by Thomas De Maesschalck June 02 2008
Most people are more than happy with their integrated audio but for those who desire a bit more Asus is preparing a new set of Xonar sound cards. This includes the new Xonar HDAV (in Standard and Deluxe versions), the more basic Xonar StereoX which only features stereo sound and microphone input and the Xonar D1 which is a PCI version of the Xonar DX. Asus says that in the June-July timeframe, it will launch what it claims is the only solution that will let you output 7.1 channel high-definition audio from the likes of Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master HD with a full bandwidth HDMI 1.3 over HDMI (with HDCP) or LPCM. The Asus Xonar HDAV is going to be (hyped up as) the king of kings when it comes to home theatre PC audio. In fact, the Xonar engineering team claim that it’ll easily beat soundcards even from the likes of industry giant Onkyo – that’s a pretty big claim to make, so we’ll have to see how it stands up over time.
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Monday, June 2, 2008
Nvidia Takes on Intel`s Atom
By Scott Ferguson 06-02-2008
Nvidia, which is known for its line of graphics processors, is branching into the nascent world of mobile Internet devices. Nvidia unveiled a new family of processors dubbed "Tegra" June 2 at the 2008 Computex conference in Taiwan. The graphics chip maker is calling the Tegra a “computer-on-a-chip” platform for these MIDs (mobile Internet devices). The new Tegra 650 series processor is extremely small – 144 millimeters square – and will consume less than one watt of power, which should help increase battery life. The system-on-a-chip design includes an 800MHz ARM 11 CPU, a low-watt Nvidia GeForce GPU (graphics processing unit), an image processor and a high-definition video processor. It can also support hard disk drives, a mouse and other peripherals.
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Nvidia, which is known for its line of graphics processors, is branching into the nascent world of mobile Internet devices. Nvidia unveiled a new family of processors dubbed "Tegra" June 2 at the 2008 Computex conference in Taiwan. The graphics chip maker is calling the Tegra a “computer-on-a-chip” platform for these MIDs (mobile Internet devices). The new Tegra 650 series processor is extremely small – 144 millimeters square – and will consume less than one watt of power, which should help increase battery life. The system-on-a-chip design includes an 800MHz ARM 11 CPU, a low-watt Nvidia GeForce GPU (graphics processing unit), an image processor and a high-definition video processor. It can also support hard disk drives, a mouse and other peripherals.
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AMD Foundation Launches ''AMD Changing the Game''
New Initiative Designed to Enhance Education Through Game Development
By Travis Bullard June 02, 2008
AMD today announced the launch of AMD Changing the Game, the first initiative of the newly formed AMD Foundation. The AMD Changing the Game program is intended to improve critical technical and life skills by teaching kids to develop digital games with social content. The program is rooted in AMD’s commitment and experience in supporting education with the company’s passion and expertise in the gaming industry. The program’s launch accompanies AMD’s sponsorship and participation at the Fifth Annual Games for Change Festival to be held June 3 - 4 at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City. AMD Changing the Game is a natural fit for AMD, which features products powering the visual experience of the two most popular gaming consoles in the world today1 and which recently launched AMD GAME!, a program designed to help consumers select perfectly suited PCs for high-definition gaming.
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By Travis Bullard June 02, 2008
AMD today announced the launch of AMD Changing the Game, the first initiative of the newly formed AMD Foundation. The AMD Changing the Game program is intended to improve critical technical and life skills by teaching kids to develop digital games with social content. The program is rooted in AMD’s commitment and experience in supporting education with the company’s passion and expertise in the gaming industry. The program’s launch accompanies AMD’s sponsorship and participation at the Fifth Annual Games for Change Festival to be held June 3 - 4 at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City. AMD Changing the Game is a natural fit for AMD, which features products powering the visual experience of the two most popular gaming consoles in the world today1 and which recently launched AMD GAME!, a program designed to help consumers select perfectly suited PCs for high-definition gaming.
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USB3.0 forks as industry gangs up on Intel
Power games lead to pain
By Charlie Demerjian: Sunday, 01 June 2008
WELL, IT LOOKS like you and I are going to be in for a world of incompatibility and pain in the coming year, USB3.0 is forking. Intel is playing power games again, the industry is going around it, and we all lose. Word has come to us that most of the industry is not going to wait for Intel, and is forming their own consortium to do it themselves. The two standards won't be compatible of course and both will be called USB3.0, so when you buy a PC or a device, they won't necessarily work together. If you remember the broken mess that was USB1.0, you have a fair idea of what is in store. The reason for this is simple, and while we told you about it before, it is worth telling again. Intel is sitting on the host spec and not giving it out.
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By Charlie Demerjian: Sunday, 01 June 2008
WELL, IT LOOKS like you and I are going to be in for a world of incompatibility and pain in the coming year, USB3.0 is forking. Intel is playing power games again, the industry is going around it, and we all lose. Word has come to us that most of the industry is not going to wait for Intel, and is forming their own consortium to do it themselves. The two standards won't be compatible of course and both will be called USB3.0, so when you buy a PC or a device, they won't necessarily work together. If you remember the broken mess that was USB1.0, you have a fair idea of what is in store. The reason for this is simple, and while we told you about it before, it is worth telling again. Intel is sitting on the host spec and not giving it out.
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