Hitachi G-Connect Ships

By Doug Olenick On Jan 10 2012 - 6:01am

LAS VEGAS – Hitachi GST reported this week it will begin shipping its G-Connect wireless streaming storage device into the market this month.

The G-Connect, first unveiled in mid-2011, was originally slated to hit stores in July, but was delayed so Hitachi could correct several usability issues, said Stacey Vrolyk, Hitachi GST marketing VP.

“This proved to be a very challenging product to develop and we wanted to make the experience correct. We expected it to be out already, but it was not up to par so we waited,” she said.

 

Epson Shows Portable Scanner

By Doug Olenick On Jan 10 2012 - 6:01am

LAS VEGAS — Epson introduced its first portable document scanner, the WorkForce DS-30.

The DS-30 is about 18-inches long and can scan paper, business cards, credit and ID cards at a 600 by 600 resolution, said Mark Pickard, Epson’s product manager for document scanners.

The scanner will carry a $179 suggested retail price and hit stores in March. Initially it will sell through office superstores, but other types could be added at a later date.

Velocity Micro Adds To Cruz Tablet Line

By Doug Olenick On Jan 10 2012 - 6:01am

LAS VEGAS — Velocity Micro will introduce a new tablet PC at International CES this year, along with a combo hard disk/optical drive.

The tablet introduction is comprised of a 7-inch Android model.

The Cruz T507. The Cruz T507 is an entry-level 7-inch tablet that will carry a $150 suggested retail, and it is schedule to ship in March.

It has a capacitive touchscreen, runs Android 2.3 and fully supports Adobe Flash.

D-Link Introduces HD Media Router 3000

By Doug Olenick On Jan 10 2012 - 6:01am

LAS VEGAS – D-Link introduced its HD Media Router 3000 with SharePort Cloud at International CES yesterday.

The 3000 is part of D-Link’s premium product line and is designed for the high-bandwidth needs customer, said Joe Renani, of D-Link’s product management team. The $169 device has 2GBps bi-directional routing with 900MBps data-transfer rates. The product is capable of supporting multiple, simultaneous data streams, something that is becoming more important as homes bring in additional products like tablet PCs, Renani said.

Tablets Make Inroads In Tough PC Market

By Doug Olenick On Jan 30 2012 - 6:01am

LAS VEGAS - When Android-based tablet PC vendors describe their experience in the category to date, the two most commonly heard adjectives are tough and challenging.

No little part of this stomach-churning angst is generated by the company based in Cupertino, Calif., that has dominated the category like King Kong did to New York City from the top of the Empire State Building.

Intel Ultrabook Updates Displayed, Outlined At CES

By Doug Olenick On Jan 30 2012 - 6:01am

LAS VEGAS — Intel at International CES gave a glimpse into how it plans to improve its Ultrabook concept by adding touch and gesture controls and improving security.

The company also discussed the marketing campaign it will kick off in April to raise consumer awareness of the Ultrabook.

Mooly Eden, Intel’s VP/ GM of the PC client group, said touchscreens are on the near horizon for Ultrabooks. Intel research found consumers are not put off by using a touchscreen on a laptop design.

AIOs May Keep PCs Relevant

By Doug Olenick On Mar 12 2012 - 4:01am

NEW YORK – The proliferation of tablets, smartphones and Ultrabooks might put forth the idea that the stogy, old desktop has been put out to pasture, but the truth is bit different.

The category will never regain the prominence it had from the 1990s into the early part of this decade, but two items are expected to keep the desktop a viable category for the foreseeable future. The emergence of the all-in-one (AIO) desktop PC as a popular consumer product and the continuing desire among certain market segments for the tried and true desktop tower.

New iPad, Lower-Priced iPad 2 To Stave Off Competition

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 12 2012 - 4:01am

SAN FRANCISCO – Apple’s new iPad breaks some new ground in the tablet industry, becoming the first tablet with 2,048 by 1,536 display resolution, 264-pixels- per-inch sharpness, and speak-to-type voice dictation.

In other ways, the new iPad played catch-up with select competitors by adding such features as 4G HSPA+ and LTE, 5-megapixel camera, camera face detection and 1080p video capture.

Ultrabooks To Take Starring Role For Back-To-School Sales

By Doug Olenick On Apr 9 2012 - 4:01am

NEW YORK – The 2012 back-to-school selling season will feature two of the hottest computer products — tablets and Ultrabooks — vendors said.

Desktop and laptop computers have long been mainstay backto- school items, along with all their peripherals and accessories, but this year Ultrabooks will have their first impact on sales, despite the fact that the category is not even a year old.

Double-Digit Growth For Mobile Processor Market

By Doug Olenick On Apr 9 2012 - 4:01am

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – The mobile processor market is targeted to reach almost 2 billion units by 2016, according to NPD In-Stat.

The research firm stated that mobile processors grew at a 43 percent rate in 2011 and will continue to grow at compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22 percent for the next four years. This will result in 1.9 billion mobile processors shipping in 2016.

NPD In-Stat defines a mobile processor as powering e-readers, handheld game consoles (HGCs), mobile PCs, portable media players (PMPs), smartphones and tablets.