Aeon Lighting Technology Inc (ALT), a leading global manufacturer of high power LED lighting products, today announced its latest Apollo BR30 Series, offering an optimal heat sink to assure excellent heat dissipation.ALT Apollo BR30 Series conform to E26/E27 and E26/E24 standards and can be used for all E26/E27 and E26/E24 indoor luminaries.ALT Apollo BR30 Series meet the highest international standards including UL, TUV, CE, FCC, RoHS and Laser Testing.ALT showcased Osiris Recessed Light Series in Lighting + Building 2010 in German, which implement ALT's advanced thermal technology and perform high brightness and efficiency.Osiris Recessed Light Series meet the highest international standards including CE, FCC, LVD, ETL, RoHS and Laser Testing."As ALT specializes in all the core technologies in LED lighting industry, including structural design, power supply, heat dissipation, and system integration technology, we position ourselves as the pioneer of the next-generation lighting revolution, which is expected to lead to the combination of the light source and fixture in the future," said James Liang, president and CEO of ALT.Aeon Lighting Technology (ALT) Apollo BR30 series LED lambPhoto: CompanyAeon Lighting Technology (ALT) Osiris Recessed Light Series LED lightsPhoto: Company

Apple has updated the MacBook Pro line with faster processors, next-generation Nvidia graphics and longer battery life. The 13-inch MacBook Pro features the new Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics processor for up to 80% faster graphics and a 10-hour built-in battery. The new 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models feature Intel Core i5 and i7 processors and Apple's new automatic graphics switching technology that toggles between their onboard Nvidia GeForce GT 330M and Intel HD graphics processors.All 13-inch MacBook Pro models now include faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 4GB RAM, a 10-hour built-in battery and the new Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics processor. With 48 processing cores, the new Nvidia GeForce 320M is ideal for graphics intensive applications or high-performance games, claimed Apple. The 13-inch MacBook Pro is available in two configurations: one with a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and 250GB hard drive priced at US$1,199; and one with a 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and 320GB hard drive priced at US$1,499.The new 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models are up to 50% faster than previous systems, Apple claimed. Using Intel's 32nm process, Intel Core i5 and i7 processors integrate the memory controller and L3 cache for faster access to system memory. Hyper-Threading technology improves data throughput by creating virtual processing cores, while Turbo Boost optimizes performance between the two processor cores, accelerating the system from 2.66GHz to 3.06GHz for intensive dual-core tasks, and up to 3.33GHz for single-core tasks.All 15-inch and 17-inch models include two graphics processors, the new Nvidia GeForce GT 330M for peak performance and Intel HD graphics for energy efficient operation. More than twice as fast as the GeForce 320M, the new GeForce GT 330M provides smooth, crisp on-screen graphics for the most demanding 3D games, creative software and technical applications, according to Apple. Apple's automatic graphics switching determines which graphics processor an application needs and switches instantly between processors to deliver peak performance and long battery life. Tightly integrated hardware and software allow the new 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro to deliver 8-9 hours on a single charge.The new 15-inch MacBook Pro is available in three models: one with a 2.4GHz Intel Core i5, Nvidia GeForce GT 330M and 320GB hard drive at US$1,799; one with a 2.53GHz Intel Core i5, Nvidia GeForce GT 330M and 500GB hard drive at US$1,999; and one with a 2.66GHz Intel Core i7, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M and 500GB hard drive at US$2,199. The new 17-inch MacBook Pro features a 2.53GHz Intel Core i5, Nvidia GeForce GT 330M and 500GB hard drive for US$2,299.Apple MacBook Pro series notebookPhoto: Company

AMD has announced the launch a new member of its ATI FirePro professional graphics solutions that features ATI Eyefinity technology, the ATI FirePro V8800.The ATI FirePro V8800 is priced at US$1499 and can deliver 2.6 teraflops of raw computing power with a memory bandwidth of 147.2 GB/s – more than two times the compute power of the previous generation – making it the ideal solution for manipulating large and complex photorealistic models in real-time, said AMD.In the coming months AMD said it plans to round out its next-generation ATI FirePro family, offering a number of solutions to meet the various 2D and 3D needs of professionals working in CAD, digital content creation (DCC), broadcast, medical imaging and financial services.AMD ATI FirePro V8800 graphics cardPhoto: Company

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Building upon its industry position in green technologies, NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, has announced its latest environmentally friendly display, the AccuSync AS231WM LCD monitor.Targeted to small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) as well as education and government users, the AS231WM joins four other green monitors in the AccuSync Series (AS171, AS191, AS191WM and AS221WM), which all bear EPEAT Silver ratings as well as ENERGY STAR 5.0 and TCO 5.0 compliance.The AS231WM widescreen display consumes 50% less energy and contains 50% less mercury content than conventional monitors of the same size. In addition, ECO Mode technology lets end-users toggle between energy-saving modes, helping to significantly reduce power consumption, heat generation and extend the life of the display."Coupled with its affordable price point, this 23-inch AccuSync display builds upon NEC's leadership in green technologies," said Lynn Gu, product manager of NEC Display Solutions. "The wide format allows end-users to be more productive by expanding their work area so they can view multiple application windows at the same time. Also, the unique touch-integratable feature empowers diverse business applications."The AS231WM comes with Ambix dual-input technology, which allows for digital/analog compatibility with upgraded video cards and software, as well as connections to two systems. In addition, Rapid Response technology delivers virtually uninterrupted, undistorted viewing of high-speed, full-motion video.A partial list of features of the AS231WM display includes:Native resolution of 1920 x 108016:9 aspect ratio1000:1 contrast ratioBrightness of 250 cd/m20.4W consumption in Power Savings Mode and Power Off5ms Rapid Response timeVGA and DVI-D with HDCP connectivityTilt adjustabilityTouch-integration capabilitiesIntegrated, space-saving, down-firing multimedia speakers with headphone jackECO Mode for significant power-consumption savingsCarbon footprint meter, which allows users to easily track carbon savingsEPEAT Silver ratingENERGY STAR 5.0 complianceTCO 5.0 complianceCertified for Windows® 7, Vista and XPThe new AS231WM display will begin shipping in May 2010 with an estimated street price of $269. The display ships with a standard three-year parts and labor warranty, including the backlight.NEC eco-friendly display, the AccuSync AS231WM LCD monitorPhoto: Company

Sharp Corporation has developed a 3D touchscreen LCD featuring the industry's highest brightness that can switch between 2D and 3D modes. Users can view 3D images without the need to wear special glasses, making this LCD ideal for mobile devices such as digital cameras, mobile phones, and smartphones.The newly developed 3D LCD uses a parallax barrier system to display 3D images. This parallax barrier, which has a series of vertical slits, is incorporated into an ordinary LCD to control the path of light reaching the right and left eyes, thus creating a sense of depth. However, the conventional 3D LCD with this system had difficulty in displaying high-quality images in 3D mode.The 3D LCD developed by Sharp at this time significantly improves image quality by achieving both high brightness and low crosstalk thanks to advances in CG-Silicon technology and optimization of the parallax barrier. Advances in CG-Silicon technology have shrunk the wiring width within the LCD panel, allowing more light to pass and doubling the brightness (to 500 cd/m2, the industry's highest) compared to the conventional model. In addition, optimizing the parallax barrier design has increased the efficiency of light, thereby dramatically reducing crosstalk. Also, the thickness of the LCD module is about the same as conventional 2D displays even though it is a touchscreen display. As 3D images can be displayed in both portrait and landscape screen orientations, it is ideal for sophisticated mobile devices such as smartphones.Sharp has also developed a non-touchscreen 3D LCD and will start its mass production in the first half of fiscal 2010.Sharp 3D touchscreen LCD panelPhoto: Company

Thermaltake has launched a new low profile CPU cooler especially targeting home theater PC users, the Thermaltake SlimX3.The SlimX3 adopts two copper heatpipes with an aluminum fins/base combination for cooling multimedia oriented CPUs. Through the heatpipe design, better heat conductivity is achieved to accelerate heat dissipation, Thermaltake said, adding that with its slim design and height of 36mm, the SlimX3 is optimized for use in most mini cases.With PWM technology, the SlimX3 can adjust the fan speed automatically between 1200-and 2400-rpm depending on the actual CPU load.With the special clip design, the SlimX3 CPU cooler supports both Intel's LGA775 and LGA1156 sockets.Thermaltake SlimX3 CPU coolerPhoto: Company

March 30, 2010 - NAB Expo, Las Vegas - HDI Ltd is proud to announce it will debut its laser-driven 100-inch 2D/3D Switchable Dynamic Video Projection Television, which features a greater than high-definition resolution, utilizing HDlogix's revolutionary ImageIQ 3D conversion technology, at the HDlogix Booth at NAB: #SL 10205 in LVCC Hall S2.HDI Ltd has completely eliminated the adverse effects, such as migraines, dizziness, and nausea, long associated with substandard 3D display technology. HDI Ltd delivers the most immersive, comfortable, and natural 3D viewing experience in the world with low-cost and lightweight proprietary polarized glasses.First announced in September 2009 after more than three years of intensive R&D, HDI Ltd's laser-driven 100-inch diagonal 2D/3D Switchable Dynamic Video Projection Display delivers a stunningly superior 2D image, with a 50% greater resolution than today's digital cinemas, and derives its greater-than-high definition stereoscopic 1920 x 1080p "3D" image quality from two RGB laser-illuminated Liquid Crystal on Silcon (LCOS) micro display imagers. At full 1080p HD, the HDI Ltd screen refreshes at 360 fields per-second on each eye, the fastest refresh rate on any mass produced television or projector.Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computers, calls HDI Ltd, "Without a doubt, the best demonstration of 3D technology I have ever seen," Technology journalist Richard Hart states. "The smoothest yet, and smoothness means no headaches." And Sean Portnoy of ZDNet.com wrote, "We could be looking at a Holy Grail of sorts for the next generation of television."HDI Ltd's display technology will be utilized in the HDlogix NAB exhibit. HDlogix, a leading provider of 3D video products and services, offers television networks and movie studios the ability to convert 2D HDTV broadcast feeds to 3D either in real time or in post-production. HDlogix will demonstrate support for multiple 3D formats (anaglyph, polarized, and shutter lens), and use a 2D HD camera to capture live HD footage, which will be displayed instantly in 3D.Linda Hardesty of Cable360.net states, "HDlogix... has come up with an innovation that may finally help advance 3D," and Evie Haskell of MediaBiz.com says, "For my money, the early winner here might be HDlogix... which does its 3D magic by math."Ingemar Jansson, president and co-founder of HDI Ltd, states, "It's a privilege for HDI Ltd to co-launch its technology in partnership with HDlogix at NAB 2010. We anticipate demonstrations of HDlogix's real-time 2D-to-3D conversion technology on our 2D/3D Switchable Dynamic Video Projection Television to be one of the biggest hits of NAB, and the relationship between the two firms could potentially set the standard for high-def 3D broadcast content delivery and presentation."Members of the Press are invited to experience 3D at its best. Please contact Lisa Amore for HDlogix or Christopher Buttner for HDI Ltd., contact info above.

(March 29, 2010) Aeon Lighting Technology (ALT), a leading global manufacturer of high power LED lighting products, today announced participating in 2nd LED/OLED Lighting Technology Expo (Lighting Japan) from April 14 to 16, 2010, to demonstrate its cutting-edge high power LED lighting products and the latest next-generation lighting technologies. The featured products include MR16 V1/V3/V4, MR16 Globe, LED T8 Tube, Streetlight series and Floodlight series, which implement ALT's advanced technology and are available with Cree, Lumileds and Toyoda Gosei High Power LED chipsets, ensuring the highest product quality."We are confident that ALT has strong competitive strengths in Japanese market, such as exclusive patents in Japan, outstanding product design, and the safety certifications including UL, cUL, LVD, FCC, ETL, TÜV, CE and RoHS, meeting the highest international standards," said James Liang, president and CEO of Aeon Lighting Technology. "ALT has been focused on European and North American markets in the past, and this is its first time to participate in such a grand exhibition in Japan, because we are perfectly ready for the highly demanding and competitive Japanese market now. It is indeed the best time," said Liang.The 2nd LED/OLED Lighting Technology Expo (Lighting Japan) will be held from April 14 to 16, 2010 in Tokyo Big Sight. The booth of ALT will be located at L9-30G (Taiwan Pavilion), and trilingual demo service in English, Japanese, and Chinese will be available onsite. For appointment request or free admission tickets, please visit ALT website.Date: April 14-16, 2010Time: April 14-15: 10:00-18:00; April 16: 10:00-17:00Venue: Tokyo Big SightBooth No.: L9-30G (Taiwan Pavilion)ALT LED MR16 V1/V3/V4 and LED MR16 GlobePhoto: CompanyALT LED T8 TubePhoto: Company

Asustek Company once more spoils avid gamers for choice with the first graphics cards based on the latest technology from Nvidia - the eagerly anticipated ENGTX400 series. Long awaited by hardcore gamers and overclockers in every part of the world, the latest generation of graphics processors from Nvidia is finally here, and Asustek is the first to prepare and release fully-optimized products that build on its many new features to deliver total gaming frills and immersion. The new graphics cards from Asustek deliver all the benefits of the debuting 40nm Nvidia GPUs, possessing considerable power improvements compared to their predecessors. They come in two varieties in the initial launch. The flagship ENGTX480 uses the GTX480 core with 1401 stream processors and a 384-bit memory interface. This is a frontline extreme performance board with a 700MHz core clock and 1536MB of 3696MHz GDDR5 memory. It's accompanied by Asustek's powerful mainline ENGTX470, which is a 1215 stream processor version of the Nvidia GTX470 chip. It packs a 607MHz core and 1280MB of GDDR5 RAM at 3348MHz with a 320-bit interface. Both new graphics boards feature the usual Asustek panache for exceeding reference designs with generous features and add-ons that lead to giant performance gains. Asustek unlocks the real potential of this all-new and exciting technology by paving the way for unadulterated overclocking. The company includes exclusive Voltage Tweak functionality via the Smart Doctor application, covering every possible overclocking and overvolting scenario. Beginners to veterans, gamers can make the most of the new GPUs using detailed tweaking options that can easily boost performance by up to 50%. With added cooling solutions, even more radical speeds and improvements can be attained. Users can even put their efforts to immediate test and gauge success rates with included advanced and entertaining benchmark interface Supersonic Sled. Another powerful software tool that's in the package is Design Garage, a luxury car-themed creative utility that demonstrates the capabilities of DX11 in a very interactive and impressive manner. The quality build and thermal properties of Asustek graphics cards have won repeated acclaim over the years, and the new ENGTX480 and ENGTX470 are no exception. They are constructed to withstand punishing duty as pillars of serious gaming and overclocking with extreme cooling solutions and thermally-efficient board materials. One of the greatest advantages of the new graphics cards is that they are 100% DX11 ready. This means new graphics features such as advanced tessellation for detailed objects, interactive ray tracing in real time and the latest version of Nvidia's PhysX can be put to full use as intended. The two cards further offer Nvidia CUDA and DirectCompute parallel processing, whereby their great power can be harnessed in general computing - boosting the overall performance of the entire system even in non-graphics applications. Also on board is the exciting Nvidia 3D Vision technology, part of the new move towards genuine 3D gaming at the home. Hundreds of game titles already support this technology, with more coming out constantly. Enthusiasts have waited a long time for the new 400 series of GPUs from NVIDIA, which promises at least three times the performance levels of the previous mainstream desktop 200 series. Only Asustek designs do justice to the new technology and so, it's safe to say the wait is over. Specifications Model ENGTX480/2DI/1536MD5 ENGTX470/2DI/1280MD5 Graphics engine GeForce GTX480 GeForce GTX470 Bus standard PCI Express 2.0 PCI Express 2.0 Video memory 1536MB GDDR5 1280MB GDDR5 Engine clock 700 MHz 607MHz CUDA core clock 1401MHz 1215MHz Memory clock 3696MHz (924MHz GDDR5) 3348MHz (837MHz GDDR5) Memory interface 384 bit 320 bit DVI max. resolution 2560 * 1600 2560 * 1600 D-Sub max. resolution 2048 * 1536 2048 * 1536 DVI output 2x native dual-link DVI-I 2x native dual-link DVI-I HDMI output 1x native (Mini HDMI) 1x native HDMI (Mini HDMI) D-Sub output 1x via adapter 1x via adapter HDCP compliant Yes Yes Software Bundled Asustek utilities and drivers Design Garage and Supersonic Sled applications Asustek utilities and drivers Design Garage and Supersonic Sled applications Note Card size is 11" x 5.5" inch Card size is 10" x 5" inch Asustek ENGTX480/2DI/1536MD5 graphics cardPhoto: Company Asustek ENGTX470/2DI/1280MD5 graphics cardPhoto: Company

Micro-Star International (MSI) has launched its latest graphics cards - N480GTX-M2D15 and N470GTX-M2D12 - both built with Nvidia's latest 40nm graphics chip, GDDR5 graphic memory and military class components.Both the N480GTX-M2D15 and N470GTX-M2D12 graphics cards support the latest DirectX 11, 3D Vision Surround and PhysX technologies, as well as MSI's exclusive Afterburner overclocking software for performance enhancement. MSI Nvidia Fermi graphics card specifications Model N480GTX-M2D15 N470GTX-M2D12 Graphics engine GeForce GTX 480 GeForce GTX 470 Bus standard PCI Express x16 2.0 PCI Express x16 2.0 Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5 Memory size 1536MB 1280MB Memory interface 384 bits 320 bits Core clock speed 700MHz 607MHz Memory clock speed 3696MHz 3348MHz Mini HDMI-Output 1 1 HDTV Support Y N/A HDCP Support Y Y Dual-link DVI Y Y HDMI Support Y Y Display output 2560x1600 2560x1600 RAMDACs 400 400 Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, March 2010MSI N480GTX graphics cardPhoto: Company