Android 5.0 Lollipop Android TV UI on Allwinner A80 Octa-core big.LITTLE ARM Cortex-A15/7

Posted by Charbax – December 2, 2014
Category: Set-top-boxes, Exclusive videos, Allwinner, Android, Google TV

This is a preview release of Android 5.0 Lollipop running on the powerful 8-core A80 TV box showing off some games running on the 64-core PowerVR G6230 GPU, the Android TV Remote Control app controlling the A80 TV box from any Android device, Google Cast casting YouTube video to the screen which means it becomes a Chromecast receiver and the Enhanced Google Voice Search using microphone, which are just some of the advantages of Google’s Android TV UI for Android 5.0 Lollipop. I especially think that the most important thing about Android TV is Google’s support, them pushing for more gamepad controlled games, more TV-centric entertainment apps for streaming more video-on-demand, and an overall improvement of Android for TV usage. Support for Android TV UI on Android 5.0 I think can accelerate the success of the Android Set-top-box market.

Current A80 TV box hardware specs:
8-core ARM A7/A15 CPU
64-core PowerVR Rogue GPU
2GB DDR3
16/32GB EMMC
SPDIF out, CVBS in, HDMI out, DC power in, LAN Ethernet in, SATA (optional)
WiFi Dual Band 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT 4

650 million MHL devices shipped. MHL 3 delivers 4K to tens of millions of consumers

Posted by Charbax – December 1, 2014
Category: Tablets, Smartphones, HDMI Sticks, Projectors, Displays, Cameras, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, Samsung, Android

More than 650 million MHL products have shipped worldwide since the first MHL products were released in 2011 (as I filmed my first MHL video in 2011). The global MHL ecosystem includes adapters, automotive accessories, A/V receivers, Blu-ray Disc players, cables, DTVs, monitors, projectors, smartphones, streaming media sticks, tablets and more. A steady stream of MHL 3.0 mobile devices that output 4K Ultra HD video have been released this year, including the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Sony Xperia Z2 and Z3, and ZTE nubia Z7, along with MHL 3.0 4K Ultra HD displays from Samsung and Sony. 4K is rapidly growing in popularity and, with these MHL 3.0 smartphones, consumers can capture brilliant photos and videos and then enjoy them in full 4K Ultra HD quality on their new big screen 4K TV. In part thanks to MHL and thanks to the newest ARM Processors from Qualcomm and others, already now there are tens of millions of consumers with 4K Camcorders and 4K video players directly within their smartphone in their pocket!

Allwinner A80, A83T and A33 run Android 5.0 Lollipop

Posted by Charbax – December 1, 2014
Category: Tablets, Allwinner, Android

Allwinner is about to release their software updates to Allwinner A80, A83T and A33 Tablets running the new Android 5.0 Lollipop. Android 5 will first be released for Allwinner A33 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 Tablets this month, followed by A83T Octa Core ARM Cortex-A7 and A80 Octa Core ARM Cortex-A15/A7. Here’s a video showing Android 5.0 Lollipop running on the Allwinner A80 based Onda V989 tablet (2):

$99 MeLE X1000 4K: Realtek 1195 4K Cortex-A7 2.5” HDD Android Media Player

Posted by Charbax – November 28, 2014
Category: Set-top-boxes, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, Realtek, Mele, Android

The first android media player based on ARM SoC from Realtek. It inherits legacy of powerful multimedia decode capability, NFS, SAMBA, and NAS from Realtek’s MIPS based SoC. Both 4K H.264 and H.265 supported, 2.5’’ SATA HDD up to 3TB. It supports most of the popular video and audio formats including Dolby TrueHD and DTS MA 7.1 surrounding sound.

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

$29 MeLE Cast S3: EZcast HDMI Dongle with Enhanced WiFI External Antenna

Posted by Charbax – November 28, 2014
Category: HDMI Sticks, Exclusive videos, Actions, Mele

MeLE releases their new model of EZCast dongle MeLE Cast S3, follow on to their popular S1 dongle from earlier this year. It shows much enhanced performance for WiFi signal due to its external antenna and maintains the chocolate design with a slight change of the shape. It supports Miracast, AirPlay, AirMirroring and DLNA by EZCast app on your phone, tablet or PC. First mass production was launched since the middle of November 2014. MeLE Cast S3 can be ordered for $29 at http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/MeLE-Cast-S3-Miracast-Dongle-EZCast-AirPlay-DLNA-Stream-Media-Player-External-WiFi-Antenna-HDMI-1080P/715968_2054293359.html

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

HP Moonshot ARM Server runs AppliedMicro X-Gene 64bit ARMv8 Octa-Core

Posted by Charbax – November 25, 2014
Category: Servers, Exclusive videos, Ampere, Linaro Connect

Clark and Linda of HP give an inside look at HP’s Moonshot system configured with their new m400 ARM cartridges. Each cartridge is an individual 64-bit ARM server using AppliedMicro’s X-Gene SOC, with 8 cores and 64Gb of RAM with 2 Mellanox 10G NICs. The servers are running OpenStack with a mix of cloud controller services and Nova compute nodes.

Linda Knippers of HP talks about m400 ARM Server cartridge in HP Moonshot

Posted by Charbax – November 25, 2014
Category: Servers, Exclusive videos, Ampere, Texas Instruments, Linaro Connect

Linda from HP describes HP’s new Moonshot systems, including the new m400 ARM server cartridge, which was demoed at Linaro Connect. HP has launched the TI 32bit and the AppliedMicro X-Gene 64bit ARM Server in HP Moonshot.

Why conglomerate group YFY is interested in Printed Electronics, from Felix Ho, CEO

Posted by Charbax – November 24, 2014
Category: Displays, Printed Electronics, Exclusive videos, IDTechEx, E Ink

Felix Ho, CEO of Taiwanese based YFY Group, a diversified conglomerate company owning companies such as E Ink, creating electrophoretic displays, and Arizon, creating RFID inlays, describes in this video their interest in printed electronics. Ho gave a keynote presentation at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA event in Santa Clara, Ca on November 19-20 2014, the world’s largest event on printed, flexible and organic electronics with around 3000 attendees and 200 exhibitors. Before the event, Ho reported, “YFY believes printed electronics will connect and empower everyday objects in ways we never imagined. We have eagerly followed the field for almost 2 decades, and never has the space been more active and relevant than now. We are anxious to see the field’s progress, and hope to draw inspiration from the participants at the industry’s leading event from IDTechEx.” For more information see www.IDTechEx.com

Production tools to enable Printed Electronics from NovaCentrix, shown at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA Event

Posted by Charbax – November 24, 2014
Category: Printed Electronics, Exclusive videos, IDTechEx

As lead sponsor of the 2014 IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA event, NovaCentrix walks us through their impressive exhibition booth in this video providing insight on how to move from research and development through to commercial production in printed electronics. Here, NovaCentrix show their tools, including their PulseForge equipment that can sinter printed metallic conductive ink quickly and in room atmosphere, along with the accurate control systems and software enabling full control of the results. NovaCentrix also discuss their materials and how they help companies scale up to production, including their work with partners and new announcements. Learn more at www.novacentrix.com.

This video was taken at the IDTechEx event Printed Electronics USA on Nov 19-20 2014 in Santa Clara, Ca, USA, Learn more at www.IDTechEx.com

Introducing the world’s largest emerging technology show by IDTechEx

Posted by Charbax – November 24, 2014
Category: Printed Electronics, Energy Harvesting, Graphene, Exclusive videos, IDTechEx, 3D Printers

Nearly 3000 technology industry audiences and about 200 exhibitors convened at the Santa Clara convention center in silicon valley for the world’s largest emerging technology show hosted by IDTechEx, the leader in emerging technology research, consulting and events. The 2014 event featured Printed, Organic and Flexible Electronics, Wearable Technology, Graphene, Internet of Things, Super Capacitors, 3D Printing, Energy Harvesting and Storage among the topics at the conference and trade show. The event attracted attendees from 38 countries, featured over 215 presentations, over a dozen masterclasses taught by IDTechEx analysts and industry experts as well as networking events. The show floor also featured a Demonstration Street that showcased state of the art products and technologies from 45 companies, the Manufacturing Street showed products, processes and manufacturing equipment and offered attendees the opportunity to immerse themselves into the world of emerging technologies, to learn and conduct business. Mr Vijay Ullal, semiconductor industry leader, formerly President and COO of Fairchild Semiconductor and former Group President of Maxim Integrated, together with IDTechEx Chairman Dr. Peter Harrop, inaugurated the show and welcomed the attendees. Dr. Khasha Gaffarzadeh, head of consulting at IDTechEx takes us on a tour of the show floor.

IDTechEx is the leader in emerging technology research, intelligence, consulting and events such as this one that just concluded in Santa Clara, California. For additional information please reach them via http://www.idtechex.com

Interview with Guillaume, analyst at IDTechEx

Posted by Charbax – November 18, 2014
Category: Displays, Wearables, Smartwatch, Sensors, Printed Electronics, Exclusive videos, IDTechEx

Guillaume Chansin (@GChansin) is one of the analysts from IDTechEx. We meet him in Santa Clara where the company is holding their annual US event. We talk about what we will see during the conference and why printed electronics can help make better wearable devices. He also explains printed sensors, flexible displays, and why we will not see flexible LCD anytime soon.

An Introduction to the Wearable Technology Event at IDTechEx

Posted by Charbax – November 18, 2014
Category: Wearables, Smartwatch, Energy Harvesting, IDTechEx

Technology Analyst James Hayward introduces the topics and themes of IDTechEx’s co-located conference: ‘Wearable Technology LIVE! 2014’. Co-location of the event with others covering topics including Printed Electronics, Energy Harvesting and Storage, Internet of Things and 3D Printing brings together all of the relevant emerging technologies that will cause the wearable technology market to reach $70 billion in the next decade. Find out more about the IDTechEx events at: http://www.idtechex.com/events/

How commercial are graphene and printed electronics industries?

Posted by Charbax – November 18, 2014
Category: Printed Electronics, Graphene, Exclusive videos, Opinions, IDTechEx

Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh, the Head of Consulting at IDTechEx discuss the printed electronics, graphene, and supercapacitor industries. Khasha looks at the potential but also some of the challenges facing graphene and draws parallels with the CNT world. Khasha defines the broad and diverse printed electronics industry and explains how there is a wide spectrum of commercial maturity.

The Amazing World of Electric Vehicles – How the future is very different from the past

Posted by Charbax – November 18, 2014
Category: Cars, Exclusive videos, IDTechEx

Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman of IDTechEx, discusses the progress of electric vehicles, from cars to boats to aircraft, highlighting how vehicles of the future will rely on new materials, components and structures. Hear IDTechEx insights on the electric vehicle market in this video. Learn more at http://www.IDTechEx.com

3D Printing, opportunity gap assessment and what’s coming

Posted by Charbax – November 18, 2014
Category: Other, Exclusive videos, IDTechEx, 3D Printers

Dr Jon Harrop and Rachel Gordon, analysts at IDTechEx, explain how unique software developed by IDTechEx shows the range of performance of different 3D printing technologies from 208 3D printer suppliers. This identifies unmet needs/gaps in the 3D printer market, by technology type and other parameters. There is also huge innovation in materials used for 3D printing – and still big needs. IDTechEx have also found that 3D printer projects on Kickstarter have raised almost $20million to date. Learn more at www.idtechex.com.

The IDTechEx event on emerging technologies starts tomorrow

Posted by Charbax – November 18, 2014
Category: Wearables, Smartwatch, Sensors, Printed Electronics, Graphene, Exclusive videos, IDTechEx, 3D Printers

IDTechEx brings the business and technology communities on key future technologies together at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in California. Their event is focused on some of the most important and most exciting emerging technologies of the future with focus on 3D Printing, Internet of Things, Printed Electronics, Wearable Technologies, Graphene and Supercapacitors. To attract at least 2,500 attendees and more than 200 exhibitors. Hear from the IDTechEx team a day before the conference kicks off. Find out more about the IDTechEx events at: http://www.idtechex.com/events/

I’m on Twit Bits with Leo Laporte showing my iPhone 6 Plus clones

Posted by Charbax – November 18, 2014
Category: Smartphones, Exclusive videos, Opinions, MediaTek, Android

Here’s 21minutes showing my iPhone 6 Plus clones to Leo Laporte at the Twit Brick House just before the This Week in Tech Podcast.

Rockchip RK3288

Posted by Charbax – November 17, 2014
Category: Tablets, Laptops, Set-top-boxes, HDMI Sticks, Exclusive videos, Rockchip, Android, Chrome OS

As Rockchip is ramping up the output of their new RK3288 processor, this is the official presentation video for the Rockchip RK3288 processor. Some of the advantages highlighted are 10-second boot time, Fast app loading, Multi-window UI, Fast Web browsing, up to 2560×1600 display, H265 4K playback, 4K HDMI2.0 at 60fps, Turstzone PlayReady HDCP Widevine DRM, Dolby audio, 13 Megapixel back camera and some of the Mali-T764 GPU features such as Transaction Elimination, Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression, ARM Frame Buffer Compression, Stereoscopic 3D Game Driver and the POP-Star Searching Entertainment Engine. You can read more about it at http://www.rock-chips.com/a/en/products/RK32_Series/2014/0504/484.html and you can watch all the RK3288 videos that I posted thus far at http://138.2.152.197/?s=RK3288

iPhone 6 Plus Android clone for $111

Posted by Charbax – November 16, 2014
Category: Smartphones, Exclusive videos, MediaTek, Android

For sale all over China right now below $111 (680RMB), the iPhone 6 Plus clone runs on a MediaTek MT6582 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 with Mali-400 GPU, 1GB RAM and 8GB Flash. Here’s the special unveiling at Apple Headquarters. It’s literally 10 times cheaper than the official iPhone 6 Plus selling at about $1100 in China, is it 10 times worse? I don’t think so. Antutu rates it at 17829 which is about the same performance as a Nexus 4 which is also probably about the same as an iPhone 5 in terms of performance. If I receive at least 100 comments and re-shares on Google+ of this video, I may consider doing a bend test on it to see if it is better designed than the real one.

Flashzoom iPhone 6 Plus clone

all three colors of iPhone 6 Plus clone

logo iPhone 6 Plus clone

unlock patent iPhone 6 Plus clone

apple connector is a fake

a bit below the iPhone 6 Plus

$49 (barebones bulk) Intel x86 PC, MeLE PCG03

Posted by Charbax – November 16, 2014
Category: Set-top-boxes, Exclusive videos, Reviews, Intel, Mele, Windows

MeLE PCG03 is a fanless Intel Z3735F compact 4K Quad Core Fanless Mini PC with Windows 8.1, 2GB DDR RAM, 32G eMMC (both RAM and eMMC not included in the $49 barebones price), full PC connectors include VGA, HDMI 1.4, 3xUSB2, SD card reader, WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0, mini-jack audio output. MeLE claims it has ulta-low power consumption and works perfectly work with XBMC. Mass Production will be ready middle December 2014.

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