Category: Android

Realtek RTD1295 for Android TV, 4K HDR VP9 on Android6 with SATA, HDMI-in, Dual-band WiFi Router

Posted by – June 14, 2016

Realtek shows the ready-for-mass-production development board on Realtek 1295 Quad-core 64bit ARM Cortex-A53 with Mali-T820 GPU on 28nm, this is a prototype with Dual-band AC WiFi Rounter, Gigabit Lan and SATA port, you can also use it as a gateway and server at home. You can video streaming via monbile phone from the local HDD inside the RTD1295 TV Box. Realtek1295 support 4K HDR 10bit and VP9 video decoding, with all most 4K DRM supported, runs Google Android TV 6.0, with HDMI-in it also support Picture-in-Picture functions. Realtek claims RTD1295 TV Boxes will be mass production in Q3 2016.

$39 MeegoPad A02, Allwinner A83T PC Stick runs Remix OS on Indiegogo now

Posted by – June 12, 2016

MegooPad A02 is a HDMI stick powered by Allwinner A83T Octa-core ARM Cortex-A7 and PowerVR SGX544MP1 GPU, runs Remix OS 2.0, it comes with 2 version, 1GB RAM, 16GB Flash and 2GB RAM, 32GB Flash, with Micro SD card reader support up to 128GB, , with 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, support 1080P high definition video decoding and output, early bird price from $39 on Indiegogo now.

Laser TI DLP Projector by Xming, 700lumen


Xming presents Laser Phosphor as an alternative to LED as the light source for the DLP projector. This might provide higher quality, better colors, lower power consumption, higher resolution at lower price. It might. This is to be seen how much Laser Phosphor can take instead of LED as the light source for the DLP Projector market. shows the smart portable projector powered by TI DLP laser technology, it comes full aluminium body with only 23mm thickness,750g weight. Xming M1 features with 100% laser ALPD light source with 700 lumens brightness and up 1280*800 resolution, life time up to 60,000hours, that means nearly lifetime usage. It is powered by Rockchip RK3188 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9, runs Android4.4, 1GB RAM, 16GB Nand Flash, with dual-band 2.4G/5G WiFi, dual 2Watt speaker, bulk price at $500. Xming also shows the high end model S1(same tooling with M1) based on 1000lumens laser light source, powered by RK3188, 2GB RAM, 16GB Flash, bulk price at $700.

Amlogic S912, Octa-core 64bit ARM Cortex-A53 with Mali-T830 GPU, 4K HDR, VP9

Posted by – June 9, 2016

Amlogic S912 is their high end CPU with 64bit Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53 with High performance OpenGL 3.1 3D GPU on ARM Mali-T830 GPU for higher performance gaming. Amlogic S912 supports 4K HDR including Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG, 4K@60fp 10bit video decode and picture in picture display, multi-format video playback including VP9, H.265 10-bit and AVS+, with complete Dolby, DTS certifications, support operators level hardware security 4K DRM. Mass production and shipping will start from Q3 2016.
Amlogic also shows S905X, which is their upgraded version of Almogic S905, 64bit Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53, compared with S905, it now supports HDR10 and VP9, intergrated Ethernet port inside the CPU. That means S905X can be certified by Google for Android TV at a very low system BOM for the TV Box market.

Rockchip RK3399 ready for Mass Production for Tablets and VR with Dual-USB Type-C

Posted by – June 9, 2016

Rockchip RK3399 dual-core ARM Cortex-A72 with quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 big.LITTLE at 28nm with ARM Mali-T864 GPU is ready for mass production, here showing an ultra-slim tablet, featuring dual USB Type-C for charging, for data and display output. Rockchip also shows their high performance VR solution ready for mass production based on RK3399, Chromebooks, Windows 10, Set-top-boxes, Robots and more are probably to come.

TechNexion ARM industrial modules, NXP i.MX7D dual-core ARM Cortex-A7 with ARM Cortex-M4


TechNexion is a Taiwanese company under European Management with own manufacturing facilities in Taipei, Taiwan. Florian Wohlrab, Marketing manager at TechNexion shows us around their booth at COMPUTEX 2016. The first thing to see is their tiny Modules which pack an ARM based NXP i.MX6/7 CPU (UltraLite/Solo/DualLite/Dual/Quad) with RAM, Memory and WiFi on just 36mm x 40mm. They are also the only one running a NXP i.MX7 live demo at their booth. The NXP i.MX7D is with 2x Cortex-A7 and a Cortex-M4 this a tiny, ultralow power, that can be used for vending machines, industrial applications or generic headless systems. TechNexion is also committed to the open source EDM standard for ARM Modules. Their boards are fit for Digital Signage, rugged industrial Applications and many more. Technexion can scale up to the NXP i.MX6 QUAD Plus, which will be available shortly. They also have some cool ARM bassed systems like their BoxPC the TEK Series. This Box PC’s have MiniPCIe slots with SIM-Card holder inside and also M.2 Slots for memory upgrade. Technexion also supports USB Type-C and for automation a VGA connector as well a HDMI to fit it for Digital Signage as well. Inside is a modular system which allows you to switch e.g. Power input between 12V/24V/10~30V/PoE (Power over Ethernet). TechNexion HMI series ranges from 7” to 10” and 15” again with NXP processors. All the Software is freely available on their website with no need to register.

You can Contact TechNexion here: sales@technexion.com
TechNexion Website: http://www.TechNexion.com

AOC Remix OS All-in-one, 24″ and 32″ 1080p

Posted by – June 2, 2016

AOC is a major monitor display manufacturer, they are partnering with Jide to sell the AmLogic S905 quad-core 64bit ARM Cortex-A53 based All-in-one PC, the price will be “not much more than the regular price of the monitor itself”. It includes 4 USB ports, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, Audio mini-jack input and output. The HDMI port is an input so one can use the monitor to run any external PC or Set-top-box. There is a switch button on the back to go back and forward between the HDMI input and the built-in Remix OS experience. This is an interview with Ben, one of the co-founders of Jide, about this product and about the actual status of Remix OS in the industry and how Jide is striving to be at the forefront of using Android for productivity.

Allwinner Open Source, Tina OS Linux for Allwinner R8, R16, R40, R58, CHIP and Banana Pi dev boards


Allwinner unveils Tina OS, their open-source OS based on Linux with their full range SoCs with open source support from Allwinner. Allwinner R8 is their entry level Single-core ARM Cortex-A8 SoC; Allwinner R16 is their quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 at 1Ghz with WiFi; Allwinner R40 is their new enhanced Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 for the IoT and open source market, with better performance and enhancements including HDMI support; Allwinner R58 is their 28nm Octa-core ARM Cortex-A7 at up to 2.0Ghz with ISP and a higher performance GPU. Allwinner open source partners making and selling development boards includes the $9 CHIP deveplopment board based on Allwinner R8 with 512MB RAM, 4GB Nand Flash, with WiFi and Bluetooth4.0. CHIP got 2 million dollars funding from their kickstarter campaign and they have shipped to all their backers last December/January. Banana Pi is made by Foxconn, they make open-source development boards powered by Allwinner SoCs, having already shipped over 600 thousand, used in different applications like drones, robotics, education, servers, toys, smart home, IoT and more. BananaPi’s product line includes:
BananaPi BPI-M1 and M1+ powered by Allwinner A20 dual-core ARM Cortex-A7 with Mali-400 GPU;
BananaPi BPI-M2 is powered by A31s Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 with PowerVR SGX544 GPU;
BananaPi BPI-M2+ is powered by H3 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 with Mali-400 GPU;
BananaPi BPI-M3 is powered by A83T Octa-core ARM Cortex-A7 with PowerVR SGX544 GPU.

Filmed in 4K using Sony AX53

Distributors/brands can contact Allwinner here:
service@allwinnertech.com
Development Board Distributors/Implementers can contact Banana Pi here:
Nora.sh.lee63@gmail.com

Allwinner H8vr all-in-one VR with 4K@30fps playback

Posted by – May 30, 2016

Allwinner shows their 4K VR all-in-one solution using Allwinner H8vr Octa-core ARM Cortex-A7 with PowerVR SGX544 GPU, runs Android, 2GB RAM, 16GB Nand Flash, supports up to 4K@30fps video playback. Allwinner expect that VR all-in-one will take the biggest market share by 2020, bigger than Phone VR (cardboard+) and PC-based VR (Oculus Rift). Allwinner H8vr’s main focus is video decoding based VR experience, producing less heat (60% compared with competitors), less power consumption (3 hours battery life with a 3000mAh battery, 20% better energy saving compared with competitors), less weight (only 300g for the total VR headset). Allwinner also presents their VR roadmap until 2017, VR9 will be release on in Q42106 with 4X faster performance and with full mobile VR gaming support, VR10 will be released with the a new architecture SoC with 4G LTE, software and hardware based artificial intelligence module, 2X faster performance and 50% lower power consumption (compared with VR9). Allwinner also shows their single-lens 360degree camera solution based on their Allwinner V3 ARM Cortex-A7, supports H.264 video record in MP4 format at 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps. With built-in WiFi, it supports real-time live streaming of the 360 video to your all-in-one VR headset or smart phone. Filmed in 4K using Sony AX53

Distributors/brands can contact Allwinner here:
service@allwinnertech.com

MediaTek Pump Express 3.0 fast 5V/5A charging using Type-C, 20min to charge 70% of smartphone

Posted by – May 30, 2016

MediaTek shows what they claim is the world’s fastest charging technology that they call MediaTek Pump Express 3.0, it uses USB Type-C, using any standard USB Type-C cable, it can charge a smartphone battery to 70% in 20 minutes; charging for 5 minutes allows for 4 hours of talk time. Mediatek claims Pump Express 3.0 is ready for mass production on MediaTek P20 SoC with their design for a new 5V/5A USB Type-C power adaptor. MediaTek claims to be the first to enable Direct Charge, which bypasses charging circuitry inside the phone and prevents device from overheating by routing the electrical current directly from the adaptor to the battery. MediaTek claims it is Ultra Safe, with 20+ protection mechanisms due to the high 5V/5A charging power.Filmed in 4K using Sony AX53.

Distributors/Brands can contact the MediaTek Pump Express 3.0 team here:
SY Lin, Sr. Manager
sy.lin@mediatek.com (let them know you watched this video)

JmGO booth Tour at HK Fair, JmGO View (P2), TI DLP Projector 250lumens start shipping

Posted by – May 27, 2016

Here is the JmGO booth tour at China Sourcing Fair, JmGO shows G1, P1, P2 on the trade show. JmGO View get $257K from Indiegogo campaign and now ready for shipping. You can buy JmGO View(P2) here: http://www.aliexpress.com/JmGO

Distributors can contact JmGO directly:
Pacha He, Overseas Sales Director
Mobile Phone:+86 13632711546 (also works with whatsapp)
the@jmgo.com
http://en.jmgo.com

$46 iLepo M9 Plus, 4K H.265 Android TV Box on Amlogic S905 with dual-band WiFi and GigaLAN

Posted by – May 27, 2016

Flyshark shows the new Android TV box iLepo M9 Plus powered by Amlogic S905 Quad core ARM Cortex-A53, runs Android 51 2GB RAM, 16GB Nand Flash, comes with private tooling, dual band WiFI 2.4G/5G and Bluetooth 4.0, Gigabit Lan, support 4K H.265 hardware decoding and KODI 15.2 & Add-ons Pre-installed. Price at $46 from 1pcs MOQ.

Distributors can contact FlyShark here:
Mary Ma, Sales Manager
sales@flyshark.mobi
mary@gaoxin-digital.com
Mobile: +86 13714507573
http://www.flyshark.mobi
http://gaoxin-mid.en.alibaba
http://www.dhgate.com/iLepo M9 Plus
http://gaoxin-mid.en.alibaba.com/iLepo M9 Plus

CTBozz 13-70” Digital Signage with Touch Screen on RK3288

Posted by – May 25, 2016

CTBozz shows the digital signage from 13 to 70inch display with multi-point touch screen, all is powered by Rockchip RK3288 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A17 and MaliT764 GPU, runs Android5.1.1, 2GB RAM, 16GB Flash on board, with 3pcs USB host, SD card reader, build-in speakers, support 4K@60fps and 3D decoding.

$79 Gole1 on Indiegogo, Intel Cherrytrail Touch Mini PC

Posted by – May 23, 2016

Introducing Gole1 on Indiegogo, it starts at $79 for 2GB RAM and 32GB Flash and $99 for 4GB RAM and 64GB Flash (early bird, then $20-30 more), here I show off this Intel Cherrytrail Windows 10 and Android dual-boot Mini PC with a 7″ 720p touch-screen for a free official Windows 10 License. It comes with 1xUSB3, 3xUSB2, HDMI, Ethernet, Mini-Jack and more.

and here also is a video with Richard the Sales Director and Lei the CEO showing off Gole1 and also showing off the other Gole products that are already on on the market:

$25 Sunchip CX-R9, 4K Android TV Box on RK3229


Sunchip CX-R9 is the latest Android TV Box powered by Rockchip RK3229 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 with ARM Mali-400 GPU, runs Android4.4, 1GB RAM, 8GB Nand Flash on board, comes with 3pcs USB host, SD card reader, 2.4G WiFi and 100M Lan port. With HDMI2.0 port, support 10bit 4K H.265 hardware decoding. Bulk price at $25 for 1000pcs order.

You can contact Sunchip here: (let them know you watched the video)
Kobe Chen, Sales Manager
kobe@sunchip-tech.com
Mobile: +86 13751103656
Phone: +86 755 26733959
Skype: Kobechen6132
QQ: 1191324838
http://www.sunchip-tech.com

$22 iLepo MXQ-4K, RK3229 Android TV Box with 10bit 4K H.265 HW decode

Posted by – May 17, 2016

Flyshark shows their latest Android TV Box MXQ-4K powered by Rockchip RK3229 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 with ARM Mali-400 GPU, runs Android4.4, 1GB RAM, 8GB Nand Flash on board, comes with 4pcs USB 2.0 host, SD card reader, 2.4G WiFi and 100M Lan port. With HDMI2.0 port, support 10bit 4K H.265 hardware decoding. Bulk price at $22 for 1000pcs order.

Distributors can contact FlyShark here:
Mary Ma, Sales Manager
sales@flyshark.mobi
mary@gaoxin-digital.com
Mobile: +86 13714507573
http://www.flyshark.mobi
http://gaoxin-mid.en.alibaba
You can buy iLepo MXQ-4K samples here:
http://www.dhgate.com/store/product/ilepo–mxq-4k
http://gaoxin-mid.en.alibaba.com/product/iLepo-MXQ 4K

Geniatech ATV1950, Dual Tuner Android Hybird Box on Amlogic S905 with 2.5″ HDD

Posted by – May 15, 2016

ATV1950 is the latest device from Geniatech Hybird TV family. ATV1950 comes with dual TV tuners that let you watch one channel while recording another channel, or let a mobile device to watch TV through local WiFi connection. For the UI and function, ATV1950 will have a new EPG layout and schedule recording. ATV1950 is powered by 64bit Amlogic S905 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53, runS Android 5.1 OS with 802.11AC MIMO WiFi, dual TV tunners and support internal 2.5″ HDD.

You can contact Geniatech here:
http://www.geniatech.com
sales@geniatech.com (let them know you watched this video)

Zoomtak Factory Tour, Amlogic S905 Zoomtak T8H, T8V, T8X Android TV Box

Posted by – May 13, 2016

Zoomtak Factory is located in Xixiang, Shenzhen, China. Zoomtak provides software and TV Box customization, 2 week lead time for OEM/ODM orders because they always keep 20K materials in stock. Zoomtak T8H, T8V, T8X are the latest Zoomtak TV Boxes powered by Amlogic S905 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 and Penta-core ARM Mali-450MP GPU. They come with aluminum casing, feature LED displays in the front panel to show status like time, channel/app name etc. They come with 3pcs USB 2.0 host, SD card reader, dual-band 2.4Ghz and 5.8Ghz 802.11 b/n/g/ac WiFi, feature HDMI2.0 with 4K H.265 hardware decoding and output. T8H and T8V come with 2GB RAM, 16GB Flash, T8X come with 2GB RAM, 8GB Flash. T8V comes with removable external WiFi antenna.

You can contact Zoomtak here:
Shenzhen Zoomtak Electronics Co., Ltd.
Joanna, Sales Director
Tel: +86 755 2903 3689
Mob: +86 135 3809 8986
joanna@zoomtak.net (let them know you watched this video)
http://www.zoomtak.net
Skype: joanna_zhouyu

ZED Rockchip PCB Design House, $138 ZED i13, 13.3″’ Tablet on Rockchip SoFIA 3GR 10000mAh battery


Here is the office tour of ZED, a Rockchip partner design house for tablet, TV Box, Smart home devices. ZED shows the ZED i13 with only 9.8mm thickness, powered by Intel SoFIA 3GR, 2GB RAM, 16GB Flash, comes with 13.3’’ 1920*1080 IPS screen, with 4pcs 0.8w stereo speaker, 2mega pixel front camera, 5mega pixel rear camera, runs Android5.1, with 10000mAh battery. bulk price at $138, and there will be $4 upper cost with SIM Card slot.

Saintway Car Mirror DVR on Rockchip SoFIA 3GR, Voice Control, GPS, FM etc

Posted by – May 13, 2016

Saintway shows the cloud rear view mirror with DVR system, powered by Quad-core Rockchip/Intel SoFIA 3GR, runs Android 5.1, with WiFi, Bluetooth and SIM card slot, support intergraded 3G, GPS, FM features, With build-in dual-camera, support dual-channel video recording. It also supports voice control, customer can use many features hands free like make phone call, navigate, listen to music etc.