After the recent launch of Intel Atom processor (codenamed Silverthorne) to public, it has brought much traction to both the handheld and embedded market place. The newly release Atom family processors is said to have excellent performance per watt ratio as compared to its predecessor and even competitors products. However, it seems that the famous thermal efficient processor doesn’t able to cater for huge demand from board vendors. The Taiwan based company, Asustek is among one of the affected customers that is struggling with limited supply from Intel Corp.

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You may have heard or seen a multiple display connected to a single computer system but how many do you think they can scale up to? In previous posting we have seen some with maximum of up to six screens with Display Link technology. This round of time you may be surprised with what can be offered by 9X Media. According to the world’s leading edge multi-screen provider, user can have a configuration of up to 30 displays simultaneously, with different selection of LCD panel sizes.

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Good news for hard core gamers! The leading global systems and services company, Dell has announced the launch of its new (air-cooled) XPS 730 (starting at $3,999) and (water-cooled) XPS 730 H2C edition (starting at $4,999) premier gaming desktop, which can play Crysis at full 1920×1200 resolution and 30+ FPS with Quad Graphics, aiming to deliver an immersive gaming experience.

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The leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook and entertainment systems, Alienware has announced a new addition to the redesigned Area-51 notebook computers product line, named as Area-51 m17x, which the company claims as the most powerful laptop they have ever built. In addition, this latest gaming notebook is comes equipped with a brilliant 17-inch, widescreen HD display, seems perfect for PC gamers, 3D content creators and multi-media enthusiasts.

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Fujitsu, a famous hard disk manufacturer has collaborated with Siemens in developing a new power saving display module targeted for PC market. This innovative idea is based on intelligent power management system that is able to shut the monitor down when no computer signal is detected in the system.

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The South-Korean consumer electronics giant, Samsung has introduced its new color printer - CLP-315K, which the company claims as the world’s smallest color laser printer (20% smaller than the previous model - CLP-300), operating at 45dB, along with a resolution of 2,400×600 dpi and 32MB of internal memory. In addition, this printer has an ability to print up to 16 pages per minutes in black and 4 pages per minutes for color.

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The well-known American multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, Apple has updated its all-in-one iMac family with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and better graphics option, along with 6MB L2 cache and faster 1066 MHz front-side bus.

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Follow on the recent release of Sharp WillCom’s MID (Mobile Internet Device) based on Intel Atom processor, there are more and more PC manufacturers have engaged with Intel to get their first hand on the newly released ultra low power processor for their new product lines. Similarly, Portwell, a famous Taiwanese PC manufacturer has just developed and demonstrated a brand new UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) prototype based on the famous Intel Atom processor. Named as UMPC-2710, it is designed to be small form factor, ultra low form factor and targeted for high end mobile market.

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The second largest global microprocessors supplier after Intel Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), has established a new and significant milestone in the company’s history by introducing its first computer lately. This new AMD branded computer is designed to target particularly the small and medium-sized businesses after having studied, analyzed and incorporated the need of modern technology in business.

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Have you even seen computer module that can be plugged into SODIMM interface? SODIMM interface is typically designed for external memory module to be plugged on the motherboard. But now the 200-pins interface usage has been extended to support the main core processor so that it is upgradeable in a later stage when existing processor no longer suits your need. Known as CBS737, the SOM (system-on-module) is developed by Cogent Computer Systems and is ready for embedded market.

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