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Introducing fit-PC2

CompuLab introduces fit-PC2 – the smallest, most power-efficient Intel Atom PC to date. fit-PC2 architecture is what sets it apart from other nettop PCs – fit-PC2 is designed around the Intel Atom Z530 1.6GHz and the ultra low power Intel US15W system controller hub, rather than the Atom N270 and 945G used in other nettop-PCs, thereby reducing power consumption by more than two thirds.
US15W incorporates hardware video acceleration. This allows fit-PC2 to run Windows XP or Ubuntu Linux at just 6W and to play full HD 1080p H.264 video using less than 7W.

Unique Features

Size

The most striking feature of fit-PC2 is its size – 4″ x 4.5″ x 1.05″ – smaller than a CD.

Fanless Operation

fit-PC2 is totally fanless – the all-aluminum case dissipates heat. This has two advantages -

• • fit-PC2 is noiseless, or absolutely silent if used with a solid state disk.
  • Increased reliability due to no moving parts.

A Standard PC

fit-PC2 may look like an appliance, but it’s a full PC including -

• 1.6GHz x86 CPU
• 1GB RAM
• SATA hard disk
• DVI with graphics acceleration
• High definition audio
• LAN and WLAN
• 6 USB ports

fit-PC2 fully supports all major operating systems.

See fit-PC2 Specifications

A Green Computer

fit-PC2 excels in extremely low power consumption – 6W in normal operation in Windows XP or Linux or up to 8W under load. The only PC that can challenge fit-PC2 low power is the older generation fit-PC Slim, while fit-PC2 performs 5 times better in the same power envelope.

fit-PC2 has no hazardous substances and at 313cc / 370g is so small that electronic waste is negligible.

Proving that green technology can also be cost-effective, a fit-PC2 replacing an old computer will soon pay for itself in electricity savings alone.

A New Type of HTPC

Full HD resolution with HDMI connector, 1080p H.264 decoding, high definition audio, fanless operation for no background noise, tiny size and IR remote control support – fit-PC2 can make a decent home-theater PC. With low cost and low power consumption allowing it to be always-on – fit-PC2 can bring the PC experience into more living rooms than ever before.

Ruggedness

fit-PC2 body is industrial-grade, die-cast aluminum with no venting holes. The body itself is used for heat dissipation. fit-PC2 ability to withstand a high level of shock, vibration and extreme temperatures – depending only on the type of disk used – with an SSD, fit-PC2 is one of the most rugged PCs for industrial and automotive applications.

a nettop PC done right

What is the target market of fit-PC2? Various users appreciate different capabilities of fit-PC2. Its tiny size, low power, ruggedness and high end multimedia capabilities make fit-PC2 ideal for a wide range of applications – from a ruggedized boat PC to a silent library PC, as a living room HTPC or an always-on file server, as a quiet desktop replacement or a point-of-sale PC… the list just goes on.
fit-PC2 was not tailored to a specific market segment, instead it provides a unique combination of properties available for the first time with the introduction of the Intel Atom Z530. The design goals are -

• Low-power, fanless operation
• Miniature size
• Good performance and multimedia capabilities
• Industrial grade build
• Aesthetic appearance
• Affordable price

Source: Compulab

Internet Explorer dropped a significant 0.62 percent points (from 67.44 percent to 66.82 percent) and Firefox jumped 0.28 percentage points (from 21.77 percent to 22.05 percent). Safari regained almost all it lost in February, moving from 8.02 percent to 8.23 percent. Chrome once again moved further away from Opera: it gained 0.08 percentage points (1.15 percent to 1.23 percent) while Opera lost a minute 0.01 percentage points, from 0.71 percent to 0.70 percent.

February must have been an anomaly, as browser usage in March seems to have reverted to familiar patterns. IE is still losing ground to Firefox, though its lead is still unmistakable; Safari is not threatening any of its competitors, nor is it being threatened from below; Chrome is happily carving out a small niche for itself; and poor Opera can’t seem to budge from fifth place. In March, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome were the only browsers to show any positive growth; IE and Opera both fell.

Between February and March, Internet Explorer dropped a significant 0.62 percentage points (from 67.44 percent to 66.82 percent) and Firefox jumped 0.28 percentage points (from 21.77 percent to 22.05 percent). Safari regained almost all it lost in February: moving from 8.02 percent to 8.23 percent. Chrome once again moved further away from Opera: it gained 0.08 percentage points (1.15 percent to 1.23 percent) while Opera dropped from 0.71 percent to 0.70 percent. It’s worth noting that IE8 has been out for only two weeks, and it has already managed to double Chrome’s market share, despite not yet having been pushed out via Windows Update.

You can see the market share pie for March 2009, according to Net Applications, at the top of the post. As usual, things at Ars (below) look very different: only Safari gained this month; Firefox, IE, Chrome, and Opera all lost share. Firefox continues to dominate here, but the default browsers for Windows and Mac OS X still show their strength. Chrome’s lead over Opera is much more significant at Ars, and this month it slightly widened. Being only 0.02 percentage points behind IE, Safari looks poised to take over as the second most popular browser at Ars, though with IE8’s release and Chrome for the Mac on the way, this may be as close as it gets.

source: arstechnica

LaCie is making big waves in the NAS world with the vastly improved LaCie 2big and the LaCie 5big Network storage solutions. The two NAS products have been redesigned for double-digit terabyte storage capacity. The 5big Network can expand up to a whopping 10TB of storage.

The company is also offering the products at competitive prices. Starting for the 5big Network is $799. The 2big Network price is $319.99. Both the 2big and 5big NAS products support Active Directory, Wake-on-LAN, UPnP, and Gig-E LAN. LaCie also added Time Machine compatibility. With one click, you can back up all Mac computers on the network. In addition, you can add devices such as the PS3 and Xbox, and any DLNA device into a backup job.

Both NAS units can perform incremental and scheduled backups. The products ship with Genie Backup Manager Pro for Windows and Intego Backup Manager Pro for Mac.