Category: VIA
VIA launches $49 APC, ARM11 computer platform
VIA shows it's 49 USD computer, it is powered by a Wondermedia WM8750 (ARM11 SoC) at 800MHz. It is distributed with Android and supports 720p playback, has 4 USB 2.0 port, one 100Mbps Ethernet port, one VGA out and one HDMI out port, and standard analog input/output audio. It is build in a Neo-ITX form factor that allows to be used on any case that support Micro-ATX, it is expected to be released at the end of June 2012.
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Windows 8 RT on a $68 7″ VIA 8850 ARM Cortex-A9 Tablet by Eken
Check out Windows 8 on a $68 VIA 8850 Powered 7" capacitive tablet! (just a home replacement) What is the difference in performance and potential features between an optimized Android Home Replacement and a "real" native Windows RT machine?
I think it is obviously meaningless for Microsoft to insist on making Windows 8 a separate closed/proprietary/incompatible ecosystem to Android. And it'd be even more wrong if Microsoft wants to forbid tablet and laptop makers to dual-boot Android with Windows RT.
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VIA WonderMedia WM8850, ARM Cortex-A9 in a Tablet
This is the latest ARM platform from VIA, this time it's ARM Cortex-A9, single-core up to 1.2Ghz with a Dual-core Mali-400 GPU.
Ochang.cn Tablets at the Huaqiangbei Shenzhen Electronics Market
Here's a look at a booth selling tablets at the Huaqiangbei Shenzhen Electronics Market.
Feihong shows $130 ICS on Telechips 8803 1.2Ghz ARM Cortex-A8 and $48 ARM11 VIA based tablet
Feihong Industry Co Ltd shows Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich running on their Telechips 8803 based tablet. They also announce that Telechips is working on a dual-core processor to be released in tablets around March already (to be confirmed by Telechips etc).
VIA WonderMedia Prizm WM8710 ARM11 Gingerbread solution
VIA's subsidiary WonderMedia launches this new ARM11 platform for tablets, with a new much faster DSP for improved video playback, improved UI responsiveness, better graphics and 3D, the target still being to cheap low cost tablets which is a rapidly expanding market.
VIA WonderMedia SmartStream WiFi Direct to HDMI output
VIA's subsidiary WonderMedia is doing this ARM9 based platform to stream screen content to your HDTV wirelessly using WiFi Direct technology. It sounds like it ccould be a cheap way to wirelessly connect your Laptop, Tablet, even Smartphone to your HDTV without needing a cable. I wonder how WiFi Direct compresses stuff and how it manages high bitrate HD video, advanced 3D games and other such stuff.
Shenzhen Bly Electronics shows $60 VIA Wondermedia based laptops
First seen a bit over a year ago such as in this video, the VIA ARM9 Wondermedia SoC and software solution is one of the platforms that makes it easy to make cheap laptops and tablets. Chrome OS software or Honeycomb seems to be needed for this type of $60 ARM Powered laptop solution to start to become viable solution. But probably also that faster processor with more RAM is also needed for full speed web browsing performance.
Wabook does $60 Android 10″ Laptop (Wondermedia)
Some of those cheap ARM Powered laptops, but still ARM11 based.
Cwlinux.com embedded software and hardware solutions
They provide ARM Powered hardware and software solutions, based on Freescale, Texas Instruments, VIA and other.