Wednesday, June 3, 2009

STU-500


The Wacom LCD Signature Tablet STU-500 has been specially designed to capture digital signatures for paperless and secure workflows or ePayment transactions at the POS (points of sale).

With help of the STU-500 transactions and workflows where paper documents are still involved, such as account opening, signature of contracts, payment confirmations or approval processes will be much more efficient and convenient in the future. The LCD Signature Tablet is already in use for major projects in banks, in the telecom industry, in retail outlets at the POS and in other industries.

Wacom's STU-500 features a compact, reflective 5" TFT LC display. Users sign directly on the display with a cordless, battery-free pen ? exactly as they would on paper. The display comes with a VGA resolution (640 x 480 pixels, width x height), which enables companies to post additional content (contract, payment amounts etc.) on the displays where their end customers sign.

Due to the tablet′s features and resolution, it delivers perfect-quality biometric signature data for secure dynamic signature verification applications.

Wacom′s LCD Signature Tablet is available via various leading Signature Solution Partners

RAZER-GAMING COMMUNICATOR


The Razer Piranha™ is engineered from the ground up to blend performance, long hours of comfort and functionality, to deliver realistic in-game audio that will satisfy the needs of the most demanding gamer - You.

From the legendary Razer Boomslang™ to the Razer DeathAdder™ and now the Razer Piranha™ - you are now Razer™.

True-to-life audio quality with superior clarity and bass.
An audio experience with crystal clear highs and visceral bass that will satisfy the needs of the most demanding gamer.

Adjustable, noise-filtering microphone.
Communicate clearly with your teammates through the noise-canceling microphone, even in crowded gaming environments.


Comfortable, ergonomic and adjustable head phones suitable for prolonged use.
The fully adjustable on-ear headphones and microphone ensure perfect fit and comfort for hours of use

Tegra APX Series


Tegra APX Series
Tegra APX applications processors bring the power of visual computing to the palm of your hand, powering next-generation Microsoft Windows Mobile, Windows CE, and Android-based smartphones, portable navigation devices (PNDs), and portable media players (PMPs).

Key features:

  • 720p HD video capture and playback
  • The lowest power for demanding applications like 720p HD video
  • 3D user interface that enhances browsing and content navigation
  • Premium HD video playback with NVIDIA® PureVideo® technology
  • Ability to access visually intensive online applications like mapping and gaming

iMac


  • Both the 20" and 24" iMac’s are powered by the NVIDIA® GeForce® 9400M
  • 24" iMac offers two performance upgrades with either the GeForce GT 120 or the GeForce GT 130 with 512MB of dedicated video memory.
  • This iMac reaches new levels of detail and realism graphics, high-resolution photos, high-definition video and games.
  • Each iMac with GeForce graphics support external DisplayPort so driving a second 30-inch Cinema display is easy.
Radeon HD 4890 review



Product: Radeon HD 4890
Manufacturer: HIS technology
SKU code: H489QT
Information: HIS website
Street price: $259 ~ 239 EUR

Very few technology related products that are unleashed into the retail channel make a huge impression. Every now and then there are some exceptions though. For example when ATI released the RV770 based Radeon HD 4850 and 4870 graphics cards last year... they unleashed hell and fury when it came to price and performance, well for the competition at least. People were writing experiences about their 4850 or 4870 and added little 'heart' avatars into their personal reviews on the web. It was one of the best product launches ever for ATI.

To this very day RV770 (the ASIC / GPU name for Radeon HD 4870) is still marching on, ranking high in graphics card sales.

Ever since January, rumors started to surface on a new product called RV790. Typically it takes 4 to 6 weeks before a rumor is confirmed and halfway through February, just before the CeBIT exhibition, the first final specifications started to enter my mailbox. RV790 was confirmed, and today ATI is launching it.

RV790 will be called Radeon HD 4890. It is not a 40nm product as many of you had heard and hoped. It is however an incremental update of the Radeon HD 4870. Features wise it's 100% the same product, yet made more power efficient in idle, performs faster and is being repositioned as an enthusiast product... a very tweakable and overclockable piece of machinery actually.

With a significant increase in GPU clock frequency and a good bump in it's memory frequency, the Radeon HD 4890 will start selling this week. The product really is aimed directly against NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 260 SP216, and yes... will definitely be faster. But of course NVIDIA will have something up their sleeves as well. The two chipzillas always are playing a cat and mouse game... and in the end there's only one real winner, you the consumer.

In this review we'll cover the Radeon HD 4890 armed with a weaponry of 1024MB memory, we'll take it through all our test paces and software, offer you a nice photo-shoot, but obviously first let's chat about that GPU for a minute.

Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom II X2 550 BE review


AMD unleashes its all new dual-core processors

Funny how it's always the same. You start to pack your bags to travel around the world to an exhibition, in this case Computex, and merely days before you have to leave you get an email from both AMD and Intel with a request. 'Ehm Hilbert mate, can you have these new processors reviewed on launch date during Computex'.

Oh well, combine stress, writers block and lots of coffee, and you reach a scenario we are all too familiar with. So sure, ship them processors out and let's have a look. So hello everybody and welcome to a new processor series review. Today we'll be looking at a processor series that I am really glad to see released. AMD is announcing two new dual-core processors today, one based on the Phenom II architecture... the other branded under the Athlon II series.

Now if you have read our Phenom 7850BE review a couple of weeks ago, I addressed this even in the conclusion, Phenom II architecture would make for a great dual-core processor series. It's fast, flexible, overclockable and very affordable. It would instantly bring say 25% more performance to AMDs dual-core processors.

As such AMD really needed to launch these puppies as, let's just face it, Intel can use some decent competition in that segment. There's a very simple and golden rule my friends, when you have competition in the processor arena, you get better prices and a far more competitive technology platform.

So as you can already tell, I'm just really happy with the release today. So let me reveal the names, AMD launches their AM3 socket 45nm process based Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom II X2 550 BE.

  • Athlon II X2 250 at 3.0 GHz for 87 USD
  • Phenom II X2 550 BE at 3.1 GHz for 102 USD