S3, the graphics label for VIA, announced their Chrome 500 series graphics chips yesterday, offering up a competitor to the Radeon HD 4350 line as well as other budget cards that provide features at a much lower price.
This new hardware sports a newer unified shader processor that provides support for DirectX 10.1+ as well as OpenGL 3. Other specs include a 500MHz memory processor, 620MHz core and a stock card decoding Blu-ray. The Chrome 500 is also rather quiet.
You can already get acquainted with the Chrome series by means of the Chrome 530 GT. It features 512MB of memory, an HDMI output, a dual-link DVI and up to a 2048 x 1536 resolution. It costs $45, acting as a mid range card among the current low-end competition from AMD.
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Written by Brenda Stokes on November 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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VIA Technologies announced today the new VIA VIPRO VP7710 touch-screen panel PC – a full featured fanless PC panel system designed for industrial and commercial applications. The VIPRO VP7710 comes with a 10.4 inch TFT LCD and resistive touch-screen display housed in a heavy steel and aluminum chassis providing shock and vibration protection.
Key features and specs to the VIPRO VP7710 include the following:
- Fanless and ultra-low power consumption
- Built-in VIA Eden ULV 1.6 GHz or C7 1.0GHz processor
- 10.4 inch 800 x 600 TFT LCD panel with touch-screen
- IP65 front panel compliant against water and dust
- Integrated VIA UniChrome Proll 3D/2D AGP graphics with MPEG2/4 and WMV9 video decoding acceleration
- Gigabit Ethernet and optional Wi-Fi
- Two USB 2.0 ports, three COM ports, external VGA port
- Internal CF sock and 2.5 inch internal HDD drive bay
- VIA CX700M2 all-in-one system processor
- Up to 1GB DDR2 memory
- Measures 11.82″ x 8.1″ x 2.17” and weighs 7.9 lbs
No word on pricing but VIA states that the VIA VIPRO is available now to system developers. You can read more in their press release or product information page.
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VIA have taken the wraps off of their first Mini-ITX board to use the company’s Nano processor, the replacement to the low-power C7-M. The VIA VB8001 board features the 1.6GHz processor itself, support for up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM, gigabit ethernet and two SATA ports. There’s also a mini-PC slot for adding wireless broadband cards.
Multimedia is handled by the company’s CN896 digital media IGP chipset, with an integrated Chrome9 graphics accelerator for DirectX 9.0 3D graphics, and support for VIA Vinyl 5.1 Audio. There’s also a 16-lane PCI Express slot for third-party video cards.
The board is going on display at the Embedded Systems Conference, held in Boston this week, and is being positioned as a way for manufacturers to offer 64-bit performance while minimizing thermal output. No pricing for the VB8001 has been announced.
Press Release:
VIA Demos First VIA Nano Processor Board at ESC Boston 2008
VIA VB8001 pairs new VIA Nano processor with 16-lane PCI Express for true optimized computing
Boston, MA, USA, 27 October 2008 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and embedded platform solutions, today announced it will be demonstrating the first VIA Nano processor-based Mini-ITX board this week at the Embedded Systems Conference, Boston, MA in booth 914.
The VIA VB8001 board is a full featured Mini-ITX board using the eagerly-awaited 1.6GHz VIA Nano processor, which boasts support for up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, Gigabit LAN and two Serial ATA ports, delivering exceptional 64-bit performance within a rigidly low thermal envelope, while a mini-PC slot can extend connectivity to wireless broadband.
The VIA CN896 digital media IGP chipset provides for a rich multimedia experience, with its integrated Chrome9™ graphics accelerator for DirectX 9.0 3D graphics, and support for VIA Vinyl 5.1 Audio and popular add-in graphics cards through the 16-lane PCI Express slot, opening up a new realm of optimized and small form factor desktop PC designs.
“We are delighted to bring the first VIA Nano processor based product to our customers,” said Daniel Wu, Vice President, VIA Embedded Platform Division, VIA Technologies, Inc. “The VIA Nano processor offers the perfect balance of performance, features and power efficiency for truly optimized computing.”
ESC attendees can also view the forthcoming Pico-ITXe form factor, a flexible design standard designed to take advantage of the I/O-centric Stackable Unified Module Interconnect Technology™, a serial expansion approach to embedded system design that uses specially designed connectors and stacking technology. Also on show will be the latest system and board level products, including the forthcoming VIA VIPRO, a thin and durable all-in-one touch panel system, and VIA’s new segment specific NAS and NAB boards.
The VIA VB8001 is sampling now; for more information please visit:
http://www.viatech.com.tw/en/products/mainboards/motherboards.jsp?motherboard_id=711
For more information about VIA’s participation at ESC Boston 2008 please visit: http://www.via.com.tw/en/company/events/2008-esc-boston/index.jsp
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Written by Chris Davies on October 28th, 2008 with no comments.
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The replacement to HP’s Mini-Note 2133 netbook has shown up on the company’s online store. Called the HP Mini 1000, the netbook measures less than 1-inch thick and weighs from 2.25lbs; it also has a new, black casing and appears to be intended as a more entry-level machine than the 2133. The new price certainly bears that out: the HP Mini 1000 netbook costs from just $399.
Other specifications for the Mini 1000 are unknown, with the primary point of interest being its CPU. HP went with VIA’s C7-M processor for the Mini-Note 2133, a choice which pretty much singled it out among other netbooks; there are contrasting rumors now as to whether the HP Mini 1000 will instead use Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom processor or stick with VIAand adopt the new Nano chipset. It’s also believed to have a 10-inch screen.
HP confirmed back in Julythat they were working on a new netbook with a lower purchase price than the 2133. Their first netbook, though relatively well received in reviews, was criticised for its cost compared to ASUS’ Eee PC and other rivals. Jerel Chong, HP Australia’s Market Development Manager for Notebook PCs, described the new model as “a similar device (to the 2133) but at a lower cost … It won’t be as durable but it will be cheaper”.
[via Mini-Notebook-Laptop]
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While it may not have anything to do with the Commodore brand from back in the day, this Commodore Netbook is sure to catch attention based on its name alone. Jumping into the netbook market, the Commodore UMMD 8010/F made its debut at IFA 2008 and mostly skimmed under the radar.
The netbook will feature a 1.6GHz Via C7-M processor, an 80GB hard drive, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, a 1.6GHz Via C7-M processor and Bluetooth. It will also have a 10-inch display and will start at $610.
And though it’s only linked in name to the old Commodores, it will no doubt gain considerable attention because of it. Nostalgia wins many over and it may very well do it in this case. I mean, this one is an IBM inside, but for the Commodore name, a devoted few will shell out the cash.
[via Boing Boing Gadgets]
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VIA has showed off its new entertainment robots at the World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan. There are three robots at VIA booths, which are powered by VIA EPIA Pico-ITX motherboard and are provided by PlayRobot, a Taiwan-based robot developer and distributor. With these robots, VIA tries to show to customers that the VIA EPIA Pico-ITX motherboard is perfect for academic, hobbyist and commercial robot developers. [FarEastGizmos]
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More laptops, netbooks and mobile workstations than you could shake the proverbial stick at this week, with fresh offerings (and more than a few rumors) from many of the big companies. HP took the wraps off of three mobile workstations, complete with an amazing 17-inch DreamColor option, while Dell and Lenovo both had a version of their own. Dell went for pure specs, with a maximum 16GB of RAM in their Precision, while Lenovo took a more offbeat view and added a digitizer panel in their W700’s palmrest.
A little more compact, Dell launched their fourth generation Latitude E-series models, and SlashGear was in San Francisco to bring you live images. Dell’s attempt for the headlines included 19hr battery life (on one particular model) and Instant On functionality. All well and good, but Gateway perhaps just eases ahead in the bargain stakes with their new P-7811FX Centrino 2 gaming notebook.
As for rumors, Dell figured again with the suggestion that their upcoming ‘E’ netbook will actually be called the Inspiron 910 and launch as early as this coming Friday. Apple also got a mention, their MacBook Air tipped for an imminent Penryn upgrade.
Chalk & cheese for NVIDIA and ATI this week, as the latter announced a top-spec new graphics card and the former some disappointing financial figures. The ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 already has gamers salivating (and at least two companies promising liquid-cooling kits), while NVIDIA’s investors are probably less enthusiastic at the company’s first loss in five years.
It’s a similar contrast with Intel and VIA; one has a new processor announcement and the other a chipset withdrawal. Intel’s news was to confirm the Core i7 name for their upcoming Nehalem processor, while VIA decided the motherboard chipset market is no longer for them. They did manage to push out a new product, though; the EPIA N700 is the company’s lowest-profile Nano-ITX board yet.
Cellphone news normally gets left to our mobile sibling sites, but a few stories were too good to miss this week. Android hit the headlines again, with the rumor that T-Mobile would be launching the first HTC handset, called the G1, in September. Meanwhile Apple continues its vow of silence on the iPhone 3G reception issue, while blamed chipmaker Infineon denies its hardware is to blame and AT&T coyly point out that their network is running fine.
We also had a few mobile reviews and a surprise, with Sprint’s AIRAVE femtocell and Samsung’s Omnia i900 both landing on the test bench while news of the Palm Treo Pro leaked.
In other reviews, we looked at Mitsubishi’s 46-inch LCD HDTV (and came away square-eyed but impressed) as well as Iomega’s 500GB DVR Expander. It’s billed by the company as the easiest way to add storage to your DVR, and for once the claims look to be true. Finally, Bose’s noise-cancelling headphones got a challenge from Monster Cable’s Beats by Dr. Dre; we loved them.
Having just settled my electricity bill, however, and sobbed over every digit on the check, my favorite piece of news from the week is that IKEA are planning to sell cheap solar panels and other eco-technology. We’ll have to wait anything from two to four years to see flat-pack, low-cost solar cells on their shelves; with power prices continuing to rise, it won’t be a moment too soon.
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EPIA N700 is the first board embedded with the company’s VX800 processor. The VIA VX800 media system processor is an all-in-one, highly integrated digital media chipset featuring the latest video, graphics and connectivity performance in a single chip. It offers DirectX9 graphics core and video playback for MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9, VC1 and DiVX video formats. The board is available with either a power-efficient 1.5GHz VIA C7 or 500MHz VIA Eden processor, supports up to 2GB of DDR2 system memory and includes two onboard S-ATA connectors, USB 2.0, COM and Gigabit LAN ports. The VIA EPIA N700 board is the most compact Nano-ITX board so far measuring only 12cm x 12cm. It should be available through resellers in September, price is TBD. [VIA]
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