ASUS Combines Peripherals with Eee Box
If you own an Eee Box and find your computing experience lacking in some elements, perhaps a few peripherals can help you.
This is why ASUS announced the release of a few basic peripherals that cater for Eee Box. The company unveiled a set of peripherals in perfect Eee box motifs.
Eee PC News said that ASUS will sell Eee-branded wireless keyboard and a mouse combo in classic black and white colors. There is also a multifunctional remote control that can ease up most of your media center needs.
Although not ergonomic or natural keyboard, ASUS’ keyboard is thin and sleek enough. The mouse has a wheel and high dpi accuracy.
ASUS did not say the price and release date of the product.
Source: Engadget
New Notebook Graphics Chipset and Drivers from Nvidia
Last week Nvidia introduced a new graphics chipset for notebooks, the GeForce 9400M “Ion”. At the same time, the company also launched the beta version of updated drivers for Microsoft’s Windows XP and Vista notebook computers that are outfitted with its graphics processor.
Nvidia’s “Ion” chipset is aimed at replacing the Intel graphics silicon that is currently being used in Intel’s Atom processor. The GeForce 9400M was designed to give better performance compared to the Intel graphics silicon which can give Nvidia leverage among notebook manufacturers. Speaking of performance, the updated notebook PC drivers from Nvidia are also designed to support GPU-accelerated game physics and video conversion.
Owners of notebooks that are using GeForce 8- and 9-series GPUs or Quuadro NVS-equipped chipset can now download from Nvidia’s web site, which also list the notebook pCs that are not yet supported by the new drivers, the beta version of the new 32- and 64-bit drivers. A WHQL-certified version of the drivers for all GeForce 7, 8, and 9 series and Quadro NVS series notebook GPUs can be downloaded early next year.
Source: BetaNews
iZ3D to Boast 26-inch Prototype 3D LCD in CES 2009
Topping the list of LCDs to be displayed in CES 2009 is iZ3D;s 26-inch prototype 3D LCD.
If the name sounds familiar well that is because the company produced the same product (minus 4 inches) a year ago. The 22-inch 3D LCD, released in second quarter of 2007 packs a lot of impressive features, but it didn’t become popular due to two reasons – price and promotion. The company pushed the product to more retail outlets and bundled it with slashed price offerings. Now in CES 2009, iZ3D will try to relive a lost glory with the unveiling of the better and bigger version at 26-inches.
There is no word yet as to what are the features of this 26-inch 3D LCD, but since its predecessor appear almost two years ago (by the time of CES 2009), it is safe to assume that the company has a few tricks up its sleeves.
Logically, the new product will have at least the same promise of being used in advance console gaming like Xbox 360, perhaps in 3D. The LCD price remains undisclosed.
Source: Engadget