Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 on 14nm is ready shown in LeTV Le Max Pro, LG G5 and the Sony Xperia X using their newest Kryo custom ARMv8 64bit CPU, their newest Adreno GPU and their newest Spectra ISP camera image sensor. Qualcomm also releases 3 new ARM processors, the Snapdragon 625 on 14nm, Snapdragon 425 and Snapragon 435 for the mid-tier and sub-premium tier. Those include the Snapdragon 500 series GPU, faster memory bandwidth and more. Qualcomm shows ultrasonic fingerprint technology that can go behind glass. Qualcomm shows 802.11ad for up to 7gbit/s Wi-Fi over the 60Ghz spectrum, and they show their newest LTE modems, the Qualcomm X12 LTE modem, and the Qualcomm X16 LTE modem that can go to gbit/s speeds over LTE.
Category: Tablets
Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical at MWC 2016
Posted by – February 24, 2016
Ubuntu is being used around the world, on servers, to power the cloud, switches, routers, base stations and Snappy Ubuntu works on drones, robots and more for the IoT world. Snappy 3.0 will be on Ubuntu 16.04. Ubuntu also shows off Ubuntu on Smartphones, Tablets, and their Nexus 4 showing convergence running “the same” Ubuntu on the phone and on the external display as a dekstop. Check back for my Ubuntu booth tour video coming up.
Phoenix OS Android UI for Productivity on Alcatel OneTouch Xess 17.3″ All-in-One 64bit Octa-core MT8783
Posted by – February 24, 2016
Alcatel OneTouch Xess is an All-in-One big screen tablet BigTablet to function as an Android computer for family home use, it comes with 17.3’’ Full HD 1080p IPS display and 10 point capacitive touch, powered by MediaTek MT8783 64bit Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53 with ARM Mali-T720 GPU, 2GB RAM, 32GB Flash, with 10000mAh battery the battery life is up to 6 hours doing Full HD video playback, with front 5MP camera, 3-watt JBL stereo speakers, dual microphones. There is a hiden pop-up dock in the back with USB and earphone port, and a nice stainless adjustable carrying handle and multi-angle stand, supports gesture control using the front camera for kitchen use. Alcatel OneTouch Xess runs a windows-like GUI on Android 5.1 called Phoenix OS developed by a team in Beijing, ARMdevices.net also published similar Android UI in Remix OS and the Rockchip LightBizOS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652, ARM Cortex-A72 available now
Posted by – February 23, 2016
Seshu Madhavapeddy, VP of Product Management, responsible for the mobile compute product line at Qualcomm shows us a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Powered Tablet, it’s an octa-core quad ARM Cortex-A72 and quad ARM Cortex-A53 on 28nm process node, with Cat6 LTE. The Qualcomm SD652 based tablet is now fully mass produced on the market, can be sold through different brands, with better specs at half the price of the iPad mini. It also features Immersive Audio for 3D audio and Adaptive Display that adjusts the color palette based on the light situation significantly improving the video playback quality, what Qualcomm calls the Tablet Home Theatre on the go experience. You can read more about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 here: https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/processors/652
Huawei press conference launching MakeBook at MWC 2016
Watch the Huawei MWC 2015 press conference from my seat. Please link to the official recorded press conference video in the comments so that I can also link to it here for people who prefer to watch the official video, if there is one.
Huawei MateBook Intel Windows 10 Tablet
Huawei releases their first Intel Winfoes consumer device at $699-$1599 with Intel core m3/m5/m7, 4GB/8GB RAM, 128-512GB SSD, $129 Keyboard dock, $89 MateDock for HDMI/Ethernet/2xUSB.
Richard Yu, Huawei CEO of Consumer, Huawei MateBook launch, $699-1599 Intel Windows 10 Tablet
Huawei CEO of Consumer says Huawei will overtake Apple in the next 2 years and they expect Huawei to be the number 1 in front of Samsung within 5 years from now. At MWC 2016, Huawei launches their first Intel Microsoft Windows 10 device, the MateBook, with Intel Core M3/M5/M7, with thin design, finger ID on the side, 128-512GB SSD, 4-8GB RAM, priced at $699-$1599 depending on the Intel processor, RAM and SSD choice and the Keyboard dock at $129, the USB Type-C MateDock is $89 extra. European prices are higher. This is not a $499 ARM Powered device. Google didn’t get Android yet to function for productivity (full Chrome on Android). Huawei didn’t force Microsoft to port all Windows 10 to Kirin950 ARM Cortex-A72 big.LITTLE.
$35 Kids Tablet Quad-core RK3126, $20 Kids Tracker by Sungword
Posted by – February 19, 2016
Sungworld shows Kids Tablet powered by Rockchip RK3126 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7, 1GB RAM, 8GB Flash, runs Android 5.1, comes with 7” 1024*600 IPS screen, with 2 mega pixel rear camera and 0.3 mega pixel front camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, with a cute rubber cover, bulk price at $35 for 1000pcs MOQ order. Sungworld also show $20 kids tracker on the show.
Qualcomm CES 2016 booth tour: Snapdragon 820, 820A, 802.11ad, 802.11ac, Windows Continuum and more
Posted by – January 25, 2016
Category: Tablets, Smartphones, Gaming, VR, Internet of Things, Smartwatch, Smart Glass, Speakers, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, Qualcomm, CES, Android, Windows
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is shown in a real phone in LeTV Le Max Pro, with Qualcomm saying that they have 80+ design wins for the Snapdragon 820 custom 64bit processor, now to be mass manufactured on Samsung’s 14nm process technology. Qualcomm also shows their Snapdragon 820 Adreno 530 GPU demos showing off high-end graphics, virtual reality and new display technologies, also Qualcomm WSA8815 audio technology for better sound coming out of built-in speakers for the Smartphones and Tablets market. Scanning people in realtime using Project Tango type structured scanner, IR camera. Qualcomm shows IoT technologies, Qualcomm Vive 802.11ac WiFi with multi-user mimo. Microsoft Windows 10 running on ultra-cheap Qualcomm 210, 410, and Windows continuum extending the Windows 10 desktop from the phone through to the external display using USB Type-C. Qualcomm Atheros Multi-Gigabit 60Ghz Wi-Fi 802.11ad included with the Snapdragon 820 LeTV Le Max Pro Smartphone! Matterport 360 degre camera supported by Qualcomm Ventures and other startups demonstrated. Qualcomm launches Qualcomm 820A for the automitive market and the modular system to upgrade the ARM Processor and PCB of the car to make it future proof.
Cynovo PR6 Dual-screen Android POS Tablet at CES 2016
Cynovo PR6 is a mobile hand-held Point-of-sales (POS) terminal to be used in restaurant, retail, malls and any kind of shop. It runs Android 4.4, comes with dual screens for pin input and signature, a 3.5″ touch screen for the customer and a 6″ touch screen for the seller. With WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G/4G enabled, PCI, PTS, CHINA UNION certificate, It also supports magnetic stripe card, IC Card, NFC, alipay and wechat money. PR6 comes with camera and printer support, it can scan 2D barcodes and print receipt. CYNOVO also have desktop Point-of-sales terminal and hand-held terminal without printer.
You can contact CYNOVO here:
Henry Chen, CEO
Phone: +1 408 692 5606
sales@cynovogroup.com
http://cynovogroup.com
Robot Development Kit using Hardkernel ODROID-C1+, VU7 display, ODROID-XU4
Posted by – December 10, 2015
Category: Tablets, Set-top-boxes, Robots, Development Boards, Exclusive videos, AmLogic, Samsung, ARM TechCon, Android, Ubuntu
Bo Lechnowsky of ameriDroid.com shows the fully-programmable robot kit based on the ODROID-C1+ and controllable through the web. We then moved on to an 8-inch tablet kit for the ODROID-C1+ which includes case, multi-touch screen and battery for less than $100 due to be available this December. After this, we looked at a new 7-inch tablet-style multi-touch display from ODROID called the VU7 that allows attaching an ODROID-C1+ to the backside providing an expandable tablet-like solution for low cost. The ODROID-XU4 was discussed, an Exynos-5422 octa-core ARM Cortex-A15 at 2.0GHz and ARM Cortex-A7 at 1.4GHz ARM board with 2GB LPDDR3 on-board, USB3.0/2.0 ports and gigabit Ethernet along with removable eMMC and microSD storage options. An ODROID-C1+ was shown which is a low-cost but powerful AmLogic S805 quad-core ARM Cortex-A5 at 1.5GHz ARM board with 1GB LPDDR3 on-board with USB2.0 ports and gigabit Ethernet, also with the removable eMMC/microSD storage options. We then moved on to a display from a partner company, Withrobot.com, that showed real-time bar- and QR-code reading from three cameras simultanously through one USB3.0 port on an ODROID-XU4 and a 5MP standalone USB camera processed by OpenCV on an ODROID-XU4. In the background was an ODROID-C1+ with a HiFi Shield and a VU7 streaming high-quality audio to a stereo running Rune Audio. Volumio is also available for this platform. Both distributions are controllable by a smartphone or tablet from anywhere.
You can order these and read more about it at:
http://ameridroid.com
http://odroid.com
UICO duraTOUCH water/sweat/gloves Smartwatches and Phones
Posted by – November 30, 2015
Category: Tablets, Smartphones, Displays, Wearables, Smartwatch, Smart Glass, Sensors, Exclusive videos, IDTechEx, Android
UICO duraTOUCH makes it possible to use Smartwatches and Phones in any weather, with sweaty fingers, under the rain, snow, even while wearing gloves in the winter. As people come to depend on wearable devices and use them everywhere, users want touchscreens to work under any weather condition everywhere and anytime. UICO’s duraTOUCH projected capacitive (PCAP) touch controllers enable touch sensing to work in any environment, with rain, sweat, and using gloves also. duraTOUCH out-performs traditional PCAP that is in devices like Moto360 and Samsung Gear Live. It is ideal for wearable and IoT devices with super-low power requirements like 1X charge per week with wake on touch. duraTOUCH products include duraTOUCH controllers, touchscreens, and duraTOUCH Surface, a bendable wrap-able touch sensing surface. Look for this technology in the next generation of consumer electronics and wearable devices, you will now have technology that UICO previously shipped in millions only to customers in the heavy industrial and medical markets.
Kent Displays eWriter Boogie Board demos by CTO
Posted by – November 26, 2015
The newest trends in various phones, phablets, tablets and laptops is the analog writing ability. eWriting is making a major come back with several OEMs offering stylus inputs in their devices. Yet, the true pen-on-paper experience is rarely found when you write on glass based tablets or phones. Kent Displays solves this problem with their cholesteric LCD writing tablets popularly known as the Boogie Board. The electronic writing experience with their solution is akin to writing on paper, you can even hear the pen scratching on the surface and the experience is truly unique. That would partly explain the success of the Boogie Boards which are shipping in millions of units each year. I met up with Dr Asad Khan who is Kent Displays’ CTO, in San Jose this week. He describes the various products including what is expected from their product roadmap.
GPD XD $128 RK3288 Handheld Console
Posted by – November 20, 2015
GPD shows their latest gamepad handheld console GPD XD, powered by Rockchip RK3288 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A17 with Mali-T764 GPU, features with 5’’ IPS 1280*720 touch screen, runs Android 4.4(all Android apps supported), 2G RAM, 16G or 32GB Flash optional, support external 128GB micro-SD card, build-in 6000mAH battery, with HDMI 2.0 support 4K H.264 and 10-bit H.265 decoding, with original Japan Alps 3D Joysticks and Omron Micro switch, support all the game of 18platforms and download freely, price at $128 for bulk 1000pcs order, Retailer price at around $180.
You can contact GPD here: (Please let them know if you watch this video)
Alice, Sales
jsl@softwincn.com
faytech industrial PC manufacturer in Shenzhen factory tour
Posted by – November 18, 2015
Category: Tablets, Factory Tours, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, Allwinner, Intel, faytech, Android, Ubuntu, Windows
Arne Weber, General Manager at faytech Tech. Co., Ltd., leads us through his factory in Hongmen Technology Park, Shenzhen, China. The tour starts with the presentation of faytech’s 55” capacitive multi-touch solution which can be used as conference table, single POS information display, for industry automation as well as information- and videowall. faytech also presents its new 15.360 x 8.640 pixel interactive information-and videowall with up to 256 simultaneous touch points. Together with the products, Arne presents factory premises with its specialized clean room, and various machines, used in the production and improvement of faytech’s products. Although in the last years faytech has grown significantly, Arne Weber tells the plans of further expansion. Founded in 2010, faytech specializes in Touchscreen Monitors and Touchscreen PCs. Having its roots in Germany the company combines German quality standards with Chinese manufacturing.
You can contact faytech here:
sales@faytech.com
http://www.faytech.com
http://www.facebook.com/faytechtouch
http://www.twitter.com/faytechshenzhen
$63 Windows 10 Intel Mini PC by MePlus F1
Posted by – November 18, 2015
Category: Tablets, Laptops, Smartphones, HDMI Sticks, Exclusive videos, Intel, HKTDC Electronics Fair
MePlus F1 is Intel Mini PC powered by Intel BayTrail Z3735F, 2GB RAM, 32GB Flash or 64GB is optional, runs Dual OS with Windows 10 and Android 5.1, with 4* USB 2.0 host, 2.4G WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0, Dual display with VGA and HDMI output, price at $63 for 1000pcs bulk order, windows 10 license not included. Meplus as the direct Microsoft licensee also can provide direct windows license.
MePlus PC Stick Sara3 powered by Intel CherryTrail Z8300 and Intel HD Graphics Gen8-LP GPU, 2GB RAM or 4GB optional, 32GB Flash or 64GB,128GB optional, with a UBS 3.0 Host and micro USB and micro-SD card reader, will be start shipping at end of December.
You can contact MePlus here:(please let them know if you watch this video)
Candie Zheng, Vice President
candie@meplus-tech.com
Mobile:+86-186 7557 2831
$34 Intel SoFIA 3G Smart Phone 4’’ Android 4.4 by Bmorn W4301
Posted by – November 16, 2015
Bmorn W4301 is a bugdet Intel 3G phone powered by 64bit Dual Core Intel SoFIA 3G(X3-C3130) with ARM Mali-400 GPU, features 4’’ 800*480 display, 512M RAM or 1GB optional, 4GB Flash or 8G optional, based on Android 4.4 now, Android 5.1 Lollipop will support soon, battery life up to 4hours with phone call, price at $34 for bulk order. Bmorn start to produce tablet from 2010, they are key OEM/ODM manufacture of Intel and Rockchip SOCs.
You can contact Bmorn here: (please let them know if you watch this video)
Candy Fong, Sales Director
candy@bmorn.com
Skype: bmorn006 or candyfang309
Mobile: +86-18028700869 or +86-13543254930
http://www.bmorn.com/
Rockchip Light Biz OS Convertible Dual-display on RK3288 for $155 by KNC
Posted by – November 10, 2015
KNC shows their first Android tablet/convertible running Rockchip Light Biz OS, a modified Android for productivity and work, running on Rockchip RK3288 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A17 with Mali-T764 GPU, the modified Android 5.1 OS with a windows-like GUI, with Multi-tasking and Microsoft Office or any other Android app supported. With an external Keyboard and mouse connected, Light Biz OS turns the KNC D1 tablet into a productive Androd Laptop, here showing Light Biz OS’s second display multi-tasking. The KNC D10 features 10.1’’ 1920*1200 IPS display, 2GB RAM, 16GB Flash or 32GB optional, 2MP front Camera, 5MP back camera, with 8000mAh Li-battery, battery life up to 8 hours. Bulk Price at around $155.
Distributors can contact KNC here:
hfhe@inhuasoft.cn
Mobile:+86 186 8218 6006
http://www.huaruian.com
http://knc-smart.com
Rockchip Light Biz OS for Android Laptops/Desktops, UI for productivity on RK3288 and RK3368
Posted by – October 31, 2015
Rockchip has been working on multi-window Android for the last 2-3 years, this is their latest version, Rockchip calls it Light Biz OS, it is based on Android 5.1 with all of the millions of Android apps supported as in any other Android. This is Rockchip’s attempt at giving Android a Windows-like feeling, with Microsoft Office and other office apps supported, with smooth Multi-Tasking and Multi-Windows funtions, Rockchip’s Dual display feature can output different apps to the secondary display, digital-pen features are also supported for notes and drawing. Rockchip deeply develops Light Biz OS fpor their RK3288 Quad-core 32bit ARM Cortex-A17 and their RK3688 Octa-core 64bit ARM Cortex-A53 platform for tablet, Mini PC, TV Box, Android Laptop/convertible and more.
Meidi RK3188 Tablet with 100-lumen Projector
Posted by – October 26, 2015
Category: Tablets, Projectors, Exclusive videos, Rockchip, Texas Instruments, China Sourcing Fair, Android
Meidi shows TI DLP 100-lumen smart Android projectors based on Rockchip RK3188 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9, 1GB RAM, 8GB Flash, Bulk price at $200 for 100pcs minimum quantity order. It runs Android 4.4, supports Miracast, Airplay, DLNA. They also show a 3D projector with 500-lumen brightness, also based on Rockchip RK3188 with 1GB RAM, 8GB Flash, priced at $450 for 200pcs bulk order.
Fiona Ma, Sales Manger,
sales@szmdi.com
Skype: fiona_ma
