Promise Technology, a global leading storage solution provider, has again won the Computex Best Choice Golden Award presented to the show's top storage solution. The Golden Award winner, the Pegasus2 R8, is the world's first hardware RAID 5/6 storage solution with Thunderbolt 2 technology, which boasts staggering speeds of 20Gb/s.The impressive speed of the Pegasus2 R8 fully satisfies the high-performance demands of the rich media industry and data-intensive 3D and 4K video workflow environments. The Best Choice Award, held by the Taipei Computer Association and the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, is the major event every year at Computex Taipei. Promise came out on top again in this fierce competition and won the Golden Award as the top storage solution for the second year in a row, proving the strength of Promise in the storage industry and that the company's solutions meets the most rigorous of standards."Promise has always used the needs of our customers as the core foundation to create solutions that will add value to how they work," said James Lee, CEO, Promise Technology. "This year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Promise, and having our Pegasus2 R8 win the Computex Best Choice Golden Award as the top storage solution during this historic year is extremely meaningful. We will continue to strengthen our storage solutions in the future to repay the affirmation of the judges and the support of our customers."This year, the Computex Best Choice Awards were divided into 15 major categories, which saw close to 500 products competing for the prestigious honors. At the end of the competition, only one product in each category was presented with a Golden Award. The judges confirmed that the Pegasus2 R8 not only represents an outstanding technological innovation, but its performance enables it to be used as an integral part of a high-performance 4K video editing workflow. It is also certified by powerful partners, including Intel and Apple, which led the judges to award the Pegasus2 R8 with the highest honor, the Golden Award.Offering high speed, security and capacity: Pegasus2 R8 is a deserving winnerThe Pegasus2 R8 is equipped with Thunderbolt 2 technology which provides 20Gb/s bi-directional transfer speeds. With enterprise-class RAID technology that Promise took many years to develop, users can not only efficiently create masterpieces but they can rest assured knowing their digital assets are protected, no matter whether they are advertisers, large post production companies, music producers and many more.The Pegasus2 Series offers 4-bay, 6-bay and 8-bay models, including the new small form-factor M4, which are able to satisfy the diverse work needs of creative professionals. To meet the demands for handling massive files in 4K video production, Pegasus2 is equipped with dual Thunderbolt 2 ports that can be daisy-chained to connect up to a maximum of 6 Pegasus units, making it the best choice for massive data storage.Pegasus2 Features- Maximum throughput of Thunderbolt 2 (20Gb/s) accelerated when attached to new Mac Pro- Supports simultaneous streaming, editing, and backup of 4K video- Dual Thunderbolt ports for daisy chaining Pegasus enclosure units, Apple Thunderbolt displays, or Mini DisplayPort devices- Removable drive bays for effortless drive access and serviceability- Mobile, enterprise-class hardware RAID protection for offsite shoots- Massive storage capacity for backing up creative projects and digital librariesPromise will be displaying its Golden Award winner, the Pegasus2 R8, at the Best Choice Award exhibition section of Computex Taipei 2014, and will also be exhibiting solutions for the cloud/IT, video surveillance and rich media markets at booth No. J0418 of the NanGang Exhibition Hall. We welcome you to join us to see exciting demos of the latest storage solutions from PROMISE.About Promise TechnologyPromise Technology is a recognized global leader with 25 years of experience in the storage industry. Promise has developed its own enterprise-class hardware and software storage architecture, in addition to complete SAN, NAS and Unified storage platform product lines. Promise is also committed to providing dynamic software defined storage solutions for vertical markets, including cloud and IT storage solutions, video surveillance storage solutions, rich media storage solutions and much more. With industry leading technology and research and development capabilities, combined with highly experienced global sales and after sales service teams, Promise is at the forefront of the industry with the highest levels of customer satisfaction. Promise Technology is an ISO-9001:2008 and ISO-14001:2004 certified manufacturer with operations and sales and support teams throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions providing unparalleled service and support to customers around the globe. For more information, visit: www.promise.com.

U-Reach has officially launched the first-ever largest automated embedded system that can accommodate up to 2304 targets simultaneously and support high-speed data copy and quality inspection.In the past, hundreds of computers have been needed to perform data copy and quality inspection, but computers are not reliable for this type of task and can cause frequent crashes. Furthermore, intensive multitasking can bring the system to a grinding halt. Thus, U-Reach's core strength of leading-edge technology in hardware and software designed specifically for Flash manufacturers can replace hundreds of computers. They can increase the productivity of a computer by eightfold and yet reduce more than 80% of daily maintenance and management costs, according to the vendor.Hardware/software customization equipmentU-Reach provides customized software and hardware systems that will not affect the client's original automated system. They allow manufacturers to custom-select test standards to meet different requirements, such as those of flash drives, SDs, micro SDs, eMMCs and NAND flash. They can do duplication and quality inspection with ease, and work in accordance with the manufacturers' guidelines by offering U-Reach's exclusive unique functions: high-speed read/write tests, bad block detection, serial tests and capacity tests.High performance to meet customer demandsU-Reach's automatic Flash copy and inspection system will dramatically increase client's productivity by eight times. It is compatible with all brands of flash memory controller chips. It eliminates the need for maintaining dozens of computers, significantly reducing the costs of manpower, equipment and computers. It improves efficiency and productivity without the need to purchase new automated equipment.U-Reach's related technologies and products are on display at Computex 2014 booth K1027, Nangang Exhibition Hall, 1st floor. They will also be showcased at SEMICON Taiwan in September.U-Reach's automatic Flash copy and inspection system increases productivityPhoto: Company

Since 1998 when it delivered the 1st Direct IDE-IDE RAID 1 disk array subsystem in the world, Accordance Systems has continued providing different disk array products for over 16 years. Its disk array series "ARAID" is not only available in Japan, the US, Europe, Australia and Taiwan; it has also been selected by various customers as their standard disk array products. Accordance is leading the market again this year by launching native SATA III RAID 1 disk arrays which support 6Gbps SATA III 3.5-inch hard drives and 2.5-inch HDD / SSDs. ARAID 5000 and ARAID M500 series offer faster data read/write speeds.ARAID 5000 and ARAID M500 series can be operated without any drivers. Once installation is completed, the BIOS will detect this unit as a single hard drive and then it can start operation immediately. The conditions and accessing of the hard drives are indicated by LED indicators and on LCD monitors. When any of the hard drives fail, the buzzer will automatically sound an alarm. When a new hard drive is installed, the automatic rebuilding progress will be displayed on the LCD monitor. The computer or equipment can continue to work without shutting down.ARAID 5000 and ARAID M500 series include high-speed ASICs, CPUs, RAM and ROM, and will not occupy any system sources. Their performance efficiency is better than other software-based disk array modules. Meeting the high standards of multi-tasking and nearly 24/7 requirements, they guarantee all the data are completely written into two hard drives. With Accordance's specially-designed fast switch button, users can simply set the hard drives into a single disk access or turn on two hard drives backup functions simultaneously. Hence, the hard drives can be accessed by flexible configurations, which can avoid the hard drives from getting the virus and causing data loss.ARAID 5000 and ARAID M500 series not only continue to feature Accordance's unique "SNMP management" technology; ARAID series products also include ARAID SMART monitoring and management utility to meet customers' needs. Users can use ARAID SMART utility to monitor the hard drive and check the disk array status. When the hard drive SMART warning occurs, it will use sound, e-mail or SNMP to inform users that the hard drive is starting to produce bad sectors. Thus, the user can have an early warning and exchange it as soon as possible, instead of waiting until the hard drive completely fails. This ensures data security.Accordance Systems has also introduced the innovative HDD accelerator, "GF-HDD Turbo," which is able to improve work efficiency, save power on/off time, and decrease data read/write time. GF-HDD Turbo does not need to install any cards and drivers. It supports various SSD brands, and easy Plug and Play. It allows users to reduce wait time, accelerating computer operations. The use of GF-HDD Turbo can not only save about 30-50% of the time at the computer on/off stage, but also improve by about 50- 200% in terms of effectiveness at the data access stage. Users who use older computer models will enjoy great improvements to their computer performance by using GF-HDD Turbo.Accordance Systems has been committed to enhancing computer data security and data access performance. It has been at the forefront of the market. The future trends at Accordance Systems will be to use the Internet to enable automatic management of equipment. Thus, the company has launched the new solution, "RCVM" (Remote Control Video Management), which can provide users with real-time video monitoring and remote troubleshooting systems for their PCs at the production lines.RCVM is an integration of video capture network modules, and the maintenance staff will be able to view split-screen images with real-time display on the RCVM system. When there is a problem, the maintenance personnel can click on the computer screen directly to get remote connection immediately for troubleshooting, which makes it unnecessary for the maintenance personnel to strive to reach the scenes in the shortest time possible. This can reduce loss of production. It can also integrate with AOR recording systems to record what is displayed on the computer screens. Recordings of the images on the computer screen can be played back later to enhance review of the management.Accordance is at Computex booth at J0330, 1st floor of TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall.Email: salesworld@accordance.com.twPhone: +886-2-2726-3239.Website: http://www.accordance.com.twAccordance ARAID 5000 & ARID M500 disk array productsPhoto: Company

Oaxis, a Singapore-based company that created a buzz with its new concept in the form of it second-screen product "InkCase Lite" (now renamed as "InkCase+) at MWC 2014, will soon launch a smart band, the "Star•21 Band" combining fashion and functions at Computex 2014. Meanwhile, products that have won 2014 Computex d&i Awards will also be showcased.Weighing only 18g, and measuring 1.8mm at its slimmest part, the compact, lightweight and carefree Star•21 Band is made with anti-allergy material TPU, which promises comfort for long hours of wearing. Star•21 Band is also capable of monitoring exercise data and sleep quality around the clock and the data can be transmitted to the mobile phone via Bluetooth and other applications.In the fast expanding wearable device market, every product seems to be alike. G-Jay, the founder of Oaxis, indicated that there are many similar products, but few are really good. Therefore, striving to make a simple product perfect, and thinking and feeling from the customers' points of view are the basics to producing good products. Star•21 Band shows great consideration to customers in terms of both design and software development. Its screen is composed of 21 lights with a diamond-cut surface. It looks like a sky with shining stars when the lights are turned on.Moreover, the user interface (UI) is very user-friendly. It is concise, and every function block can be tuned to user's habits and needs. It provides powerful data analysis of the user's pace, mileage and calories consumption at different times, and it also encourages the users to completely their daily exercising goals.There is a symbolic meaning of the name "Star•21." In the Chinese language, the character "star" is made up of two other characters meaning the sun and life, respectively. So the Oaxis Star•21 Band is like the rising sun that brings users the vitality to life. Besides, research in behavioral psychology has shown that a period of 21 days is a cycle of habit formation, and that is why the product name carries the number "21." Using Star•21 Band for 21 days continuously will form a healthy habit. "We wish every user could persist in using this health band, forming a good exercising habit and a life that is full of vitality and energy," said G-Jay.At Computex this year, Oaxis will also showcase XpringBook T6LH, which has won 2014 Computex d&i Awards. XpringBook T6LH is not an e-book reader; it is a new concept reader with a unique look and substantial content. The front shell uses an anti-glare film in flat and narrow design while the back shell has an ergonomic design, which, when it is held in the hand, allows the index finger to fit right into a specially designed notch. The device offers visual comfort; it weighs just 173g, making it the lightest e-reader in the world at present. It comes with the popular social media software Zaker, which provides information that users would like to know, such as news, stock market developments, entertainment information and celebrity gossips. It is able to download e-books through WIFI connection. Users can have piles of e-books, plus unlimited free trials.InkCase has been getting attention since Computex Taipei 2013, and InkCase+ is its second generation. While the InkCase is designed for specific phone models, InkCase+ is compatible with Android 4.0 and upgraded versions of Android smartphones. It has an aluminum frame of only 5mm in thickness, and its functions are the same as those of InkCase, including InkCase Photo (for displaying images) EpiReader (supporting e-book reader functions) and InkCase Sports (for recording exercising data). It supports iReader free trials, and a new application has been added this year to enable vocabulary memorization. Other functions such as those serving as message reminders and allowing users to answer incoming calls will soon be added, and other new applications are also under development. In addition, there are many ways to use it: it can be like a phone case mounted onto a mobile phone, or detached from the phone and fixed on the desk to serve as a calendar or a daily planner. It can be put inside the pocket, just like an e-book reader. Oaxis' public relation manager said, "This product will presale on Kickstarter, welcome to join our presale if you are interested."Oaxis is a creative design-led company established in 2010 in Singapore, and has branch offices in China and Malaysia, providing users with functional yet stylish consumer electronics. Apart from its smart band, InkCase series, and e-book readers, it also has offers power banks, woofers and TV transmitters. Since its establishment, Oaxis has won 25 awards in China, Taiwan and Germany, including two gold awards. For more information, please visit Oaxis's Computex 2014 booth at World Trade Center, D0030, during June 3-7, 2014.Oaxis' Star�E21 Band smart bandPhoto: Company

As the world's second largest HD Audio CODEC provider for tablets and PCs, Conexant is gaining momentum in the market by ushering in unique audio solutions that enable a new level of user experience.The company is focused on driving "smarter" audio capabilities into PCs, tablets, TVs, smartphones, and even wearable devices or a completely voice-controlled home. Conexant's latest AudioSmart technology - a combination of DSP, analog, mixed signal, and software-based solutions - is what will make realizing this vision possible.Driving innovative audio applications"We have seen increasing demand for emerging audio applications in a wide range of markets," said Saleel Awsare, Conexant vice president and general manager.He explained that technologies such as Ultra HD have conditioned consumers to expect the highest quality picture when watching TV, and that this has fostered similar expectations for voice quality in audio. These heightened expectations, coupled with consumers' increasing need to use voice as a user interface in a wide range of applications, are driving industry imperatives for smarter audio solutions.What does Conexant mean by "smarter" audio?"We can think about scenarios like having a video chat on a tablet in a noisy cafe, or hands-free control of a smartphone's audio player functions while driving, despite surrounding wind and road noise," Awsare said. "With Conexant AudioSmart technology, you can also wake up your TV with a voice command, or make advanced device control and search activities more efficient by talking to your TV from up to five meters away."Most voice processing solutions in the market are designed for devices being held within a few centimeters of the user's mouth (i.e., near-field conditions); however, people communicate through and use speech to control a broader range of connected devices today in scenarios where the device is far from the user's mouth and the surrounding noise level is very high. In these situations, traditional near-field voice processing solutions fall apart: they are by definition unable to provide the clear voice communication and accurate speech control that users expect.Awsare emphasized that high quality, distant speaker (far-field) voice processing is important not only for current applications such as smartphones, tablets, PCs and TVs, it is also critical for emerging applications where the traditional touch interface does not apply.Conexant's AudioSmart solutions are presently available for TVs, PCs, and tablets. Wearable versions, with extremely low-power and a small motherboard footprint, will be forthcoming soon.Unique Smart Source Pickup technologyRecognizing that voice is a natural extension of the user interface, Conexant is the first to deliver a solution optimized for only two microphones with wide-ranging placement options for flexible industrial design. The company's AudioSmart software delivers a very high ASR hit rate and excellent voice clarity at distances of up to five meters - an industry first.It is very challenging to enable clear communication and robust speech recognition when the user is far from the intended microphones. The secret to achieving a high ASR hit rate under these conditions is Conexant's proprietary Smart Source Pickup (SSP) noise suppression algorithm, which is now embedded in the company's AudioSmart standalone software products.Awsare pointed out that beam-forming solutions from competitors cannot remove an interfering noise source that has the same direction of arrival to the microphone array as the desired voice source. Beam-formers also tend to be effective only when the user is relatively close in proximity to the target device. These limitations make beam-forming a poor solution for today's real-world challenges.SSP, on the other hand, is a blind source separation technology that uses spatial representation of target speech and noise sources to reduce interference. Unlike competing technologies, speech and noise can arrive at any angle relative to the microphones; SSP even removes noise when it comes from the same direction as desired speech, and when the speaker is up to five meters away from the target device. SSP is also extremely effective at reducing keystroke noise distractions during VoIP conference calls and other computer-based voice communications.Conexant's unique SSP technology provides clear voice quality for VoIP communication, intelligible voice calls and improved speech recognition.Photo: CompanyWorking with tier-one companiesConexant's smarter audio vision is backed by tier-one TV maker LG. Earlier this year, LG adopted Conexant's far-field voice input processors - part of the company's AudioSmart silicon lineup. LG has implemented the solution in its 2014 TV models.With the AudioSmart silicon and software solution, LG will be able to deploy televisions that are always listening for a wake-up voice command, and which allow users to talk to the TV from anywhere in the room, up to five meters away."Conexant is the only company in the world that provides a far-field voice processing solution with excellent features and performance," Awsare said. He believes that more and more TV and panel makers will see this important value proposition and will use Conexant AudioSmart solutions to set them apart from the competition. In fact, among the top 10 TV makers, seven of them are already Conexant's customers."This marks the third consecutive year that tier-one TV manufacturers have turned to us for our innovative far-field voice processing technology," said Awsare. "In the future, the concept of a smarter audio experience will apply to much more than TVs. Conexant's audio solutions with far-field technology will allow people to control everything from their tablets to home appliances using only their voice."In order to further enhance the value of its AudioSmart solutions, Conexant has teamed up with the leading voice and language solutions provider, Nuance, to integrate Nuance's Wake-Up-Word technology into its voice input processors.Conexant audio processors, combined with Nuance Wake-Up-Word technology, create context-aware, voice-enabled devices. Additionally, the solution meets worldwide energy conservation requirements with its low-power capabilities.Nuance Wake-Up-Word technology consists of speech recognition, natural language understanding, and a content ecosystem of Nuance Cloud Services that enable manufacturers, service providers, carriers and developers to create unique mobile experiences across devices and platforms, in more than 40 languages."It's important to understand that when we talk about far-field five-meter conditions, we mean that a person's voice becomes a natural extension of the user interface from across the room - not just at arm's length away," said Awsare.Announcements at Computex 2014To enable AudioSmart SSP voice and speech processing software for use with any hardware CODEC, Conexant unveiled its new stand-alone AudioSmart software for PCs and tablets at Computex."Our AudioSmart software solutions make it possible to harness the power of human speech for a dramatically improved user experience when making VoIP calls or using speech recognition to control a device," noted Awsare. "PCs and tablets are obvious targets for our software, but there are many other applications that can benefit from our audio processing, including handsets, automotive, wearable computing, headsets and more."Conexant's AudioSmart software has passed stringent testing, and has been proven to dramatically exceed performance requirements for Intel and Google ASR.In addition, the company also announced the CX20952, a new HD Audio CODEC that enables high quality audio on computers and tablets with low power consumption, two cap-free headphone amplifiers, and a fully-integrated AudioSmart Class-D amplifier that maximizes sound pressure level (SPL) by intelligently optimizing speaker output. The new SoC is designed to meet consumer demand for high quality audio that pushes the limits of sound in tablets and compact PCs.To get a first-hand look at the new software in action and to further understand the smarter audio applications that Conexant enables, Computex visitors are welcome to visit Conexant's suite at Pacific Business Center PBC Hotel, Meeting Room D during the show, from June 3-5, 2014.Saleel Awsare, Conexant vice president and general managerPhoto: Company

IBASE Technology Inc. (TASDAQ: 8050), a world-leading manufacturer of industrial motherboards and embedded systems, presents the latest SI-12 compact signage player measures only 1.95mm thick. This media player enables the retail, food and hospitality segments to deliver compelling and valuable content in dual high-definition HDMI displays to targeted audiences.The SI-12 digital signage player has been tested to pass extended operating temperatures (-30 degrees C to +60 degrees C) to meet extreme system reliability requirements that allow its deployment in a wide range of harsh indoor and outdoor environments. The unit offers a fanless design by using the lower-power, high-performance 1.91GHz Intel Atom E3845 quad-core processor that has a built-in Intel HD Graphics. It has two dual channel DDR3L-1333 sockets to provide up to 8GB memory and an optional 64GB mSATA solid state drive for faster system boot and low heat emission.The SI-12 has a super-slim chassis that can be fitted into the tightest spaces behind displays. An array of versatile connectivity options include a Gigabit Ethernet, audio, USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports, and two HDMI 1.4a interface to support high video resolutions beyond 1080p systems. Powered by a 60W adaptor, the SI-12 also has a Mini PCI-E slot to accommodate optional WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G and TV tuner func¬tions.SI-12 FEATURES:•iSMART - for EuP/ErP power saving, auto-scheduler and power resume•Intel Atom Processor E3845 SoC (22nm); 4 Cores 1.91 GHz•Intel HD Graphics (Gen 7-LP) 4EU•2x DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM, Dual Channel, Max. 8GB•Supports 2x HDMI 1.4a•1x Mini PCI-E(x1) slots for WiFi + Bluetooth, 3G, and TV tuner board options•Fanless, super slim and compact design•Wide Operating Temperature support from -30 degrees C to 60 degrees CAbout IBASE TechnologyFounded in 2000, IBASE Technology (TASDAQ: 8050) is an ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and ISO 14001 certified company that specializes in the design and manufacturing of industrial PC products. IBASE provides OEM/ODM services tailoring products to customers' requirements. Current product offerings from IBASE include single board computers, Mini-ITX boards, Disk-Size SBC, COM Express CPU modules, embedded systems, panel computers and network appliance for various applications in the automation, digital signage, gaming, entertainment, medical, military and networking markets. IBASE is committed to delivering innovative, practical and dependable solutions for an ever-evolving industrial computing landscape. For more information, please visit http://www.ibase.com.tw/.SI-12 digital signage player

The time has come once again for excellent ICT products to stand out from the crowd. The COMPUTEX 2014 Best Choice Award hands out trophies to the best in ICT innovations. MSI, the leading motherboard brand, bags the Best Choice Award in IC & Components category for its Z97 XPOWER AC, a high-end motherboard designed to break overclocking records.Best Choice Award, one of the honors at COMPUTEX, focuses on Functionality, Innovation and Market Potential as the main judging guidelines and sifts through numerous entries to pinpoint the most outstanding ICT products for global buyers. This year's Best Choice Award forms a venue of fierce rivalry from 477 entries across 15 categories. As voted for by a professional jury panel of government representatives, academicians, research analysts, editor-in-chiefs and experts, MSI Z97 XPOWER AC is proudly one of the 40 winners to receive the honor. Ted Hung, MSI Vice President of Motherboard Sales Division, gladly responded, "For years MSI has been pushing the boundaries of technology, going all out to deliver tech products that meet the needs of global users. This time around, MSI's effort in developing overclocking technologies has received recognition from COMPUTEX. It's absolutely a great honor and an affirmation toward MSI's technical innovation and design capabilities."MSI Z97 XPOWER AC, an all-new model from MSI Overclocking series motherboards, has been named an honoree of COMPUTEX 2014 Best Choice Award. With a look and feel that stand out in the market, the striking design of the Z97 XPOWER AC is highlighted by water cooling heat sinks and an amazing set of features, catering to power users that just want to get the most speed out of their 24/7 systems or professional extreme overclockers as both can find features that help them get the best performance out of their systems.Breaking World RecordsThe new Z97 XPOWER AC is ready to support users in all their overclocking attempts with impressive VRM water cooling, exclusive use of Military Class 4 components and a socket design that is optimized to house any cooling solution. The Z97 XPOWER AC comes with the exclusive Delid Die Guard for overclockers that want to remove the heat spreader of the CPU to optimize its performance, an OC Pen Drive with native drivers and OC profiles and an OC fan stand to assist users with airflow generation during LN2 sessions.OC CertifiedOC Certified is a military class burn-in test for motherboards. Running Prime95 for over 24 hours with a highly overclocked CPU is already a stressing endeavor, but removing all airflow from the motherboard ensures that only the best motherboards survive. From the Enhanced PWM with a large amount of power phases and a Thermal Design that give users the best stability, to easy features that ensure users don't need any tricks to get great stability while overclocking.Water Cooling Heat SinkFeaturing a new unique heat sink design, MSI Z97 XPOWER AC ensures the best cooling performance. Saving water cooling enthusiasts the need to buy a waterblock, this motherboard features a built-in solution within the heat sink. Whether users choose a traditional air cooling or enthusiast water cooling solution, be sure to expect the lowest temperatures and maximum performance under the most extreme conditions.MSI Z97 XPOWER AC motherboard

AAEON, a major developer of industrial computing solutions, today released products based on the new Intel Celeron J1900, N2930, N2807 and Atom E3800 series processors.The AAEON GENE-BT05 is a 3.5" board that despite being based on the new Intel Celeron and AtomTM series platform still offers support for legacy LVDS panels in addition to the more common HDMI and VGA standards. In offers a highly competitive I/O interface, with four USB ports, one SATA port, four serial ports and two Ethernet ports. "The new Intel Celeron J1900, N2930, N2807 and AtomTM E3800 series platform offers support for Microsoft Windows 8, more efficient power usage and improved performance, but is not designed to support LVDS. We decided to support LVDS, so that customers can save on costs when upgrading their computing boards" said Wayne Chen, CTO of AAEON. The GENE-BT05 also offers optional support for CFast and mSATA, and a 4/5/8-wire resistive touch screen controller. With 3G/4G support (on MiniCard and SIM slot) and lower power consumption design, the GENE-BT05 is suitable for building automation, factory automation and medical equipment.The AAEON COM-BT is a new COM Express type 6 module with extensive display support with several SKUs based on the Intel Celeron and AtomTM series platform. There are two simultaneous display outputs with your choice of VGA, DVI, HDMI, DP and eDP. The board is engineered to handle future display and system upgrades simply by changing the computing module in the application. Easily adjusting the onboard switch, users can have either LVDS or eDP from the onboard connector. The COM-BT module comes with AAEON's Q Service, a service with a dedicated R&D team to review carrier board designs to help customers reduce the time spent on trouble shooting, and to help expedite the development process, thus shortening the new product's time-to-market. In addition to its comprehensive display support, the module also offers eight USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port, two SATA ports, and three PCIex1 ports and two serial ports.The AAEON EMB-BT1 is a thin Mini-ITX embedded board supporting Intel Atom E3800 series processor. It comes with two SATA 2.0 ports, two SATA 3.0 ports, one PCIe x1, six COM ports, eight USB ports and two Gigabit Ethernet ports. With its rich I/O design and dual display support (VGA or HDMI or LVDS), the EMB-BT1 is ideal for digital signage, POS, Kiosk and networking applications, to name a few.Samples of the GENE-BT05, COM-BT and EMB-BT1 will be revealed to the public in AAEON's booth at Computex in Taipei from 3rd to 7th June, 2014 (AAEON booth K0315a).AAEON's 3.5" Board has leading role in rich I/O feature, supporting LVDS for 4th Genertion Intel Atom E3800 series

Wilocity, a leading developer of 60GHz multi-gigabit wireless chipsets, is showcasing our product and technology at Computex. WiGig is clearly emerging as the next major innovative technology in the wireless industry and Wilocity is the industry leader in providing 802.11ad solutions. The first commercial shipments of end user products integrating Wilocity chipsets with the ratified IEEE802.11ad 60GHz wireless standard began earlier 2013 and ABI Research predicts that 802.11ad IC shipments will exceed one billion units by 2017.Wilocity is at the forefront of bringing consumer and commercial products to market with our technology partners and customers. Wilocity is partnered with Qualcomm-Atheros to bring tri-band solutions to market and we have received numerous awards and industry recognition for our advances and innovation in the 802.11ad space.At Computex, Wilocity will show case the new generation WiGig chipsets and system in package solutions for mobile phone as well as be offering a hands on experience with commercially shipping WiGig solutions and providing an exclusive preview of exciting new capabilities and usages for WiGig. A wide variety of live applications over 60GHz will be showcased on integrated platforms – from IO and video to networking. These application demos will illustrate the unique value proposition 802.11ad/WiGig offers that differentiate it from other wireless technologies as well as the breadth of applications and devices that can benefit from the technology. We will show WiGig integration in a variety of platforms such as Ultrabooks and tablets/convertibles, and the world's first wigig integrated mobile phone, as well as the variety of peripheral devices which can be built with WiGig, for example, docking, storage, tri-band access points and displays. Customers will also be able to gain insight about our vision for the WiGig industry and how it can revolutionize their networking and computing solutions.In a world where device to device and cloud computing are becoming predominant usage models for mobile devices, a high performance wireless technology which can scale in a dense device environment is necessary. 802.11ad is a directional, multi-gigabit wireless technology which uniquely scales in multi-device environments without sacrificing performance and total capacity.Utilizing Wilocity's WiGig/802.11ad solutions, users will be able to change the way they interact with their computing devices, as tasks that used to take minutes or hours can now be done in seconds or minutes. The company's unique tri-band solution enables users to connect at whatever band offers the best available performance, delivering multi-gigabit data rates at 60GHz, while maintain compatibility with hundreds of existing Wi-Fi products in the 2.4GHz or 5GHz bands. Tri-band Wi-Fi also allows consumers to connect to 60GHz enabled devices, docks, displays and storage at multi-gigabit speeds, while maintaining enterprise-wide or whole home coverage with 2.4/5GHz Wi-Fi. Low latency, interactive and high bandwidth applications will see significant benefits using WiGig which cannot be achieved with any other wireless technology.Wilocity will be hosting private live demos, briefings and meetings at the Grand Hyatt Taipei, Room 1032 during Computex from June 3rd-6th. To schedule an appointment, send email to computex@wilocity.com.

Conexant Systems Inc. unveiled its new smart source pickup (SSP) voice and speech processing software for PCs and tablets. Designed to work with any hardware CODEC, Conexant's stand-alone AudioSmart software provides clear voice quality, eliminates noise from the microphone input signal during VoIP calls and dramatically improves Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) system performance.From conducting a call via Skype at a noisy cafe to giving verbal commands to your tablet in an airport terminal, Conexant's AudioSmart software enables a better user experience and makes challenges with background noise and competing sounds, like keystroke noise, a thing of the past.Conexant's AudioSmart software is based on its proprietary Smart Source Pickup (SSP) noise suppression algorithm. SSP is a blind source separation technology that uses spatial representation of target speech and noise sources to reduce interference. Unlike competing technologies, speech and noise can arrive at any angle relative to the microphones; SSP even removes noise when it comes from the same direction as desired speech, and when the speaker is up to five meters away from the target device. SSP is also extremely effective at reducing keystroke noise distractions during conference calls and other computer-based voice communications."Our AudioSmart software solutions make it possible to harness the power of human speech for a dramatically improved user experience when making VoIP calls or using Speech Recognition to control a device," noted Saleel Awsare, Conexant vice president and general manager. "PCs and tablets are obvious targets for our software, but there are many other applications that can benefit from our audio processing, including handsets, automotive, wearable computing, headsets and more."Conexant's lineup of AudioSmart software solutions for Windows and Android includes:• PRO: Designed for the modern corporate workforce; includes keystroke/tap noise elimination along with the most advanced far-field VoIP experience and noise-reduced Speech input available • MAX: Optimized for multimedia and gaming enthusiasts; features improved VoIP for gaming, advanced noise-reduced Speech input, and high performance speaker correction• Classic: Designed for cost-sensitive markets and near-field use cases; features clear quality for VoIP, noise-reduced Speech input, and basic speaker correction for playbackConexant's AudioSmart software has passed stringent testing with PRO and MAX packages both proven to dramatically exceed performance requirements for Intel and Google ASR. Additionally, all of Conexant's AudioSmart software solutions are optimized for only two-microphone elements (not three+), and each package offers:• Flexible microphone placement options for lower system cost and innovative industrial design• High hit-rate Speech Recognition in challenging scenarios• Excellent voice quality in noisy environments, independent of device orientation or the user's position (angle) relative to the deviceComputex attendees are encouraged to stop by Conexant's suite at Pacific Business Center PBC Hotel, Meeting Room D during the show to get a first-hand look at the new software in action. Please visit http://www.conexant.com/ for more details.