Lattice recently acquired Silicon Image, makers of MHL, here showing the awesome features of upcoming SuperMHL Smartphones with USB Type-C, where the one USB Type-C connector can transfer 4K video, audio and 5gbitps data over USB 3.1 standard. Here showing off the solution using a Qualcomm development kit and some demonstration boards made by Lattice to show off their SuperMHL processor. In the future output at up to 8K at 120fps will be possible. Charging will be ultra fast at up to 20volts and at up to 5A.
Lattice USB Type-C SuperMHL for Smartphone productivity, high-speed data
Posted by – October 17, 2015
Remix Mini, Android PC for productivity! $69 (retail) 64bit Allwinner A64 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53
Posted by – October 17, 2015
With $1.6 Million successful Kickstarter funding, shipping to their backers within weeks, Jide shows Remix Mini, a 64bit ARM Desktop PC TV Box! It’s real, I am publishing this video using a review sample of it (let me know in the comments what I should test in my review video!) They sold some at $40 to their early backers on Kickstarter, in total 21 thousand people have ordered it. The Remix team is based in Beijing, they have worked on a beautiful and amazing Desktop-like UI for Android, it really feels like a Desktop computer. Remix Mini supports every Android app. Apps open in windows in the UI, some apps open by default in full screen but mostly can be set to only open as a window (right click on app and change app to open in window). Remix Mini ships with Allwinner’s new 64bit ARMv8 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 capable of playing back HEVC H265 in 4K. This is the beginning of Android being used for productivity!
CERN CMS tests 64bit ARM Servers for worldwide grid scientific computing
Posted by – October 16, 2015
David Abdurachmanov of Fermilab works in Geneva at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, testing all the latest different 64bit ARM Server platforms to measure when they may be recommended to be used by up to hundreds of computing centers around the world, potentially deployed to hundreds of thousands of servers to crunch large amounts of scientific data worldwide. The GRID of Computing resources analyses scientific data for experiments in high energy physics, to find proof that the Higgs Boson exists, at the core of understanding how the world is made. These scientific server grids must be built at optimal cost to consume the least amount of power as more and more scientific experiments require to analyse more and more data. CERN is where the Web was born, it might also be where the ARM Server will get kickstarted. As computing centers around the world have the requirement to use the least amount of power. David Abdurachmanov is eager to test and potentially to implement mass production ready ARM 64bit Server hardware.
You can also watch David Abdurachmanov’s keynote at Linaro Connect here:
In 2007, I filmed some videos at CERN LHC which you can see here: My 2007 CERN LHC Atlas tour
My 2007 CERN Grid computing video
$230 Google Glass by Shenzhen Topsky, Android 4.3, Kopin 640×400, Ingenic
Posted by – October 15, 2015
Topsky is the only supplier of headmounted micro-display based devices that I have seen at Hong Kong tradeshows who may be able to provide a Google Glass like experience starting at $230 per unit for a 100-unit minimum order quantity. The only negative things about it is the Ingenic MIPS dual-core processor (instead of using Rockchip or Allwinner ARM solutions), and the software is “not yet” provided by Google, this doesn’t run Google Glass UI, it doesn’t run Android Wear UI, it runs Topsky’s custom UI on top of Android, which looks good, but is not quite the same as having Google’s support. What could happen though, is Google people watch this video and contact Topsky below, or maybe some hackers get it and improve it somehow. I look forward to try it out some more to see about the voice-control capabilities, if it hooks into Google Now yet or some other voice command Android app, and how in general it may or may not manage to use any other Android app that may work good for this user interface. My dream is still (since CeBIT 2005) to live-stream from my face and see a live chat from anyone watching about which questions to ask the people that I interview in 4K. Crucial for this “vision” is for affordable Google Glass type devices to become available. These need to be mass produced, the price can be lowered further, then the software platform should be open and fully supported by Google and by everyone! Let’s make headmounted computing happen!
You can contact Topsky here (thanks for telling them you watched my video!)
Sofia Huang, Sales Manager
sofia@hktopsky.com
Mobile: +86 15815527996
Skype: sofiatopsky
$49 Android Smartwatch platform on Intel/Rockchip RK6321 dual-core ARM Cortex-A5
Posted by – October 15, 2015
Rockchip shows the cheapest Android Smartwatch platform, can potentially run Android 5 Android Wear (depending on Google’s approval) for now it’s just running Android 4.4.4 with Rockchip’s custom Android Smartwatch UI. This is an ARM Processor with an Intel logo on it! (which previously I filmed at http://138.2.152.197/?s=6321) To compete with MediaTek MT2601 it’ll bring ultra-affordable Android Smartwatches to the mass market with built-in dual-SIM card slots with dual-standby possible depending on Smartwatch design (most of the Smartwatch designs will probably only have 1 SIM card slot) , with A-GPS, GPS, GLONASS, with 3G/2G quad-band, supports displays of up to FWVGA, can record 720p videos at 30fps or take 8megapixel pictures from the Smartwatch camera! Meizu is probably going to be one of the brands to release this Smartwatch platform at a good price. The smart tracking possibilities for Kids trackers, Old people smart heart monitoring, Advanced fitness watches and a whole Smartwatch category in general, Rockchip with Intel wants to have a big part in that!
To develop and bring this to market, distributors and brands can contact design houses who work with Rockchip to make this Smartwatch platform, one of them is T-Chip, the info is here:
T-Chip PCB Design House (I filmed them here http://138.2.152.197/2014/09/17/129-firefly-rk3288-development-board-release/)
West
Email: mqy@t-chip.com.cn
Mobile: +86 13723459415
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MeLE Movie Bar system with VOD, local streaming, live-TV channels
Posted by – October 15, 2015
Category: Set-top-boxes, Projectors, Exclusive videos, Texas Instruments, Realtek, China Sourcing Fair, Mele, Android
MeLE shows their new ARM-based movie bar system for managing large movie/tv content libraries to stream at KTV/Karaoke bars, Movie watching systems, for Hotels also possible or in the home. Basically instead of going to the cinema, you could go to a KTV kind of place, pay hourly they might have tens of hundreds of different high quality 4K TVs and Projector Home Theatre configurations, and you can just sit down and watch any movie or TV show on-demand or live. With local content streaming/on-line streaming/live channel features, the total solution includes local file server, VOD streaming server, live-TV channel streaming server, and over 100pcs playback terminals supported (depending on the switch). Currently it supports 4 to 8 hard drives on the local file server, can potentially support unlimited amounts of hard drives connected in the near future. The easy-to use system design by MeLE to manage the local movie and content like 3D, blue ray movies, support download the Poster and brief info of local movie from internet IMDB automatically, easy to search and find movie from thousands movies, online VOD like youtube, Netflix, or live-TV channel streaming is also supported.
You can contact MeLE here:
Mason Tong, Sales Director
mason.tong@mele.cn
Mobile: +86-132 6816 6362
Isaac Long, Sales Manager, Brand Developement for oversea market
sale5@mele.cn
Mobile: +86 186 7551 2024
Skype: isaac_520320
Leo Owyang, Account Manager, OEM & ODM brand for oversea market
sales13@mele.cn
Mobile: +86 159 8952 0320
Skype: leo4176
http://en.mele.cn
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/715968
http://www.amazon.com/shops/MeLEofficialstore
BOE shows 110″ world’s largest 8K display, 5.5″ world’s smallest 4K for Smartphones and even 10K!
Posted by – October 15, 2015
BOE is one of the largest LCD manufacturers in the world, they show the world’s largest 8K display at 110″, and they also show the world’s smallest 4K display at 5.5″ and 6.8″ for Smartphones and Phablets to come out, they also show a beautiful 4K display at 10.1″ and their transparent display for fridge concept. BOE also is the first to show a 10K display, shown here horizhontally and vertically, it’s like an 8K display but with a bit wider aspect ratio to add 2K more pixels on the side. Is it possible yet to get a 4K display at 65″ for sub-$1000? Maybe!
Sharp Free Form Displays, circular Smartphone, fancy car dashboards and no-bezel digital signage
Posted by – October 15, 2015
Sharp LCD IGZO cut into all kinds of shapes, and every pixel seems to work. They suggest an an all-round shaped Smartphone will be possible next year, in-car dashboards also with circular and curved designs, space for buttons, all using Sharp’s IGZO technology, could also be round displays for Nest type of smart thermometers, on Hi-Fi systems, all runs Android, customized for all these special LCD shapes!
Makeblock Maker Kit 3D printing, Painting and more robots
Posted by – October 15, 2015
Makeblock is an open-source robots construction platform with aluminum mechanical parts, easy-to-use electronics modules and software, also compatible with LEGO bricks and many industry standard parts.
Makeblock shows their maker kits including 3D printer, Kids education robots, DIY painting robots on China Sourcing Fair. These are Powered by different SOC platforms like Atmel, Freescale, ST and Intel Edison, Based on Arduino, with different sensors, support for Android/iOS/windows app control through phone/PC via bluetooth.
Distributors and resellers can contact Makeblock here:
Sales Manager: Alice Zhang
Email:alice@makeblock.cc
Mobile/wechat/whatapps:+86 137 5111 1792
Website: http://www.makeblock.cc
E ink round Flexible Smartwatch display, dual screen, eBadge
Posted by – October 15, 2015
Category: Smartphones, E-readers, Displays, Smartwatch, Exclusive videos, MediaTek, CEATEC, E Ink, Android
E Ink shows their latest displays for Smartwatches, Smartphones and more. Here are some of the solutions that they show in this video:
1. UHF Tag with Information display (Reference product from Hitachi Maxell)
2. 1.54” 200×200 EPD evaluation kit
3. 5.83” Spectra B/W/Yellow EPD evaluation kit
4. 5.83” Spectra B/W/Red EPD evaluation kit
5. 1.43” E Ink Mobius EPD
6. 1.1” E Ink Mobius round EPD
7. 4.7” EPD dual screen solution
8. 2.9” NFC eBadge solution – Battery less
9. Visionect – Joan 6” Conference Room Assistant (Reference product from Visionect)
10. 31.2” Monochrome Signage
11. 31.2” Color Signage
12. 13.3” Color Signage
Aikun Morphus X300, Gaming Tablet on Allwinner A83 with Glasses-free 3D display
Posted by – October 14, 2015
Aikun shows their new Morphus X300 gaming tablet, custom built on the Octa-core Allwinner A83 ARM Cortex-A7. It has gamepad controls over 2.4Ghz that are attachable on each side of the display, a rotating camera and a 8″ IPS 1280×800 glasses-free 3D display. The retail price is targetted at $299, ready for mass production in the next couple of weeks, distributors can welcome to contact Aikun for more information below.
You can contact Aikun here:
Mail : celia@aikun-china.com / master@atek-china.com / rob@aikun-china.com
Website : www.aikun.co
Contact information : http://www.aikun.co/html/about/contactus/
Tel.: (+86) 6110 2468 – 6110 2858
Factory Address:
A2 building, Lianhe Industrial Park, Fengtang Road,
Fuyong, Baoan, Shenzhen, China
Rotacaster wheels are 360-degree multi-directional for smooth moving Robotics
Posted by – October 13, 2015
Australian company Rotacaster shows their 360-degree movement and multi-directional wheel for smooth moving Robotics, for robots on wheels that can turn and follow smoothly.
Sphericam 4K@60fps 360º video camera for VR
Posted by – October 12, 2015
4K recording of 360 video is very important for the recording of 360 video content for the VR video industry, as lower resolution 360 video content doesn’t look very good. Sphericam is the first fully spherical, 360º video camera that records 4K at 60fps that I have seen yet. It can film everything around with 6 image sensors, 6 lenses, 4 Microphones, 6 Micro SD Card Slots. It can do realtime stitching to internal memory at 30FPS in 4K, in 10 bit color, at 600 megabits per second. If you record to the 6 MicroSD cards it can record 60FPS 4K at up to 2.4gigabits per second. It can also live-stream the real-time stiched 360 degree 4K video or 6 unstiched videos at a bitrate of up to 100Mbit per second. All this sounds awesome, but the price is above $2000. Read more at http://www.sphericam.com/
3D Audio Standard: ECMA-407 by Swissaudec
Posted by – October 12, 2015
Smart transmitting of 3D audio up to unrestricted NHK 22.2 sound, a problem Swissaudec solved with ECMA-407: NHK 22.2 sound is built with 24 channels, 22 speaker channels and 2 subwoofer channels, consuming 28’800kb/s bandwidth in PCM. With ECMA-407 Swissaudec provides the solution to compress this amout of data up to 600 times – holding the world record in audio compression! By internally multiplexing additional 2kb/s, they extend any HD 5.1 or 7.1 carrier to transmit UHD audio up to NHK 22.2. Swissaudec showcases NHK 22.2 satellite transmission over an MPEG-4 7.1 network at 256kb/s together with SES and France Télévision. Contrarily to non-backwards-compatible standalone standards like MPEG-H or ATSC, Swissaudec invisibly extends existing 2D structure by ECMA-407 to work seamlessly with any existing audio codec. This is also the reason why streaming NHK 22.2 audio with ECMA-407 requires no network changes, as a most efficient, smart and easy UHD audio solution, broadcasters can consider this upgrade for their sound.
You can find out more about Swissaudec at:
http://twitter.com/swissaudec
http://www.swissaudec.com
MOTO X Style on Hexacore Snapdragon 808 with 5″ Quad HD display and fast charge
Posted by – October 12, 2015
Moto X Style powered by Hexa-Core (Dual-Core ARM Cortex-A57 and Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53) Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (MSM8992), Adreno 418 GPU, 3GB DDR, 16GB/32GB/64GB Flash Storage, Micro SD support, Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, 21MP real camera and 5MP front camera with rapid auto-focus. Moto X style features a 5.7’’ Quad HD display, supports Turbo Power charge for an extra 10 hours of use in 15 minutes. It also comes on Motorola’s Motomaker customization system for users to customize style with Bamboo/Wood/Black/White/Silver/Gray and more.
Shoe warmer and in-shoe step tracker by DIGITSOLE
Posted by – October 12, 2015
DIGITSOLE is a water-resistant, heating and tracking insole that can be controlled via your smartphone. Supports Android and iOS, the dedicated DIGITSOLE app is equipped with Bluetooth 4.0 connection, it warms feet and tracks all steps in the day.
Sunchip 4K@15fps Sports Camera on Allwinner V3
Sunchip shows their 4K sports camera, based on Allwinner V3 ARM Cortex-A7, with 2GB RAM, records to MicroSD storage. The sports camera features a 170 degree lens and 2″ LTPS LCD screen, Support H.264 video recording up to 2160p@15fps, or 1080p@60fps. It with 900mAH battery with 90 minutes 1080p video recording.
Omron Ping Pong Robot wins against me!
Posted by – October 12, 2015
I loose against the Omron pong pong robot. They are tuning and improving it, while claiming that this is to show Robots collaboration with humans, they focus on trying to see all slices and lifts and to beat real champions next. Omron also shows some of their other smart sensors, mechanics, for wearables, smart home, self-driving cars and more.
Sharp Robohon Robot Smartphone!
Posted by – October 12, 2015
Sharp shows Robohon, a Robot Smartphone and perhaps your new friend. Put your LTE SIM card in this small humanoid robot and it walks and dances around and talks to you based on cloud language conversation learning, and you put it up to your face when you make a phone call. This is really happening.
Acer H7550ST 3000lumen Short Throw FHD DLP projector, built-in Chromecast/WiHD
Posted by – October 11, 2015
Acer H7550ST is a Full-HD DLP 3000 lumen projector with Contrast ratio up to 16,000:1, can integrate a hidden ACER wireless HD dongle (or Chromecast dongle) or any other HDMI Stick within the Projector. The Acer H7550ST measures 36x24x8cm (14.2″x9.4″x3.1″), weighs 3.4kg. Connectors include 3xHDMI ports including 1xMHL (1xHDMI with hidden wireless HDMI Stick), VGA in, S-video, Component and Composite, a 3.5 mm jack input and output. It also has built-in 10W stereo speakers with powerful DTS Sound.
