With the introduction of Matrox's first product Video RAM (a specialized video display device for first-generation microcomputers) in 1976, co-founders Branko Matic and Lorne Trottier launched a company that has continued to develop innovative, industry-leading products over the last 35 years. The company's three divisions—Matrox Graphics, Matrox Imaging, and Matrox Video—now provide specialized hardware and software solutions for use in an array of professional markets, including media and entertainment, finance, digital signage, medical imaging, manufacturing, factory automation, security, government, and enterprise computing.
Mazda today commenced sales of the face lifted Mazda Demio at all Mazda, Mazda Anfini and Mazda Autozam dealers throughout Japan. The Demio is Mazda's mainstay subcompact car and is sold overseas as the Mazda2. The face lifted Demio offers even more of Mazda's characteristic driving pleasure, a higher quality interior and exterior design, and comprehensive safety features. Additionally, the new 13-SKYACTIV model grade delivers best-in-class fuel economy of 30.0km/L (10-15 mode test cycle) or 25.0km/L (Japan's new JC08 test cycle). With increased body rigidity, thanks to localized reinforcements, and retuned suspension, the new Demio provides outstanding handling, reassuring high-speed stability and a comfortable ride feel.
Motorola today announced the release in China of MOTO MT870, the world’s first dual-core TD-SCDMA 3G smartphone. With Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a vivid 4-inch qHD screen and a dual-core processor with each core running at 1GHz, MOTO MT870 provides Chinese consumers with a great mobile browsing experience on China Mobile’s 3G network. MOTO MT870’s innovative design is available in two fashionable color options to match your style. The lightning-fast 2x1GHz dual-core processor partnered with China Mobile’s 3G network or Wi-Fi makes browsing web pages up to two-times faster and the phone super-responsive, allowing you to quickly open and close apps. MOTO MT870 is also the first phone to come with Motorola and China Mobile’s brand new, combined Mobile Market-SHOP4APPS application store. Bringing together the strengths, applications and capabilities of both app stores, Mobile Market-SHOP4APPS offers a huge range of applications and services designed especially for Chinese people and an easy shopping experience.
Bang & Olufsen announced today that the new Bang & Olufsen high-end Surround Sound system for the BMW 6 Series Convertible will be available at dealer showrooms in late autumn 2011. With 12 active loudspeakers driven by 1,000 watts of power, the Bang & Olufsen high-end Surround Sound system for the BMW 6 Series Convertible has all the power it needs to deliver rich, convincing sound. Each of the five tweeters is paired with a mid-range loudspeaker to deliver a homogeneous loudspeaker set-up, while the two potent subwoofers located under the front seats are directly mounted to the body of the car. This BMW-patented design eliminates vibrations from the subwoofers to produce an even cleaner sound performance. The patented Bang & Olufsen Acoustic Lens Technology also plays its part, distributing sound horizontally with 180º of dispersion to give the best possible acoustic experience from anywhere in front of the speaker.
Sanyo today announced the completion of the solar power plant in Torre Santa Susanna, southeast Italy and the world's largest tracking project utilizing Sanyo's high-efficiency high-output HIT solar modules. The solar power plant project was originally started by a consortium led by Deutsche Bank's Asset Finance and Leasing Renewable Energy Division. In December, 2010, construction of the plant was completed and the system was connected to the grid in April, 2011. Sanyo’s role in the project was to provide its highly acclaimed HIT solar modules to the system. The plant is equipped with 32,202 of Sanyo's HIT-235HDE4 solar modules fitted to solar trackers to maximize the power generation of the modules. With a total system size of 7.567MW, it is one of the largest tracking solar power plants in Europe, and the largest system to use HIT solar modules in the world.
STMicroelectronics announced a new memory with a unique ultra-fast recording feature for storing important data during unexpected events. Its uses will include recovering system data when a sudden power failure occurs, and black-box recorders that help identify the causes of equipment failures or accidents. A system using the M35B32 EEPROM is able to store a significant amount of vital information (2 Kbits) in less than one millisecond, and hence can react when the onset of a system failure or an accident is detected. In cases such as a power failure, this super-fast data storage can save the information needed to recover the system before the power supply voltage falls to an unusable level. Major applications for this high-speed memory include games, battery powered gadgets, utility meters, smart-grid equipment, industrial systems and medical devices. Compared to alternative non-volatile memories, the M35B32 is about forty-times faster than a standard 32-Kbit EEPROM and matches the write speed of Flash.
Toyota aiming to reduce traffic accidents through the use of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS1), has developed an onboard navigation system compatible with the vehicle-infrastructure cooperative Driving Safety Support System (DSSS) scheduled for launch by the Japanese National Police Agency in Japan in July. The new Toyota navigation system is representative of TMC's work in the area of safety technology and vehicle development carried out under its Integrated Safety Management Concept.
The new entry level mid-tower chassis Commander MS-I from Thermaltake comes with added features such as extra-long VGA support and cable-management. Users can wire their computer cables underneath the mainboard for enhanced ventilation; this chassis also holds premium VGA card, such as nVidia GTX590 and AMD Radeon HD6990, with ease. wo USB 2.0 connectors as well as HD audio microphone and earphone jacks are on the front bezel, integrating all major multimedia connectors within your hand’s reach. As an alternative and upgraded option, Thermaltake offers a USB 3.0 Super-speed version for transfer-speed seekers. This tool-free, all black Thermaltake Commander MS-I chassis offers a total of 9 drive bays for maximum storage expansion and 7 PCI expansion slots.
Alongside the PEN E-P3, Olympus today announced the PEN E-PL3. Olympus PEN E-PL3 camera is perfect for photographers who want their memories to reflect incredible, professional image quality. Easy-to-use creative technologies are packed in its versatile body – the size of a small, portable point-and-shoot camera, but with the versatility of interchangeable lenses. A clever, tilting 3-inch 460,000 pixel LCD screen empowers photographers to go head-and-shoulders above the crowd to capture graduations, easily stoop to eye-level as babies take their first steps or even lower to the ground to get an adorable shot of the family pet.
Alongside the PEN E-P3, Olympus today announced the smallest and lightest Olympus PEN E-PM1. The camera is available in six stylish colors (purple, pink, brown, white, silver and black) and features a new and simplified user interface as well as a streamlined button structure for superior ease of use. Its small size and portability make it the ideal camera to document life’s fun and spontaneous moments. The E-PM1 features a 3-inch 460,000 pixel display and feature a newly designed Graphical User Interface. The font and graphics used in the menus offer improved visibility and quality to render elegant graphical menus that are attractive and easy-to-use.
Olympus today announced a Compact, All-Metal, Premium, Classic-Style Camera designed for the hobbyist or advanced photographer who desires superior image quality, FAST (Frequency Acceleration Sensor Technology) Autofocus Tracking System and total creative control in a body portable enough to travel the world: the PEN E-P3. The Olympus PEN E-P3 offers 35 separate focus points spread over nearly the entire sensor, enabling the camera to pin-point focus accuracy on small subjects wherever they appear in the frame.
For the first time, the Olympus PEN E-P3 features full 1080 60i HD Video. Push the direct HD video button to instantly start filming your HD video with a choice between ACVHD and AVI formats with uncompressed CD-quality 16 bit/44.1kHz Linear PCM stereo recording or AC3 Dolby Digital Audio. The Olympus PEN E-P3 features 10 Art Filters and nine Art Filter variations and enhancements, including new Pale & Light Color II, and five Art Filter Effects, including new Star Light and White Edge.
MSI launches the fanless mini-ITX motherboard, IM-PV-C, based on the Intel Atom D525 dual-core processor and the Intel ICH8M chipset which are ideal for embedded applications that required a balance of high performance and lower power. The Intel Atom dual core D525 processor has an integrated graphic and memory controller on the same chip which enables higher performance and more power savings. The Compact size, low power consumption, dual core parallel computing power and a maximum of 4 GB of DDR3 800 MHz memory make IM-PV-C a powerful small form-factor embedded platform for industrial applications, such as digital signage, kiosk, gaming, industrial control automation and POS.
The fanless design makes IM-PV-C ultra-reliable in all kinds of high-temperature and dusty environments. MSI debuts IM-PV-C with great 3D graphics performance for a high definition up to 1080P videos and multiple video output (DVI, VGA and LVDS) for dual independent display.
MSI today unveiled its new generation CX480 laptop with Intel 2nd generation Core i processor, Nvidia GeForce GT 520M discrete graphics card, Time Stamp recovery software, hard drive shock protection, ALS, SRS PC Sound, and a battery that lasts up to 8.5 hours. The CX480 with the nVidia GeForce GT520M discrete graphics card with 1GB of DDR3 display memory supports DirectX 11 for enhanced performance.
Nvidia today announced the world's fastest notebook graphics processing unit (GPU)i, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M. Available now in the Alienware M18x, the new GPU sets new standards in industry leading benchmarks and games. It will also be available soon in the Alienware M17x notebook along with NVIDIA Optimus technology. The first notebook PC to feature the GeForce GTX 580M, the Alienware M18x offers the option of two GeForce GTX 580M GPUs in one system for up to double the gaming performance, using Nvidia SLI technology.