lets you change settings and modes. This is useful on the fly, when you don’t have the camera paired to your smartphone. But it’s an involved, sometimes frustrating process that requires numerous button pushes to scroll through menus (one wrong button push and you’re forced out of the menus); however, over time, we got so used to it that it does become intuitive. Using the PlayMemories App is still the easier and quicker method, if you have smartphone pairing set up.
Canon XF205 Camcorder Excels at Manual Shooting Welcome to a Canon Digital Camera Battery specialist of the Canon Camcorder Battery
The best thing that’s happened to cameras in the past 10 years is the banishment of tape drives to the scrapheap of video history. Everything about solid-state digital recording media is far superior to videotape, including size, weight, reliability, power demand and cost, and the gulf widens every day. Good riddance to videotape!
The Canon XF205 HD camcorder is so over the videotape era that it gives you three slots for memory cards and supports two different kinds of memory. If that wasn’t enough—the XF205 is also a joy to use.
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Starting at the front of the XF205, it features a 20x non-removable optical zoom lens that has an aperture of f1.8 to f2.8 over the range of the zoom. There is a lens cap integrated into the lens hood, and three rings on the lens to manually control focus, zoom and iris. Of course, focus and iris can be automatically controlled as well, and there are two rocker switches for motorized zoom control.
Through the lens, light is focused on a single 1/3-inch sensor, but that tells only part of the story. The sensor is actually underscanned so that the XF205 can do electronic image stabilization in addition to optical stabilization built into the lens. Together, these make for exceptional stabilization for handheld shooting.
There are two viewfinder/monitors: a 3.5-inch unit that flips out from the body and a 0.45-inch one in a huge eyecup. Both have 1.23-megapixel resolution, which is state of the art in viewfinder image quality.
Audio is well served on the Canon XF205, with two XLR connectors that support mic/line level and phantom power for mics, full manual audio control for audio, a built-in stereo mic that can be assigned to either (or both) channels, an unbalanced mic input and a headphone output. There’s also an included shock mount for a shotgun mic.
All manner of outputs and professional connectors are somehow packed onto the XF205’s small body, including SDI, a monitor output on a BNC connector, genlock/sync out (BNC) and a timecode connector (also BNC). There is a full-size HDMI connector, as well as a 3.5mm connector for audio/video out—which I can’t imagine gets used often. Finally, there is an RJ45 network connector that can be used to transfer files out of the XF205.
On the subject of file transfer, the XF205 supports WiFi to move video files off the camera.
Physically, where there are no connectors on the XF205, there are switches. There are switches for everything, giving complete control over the all aspects of the image from video level to white balancing. They are clearly labeled and have good tactile feel, but everything is a little small… in keeping with the small overall package.
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Like Canon’s new PowerShot models announced at CES 2015, the Vixia camcorder lineup also gets a very minor refresh. The features of note are upgrades to the NFC (support for active tagging, which allows for the exchange of data) and improved battery life. Otherwise, they are identical to existing products. Launch pricing also stays the same.
The new Vixia models are the HF R62 ($450), HF R60 ($400), and HF R600 ($300). The R62 succeeds the R52, but battery life has increased to 180 minutes. The R60 and R600 are step-ups from the R50 and R500, respectively, and these get a longer 120-minute battery with such as canon NB-5H battery, canon BP-911 battery, canon BP-915 battery, canon BP-930 battery, canon BP-945 battery, canon BP-950G battery, canon BP-970G battery, canon XH-A1 battery, canon BP-608A battery, canon BP-617 battery, canon BP-512 battery, canon BP-511 battery. All three use a 3.28-megapixel Full HD CMOS (1080/60p) and Digic DV 4 image processor.
The differences are that the R62 and R60 come with built-in storage (32GB and 8GB, respectively), as well as support for SD cards. The R600 only records to SD. The R62 and R60 also have Wi-Fi and NFC, and can be controlled remotely via iOS or Android.
If you’re wondering why companies still make camcorders, given that smartphones can shoot video, another camera company told us that handheld consumer camcorders still sell very well, and there’s a strong demand for them. With 4K TVs getting less expensive, we had hoped Canon would have dazzled us with 4K-capable camcorders. But the year only just started, so Canon could just be keeping mum on some better, upcoming models.
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The two most popular types of home blood pressure monitors on the market today are (electric and/or battery powered) automatic arm monitors, and automatic wrist monitors.
With an automatic arm monitor, you simply wrap the cuff around your bicep and with the push of one button the cuff inflates and deflates automatically giving you your blood pressure reading on the display window in a matter of seconds.
Wrist monitors work similarly, except they attach to the wrist. Wrist monitors are also smaller in size and a bit more comfortable to use than the arm monitors, but they tend to be a little less accurate.
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• Fit: Using a cuff that’s the wrong size can result in a bad reading. Most arm models have two sizes or an adjustable cuff that fits most people. Make sure your choice fits the circumference of your upper arm.
• Accuracy: Check the packaging to make sure the monitor has been independently tested and validated for accuracy and reliability. You can see a list of validated monitors at dableducational.org.
• Ease of use: Be sure the display on the monitor is easy to read and understand, and that the buttons are big enough. The directions for applying the cuff and operating the monitor should be clear.
• Extra features: Many monitors come with additional features such as irregular heartbeat detection that checks for arrhythmias and other abnormalities; a risk category indicator that tells you whether your blood pressure is in the high range; a data-averaging function that allows you to take multiple readings and get an overall average; multiple user memory that allows two or more users to save previous readings; and computer connections so you can download the data to your computer.
• Portability: If you plan to take your monitor with you while traveling, look for one with a carrying case.
A Teachable Moment for Ethio-Americans on July 4, 2015 Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Fluke Battery
My topic for my Monday Commentary this week was not about a teachable moment for Ethiopian-Americans. I dropped my intended topic and wrote this piece because I was madder than a nest of hornets.
A couple of weeks ago, I was reading a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) entitled, “Journalists Assaulted While Covering Protest in Western Kenya.” That report stated:
[Journalist Saka] Richards told CPJ that the protesters and the protest organizers fled the area after they were threatened by a mob of residents. Police helped take the protester organizers to safety, he said. The mob then turned on the journalists with battery like Fluke 123 Battery, Fluke 123S Battery, Fluke BP120 Battery, Fluke BP130 Battery, Fluke BP190 Battery, Fluke 190 Battery, Fluke 190C Battery, Fluke 192 Battery, Fluke 192B Battery, Fluke 196 Battery, Fluke 196B Battery, Fluke 196C Battery, who were left at the scene. Richards said the mob began to punch, kick, and beat Waswa with clubs. ‘We then tried to intervene to assist our colleague, only to be beaten ourselves.’” (Emphasis added.)
I shook my head in disgust and asked myself, “When will Africa ever have a free press that is free from harassment, intimidation, incarceration, violence and persecution?”
I reassured myself it was great to live in country where no journalist is beaten, harassed, threatened, intimidated, jailed or otherwise persecuted doing the work of the independent press. I even thought fleetingly about the despicable tabloids who publish trash about celebrities and other public figures in the name of press freedom with impunity.
I thanked my lucky stars for living in a country that constitutionally prohibits the making of any laws that interfere with the right of the individual to speak freely and of the press to report freely.
It was a great political achievement for the Framers of the American Constitution to amend their Constitution in 1791 and include language that imposed a sweeping ban on censorship. In the very first amendment to the Constitution, Congress did the unthinkable and even incomprehensible. It made a constitutional amendment against itself: “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of the press…”
The First Amendment was not only a stroke of wisdom, it was an act of genius.
The Framers gave the Government of the United States the power to make all sorts of laws. Congress has the power to pass a law and declare war on any country and raise armies to fight that war. Congress can tax and spend like a drunken sailor. (The U.S. Government is 13 trillion plus dollars in the red to date.) Congress can coin money, regulate commerce and do much more.
However, the mighty U.S. Congress is powerless to censor the press. Even the most powerful man on the planet who carries the “nuclear football” and incinerate the world is completely powerless when it comes to abridging press freedom.
I make the foregoing observations not as some sort of patriotic declaration of faith on Independence Day, but as an object lesson for Ethiopian Americans.
Scientists from Cardiff University say Philae probe is resting Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Fluke Battery
Scientists from Cardiff University, Prof. Chandra Wickramasinghe and colleague Dr. Max Wallis have revealed that scientific data provided by NASA’s Rosetta spacecraft and the Philae space probe indicate that comet 67P is teeming with microbial life – even though Philae is ill-equipped to explore them.
Wickramasinghe regretted that he was discouraged from installing life-detection equipment on the Philae before it was launched some years ago because that would have enabled the space probe investigate the teeming life beneath the surface of comet 67P by now, but fellow scientists back then thought any prospect of life on the comet was a fluke.
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Wickramasinghe maintained that microbial life beneath the icy surface of the comet has been responsible for geophysical processes taking place on 67P, and that most of these microbes lives in cold temperatures of -40 degrees Celsius beneath its icy crust and sea.
The scientists said microbial activities on comet 67P may have influenced the formation of other planets and the life within them, saying the microbes living on the comet can be likened to those living in the Arctic and Antarctica regions of the Earth.
Philae was delivered into space from aboard the Rosetta mothership, and it touched down on the surface of comet 67P in November last year. It landed at a dark remote location where direct sunlight was not available, causing it to lose battery power for close to six months before it came back to life this June after its solar panels got charged by sunlight again.
Tesla's Powerwall Adds Unmistakable Value Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Agilent Battery
The release of the Powerwall battery pack led quickly to monumental solar and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) fan support, generating 25,000 reservations, some of which totaled up to 10 power packs each. Yet, it didn't take long for green-criticism to dial in, as often happens with the Tesla company. Let's look at the charts, then return to recognize the market of the Powerwall.
Being that Tesla just escaped last year's crash of the oil market, the announcement of decent sales last quarter bolstered the stock price. The release of the Powerwall gave TSLA a rejuvenation, likely in part because the choice to sell battery with such as Agilent A3 Battery, Agilent E6000 Battery, Agilent E6000A Battery, Agilent E6000B Battery, Agilent E6000C Battery, Agilent E6080A Battery, Acterna Battery, Acterna MTS-5000 Battery, Acterna MTS-5100e Battery, Air Shields Battery, Vickers 2HR-4UC Battery, Air Shields-Vickers JM103 Batterypacks through TSLA rather than SolarCity (NASDAQ:SCTY) was not totally anticipated.
Regardless, math-focused critics address the cost of battery storage, and are relinquishing the Powerwall as a "rich person's toy". (Forbes article that displays that logical criticism). What's missing with that style of predictions regarding the potency of the Powerwall is the customer motive for purchasing back-up power batteries, and digesting the actual reasons customers might buy batteries specifically from Tesla.
While the motive to buy battery packs is not universal, the primary arguments against "infinite" sales of the Powerwall are as follows:
1.Battery packs have limited lifespan; the Internet is currently filled with projections of the possible lifespan of such battery packs being 9-13 years of continuous charging and discharging.
2.The added cost of battery packs eat into the cash savings that solar panel systems eventually deliver after pay-off. The liability of another peg in the puzzle also leaves some possibility of deferring the pay-off of solar systems, should the battery not perform as expected (or if warranties don't cover the expected lifetime of the battery).
3.The Powerwall is a battery of limited size, and while Tesla is offering 2 models, 10kWh for $3,500, or 7kWh for $3,000, the average home has a total daily draw between 16 kWh (Hawaii) to 41 kWh (Louisiana) according to the US Energy Information Administration. This means that for total off-the-grid capacity, it would require either re-fabbing the home appliance situation to reduce draw, or simply buying more than one Powerwall battery.
Anritsu Introduces Universal USB Power Sensors Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Anritsu Battery
Anritsu Company introduces the MA24208A/MA24218A Universal USB Power Sensors that leverage Anritsu's patented triple path architecture to provide highly accurate, true RMS measurements of CW, multi-tone, and digitally modulated signals up to 18 GHz. Featuring best-in-class measurement speeds and over-power protection levels, the MA24208A/MA24218A have been designed to increase throughput and reduce cost-of-test in any lab, high-volume manufacturing and field environment.
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The MA24208A/MA24218A sensors can be used with any Windows-based PC and controlled via PowerXpert™. For field applications, the sensors are also compatible with most of Anritsu's industry leading handheld instruments, including the Site Master™ cable and antenna analyzer, Spectrum Master™ handheld spectrum analyzer, Cell Master™ base station analyzer, and VNA Master™ vector network analyzer (may require Option 19).
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Anritsu displayed wide range of LTE technology Test Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Anritsu Battery
TelecomTiger, India largest B2B platform organised India LTE Summit: Revolution @ 4G in The Park Hotel at New Delhi on 11th June 2015. Anritsu and Mediatek supported this event as sponsor.
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PIM Master: The current standard of PIM testing offers a well-known system of two primary carriers and a calculated PIM frequency, which is monitored via a spectrum analyzer. This provides a measurement of the overall linearity of the antenna system and the surrounding environment.
The Distance-to-PIM test is simple, immediate, and accurate. DTP informs the technician of the distance and magnitude of all the PIM sources simultaneously, both inside the antenna system and beyond the antenna.
Mr. Madhukar Tripathi Sr. Manager Marketing & Channel Sales mentioned Distance to PIM ™ (DTP) is Anritsu patented technology and gives ease of PIM detection to RF engineers. This is battery operated and portable handy unit which is useful for field testing.
Anritsu stall was visited by mobile operators, chipset companies, system integrators& network installation companies.
The Signalling Tester MD8475A is an all-in-one base station simulator supporting LTE, LTE-Advanced, W-CDMA/HSPA/HSPA Evolution/DC-HSDPA, GSM/EGPRS, CDMA2000 1X/1xEV-DO Rev. A. and TD-SCDMA/TD-HSPA. It supports service, VoLTE and call-processing tests for multimode LTE smartphones and mobiles with excellent cost-performance.
A full line of test environments are supported for the general mobile verification phase, such as max. throughput performance tests, stress tests, and battery consumption tests of multisystem LTE terminals using 2x2 MIMO, as well as CS Fallback, call connection reliability and stability tests at handover, communication tests at low RF power, offloading from LTE to WLAN tests, and service verification using LTE multiple PDN and SMS in a 2-cell environment.
Mr. Madhukar Tripathi, Sr. Marketing Manager Anritsu India Pvt Ltd told Anritsu is world leader of telecom test and measurement solution and works very close with LTE eco system. Anritsu Corporation have HQ in Japan. Anritsu MD8475A is used by all chip set companies for LTE chip design development testing. Anritsu testing solutions are used by Mobile Network Operators, NEM, Installation companies, telecom manufacturing companies , UE manufactures.
Anritsu recently launched MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer- Tomorrow's Wireless Test Capability Today.
The Radio Communication Analyzer MT8821C is designed for R&D into mobile devices (User Equipment: UE), such as smartphones, tablets and M2M modules. It builds on the technologies of its popular predecessor, the MT8820C used worldwide by UE and chipset vendors.
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UPDATE: Third suspect arrested in Friday stabbing Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Smiths Battery
JANESVILLE—Police have arrested three Janesville men they suspect were involved in the stabbing of a 26-year-old Madison man Friday near Fourth Ward Park.
The man was stabbed and struck with a cane “during a disturbance,” and more arrests are possible, according to a police news release.
Police responded to the scene at 4 p.m. Friday.
A friend took the victim to Beloit Memorial Hospital, where he was treated and released for non-life threatening injuries, police said.
Police report they arrested Reggie Louis Smith, 46, and Javen Louis Smith, 19, a father and son who live at 519 Park Ave. No. 4, near the park.
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The arrests were made without incident around 6 a.m. Saturday at a residence in the 2300 block of Mount Zion Avenue in Janesville, police said in the news release.
The Smiths are being held at the Rock County Jail pending court appearances.
The victim also is being held at the jail, on a hold order from the state Department of Corrections.
A third suspect in the incident, Jared J.W. Smith, 23, of 2323 Mount Zion Ave., was arrested Saturday on a charge of disorderly conduct.
The incident and a motive for the fight remain under investigation, police said.
This item will be updated as information becomes available.
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Nearly 10,000 'cash-for-gold' violations found Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Goldway Battery
NEWARK — About 70 “cash-for-gold” businesses in six cities across New Jersey have received a combined total of nearly 10,000 civil citations for allegedly violating consumer protection laws, officials announced today.
After undercover operations and unannounced inspections, authorities have cited 71 jewelry stores, pawn shops and other businesses in Newark, Paterson, Camden, Irvington, Trenton and Teaneck for various violations.
Each violation carries a fine ranging from $500 to $1,000.
“My message to the stores would be to follow the law,” said Steve Lee with battery like Goldway UT4000A Battery, Goldway UT4000B Battery, Goldway UT4000C Battery, Goldway UT4000F Battery, Goldway 6000F Battery, Terumo Battery, Terumo TE-331 Battery, Terumo TE-312 Battery, Terumo TE-332 Battery, Terumo BN-600AAK Battery, Terumo TE-112 Battery, Terumo 6N-1200SCK Battery, acting director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, said today during a press conference in Newark.
Lee noted the impact on cash-strapped consumers at such businesses who are looking to sell heirlooms and jewelry to pay their expenses or buy Christmas presents for their children.
Those consumers “deserve to get the best price possible for the jewelry that they’re looking to sell for cash,” Lee said.
Today’s announcement follows the nearly 1,000 citations announced in June for alleged violations at 21 jewelry stores across Middlesex, Essex, Hudson, Bergen and Union counties.
But Lee said the latest investigation marks the first enforcement actions in the urban centers targeted in the probe.
“We have not gone into some of these urban centers with a ‘cash-for-gold’ operation like this ever,” Lee said.
Of the six cities, the most citations were issued in Newark, where authorities found 5,436 alleged violations at 29 stores.
The next highest-number of citations were handed out in Paterson with 2,459 alleged violations at 21 stores; Camden with 711 alleged violations at eight stores; and Irvington with 223 alleged violations at five stores.
Five businesses in Trenton were cited for 966 alleged violations, and three Teaneck shops were cited for 172 alleged violations.
While several individual businesses were cited for hundreds of alleged violations, the worst alleged offender was New City Gold & Diamonds, located at 178 Bloomfield Avenue in Newark, where authorities found a total of 1,150 alleged violations.
Among the various violations, businesses failed to use a scale that has been state-certified and/or properly sealed to prevent tampering, authorities said. Some stores failed to weigh the metals in plain view of the sellers, Lee said.
Businesses also failed to prominently post the prices offered for certain precious metals, and they failed to maintain receipts with information about the buyer, seller, and/or precious metals purchased, authorities said.
During the investigation, officers confiscated 35 scales that were not approved for “cash-for-gold” sales, or were not registered with the New Jersey State Office of Weights and Measures.
The violations were found in part when undercover officers with Weights and Measures, and county or municipal police, visited businesses and pretended to be consumers looking to sell their precious metals.
Authorities also conducted unannounced inspections at the majority of stores.
“Our intent is not to drive these companies out of business, but it’s to bring them into full compliance with the law,” Lee said.
One “surprising result” of the investigation was that in addition to jewelry stores and pawn shops, alleged violations were found at “some unexpected places,” including a sneaker store in Paterson, according to Lee.
Those other businesses are not prohibited from engaging in “cash-for-gold” sales, but they must comply with state regulations, Lee said. But Lee also cautioned that consumers should question whether such businesses can offer the best possible deal.
Law enforcement officials today stressed the need for consumers to be aware of their rights and the law governing “cash-for-gold” transactions.
Teaneck Police Chief Robert Carney added during today’s event that an “educated consumer is the best precaution.”
Sentencings in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court for June 15, 2015 Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Burdick Battery
KALAMAZOO, MI -- A look at sentences handed down Monday, June 15, 2015, in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court.
Judge Paul J. Bridenstine
Ryan Paul Campbell, 28, of Portage Road, was sentenced to nine days in jail, two years of probation, entry into the Kalamazoo Probation Enhancement Program and ordered to pay court costs and state fees for second-degree home invasion in February in Portage.
Christopher Anthony Clark, 43, of North Church Street, was sentenced to three months in jail and ordered to pay state fees for possession of less than 25 grams of a controlled substance and first-degree retail fraud with battery such as Burdick EK10 Battery, Burdick EK11 Battery, Burdick EK10 Elite Battery, Burdick Elite II Battery, Burdick 862278 Battery, Primedic Battery, Primedic DEFI-B Battery, Primedic DEFI-B M110 Battery, Primedic DEFI-B M111 Battery, Primedic DEFI-B M112 Battery, Primedic DEFI-B M113 Battery, Terumo TE311 Battery, all as a third-time habitual offender in April in Oshtemo Township.
Malcolm Jamal Clopton, 21, of South Park Street, was sentenced to nine months in jail and ordered to pay state fees for possession of less than 25 grams of a controlled substance as a third-time habitual offender in February in Kalamazoo Township.
Jon Lucas Foerster, 22, of Ash Street, was sentenced to three days in jail, 18 months of probation and ordered to pay court costs and state fees for delivery/manufacture of marijuana in January in Kalamazoo.
Randy Smith Jr., 34, of Meredith Street, was sentenced to 45 days in jail, two years of probation and ordered to pay attorney fees, court costs and state fees for delivery/manufacture of a Schedule 4 controlled substance in May 2014 in Kalamazoo.
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Osman Aguilar, 17, of Whites Road, was sentenced to 51 months to life in prison and ordered to pay court costs and state fees for carjacking in February in Kalamazoo.
Emilee Brooke Beebe, 38, of West Maple Street, was ordered to pay attorney fees, court costs and state fees for writing a non-sufficient funds check of $100 or more but less than $500 in January 2010 in Kalamazoo.
Tremain Lamar Braxton, 26, of Benton Harbor, was sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to pay attorney fees, court costs, state fees and restitution for fourth-degree fleeing police and operating a motor vehicle with a high blood-alcohol content in June 2011 in Kalamazoo.
Dirk Allen Haight, 51, of Battle Creek, was sentenced to 14 days in jail, 18 months of probation and ordered to pay court costs, state fees and restitution for no account check in June 2014 in Portage.
Lisa Lee Janing, 22, of Scotts, was sentenced to 45 days in jail, 18 months of probation and ordered to pay court costs, state fees and restitution for attempted breaking and entering in March in Kalamazoo.
Caleb Nuquay Mackey, 25, of Taylor, was sentenced to 20 years to 50 years in prison and ordered to pay court costs and state fees for armed robbery as a fourth-time habitual offender in January in Kalamazoo.
Richard Clark Paddock, 50, of South Burdick Street, was sentenced to seven months in jail, one year of probation, entry into the Kalamazoo Probation Enhancement Program and ordered to pay attorney fees, court costs, state fees and restitution for third-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in January in Oshtemo Township.
Marcus Jerome Tillman Jr., 27, of Nazareth Road, was sentenced to 10 months in jail and ordered to pay attorney fees, court costs, state fees and restitution for larceny in a building as a second-time habitual offender in March in Kalamazoo.
Phillip Joseph Whittaker-Woods, 22, of Pinehurst Boulevard, was sentenced to 36 days in jail, 18 months of probation and ordered to pay attorney fees, court costs and state fees for delivery/manufacture of marijuana in April 2014 in Kalamazoo.
AppleCare+ updated to cover devices with less than 80% Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Schiller Battery
However as the weeks progressed, interest in the original iPhone started to decline rather sharply and around the fourth week, it was overtaken by the Apple Watch.
As it is the cheapest iPhone you compromise on the specs a tiny, but that won’t matter to everyone. The main issue is the lack of screen size or keyboard.
The Apple iPhone 5S still verges on the cheaper scale of the iPhones after it was replaced by the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in September 2014.
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Like the iPhone 5C, the iPhone 5S has a 4-inch display with a 1136 x 640 pixel resolution but it is slightly smaller, slimmer and lighter than its colourful friend in terms of footprint. Its ubiquity is part of the reason some early adopters struggled with the Apple Watch’s navigation-we’re so accustomed to clicking the home button to return to the home screen of apps that we naturally expected a similar thing to happen with Apple Watch. And for those unfamiliar with its new features, it comes with new and awesome Maps, a better Siri, improvements in battery life and more. For those Apple users who are familiar with the product, the fact is iPhone 5C doesn’t have a Touch ID. According to rumors, this could be a repackaged version of the iPhone 5S.
Let us get the most important details out of the way first. Here’s a closer look at what you can expect from Apple’s next smartwatch.
Fortune stated that Phil Schiller, senior vice president for marketing at Apple, said that thinness is not a feature but a tradeoff.
The changes to the AppleCare+ terms are applicable to purchases of iPhones, iPads, iPods and Apple Watches made from April 10 onwards.
Does this make you more inclined to shell out for extra protection, or are you happy to run the risk?
AppleCare+ covers the iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch Sport, and Apple Watch for two years, while purchasers of the solid gold Apple Watch Edition get three years of coverage. To offer all that, Apple will have to install at least 5-MP sensor on the front of the device. But it is still doubtful if the camera would support photography as well.
There are rumors that surfaced, suggesting that the iPhone 6S may be thicker than the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which will allow more room for the new Force Touch technology.
As is also tradition, Apple does very tiny to the iPhone’s design for the S update. It’s for those that want iOS on a phablet because as we mentioned, it’s your only option.
It should also not be forgotten that Apple will have to impress the iPhone users with the new design as it has raised the bar quite high for itself by doing a spectacular job in past.
Golfers prove to be creatures of habit Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Colin Battery
As professional golfers who happen to be multimillionaires, Colin Montgomerie and Tom Watson keep coins in their pockets at all times for several reasons. Watson says he keeps the coins because he’s a creature of habit. Montgomerie, the defending U.S. Senior Open champion, says he keeps his coin because he is very superstitious.
Baseball players are arguably the most superstitious professional athletes. But golfers are right there with them.
Montgomerie may be the most superstitious, at least on the Champions Tour.
“If I went into the superstitions of golfers and myself, we’d be here all day,” the 52-year-old Scotsman said. “I usually mark the ball with a 10-pence coin, a British 10-pence coin, queen head up. If I continued, we’d lose (microphone) battery with such as Colin BP-88 Battery, Colin BP-88S Battery, Colin BP-308 Battery, Colin BP-508 Battery, Colin BP-608 Battery, Colin LC-T121R8PU Battery, Colin LC-SP122 Battery, Colin WP1250 Battery, Kenz Battery, Kenz Cardico 302 Battery, Kenz 10TH-1800A-W1 SU Battery, Philips 989803144631 Batterypower, OK?
“My coin always goes in my back pocket to avoid getting in the way of the tees. Oh, no, it’s madness. I think I speak for them all that we’re all a little bit that way. The superstitions of what we do is quite bizarre, yeah.”
Montgomerie joked that he doesn’t much care if he uses the same 10-pence coin, which equals about 16 cents, although he rarely misplaces it.
“I don’t lose it every week,” he said. “I can’t afford that.”
Fred Funk reportedly uses a coin to mark his ball and always has the head of the U.S. president stamped on the coin facing toward the hole, as if the dead president is helping Funk line up the putt.
One fairly common superstition on the Champions Tour is to keep several coins in the front pockets. Joe Durant marks his ball with larger coins the farther away he is from the hole and smaller coins for closer putts. Watson said he’s not very superstitious, but for as long as he’s been playing he’s kept exactly three coins in a front pocket.
“I keep three coins in my pocket because I don’t want to go searching for one coin and a bunch of tees in my pocket,” Watson said. “That’s my superstition, three coins, three different sizes – a quarter, a nickel and a penny, or a quarter, a dime and a penny. It doesn’t really matter, but it’s three different sizes so I can feel them in my pocket.”
Montgomerie uses only one coin, but that’s not his only superstition. Battery power be damned because Monty happily continued the rundown on his psychological peculiarities.
Hands On With Amazon's Echo Speaker Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Philips Battery
Amazon already showed off most of what the Echo—the new voice-controlled Bluetooth speaker in which the "Alexa" voice assistant lives—is capable of. So I'm testing out its artificial intelligence the best way my mushy human brain knows how: by slinging as many different commands and questions its way as I can. (The speaker, which is available for preorder now, ships next month.)
All things considered, the Echo is remarkably smart. Sure, its A.I. has its limitations—even more so than Siri or Google Now, since those services are designed to do so much more than the Echo ever will. Then again, a product like the Echo is about so much more than the futuristic wow factor of A.I. For the average consumer, things like user-experience design, ease of use, and sound quality matter most. Across the board with battery like Philips A3 Battery, Philips M3516A Battery, Philips M4735A Battery, Philips ME202C Battery, Philips Pagewriter 100 Battery, Philips Pagewriter 200 Battery, Philips Pagewriter 300 Battery, Philips Suresign VS2 Battery, Philips Suresign VS3 Battery, Philips Suresign VM4 Battery, Philips Suresign VM6 Battery, Philips Suresign VM8 Battery, the Echo gets pretty high marks.
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From a design standpoint, the Echo is sleek and minimalist. The speaker itself has only two buttons—one that manually activates Alexa, and another that mutes the Echo's seven always-on microphones—with a ring around the top of its cylindrical body, doubling as a camouflaged volume knob. Around the top of the device is a blue ring of light that illuminates when it's listening (saying "Alexa" alerts the device to your needs, just as "OK Google" wakes up Google Now). When Alexa is listening, this light travels around the circumference of the Echo in an animated flow reminiscent of Kit from Knight Rider. The light gets concentrated in lighter hues along the part of the edge that's closest to you, indicating that the Echo knows where your voice is coming from. It's a subtle detail that makes the Echo feel like an intelligent presence in the room without creeping anywhere close to the uncanny valley.
Weekend Police Blotter: Monday, June 22, 2015 Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Edan Battery
Jeffersonville woman dies, 7-year-old injured in Crawford County ATV accident
Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a fatal all-terrain vehicle accident that occurred in Crawford County Saturday.
Sherry Koch, 59, of Jeffersonville, died at Memorial Hospital and her 7-year-old granddaughter, Kasey Smith of Clarksville, sustained minor injuries when the two were ejected from an ATV along a rural Crawford County road.
Shortly before 3 p.m., Koch was operating an ATV on Mount Eden Road near Eckerty with Smith seated in front of her. Koch lost control on the gravel road and struck a tree and the two were ejected from the ATV.
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Neither Koch nor Smith was wearing a helmet or any safety equipment. Indiana Conservation Officers strongly encourage riders to always wear a helmet and necessary safety equipment when operating an ATV.
HP Launches Next Generation Pavilion Detachable PC and ENVY Notebooks Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the HP Battery
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The HP Pavilion x2 is a colorful, thin and light device available in Blizzard White, Sunset Red and Turbo Silver. The tablet alone weighs 1.29 pounds and 2.48 pounds with the keyboard attached.(2,3) The tablet is just 9.65 millimeters thin and 16.75 millimeters with the keyboard attached.
HP optimized the device to be stable to work great as a notebook. The 10 inch diagonal HD IPS display opens at a best in class angle of 135 degrees for a great viewing experience without tipping.(4)
The HP Pavilion x2 features a USB Type-C connector to charge and power the device and enable data transfer over USB 2.0. The device also has a full-size USB 2.0 port to attach external devices without a dongle. The Pavilion x2 also includes a micro HDMI to connect to an external display or TV.
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The HP Pavilion x2 comes with one year of Microsoft's Office 365 Personal including 60 Skype premium minutes per month and one terabyte (TB) of Microsoft OneDrive Storage.(6)
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Don't Name New Human Infectious Diseases After Animals Or Places Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Fukuda Battery
The World Health Organization says it's not a good idea to name human diseases after animals or places as such designations can have a negative impact on the place or animal species.
The World Health Organization doesn't want researchers and scientists naming newly discovered diseases and ailments using any people names or locations, as the practice can prove negative in either scenario.
The global organization is urging the research, scientific, governmental and media industries to follow some best practices regarding the naming of new human infectious ailments as naming conventions have proven to be unnecessarily negative to the name or geographic location.
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Fukuda says there may be a normal inclination to dismiss the WHO's naming advisory but it's a real issue that has brought backlash to groups and communities.
"We've seen certain disease names provoke a backlash against members of particular religious or ethnic communities, create unjustified barriers to travel, commerce and trade, and trigger needless slaughtering of food animals. This can have serious consequences for peoples' lives and livelihoods," claims Fukuda.
In most cases a disease or ailment ends up getting a name from the media coverage and now, increasingly, through social networks. Sometimes the name does not aptly describe the condition or disease. That's why human diseases require a legitimate and appropriate descriptor, one which will be scientifically and socially acceptable.
For example, the name should include a generic descriptor (i.e., respiratory, watery diarrhea) based on the symptoms the disease causes and also more specific terms (i.e., severe) if necessary, based on how it shows, who it affects and whether it is severe or seasonal (e.g., progressive, winter). And if the pathogen that causes it is known, WHO suggests that should be part of the disease name (e.g., coronavirus, salmonella).
Words and terms that should be avoided are those in various geographic areas such as stating "Middle East" flu or something like bird flu or monkey pox.
The new naming guidelines were created by WHO, the World Organization for Animal Health, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, as well as the International Classification of Diseases.
While the International Classification of Diseases makes the final determination on the name for new infectious diseases, it's hard to pin on a more scientifically sound name once the media or social network buzz has termed it something not within the guidelines, notes WHO.
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As if commuting on the crowded trains of Tokyo wasn’t uncomfortable enough for women, they also ran the risk of being ejaculated on by a creep terrorizing the city’s public transit system since 2011.
Tetsuya Fukuda’s reign of terror was cut short after DNA analysis of a semen stain on an 18-year-old victim’s school uniform skirt identified the 40-year-old as the serial masturbator.
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“It happened to me as well but I didn’t know who had done it,” said 26-year-old victim Ria Yoneda. “It is just disgusting, he needs help.”
Oddly enough, Fukuda is being brought up on charges of property damage instead of say, lewd behavior or indecent exposure or sexual battery.
Although Fukuda’s actions sound extreme, they exist within a climate that has created a need for women’s only subway cars so that female passengers can be protected from constant groping on public transportation.
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He feels lithium-ion batteries are the most efficient and the easiest for customers to use. “You can forget about the battery since it will have the same life as the entire machine, and the fast-charging and opportunity-charging benefits are really convenient for the user.”
He feels that the market share of lithium-ion will increase despite its disadvantages. “Besides the higher price, an additional electronic control is needed with lithium-ion batteries to prevent the risk of overheating,” he said.
“Flooded lead acid will disappear and be replaced by the gel and AGM battery,” he added. “This evolution has been taking place over a number of years.”
Truvox has adopted lithium-ion technology due to its fast-charging and longer life benefits says sales and marketing director Gordon McVean. “We believe the advantages of lithium-ion batteries in terms of flexibility and productivity for the cleaning team are compelling,” he said. “And the fact that self-discharge with lithium-ion batteries is low means that battery charging can be timed to fit in with the cleaning regime rather than the other way around.”
He cites the low maintenance of lithium-ion batteries as another important benefit. “These advantages come at a premium compared with other types of battery, but the cost is outweighed by the benefits.”
According to McVean, battery technology is advancing all the time as manufacturers seek to find greener alternatives to fossil fuels. “While this is not a driver for the cleaning industry we will benefit from these advances and for now, lithium-ion seems to offer the greatest potential.
“However, conventional batteries will still have their supporters on cost grounds. Users need to weigh the cost savings of using conventional batteries against the charging flexibility and low-maintenance advantages to be gained from using superior technologies such as lithium-ion.”
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"I've always known that there wouldn't be a cure for cerebral palsy because it’s something you're born with. I knew there wasn't going to be a pill, and I'd gotten over that pretty early. I understood that was the reality," says Tom Garside, 25.
"But I'd always seen things in the media about these futuristic devices that can help people and make things easier. You're watching 'The Jetsons' as a kid or playing 'Mega Man' and you see these technologies being used in fantastic ways.
"It's pretty obvious they have to start somewhere."
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"I'm able to walk independently short distances, but for longer distances my mobility is pretty compromised."
Due to his cerebral palsy, his hamstrings are in tension all the time and he can't straighten his legs. Garside, given his sci-fi proclivities, decided he needed a robot leg. Not so he could "run an Ironman" (pun presumably intended) but just so he could live his life better.
So he took the idea to the university, which matched him with a group of engineering students who wanted to take up his cause. And nearly two years later, voila.
"I've always known that there wouldn't be a cure for cerebral palsy because it’s something you're born with. I knew there wasn't going to be a pill, and I'd gotten over that pretty early. I understood that was the reality," says Tom Garside, 25.
"But I'd always seen things in the media about these futuristic devices that can help people and make things easier. You're watching 'The Jetsons' as a kid or playing 'Mega Man' and you see these technologies being used in fantastic ways.
"It's pretty obvious they have to start somewhere."
Garside is a University of Toronto student working on a Masters of Information — or as he puts it, studying to be a "futurist librarian." The future has always appealed to him, perhaps because he's reliant on aged technologies like canes and wheelchairs to get around. He describes life with cerebral palsy like "wearing a very wet snow coat all the time."
"I'm able to walk independently short distances, but for longer distances my mobility is pretty compromised."
Due to his cerebral palsy, his hamstrings are in tension all the time and he can't straighten his legs. Garside, given his sci-fi proclivities, decided he needed a robot leg. Not so he could "run an Ironman" (pun presumably intended) but just so he could live his life better.
So he took the idea to the university, which matched him with a group of engineering students who wanted to take up his cause. And nearly two years later, voila.
The new Roomba is too polite for its own good Welcome to a Vacuum Cleaner Battery specialist of the iRobot Battery
The iRobot Roomba 880 (MSRP $699.99) sits near the top of the iRobot vacuum lineup. Every feature, innovation, and design improvement that iRobot has made over the years has been incorporated into this machine. Extras like two Virtual Wall Lighthouses—which help the 880 clean multiple rooms without getting lost—explain the higher price tag.
However, this Roomba makes a major tradeoff: It picked up 30 percent less dirt than the iRobot Roomba 650–which costs $200 less. Based on our laboratory observations, we attribute this performance shortcoming to the 880's overly polite protocol for avoiding furniture collisions. In other words, while it will avoid a collision with an antique table, it might miss some nooks and crannies where dirt often seems to accumulate with battery such as iRobot 4978 Battery, iRobot iTouchless AV001A Battery, iRobot iTouchless AV002A Battery, iRobot Roomba 400 Battery, iRobot Roomba 4000 Battery, iRobot Roomba 4100 Battery, iRobot Roomba 4210 Battery, iRobot Roomba 5210 Battery, iRobot Roomba Dirt Dog Battery, iRobot Roomba Intelligent Robotic M-288 Battery, iRobot Roomba Pro Elite Battery, iRobot Roomba Scheduler Battery.
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The Virtual Wall Lighthouses are the most notable upgrades you'll find here. Virtual Walls are battery-powered, floor-mounted barriers that a Roomba will simply not pass by. Put one in front of a dog's water dish, or across the threshold of the room where you keep Fabergé eggs balanced precariously on pedestals.
The Lighthouse part, however, allows you to guide the 880 from one room to the next—an option that other robot vacuums just don't offer. With its XLife battery, this Roomba even has enough stamina to clean multiple rooms. It's perfect if you have an open-concept living space where the 880 can roam from one room to another.
The control panel will let you schedule automatic cleanings as frequently as once a day, seven days a week. You can also control the start times of the cleanings, so it's best to schedule them for times when you're not home. If you have mobility concerns, there's also a remote that lets you start and control the 880 from afar. Batteries are included for that, too.
In our furniture tests, the 880 proved overly timid. It never smashed into table legs, but also left many areas under our testing furniture un-cleaned. Most robot vacuums–including the iRobot Roomba 650–get their brushes into tight spaces by essentially banging into them. The 880 doesn't clean these areas as thoroughly, but is also much gentler on your property.
Garden inspiration from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Welcome to a Vacuum Cleaner Battery specialist of the Husqvarna Automower Battery
Wimbledon encourages us to dust off the tennis racquet and leap around the court as if we were Novak Djokovic or Maria Sharapova. Similarly, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show convinces many of us we have the green fingers of Alan Titchmarsh or Monty Don. That might require a leap of imagination, but with the right tools there is no reason why we cannot all create a little bit of magic in our gardens.
The Australian-based Charlie Albone, who designed the silver-gilt medal-winning show garden sponsored by Husqvarna and Gardena at Chelsea this year, believes anyone can create a beautiful garden. He says: “People ask me, ‘What’s the next trend in garden design?’ and I always say, ‘It’s what you like. It should be your personal space.’ ”
Albone presents TV lifestyle shows in Australia and also runs his own landscape design company, Inspired Exteriors. He says his Chelsea show garden, called The Time In Between, is very much his “personal space”. Albone, 33, who spent his early years in Hong Kong and the UK before moving to Australia in his late teens, says: “My father died when I was 17. He has no idea that I’m a gardener and now live in Australia with my wife and children. I wanted to create a garden where I could meet him and tell him about my life.”
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The Albone garden, divided into three sections, starts with a paved path featuring the same shrubs and flowers he planted in his garden in Ourimbah, a suburb an hour north of Sydney. Proteas, magnolias and exotic yellow and red kangaroo paws are on magnificent display.
In the second section there is a large circular pool that suddenly drains and slowly refills. “I was trying to represent the feeling I had when my father died; the sense of life very suddenly slipping away,” he says. Above the pond is a copper sculpture, Circle of Life, chosen as “copper is a healing metal”.
The final section is a sunken courtyard with a firepit at the heart to represent his wife, “the fire of my life”, and surrounded by 18 sandstone columns that represent the people important to him. As Albone says: “It’s a really intimate space, a place for contemplation.”
While to re-create Albone’s garden would be hard, it has many easily replicated features. A curving path, for example, gives an illusion of space; an enclosed area creates a sense of intimacy. He advises to think about the details as these can make the difference between the good and the very good. “The flagstones have bevelled edges which just finish them really well. Each column has slightly different carvings at the top to add individuality and interest.”
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Earlier robots were seen only Welcome to a Vacuum Cleaner Battery specialist of the Ecovacs Battery
Persistence Market Research Pvt. Ltd is released new forthcoming report on title "Residential Robotic Vacuum Cleaner Market: Global Industry Analysis and Forecast 2015 - 2021".
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A robotic vacuum cleaner, frequently called as robovac, is an independent robotic vacuum cleaner with intelligent programming and a vacuum cleaning system. Some designs to reach tight corners, use spinning brushes. Others use a combination of cleaning features such as UV sterilization, mopping, etc. along with vacuuming, thus converting the machine into more than just a "vacuum" cleaner. Residential robotic with battery like Ecovacs Deebot D56 Battery, Ecovacs DeeBot D58 Battery, Ecovacs 730-5 Battery, Ecovacs Deebot D73 Battery, Ecovacs Deebot D77 Battery, Ecovacs Deepoo 620 Battery, Ecovacs Dibea X500 Battery, Ecovacs Deepoo 650 Battery, Ecovacs Deepoo 660 Battery, Ecovacs Deepoo 680 Battery, Ecovacs Deepoo 720 Battery, Ecovacs Deepoo 760 Batteryvacuum cleaners have a wide scope in the residential industry as it minimizes the physical work done by an individual in cleaning. In addition, the residential robotic vacuum cleaner reduces the workforce engagement which can be utilized in some other work. Earlier robots were seen only on manufacturing plants, swimming pools, warehouses and operating rooms. With the advancement of in technology, robots are and would continue to execute more tasks that were once considered to be only performable by humans. This technological advancement led o the emergence of residential robotic vacuum cleaners which are fully automatic in nature.
The residential robotic vacuum cleaner market is expected to grow at a double digit CAGR in the period 2013 to 2019.The Global residential robotic vacuum cleaner market is expected to witness rising demand for residential robotic vacuum cleaners by the users owing to the introduction of room memory technology in these vacuum cleaners. This room memory enables residential robotic vacuum cleaners to identify and come back to the same place at which they stopped cleaning. In addition, this additional feature added as room memory enables these robotic vacuum cleaners to remember the room layout. These features are boosting the demand for residential robotic vacuum cleaners. This growth is expected to continue and contribute revenue to the global residential robotic vacuum cleaner market in the forecast period.
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The residential robot vacuum cleaners market is segmented on the basis of end user industry into hotels, household cleaners associations and individuals. The residential robotic vacuum cleaners market is segmented on the basis of into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and rest of the world (RoW).
The key players of the residential robotic vacuum cleaner market are iRobot Corp., Neato Robotics Inc., LG Electronics Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., ECOVACS. Hanool Robotics, Electrolux, Hayward Industries, Maytronics, Matsutek Enterprise, Metapo, Yujjn Robot, Pentair and Zodiac International among others.
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The market for residential robotic vacuum cleaners is mainly driven by decreased time for house hold activities among time poor consumers. Whereas issue regarding the battery efficiency is acting as a major restrain for the market. The introduction of many advanced and sophisticated technology such as room memory (enables residential robotic vacuum cleaners to retain information about the layout of the room) is providing new growth opportunity for the residential robotic vacuum cleaner market.
North America was the largest market of residential robotic vacuum cleaner market in 2013 followed by Europe and Asia Pacific. The U.S. is the largest market of residential robotic vacuum cleaner in North America. U.K accounts for largest market share in Europe whereas Japan followed by china is two major regional market of residential robotic vacuum cleaner in Asia Pacific. The growth of robotic vacuum cleaner market is highest in Asia Pacific region attributed to the advancement of mechatronics industries in china and Japan. Moreover hectic life style, development in the field of information technology and computing technology coupled with increasing population of high income group consumers are expected to boost the market of Asia Pacific in coming years.
There are large number of patent right exists in the robotic vacuums cleaner market attributed to the heavy investment in the field of research and development (R&D) in recent years. Some of the leading companies operating in global Residential Robotic Vacuum Cleaner market include, De'Longhi, ECOVACS, Hanool Robotics, Hayward Industries, Hoover, LG, Mamirobot, Matsutek Enterprise, Maytronics, Metapo, Miele, Neato Robotics, Pentair, Robopolis, Samsung, Yujin Robot and Zodiac.
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The Dirt Devil Whiskers is intended for flat surface floors and only for flat surface floors, like Kitchen, Bath etc.
We let it run on hardwood floors and tiles, let it work around chairs, furniture and also put cables in it's way as you can see in the video. We have also put it in a dead corner to see if it will get stuck, but it did not. It's not meant to be for carpets, but we were curious to see what happens, if it hits the carpet.
It is not as fancy as other automatic vacuums with a big rubbery button and did not make a sound when we switched it on. It has a simple switch on the front to turn it on and also does not come with a docking station and you can not schedule it.
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The noise you might hear in the video like something is loose, is just the whiskers hitting the front wheel. (See picture above). Another feature we have discovered is, that it stops all motors when you lift it and continues to clean when you put it down on the floor. The two long Whiskers are really doing a great job cleaning corners. They are also easy to get off to clean, same as the rinseable filter.
If you are looking for a simple and very affordable "switch it on and vacuum" robot then the Dirt Devil Whiskers is for you.
Here's the Latest Dirt on iRobot and Its Roomba Welcome to a Vacuum Cleaner Battery specialist of the V-Bot Battery
Since hitting a recent high of $41.79 on July 1, shares of iRobot (IRBT) stock have lost more than one-quarter of their value, falling to around $30 in recent trading. But why are the wheels coming off the Roomba maker? You can sum up the answer in just one word: Dyson.
IRobot makes machines for all sorts of customers -- including the Looj for gutters, the Mirra pool scrubber, the U.S. military's Packbot IED-disarming robot (ubiquitous in Iraq and Afghanistan) and the Seaglider robotic submarine. But most consumers associate it with just the Roomba. And for good reason. According to data from S&P Capital IQ, when viewed from a financial perspective, iRobot basically is Roomba.
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From one perspective, that's very bad news for iRobot. Because as one recent review details, the competition among floor-cleaning automatons is heating up.
Consumer Reports -- the go-to source for unbiased product reviews -- has yet to publish a comprehensive review of robotic vacuums. But in March, consumer products review site TopTenReviews.com published ratings for 10 floor-cleaning robots, including P3 International's V-Bot ($107), the Neato XV-21 ($429) and iRobot's Roomba 650 ($399.99).
The best of the bunch was the XV Signature Pro ($399.99), manufactured by privately held Neato. According to TTR, while Roomba beat out the competition on performance, it lagged Neato on the design of its model and the features.
And now the Roomba faces a challenge from Dyson, which is usually rated really good, but really pricey in consumer surveys. (Bargain seekers are urged to buy Hoover or Miele, which was rated one of Consumer Reports' five recommended bagless vacuum models in the magazine's already-out November issue.) Dyson says it's sunk 16 years of research into a plan to displace Roomba as the go-to choice for a robotic vacuum.
Granted, Roomba has upped its game in the six months since the TTR report came out. As it turns out, the Roomba 650 that TTR rated a runner-up to Neato is now two design cycles behind Roomba's top-of-the-line product, the Roomba 880 "for pets and allergies." IRobot releases its Roombas in upgrade cycles denoted by series, e.g., the 600 series that TTR reviewed, the 700 series that followed and the new 800 series -- boasting a more powerful vacuum and no brushes to get tangled up with long pet hair.
Dyson won't introduce the 360 Eye until early next year, and then only in Japan, with other markets later in 2015.
Most important for consumers, though, is the likelihood that increased competition -- from Dyson at the high end and from various lower-end rivals -- will prompt iRobot to improve its robo-vacs and maybe even curtail the skyrocketing prices.
GL Enhances All-in-One, Stand-Alone Probe for Voice Welcome to a Battery specialist of the NetTEST Battery
Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA – May 08, 2015 - GL Communications Inc., announced today enhanced stand-alone and automated Voice, Data and Video Testing probe referred to as VQuad™ Probe.
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The VQuad™ Probe is configured for remote control access via Ethernet, thus mouse/keyboard is not required. Additional accessibility is available using the optional portable Touchscreen Monitor. When connected to the VQuad™ Probe via USB the user has mouse, keyboard and screen access to the VQuad™ Probe."
Mr. Bichefsky explained, "The VQuad™ Probe can be used for intrusive Voice Quality Testing, using the POLQA (ITU-P.863) or PESQ (ITU-P.862) algorithms. Using any of the supported interfaces, after a connection is established, the VQuad™ Probe can send audio in one direction while recording audio in the opposite direction. The recorded audio files are transferred to the GL VQT software for analysis against POLQA or PESQ. All results, including MOS, Signal/Noise Level Gain and Jitter, are transferred to the central database. The GL's VQT solution is fully automated and can be remotely controlled via CLI. A single instance of VQT, located at a central system, can support all VQuad™ Probes within the network (no need to purchase multiple instances of VQT).
VQuad™ NetTest, for testing/analyzing data communication within any network, supports testing directly from the VQuad™ Probe as well as testing from any Mobile Device (requires free downloadable app for Android and IOS). Both the PC and Mobile Device testing supports the following: TCP, UDP (capacity), VoIP, HTTP, FTP, and DNS. Mobile devices also include SMS, Email, RSSI, Battery Level, and Cell Site informational tests. Tests can be run directly from the Mobile device or from a VQuad™ script for automated operation. All results are sent to the central database.
Video Conference Testing, using the GL Video Application Controller (VAC), was recently added to the VQuad™ solution. Video tests can be run manually or automated, using the VQuad™ scripts, between any PC and/or Android device. For instance, perform Video tests between two PCs, between two Android devices, or between a PC and an Android device. User configurable test plans include access to Video Image Size, Frame Rate, Codec and more. User-access also includes Audio options such as Audio Codec. The Video Test results are sent to the central database and include Video MOS, Audio MOS, along with several video/audio analytic metrics."
TestEquity to Exhibit Industry-Leading Test Equipment Solutions Welcome to a Battery specialist of the Anritsu Battery
MOORPARK, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 22, 2015) - TestEquity, a value-added distributor of test and measurement equipment, today announced that the company will be exhibiting a wide range of industry-leading test equipment solutions from key manufacturers at the 2015 Wireless Infrastructure Show, taking place April 27-30 at the Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Florida.
The Wireless Infrastructure Show is the premier national event for mobile network solutions. In booth 410, TestEquity will display cable and antenna, passive intermodulation (PIM), and spectrum analyzers, in addition to optical time-domain reflectometers (OTDR) and fiber inspection tools from manufacturers including Anritsu, Keysight Technologies, Rohde & Schwarz, Tektronix, and JDSU. In addition, visitors to the company's booth will witness live demonstrations of a number of leading products, including:
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•Keysight U2000 Series USB Power Sensor -- U2000 series power sensors measure true average power from RF and microwave devices while making setup fast and simple by providing plug-and-play USB connectivity and eliminating the need for a separate power meter.
•Rohde & Schwarz FSH4 Handheld Spectrum Analyzer -- Designed for use in the field, the rugged FSH4 is a handheld spectrum analyzer, power meter, cable and antenna tester, and two-port vector network analyzer, all in one indispensable tool for RF service technicians and installation and maintenance teams.
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Anritsu Company introduces the MA24208A/MA24218A Universal USB Power Sensors that leverage Anritsu’s patented triple path architecture to provide highly accurate, trueRMS measurements of CW, multi-tone, and digitally modulated signals up to 18 GHz. Featuring best-in-class measurement speeds and over-power protection levels, the MA24208A/MA24218A have been designed to increase throughput and reduce cost-of-test in any lab, high-volume manufacturing and field environment.
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In device under test (DUT) characterization and other applications requiring large amounts of data, a Continuous Average Buffer feature in the MA24208A/MA24218A sensors allows users to buffer up to 8,192 continuous average measurements before reading the results over the bus. This saves considerable time compared to conventional methods that send measurements individually. For the best possible accuracy when conducting measurements on modulated signals, the USB sensors have an Enhanced Modulation feature. The sensors also have a triggering hysteresis capability that minimizes the risk of triggering on an unintended edge for greater accuracy.
The MA24208A/MA24218A sensors can be used with any Windows-based PC and controlled via PowerXpert™. For field applications, the sensors are also compatible with most of Anritsu’s industry leading handheld instruments, including the Site Master™ cable and antenna analyzer, Spectrum Master™ handheld spectrum analyzer, Cell Master™ base station analyzer, and VNA Master™ vector network analyzer (may require Option 19).
The MA24208A/MA24218A sensors add to Anritsu’s broad power measurement portfolio. The ML2490A series has the performance required for narrow fast rising-edge pulse power measurements, including radar, while the ML2480B series is suited for wide-band power measurements on signals, such as W-CDMA, WLAN, and LTE. The ML2430A power meters are designed for CW applications, offering a combination of accuracy, speed and flexibility in a low-cost package, and can be battery operated. With seven different families of power sensors (including USB sensors), Anritsu provides engineers with the right solution for precision power measurement, whatever the application.
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Anritsu has combined the two primary types of field testing, sweep testing and testing for passive intermodulation, into one instrument for the first time. The company said the move will allow it to cut down on the number of instruments being used for cell site testing by tower maintenance crews and network installers.
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“If I’m doing work on the radio head, I have to hoist multiple instruments. It’s time consuming,” said Tom Bell, product manager for Anritsu. “And those extra transit cases are becoming more and more of a problem for technicians. They already have very crowded vehicles, and if you looked in the back of a tech truck, you’d see they have no more room left.”
Anritsu is implementing the new solution as an option on its PIM Master, so that the MW82119B PIM Master is available with the Site Master option. It is priced so that adding the Site Master option is about half the cost of the standalone Site Master unit, according to Bell.
“This is not a chopped-down Site Master,” Bell said. “This is the full Site Master residing within this unit.”
He added that while field techs who are doing only sweep testing may still prefer the Site Master for its smaller size and lighter weight, “what we’re finding more often than not is that they’re doing PIM and sweep testing, and having to carry … two separate instruments.”
Bell said PIM is a significant concern at small cell installations, and that wireless operators automatically “expect PIM to be an issue” and require PIM testing during site installation. Some carriers, particularly in Canada, require PIM testing of proposed site locations before equipment is even installed. In some cases, he added, Anritsu has seen “very small movements, as much as three feet or a meter, can have a huge impact in the PIM performance.”
Bell said Anritsu designed the new equipment for use inside or outside, and for use at small cell, distributed antenna system and macro sites to determine both on-site and off-site PIM through distance-to-fault information. He added that the company also stepped up the ruggedness of the unit, increasing the drop-testing requirements and gaining an IP54 ingress protection rating that means it will still operate after being exposed to blowing dust or spraying water.
Bell said that the instrument is now available for delivery within two-to-four weeks.
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The broad frequency coverage of 10 MHz to 18 GHz allows the MA24208A/MA24218A sensors to conduct accurate modulated power measurements on signals, including W-CDMA, LTE and WLAN standards. A built-in internal and external trigger facilitates multi-slot measurement of TDD waveforms, such as GSM, WiMAX, and TD-SCDMA.
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The MA24208A/MA24218A sensors can be used with any Windows-based PC and controlled via PowerXpert™. For field applications, the sensors are also compatible with most of Anritsu's industry leading handheld instruments, including the Site Master™ cable and antenna analyzer, Spectrum Master™ handheld spectrum analyzer, Cell Master™ base station analyzer, and VNA Master™ vector network analyzer (may require Option 19).
The MA24208A/MA24218A sensors add to Anritsu's broad power measurement portfolio. The ML2490A series has the performance required for narrow fast rising-edge pulse power measurements, including radar, while the ML2480B series is suited for wide-band power measurements on signals, such as W-CDMA, WLAN, and LTE. The ML2430A power meters are designed for CW applications, offering a combination of accuracy, speed and flexibility in a low-cost package, and can be battery operated. With seven different families of power sensors (including USB sensors), Anritsu provides engineers with the right solution for precision power measurement, whatever the application.
Anritsu Company is the United States subsidiary of Anritsu Corporation, a global provider of innovative communications test and measurement solutions for more than 110 years. Anritsu provides solutions for existing and next-generation wired and wireless communication systems and operators. Anritsu products include wireless, optical, microwave/RF, and digital instruments as well as operations support systems for R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance. Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication products and systems. With offices throughout the world, Anritsu sells in over 90 countries with approximately 4,000 employees.
Trend Communications Launches The Trend Multipro SDH Welcome to a Battery specialist of the Acterna Battery
UK - Trend Communications launches the Trend Multipro SDH - a portable, hand held tester for use by technicians working on SDH and PDH services to 2.5 Gbit/s.
The rugged tester, the latest addition to the Trend Multipro range, covers SDH from STM-16 right down to STM-0, PDH from E4 down to E1 as well as T-Carrier at DS3 and DS1
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Sales and Marketing Director Ken Foan emphasised some of the significant features of the novel SDH tester. "We have listened to customers and included what they want: fast scan, user programmable pass/fail limits, full error performance tests, SFP (small form-factor pluggable) interfaces as well as capture of OH bytes."
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The new SDH application can easily combine with Trend's current Multipro Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) tester providing the perfect solutions in mixed technology metropolitan area and transport networks.
The Trend Multipro SDH is another addition to the rapidly expanding range of hand-held telecommunications test instruments from Trend for installation and maintenance field engineers. It is available now from Trend's Maidenhead headquarters or from international sales offices.
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UK - Trend Communications launches the Trend Multipro SDH - a portable, hand held tester for use by technicians working on SDH and PDH services to 2.5 Gbit/s.
The rugged tester, the latest addition to the Trend Multipro range, covers SDH from STM-16 right down to STM-0, PDH from E4 down to E1 as well as T-Carrier at DS3 and DS1
The new, innovative and versatile battery operated tester employs a large touch screen which makes it very easy to use. The software modularity of the Multipro ensures that a wide variety of user features can be added covering installation, commissioning, maintenance and troubleshooting of SDH and other networks.
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Sales and Marketing Director Ken Foan emphasised some of the significant features of the novel SDH tester. "We have listened to customers and included what they want: fast scan, user programmable pass/fail limits, full error performance tests, SFP (small form-factor pluggable) interfaces as well as capture of OH bytes."
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The new SDH application can easily combine with Trend's current Multipro Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) tester providing the perfect solutions in mixed technology metropolitan area and transport networks.
The Trend Multipro SDH is another addition to the rapidly expanding range of hand-held telecommunications test instruments from Trend for installation and maintenance field engineers. It is available now from Trend's Maidenhead headquarters or from international sales offices.
Itronix Factory Tour Welcome to a Battery specialist of the Acterna Battery
Itronix had invited me up to their Spokane, WA, headquarters so I could get an idea where this longtime leader in rugged computing and wireless systems was headed after their acquisition by General Dynamics in September of 2005.
So on May 17, 2006, I flew up from Sacramento in an Alaska Airlines's Horizon turbo-prop plane, stopping in Boise, Idaho which, interestingly, is in a different time zone. My old friend Matt Gerber, newly promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing, picked me up at the airport and we exchanged our latest automotive adventures (we're both car nuts). I checked in at the historic Davenport Hotel in downtown Spokane with battery like JDSU GPDR204 Battery, JDSU LI204SX Battery, JDSU MTS-6000 Battery, JDSU LI204SX-60A Battery, JDSU LI204SX-66A Battery, JDSU LI204SX-60 Battery, HP VA7100 Battery, HP VA7110 Battery, HP VA7400 Battery, HP VA7410 Battery, a beautifully restored old AAA four diamond hotel with ballrooms and all sorts of historic touches and decorations that are just wonderful. Those visiting Spokane should stay there.
To reacquaint myself with some of my old contacts at Itronix before the following day's factory tour, we had arranged dinner at the Bluefish Japanese restaurant just across the street from the Davenport. Present were Matt Gerber, Marie Hartis who is director of worldwide marketing communications, Brian Fiut who is a product manager, and myself. The food was delicious, with Matt proving to be quite the expert in ordering Japanese fare. So we ended up with a huge sushi platter and more. The conversation was informative, yet lighthearted and cordial, and I certainly did not get the impression that these were employees of a company filled with trepidation, one that doesn't quite know what to expect from its new owners. Matt explained that Itronix would continue to sell to commercial markets, but that the split would now favor government whereas before the majority of sales had come from commercial accounts.
I learned that Sprint had ordered some 3,000 of the semi-rugged GoBook VR-1s to replace their older Itronix GoBook computers -- certainly a big coup. Tom Turner, president and CEO of Itronix, now also holds the title of Vice President & General Manager of the Computing Technologies Division within General Dynamics' C4 Systems that Itronix has become part of. I wondered about the ramifications of keeping or changing the well-established Itronix brand name and identity. I was told that the idea of changing the Itronix name was not imposed on the company; rather it was something that was suggested and agreed on by all involved.
I also learned that Itronix is now located in a brand new facility that they planned and designed from scratch to fit their needs. The two facilities Itronix had used prior had been leased, and so the transition was easy. Gerber said the new manufacturing floor was smaller but, due to much improved efficiency, manages to produce more units. Those productivity gains would be demonstrated to me impressively the next day.
The next morning, Marie Hartis met me at 7:30AM at the Davenport where we had breakfast and I learned more about the recent developments at Itronix. Then we were headed for the new Itronix facilities at 12825 Mirabeau Parkway in Spokane Valley, Washington (see front entrance below).
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Türkiye’nin ilk Türk heykelcisi ve Atatürk’ün heykeltıraşı Kenan Yontunç, Eda Taşpınar’ın dedesidir.
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Test and Measurement: Fluke expands Link line and cloud-based reporting Welcome to a Battery specialist of the Zoncare Battery
Some of the ongoing trends in network testing are the use of simplified or âde-skilledâ equipment so that basic test performance and interpretation isnât limited to radio frequency engineers; and the increasing use of analytics and reporting, as well as cloud connectivity to improve efficient use of instruments.
Fluke Networks is hitting on all of those trends with its expanded Link Solutions offerings. I spoke with Fluke CTO James Kahkoska recently about the launch, and he said that disruptive computing capabilities in the form of mobility, cloud, analytics and storage have helped the company trim the size, complexity and cost of test equipment so that more units can be available to more people, including nontechnical experts who simply have to wait for an LED with like Zoncare ZQ-1201 Battery, Zoncare ZQ-1201G Battery, Fresenius MCM440 PT Battery, Fresenius MCM440 OT Battery, Fresenius MCM550 ST Battery, Fresenius Optima VS Battery, Fresenius Optima ST Battery, Fresenius Optima MS Battery, Fresenius Optima PT Battery, Agilia Fresenius Kabi Battery, Fresenius RC1800AA05AA Battery, JMS SP-500 Batteryto turn red or green to get basic information about how a network is functioning.
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The new LinkSprinter model measures cable status and length, can flash the hub port, and accommodate data from up to 12 tests compared to four in earlier models.
âFor way too long in test and measurement, itâs been a huge hassle for testing installations in the field â you have to get their testers back and plug into a USB, and have a special application when you plug it in,â Kahkoska said. Now, he explained, test results are pushed directly from the testing device to the cloud and can be e-mailed to project managers, installers and anyone else who needs the information to track work at a site. Installers can include pictures of access points so that the equipment model information is recorded, or make notes so that the specific location of a radio â under the third tile from the north wall, etc. â is documented.
Fluke has seen significant interest from value-added resellers, he said, usually those certified in installing particular vendorsâ equipment.
âThey donât own the network, the private network owner does, yet theyâre tasked to install endpoints on that system. You can easily get into the blame game, where the guy shows up to install the equipment and the network guys say, âyouâre good to goâ and you plug it in and things arenât working,â Kahkoska said, adding that problems can surface in power over Ethernet or provisioning on the switch. LinkSprinter will let that installer know whether there is PoE access and a link so the installer has some guidance as to whether the basic elements are in place for a successful installation.
âIf youâre installing any sort of radio with an Ethernet jack on the end of a cable, this is a great asset to document your work,â Kahkoska said.
⢠Kaelus has launched its new iVA cable and antenna analyzer for testing VSWR/return loss and locating return loss faults in RF infrastructure. The handheld unit weighs 1.4 pounds and is controlled via Bluetooth, plugs directly into the device under test, and includes software for generating and completing test reports on-site, as well as geotagging with Google Maps so that test measurements can be plotted and included in site reports.
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Let's face it, if you've decided that you're an iPhone fan, there's really no point reading about all the other cool stuff on offer with Android and Windows Phone handsets. It's no fluke that the iPhone is not only the most popular smartphone range in history, but also the most popular camera, with more photos captured by an iPhone than any other picture-taking device (based on images published online). The interface is consistent and simple to use, and the camera functionality is clear and concise.
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Transferring images to the cloud or uploading directly to a social networking site is easy; however, it's not as straightforward when transferring images to a PC or sharing with non-iPhone smartphone owners, due to the lack of removable memory support.
Pricing for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is fairly consistent â and fairly expensive, as Apple has a tight rein on a retailers' ability to offer discounts. While pricing for the 16GB version of the iPhone 6 starts at $999 and $1149 for the iPhone 6 Plus, avoid these low-storage models at all costs; go with the 64GB version if you are determined to go with an iPhone (or the 128GB version if you have deeper pockets). If your budget won't go further than $999 and you really want an iPhone, look out for an iPhone 5S with 64GB of storage, priced at under $900.
Apple has a singular approach to smartphones, with the only choices being a slightly larger screen or different storage option; Samsung takes a scatter-gun approach to its smartphone range, with many different models at different sizes, price points and designs.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is the main competitor to the iPhone 6 Plus and delivers very good image quality for the main camera, but only OK image quality for selfie shots. However, the overall multimedia performance makes the Galaxy Note 4 not only a good camera phone but also a good smartphone, as it handles all the other chores such as web browsing and texting with ease. Of the models we tested, it also sports the largest display, and its reception performance and battery life are among the best.
Anyone wanting to combine a smartphone with a compact camera should look at the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom â it's the only smartphone tested with a 10X optical zoom, allowing you to get close to the action. As a selfie phone, however, its performance is only average, as the front-facing camera is the same tiny lens you will find on most smartphones.
Lohud rankings: Apr. 23, 2015 Welcome to a Battery specialist of the Zoncare Battery
Well, it took all of about seven hours for my No. 1 team to fall after last week’s rankings went up on the blog, so who knows what this week will bring.
For the most part, many of the same teams remain in the current top 10, although some have shuffled around a bit due to losses during last week or my own recalculations.
Among other things, we have a new No. 1 team, so here’s a look at the updated Lohud softball rankings for this season:
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2. Brewster (7-0): The Brew Crew beat a talented John Jay squad for the second time this year on Tuesday, this time disposing of the Indians before extra innings. The Bears appear to be armed with at least three solid pitchers and have already showed that they have one of the most balanced lineups in the section.
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5. Clarkstown South (4-1): After taking a five-run loss at the hands of North Rockland, the Vikings have run off three straight victories, including a quality win against Tappan Zee.
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Photographs and mementos pack every cranny of Alice Groves’s otherwise tidy two-story house in West Pullman, on Chicago’s Far South Side. A deeply religious health care aide, Groves, 60, is the matriarch of a large and close-knit family. Birthday parties, church events, graduations, deaths: She chronicles them all. “This is Tiara, that’s her,” she says, pointing above her family room sofa to a framed poster depicting a smiling young woman in a sassy, confident pose, head tilted toward the camera. “She was looking so forward to her 21st birthday.”
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At first, baffled and traumatized family members called the Chicago Police Department every day to see if it had made any progress in tracking down Tiara’s unknown killer. “We just heard a lot of ‘We’re investigating it,’ ” says her older sister Kenyatta, 24.
As this magazine first reported last year, on December 18, 2013—only 13 days before the police department’s final homicide numbers for the year would be tallied—a lieutenant overseeing the case seized on the phrase “unspecified means” to reclassify the case of Tiara Groves from a homicide investigation to a “noncriminal death investigation,” which is not counted in the murder statistics. After Chicago’s story was published last spring, police quietly reclassified Tiara’s case yet again, to a new death-investigation category that it had just put in place (more on that later). Groves family members say that the police never told them about either reclassification.
Finally, last November, Alice’s daily prayers appeared to have been answered: A police detective called to tell her that he had evidence that would bust the case wide open, she recalls. “I asked him, ‘Is it good?’ He said, ‘Yes, it’s good.’ ” He told her that he’d have the case closed in a couple of months, she says.
Sure enough, in March, police arrested Leondra “Red” Martin, 30, who had lived next door to the Groves family; she was on surveillance video arguing with Tiara outside a Cicero liquor store the last time Tiara was seen alive. Police also arrested Desmond “Wicked” Collins, 38, a convicted sex offender with a long rap sheet. His DNA was found under Tiara’s fingernails.
But the Cook County state’s attorney’s office didn’t charge Martin and Collins with murdering Tiara. It charged them only with concealing her death—the state’s lowest-level (Class 4) felony. According to court records, Collins told police that Tiara had overdosed on heroin while the three were at a Cicero motel. He and Martin, he said, wrapped her body in a sheet, drove her to a house in an undisclosed area, and later hid her in the warehouse in Austin, where they staged the scene to make it look as if she’d been murdered.
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Devastating as her son’s death was, Groves understood it. Kenneth was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. But she has no such closure with her daughter, whose death was ruled a homicide by the Cook County medical examiner. The summer heat had decomposed Tiara’s body so badly that the pathologist couldn’t even pinpoint an exact cause of death, deeming it simply a homicide by “unspecified means.”
At first, baffled and traumatized family members called the Chicago Police Department every day to see if it had made any progress in tracking down Tiara’s unknown killer. “We just heard a lot of ‘We’re investigating it,’ ” says her older sister Kenyatta, 24.
As this magazine first reported last year, on December 18, 2013—only 13 days before the police department’s final homicide numbers for the year would be tallied—a lieutenant overseeing the case seized on the phrase “unspecified means” to reclassify the case of Tiara Groves from a homicide investigation to a “noncriminal death investigation,” which is not counted in the murder statistics. After Chicago’s story was published last spring, police quietly reclassified Tiara’s case yet again, to a new death-investigation category that it had just put in place (more on that later). Groves family members say that the police never told them about either reclassification.
Finally, last November, Alice’s daily prayers appeared to have been answered: A police detective called to tell her that he had evidence that would bust the case wide open, she recalls. “I asked him, ‘Is it good?’ He said, ‘Yes, it’s good.’ ” He told her that he’d have the case closed in a couple of months, she says.
Sure enough, in March, police arrested Leondra “Red” Martin, 30, who had lived next door to the Groves family; she was on surveillance video arguing with Tiara outside a Cicero liquor store the last time Tiara was seen alive. Police also arrested Desmond “Wicked” Collins, 38, a convicted sex offender with a long rap sheet. His DNA was found under Tiara’s fingernails.
But the Cook County state’s attorney’s office didn’t charge Martin and Collins with murdering Tiara. It charged them only with concealing her death—the state’s lowest-level (Class 4) felony. According to court records, Collins told police that Tiara had overdosed on heroin while the three were at a Cicero motel. He and Martin, he said, wrapped her body in a sheet, drove her to a house in an undisclosed area, and later hid her in the warehouse in Austin, where they staged the scene to make it look as if she’d been murdered.
Off-duty policeman plays key role in rescuing crash driver Welcome to a Battery specialist of the Fluke Battery
A man with life-threatening injuries was trapped in his crashed car for more than 12 hours — all the time with help barely 100m away with three houses in that stretch of forest.
Police said the 33-year-old Strathmerton man’s fluke rescue happened around 1.30pm after an off-duty Bendigo policeman looking for a fishing spot drove past and saw a hand waving weakly from one of the car’s windows.
The man’s car failed to take a turn on Farley Rd at Wharparilla about 2am on Monday and he ran into thick forest before his car crashed into a tree.
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In addition to his severe leg injuries and blood loss the man also suffered significant internal injuries.
He told his rescuers he had gone down the road looking for a place to park and sleep.
Unable to move far, the man dragged himself into the back seat where he had more room but in the dark and with his injuries was unable to locate his mobile phone.
After dawn he told police he heard an alarm on his phone but the battery died before he could reach it and make a call.
Fortunately the man had been wearing warm clothing and had wrapped himself in a towel, with the mercury dropping to 10°C overnight.
Echuca paramedics stabilised the man as an air ambulance from Bendigo arrived in a nearby paddock to ferry him to Melbourne.
As he was loaded onto a spinal board he looked as though he was still suffering from shock and mild hypothermia.
He was taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital where he had yesterday’s surgery, ongoing treatment for his internal injuries and his condition was listed as serious but stable.
Leading Senior Constable Wayne Sperling of Campaspe Highway Patrol said police were investigating whether speed and alcohol were factors in the accident, which was routine in accidents.
But regardless of ongoing investigations he said he was amazed at the man’s escape.
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‘‘It was sheer chance the Bendigo officer was there and then looked closely enough to see the hand waving.’’
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Chen Xinshu nunca creyó que un pequeño taller que empezó con apenas 17 personas hace ocho años se convertiría en un importante fabricante de instrumentos médicos de alta tecnología.
La compañía, llamada Zoncare, con un volumen de ventas previsto de 100 millones de yuanes (16,4 millones de dólares USA) este año, parece un milagro para la mayoría de las empresas pequeñas de China, que generalmente enfrentan problemas debido a la falta de capital.
"Al principio teníamos pocos activos fijos. Ningún banco deseaba ofrecernos ningún crédito", recordó Chen, subgerente de Zoncare.
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"Es poco probable que en otra parte hubiéramos recibido ese trato preferencial", aeva Zona de Desarrollo Tecnológico Donghu de Wuhan, mejor conocida como Optical Valley, es la base de industria de fotoelectrones de China. Localizada en Wuhan, capital de la provincia de Hubei, centro de China, la zona fue aprobada por el Consejo de Estado en 2009 como la segunda Zona Nacional de Demostración Innovadora Independiente del país, sólo después de Zhongguancun en Beijing.
Con la ayuda del crédito, Zoncare ha alcanzado una serie de avances en desarrollo de instrumental médico y sus productos se venden en más de 100 países y regiones.
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En el XVIII Congreso Nacional de noviembre de 2012, el Partido Comunista de China (PCCh) presentó una estrategia para el desarrollo impulsado por la innovación, y subrayó la importancia de la innovación científica en la mejora de la productividad y de la fortaleza nacional integral.
El 30 de septiembre, miembros del Buró Político del Comité Central del PCCh, visitaron Zhongguancun y estudiaron allí, otra señal de que el país anhela dominar la ciencia y tecnologíal presidente chino, Xi Jinping, quien también es secretario general del Comité Central del PCCh, dijo el sábado que en la próxima Tercera Sesión Plenaria del XVIII Comité Central del PCCh, que se realizará del 9 del 12 de noviembre, se presentará un proyecto para la reforma integral. Muchas personas creen que la estrategia de desarrollo innovador será el foco de la nueva ronda de reformas.
BMW open to sharing battery technology with rivals Welcome to a Battery specialist of the Draeger Battery
ULSAN, South Korea – To gain economies of scale, BMW is open to sharing with rival automakers the electric vehicle battery cell technology it co-developed with Samsung SDI.
BMW purchasing boss Klaus Draeger said sharing the technology would reduce the cost of the battery cells -- the most expensive part of an electric vehicle.
"If Mercedes called us, we would be happy to find a way with Samsung SDI to supply them with battery cells," he said.
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The supply deal was part of a memorandum of understanding signed between the two companies here on Monday that also included co-development of a next generation of battery cells.
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BMW sold 5,396 i3 cars in the first half globally out of a total of 1.02 million vehicles it sold during the period. The automaker said it raised i3 production to 100 units a day starting in April and will raise output by further 40 percent at the end of summer. The i8 launched in Europe last month and will go on sale in the United States next month.
BMW began working with Samsung SDI, a subsidiary of South Korea's largest conglomerate, Samsung, on lithium-ion battery cells in 2009.
Samsung SDI supplies battery cells to Chrysler in the United States for the 500e battery powered minicar and to Ferrari for the limited edition LaFerrari hybrid model.
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Lee Sang Hyun, an analyst at NH Investment & Securities, said the BMW deal will help SDI have greater presence as an electric car battery maker in the United States and Europe, where it is relatively less well known compared with other battery suppliers.
According to Japanese research firm B3, the global market for automotive lithium-ion batteries will increase to $21.3 billion in 2020 from $4.4 billion in 2014.
Samsung SDI builds 600,000 battery cells a month on two production lines in Ulsan. The company will add a third production line by the end of the year to take monthly output to 900,000 battery cells.
A battery normally takes up 30 to 40 percent of an electric vehicle’s manufacturing cost, Samsung SDI spokesman David Kim said.
Robot Maker Says He's Designed Welcome to a Battery specialist of the Fukuda Battery
A Japanese robot maker says he's designed a personal robot that could be the "next smartphone."
“You will put him in your pocket and talk to him like your own Jiminy Cricket，” Tomotaka Takahashi， CEO of robot design company Robo Garage and research associate professor at the University of Tokyo， told The WorldPost recently at The WorldPost Future of Work Conference. He said he's aiming to have the pocket robot， which is still just a prototype， hit the market in a year. He has not shown the prototype to anyone publicly.
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“Smartphones are hitting a wall，” he said. There’s only so much a person can do while looking at a screen， he went on， and smartphone voice recognition is not widely used. “We can talk to pets -- even fish or turtles -- but not to square boxes or screens."
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Is Russia Really a Threat to NATO? Welcome to a Battery specialist of the Kaden Yasen Battery
The above-mentioned developments and acquisitions will eventually support a new military doctrine that Vladimir Putin has characterized as “solely defensive in nature”. It emphasizes， for example， that NATO’s expansion up to Russia’s borders poses a ‘key risk’ to the country’s security. This perceived expansion fuels concerns that the United States’ Europe-based missile defense system could threaten Russia’s nuclear deterrence capabilities. To support this， Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized that Washington retains nuclear weapons on European soil that are capable of hitting Russian territory， while Moscow has made dramatic reductions to its arsenal.
Many Western observers， however， remain far from convinced that Russia’s new military doctrine is all about self-defense. For example， some NATO members are concerned about the doctrine’s ‘increased reliance’ on nuclear weapons. In this respect with battery such as Kaden Yasen HYHB-498 Battery， Biolat BLT2012 Battery， Biolat BLT2003 Battery， Draeger MS14490 Battery， Draeger Medical Inc GAMMA Battery， Draeger Medical Inc Infinity DELTA Battery， Draeger Medical Inc SC 6002XL Battery， Draeger AS36059 Battery， Draeger Infinity Vista Battery， Draeger MS18340 Battery， Draeger Infinity DELTA XL Battery， Draeger Infinity GAMMA XL Battery， Russia’s decision to conduct “increasingly aggressive” air and sea patrols close to NATO airspace is doing little to allay such worries. And while there has been no violation of this airspace to date， NATO aircraft stationed in the Baltic States intercepted Russian military planes 150 times in 2014， a fourfold increase from 2013. In response， several NATO member states are currently restructuring their armed forces in order to cope with Russia’s growing military presence. This is particularly true of Norway， which has also increased military cooperation with the Baltic States.
In response to such concerns， many Russian commentators have countered that Moscow’s new military doctrine retains “the old wholly reasonable formulation regarding the use of nuclear weapons.”They argue that the Russian military and its nuclear forces remains a defensive tool which the country pledges to use only as a means of last resort. After all， the notion of a preemptive nuclear strike is not mentioned by the doctrine. Interestingly， the reference to scenarios where nuclear weapons might be used to resolve certain regional conflicts has now been removed.
It might also be the case that by singling out Russia’s nuclear forces and conventional military platforms NATO is overlooking the most important challenge posed by Moscow’s more assertive doctrine. The most immediate threat to the Baltic States is posed by Russia’s model of hybrid warfare， writes Matthew Kroenig of the Atlantic Council. Specifically， Kroenig argues that Moscow could combine asymmetric tactics， with the threat of early nuclear use， to deter NATO from defending a member of the Alliance under hybrid-warfare attack. Indeed， a partial precedent has already been set. In 2007， Russian-backed hackers waged a prolonged cyber war against NATO member Estonia in retaliation for Tallinn’s decision to relocate a Soviet-era war monument. The hackers disabled the websites of government ministries， political parties， newspapers， banks， and companies， while NATO struggled to initiate an effective counter-response.
Creep who ejaculated on over 100 women on train finally arrested Welcome to a Battery specialist of the Fukuda Battery
As if commuting on the crowded trains of Tokyo wasn’t uncomfortable enough for women, they also ran the risk of being ejaculated on by a creep terrorizing the city’s public transit system since 2011.
Tetsuya Fukuda’s reign of terror was cut short after DNA analysis of a semen stain on an 18-year-old victim’s school uniform skirt identified the 40-year-old as the serial masturbator.
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“It happened to me as well but I didn’t know who had done it,” said 26-year-old victim Ria Yoneda. “It is just disgusting, he needs help.”
Oddly enough, Fukuda is being brought up on charges of property damage instead of say, lewd behavior or indecent exposure or sexual battery.
Although Fukuda’s actions sound extreme, they exist within a climate that has created a need for women’s only subway cars so that female passengers can be protected from constant groping on public transportation.
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Philips Hue Go LED lamp offers untethered light
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In addition to the convenience, security and energy savings offered by smart LED lighting, the bulbs themselves also serve as a sort of nifty 21st century parlor trick — that is, tech-savvy pranksters can instill some grade-A heebie jeebies (think: flickering lights, a poltergeist-infested bedside lamp, a bathroom that suddenly turns blood red, etc.) into any unsuspecting houseguest by simply opening a smartphone app.
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Boasting sleek, salad bowl-esque curves appropriate for any tabletop, Philips Hue Go, much like its non-portable/fixture-bound brethren, boasts endless color customization — users can choose from 16 million (yes, million) colors via the Philips Hue app for iPhone and Android. Plus, the lamp, which also features a control button on the unit itself for when a smartphone isn't handy, boasts five custom color combinations — or "natural dynamic effects" as Philips calls them — for single-touch mood-setting: Cozy Candle, Sunday Coffee, Meditation, Enchanted Forest and Night Adventure. Preset cool daylight and warm white light settings are also available for less festive/more functional moments.
Explains Philips connected home guru Sridhar Kumaraswamy in a news statement:
We envisage all lights to be connected. Put simply, lighting is now central to the Internet of Things and we see Philips Hue as the go-to lighting brand for the home. With Philips Hue Go we are building further on our ecosystem, enabling people to experience light in a new way. People can take the light wherever they want, creating the light that suits their moment, taste or mood. It gives people even more choice for how they wish to bring the fun and impact of connected lighting into their homes.
Awesome. However, one large and important question remains: can Philips Hue Go also venture outside?
The short answer is yes ... but with care. With a battery life of up to three hours when removed from its base, Philips Hue Go is a shoo-in for al fresco entertaining during the summer months: romantic candle-less dinners in the garden, late night dance parties on the lanai and backyard camping expeditions. As long at the lamp is connected to the Hue Bridge and within range of a user's wireless network it can be used outdoors. However, Philips is quick to point out that the Hue Go is not waterproof or weather-rated and should not permanently live outside or be used in uncovered spaces during “strong weather.”
And when it comes to outdoor mood-setting, the 6-watt (12W when it's in recharging mode) Philips Hue Go couldn’t be released at a better time: it launches in Europe this April with a stateside release slated for June. It's retail price is set at $100.
What Indian companies can learn from their Chinese rivals
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As the founder of the modern Chinese economy, Deng Xiaoping once observed that "No matter if it is a white cat or a black cat; as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat.", meaning that one cannot be philosophically wedded to ways of doing things. Deng also used a quote originally coined by Mao Zedong, noting that one must "seek truth from facts".
These quotes heralded his efforts to create the so-called "socialist market economy" of China as clearly the economic model under Mao had failed to deliver the economic progress the country wanted. Deng's pioneering efforts unleashed the Chinese economy, generating decades of doubledigit growth that has now catapulted China to being the largest economy in the world. This dramatic growth has spurred the rise of giant corporations like Lenovo, Haier, Huawei, Mindray, TCL, BYD, and many others in a span of a couple of decades.
What can Indian businesses learn from the Chinese experience? Taking Deng's comments to heart, Chinese companies have experimented. Consider BYD. It started as a maker of nickel cadmium batteries with like Mindray PM9000 Battery, Mindray LI23S002A Battery, Mindray T5 Battery, Mindray T6 Battery, Mindray T8 Battery, Mindray LI23S001A Battery, Mindray VS800 Battery, Agilent A3 Battery, Agilent ADI Battery, Biocare HYLB-722 Battery, Biocare ECG-6010 Battery, Edan HYLB-727 Batteryin the mid-90s. Its founder, Wang Chuanfu, saw a market opportunity to make lithium ion batteries.
While the market opportunity existed, the cost of a manufacturing line for lithium ion batteries was well beyond the means of BYD, with a paid up capital of US$250,000, as the cost of a single manufacturing line was more than US$5 million due to the need for a clean room to avoid contaminants getting in to the battery during the manufacturing processcontaminants are the cause of lithium ion batteries exploding.
Undaunted, Wang Chuanfu innovated, creating the clean box, which cost next to nothing compared to a clean room, was modular, and scalable. The innovation essentially converted a fixed cost to a variable cost, making it possible for BYD to take advantage of the market opportunity it had spotted.
Importantly, the innovation also increased productivity because time was not spent suiting up to work in a clean room, bringing cost of manufacture down further. The result is that today BYD is the world's largest producer of batteries and has a commanding 25 per cent market share in mobile phone batteries. The willingness to experiment with new ideas and learn from it is a hallmark of many Chinese companies and something that Indian companies could more broadly adopt.
by Indian companies, is the focus on the "common person" in second and third tier towns, rather than the urban middle class (really the upper classes) that has been the mainstay for Indian companies.
Consider for example Mindray, a leading maker of medical diagnostic equipment in China. Mindray focused on second and third tier hospitals and clinics in smaller towns. By doing so, it was able to bypass the global majors in their industry like GE, Siemens, Philips, and Toshiba, and build a strong branded business by selling comparable quality equipment at around 30 per cent lower prices.
The result of the first mover advantage has been that Mindray has become the brand of choice in the segments they target, as it has proven its quality and at price points that are difficult for the global majors to achieve.
Today, as the global majors are also trying to penetrate the broader Chinese market, in the medical diagnostic equipment space Mindray has become the brand to beat. It is interesting to observe that large Indian companies have been relative laggards in going after rural and less affluent Indian consumers.
Visible examples such as e-Choupal, Project Shakti, Arogya Parivar, and so on, have been initiatives pioneered by multinationals, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, and Novartis to name the companies behind the initiatives. Tata Motors' Nano project is an exception.
Home grown Indian companies need to think more carefully about the opportunities outside the top urban markets as 70 per cent of Indians live in rural India and notwithstanding the economic growth of the past 20 years, India still has the largest number of less affluent consumers on earth.
Stock Sells Off After-Hours
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Mindray Medical International Ltd (ADR) (NYSE: MR) announced Monday its selected unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014.
Revenue came in at $399.0 million, below estimates of $407.07 million and above the $368.4 million reported in the year ago quarter.
Non-GAAP net income was $59.7 million, a 19.1 percent decline from the $73.9 million reported in the prior year period.
Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.50, below estimates of $0.52 and the $0.62 reported in the year ago period.
Gross profit was $220.4 million, a 7.1 percent increase from the $205.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2013.
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Diluted EPS was $0.44, a decline of 29.9 percent from the $0.63 reported in the fourth quarter of 2013.
For the full year of 2014, the company reported revenue of $1.322 billion, an 8 percent increase from 2013 and nearly in line with consensus.
For 2014, non-GAAP EPS of $1.93 was reported, above estimates of $1.82 and below the $2.20 reported for 2013.
Co-CEO and Chief Strategic Officer Cheng Minghe said, "In 2014, Mindray continued to focus on innovation and strengthening its core competencies in the face of a tough operating environment across major markets. Western Europe remained a bright spot and its growth reflected the success of our investments over the last few years.
"The IVD segment performed well," he added, "largely driven by reagents sales increase. Longer term, we remain upbeat about our IVD business, based on the ramp up of our higher-end products and our ability to offer total solutions to customers."
For 2015, the company anticipated its full year net revenues to grow by a mid-single digit percentage over its full year 2014 net revenues.
The company also expected its full year 2015 non-GAAP net income to decrease by a high-single digit percentage over its full year 2014 non-GAAP net income.
The guidance for 2015 excluded the tax benefits related to the nationwide key software enterprise status and assumes a corporate income tax rate of 15 percent applicable to the Shenzhen subsidiary.
Mindray Medical International Ltd (ADR) traded at $28.02 in the after-hours session, down 4.76 percent.
Q1 2015 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
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Good day, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Nanophase Technologies Corporation First Quarter 2015 Financial Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, will be a question-and-answer session and instructions will follow at that time. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this call is being recorded.
The words expect, anticipate, plans, forecast and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect the company's current beliefs and a number of important factors could cause actual with battery like Biocare HYLB-683 Battery, Biocare ECG-1210 Battery, Biocare ECG-1200 Battery, Biocare ECG-300 Battery, Biocare ECG-100 Battery, Biocare HYLB-293 Battery, Nihon Kohden BSM-2350 Battery, Nihon Kohden X062/YS-076P5 Battery, Nihon Kohden I 2300 Battery, Nihon Kohden I 2301A Battery, Nihon Kohden SB-201P Battery, Nihon Kohden X076 Batteryresults for future periods to differ materially from those expected in this news release.
These important factors include, without limitation, a decision of the customer to cancel a purchase order or supply agreement, demand for and acceptance of the company's nanocrystalline materials, changes in development and distribution relationships, the impact of competitive products and technologies, possible disruption in commercial activities occasioned by terrorist activity and armed conflict and other risks indicated in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nanophase undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or uncertainties.
I would now like to introduce your host President and CEO, Mr. Jess Jankowski. Sir, please go ahead.
Thank you, Valerie. Good morning everybody. We're glad you are able to join us to discuss our outlook for this year beginning with our first quarter 2015 financial updates. Frank Cesario, our CFO as joined me again today. During this call, we'll be talking about the outlook for our four major growth initiatives, as well as updating you on our existing business and of course 2015 first quarter results. As we discussed two months ago, I see our progress moving now phase from doing the heavy lifting behind the scenes that’s always required to develop business in our growth areas to a place where we expect to see tangible commercial results.
We expect to see these in the form of significant revenue from new resources beginning this year. 2014 results shows slight improvement over 2013 and we expect the bigger improvement during 2015. Top-line, bottom-line, cash flow, new business, we expect growth in all of these areas. We continue toward achieving our top goals of first building a sustainable business than an exciting one. Of course, we’re still subject to the typical drawn out times to market companies like Nanophase experienced in advance materials application. Fortunately we’re seeing plenty of positive movement. As we discussed last time, I also believe that path from sustainable to exciting will be much shorter than the journey from struggling to a sustainable has been. I can see the path directly in front of us that significant revenue growth which I believe offers the potential of increased equity value for Nanophase, for all of us, that’s when it starts to get good.
To get there we do need a ride out some fluctuations in the business particularly in personal care. That is our top business today and it seems the most fluctuation this year which certainly impacted our first quarter financials. After Frank provides a short overview of our financial results, I’ll talk about all of our key business development initiatives in 2015 and 2016. These are focused on a four main area; personal care technology, surface finishing technologies and energy technologies, including energy storage and solar control. With that, I’ll hand things over to Frank.
Chessington, UK. April 2, 2015 Fujikura Europe today announced the launch of new and advanced optical fibre identifiers, the FID-30R and FID-31R, which feature the world’s highest TONE signal-detection sensitivity.
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Four years ago we reviewed Facebook's self-designed and open source server, Freedom. Coinciding with releasing their datacenter design, they founded the Open Compute Foundation, creating a home for the design documents, licenses and bringing vendors together under one roof.
Today, the Open Compute Foundation is doing well. Many high profile companies such as Yandex, IBM and Intel are members, and in 2014 Microsoft joined the initiative as a second major open hardware partner; releasing its Open Cloud Server designs to a pool of open hardware spanning everything from servers and switches to datacenters. The international community has grown substantially with battery like Juniper 12523 Battery, Juniper LHJBT-H11U Battery, Juniper VSH-H11U Battery, Juniper Allegro CX Battery, Juniper VR-151 Battery, Juniper GP VR151 Battery, Juniper Allegro MX Battery, Juniper Maxell M3614 Battery, Juniper Polaroid PR-632 Battery, Juniper AMX-1 Battery, Juniper AMX-2 Battery, Juniper AMX-5 Battery, with Summits in all major continents attracting a larger crowd each time. More so, the number of companies adopting hardware from OCP and contributing back is rising as well, and with good reason: Mark Zuckerberg indicated at the 2015 Summit in San Diego that Facebook achieved a $2 billion (USD) cost reduction (!), achieved in part by using open purpose-built hardware instead of regular proprietary gear.
When Facebook talks about the incredible amounts of money it has saved by using Open Compute, keep in mind that even though the vanity-free hardware is designed to be cost-effective, it's the actual software that enables hardware efficiency. The company has always sought to use commonly available software components to build its services, and when it picked one, plenty of time and money are spent on performance engineering to optimize the software. Performance engineering that enables Facebook to handle 6 billion likes, 930 million photos and 12 billion messages every day, and those numbers only represent activity its social network product generates; Instagram and WhatsApp are not exactly toy workloads either.
Facebook has carried out plenty of improvements in open-source projects, or started new implementations, most of them contributed back to the community, good karma indeed. Notable performance-related projects are HHVM -- short for HipHop VM, a JIT'ing PHP virtual machine with its own PHP language dialect called Hack, adding static typing in the mix. HHVM is advertised as 'a more predictable PHP', and if Wikipedia's migration serves as any indication it makes existing PHP powered sites quite a bit faster as well. Another initiative called rocksdb, implements a properly scaleable, persistent key-value store for fast storage written in C++ and presto, a distributed SQL engine for Big Data stored in common storage systems like Cassandra, JDBC DBs and HDFS. Presto provides functionality similar to Hive, and is currently in use at Dropbox and Airbnb.
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