The APC 8750, A $50 Android PC

APC 8750, $49 energy-saving computer, wants to help people connect to the web  - NY Daily News

Taiwan-based computer chip manufacturer VIA Technologies Inc. has unveiled an inexpensive and compact computer, hoping to help drive innovation in the compact computing market.

The PC, called the APC 8750, measures just 17cm x 8.5cm (almost half the size of Apple’s Mac mini). It is designed with the main focus of getting people connected to the internet and offers an alternative to (more expensive) Windows PCs.

The APC runs a customized version of Google’s Android operating system that is optimized for keyboard and mouse input.

Source: APC 8750, $49 energy-saving computer, wants to help people connect to the web  - NY Daily News

APC » About

$49 Android PC System

APC was not built like an ordinary PC. For openers, we started with an awareness that the purpose of a computer is to connect to the Internet. It is the Internet that now defines computing. When you begin here, magic happens.

Expensive, overpowered CPUs and bloated software are no longer relevant. With this awareness, we were able to drop power consumption to the point of making an energy-saving light-bulb jealous.

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VIA introduces amazing $49 APC Android computer, we go hands-on - YouTube

Source: VIA introduces amazing $49 APC Android computer, we go hands-on - YouTube

VIA announces APC 8750 Raspberry Pi competitor | bit-tech.net

Based around a WonderMedia ARM11 processor running at 800MHz - 100MHz faster than the stock Raspberry Pi BCM2835 chip - and with 512MB of DDR3 RAM - twice that of the Raspberry Pi, and faster to boot - the APC 8750 is certainly impressive at first glimpse. Additional features above and beyond that of its credit-card sized competitor include 2GB of on-board NAND flash storage, four USB 2.0 ports, microphone input as well as analogue audio output and an analogue VGA connection in addition to HDMI.

Not everything about the APC 8750 will impress Pi fans, however: for no readily apparent reason, the device is limited to 720p output (1280x720) through its HDMI port, while the Pi manages 1080p (1920x1080) or higher. The system also requires an external power supply, adding to its already sizable dimensions. Finally, the device is also more expensive, costing $49 to the Pi's $35.

Source: VIA announces APC 8750 Raspberry Pi competitor | bit-tech.net

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One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) -- XO-3: A Super-Thin Super-Cheap Tablet PC

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XO-3 Concept: A Crazy-Thin Tablet OLPC for Just $75

One Laptop Per Child, or OLPC, or the XO, was a flop however you look at it. Instead of just making a cheap, basic machine that could tough it out in its target third-world market, Nicholas Negroponte’s supposedly $100 laptop instead chose to both patronize and confuse with an over-simplified interface. At the same time, as the price rose and dates slipped by, the Rise of the Atom put cheap netbooks within reach of anyone with a few hundred bucks.

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The $75 Future Computer

In Pictures: The $75 Future Computer

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OLPC XO-3: An Impossible $75 Fantasy Tablet I Want to Believe In

The dual-touchscreen XO-2 was a fantastical concept. But it's nothing on OLPC's XO-3, a hot, messy wet dream of a tablet: All semi-flexible plastic, multitouch, backlit and reflective ereading modes, thinner than an iPhone and $75.

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1. XO-3 Concept: A Crazy-Thin Tablet OLPC for Just $75 | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
2. The $75 Future Computer - Forbes.com
3. Dailymotion - OLPC - un vídeo de
4. OLPC XO-3: An Impossible $75 Fantasy Tablet I Want to Believe In - Olpc xo-3 - Gizmodo
5. One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a low-cost, connected laptop for the world's children's education

Related:

1. BBC News - In Pictures: Designing the OLPC
2. Yves-Behar-designed $75 One Laptop Per Child tablet: Too good to be true? - Core77
3. OLPC Plans Super-Thin, Super-Cheap Tablet - PC World
4. OLPC XO-3: An impossible $75 fantasy tablet | Crave - CNET
5. OLPC shakeup: dual-screen XO-2 out, ARM-based XO 1.75 in -- Engadget
6. OLPC shows off absurdly thin XO-3 concept tablet for 2012 (update: XO-1.5 and XO-1.75 coming first) -- Engadget

The ASUS Eee Box mini desktop PC

clipped from event.asus.com What is Eee Box? The Eee Box is a mini desktop PC with huge possibilities. With a slim, svelte design, the world's smallest desktop PC allows for an array of space saving options. Plus, it's so easy to use. Its simple intuitive interface is simple to learn. Learn more about the Eee Box's features and the experiences it delivers here. clipped from www.youtube.com ASUS Eee Box Promo clipped from event.asus.com Features Simplicity Green Features HD Entertainment Excellent Connectivity clipped from event.asus.com Experiences A home entertainment hub An Enjoyable View A Vibrant Workspace clipped from www.asus.com EeeBox PC EB1501 Full HD Home Entertainment Center in a Box Pint-sized Powerhouse - Using 70% Less Power Than Your Average Desktop Adding a Touch of Style and Grace to Home Entertainment clipped from gadgetcrave.com GadgetCrave Asus Unveils New EeeBox EB1501 Similar to the recent EB1012, the Asus EeeBox EB1501 is a compact, comprehensive PC for your home theater system. Like the EB1012, the 1501 features an Intel Atom N330 dual core, NVIDIA ion graphics, 2 GB of DDR2-800 RAM and SATA 2.5-inch, 250-gig HDD. The new device adds an optical disc drive (DVD-RW) and Windows 7 for added performance. An assortment of connection jacks and ports ensure that you’re never left scratching your head holding a cable end–HDMI, S/PDIF, 802.11n WLAN, Ethernet LAN port, D-sub, eSATA, card reader, headphone and mic jacks, and 6 USB ports. Enjoy all of your video content on your LCD TV in full 1080p HD along with full surround sound from either the HDMI or S/PDIF outputs. SimHD upscales video to HD quality.

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1. ASUS Eee Box - Streamlined, Efficient and Environmentally Sound
2. YouTube - ASUS Eee Box Promo
3. ASUS Eee Box - Product features
4. ASUS Eee Box - Experiences
5. ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
6. Asus Unveils New EeeBox EB1501

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2. Asus EeeBox EB1501 Nettop Unveiled [EB1501 Ion Nettop Windows 7 Media Center PC with Built-in Optical Drive] » TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities
3. Asus EeeBox EB1501 Nettop: DVD Slot Drive, Ion Graphics, and 1080p HDMI - asus eeebox eb1501 - Gizmodo
4. ASUS EeeBox EB1501 comes packing Windows 7, Atom 330

Nvidia Tesla Personal Supercomputer

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NVidia Tesla:World’s first “personal” supercomputer

NVidia has come up with “Tesla personal supercomputer” that delivers cluster computing like performance and is upto 250 times faster than the present day personal computers or workstations.
Tesla is powered by 4 GPU’s, each having 240 processing cores (that makes 4*240=960 cores working in parallel in total) based on the NVidia’s CUDA architecture, delivering whopping performance of near 4 Teraflops!

Clipped from: Nvidia Tesla Personal Supercomputer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Tesla Personal Supercomputer is a desktop computer that is backed by Nvidia and built by Dell, Lenovo and other companies^[1]. It is meant to be a demonstration of the capabilities of Nvidia's Tesla GPGPU brand; it utilizes NVIDIA's CUDAparallel computing architecture and powered by up to 960 parallel processing cores^[2], which allows it to achieve a performance up to 250 times faster than standard PCs, according to Nvidia. As of January 2009, the Tesla computer platform delivers the best performance among all stand-alone systems being used in distributed computing projetcs like Seti@home or Spinhenge@home.

Clipped from: YouTube - Tesla Personal Supercomputer

At SC08 NVIDIA announces the Tesla™ Personal Supercomputer. Experience cluster level computing performance—up to 250 times faster than standard PCs and workstations—right at your desk.

Clipped from: YouTube - Tomography Research, CUDA and TESLA Personal Supercomputing

Tomography Research, CUDA and TESLA Personal Supercomputing

Joost Batenburg discusses how the University of Antwerp is researching and has already developed practical uses for Tomography using CUDA Technology in industries from Medical Science Imaging and cutting diamonds in order to maximise yields to observing nano structures in 3D.

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NVIDIA Tesla Personal Supercomputer
Get your own supercomputer. Experience cluster level computing performance—up to 250 times faster than standard PCs and workstations—right at your desk. The NVIDIA® Tesla™ Personal Supercomputer is based on the revolutionary NVIDIA® CUDA™ parallel computing architecture and powered by up to 960 parallel processing cores.

Clipped from: Tech Specs

Tesla Architecture

* Massively-parallel many-core architecture
* 240 scalar processor cores per GPU
* Integer, single-precision and double-precision floating point operations
* Hardware Thread Execution Manager enables thousands of concurrent threads per GPU
* Parallel shared memory enables processor cores to collaborate on shared information at local cache performance
* Ultra-fast GPU memory access with 102 GB/s peak bandwidth per GPU
* IEEE 754 single-precision and double-precision floating point
* Each Tesla C1060 GPU delivers 933 GFlops Single Precision and 78 GFlops Double Precision performance

Sources:

1. Nvidia Tesla Personal Supercomputer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2. NVidia Tesla:World's first "personal" supercomputer | BT-G.com: The Everything Blog
3. YouTube - Tesla Personal Supercomputer
4. YouTube - Tomography Research, CUDA and TESLA Personal Supercomputing
5. NVIDIA Tesla Personal Supercomputer
6. Tech Specs

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1. Next Big Future: Nvidia GPGPU Desktop Supercomputer and Convey HC-1 FPGA supercomputer
2. TG Daily - Nvidia's Tesla deskside supercomputer returns as a PC
3. Nvidia's tesla is desktop supercomputer - The Inquirer
4. YouTube - nvidiatesla's Channel

Power Flower -- A Green Computer

The Power Flower. one of the finalists at Dell's Design ReGeneration competition, issuing the challenge of environmentally responsible computing technology, is a highly conceptual device running on hydrogen fuel cell technology.

clipped from www.ecofriend.org clipped from www.regeneration.org The Power Flower is highly conceptual computing device. Initially conceived as a specialized videoconferencing device, it evolved into being a complete computer. The mental model of “the computer” was stripped to the bare minimum elements: input, processing, output, and a way to power it. It was made to be more natural, to appeal to the customer’s sensitivities towards environmental issues and also how the customer relates to technology semantically. clipped from www.regeneration.org clipped from www.regeneration.org Instead of using a keyboard and mouse, the person interacts gesturally on the desk surface as a camera captures the movements. A face camera, which also houses a microphone and speaker, is directed at the person’s face. clipped from www.regeneration.org clipped from www.regeneration.org Power The device runs on hydrogen fuel cell technology. Hydrogen mixes with oxygen to produce electricity. The only byproduct of this process is water. The cells can be recharged with more hydrogen, which will become more feasible as more manufacturers bring hydrogen fuel cell cars to market, clipped from www.regeneration.org

Related:
Power Flower PC Concept For A Green Geek! - Ecofriend
Dell Challenges ‘ReGeneration’ With Green Computer Design Contest
ReGeneration - Remarkable Designs, Breathtaking Drawings - Help Us Pick Our Winners
ReGeneration - Power Flower (5 of 5 finalists)

WebEx PCNow -- Access your PC from anywhere

About WebEx: a web service that allows remote acces to your PC or Mac from any internet connected mobile device.

clipped from pcnow.webex.com clipped from pcnow.webex.com How It Works WebEx PCNow gives you access to your PC or Mac regardless of where you are. From any Internet-connected computer or mobile phone, you can quickly, easily and securely access and control your PC or Mac. Sign up for a PCNow account. Download and install the PCNow software on the computer you want to access remotely. Login at www.pcnow.com from another computer or your Web-enabled mobile phone to access your computer. clipped from pcnow.webex.com Features Remote desktop control Fast and easy setup Total security Mac/PC cross-platform support Guest screen sharing Remote webcam access Remote printing File sync and transfer Remote sound Multi-monitor support Mobile Access Mobile access to your files and folders Mobile organizer Share files from your computer or mobile phone Mobile search Remote Storage Secure online storage

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