Hi-Tech Daily News: November 2013

November 28, 2013

Lian Li Unveils PC-A51 Prototype, Seeks Feedback Before Launch

Lian Li posted pictures of an unreleased prototype case, which it named PC-A51. Design of the new all-aluminium, wide-body ATX mid-tower case is not finalized, and the company is seeking feedback from the PC enthusiast community (you can leave your comments with us).

LG Electronics (LG) today announced the newest version of its popular Bluetooth stereo headset, LG TONE ULTRA (HBS-800). This feature-packed model is the worthy successor to the LG TONE (HBS-700/730), a top-seller with more than two million units sold since its introduction in 2010.

Corsair rolled out the Vengeance Airflow line of memory coolers that are designed to complement the recently announced Vengeance Pro memory series.

Icy Dock is proud to announce its latest creation: The Black Vortex MB074SP-B. Created to exceed the highest level of expectations, the Black Vortex certainly doesn't disappoint. It includes an impressive array of features and functionality such as 4-in-3 storage bay -meaning you can fit 4 x 3.5" drives in 3 x 5.25" slots. The Black Vortex has front access and EZ-Grip handles to give you the ability to swap drives without breaking a sweat. The quiet 120mm fan combined with all metal ventilated design keeps both your drives and system cool. The Black Vortex is a must-have for any system build.

Pantech, South Korea’s third largest smartphone maker, is seemingly preparing the release of a new 5 inch high-end Android smartphone. Just like the 5.9 inch Vega Secret Note (available since October), the upcoming handset will have a fingerprint sensor on the back.

We already knew Nokia is working on a some sort of smartphone with the codename Moneypenny. Now a new info from popular leakster @evleaks says the company is also releasing a dual-SIM variant of the upcoming device.

16MP Gionee Elife E7 claims to be the best Android cameraphone

The Chinese manufacturer Gionee has announced its latest flagship smartphone, the Elife E7, which the company claims to be the best Android cameraphone available in the market. The E7 runs on AMIGO 2.0, a heavily skinned Android.

Nokia has officially revealed the Lumia 525, a new affordable smartphone that comes to succeed the very popular Lumia 520.

Antec Introduces New ISK600 Enclosure for Mini-ITX Builders

Antec, a global leader in high-performance computer enclosures, power supplies, and mobile accessories today announced the ISK600 Performance Mini ITX PC case. The ISK600 presents a price conscious solution for builders looking for solid construction in a small form factor.

The Moto G hit the UK a couple of weeks ago, but availability hasn’t been the best. In fact, the 16GB version is still on pre-order.

Lenovo has trotted out a new ultraportable laptop with a small screen that rotates. The screen is designed to rotate allowing it to be rotated back to be propped up like a video screen for watching video and more. The machine is called the Lenovo Flex 10 and features a 10.1-inch screen.

EK Water Blocks, Ljubljana based premium water cooling gear manufacturer, is proud to introduce world's first full-cover water cooling solution for the latest (NVA-P2083) design NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti, GTX 780 as well as GTX Titan series graphics cards.

Next year PC maker iBuyPower is planning to embrace Valve's Steam OS and release its own Steam Machine.

TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphic cards, today announces the very first PCS+ model at R series, the PowerColor PCS+ R9 270X. Being a well-known OC series, the PCS+ uses Powercolor in-house material kit and cooling design, delivering ultimate gaming performance with stability, also remaining lower temp.

I-O Data rolled out the AD221PEB, a 21.5-inch monitor that's ready for PoE (power over Ethernet), letting you use a common plug for network connectivity, and enough power to meet its under-60 Watt draw.

Akasa is giving final touches to a variant of its Newton series fan-less case for the second-generation NUC platform, which is based on Core "Haswell" processors.

BBK Electronics – a Chinese company that manufactures handsets under the Vivo brand (not to be confounded with Telefónica’s Vivo) – is almost ready to launch the world’s first smartphone that features a 2560 x 1440 pixel display. As previously reported, the smartphone is called Vivo Xplay 3S.

Two unannounced Nokia handsets have been pictured a few hours ago. One of them is codenamed Nokia Normandy, and its design suggests that it may be a Lumia. However, it’s certainly not running Windows Phone, as its home/back button is similar to what we can see on Nokia’s latest Asha models (including the 500, 501, 502 and 503). So what we’re having here must be a next-generation Asha.

Western Digital Debuts World's First SSD+HDD Dual Drive

WD, a Western Digital company and storage industry leader, today announced the release of the WD Black2 dual drive, a unique storage innovation that fuses a 2.5-inch 120 GB solid state drive (SSD) with a 1 TB hard disk drive (HDD) to offer a powerful dual drive solution. Perfect for consumers and service providers looking to upgrade notebooks, small form factor desktops, and single-slot and all-in-one (AIO) systems with both SSD level performance and HDD capacity, the WD Black2 dual drive connects through a single cable and fits into a conventional 9.5 mm slot.

Pioneer has been making gear for DJs of all levels for a long time. The company has budget DJ gear for the DJ just starting up to gear aimed at DJs that have the skill and cash to afford the high-end hardware that Pioneer makes. Pioneer has unveiled its latest product for the DJ called the CDJ-900NXS Professional Multi Player.

Dell has now released in its home market two UltraSharp Series monitors, the 31.5-inch UP3214Q and the 23.8-inch U2414H.

Previously released in Hong Kong, the UP3214Q is Dell's very own IGZO-powered offering boasting a native resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. In addition to the Ultra HD picture, the monitor features 176/176 degree viewing angles, 99% AdobeRGB and 100% sRGB color coverage, an 8 ms (GTG) response time, a 1,000:1 contrast ratio (dynamic contrast ratio tops 2,000,000:1), 350 cd/m2 brightness, a 4-port USB 3.0 hub, and HDMI, DisplayPort and mini DisplayPort inputs.

The U2414H has 'only' a 1920 by 1080 resolution but is claimed to come with the thinnest border around - 6.05 mm. It also has an IPS panel with 178/178 degree viewing angles, an 8 ms (GTG) response time, a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, a 4-port USB 3.0 hub, and DisplayPort, mini DisplayPort and dual HDMI connectivity.

The UltraSharp UP3214Q and U2414H cost $3,499.99 and $349.99, respectively. Both monitors are backed by a three-year warranty.

Source: Techpowerup.com

Green House Releases 51-in-1 Media Card Reader

To help people find their way through the labyrinth of media card formats Green House has developed and launched a reader claimed to support no less than 51 storage offerings.

Already released by Sprint and Verizon, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini can be now bought at US Cellular, too. The carrier has started selling the handset without any formal announcement, asking $49.99 for it with a new 2-yr contract agreement. Off-contract, the price is unreasonably high: $499.99.

Samsung launched the Galaxy Grand 2 mid-range large-size Android handheld. It offers most smartphone features in a form-factor that isn't too different from that of the Galaxy Note 3. The original Galaxy Grand, which predated the Galaxy S4, is credited with kicking off the budget 5-inch class device category, drawing crowds away from even the more expensive Galaxy Note series.

New Sony Xperia Z1S leak talks Q1 2014 launch, price

The Sony Xperia Z1S leak-fest continues with some new shots and info coming from China. The diminutive flagship is shown running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (14.2.A.0.205 firmware), which is presumably the software it will launch with.

A newly leaked schedule reveals which will be the first Samsung devices to get Android 4.4 KitKat. As you could expected the first to get the new Android version are this and last year flagships - Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II.

EK Water Blocks, Ljubljana based premium water cooling gear manufacturer, is proud to introduce the EK-SB ASUS M6G - a new water block for water cooling of the Intel Z87 Express PCH (Periphery Hub Controller; also known as south bridge) on ASUS Maximus VI Gene and -Hero 4th generation Intel Core series motherboards.

Iiyama today unveiled a new member of its ProLite family, the T2253MTS 21.5-inch monitor featuring multi-touch (5-point) capabilities.

Wren has introduced a new Bluetooth speaker, the V5BT. The construction is said to be old school while utilizing modern Bluetooth and audio technology. Unlike some modern speakers, the Wren offering goes with a classic design, being available with both rosewood and bamboo finishes and sitting horizontal on flat surfaces so that it fits in with classical home decor.

Black Friday: LG G2 $50, S4 mini free from Sprint on-contract

The LG G2 will be available from Sprint for $49.99 on-contract, while the more compact version of Samsung's latest flagship, the Galaxy S4 mini, can be had for free this coming Black Friday weekend.

UK-based Hazro Technologies is currently preparing to release a trio of monitors using AH-IPS panels, the 27-inch HZ27WiE, the 29-inch HZ29WiA and the 30-inch HZ30WiG. All three models have 178/178 viewing angles, a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, and include D-Sub, DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort connectivity.

Today, BitFenix presents two members of the new Colossus M Series: Colossus Mini-ITX and Colossus Micro-ATX. They are the latest creations from the BitFenix Design Lab, a continuation of the original Colossus line that delivers a premium compact housing with a futuristic yet clean style.

ZOTAC International, a global innovator and manufacturer of graphics cards, mainboards and mini-PCs, today upgrades the ZBOX mini-PC lineup with 4th Generation Intel Core technology. The trio of new ZBOXes deliver improved CPU performance paired with supercharged integrated graphics for an excellent experience for everyday computing tasks.

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today the MultiSync EA274WMi, the latest addition to its high-end IT desktop portfolio. Corporate environments and other industries will benefit from this performance-driven WQHD resolution LED-backlit model.

When you say Eurocom, you probably think of powerful gaming laptops and working stations. Well, the company’s latest offering will certainly blow you mind away, more than usual.

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 805 with Adreno 420 GPU

Qualcomm has announced today a new generation Snapdragon 805 chipset with better 2.5GHz quad-core processor and 4K graphics.

After months of teasing, semiconductor company MediaTek has finally gone official with the world's first "true octa-core" processor. Dubbed the MT6592, inside are eight ARM Cortex A7 architecture (power optimized) based CPU cores, each capable of clocking as high as 2 GHz.

D-Link has unveiled the Wireless N PoE Outdoor Access Point with PoE Pass-Through (DAP-3310), the ideal solution for expanding the coverage and signal strength of any wireless network while providing the flexibility of Power-over-Ethernet (PoE).

ZOWIE GEAR kick off the festive season with a white edition of the MASHU headset just in time for Christmas.

Just a day after an ARM exec confirmed Samsung's 64-bit Exynos processor and even hinted for 128-bit chips in two years, the company has leaked yet another product of one of its partners. This time it's Huawei who suffered from the ARM indiscretion.

Huawei Ascend P6S has recently entered our rumor mill, but so far the information about its chipset has been quite controversial. After Huawei's president confirmed the existence of the Ascend P6S, he said it will feature an octa-core processor. Then yesterday new details pointed at quad-core big.Little SoC instead.

Now we know what this quad-core chipset will be slightly different. The CPU designer ARM has decided to showcase a device that looks exactly the same as the Huawei Ascend P6, butt runs on a new Huawei chipset called HiSilicon Kirin910. According to the product description it features a quad-core Cortex-A9 processor and Mali-450 graphics. This new Kirin910 is promised to provide "perfectly smooth gaming experience".

It isn't hard to guess the showcased device is the upcoming Huawei Ascend P6S. If indeed all of this is true, then the new P6S won't quite be the upgrade we were for.

We guess with all those leaks flying it recently we aren't that far from an official announcement. There's no telling on when exactly that might happen, though.

Source: Gsmarena.com

November 19, 2013

NuForce Unveils the HA-200 Single-Ended Class-A Headphone Amplifier

NuForce Inc, a world leader in professional and consumer audio, introduces the HA-200, a high performance headphone amplifier engineered to satisfy the requirements of the most critical headphone enthusiasts.

Pyle Audio has announced a new set of wireless headphones called the PHBT5. The headphones are available in multiple colors and all share the same features. One of the unique things about the headphones is that they are on ear headphones with behind the neck style.

D-Link has announced a new product that is designed to make it easy to record and manage video from network video cameras. The new product is called the mydlink Camera Video Recorder DNR-202L. D-Link designed the video recorder to record video to any off the shelf USB drive making it easy for users to expand storage as needed with any drive on the market today.

Cooler Master, an industry leader in the design and manufacturing of premium PC components and cooling, today introduced yet another unique All-in-One (AIO) watercooler series, Nepton 140XL / 280L. Each features a pump with an exclusive Cooler Master design that maximizes performance and flow.

Green House has now rolled out a new line of high-speed SDXC memory cards, the GH-SDXCUA Series.

MSI is pleased to announce a full line-up of FM2+ Military Class 4 motherboards featuring the new AMD A88X/A78/A55 chipset and FM2+ socket. These motherboards not only support the current FM2 Trinity and Richland APUs but are also ready for AMD's upcoming 4th generation Kaveri APU. AMD APUs are known for their excellent gaming and multi-media experience and support a wide range of display solutions.

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