The Extreme S3 SSD drive from Teamgroup uses the SATA 3 interface and a SANForce controller chip inside. The Read/write speed is around 600 Gb/s. The Ferrari looking drive called the TP123, uses USB 3.0 interface. the card reader for CF and other formats also uses USB 3.0 interface.
The ATEN HDMI Matrix Solution, starts with a Matrix switch of 4×4 HDMI inputs and has been cascaded with two HDMI splitters and then extended it over a distance of 300m using HDMI repeaters and HDMI receivers. The HDMI interface is unique and has patented dynosync technology along with de-skew technology. The cascade can extend for up to 5 levels, with each level cascade up to 60m. Places to use such systems include airports or shopping malls where one source is extended over many, over a large distance.
EDIMAX has special routers that use IQoS (a user friendly version of QoS) which allows the router to designate specific bandwidth allocations to certain function s like online gamine, peer-to-peer, or surfing the net.
VIA’s Smart TV is based on the VIA Nano CPU and VX900 Chipset for encoding and processing as needed. On the software side, there is a smooth and functional user interface, the ecosystem challenges Google and Apple for streamed content options over the internet. In addition, managing your local media is also a snap. The handy remote/keyboard interface makes browsing and interacting easy. With many of the competitors designing apps from the mobile interface and forgetting that most don’t translate to the TV environment, whereas VIA have focussed specifically on the TV environment and enabled everything for convenience, although that being said, you still have to train your wife to fetch the beers.
ASUSTek is on the verge of releasing a graphic user interface (GUI) BIOS for all users of the P5Q motherboard series. The new type of BIOS called an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) makes the transition from an older keyboard driven environment to something so much more appealing and easier to use. At this stage it doesn’t add any extra features except stylish good looks, but for those users who have been afraid of delving into the BIOS, now is your chance, especially if you feel comfortable in a Windows environment. You can monitor temperatures using color coded bars, and navigating with a mouse makes the BIOS much more user friendly and easy to use. We will provide you a link as soon as it is available for download. Please leave your comments and any ideas you might have to further advance the EFI BIOS and we will relay them to the people involved with the this project.
Thanks to our friends at Xtremesystems: You can download the EFI BIOS here: ASUS EFI BIOS for P5Q Deluxe