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Archive for October, 2009

Rugged shoebox PC likes it hot

October 2, 2009

Axiomtek announced a fanless, industrial “shoebox” PC with four expansion slots and extended temperature support. The rugged IPC914-210-FL offers an Intel 945GME Express chipset, and supports Intel Core 2 Duo, Core Duo, and Celeron M CPUs, with up to 4GB DDR2 memory and dual gigabit Ethernet ports, says the company.

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Plug computer design used for storage docking station

October 2, 2009

Seagate announced a hard disk drive (HDD) network adapter and docking station called the FreeAgent DockStar, based on Marvell's Linux-based SheevaPlug Plug Computer reference design. Meanwhile, Real Time Logic's Linux-compatible application web server software has been released in a SheevaPlug-compatible version.

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Ion-equipped Mini-ITX board gains PCI Express

October 2, 2009

Zotac has released a Mini-ITX motherboard that combines Intel Atom processors with Nvidia's Ion northbridge/southbridge combo. The “Ion ITX-F” includes Atom 230 or 330 CPUs, supports HD video playback, sports an HDMI connector and dual S/PDIF audio outputs, and offers a PCI Express x16 expansion slot, the company says.

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Rugged in-vehicle computer boasts smart power management

October 1, 2009

Acrosser is shipping a fanless, dust-resistant, in-vehicle computer that supports Intel's Core 2 Duo. The AR-V5430FL offers “intelligent power management,” dual gigabit Ethernet ports, VGA and DVI video, plus optional PCI-104, GPS, GPRS, and WiFi modules, says Acrosser.

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ARM-based MID boasts voice-enabled Facebook

October 1, 2009

AdelaVoice is shipping a voice-enabled MID that's tuned to social networking sites. The Lighthouse SQ7 is based on SmartDevices' ARM11-based SmartQ7 design, offering a seven-inch, 800 x 480 touchscreen, 128MB of RAM, 1GB of flash, WiFi, and an Ubuntu Linux-based interface with voice-enabled Facebook and Twitter updates.

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