Asus EeeKeyboard Specs Announced Officially

We have heard of Asus's EeeKeyboard back last year and then news of itbeing delayed. Now, Asus announces it officially on their site with thespecifications and the necessary you need to know

The EeeKeyboard is a complete versatile platform that allows mobile computing, it comes with a shock-proof solid state drive to ensure allstored data is kept safe during transit.Ultra-wideband (UWB) Wireless Display Connectivity allows you to stream HD 720p visuals to a designated display device within a 5 meterrange.
5" Multi-touch Panel that allows quick launch of applications, promising a smooth and lovely user experience. An additional note, those buttons are LED-backlit while the keyboard is aluminium covered.Source: Asus
Specifications Model Name EK1542 Operating SystemWindows® XP Home Display5", 800x480 Multi-touch PanelCPUIntel® Atom™ N270Chipset945GSE / ICH7-MDefault MemoryDDR2 1GB on-board memoryHybrid Storage16GB/32GB SSDWireless Video TransferUltra-wideband TechnologyWireless Data Network802.11b/g/n @2.4GHzLAN10/100/1000 MbpsBluetoothV2.1Battery LifeInternal battery (up to 4 hr)**Multi-mediaVideo decoderBroadcom 70010/70012 SolutionSpeakerSpeaker x2Built-in MicSingle MicInterface (Rear IO Port)USB 2.0 x3
HDMI out x 1
VGA x 1
? Antenna (WAN +Ultra-wideband) x 1
Giga Lan RJ-45 x 1
Headphone-out jack x 1
MIC x 1Receiver InterfaceHDMI out x 1Power Supply12Vdc, 3A, 36W EeeKeyboard PC Power Adaptor
5Vdc, 2.4A, 12WUltra-wideband Power AdaptorPhysicalDimension(mm)145mm(L) x 425mm(H) x (10mm front ~ 24.4mm back)(H)Weight1.1 kg (2.4 lb)ColorSliverAccessoriesUltra-wideband Receiver (with Adapter)
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UserManual
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ASUS M4A89 Xtreme Design Motherboards Garner Global Accolades

Exclusive Core Unlocker Gains Media Attention with its Superb PerformanceASUS has garnered worldwide media distinction with its leading Core Unlocker innovation-the first intuitive solution for unlocking latent cores on AMD CPUs-that is currently available on ASUS M4A89 Series and AMD 800 chipset-based motherboards. Several premiere media organizations predict Core Unlocker will become a technology standard because of the industry-changing performance it delivers.



Core Unlocker was developed by ASUS to easily activate latent AMD CPU cores. Without requiring any additional upgrades, ASUS motherboards with Core Unlocker deliver more performance by unlocking extra CPU cores-providing more value. To experience an instant processing boost, users simply turn on a switch on the new M4A89 Series or intuitively press the number "4" key during the power-on self test in existing M4 series motherboards.



Worldwide Recognition by Top Media ProfessionalsThe M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 has been quoted as delivering impeccable performance by various global media organizations, garnering an impressive cache of awards and accolades. Joe Hsieh, general manager of ASUS Motherboard Business Unit, said, "Whether users are looking for extreme performance, exceptional value, or an affordable platform, the M4A89 Series will be able to meet all their needs."
Superb Performance with Next-generation Features: M4A89 SeriesBased on the latest AMD 890 chipset and Socket AM3, the M4A89 Series will support upcoming 6-core Phenom II(tm) processors to provide more performance and multi-tasking capabilities. It also accommodates ATI CrossFireX(tm) and NVIDIA Hybrid CrossFireX(tm) technology for stunning graphics rendering. In addition, the M4A89 Series includes the latest USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gbps transmission technology for accelerated data transfers and rapid reading and writing of data from the hard disk drive.
M4A89GTD PRO/USB3SpecificationsModel:M4A89GTD PRO/USB3CPU Socket:AMD Socket AM3 ; Phenom(tm)II/Athlon(tm)II/Sempron(tm) 100 Series ProcessorsChipset:AMD 890GX/SB850Memory:4x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2000 (O.C.)/1333/1066 ECCPower Phase:8+2 phasePCIe x16 Slots:2(@dual x8 speed)Multi-GPU:Hybrid CrossFireX(tm) support,ATI CrossFireX(tm) supportGbit LAN:1xAudio:8-ch HDStorage:1x Ultra DMA 100/66/33,6x Serial ATA 6Gb/s,1x Power eSATA 3Gb/s portUSB:2x USB 3.0,14 x USB 2.0

AMD Trinity A10-5800K vs Intel Ivy Bridge i5-3470 - Discrete GPU Gaming Performance

Battlefield 3

Betafield 3 is the much hyped 2011 multiplayer shooter from EA DICE that gullible fans like yours truly will be bombarded by bog standard DLCs for some time to come until the franchise refresh next year. Powered by the fairly optimized Frostbite 2 DX11 engine which scales more with GPU than CPU, we see almost no experiential difference between the two different CPU architectures here.

Crysis 2

Pretty much the same story with Cryteks CryEngine 3 powered Crysis 2, which was supposed to be the standard bearer for graphics but not living up to its namesake until later patches enabled DX11 and high resolution textures.

Nexuiz

The Nexuiz 2012 remake is a fast paced Quake-ish shooter, also powered by the mod friendly CryEngine 3. Both processors are neck and neck here.

Sniper Elite V2

Sniper Elite V2 takes place in 1945 Berlin where you fantasize being an undercoverAmericanOffice of Strategic Services(OSS) spy with the objective of taking out the members of the V-2 rocket programme. The game utilizes Rebellions Asura engine.

Alien vs Predator

I think youd rather have a chestbuster implanted inside you now than for me to tell you that both sides performed equally well.

Hard Reset

There starts to be a tangible difference here...

Army looks to using EMP grenades

Today, the biggest threat against Americas troops in Afghanistan is the IED, or Improvised Explosive Device. Combating this threat is difficult and dangerous. Jamming vehicles, robots and Explosive Ordinance Disposal teams have to be called in whenever an IED is discovered in order to neutralize it. Its an expensive and time consuming procedure, and unfortunately, though the US military has become better at detecting IEDs, some of them are still only discovered as they go off.

In order to simplify the procedure, bringing IED disposal down to an individual level, the US Army is looking into developing an EMP Grenade. The grenade would be portable and light weight enough to be carried by individual soldiers, and could be tossed near an IED to neutralize it. Indeed, it could even be tossed into a room where an unknown IED may exist, and neutralize the threat before its even detected.

"When the pin is pulled, mr. Grenade is not our friend"

EMP, or Electro Magnetic Pulse, is a technology in which a strong wave of electromagnetic energy is used to overwhelm the circuitry of electronic devices. This is useful in IED disposal as many of them have electronic components. IEDs frequently have remote triggers, and in this case, EMP technology would shut down the devices circuit boards and make detonation (or indeed communication with the trigger) impossible.

For the companies participating in the development of the device, the US Army has put a few restrictions on the design. For instance, it has to be small enough to be portable, in the same size range as “hand or robot delivered munitions, 40 mm grenades, Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), and Stinger, Hydra, and Javelin missiles."

Additionally, the designers have to choose how to implement the EMP technology, as the grenade could either be explosive or non explosive. An non-explosive EMP device emits a series of compressed electromagnetic pulses at an ever increasing frequency, which should fry the circuitry of the targeted electronics. Unfortunately, non-explosive devices tend to be large and expensive. An explosive EMP device on the other hand, is much more powerful, and smaller, but uses superconducting materials to store the electromagnetic energy inside, and those materials have to be cooled. In addition, an explosive EMP grenade would most likely destroy itself during detonation, making it a one-shot device. Of course, the same goes for a fragmentation grenade, so perhaps self-destruction isnt a major concern.

Its going to be very interesting to see how the development of the EMP grenade continues and seeing it used in the field one day may really turn the tide of the war. However, they do have to get there first, and they seem to have a lot of work left. Even if the grenade works perfectly for example, theres still the issue of protecting the armys own equipment from being disabled by the grenades.

ATi amp; NVIDIA GPUs Codenames

H1 2005H2 2005H1 2006ATiHigh EndR480 (X850 Series)
R430 (X800 Series)R520R580MainstreamR410 (X700 Series)R530?ValueRV370 (X300 Series)RV515?NVIDIAHigh EndNV40/41/42 (6800)
NV40/45 (6800GT/Ultra)G70/G71 (7800 Series)G80?MainstreamNV43 (6600/6200)
NV43-V (6600LE)G73(7600 Series?)?ValueNV44 (6200TC)G72 (7200 Series?)?

There are quite a bit of confusion over the codenames of NVIDIA G7x seriesespecially when NVIDIA decided to drop the NV4x codenames. If you remember forGeForce 6800, there are already 3 codenames tagged to it; NV40, NV41 and NV42.NV40 is the one where all the GeForce 6800 series started from but it isAGP-based interface. NV41 is the stripped down version of NV40 with 12 pipes and5 vertex shaders but PCI-E based interface and NV42 is the 0.11 version of NV41.For the case of G70, it is 0.11 based and PCIe interface and G71 is the shrunkdown version (90nm) of G70. From our sources, there is a G73 for mainstreamsegment to replace the current 6600 series while G72 is meant for value segmentto replace 6200 series. Information is scarce at this point of time so take thislightly.

ARM gives us a glimpse of what to come

Although ARM has already announced its next gen Cortex-A15 core based on the ARMv7 architecture some time ago, the company has now unveiled some details of its upcoming ARMv8 architecture. The biggest and possibly most important change, depending on how things move forward in the universe of ARM powered devices, is 64-bit support in ARMv8.The ARMv8 architecture is a major step forward for ARM, at least when it comes to making processors that arent necessarily the most power frugal chips out there. With a clear move towards more ARM powered devices outside of the phone space, ARM needs to up its game and offer competitive processor cores on more than one level. With Windows 8 adding ARM support and maybe even more importantly, the server market starting to show interest in ARM powered servers, being able to address more than 4GB of RAM. However, ARM already supports virtual memory addresses of 40-bit or larger and that gives the ARMv7 architecture the option to support up to 1TB of RAM.Even so, a move towards 64-bit is going to be a must as operating systems, especially the ones from Microsoft, looks set to move to 64-bit only in the future, as there simply is no need to have separate 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows these days. Native 64-bit support should also offer better performance than virtual memory addressing, as the latter adds a performance hit. Another reason for 64-bit support is as mentioned, servers and with todays virtualized server environments, having 64-bit memory support is going to be a must for ARM if they want to compete with the big boys.ARM will of course continue to use its current technology and further enhance them in the ARMv8 and well see improved versions of TrustZone, virtualization and NEON advanced SIMD. What isnt mentioned are any additional features beyond the 64-bit addition to the ARMv8 architecture, but depending on where ARM and its partners want to take things, well most likely see a big change when it comes to power efficiency and thermals, at least for high-end cores that will end up both consumer devices and servers. In as much as were expecting new low-power solutions for phones and tablets, ARM and its partners are clearly taking the game to Intel and something is going to have to change if they want to compete on equal terms.That said, we doubt that well see power hungry processors based on ARMs technology, at least not compared to x86 based processors. There is a fine line between enough performance and power efficiency and ARM is likely to have to cross that line to stay competitive in the long term. The easy way to get more performance, at least in some scenarios is to add more cores and this is reasonably easy to do with ARM based technology, especially if you use multiple chips which are smaller and run cooler than x86 processors. More cores are great, except as AMD showed with its Bulldozer based FX series of consumer CPUs, having more cores doesnt always translate to real world performance gains. On the other hand, were not expecting to see a huge influx in cores when it comes to consumer processor designs from ARM, instead the company is going to have to come up with some new, clever ways of doing things.Of course, moving to new manufacturing technologies will help ARM and its partners to keep the power envelope down, for now at least, but the next step beyond 28nm is going to take a while, at least if the move from 40nm to 28nm is anything to go by. Yes, the foundries have roadmaps, but its worth taking into consideration that TSMC has decided to cut its capex for the next year or so with yet another global downturn being expected. This implies that we might have to live with 28nm chips for a bit longer than originally though. Then again, ARM is only expecting to disclose its first processors based on the ARMv8 architecture sometime next year and doesnt expect its partners to have any prototypes ready until 2014 which right now is an awfully long time away for a new processor technology.Source: ARM

ASUS S-presso SFF System

ASUS today introduced the S-presso, an all-new desktop barebone system thatoffers multimedia entertainment in a compact small form factor (SFF) casing. Itprovides excellent support for high-quality graphics, powerful computing, TVviewing, video recording, FM radio, and comes in a stylish design that makes itperfect for home environments.

Easy multimedia access
With the LED Easy Touch Panel, the S-presso allows users to surf TV channels,adjust volume, skip CD and DVD tracks etc. Access and control multimediafunctions without touching the keyboard or mouse. When users are resting on thecouch, the S-presso also offers a remote controller, so sit back, relax andenjoy all the multimedia features.

3.4GHz+ Pentium 4 and powerful graphics
Powerful computing performance is a prerequisite for multimedia entertainment.The S-presso is Prescott ready, delivering 3.4GHz+ Pentium 4 processing formulti-task operation. The S-presso is also the only PC of its size with theability to accommodate all AGP 8x graphics cards. It eliminates graphics cardcompatibility issues and provides high-quality visual performance support.

Instant-On – OS-free audio and video
Don’t waste time waiting for the system to boot. Enjoy TV, DVD, CD, MP3 and FMradio right away without entering the operating system.

ASUS Home Theater
This user-friendly interface for multimedia functions is found uniquely in ASUSdesktop solutions. Users can easily switch between different applicationswhether it’s watching TV, listening to CDs, playing DVDs or enjoying FM radioshows.

Convenient assembling
The chassis of the S-presso takes on a simple tool-less design that permitsusers to quickly access the interior of the PC system for system upgrade andmaintenance.

The S-presso offers two models – S1-P111 and S1-P112. Multimedia featuressuch as Touch Sensor LED panel, remote control, TV tuner, ASUS Home Theater andASUS Instant-On are only available in the S1-P111 version. The S1-P112 is agaming system tailored for those who enjoy playing the latest 3D titles.

Specification summary
-CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.4GHz (Northwood and Prescott)
-Chipsets: Intel 865G + ICH5
- 800/533MHz FSB
-Memory: Dual-channel DDR 400/333/266. Max. 2GB
-Serial ATA
-1 x AGP 8x
-S/PDIF
-7-in1 card reader (CFI/CFII, Smart Media, SD/MMC, MS/MS Pro)
-TV tuner card

Coming in blue and white, the S-presso looks good in all settings.