Dell introduces new enterprise-class wireless access points for SMBs
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Dell has introduced the new SonicPoint AC Series of wireless access points, which supports the high-performance IEEE 802.11ac wireless standard to deliver almost three times that of the last wireless standard (802.11n).
SonicPoints combines with deep packet inspection security from Dell SonicWALL next-generation firewalls to form a comprehensive wireless network security solution.
This combination enables small- and mid-sized organizations to leverage enterprise-class wireless performance and security, while dramatically simplifying wireless network setup and management for a low total cost of ownership.
“When we access a wireless network, we expect it to be high-performing and secure — whether that network originates from a coffee shop or a Fortune 100 company — and this increased expectation puts a lot of pressure on smaller businesses to provide an exceptional wireless experience that is secure,” said Patrick Sweeney, executive director, Dell Security.
The SonicPoint AC Series includes the SonicPoint ACe, which features dual radio functionality, six removable external antennas, dimmable LEDs and the flexibility to receive power over an AC adapter with such as Dell Inspiron 15 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1545 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1750 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1210 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 1000 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 1200 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 7000 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 3500 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 9200 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude D620 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude D820 AC Adapter, Dell XPS M1210 AC Adapteror 802.3at Power over Ethernet (PoE) Injector, and the SonicPoint ACi, which has dual radios, internally housed antennas, dimmable LEDs and receives power through an 802.3at PoE Injector.
This enterprise-level performance enables WiFi-ready devices to connect from greater distances, and use bandwidth-intensive mobile apps, such as video and voice, in higher-density environments with virtually no signal degradation.
Features
In addition to intrusion prevention, SSL decryption and inspection, content filtering and application control technologies that provide protection against the latest threats, the Dell SonicWALL Wireless Network Security solution also integrates additional security-related features including Wireless Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Virtual Access Points (VAPs), Wireless Guest Services, and Cloud Access Control.
Dell SonicWALL Wireless Network Security solutions greatly simplify deployment and setup, while reducing total cost of ownership (TCO). Integrated into every Dell SonicWALL firewall is a wireless controller that auto-detects and auto-provisions SonicPoints across the network.
Ongoing management and monitoring of SonicPoints and security are handled centrally through the Dell SonicWALL firewall, providing network administrators with a single pane of glass from which to manage all aspects of the network – both wired and wireless.
In addition, for those organizations that have a substantial long-term investment in the 802.11n wireless standard, the Dell SonicPoint N2 features high-speed 802.11n wireless connectivity, dual radios, six external antennas and all the other advantages offered by Dell SonicWALL Wireless Network Security solutions.
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Saturday, January 31, 2015
Asus VivoMini UN62 Review
Asus VivoMini UN62 Review
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We've said before that the days of hulking desktop towers are pretty much over. Most people will never need space for add-on cards, huge power supplies and multiple hard drives. With even reasonable specifications, cooling does not require huge fans anymore. Optical drives are dead, wireless connectivity is good enough for most purposes, and everything else can be plugged in via USB or done online. Unless you are a gamer or creative professional with specific needs, you can be happy with a PC like this, which is only a little bigger than the average restaurant takeaway box.
Asus is getting serious about its own line of miniature desktop PCs. Boxes this size used to come with early Intel Atom processors which with adapter like Asus Eee PC 1015PD AC Adapter, Asus B43 AC Adapter, Acer ADP-65JH DB AC Adapter, Acer ADP-60NH AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1016 AC Adapter, Asus A6 AC Adapter, Asus U5 AC Adapter, Asus ADP 65JH CB AC Adapter, Asus ADP-36EH AC Adapter, Asus A8 AC Adapter, Asus U5F AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1215 AC Adapterwere only good enough for basic productivity. They were considered weak and sub-par compared to full-sized desktops. Those days are gone - in fact with laptops displacing desktops everywhere, it should be no surprise that companies are taking the same parts designed for small spaces and coming up with boxes without their own screens and keyboards that are even smaller and lighter.
The VivoMini UN62 is understated yet good looking. At 131mm square and 42mm tall, it's similar in size to Zotac's Zbox mini-PCs. It's smaller (but taller) than even the current-generation Mac Mini. In fact, it's only just a little bigger than a standard internal DVD-RW drive and looks more like a router or external hard drive than a fully functional PC. At 1kg, you can pretty much carry it around anywhere.
The VivoMini made of dark plastic and will look at home on any desk or even next to your living room TV. It's slightly bowl-shaped; tapering towards the bottom, with rubber legs that allow it to take air in without obstruction. There are also mounting points for the included VESA bracket on the bottom, so you can hang the VivoMini off the back of an LCD monitor.
The top has a silver Asus logo right in the centre of a pattern of fine concentric rings, very similar to what we've seen on the company's ZenFone range. It looks great when it catches the light at an angle. There's a power button right in the middle of the front panel, with an integrated white power LED that thankfully isn't distractingly bright. There's also a second indicator slightly to its left, for some reason.
The right edge is blank but there are ports all around the other sides. On the rear panel, there's a DC power inlet, full-sized HDMI and DisplayPort video outputs, two USB 3.0 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet jack, and a 3.5mm headset socket. Hot air is exhausted out through a vent running above all the ports. There are two more USB 3.0 ports on the left in addition to an SD card slot and a Kensington security lock slot.
The modern display outputs allow you to run three screens simultaneously (using a DisplayPort daisy-chain). The two USB ports on the left allow fast charging. In short, there's more than enough for most connectivity needs. We'd suggest going with wireless peripherals as far as possible to keep things looking good.
Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Asus Ac Adapter
We've said before that the days of hulking desktop towers are pretty much over. Most people will never need space for add-on cards, huge power supplies and multiple hard drives. With even reasonable specifications, cooling does not require huge fans anymore. Optical drives are dead, wireless connectivity is good enough for most purposes, and everything else can be plugged in via USB or done online. Unless you are a gamer or creative professional with specific needs, you can be happy with a PC like this, which is only a little bigger than the average restaurant takeaway box.
Asus is getting serious about its own line of miniature desktop PCs. Boxes this size used to come with early Intel Atom processors which with adapter like Asus Eee PC 1015PD AC Adapter, Asus B43 AC Adapter, Acer ADP-65JH DB AC Adapter, Acer ADP-60NH AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1016 AC Adapter, Asus A6 AC Adapter, Asus U5 AC Adapter, Asus ADP 65JH CB AC Adapter, Asus ADP-36EH AC Adapter, Asus A8 AC Adapter, Asus U5F AC Adapter, Asus Eee PC 1215 AC Adapterwere only good enough for basic productivity. They were considered weak and sub-par compared to full-sized desktops. Those days are gone - in fact with laptops displacing desktops everywhere, it should be no surprise that companies are taking the same parts designed for small spaces and coming up with boxes without their own screens and keyboards that are even smaller and lighter.
The VivoMini UN62 is understated yet good looking. At 131mm square and 42mm tall, it's similar in size to Zotac's Zbox mini-PCs. It's smaller (but taller) than even the current-generation Mac Mini. In fact, it's only just a little bigger than a standard internal DVD-RW drive and looks more like a router or external hard drive than a fully functional PC. At 1kg, you can pretty much carry it around anywhere.
The VivoMini made of dark plastic and will look at home on any desk or even next to your living room TV. It's slightly bowl-shaped; tapering towards the bottom, with rubber legs that allow it to take air in without obstruction. There are also mounting points for the included VESA bracket on the bottom, so you can hang the VivoMini off the back of an LCD monitor.
The top has a silver Asus logo right in the centre of a pattern of fine concentric rings, very similar to what we've seen on the company's ZenFone range. It looks great when it catches the light at an angle. There's a power button right in the middle of the front panel, with an integrated white power LED that thankfully isn't distractingly bright. There's also a second indicator slightly to its left, for some reason.
The right edge is blank but there are ports all around the other sides. On the rear panel, there's a DC power inlet, full-sized HDMI and DisplayPort video outputs, two USB 3.0 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet jack, and a 3.5mm headset socket. Hot air is exhausted out through a vent running above all the ports. There are two more USB 3.0 ports on the left in addition to an SD card slot and a Kensington security lock slot.
The modern display outputs allow you to run three screens simultaneously (using a DisplayPort daisy-chain). The two USB ports on the left allow fast charging. In short, there's more than enough for most connectivity needs. We'd suggest going with wireless peripherals as far as possible to keep things looking good.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Lenmar Mutant 20,800 mAh Portable Charger Review
Lenmar Mutant 20,800 mAh Portable Charger Review
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When it comes to battery life for our mobile devices we could always use a little more. That is where the impressive Lenmar Mutant 20,800 mAh portable battery and power pack comes into play. These days our Android and iOS smartphones and tablets are getting bigger, faster, and more power hungry, but battery advances have remained stagnant.
It’s this that has caused an increase in popularity of portable chargers or battery packs for mobile devices. We’ve used plenty of popular brands in the past like Anker, TYLT, MyCharge and more, but a relatively new device from Lenmar packs enough juice for all of your devices. If you’re like me, you probably carry around at least one smartphone, and possibly a tablet too. Being able to always have additional battery while on the go is crucial with like Apple A1021 AC Adapter, Apple A1222 AC Adapter, Apple M8942 AC Adapter, Apple a1036 AC Adapter, Apple Magsafe AC Adapter, Apple M8942 AC Adapter, Apple A1021 AC Adapter, Apple A1184 AC Adapter, Apple A1172 AC Adapter, Apple A1222 AC Adapter, Apple A1330 AC Adapter, Apple M8482 AC Adapter, and this huge power pack aims to deliver.
The Lenmar Mutant power pack for smartphones and tablets has a huge 20,800 mAh lithium-ion battery and four USB ports that delivers enough power to charge your tablet, smartphone, some accessories and more, all at the same time. We’ve had a chance to enjoy Lenmar’s relatively small power pack over the past few weeks and wanted to share our thoughts. Read on for our Lenmar 20,800 mAh portable battery review.
While it’s still the cold months for many around the United States, the summer adventures will be here soon enough and that means you’ll probably be looking for some external battery packs to keep your iPhone, iPad Air 2, or your newest Samsung smartphone full of battery all day long. Whether it’s a day at the beach, or a weekend camping trip, this power pack has enough juice to last the entire time. This can be for yourself, or one device to charge every smartphone for the entire family.
For those who aren’t too familiar with battery packs, they’re essentially the same type of lithium-ion battery inside of our smartphones and tablets but added into a device that usually has a USB output so we can connect our devices included USB cable and charge a device on the go. Basically, you can charge your phone or tablet with it. Only with the Lenmar Mutant it has four USB ports, allowing you to simultaneously charge four devices at once.
As an example, this one device will be able to charge your iPhone 6 nearly 10 times, or two full charges of your iPad Air 2. This means you won’t have to search for an outlet while traveling for work or pleasure, or when you don’t have a wall outlet while camping. The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a large 2,800 mAh battery that usually lasts most users an entire day. Doing the math here, the almost 21,000 mAh of battery inside the Lenmar should technically be able to fully charge a Galaxy S5 nearly 7 times. That’s enough to last all week!
These days portable power banks or chargers are a dime a dozen, and all over Amazon with cheap batteries that never live up to the rating, but so far our experience with the Lenmar has been stellar. Obviously the 20,800 mAh rating is just that, a rating, but I charged my 3,220 mAh Nexus 6 five times over the past week, and the Lenmar Mutant still has one bar remaining, and enough battery to probably charge it again. Meaning that battery rating seems fairly accurate. What makes it even better though, is the Lenmar Mutant has high output USB ports. This allows for fast charging times, rather than slow charging you get from some of the cheaper alternatives.
There are two 2.4A USB ports for charging an iPad, Android tablets, and bigger smartphones. Then you also get two 1A USB ports for charging smaller USB devices like older iPhones, Android devices, your smartwatch, Vaper or e-cigarettes, or anything that takes a charge via a USB cable. That’s four devices that can be charged, all at the same time. My only complaint about the Lenmar thus far is that they only provide one extremely short 2ft micro-USB cord in the box, and no Apple lightning cable. Meaning you’ll need to bring your own.
This week I’ve been using the Lenmar 20,800 mAh portable battery to charge both my Nexus 9 tablet and Nexus 6 while on the go, and it still had some juice left for my backup Samsung Galaxy S5. It’s nice being able to carry one device that will charge everything, vs having a myriad of chargers or cables. This one device does it all.
At one point I had my Nexus 9, Nexus 6, Galaxy S5, and Moto 360 all charging on the Lenmar, but that will quickly drain all the juice. The design is pretty simple and has a soft-touch matte rubber black frame, and it feels nice in the hand. What impressed me the most about the Lenmar Mutant 20,800 mAh battery is I had four devices charging at once, and it was barely warm to the touch. Other chargers start to get really warm, but that wasn’t the case here.
Overall the build quality is extremely good, the ports are durable, and the 4-bar LED notification light is pretty accurate regarding battery. Tap the power button and you’ll see how much battery life is remaining. This is in 25% increments. If you hit the battery meter and have two bars left, this means you have at least 50% battery, or roughly 10,000 mAh of juice. Enough to charge any smartphone 3-4 times, if not more.
I’ll admit it, the Lenmar certainly isn’t small, but it’s fairly lightweight and I’d rather have one big battery than have to carry around two smaller 10,000 mAh options from the competition. This is one less device in my bag, which is fine by me. I’m always carrying around at least one smartphone, probably a tablet, and at some point need to charge my Android Wear smartwatch or fitness band. Having the Lenmar in my truck always full of battery has been a welcomed edition to my tech-filled lifestyle.
Many portable battery packs not only charge your devices over USB, but they themselves are charged up by a USB port too. Some of the larger packs can take between 4-5 hours to charge. This is both a pro and a con, as you don’t need another cord, but the Lenmar has a dedicated AC charger to power it up as quickly as possible. They include four international adapters for those who travel out of country frequently.
n the end it certainly isn’t the most compact “portable” charger I’ve ever used, the one small and low quality USB cable that was provided could be better, but the important thing here is battery life. The Lenmar Mutant is a device I’ll always have when I travel or go to the family cabin to ensure I’m never stuck without any battery in my gadgets. It’s a bit pricy being $149, but being able to charge four devices at a time makes it worthwhile. If some of the smaller options on Amazon don’t fit your need, give the Mutant a try, you’ll be glad you did.
Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Apple Ac Adapter
When it comes to battery life for our mobile devices we could always use a little more. That is where the impressive Lenmar Mutant 20,800 mAh portable battery and power pack comes into play. These days our Android and iOS smartphones and tablets are getting bigger, faster, and more power hungry, but battery advances have remained stagnant.
It’s this that has caused an increase in popularity of portable chargers or battery packs for mobile devices. We’ve used plenty of popular brands in the past like Anker, TYLT, MyCharge and more, but a relatively new device from Lenmar packs enough juice for all of your devices. If you’re like me, you probably carry around at least one smartphone, and possibly a tablet too. Being able to always have additional battery while on the go is crucial with like Apple A1021 AC Adapter, Apple A1222 AC Adapter, Apple M8942 AC Adapter, Apple a1036 AC Adapter, Apple Magsafe AC Adapter, Apple M8942 AC Adapter, Apple A1021 AC Adapter, Apple A1184 AC Adapter, Apple A1172 AC Adapter, Apple A1222 AC Adapter, Apple A1330 AC Adapter, Apple M8482 AC Adapter, and this huge power pack aims to deliver.
The Lenmar Mutant power pack for smartphones and tablets has a huge 20,800 mAh lithium-ion battery and four USB ports that delivers enough power to charge your tablet, smartphone, some accessories and more, all at the same time. We’ve had a chance to enjoy Lenmar’s relatively small power pack over the past few weeks and wanted to share our thoughts. Read on for our Lenmar 20,800 mAh portable battery review.
While it’s still the cold months for many around the United States, the summer adventures will be here soon enough and that means you’ll probably be looking for some external battery packs to keep your iPhone, iPad Air 2, or your newest Samsung smartphone full of battery all day long. Whether it’s a day at the beach, or a weekend camping trip, this power pack has enough juice to last the entire time. This can be for yourself, or one device to charge every smartphone for the entire family.
For those who aren’t too familiar with battery packs, they’re essentially the same type of lithium-ion battery inside of our smartphones and tablets but added into a device that usually has a USB output so we can connect our devices included USB cable and charge a device on the go. Basically, you can charge your phone or tablet with it. Only with the Lenmar Mutant it has four USB ports, allowing you to simultaneously charge four devices at once.
As an example, this one device will be able to charge your iPhone 6 nearly 10 times, or two full charges of your iPad Air 2. This means you won’t have to search for an outlet while traveling for work or pleasure, or when you don’t have a wall outlet while camping. The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a large 2,800 mAh battery that usually lasts most users an entire day. Doing the math here, the almost 21,000 mAh of battery inside the Lenmar should technically be able to fully charge a Galaxy S5 nearly 7 times. That’s enough to last all week!
These days portable power banks or chargers are a dime a dozen, and all over Amazon with cheap batteries that never live up to the rating, but so far our experience with the Lenmar has been stellar. Obviously the 20,800 mAh rating is just that, a rating, but I charged my 3,220 mAh Nexus 6 five times over the past week, and the Lenmar Mutant still has one bar remaining, and enough battery to probably charge it again. Meaning that battery rating seems fairly accurate. What makes it even better though, is the Lenmar Mutant has high output USB ports. This allows for fast charging times, rather than slow charging you get from some of the cheaper alternatives.
There are two 2.4A USB ports for charging an iPad, Android tablets, and bigger smartphones. Then you also get two 1A USB ports for charging smaller USB devices like older iPhones, Android devices, your smartwatch, Vaper or e-cigarettes, or anything that takes a charge via a USB cable. That’s four devices that can be charged, all at the same time. My only complaint about the Lenmar thus far is that they only provide one extremely short 2ft micro-USB cord in the box, and no Apple lightning cable. Meaning you’ll need to bring your own.
This week I’ve been using the Lenmar 20,800 mAh portable battery to charge both my Nexus 9 tablet and Nexus 6 while on the go, and it still had some juice left for my backup Samsung Galaxy S5. It’s nice being able to carry one device that will charge everything, vs having a myriad of chargers or cables. This one device does it all.
At one point I had my Nexus 9, Nexus 6, Galaxy S5, and Moto 360 all charging on the Lenmar, but that will quickly drain all the juice. The design is pretty simple and has a soft-touch matte rubber black frame, and it feels nice in the hand. What impressed me the most about the Lenmar Mutant 20,800 mAh battery is I had four devices charging at once, and it was barely warm to the touch. Other chargers start to get really warm, but that wasn’t the case here.
Overall the build quality is extremely good, the ports are durable, and the 4-bar LED notification light is pretty accurate regarding battery. Tap the power button and you’ll see how much battery life is remaining. This is in 25% increments. If you hit the battery meter and have two bars left, this means you have at least 50% battery, or roughly 10,000 mAh of juice. Enough to charge any smartphone 3-4 times, if not more.
I’ll admit it, the Lenmar certainly isn’t small, but it’s fairly lightweight and I’d rather have one big battery than have to carry around two smaller 10,000 mAh options from the competition. This is one less device in my bag, which is fine by me. I’m always carrying around at least one smartphone, probably a tablet, and at some point need to charge my Android Wear smartwatch or fitness band. Having the Lenmar in my truck always full of battery has been a welcomed edition to my tech-filled lifestyle.
Many portable battery packs not only charge your devices over USB, but they themselves are charged up by a USB port too. Some of the larger packs can take between 4-5 hours to charge. This is both a pro and a con, as you don’t need another cord, but the Lenmar has a dedicated AC charger to power it up as quickly as possible. They include four international adapters for those who travel out of country frequently.
n the end it certainly isn’t the most compact “portable” charger I’ve ever used, the one small and low quality USB cable that was provided could be better, but the important thing here is battery life. The Lenmar Mutant is a device I’ll always have when I travel or go to the family cabin to ensure I’m never stuck without any battery in my gadgets. It’s a bit pricy being $149, but being able to charge four devices at a time makes it worthwhile. If some of the smaller options on Amazon don’t fit your need, give the Mutant a try, you’ll be glad you did.
Zolt Is A Teeny-Tiny MacBook Charger
Zolt Is A Teeny-Tiny MacBook Charger
Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Acer Ac Adapter
If you’re sick of lugging around that bulky white cable and charger for your MacBook, Zolt could lighten your load. The $99 miniature 3 inch x 1.3 inch x 1.3 inch brick has three USB slots, and with a super thin $30 MagSafe cable, it can power MacBooks that require chargers up to 70 watts. When Zolt ships in Spring, it could simultaneously replace your computer, phone, and tablet chargers.
You can pre-order Zolt now for a discounted $79.
So how the hell did Zolt make a charger smaller than Apple with adapter such as Acer Aspire One 521 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 1551 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 4551 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 5251 AC Adapter, Acer TravelMate 8472 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 7551 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 1680 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire One AC Adapter, Acer Travelmate 3000 AC Adapter, Acer Travelmate 250 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 9100 AC Adapter, Acer Travelmate 200 AC Adapter? CEO Dinesh Ramanathan tells me 37 patents plus a special semi-conductor and current switching technology makes Zolt more efficient. When I asked why he created Zolt, Ramanathan simply pointed to a tangle of bulky chargers in a backpack and said “Because I’ve done that too often.”
Thanks to a variety of charger tips, Zolt can refill most laptops, a tablet, and a phone all at once. Zolt’s swiveling AC prongs and tall shape let it adapt to fit in just one space on most outlets or power strips. When it comes out, it will compete with the similarly small Dart charger.
Zolt doesn’t have the wattage to juice up the biggest Apple laptops. It can do the MacBook Airs, MacBooks, and MacBook Pro 13′, but not the 85 watt Pro 15′, 17′, or Retina. At half the weight of the 45 Watt MacBook chargers, it could definitely make the smaller models much lighter to schlep about. Laptops from Acer, Asus, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, HP, IBM/Lenovo, MSI, Samsung, and Toshiba are compatible too. And Zolt is working to get an official seal of approval from Apple.
We’ll have to wait for its release to see if it can charge devices as quickly as their native adapters and how the USB-thin Zolt MagSafe cable holds up. If the company makes good on its promise, though, you could leave your default laptop charger on your desk and take Zolt on the go.
Welcome to a Laptop AC Adapter specialist of the Acer Ac Adapter
If you’re sick of lugging around that bulky white cable and charger for your MacBook, Zolt could lighten your load. The $99 miniature 3 inch x 1.3 inch x 1.3 inch brick has three USB slots, and with a super thin $30 MagSafe cable, it can power MacBooks that require chargers up to 70 watts. When Zolt ships in Spring, it could simultaneously replace your computer, phone, and tablet chargers.
You can pre-order Zolt now for a discounted $79.
So how the hell did Zolt make a charger smaller than Apple with adapter such as Acer Aspire One 521 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 1551 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 4551 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 5251 AC Adapter, Acer TravelMate 8472 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 7551 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 1680 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire One AC Adapter, Acer Travelmate 3000 AC Adapter, Acer Travelmate 250 AC Adapter, Acer Aspire 9100 AC Adapter, Acer Travelmate 200 AC Adapter? CEO Dinesh Ramanathan tells me 37 patents plus a special semi-conductor and current switching technology makes Zolt more efficient. When I asked why he created Zolt, Ramanathan simply pointed to a tangle of bulky chargers in a backpack and said “Because I’ve done that too often.”
Thanks to a variety of charger tips, Zolt can refill most laptops, a tablet, and a phone all at once. Zolt’s swiveling AC prongs and tall shape let it adapt to fit in just one space on most outlets or power strips. When it comes out, it will compete with the similarly small Dart charger.
Zolt doesn’t have the wattage to juice up the biggest Apple laptops. It can do the MacBook Airs, MacBooks, and MacBook Pro 13′, but not the 85 watt Pro 15′, 17′, or Retina. At half the weight of the 45 Watt MacBook chargers, it could definitely make the smaller models much lighter to schlep about. Laptops from Acer, Asus, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, HP, IBM/Lenovo, MSI, Samsung, and Toshiba are compatible too. And Zolt is working to get an official seal of approval from Apple.
We’ll have to wait for its release to see if it can charge devices as quickly as their native adapters and how the USB-thin Zolt MagSafe cable holds up. If the company makes good on its promise, though, you could leave your default laptop charger on your desk and take Zolt on the go.
Monday, January 26, 2015
Asus Chromebook C300
Asus Chromebook C300
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Dell Ac Adapter
This modern-looking laptop has a matte-black chassis and nicely textured, faux-brushed-metal polycarbonate top lid and keyboard deck. Unfortunately, the look doesn't extend to the sides of the laptop, where the shiny plastic looks a little cheap. Thankfully, you won't have to look at the sides unless you're plugging peripherals into the system's HDMI port, headset jack, AC power adapter, SD card reader, single USB 2.0 port, or USB 3.0 port.
The chiclet-style keyboard is pleasant to use, as is the wide touchpad that supports multitouch gestures like right click and two-finger swipe. The system measures 0.8 by 13 by 9 inches (HWD) and weighs 2.87 pounds, so it's easy to carry around the house or to your favorite coffee shop with adapter such as Dell Latitude D600 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude XT AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 6000 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1501 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron E1505 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 6400 AC Adapter, Dell studio 17 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude X300 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude LS AC Adapter, Dell Latitude X1 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 2000 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1526 AC Adapter. You can even fit it on an airline tray cable in coach to use the 12 free Gogo Inflight Internet coupons that come with the system. Other Google offers like a 60-day Google Play All Access subscription and 100GB of Google Drive storage (for two years) are also included. (Google Drive has a Chromebook-only holiday special: free 1TB of storage for two years if you register before January 1)
You'll need that cloud storage, since the C300 only comes with a 16GB solid-state drive (SSD) and 2GB of system memory. The 16GB SSD is typical of most Chromebooks, though the Acer Chromebook C720P-2600$395.99 at Amazon offers double the system memory (4GB) and local storage (32GB) for around the same price. You can, of course, supplement local storage with an SD card, though there is no way to increase the C300's system memory.
The 13.3-inch screen has a 1,366-by-768 resolution, identical to the Asus C200 Chromebook and budget Windows ultraportables like the HP Stream 13 (13-c020nr)Best Price at Amazon. If you need more screen room, the Acer Chromebook 13 (CB5-311-T9B0)$249.99 at Amazon and the Toshiba CB35-B3340 Chromebook 2$329.00 at Best Buy both have 1,920-by-1,080-resolution displays. This means you can view 720p videos on the C300, but not 1080p HD without downscaling.
The display is of good quality, though like all LCD screens, it doesn't have a wide viewing angle and is not quite as clear as an In-Plane Switching (IPS) screen like the one in the Editors' Choice HP Chromebook 11 (Verizon LTE)$300.00 at Amazon and its Wi-Fi only sibling HP Chromebook 11$239.99 at Amazon. The C300 comes with a one-year warranty.
The C300 is equipped with an Intel Celeron N2830 dual-core processor with Intel HD Graphics. The system takes only a few seconds to boot up and to wake from sleep, but you will have to connect to a Wi-Fi network for most functions in Chrome OS. 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 are standard. The system loads Websites quickly and is adequate for most multimedia-heavy sites. Many browser-based games work fine, and Google has a Chrome plug-in store in case you need to add programs to your system. Google Docs and Drive worked fine in testing, but your mileage will vary, depending on the strength of your Wi-Fi signal.
Battery life is a major highlight. The C300 ran for 10 hours 42 minutes on our battery rundown test. That's much longer than the Acer Chromebook 13 (8:20), the HP Stream 13 (9:09), and the Toshiba CB35-B3340 (7:04). Only the Acer C200 (11:14) outlasted them all.
If you need all-day computing, and then some, with a larger display, the Asus Chromebook C300 is a top choice, provided you've got constant Internet access. If you absolutely need Windows programs and compatibility, the HP Stream 13, our Editors' Choice for budget ultraportables, is an option in the same price range. However, if all you need is to get on the Web, then the C300 should be more than enough. We still prefer the Editors' Choice HP Chromebook 13 for its construction quality, IPS screen, and micro-USB charging, but if you need a larger screen and longer battery life, the C300 comes a close second.
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This modern-looking laptop has a matte-black chassis and nicely textured, faux-brushed-metal polycarbonate top lid and keyboard deck. Unfortunately, the look doesn't extend to the sides of the laptop, where the shiny plastic looks a little cheap. Thankfully, you won't have to look at the sides unless you're plugging peripherals into the system's HDMI port, headset jack, AC power adapter, SD card reader, single USB 2.0 port, or USB 3.0 port.
The chiclet-style keyboard is pleasant to use, as is the wide touchpad that supports multitouch gestures like right click and two-finger swipe. The system measures 0.8 by 13 by 9 inches (HWD) and weighs 2.87 pounds, so it's easy to carry around the house or to your favorite coffee shop with adapter such as Dell Latitude D600 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude XT AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 6000 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1501 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron E1505 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 6400 AC Adapter, Dell studio 17 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude X300 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude LS AC Adapter, Dell Latitude X1 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 2000 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1526 AC Adapter. You can even fit it on an airline tray cable in coach to use the 12 free Gogo Inflight Internet coupons that come with the system. Other Google offers like a 60-day Google Play All Access subscription and 100GB of Google Drive storage (for two years) are also included. (Google Drive has a Chromebook-only holiday special: free 1TB of storage for two years if you register before January 1)
You'll need that cloud storage, since the C300 only comes with a 16GB solid-state drive (SSD) and 2GB of system memory. The 16GB SSD is typical of most Chromebooks, though the Acer Chromebook C720P-2600$395.99 at Amazon offers double the system memory (4GB) and local storage (32GB) for around the same price. You can, of course, supplement local storage with an SD card, though there is no way to increase the C300's system memory.
The 13.3-inch screen has a 1,366-by-768 resolution, identical to the Asus C200 Chromebook and budget Windows ultraportables like the HP Stream 13 (13-c020nr)Best Price at Amazon. If you need more screen room, the Acer Chromebook 13 (CB5-311-T9B0)$249.99 at Amazon and the Toshiba CB35-B3340 Chromebook 2$329.00 at Best Buy both have 1,920-by-1,080-resolution displays. This means you can view 720p videos on the C300, but not 1080p HD without downscaling.
The display is of good quality, though like all LCD screens, it doesn't have a wide viewing angle and is not quite as clear as an In-Plane Switching (IPS) screen like the one in the Editors' Choice HP Chromebook 11 (Verizon LTE)$300.00 at Amazon and its Wi-Fi only sibling HP Chromebook 11$239.99 at Amazon. The C300 comes with a one-year warranty.
The C300 is equipped with an Intel Celeron N2830 dual-core processor with Intel HD Graphics. The system takes only a few seconds to boot up and to wake from sleep, but you will have to connect to a Wi-Fi network for most functions in Chrome OS. 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 are standard. The system loads Websites quickly and is adequate for most multimedia-heavy sites. Many browser-based games work fine, and Google has a Chrome plug-in store in case you need to add programs to your system. Google Docs and Drive worked fine in testing, but your mileage will vary, depending on the strength of your Wi-Fi signal.
Battery life is a major highlight. The C300 ran for 10 hours 42 minutes on our battery rundown test. That's much longer than the Acer Chromebook 13 (8:20), the HP Stream 13 (9:09), and the Toshiba CB35-B3340 (7:04). Only the Acer C200 (11:14) outlasted them all.
If you need all-day computing, and then some, with a larger display, the Asus Chromebook C300 is a top choice, provided you've got constant Internet access. If you absolutely need Windows programs and compatibility, the HP Stream 13, our Editors' Choice for budget ultraportables, is an option in the same price range. However, if all you need is to get on the Web, then the C300 should be more than enough. We still prefer the Editors' Choice HP Chromebook 13 for its construction quality, IPS screen, and micro-USB charging, but if you need a larger screen and longer battery life, the C300 comes a close second.
weltweit kleinstes 13-Zoll-Ultrabook auf der CES vorgestellt
weltweit kleinstes 13-Zoll-Ultrabook auf der CES vorgestellt
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Dell hat auf der CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas eine Neuauflage seines Ultrabooks XPS 13 enthüllt. Laut Hersteller ist es dank seines kompakten Gehäuses und nur 5,2 Millimeter dicken Displayrahmen das kleinste 13-Zoll-Notebook auf dem Markt. Das Dell XPS 13 (2015) ist seit dem 6. Januar in den USA ab knapp 800 Dollar erhältlich. Preise und ein Verkaufstermin sind für Deutschland noch nicht bekannt.
Das neue XPS 13 ist laut Dell 23 Prozent kleiner als ein Apple MacBook Air mit identisch großem 13-Zoll-Display. Es misst 30,4 mal 20 Zentimeter in der Breite und Tiefe und kommt damit fast auf die Größe eines MacBook Air mit 11-Zoll-Diagonale with adapter like Dell Inspiron 15 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1545 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1750 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1210 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 1000 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 1200 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 7000 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 3500 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 9200 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude D620 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude D820 AC Adapter, Dell XPS M1210 AC Adapter. Dies erreicht Dell durch äußerst dünne Displayrahmen, die an drei Seiten nur rund 5,2 Millimeter breit sind. Dell zufolge nehmen sie im Verhältnis nur 2 Prozent der Vorderseite ein.
Das Gewicht ist mit knapp 1,18 Kilogramm (1,26 Kg mit Touchscreen) ebenfalls näher am 11- als 13-Zoll-Modell von Apple. Das Gehäuse kommt an der dicksten Stelle auf rund 1,52 Zentimeter und an der dünnsten auf 9 Millimeter. Damit ist es insgesamt noch etwas dünner als das MacBook Air. Bei der Verarbeitung setzt Dell auf Premium-Materialien. Das Gehäuse besteht aus Karbonfaser und eloxiertem Aluminium und macht dementsprechend einen hochwertigen Eindruck
Punkten kann das Dell-Ultrabook neben dem edlen und fast rahmenlos wirkenden Design auch mit einem hochauflösenden und hellen Display. Der 13,3-Zoll-Bildschirm, der wahlweise auch als Touchscreen erhältlich ist, verfügt in den teureren Versionen über eine QHD-Auflösung von 3.200 mal 1.800. Die Anzeige kommt auf eine Helligkeit von 400 Nit. Eine Konfiguration mit 4K-Auflösung gibt es nicht. Die günstigeren Modelle sind mit einer Full-HD-Auflösung ausgestattet. Geschützt ist das Display von Cornigs Gorilla Glas.
Angetrieben wird das Dell XPS 13 in der günstigsten Konfiguration von einer Intel-Core-i3-5010U-CPU mit 2,1 GHz Takt, der 4 GByte DDR3L-RAM zur Seite stehen. Für Daten steht ein 128 GByte großer SSD-Speicher zur Verfügung. Das Top-Modell für knapp 1600 Dollar kommt mit einem Intel-Core-i7-5500U-Prozessor mit 3 GHz Takt, 8 GByte RAM und einem 256 GByte großen SSD-Laufwerk. Gegen einen Aufpreis von 300 Dollar bestückt Dell das Ultrabook auch mit 512 GByte. Die Akkulaufzeit beträgt laut Dell bis zu satte 15 Stunden beim Full-HD-Modell und immer noch guten 12 Stunden bei der QHD-Version.
Zur weiteren Ausstattung des Dell XPS 12 (2015) gehören WLAN 802.11ac, Dual-Band-WiFi und Bluetooth 4.0. An Anschlussmöglichkeiten sind zwei USB-3.0- und ein Mini-Display-Port sowie ein 3-in-1-SD-Kartenleser vorhanden. Für weitere Anschlüsse hat Dell einen Adapter im Angebot, der das Ultrabook um eine weitere USB-3.0, USB-2.0-, HDMI-, VGA- und Ethernet-Buchse erweitert. Das Dell XPS 13 kommt weiterhin mit einer vollwertigen und komfortablen Tastatur mit Hintergrundbeleuchtung und einem großen Touchpad.
Nachfolgendes Hands-on unserer amerikanischen Kollegen von CNET.com vermittelt einen ersten Eindruck des neuen Dell XPS 13.
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Dell hat auf der CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas eine Neuauflage seines Ultrabooks XPS 13 enthüllt. Laut Hersteller ist es dank seines kompakten Gehäuses und nur 5,2 Millimeter dicken Displayrahmen das kleinste 13-Zoll-Notebook auf dem Markt. Das Dell XPS 13 (2015) ist seit dem 6. Januar in den USA ab knapp 800 Dollar erhältlich. Preise und ein Verkaufstermin sind für Deutschland noch nicht bekannt.
Das neue XPS 13 ist laut Dell 23 Prozent kleiner als ein Apple MacBook Air mit identisch großem 13-Zoll-Display. Es misst 30,4 mal 20 Zentimeter in der Breite und Tiefe und kommt damit fast auf die Größe eines MacBook Air mit 11-Zoll-Diagonale with adapter like Dell Inspiron 15 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1545 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1750 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 1210 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 1000 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 1200 AC Adapter, Dell inspiron 7000 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 3500 AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron 9200 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude D620 AC Adapter, Dell Latitude D820 AC Adapter, Dell XPS M1210 AC Adapter. Dies erreicht Dell durch äußerst dünne Displayrahmen, die an drei Seiten nur rund 5,2 Millimeter breit sind. Dell zufolge nehmen sie im Verhältnis nur 2 Prozent der Vorderseite ein.
Das Gewicht ist mit knapp 1,18 Kilogramm (1,26 Kg mit Touchscreen) ebenfalls näher am 11- als 13-Zoll-Modell von Apple. Das Gehäuse kommt an der dicksten Stelle auf rund 1,52 Zentimeter und an der dünnsten auf 9 Millimeter. Damit ist es insgesamt noch etwas dünner als das MacBook Air. Bei der Verarbeitung setzt Dell auf Premium-Materialien. Das Gehäuse besteht aus Karbonfaser und eloxiertem Aluminium und macht dementsprechend einen hochwertigen Eindruck
Punkten kann das Dell-Ultrabook neben dem edlen und fast rahmenlos wirkenden Design auch mit einem hochauflösenden und hellen Display. Der 13,3-Zoll-Bildschirm, der wahlweise auch als Touchscreen erhältlich ist, verfügt in den teureren Versionen über eine QHD-Auflösung von 3.200 mal 1.800. Die Anzeige kommt auf eine Helligkeit von 400 Nit. Eine Konfiguration mit 4K-Auflösung gibt es nicht. Die günstigeren Modelle sind mit einer Full-HD-Auflösung ausgestattet. Geschützt ist das Display von Cornigs Gorilla Glas.
Angetrieben wird das Dell XPS 13 in der günstigsten Konfiguration von einer Intel-Core-i3-5010U-CPU mit 2,1 GHz Takt, der 4 GByte DDR3L-RAM zur Seite stehen. Für Daten steht ein 128 GByte großer SSD-Speicher zur Verfügung. Das Top-Modell für knapp 1600 Dollar kommt mit einem Intel-Core-i7-5500U-Prozessor mit 3 GHz Takt, 8 GByte RAM und einem 256 GByte großen SSD-Laufwerk. Gegen einen Aufpreis von 300 Dollar bestückt Dell das Ultrabook auch mit 512 GByte. Die Akkulaufzeit beträgt laut Dell bis zu satte 15 Stunden beim Full-HD-Modell und immer noch guten 12 Stunden bei der QHD-Version.
Zur weiteren Ausstattung des Dell XPS 12 (2015) gehören WLAN 802.11ac, Dual-Band-WiFi und Bluetooth 4.0. An Anschlussmöglichkeiten sind zwei USB-3.0- und ein Mini-Display-Port sowie ein 3-in-1-SD-Kartenleser vorhanden. Für weitere Anschlüsse hat Dell einen Adapter im Angebot, der das Ultrabook um eine weitere USB-3.0, USB-2.0-, HDMI-, VGA- und Ethernet-Buchse erweitert. Das Dell XPS 13 kommt weiterhin mit einer vollwertigen und komfortablen Tastatur mit Hintergrundbeleuchtung und einem großen Touchpad.
Nachfolgendes Hands-on unserer amerikanischen Kollegen von CNET.com vermittelt einen ersten Eindruck des neuen Dell XPS 13.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Toshiba gets aggressive with a $120, 7-inch Windows tablet
Toshiba gets aggressive with a $120, 7-inch Windows tablet
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Toshiba Australia has issued a recall notice for the power cord it supplied with laptops sold in Australia between 1st September 2010 and 30th June 2012.
The recall notice says the “'LS-15' labelled AC Power cord” was built with “electrical insulation [that] may degrade over time”.
If that happens, there's “potential to overheat and burn”.
If you own such a device, get thee hither to register for a replacement.
Or if you'd rather not jump through those hoops, this looks to be an utterly standard C-13 to AS/NZS3112 that you can probably pick up for a fiver at any decent electrical retailer. Or have half a dozen of in your shed with adapyer like Toshiba Satellite X200 Ac Adapter, Toshiba G15 Ac Adapter, Toshiba Equium A60 Ac Adapter, Toshiba PA3165U-1ACA Ac Adapter, Toshiba Satellite 1600 Ac Adapter, Toshiba Satellite 200 Ac Adapter, Toshiba Satellite A100 Ac Adapter, Toshiba Tecra L2 Ac Adapter, Toshiba Satellite M20 Ac Adapter, Toshiba Satellite M65 Ac Adapter, Toshiba terca 8000 Ac Adapter, Toshiba Satellite 1900 Ac Adapter.
Toshiba's not the only company to recall this cord: HP's also done a global recall. Somewhere, a low-level supplier is having rather deep chats with its lawyers and insurers.
Over the years, Windows tablets have been getting smaller and smaller -- and cheaper and cheaper. Well, surprise! They're getting tinier, and we've just about hit bargain-basement pricing. Toshiba just announced the Encore Mini, a 7-inch slate that will sell for just $120 -- an aggressive move, considering 8-inch models hover around the $200 mark. Technically speaking, the Encore Mini is not the cheapest Windows tablet out there, but it's definitely the lowest price we've seen from a tier-one brand. For the money, you get full Windows 8.1, though the specs are, as you'd expect, pretty low-end. These include a 1,024 x 600 display, a quad-core Intel Atom Z3735G processor with 1GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in storage and dual 2MP/0.3MP cameras. At 0.78 pound, it's heavier than, say, the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, which we just reviewed, but either way, you shouldn't have a problem toting it around.
On a bright note, Toshiba is throwing in 1TB of OneDrive storage, free for one year, and there's also a microSDXC slot that takes cards up to 128GB. One year of Office 365 service is included too. Additionally, Toshiba worked with Microsoft to optimize the scaling, so that even when you're in desktop mode, on-screen objects should still be big enough to hit with your fingers. This worked well in my hands-on, but then again, I have slender fingers, so maybe take that with a grain of salt. In any case, if you're tempted, it's available now.
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Toshiba Australia has issued a recall notice for the power cord it supplied with laptops sold in Australia between 1st September 2010 and 30th June 2012.
The recall notice says the “'LS-15' labelled AC Power cord” was built with “electrical insulation [that] may degrade over time”.
If that happens, there's “potential to overheat and burn”.
If you own such a device, get thee hither to register for a replacement.
Or if you'd rather not jump through those hoops, this looks to be an utterly standard C-13 to AS/NZS3112 that you can probably pick up for a fiver at any decent electrical retailer. Or have half a dozen of in your shed with adapyer like Toshiba Satellite X200 Ac Adapter, Toshiba G15 Ac Adapter, Toshiba Equium A60 Ac Adapter, Toshiba PA3165U-1ACA Ac Adapter, Toshiba Satellite 1600 Ac Adapter, Toshiba Satellite 200 Ac Adapter, Toshiba Satellite A100 Ac Adapter, Toshiba Tecra L2 Ac Adapter, Toshiba Satellite M20 Ac Adapter, Toshiba Satellite M65 Ac Adapter, Toshiba terca 8000 Ac Adapter, Toshiba Satellite 1900 Ac Adapter.
Toshiba's not the only company to recall this cord: HP's also done a global recall. Somewhere, a low-level supplier is having rather deep chats with its lawyers and insurers.
Over the years, Windows tablets have been getting smaller and smaller -- and cheaper and cheaper. Well, surprise! They're getting tinier, and we've just about hit bargain-basement pricing. Toshiba just announced the Encore Mini, a 7-inch slate that will sell for just $120 -- an aggressive move, considering 8-inch models hover around the $200 mark. Technically speaking, the Encore Mini is not the cheapest Windows tablet out there, but it's definitely the lowest price we've seen from a tier-one brand. For the money, you get full Windows 8.1, though the specs are, as you'd expect, pretty low-end. These include a 1,024 x 600 display, a quad-core Intel Atom Z3735G processor with 1GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in storage and dual 2MP/0.3MP cameras. At 0.78 pound, it's heavier than, say, the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, which we just reviewed, but either way, you shouldn't have a problem toting it around.
On a bright note, Toshiba is throwing in 1TB of OneDrive storage, free for one year, and there's also a microSDXC slot that takes cards up to 128GB. One year of Office 365 service is included too. Additionally, Toshiba worked with Microsoft to optimize the scaling, so that even when you're in desktop mode, on-screen objects should still be big enough to hit with your fingers. This worked well in my hands-on, but then again, I have slender fingers, so maybe take that with a grain of salt. In any case, if you're tempted, it's available now.
Zolt is a tiny universal laptop power adapter
Zolt is a tiny universal laptop power adapter
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Odds are that unless you bring your computer back and forth between home and your office, you're still using the power adapter that came with it. But if you plan to buy a second one, or just want to upgrade to something more versatile, there's a new alternative called the Zolt. It's a $79.99, 70-watt notebook charger that also charges two USB devices at the same time. It's designed mainly to charge PCs, but will also work with Apple's MagSafe plug using a $30 adapter the company says it's still developing.
There are some other neat design tricks, like swiveling 90 degrees to send your cords facing in a different direction, and a tall and narrow footprint that promises to take up just one plug instead of two on an outlet or power strip. Also, when not using it as a notebook adapter with such as Samsung RV411 Ac Adapter, Samsung 300E Ac Adapter, Samsung RV420 Ac Adapter, Samsung Q460 Ac Adapter, Samsung RV520 Ac Adapter, Samsung N220 Ac Adapter, Samsung E251 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-NB30 Ac Adapter, Samsung AD-9019 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP900X3A Ac Adapter, Samsung Q1 Ac Adapter, Samsung Q210 Ac Adapter, the Zolt works a 3-plug USB charger, which potentially means one less thing you need to schlep.
Besides its power features, one of the things that makes the Zolt potentially more attractive than first-party power adapters is its size. It's 3 inches long and 3 ounces in weight, which is half of what Apple 45-watt MagSafe 2 charger weighs, and less than a competing combination USB and notebook power adapter from Kensington. International users should take note that the adapter will work on other voltages, but you'll need to plug it into a wall plug adapter, which Zolt does not sell.
This all may sound a little similar to FinSix's Dart charger, which debuted at last year's Consumer Electronics Show, and promised similar feats of size and weight. But that product still hasn't shipped, and won't until May. Zolt says it plans to have its model out to buyers in the spring (when it plans to raise the price to $99.99) along with releasing its Apple adapter. In the meantime, the company promises it will power PC notebooks from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, and others using its included 6-foot charging cable.
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Odds are that unless you bring your computer back and forth between home and your office, you're still using the power adapter that came with it. But if you plan to buy a second one, or just want to upgrade to something more versatile, there's a new alternative called the Zolt. It's a $79.99, 70-watt notebook charger that also charges two USB devices at the same time. It's designed mainly to charge PCs, but will also work with Apple's MagSafe plug using a $30 adapter the company says it's still developing.
There are some other neat design tricks, like swiveling 90 degrees to send your cords facing in a different direction, and a tall and narrow footprint that promises to take up just one plug instead of two on an outlet or power strip. Also, when not using it as a notebook adapter with such as Samsung RV411 Ac Adapter, Samsung 300E Ac Adapter, Samsung RV420 Ac Adapter, Samsung Q460 Ac Adapter, Samsung RV520 Ac Adapter, Samsung N220 Ac Adapter, Samsung E251 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-NB30 Ac Adapter, Samsung AD-9019 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP900X3A Ac Adapter, Samsung Q1 Ac Adapter, Samsung Q210 Ac Adapter, the Zolt works a 3-plug USB charger, which potentially means one less thing you need to schlep.
Besides its power features, one of the things that makes the Zolt potentially more attractive than first-party power adapters is its size. It's 3 inches long and 3 ounces in weight, which is half of what Apple 45-watt MagSafe 2 charger weighs, and less than a competing combination USB and notebook power adapter from Kensington. International users should take note that the adapter will work on other voltages, but you'll need to plug it into a wall plug adapter, which Zolt does not sell.
This all may sound a little similar to FinSix's Dart charger, which debuted at last year's Consumer Electronics Show, and promised similar feats of size and weight. But that product still hasn't shipped, and won't until May. Zolt says it plans to have its model out to buyers in the spring (when it plans to raise the price to $99.99) along with releasing its Apple adapter. In the meantime, the company promises it will power PC notebooks from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, and others using its included 6-foot charging cable.
Friday, January 23, 2015
Will VIOS Pushback Drive Direct-Attached Disk Comeback?
Will VIOS Pushback Drive Direct-Attached Disk Comeback?
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Simplicity used to be one of the hallmarks of the AS/400. You plug in the wires, fire up the applications, and the thing just runs forever. But in today's world, virtualization reigns supreme. Along with that virtualization comes a level of complexity that can turn once-simple tasks into difficult projects. Now, there are indications that a growing wariness of virtualization technologies--not just VIOS but "i on i" virtualization, too--is driving us back to a simpler world of direct-attached disks.
You can't blame IBM for building advanced virtualization technology. Driven by requirements from the world's biggest companies, IBM has created System z mainframes and Power Systems that virtualize every resource, from the CPU and memory to disk and network I/O. In the IBM i world, layer upon layer of virtualization exist, from the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) and PowerVM hypervisor to iASPS and TIMI (technology independent machine interface) itself. There really is no avoiding it.
When IBM introduced logical partitioning (LPAR) to the IBM i platform in the late 1990s, there was a learning curve associated with it. Since the launch of IBM i version 6.1 in 2008, the community has come to grips with VIOS, which virtualizes the disk and network adapters with like Lenovo Y510 AC adapter, Lenovo 3000 AC adapter, IBM lenovo 02K6900 AC adapter, IBM Lenovo 310 AC adapter, IBM Z60t AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad E530 AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad A20 AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad T40 AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad X40 AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad R60 AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad T60 AC adapter, Lenovo N100 AC adapterin a Power Systems environment, thereby eliminating the requirement that IBM i or AIX and their LPARs have actual drivers of their own for the physical adapters dedicated to them.
VIOS brings benefits and drawbacks. Since it lowers the number of network adapters required to connect to a storage area network (SAN), it drives down costs and boosts efficiency of the physical I/O adapters that are left. As midrange IBM i shops adopt SANs--particularly the Storwize series, which are proving popular--they naturally gravitate toward VIOS to drive efficiency.
But the drawbacks of VIOS have proved a sticking point. Since it's an AIX application, it requires IBM i shop to set up, manage, and monitor an AIX partition. These skills are largely foreign to IBM i shops. Bigger shops can afford to hire or train somebody in AIX, but that's a tougher thing to ask smaller IBM i shops to do. Tool vendors in the space, such as HelpSystems and Halcyon Software, have responded by building VIOS monitoring capabilities into their products, which helps those who have already moved beyond the core commands available in the OS.
These VIOS issues have played out since IBM i shops started adopting Power7 servers. As they move up to Power8 boxes, they've become more pronounced because IBM has shipped systems that offer a very limited number of slots for network adapter cards, particularly on smaller systems. There are some indications IBM may offer an expansion enclosure for Power8 servers, but it's apparently not on the docket for the next round of announcements.
One company that's helping users get the most bang for their Power buck, virtualized or not, is Midrange Performance Group. MPG has been supporting VIOS in its PowerNav performance monitoring solution for AIX and Linux for some time. Earlier this month, MPG announced that it's giving its Performance Navigator customers a deep discount on the PowerNav offering so they can monitor VIOS. It's not easy to get a clear view of IBM i performance problems when I/O paths are virtualized. That's what MPG's performance monitoring tools do--effectively allow users to cut through the haze of virtualization, so to speak, and get as close as they can to the bare metal.
MPG has seen a surge in interest in VIOS performance monitoring among its IBM i clients. "We are seeing an increase in IBM i users with external disk through VIOS," Randy Watson, president and co-founder of the Boulder, Colorado, company, tells IT Jungle. "There's not enough slots in the new Power8 servers to drive all LPARs with their own disk, as we have traditionally done."
The lack of slots forces customers into one of two options: either use VIOS or host IBM i client LPARs in a host IBM i LPAR, or what's known as "i on i" or "iVirtualization." There are some indications that IBM i shops are increasingly looking to i on i virtualization as a way to avoid VIOS. The approach allows users to create a virtual bridge that allows the host partition to share its physical I/O adapter with client partitions. The drawback of this approach is that it creates a single point of failure. At least with VIOS, IBM supports the capability to create dual VIOS servers for redundancy.
Two years ago, Watson would have said the IT industry was firmly marching toward greater virtualization and adoption of external disk arrays. "But now I'm seeing rumblings in industry, in the storage industry in general, that people are moving back to direct-attached disk because the virtualization is such a headache that people have finally thrown their hands up and given up."
This is not an IBM i-specific issue, but an industry-wide issue, he says. "From my little narrow point of view, it's extremely difficult to even track how many LUNs you have, how big they are, and how full they are," Watson says. With direct-attached storage, "at least I know where my data is."
We're never going to see the virtualization genie put back into the bottle. There are too many advantages to this approach, particularly among the bigger companies that drive technology requirements. But among shops of all sizes, there are concerns that the added complexity that virtualization brings may outweigh the benefits, particularly if it hurts system reliability, availability, and security.
Data is money in today's world, and organizations need to ensure that the ways they're collecting, storing, processing, and securing the data meet certain standards. Today's massive data flows are creating all sorts of challenges for IT outfits, and forcing technologists to come up with new and innovative ways of handling data. Data and storage virtualization technologies that ease the handling of data will definitely have their place in the sun, but only if they don't hurt an organizations' ability to process, store, and protect the data in the process. For smaller organizations without the headroom to deal with virtualization, perhaps going back to direct-attached storage makes the most sense.
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Simplicity used to be one of the hallmarks of the AS/400. You plug in the wires, fire up the applications, and the thing just runs forever. But in today's world, virtualization reigns supreme. Along with that virtualization comes a level of complexity that can turn once-simple tasks into difficult projects. Now, there are indications that a growing wariness of virtualization technologies--not just VIOS but "i on i" virtualization, too--is driving us back to a simpler world of direct-attached disks.
You can't blame IBM for building advanced virtualization technology. Driven by requirements from the world's biggest companies, IBM has created System z mainframes and Power Systems that virtualize every resource, from the CPU and memory to disk and network I/O. In the IBM i world, layer upon layer of virtualization exist, from the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) and PowerVM hypervisor to iASPS and TIMI (technology independent machine interface) itself. There really is no avoiding it.
When IBM introduced logical partitioning (LPAR) to the IBM i platform in the late 1990s, there was a learning curve associated with it. Since the launch of IBM i version 6.1 in 2008, the community has come to grips with VIOS, which virtualizes the disk and network adapters with like Lenovo Y510 AC adapter, Lenovo 3000 AC adapter, IBM lenovo 02K6900 AC adapter, IBM Lenovo 310 AC adapter, IBM Z60t AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad E530 AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad A20 AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad T40 AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad X40 AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad R60 AC adapter, IBM ThinkPad T60 AC adapter, Lenovo N100 AC adapterin a Power Systems environment, thereby eliminating the requirement that IBM i or AIX and their LPARs have actual drivers of their own for the physical adapters dedicated to them.
VIOS brings benefits and drawbacks. Since it lowers the number of network adapters required to connect to a storage area network (SAN), it drives down costs and boosts efficiency of the physical I/O adapters that are left. As midrange IBM i shops adopt SANs--particularly the Storwize series, which are proving popular--they naturally gravitate toward VIOS to drive efficiency.
But the drawbacks of VIOS have proved a sticking point. Since it's an AIX application, it requires IBM i shop to set up, manage, and monitor an AIX partition. These skills are largely foreign to IBM i shops. Bigger shops can afford to hire or train somebody in AIX, but that's a tougher thing to ask smaller IBM i shops to do. Tool vendors in the space, such as HelpSystems and Halcyon Software, have responded by building VIOS monitoring capabilities into their products, which helps those who have already moved beyond the core commands available in the OS.
These VIOS issues have played out since IBM i shops started adopting Power7 servers. As they move up to Power8 boxes, they've become more pronounced because IBM has shipped systems that offer a very limited number of slots for network adapter cards, particularly on smaller systems. There are some indications IBM may offer an expansion enclosure for Power8 servers, but it's apparently not on the docket for the next round of announcements.
One company that's helping users get the most bang for their Power buck, virtualized or not, is Midrange Performance Group. MPG has been supporting VIOS in its PowerNav performance monitoring solution for AIX and Linux for some time. Earlier this month, MPG announced that it's giving its Performance Navigator customers a deep discount on the PowerNav offering so they can monitor VIOS. It's not easy to get a clear view of IBM i performance problems when I/O paths are virtualized. That's what MPG's performance monitoring tools do--effectively allow users to cut through the haze of virtualization, so to speak, and get as close as they can to the bare metal.
MPG has seen a surge in interest in VIOS performance monitoring among its IBM i clients. "We are seeing an increase in IBM i users with external disk through VIOS," Randy Watson, president and co-founder of the Boulder, Colorado, company, tells IT Jungle. "There's not enough slots in the new Power8 servers to drive all LPARs with their own disk, as we have traditionally done."
The lack of slots forces customers into one of two options: either use VIOS or host IBM i client LPARs in a host IBM i LPAR, or what's known as "i on i" or "iVirtualization." There are some indications that IBM i shops are increasingly looking to i on i virtualization as a way to avoid VIOS. The approach allows users to create a virtual bridge that allows the host partition to share its physical I/O adapter with client partitions. The drawback of this approach is that it creates a single point of failure. At least with VIOS, IBM supports the capability to create dual VIOS servers for redundancy.
Two years ago, Watson would have said the IT industry was firmly marching toward greater virtualization and adoption of external disk arrays. "But now I'm seeing rumblings in industry, in the storage industry in general, that people are moving back to direct-attached disk because the virtualization is such a headache that people have finally thrown their hands up and given up."
This is not an IBM i-specific issue, but an industry-wide issue, he says. "From my little narrow point of view, it's extremely difficult to even track how many LUNs you have, how big they are, and how full they are," Watson says. With direct-attached storage, "at least I know where my data is."
We're never going to see the virtualization genie put back into the bottle. There are too many advantages to this approach, particularly among the bigger companies that drive technology requirements. But among shops of all sizes, there are concerns that the added complexity that virtualization brings may outweigh the benefits, particularly if it hurts system reliability, availability, and security.
Data is money in today's world, and organizations need to ensure that the ways they're collecting, storing, processing, and securing the data meet certain standards. Today's massive data flows are creating all sorts of challenges for IT outfits, and forcing technologists to come up with new and innovative ways of handling data. Data and storage virtualization technologies that ease the handling of data will definitely have their place in the sun, but only if they don't hurt an organizations' ability to process, store, and protect the data in the process. For smaller organizations without the headroom to deal with virtualization, perhaps going back to direct-attached storage makes the most sense.
Customer service successes and fails
Customer service successes and fails
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Gateway Ac Adapter
I've just returned from a whirlwind trip back home for the holidays. It was a wonderful time and I was amazed at how much the city had grown since I was last there.
During the trip, I ran into a few problems and saw how different companies handle them. Apple's store was an example of wonderful service and, unfortunately, Southwest Air was an example of a customer service problem.
After trying to use an iPad as part of my travel production process, I finally gave up. I found the onboard keyboard to be a mistake amplifier. When I tried a using separate keyboard for the system, I found that the keyboard problems were resolved, but the limited multitasking capabilities of IOS made it difficult to write and conduct research simultaneously. So, I ordered a MacBook Air. It wasn't much bigger than an iPad with such as eMachines D520 AC adapter, eMachines E528 AC adapter, eMachines G520 AC adapter, Gateway LT1005 AC adapter, Gateway 0220A1990 AC adapter, Gateway ADP-50GB AC adapter, Gateway PA-1650-01 AC adapter, Gateway 0220A1890 AC adapter, Gateway SA70-3105 T4010 AC adapter, Gateway ADP-60DH AC adapter, Gateway Solo 9100 AC adapter, Gateway S7200 AC adapter, it had a lovely keyboard and it offered the same multitasking capabilities of my larger systems.
I make a practice of having a complete set of cables, chargers and other needed accessories for travel already packed in my briefcase. The charger already in my briefcase was for a larger MacBook Pro and wasn't the appropriate charger for its smaller brother. It would fry the little battery in the smaller system. So, I went to the local Apple Store, asked the sales rep for help and took home a charger. I immediately put it in my case for my next trip.
Midway through the trip, I wanted to top off the Macbook's battery. So, I hauled out the new charger and the little MacBook Air and discovered that the sales rep had accidentally given me the wrong charger. I know. I should have tested it before taking it on the road. My only excuse was that I was busy working on a project and thought I could save a few minutes. That was dumb. I accepted my sign and called for help.
I called Apple's 800 number while waiting in Chicago's lovely Midway airport. I spoke with a friendly, helpful agent. I've had good experiences with Apple's support people. Once I was able to help him understand that I was in an airport and I was given the wrong charger, he asked where I was headed. He looked up the closest store, posted a note in my record and suggested that I go there once I was back on the ground.
Once I picked up my rental car, I immediately drove to the Apple Store in Leawood, KS. I spoke with Sandy about my issue. She looked up the note in my record and took me to the back of the store. We traded chargers and I went on with my trip. This, in my view, is how customer service should be handled. I contacted Apple and they solved my problem.
While on the road, I had the opportunity to try out the new MacBook Air and test my theory that it was a better fit for my style of working than a tablet. It was, by the way.
Since I had watched television using Southwest Air's (SWA) free service service on the iPad, I was sure that I would be able to do the same using the MacBook. The in-air website said that OSX-based machines were supported although the two versions of the operating system listed in the "supported systems" list were ancient. I was pretty sure I could make it work. I was wrong.
SWA requires that travelers download a digital rights management plug-in for Adobe Flash before letting them see the content. When I clicked on the button to download the plug-in, the site tried to deliver a Windows .MSI file, not a OSX .PKG or .DMG installation file. So, no TV for Daniel. That wasn't a big problem because I had already downloaded a couple of books and a film for the trip.
When I got to my destination, I sent a question to SWA via their Twitter customer service account. They didn't answer during my trip and haven't answered since I returned.
Once I got home, I tried SWA's Email customer service account. Several days later, I got a message from one of their staff that demonstrated that either the person didn't understand the issue or didn't read my message at all.
Since I'm scheduled to go on another trip this week, I called the SWA 800 number, waited through a long list of advertisements and finally got through to an agent. I explained the situation. I was put on hold. Later the agent came back and told me that my system wasn't on the supported list because my system was running OSX 10.10, not 10.6 or 10.7. I said that wouldn't explain why Windows software rather than OSX software was delivered inflight. She insisted that was the cause of the problem. I am convinced she didn't know what she was talking about. I could see, however, that arguing with her wasn't going to solve my problem.
This, in my view, was a complete customer service failure. SWA had set up ways for its customers to communicate with the company and those ways didn't work. I still don't have an answer to what should have been a simple problem. There is no way, by the way, for someone to download the needed plug-ins while on the ground. The in-air system doesn't work correctly.
As companies back away from communicating directly with their customers and force them to use Twitter, Facebook or a voice response system that doesn't understand English very well, they need to consider how a friendly, loyal customer can quickly be turned into an angry person looking for a way to "get even."
Apple appears to have come up with a working system. I suspect that system is paid for out of Apple's premium prices. I nearly always get quick, helpful responses regardless of whether I use Twitter, email or call the company directly.
Southwest has a long way to go. They've made it very difficult for a traveler to get through to a human being and get reasonable answers and deal with real-world problems. They don't respond to Twitter messages at all. Email stock, boiler-plate responses appear to come from people who don't read the customers' messages at all. Telephone help is time consuming and in the end doesn't provide a workable solution.
Kudos to Apple. Southwest, your customer service needs work.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Gateway Ac Adapter
I've just returned from a whirlwind trip back home for the holidays. It was a wonderful time and I was amazed at how much the city had grown since I was last there.
During the trip, I ran into a few problems and saw how different companies handle them. Apple's store was an example of wonderful service and, unfortunately, Southwest Air was an example of a customer service problem.
After trying to use an iPad as part of my travel production process, I finally gave up. I found the onboard keyboard to be a mistake amplifier. When I tried a using separate keyboard for the system, I found that the keyboard problems were resolved, but the limited multitasking capabilities of IOS made it difficult to write and conduct research simultaneously. So, I ordered a MacBook Air. It wasn't much bigger than an iPad with such as eMachines D520 AC adapter, eMachines E528 AC adapter, eMachines G520 AC adapter, Gateway LT1005 AC adapter, Gateway 0220A1990 AC adapter, Gateway ADP-50GB AC adapter, Gateway PA-1650-01 AC adapter, Gateway 0220A1890 AC adapter, Gateway SA70-3105 T4010 AC adapter, Gateway ADP-60DH AC adapter, Gateway Solo 9100 AC adapter, Gateway S7200 AC adapter, it had a lovely keyboard and it offered the same multitasking capabilities of my larger systems.
I make a practice of having a complete set of cables, chargers and other needed accessories for travel already packed in my briefcase. The charger already in my briefcase was for a larger MacBook Pro and wasn't the appropriate charger for its smaller brother. It would fry the little battery in the smaller system. So, I went to the local Apple Store, asked the sales rep for help and took home a charger. I immediately put it in my case for my next trip.
Midway through the trip, I wanted to top off the Macbook's battery. So, I hauled out the new charger and the little MacBook Air and discovered that the sales rep had accidentally given me the wrong charger. I know. I should have tested it before taking it on the road. My only excuse was that I was busy working on a project and thought I could save a few minutes. That was dumb. I accepted my sign and called for help.
I called Apple's 800 number while waiting in Chicago's lovely Midway airport. I spoke with a friendly, helpful agent. I've had good experiences with Apple's support people. Once I was able to help him understand that I was in an airport and I was given the wrong charger, he asked where I was headed. He looked up the closest store, posted a note in my record and suggested that I go there once I was back on the ground.
Once I picked up my rental car, I immediately drove to the Apple Store in Leawood, KS. I spoke with Sandy about my issue. She looked up the note in my record and took me to the back of the store. We traded chargers and I went on with my trip. This, in my view, is how customer service should be handled. I contacted Apple and they solved my problem.
While on the road, I had the opportunity to try out the new MacBook Air and test my theory that it was a better fit for my style of working than a tablet. It was, by the way.
Since I had watched television using Southwest Air's (SWA) free service service on the iPad, I was sure that I would be able to do the same using the MacBook. The in-air website said that OSX-based machines were supported although the two versions of the operating system listed in the "supported systems" list were ancient. I was pretty sure I could make it work. I was wrong.
SWA requires that travelers download a digital rights management plug-in for Adobe Flash before letting them see the content. When I clicked on the button to download the plug-in, the site tried to deliver a Windows .MSI file, not a OSX .PKG or .DMG installation file. So, no TV for Daniel. That wasn't a big problem because I had already downloaded a couple of books and a film for the trip.
When I got to my destination, I sent a question to SWA via their Twitter customer service account. They didn't answer during my trip and haven't answered since I returned.
Once I got home, I tried SWA's Email customer service account. Several days later, I got a message from one of their staff that demonstrated that either the person didn't understand the issue or didn't read my message at all.
Since I'm scheduled to go on another trip this week, I called the SWA 800 number, waited through a long list of advertisements and finally got through to an agent. I explained the situation. I was put on hold. Later the agent came back and told me that my system wasn't on the supported list because my system was running OSX 10.10, not 10.6 or 10.7. I said that wouldn't explain why Windows software rather than OSX software was delivered inflight. She insisted that was the cause of the problem. I am convinced she didn't know what she was talking about. I could see, however, that arguing with her wasn't going to solve my problem.
This, in my view, was a complete customer service failure. SWA had set up ways for its customers to communicate with the company and those ways didn't work. I still don't have an answer to what should have been a simple problem. There is no way, by the way, for someone to download the needed plug-ins while on the ground. The in-air system doesn't work correctly.
As companies back away from communicating directly with their customers and force them to use Twitter, Facebook or a voice response system that doesn't understand English very well, they need to consider how a friendly, loyal customer can quickly be turned into an angry person looking for a way to "get even."
Apple appears to have come up with a working system. I suspect that system is paid for out of Apple's premium prices. I nearly always get quick, helpful responses regardless of whether I use Twitter, email or call the company directly.
Southwest has a long way to go. They've made it very difficult for a traveler to get through to a human being and get reasonable answers and deal with real-world problems. They don't respond to Twitter messages at all. Email stock, boiler-plate responses appear to come from people who don't read the customers' messages at all. Telephone help is time consuming and in the end doesn't provide a workable solution.
Kudos to Apple. Southwest, your customer service needs work.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Robe Pointes To 2015 In Berlin
Robe Pointes To 2015 In Berlin
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Once again Robe fixtures played a major role in lighting the massive New Year’s Eve celebrations in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, closing a year that celebrated 25 years since the momentous ‘fall’ of the Berlin Wall in November, and that looked forward to 2015 with lots of positive energy and great hopes and ambitions.
Lighting designer Lars Murasch of TLT EVENT AG used nearly 100 Robe moving lights on his rig this year – 64 Pointes, 16 x MMX Spots and 18 x MMX WashBeams. The event featured all-action performances by Tony Christie, Tokio Hotel, Laith Al Deen, Star violinist David Garrett and mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins, David Hasselhoff, the Hermes House Band and many more and was enjoyed by around a million visitors … and broadcast live on Germany’s National ZDF channel.
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The Pointes – more than on last year’s show which was also designed by Lars – were dotted all around the stage, and their multi-functionality used to the max to create multiple effects and looks, eye candy for the cameras and epic lighting scenes onstage.
They were selected for their brightness and well defined beams which held their own against the many LED screens onstage.
The additional Pointes replaced a number of 4Kw beams that were used last year, and these helped focus attention towards the main stage area by making it highly visible. With such enormous crowds, it was important to let people know the direction of the party … so if no signage was immediately visible, they could just follow the lights to the main stage. All of this helped with the general crowd management.
The MMX WashBeams were rigged on the stage wings, and enabled variable white light to be added quickly and easily where needed and as requested to any performers and presenters onstage for the telecast.
The MMX Spots were hung in the over-stage trusses, and their main task was to texture the stage floor with gobo work and colouring. Their dual animation wheels were very helpful in building the multi-layered 3D lighting looks for the stage that really stood out on the overhead shots and the wide camera sweeps.
All the Robe equipment was again delivered by rental company TLT EVENT AG whose Helge Rabethge was their Head of Lighting for the event.
Lars programmed and ran the show using two grandMA2 full size consoles. He also produced the video content and co-ordinated all the artist related video content, all of which was run from a Catalyst media server. The white light elements onstage were operated by Torsten Siebert using a grandMA2 light.
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Once again Robe fixtures played a major role in lighting the massive New Year’s Eve celebrations in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, closing a year that celebrated 25 years since the momentous ‘fall’ of the Berlin Wall in November, and that looked forward to 2015 with lots of positive energy and great hopes and ambitions.
Lighting designer Lars Murasch of TLT EVENT AG used nearly 100 Robe moving lights on his rig this year – 64 Pointes, 16 x MMX Spots and 18 x MMX WashBeams. The event featured all-action performances by Tony Christie, Tokio Hotel, Laith Al Deen, Star violinist David Garrett and mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins, David Hasselhoff, the Hermes House Band and many more and was enjoyed by around a million visitors … and broadcast live on Germany’s National ZDF channel.
Berlin was once again THE place to be in Europe for anyone seeing in the 2015 with battery such as Cordless Drill Battery, Iphone 4s Accessories, RYOBI Battery, Sony LED Video Light, Sony video light, Sony Camcorder Video Light, LED Video Light Camera Camcorder Lamp for Sony DSLR , LED Video Light Camera Camcorder Lamp for Canon Nikon Sony DSLR , Camcorder Video Light for SONY Panasonic Canon Video Camera DV , LED Video Light for Canon Nikon Sony, LED Video Light for Sony Camcorder, Video Camera Light For Sony, Sony Digital LED Video Camera Light, Video Camera Light For Sony Camerastyle and cool!
The Pointes – more than on last year’s show which was also designed by Lars – were dotted all around the stage, and their multi-functionality used to the max to create multiple effects and looks, eye candy for the cameras and epic lighting scenes onstage.
They were selected for their brightness and well defined beams which held their own against the many LED screens onstage.
The additional Pointes replaced a number of 4Kw beams that were used last year, and these helped focus attention towards the main stage area by making it highly visible. With such enormous crowds, it was important to let people know the direction of the party … so if no signage was immediately visible, they could just follow the lights to the main stage. All of this helped with the general crowd management.
The MMX WashBeams were rigged on the stage wings, and enabled variable white light to be added quickly and easily where needed and as requested to any performers and presenters onstage for the telecast.
The MMX Spots were hung in the over-stage trusses, and their main task was to texture the stage floor with gobo work and colouring. Their dual animation wheels were very helpful in building the multi-layered 3D lighting looks for the stage that really stood out on the overhead shots and the wide camera sweeps.
All the Robe equipment was again delivered by rental company TLT EVENT AG whose Helge Rabethge was their Head of Lighting for the event.
Lars programmed and ran the show using two grandMA2 full size consoles. He also produced the video content and co-ordinated all the artist related video content, all of which was run from a Catalyst media server. The white light elements onstage were operated by Torsten Siebert using a grandMA2 light.
Graphic video shows deadly Bridgeton police shooting
Graphic video shows deadly Bridgeton police shooting
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Newly released video is shedding new light on exactly what led up to a deadly police-involved shooting in South Jersey.
The police dashboard camera video was released by the Bridgeton Police Department on Tuesday.
The video is from December 30th when two police officers pulled over two men in a car.
The traffic stop escalated quickly, leading up to the use of deadly force.
Officers Braheme Days and Roger Worley ordered 36-year-old Jerame Reid not to move before Reid appears to push his way out of the passenger side door.
The video appears to show Reid with his hands in front of him as he stands to get out of the car and is shot and killed by the officers.
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Local activists say this was clearly excessive force.
At a press conference Wednesday activist Walter Hudson said, "Jerame Reid complied to the officer's demand, got out the car and he received a hail of bullets."
The altercation began with a traffic stop. Reid had a criminal record and was in fact arrested last summer by officer Days for drugs and resisting arrest.
The activists want the Cumberland County prosecutor removed from the case and are demanding the state attorney general to handle the probe.
The county prosecutor's office is promising a thorough and fair grand jury investigation.
Community members say this video helps reveal a pattern of police brutality in Bridgeton.
Local activist Saquion Gullet says, "It gives a face to an atmosphere that exists here every day. When you guys leave, this atmosphere is still going to be here. These people are still going to be harassed."
A spokesperson for the New Jersey Attorney General's Office says it is proper that the county prosecutor's grand jury investigation go forward. Then, they say, they will review the findings and conclusions of the local authorities.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Led Video Camera Light
Newly released video is shedding new light on exactly what led up to a deadly police-involved shooting in South Jersey.
The police dashboard camera video was released by the Bridgeton Police Department on Tuesday.
The video is from December 30th when two police officers pulled over two men in a car.
The traffic stop escalated quickly, leading up to the use of deadly force.
Officers Braheme Days and Roger Worley ordered 36-year-old Jerame Reid not to move before Reid appears to push his way out of the passenger side door.
The video appears to show Reid with his hands in front of him as he stands to get out of the car and is shot and killed by the officers.
Prosecutors say a gun was recovered however some with battery like Digital LED-5001 Video Camera Light, Digital LED-5012 Video Camera Light, Digital LED-5080 Video Camera Light, Digital LED-5005 Video Camera Light, Digital LED-5010A Video Camera Light, Digital LED-5004 Video Camera Light, Digital LED-5002 Video Camera Light, Digital LED-5003 Video Camera Light, Digital LED-5006 Video Camera Light, Digital LED-5009 Video Camera Light, Digital LED-5008 Video Camera Light, Universal External Battery, 5600mAh Universal External Battery, 7800mAh Universal External Batterywitnesses say that Reid was unarmed.
Local activists say this was clearly excessive force.
At a press conference Wednesday activist Walter Hudson said, "Jerame Reid complied to the officer's demand, got out the car and he received a hail of bullets."
The altercation began with a traffic stop. Reid had a criminal record and was in fact arrested last summer by officer Days for drugs and resisting arrest.
The activists want the Cumberland County prosecutor removed from the case and are demanding the state attorney general to handle the probe.
The county prosecutor's office is promising a thorough and fair grand jury investigation.
Community members say this video helps reveal a pattern of police brutality in Bridgeton.
Local activist Saquion Gullet says, "It gives a face to an atmosphere that exists here every day. When you guys leave, this atmosphere is still going to be here. These people are still going to be harassed."
A spokesperson for the New Jersey Attorney General's Office says it is proper that the county prosecutor's grand jury investigation go forward. Then, they say, they will review the findings and conclusions of the local authorities.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Nihon Kohden’s New Lightweight Mobile Transport Monitor
Nihon Kohden’s New Lightweight Mobile Transport Monitor
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Japan’s Nihon Kohden is releasing in the U.S. its new patient transport monitor. The device weighs 3.5 pounds (1.5 Kg), features a touch screen 5.5 inch (14 cm) screen, and keeps track of a 12-lead ECG, respiration, pulse oximetry, patient temperature, blood pressure, and a few other things. The device records unusual events for later analysis, as well as trends that clinicians can use to get a better perspective on a patient’s condition.
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From Nihon Kohden America:
“Our new lightweight, durable monitor redefines transport monitoring,” said Mike Dashefsky, vice president, Nihon Kohden America. “By providing visibility into nine critical parameters and seven waveforms, it makes basic and high acuity transport possible. There are no other transport monitors available that can offer this level of portability coupled with the same level of features found in high acuity monitors.”
Designed to address both basic and high acuity transport, the new monitor from Nihon Kohden America is imperative for transport situations in which maintaining a high standard of monitoring care is a must. The new monitor remotely displays up to nine parameters, making it the industry’s most comprehensive transport monitor. Furthermore, once the transport is complete, all data can be transferred to the patient’s bedside.
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Japan’s Nihon Kohden is releasing in the U.S. its new patient transport monitor. The device weighs 3.5 pounds (1.5 Kg), features a touch screen 5.5 inch (14 cm) screen, and keeps track of a 12-lead ECG, respiration, pulse oximetry, patient temperature, blood pressure, and a few other things. The device records unusual events for later analysis, as well as trends that clinicians can use to get a better perspective on a patient’s condition.
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From Nihon Kohden America:
“Our new lightweight, durable monitor redefines transport monitoring,” said Mike Dashefsky, vice president, Nihon Kohden America. “By providing visibility into nine critical parameters and seven waveforms, it makes basic and high acuity transport possible. There are no other transport monitors available that can offer this level of portability coupled with the same level of features found in high acuity monitors.”
Designed to address both basic and high acuity transport, the new monitor from Nihon Kohden America is imperative for transport situations in which maintaining a high standard of monitoring care is a must. The new monitor remotely displays up to nine parameters, making it the industry’s most comprehensive transport monitor. Furthermore, once the transport is complete, all data can be transferred to the patient’s bedside.
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Hematology Analyzers & Reagents Market by Products
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The global hematology market is estimated to grow at a lower CAGR in developed countries; however, it is expected to witness high growth in emerging countries such as China, India, and Brazil in the next five years. The growth of the hematology analyzers and reagents market is driven by factors such as increasing adoption of automated hematology instruments by diagnostics laboratories, growing development of the high throughput hematology analyzers, integration of basic flow-cytometry techniques in modern hematology analyzers, developments in high sensitivity Point-of-Care hematology testing, and the introduction of technologically advanced hematology instruments. However, slow adoption of advanced hematology instruments in the emerging economies, hematology product recalls, and the high cost of hematology analyzers are restraining the growth of this market. Rapid growth of hematology market in emerging countries such as India, China and Brazil with battery like Nihon Kohden ECG-8110P Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-8420 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-9020K Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-9130 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-9320 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-9620 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-11A Battery, Nihon Kohden FSB-2012K Battery, Nihon Kohden LCS-2012NK Battery, Nihon Kohden LCS-2912NK Battery, Nihon Kohden MD-BY01 Battery, Nihon Kohden QTC6210K Battery, Nihon Kohden SB-901D Battery, Nihon Kohden TEC-5500 Battery; introduction of digital imaging systems in hematology laboratories; and growing use of microfluidics technology in hematology analyzer are creating opportunities for the growth of the hematology analyzers and reagents market in these regions.
In this report, the global hematology market has been segmented on the basis of type of product (hematology instruments and consumables) & services and by end-users (commercial organizations, stand alone hospitals, research institutes, and clinical testing labs). The hematology consumables market accounts for the largest share of the global hematology analyzers and reagents market in 2014. Factors such as new product launches, development of high throughput screening techniques, and increasing adoption of hematology automation platforms in laboratories are stimulating the growth of the hematology reagents market.
Geographically, North America commands the largest share of 44% of the global hematology analyzers and reagents market in 2014, followed by Europe. The hematology analyzers and reagents market in the North America is primarily driven by various factors including technological advancements, rising incidence/prevalence of patients suffering from blood disorders, increasing funding to research institutes, and presence of large number of well established hematology firms. However, increasing government pressure to reduce the healthcare cost, decreasing reimbursement of laboratory tests, and rising price pressure on the market players are restraining the growth of the market in this region. The Asia-Pacific region is poised to grow at the highest CAGR of 9.4% in the next five years, owing to factors such as large patient population, increasing funding/investment toward the development of hematology products, and growing focus of both international and domestic players.
The global hematology analyzers and reagents market is highly competitive with a large number of big and small market players. As of 2013, the global hematology analyzers and reagents market was dominated by Sysmex Corporation (Japan), Beckman Coulter, Inc. (U.S.), and Abbott Laboratories (U.S.), which together accounted for 83% of the market. New product launches and partnerships, agreements, collaborations, and joint ventures are the major strategies adopted by most of the market players to achieve growth in the hematology analyzers and reagents market.
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The global hematology market is estimated to grow at a lower CAGR in developed countries; however, it is expected to witness high growth in emerging countries such as China, India, and Brazil in the next five years. The growth of the hematology analyzers and reagents market is driven by factors such as increasing adoption of automated hematology instruments by diagnostics laboratories, growing development of the high throughput hematology analyzers, integration of basic flow-cytometry techniques in modern hematology analyzers, developments in high sensitivity Point-of-Care hematology testing, and the introduction of technologically advanced hematology instruments. However, slow adoption of advanced hematology instruments in the emerging economies, hematology product recalls, and the high cost of hematology analyzers are restraining the growth of this market. Rapid growth of hematology market in emerging countries such as India, China and Brazil with battery like Nihon Kohden ECG-8110P Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-8420 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-9020K Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-9130 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-9320 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-9620 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-11A Battery, Nihon Kohden FSB-2012K Battery, Nihon Kohden LCS-2012NK Battery, Nihon Kohden LCS-2912NK Battery, Nihon Kohden MD-BY01 Battery, Nihon Kohden QTC6210K Battery, Nihon Kohden SB-901D Battery, Nihon Kohden TEC-5500 Battery; introduction of digital imaging systems in hematology laboratories; and growing use of microfluidics technology in hematology analyzer are creating opportunities for the growth of the hematology analyzers and reagents market in these regions.
In this report, the global hematology market has been segmented on the basis of type of product (hematology instruments and consumables) & services and by end-users (commercial organizations, stand alone hospitals, research institutes, and clinical testing labs). The hematology consumables market accounts for the largest share of the global hematology analyzers and reagents market in 2014. Factors such as new product launches, development of high throughput screening techniques, and increasing adoption of hematology automation platforms in laboratories are stimulating the growth of the hematology reagents market.
Geographically, North America commands the largest share of 44% of the global hematology analyzers and reagents market in 2014, followed by Europe. The hematology analyzers and reagents market in the North America is primarily driven by various factors including technological advancements, rising incidence/prevalence of patients suffering from blood disorders, increasing funding to research institutes, and presence of large number of well established hematology firms. However, increasing government pressure to reduce the healthcare cost, decreasing reimbursement of laboratory tests, and rising price pressure on the market players are restraining the growth of the market in this region. The Asia-Pacific region is poised to grow at the highest CAGR of 9.4% in the next five years, owing to factors such as large patient population, increasing funding/investment toward the development of hematology products, and growing focus of both international and domestic players.
The global hematology analyzers and reagents market is highly competitive with a large number of big and small market players. As of 2013, the global hematology analyzers and reagents market was dominated by Sysmex Corporation (Japan), Beckman Coulter, Inc. (U.S.), and Abbott Laboratories (U.S.), which together accounted for 83% of the market. New product launches and partnerships, agreements, collaborations, and joint ventures are the major strategies adopted by most of the market players to achieve growth in the hematology analyzers and reagents market.
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Philips Tips Battery-Free Noise-Canceling Headphones
Philips Tips Battery-Free Noise-Canceling Headphones
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One of the bigger annoyances with a typical pair of noise-canceling headphones—active ones, that is—is that you have to lug around an extra set of batteries. If your headphone batteries die, the headphones themselves will still work (of course). You'll just lose out on the lovely, somewhat-silence that their active noise-canceling technology provides.
At least, that how it's typically been. Philips is launching a brand-new pair of noise-canceling headphones that will only work with Apple devices—newer Apple devices, that is—but for good reason. Like the older Fidelio MDL headphones, Philips' new headphones connect to the Lightning port on whichever iOS device it is that you happen to be lugging around. Only instead of just throwing sound out to your ears, the Lightning port will actually power the headphones' noise-canceling features themselves.
In essence, your iPhone will become the headphones' giant battery with likr Philips A3 Battery, Philips M3516A Battery, Philips M4735A Battery, Philips ME202C Battery, Philips Pagewriter 100 Battery, Philips Pagewriter 200 Battery, Philips Pagewriter 300 Battery, Philips Suresign VS2 Battery, Philips Suresign VS3 Battery, Philips Suresign VM4 Battery, Philips Suresign VM6 Battery, Philips Suresign VM8 Batterypack. Before you start worrying about that little iOS battery life percentage indicator plummeting while you burn through Taylor Swift's latest hits on a six-hour flight, there's a little hope. A Philips spokesperson, talking to The Verge, indicated that the headphones' power requirements shouldn't "significantly downgrade your battery life." Of course, your significant is different from someone else's significant, but Apple reportedly seems to limit the ability of devices to suck a ton of power from an available Lightning port.
So, perhaps you'll be able to get through quite a few albums in blissful, white-noise-generated silence.
"The Philips Fidelio NC1L headphones combine advanced Active Noise Canceling technology with all the advantages of a direct digital connection to your iOS device," said Wiebo Vaartjes, CEO of WOOX Innovations, in a statement. "Following the launch of our first Lightning-enabled headphones, the Philips Fidelio M2L, we're proud to announce another world first. Now you can immerse yourself in authentic sound without distraction, no matter how long your journey."
The Philips NC1L headphones, as they're known, should go on sale in April. The on-ear headphones will set you back $300 and, no, we don't know if Philips plans to make this kind of a headphone in any other styles (over-the-ear, anyone?).
For more, check out PCMag's roundup of The Best Noise-Canceling Headphones.
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One of the bigger annoyances with a typical pair of noise-canceling headphones—active ones, that is—is that you have to lug around an extra set of batteries. If your headphone batteries die, the headphones themselves will still work (of course). You'll just lose out on the lovely, somewhat-silence that their active noise-canceling technology provides.
At least, that how it's typically been. Philips is launching a brand-new pair of noise-canceling headphones that will only work with Apple devices—newer Apple devices, that is—but for good reason. Like the older Fidelio MDL headphones, Philips' new headphones connect to the Lightning port on whichever iOS device it is that you happen to be lugging around. Only instead of just throwing sound out to your ears, the Lightning port will actually power the headphones' noise-canceling features themselves.
In essence, your iPhone will become the headphones' giant battery with likr Philips A3 Battery, Philips M3516A Battery, Philips M4735A Battery, Philips ME202C Battery, Philips Pagewriter 100 Battery, Philips Pagewriter 200 Battery, Philips Pagewriter 300 Battery, Philips Suresign VS2 Battery, Philips Suresign VS3 Battery, Philips Suresign VM4 Battery, Philips Suresign VM6 Battery, Philips Suresign VM8 Batterypack. Before you start worrying about that little iOS battery life percentage indicator plummeting while you burn through Taylor Swift's latest hits on a six-hour flight, there's a little hope. A Philips spokesperson, talking to The Verge, indicated that the headphones' power requirements shouldn't "significantly downgrade your battery life." Of course, your significant is different from someone else's significant, but Apple reportedly seems to limit the ability of devices to suck a ton of power from an available Lightning port.
So, perhaps you'll be able to get through quite a few albums in blissful, white-noise-generated silence.
"The Philips Fidelio NC1L headphones combine advanced Active Noise Canceling technology with all the advantages of a direct digital connection to your iOS device," said Wiebo Vaartjes, CEO of WOOX Innovations, in a statement. "Following the launch of our first Lightning-enabled headphones, the Philips Fidelio M2L, we're proud to announce another world first. Now you can immerse yourself in authentic sound without distraction, no matter how long your journey."
The Philips NC1L headphones, as they're known, should go on sale in April. The on-ear headphones will set you back $300 and, no, we don't know if Philips plans to make this kind of a headphone in any other styles (over-the-ear, anyone?).
For more, check out PCMag's roundup of The Best Noise-Canceling Headphones.
Resident of squalid home to appear in court
Resident of squalid home to appear in court
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The man who was living in the basement of the Blackstone house of squalor is scheduled to appear before a judge Wednesday.
Raymond Rivera has been charged with two counts of assault and battery, and two counts of reckless endangerment of a child.
Rivera’s girlfriend, Erika Murray, has pleaded not guilty to nine charges, including two counts of murder.
The mother of seven children — four living, three deceased — originally had been charged with fetal death concealment after the remains were found in her Blackstone home in September. She pleaded not guilty to that lower charge and has been held on $1 million bail with battery such as Colin BP-88 Battery, Colin BP-88S Battery, Colin BP-308 Battery, Colin BP-508 Battery, Colin BP-608 Battery, Colin LC-T121R8PU Battery, Colin LC-SP122 Battery, Colin WP1250 Battery, Kenz Battery, Kenz Cardico 302 Battery, Kenz 10TH-1800A-W1 SU Battery, Philips 989803144631 Battery.
Rivera told police that he had no idea about the living conditions because he was not allowed to come upstairs, and only found out back in August 2014 that a three year old and six month old child living upstairs were his own.
“I was crushed that she would do that,” said Rivera. “I never saw the infant at all.”
The St. Paul Street home was demolished in October 2014 after officials discovered the deceased infants along with piles of trash, vermin, dirty diapers, and dead animals.
The four living children have been in DCYF custody following the discovery.
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The man who was living in the basement of the Blackstone house of squalor is scheduled to appear before a judge Wednesday.
Raymond Rivera has been charged with two counts of assault and battery, and two counts of reckless endangerment of a child.
Rivera’s girlfriend, Erika Murray, has pleaded not guilty to nine charges, including two counts of murder.
The mother of seven children — four living, three deceased — originally had been charged with fetal death concealment after the remains were found in her Blackstone home in September. She pleaded not guilty to that lower charge and has been held on $1 million bail with battery such as Colin BP-88 Battery, Colin BP-88S Battery, Colin BP-308 Battery, Colin BP-508 Battery, Colin BP-608 Battery, Colin LC-T121R8PU Battery, Colin LC-SP122 Battery, Colin WP1250 Battery, Kenz Battery, Kenz Cardico 302 Battery, Kenz 10TH-1800A-W1 SU Battery, Philips 989803144631 Battery.
Rivera told police that he had no idea about the living conditions because he was not allowed to come upstairs, and only found out back in August 2014 that a three year old and six month old child living upstairs were his own.
“I was crushed that she would do that,” said Rivera. “I never saw the infant at all.”
The St. Paul Street home was demolished in October 2014 after officials discovered the deceased infants along with piles of trash, vermin, dirty diapers, and dead animals.
The four living children have been in DCYF custody following the discovery.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Hands-on with Neil Young's Pono music player
Hands-on with Neil Young's Pono music player
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And yet I wondered: How much of an improvement was this over those same albums—and others—I had previously purchased on iTunes, or ripped from CDs? The iTunes and Google Play stores do not sell high-resolution files like Pono’s; CD quality is the lowest level of quality offered in Pono’s store.
So, I listened to Led Zeppelin’s “IV” through the same speakers and subwoofer, but this time using the album version I had already purchased digitally through iTunes, on my computer, without Pono. I also listened to the other albums using various Pono-free configurations. Guess what: They also sounded great, perhaps as good as on Pono. Even comparing music on Pono to music on Spotify—streaming being the worst “garbage” of all battery like Smiths WZ50C2 Battery, Smiths WZ50S Battery, Smiths WZS50F2 Battery, Smiths WZ50C6 Battery, Smiths WZ50C6T Battery, Smiths WZ50C66T Battery, Smiths WZ-50C6 Battery, Smiths WZ-50C6T Battery, Smiths WZ50F6 Battery, Smiths WZ-50F6 Battery, GE DASH2500 Battery, according to Young—some music sounded better on Pono, but other times I wasn’t sure.
That’s the biggest problem with Pono. The device does offer great sounding music. But the clearest thing about Pono is not the sound quality—it’s that it plays tricks on your mind.
Judging sound quality can be frustratingly subjective. Maybe that Led Zeppelin album sounded epic on Pono because I was playing it at full blast. Maybe I heard new things on that Smiths album because I had forgotten they were there.
Or had 69-year-old Neil Young, with all his arguments, put a spell on me?
These are personal questions. But they’re the types of questions other people will probably ask themselves when it comes to this device. The Pono only plays music. There’s no texting, calling or Facebook on this. And if you want to get the most out of it, it could involve spending a lot buying albums you may already own. Many albums in Pono’s store cost between $15 and $25, and individual songs cost at least a couple dollars or more.
Music in the Pono store starts at regular CD quality, or, to get technical, 44.1kHz/16-bit. That means the analog signal of the sound is sampled at 44.1 kilohertz, which is a unit of electromagnetic wave frequency. The 16-bit number is a way of representing the accuracy of how well the digital music was sampled. The higher the sampling and bit rates, according to PonoMusic, the better the sound.
The albums I purchased in the Pono store were a few notches above CD quality, at 48kHz/24 bit, 88.2kHz/24 bit, and 96 kHz/24 bit. This higher-than-CD quality is what makes them high resolution. The tracks are derived from the original studio master recordings of songs. The company also says the hardware in the device, made in partnership with audio and video equipment maker Ayre Acoustics, makes the music sound better.
Pono’s music tracks can reach as high as 192 kHz/24 bit, the company says. There are around 2 million tracks total available, the company says.
But you don’t need Pono for high-resolution digital audio. Sites like HDtracks and iTrax sell high-resolution music. More smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 3 can play high-resolution audio, but not Apple’s phones, yet. There’s Sony’s ZX2 Walkman, a high-resolution music player slated to go on sale this spring for more than $1,100, and the older ZX1. There’s also Tidal, a new “high-fidelity” music-streaming service.
All those other options are worth considering for the reluctant Pono-er, or whatever you call someone who listens to Pono.
Going back to the player, the user interface is okay. It’s not as fluid as navigating around, say, the music app for the iPhone. But it has a touch screen that’s responsive enough and lets you swipe through albums and songs. There are three large buttons on the front of the unit, for power controls and volume. The remote controls on most headphone cords will not work with Pono. There’s a headphone jack, and a line-out jack for connecting to a stereo or powered speakers.
The unit ships with a 64GB microSD card, which should hold dozens, but not hundreds, of high-resolution albums.
There’s no Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, nor other bells and whistles on the device. Music must be loaded onto the player through the Pono music desktop application for Windows or Mac. It’s a bit of a process. Downloading one album, depending on the Internet connection and resolution, can take more than an hour. Transferring the music to Pono is done via USB; transferring one album might take just a few minutes.
Battery life is decent but not outstanding. Listening to a few albums over a day or so is no problem at all, but the battery gets drained fairly easily when the device is off. Achieving a full charge takes a few hours at most.
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And yet I wondered: How much of an improvement was this over those same albums—and others—I had previously purchased on iTunes, or ripped from CDs? The iTunes and Google Play stores do not sell high-resolution files like Pono’s; CD quality is the lowest level of quality offered in Pono’s store.
So, I listened to Led Zeppelin’s “IV” through the same speakers and subwoofer, but this time using the album version I had already purchased digitally through iTunes, on my computer, without Pono. I also listened to the other albums using various Pono-free configurations. Guess what: They also sounded great, perhaps as good as on Pono. Even comparing music on Pono to music on Spotify—streaming being the worst “garbage” of all battery like Smiths WZ50C2 Battery, Smiths WZ50S Battery, Smiths WZS50F2 Battery, Smiths WZ50C6 Battery, Smiths WZ50C6T Battery, Smiths WZ50C66T Battery, Smiths WZ-50C6 Battery, Smiths WZ-50C6T Battery, Smiths WZ50F6 Battery, Smiths WZ-50F6 Battery, GE DASH2500 Battery, according to Young—some music sounded better on Pono, but other times I wasn’t sure.
That’s the biggest problem with Pono. The device does offer great sounding music. But the clearest thing about Pono is not the sound quality—it’s that it plays tricks on your mind.
Judging sound quality can be frustratingly subjective. Maybe that Led Zeppelin album sounded epic on Pono because I was playing it at full blast. Maybe I heard new things on that Smiths album because I had forgotten they were there.
Or had 69-year-old Neil Young, with all his arguments, put a spell on me?
These are personal questions. But they’re the types of questions other people will probably ask themselves when it comes to this device. The Pono only plays music. There’s no texting, calling or Facebook on this. And if you want to get the most out of it, it could involve spending a lot buying albums you may already own. Many albums in Pono’s store cost between $15 and $25, and individual songs cost at least a couple dollars or more.
Music in the Pono store starts at regular CD quality, or, to get technical, 44.1kHz/16-bit. That means the analog signal of the sound is sampled at 44.1 kilohertz, which is a unit of electromagnetic wave frequency. The 16-bit number is a way of representing the accuracy of how well the digital music was sampled. The higher the sampling and bit rates, according to PonoMusic, the better the sound.
The albums I purchased in the Pono store were a few notches above CD quality, at 48kHz/24 bit, 88.2kHz/24 bit, and 96 kHz/24 bit. This higher-than-CD quality is what makes them high resolution. The tracks are derived from the original studio master recordings of songs. The company also says the hardware in the device, made in partnership with audio and video equipment maker Ayre Acoustics, makes the music sound better.
Pono’s music tracks can reach as high as 192 kHz/24 bit, the company says. There are around 2 million tracks total available, the company says.
But you don’t need Pono for high-resolution digital audio. Sites like HDtracks and iTrax sell high-resolution music. More smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 3 can play high-resolution audio, but not Apple’s phones, yet. There’s Sony’s ZX2 Walkman, a high-resolution music player slated to go on sale this spring for more than $1,100, and the older ZX1. There’s also Tidal, a new “high-fidelity” music-streaming service.
All those other options are worth considering for the reluctant Pono-er, or whatever you call someone who listens to Pono.
Going back to the player, the user interface is okay. It’s not as fluid as navigating around, say, the music app for the iPhone. But it has a touch screen that’s responsive enough and lets you swipe through albums and songs. There are three large buttons on the front of the unit, for power controls and volume. The remote controls on most headphone cords will not work with Pono. There’s a headphone jack, and a line-out jack for connecting to a stereo or powered speakers.
The unit ships with a 64GB microSD card, which should hold dozens, but not hundreds, of high-resolution albums.
There’s no Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, nor other bells and whistles on the device. Music must be loaded onto the player through the Pono music desktop application for Windows or Mac. It’s a bit of a process. Downloading one album, depending on the Internet connection and resolution, can take more than an hour. Transferring the music to Pono is done via USB; transferring one album might take just a few minutes.
Battery life is decent but not outstanding. Listening to a few albums over a day or so is no problem at all, but the battery gets drained fairly easily when the device is off. Achieving a full charge takes a few hours at most.
Omron – Pre-charge relay for electric
Omron – Pre-charge relay for electric
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A new pre-charge relay aimed specifically at electric and hybrid vehicles and other heavy duty battery powered systems has been launched by Omron Electronic Components Europe (OCB-EU).
The G9EJ-1 is specifically designed for use in pre-charge circuits used in electric vehicles and other battery systems to reduce the very high inrush currents on start-up. Before the vehicle or system is fully started, the pre-charge circuit is switched on briefly to charge capacitors in the controller and inverter through a current-limiting resistor. The G9EJ-1 is specifically designed to switch in this circuit with battery such as Omron 48H907N Battery, Omron 48H907N-AU Battery, Omron HEM-907 Battery, Omron HEM-907XL Battery, Fluke 199B Battery, Fluke 199C Battery, Fluke F199 Battery, Fluke F199B Battery, Fluke F199C Battery, Panasonic P-10S/F24G2 Battery, and is a cost-effective solution that can support up to 25A at 400VDC.
Omron has designed the G9EJ with a proprietary contact driving system that enhances the inrush current performance and ensures a long service life under these conditions. The G9EJ also features a high efficiency magnetic circuit which helps extinguish magnetic arcs which can damage the contact surface. The relay is amongst the smallest solutions of its type in the industry, sized at just 30mm x 27mm x 31mm and weighing around 50g.
The Omron G9EJ-1 complements the Omron range of power relays for the electric vehicle main power relays, which switch in the full motor circuit once the pre-charge phase is complete. These include the G9EC which can switch up to 200A at 400VDC.
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A new pre-charge relay aimed specifically at electric and hybrid vehicles and other heavy duty battery powered systems has been launched by Omron Electronic Components Europe (OCB-EU).
The G9EJ-1 is specifically designed for use in pre-charge circuits used in electric vehicles and other battery systems to reduce the very high inrush currents on start-up. Before the vehicle or system is fully started, the pre-charge circuit is switched on briefly to charge capacitors in the controller and inverter through a current-limiting resistor. The G9EJ-1 is specifically designed to switch in this circuit with battery such as Omron 48H907N Battery, Omron 48H907N-AU Battery, Omron HEM-907 Battery, Omron HEM-907XL Battery, Fluke 199B Battery, Fluke 199C Battery, Fluke F199 Battery, Fluke F199B Battery, Fluke F199C Battery, Panasonic P-10S/F24G2 Battery, and is a cost-effective solution that can support up to 25A at 400VDC.
Omron has designed the G9EJ with a proprietary contact driving system that enhances the inrush current performance and ensures a long service life under these conditions. The G9EJ also features a high efficiency magnetic circuit which helps extinguish magnetic arcs which can damage the contact surface. The relay is amongst the smallest solutions of its type in the industry, sized at just 30mm x 27mm x 31mm and weighing around 50g.
The Omron G9EJ-1 complements the Omron range of power relays for the electric vehicle main power relays, which switch in the full motor circuit once the pre-charge phase is complete. These include the G9EC which can switch up to 200A at 400VDC.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Testing Solution For Mobile Device Verification
Testing Solution For Mobile Device Verification
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Anritsu Company introduces options for its MD8475A Network Simulator platform that support WLAN Offload smartphone testing, creating an accurate and efficient test solution for verifying mobile devices early in the device integration test process. With the options installed, the MD8475A simulates real-world carrier network implementation of industry-standard WLAN Offload functions, such as the Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) and Enhanced Packet Data Gateway (ePDG), as well as the Multiple Access PDN Connection (MAPCON) capability.
“Mobile operators are using WLAN Offload to relieve the strain on their networks due to the enormous explosion of data usage. The MD8475A is a cost-effective network connectivity and performance simulator that enables efficient device testing in a single-box solution with like Anritsu MP1026A Battery, Anritsu MS272XB Battery, Anritsu MS202XA Battery, Anritsu MS203XA Battery, Anritsu MS2721A/B Battery, Anritsu MT8222A Battery, Anritsu S331E Battery, Anritsu SM204 Battery, , Anritsu 633-44 Battery, Himedia Q5II 3D Blue-ray ISO SATA Tv Box. This platform will allow mobile device manufacturers to bring their devices to market faster and at a lower cost,” said Pete Alexander, PhD, Vice President and General Manager of Anritsu Company.
For WLAN Offload, the MD8475A and SmartStudio user interface (UI) provide a cost-effective trusted and untrusted connectivity test simulation solution for applications such as web browsing, e-mail, and voice/video. One new option, the basic WLAN Offload software, provides functions for forwarding packets between the mobile device and networks with both trusted non-3GPP Access and untrusted non-3GPP Access authentication functions, as well as for monitoring packets graphically. The ePDG option supports the IKEv2 key exchange procedure and IPsec communications functions for untrusted non-3GPP Access network authentication. A third option, the ANDSF software, supports the function for setting and distributing the system selection policy between 3GPP and WLAN.
ANDSF is an inter-system mobility policy function that directs mobile devices to connect with trusted 3GPP and untrusted, non-3GPP (WLAN) networks nearby. Defined in 3GPP TS23.402, TS24.302, and TS24.312, ANDSF is a key technology for WLAN Offload that provides a prioritization and connection management rule set to mobile devices that access these disparate networks. The ePDG secures the data transmission with a mobile device connected to the Evolved Packet Core over an untrusted non-3GPP Access Point.
There may be environments in which the network carrier needs multiple packet connections in WLAN access to support simultaneous services for a mobile device, such as e-mail access and video streaming. MAPCON technology, defined in 3GPP Release 10, provides the throughput performance required to seamlessly provide this type of complex service.
The MD8475A Network Simulator is a complete network-in-a-box, simulating the radio access as well as the core network and server functions, and supports a full range of communications standards, including LTE. SmartStudio UI eliminates the need to create complex test scripts, assuring efficient and simpler mobile testing. In addition to WLAN Offload support, this solution provides detailed performance testing measurements for data throughput testing and verification of battery life.
Anritsu Company is the American subsidiary of Anritsu Corporation, a global provider of innovative solutions for more than 100 years. With offices throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Central America, and South America, Anritsu Company provides solutions for existing and next-generation wired and wireless communication systems. Its measurement solutions include optical, microwave/RF, wireless and digital instruments that can be used during R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance. Anritsu Company also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed devices for design into communication products and systems. For more information,
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Anritsu Company introduces options for its MD8475A Network Simulator platform that support WLAN Offload smartphone testing, creating an accurate and efficient test solution for verifying mobile devices early in the device integration test process. With the options installed, the MD8475A simulates real-world carrier network implementation of industry-standard WLAN Offload functions, such as the Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) and Enhanced Packet Data Gateway (ePDG), as well as the Multiple Access PDN Connection (MAPCON) capability.
“Mobile operators are using WLAN Offload to relieve the strain on their networks due to the enormous explosion of data usage. The MD8475A is a cost-effective network connectivity and performance simulator that enables efficient device testing in a single-box solution with like Anritsu MP1026A Battery, Anritsu MS272XB Battery, Anritsu MS202XA Battery, Anritsu MS203XA Battery, Anritsu MS2721A/B Battery, Anritsu MT8222A Battery, Anritsu S331E Battery, Anritsu SM204 Battery, , Anritsu 633-44 Battery, Himedia Q5II 3D Blue-ray ISO SATA Tv Box. This platform will allow mobile device manufacturers to bring their devices to market faster and at a lower cost,” said Pete Alexander, PhD, Vice President and General Manager of Anritsu Company.
For WLAN Offload, the MD8475A and SmartStudio user interface (UI) provide a cost-effective trusted and untrusted connectivity test simulation solution for applications such as web browsing, e-mail, and voice/video. One new option, the basic WLAN Offload software, provides functions for forwarding packets between the mobile device and networks with both trusted non-3GPP Access and untrusted non-3GPP Access authentication functions, as well as for monitoring packets graphically. The ePDG option supports the IKEv2 key exchange procedure and IPsec communications functions for untrusted non-3GPP Access network authentication. A third option, the ANDSF software, supports the function for setting and distributing the system selection policy between 3GPP and WLAN.
ANDSF is an inter-system mobility policy function that directs mobile devices to connect with trusted 3GPP and untrusted, non-3GPP (WLAN) networks nearby. Defined in 3GPP TS23.402, TS24.302, and TS24.312, ANDSF is a key technology for WLAN Offload that provides a prioritization and connection management rule set to mobile devices that access these disparate networks. The ePDG secures the data transmission with a mobile device connected to the Evolved Packet Core over an untrusted non-3GPP Access Point.
There may be environments in which the network carrier needs multiple packet connections in WLAN access to support simultaneous services for a mobile device, such as e-mail access and video streaming. MAPCON technology, defined in 3GPP Release 10, provides the throughput performance required to seamlessly provide this type of complex service.
The MD8475A Network Simulator is a complete network-in-a-box, simulating the radio access as well as the core network and server functions, and supports a full range of communications standards, including LTE. SmartStudio UI eliminates the need to create complex test scripts, assuring efficient and simpler mobile testing. In addition to WLAN Offload support, this solution provides detailed performance testing measurements for data throughput testing and verification of battery life.
Anritsu Company is the American subsidiary of Anritsu Corporation, a global provider of innovative solutions for more than 100 years. With offices throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Central America, and South America, Anritsu Company provides solutions for existing and next-generation wired and wireless communication systems. Its measurement solutions include optical, microwave/RF, wireless and digital instruments that can be used during R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance. Anritsu Company also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed devices for design into communication products and systems. For more information,
Monday, January 12, 2015
Anritsu MD8475 Solution to Demonstrate Automated Testing of VoLTE
Anritsu MD8475 Solution to Demonstrate Automated Testing of VoLTE
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Anritsu Company's MD8475A Signaling Tester leads the industry in providing cutting-edge test capabilities for smartphones and other advanced mobile devices. During CTIA's Super Mobility Week, Anritsu (booth #3041) will conduct demonstrations that highlight recently added capabilities that provide chipset and device manufacturers with powerful and ease-of-use tests to verify the performance of their products. The MD8475A "network in a box" will showcase automated Voice Quality, WiFi Offload, and Battery with like Anritsu MT9081 Battery, Anritsu S331B Battery, Anritsu S331C Battery, Anritsu S331D Battery, Anritsu S332A Battery, Anritsu S332B Battery, Anritsu S332D Battery, Bionet Battery, Bionet BM3 Battery, Bionet BM3 Plus Battery, Bionet LS1865L220 Battery, Bionet 3SIPMXZ BatteryLife test capabilities on various UEs by utilizing the solution's intuitive features, such as the interactive SmartStudio™ GUI and the SmartStudio (SSM) scripting environment.
The Voice Quality demonstration will feature VoLTE tests in a fully automated loop and highlight the multiple variations that are possible in scripted and interactive modes, which enhance efficient and reliable testing for VoLTE-enabled devices.
The WiFi Offload demonstration will showcase ePDG (evolved packet data gateway) voice and data handovers to and from LTE devices, for measurement of device performance in Cellular to WLAN environments. This application is critical to ensuring proper device operation in data off-load scenarios.
With the multitude of device application and demands on device performance, battery life has become a critical metric in the success of device acceptance and utilization by end users. The MD8475A will demonstrate its ability to provide real-time battery characterization measurements combined with flexible report generation. The MD8475A exceptional battery life capabilities and real-time graphical and flexible reporting components have recently resulted in the signaling tester being accepted by two of the largest carriers in the United States, as part of their carrier acceptance test (CAT) programs.
"Anritsu continues to expand its ever-growing portfolio of test capabilities to support operator rollouts of advanced features on LTE and other wireless technologies. At CTIA Super Mobility Week 2014, we will highlight how the MD8475A serves as a flexible test solution that can help operators and device makers add next-generation services while continuing to meet customers' expectations for high performance," said Pete Alexander, PhD, Vice President and General Manager of Anritsu Company.
Compact Tester Emulates Two Base Stations
The MD8475A Signaling Tester is a compact, Windows 7-based instrument that can emulate two base stations or 2x2 MIMO, with available formats including LTE (FDD and TDD), W-CDMA/HSPA+, TD-SCDMA/HSPA, GSM/(E)-GPRS, and CDMA2000. Both packet-switched and circuit-switched calls are supported, with available VoLTE, circuit-switched fallback (CSFB), and Simultaneous Voice-LTE (SV-LTE) functionality. End-to-end and data throughput testing is supported by the tester up to LTE Category 6 rates of 300 MB/s, with the capability to install user-supplied servers inside the MD8475A or to connect external servers.
Anritsu's SmartStudio GUI, which provides easy graphical control of the MD8475A, and an internal state machine that emulates real network operation without the need for scripts are integrated into the MD8475A. The flexibility and performance of the tester are reasons why several mobile operators in the U.S. and around the world are specifying tests on the MD8475A in their device acceptance regimes.
About Anritsu
Anritsu Company is the United States subsidiary of Anritsu Corporation, a global provider of innovative communications test and measurement solutions for more than 110 years. Anritsu provides solutions for existing and next-generation wired and wireless communication systems and operators. Anritsu products include wireless, optical, microwave/RF, and digital instruments as well as operations support systems for R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance. Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication products and systems. With offices throughout the world, Anritsu sells in over 90 countries with approximately 4,000 employees.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Anritsu Battery
Anritsu Company's MD8475A Signaling Tester leads the industry in providing cutting-edge test capabilities for smartphones and other advanced mobile devices. During CTIA's Super Mobility Week, Anritsu (booth #3041) will conduct demonstrations that highlight recently added capabilities that provide chipset and device manufacturers with powerful and ease-of-use tests to verify the performance of their products. The MD8475A "network in a box" will showcase automated Voice Quality, WiFi Offload, and Battery with like Anritsu MT9081 Battery, Anritsu S331B Battery, Anritsu S331C Battery, Anritsu S331D Battery, Anritsu S332A Battery, Anritsu S332B Battery, Anritsu S332D Battery, Bionet Battery, Bionet BM3 Battery, Bionet BM3 Plus Battery, Bionet LS1865L220 Battery, Bionet 3SIPMXZ BatteryLife test capabilities on various UEs by utilizing the solution's intuitive features, such as the interactive SmartStudio™ GUI and the SmartStudio (SSM) scripting environment.
The Voice Quality demonstration will feature VoLTE tests in a fully automated loop and highlight the multiple variations that are possible in scripted and interactive modes, which enhance efficient and reliable testing for VoLTE-enabled devices.
The WiFi Offload demonstration will showcase ePDG (evolved packet data gateway) voice and data handovers to and from LTE devices, for measurement of device performance in Cellular to WLAN environments. This application is critical to ensuring proper device operation in data off-load scenarios.
With the multitude of device application and demands on device performance, battery life has become a critical metric in the success of device acceptance and utilization by end users. The MD8475A will demonstrate its ability to provide real-time battery characterization measurements combined with flexible report generation. The MD8475A exceptional battery life capabilities and real-time graphical and flexible reporting components have recently resulted in the signaling tester being accepted by two of the largest carriers in the United States, as part of their carrier acceptance test (CAT) programs.
"Anritsu continues to expand its ever-growing portfolio of test capabilities to support operator rollouts of advanced features on LTE and other wireless technologies. At CTIA Super Mobility Week 2014, we will highlight how the MD8475A serves as a flexible test solution that can help operators and device makers add next-generation services while continuing to meet customers' expectations for high performance," said Pete Alexander, PhD, Vice President and General Manager of Anritsu Company.
Compact Tester Emulates Two Base Stations
The MD8475A Signaling Tester is a compact, Windows 7-based instrument that can emulate two base stations or 2x2 MIMO, with available formats including LTE (FDD and TDD), W-CDMA/HSPA+, TD-SCDMA/HSPA, GSM/(E)-GPRS, and CDMA2000. Both packet-switched and circuit-switched calls are supported, with available VoLTE, circuit-switched fallback (CSFB), and Simultaneous Voice-LTE (SV-LTE) functionality. End-to-end and data throughput testing is supported by the tester up to LTE Category 6 rates of 300 MB/s, with the capability to install user-supplied servers inside the MD8475A or to connect external servers.
Anritsu's SmartStudio GUI, which provides easy graphical control of the MD8475A, and an internal state machine that emulates real network operation without the need for scripts are integrated into the MD8475A. The flexibility and performance of the tester are reasons why several mobile operators in the U.S. and around the world are specifying tests on the MD8475A in their device acceptance regimes.
About Anritsu
Anritsu Company is the United States subsidiary of Anritsu Corporation, a global provider of innovative communications test and measurement solutions for more than 110 years. Anritsu provides solutions for existing and next-generation wired and wireless communication systems and operators. Anritsu products include wireless, optical, microwave/RF, and digital instruments as well as operations support systems for R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance. Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication products and systems. With offices throughout the world, Anritsu sells in over 90 countries with approximately 4,000 employees.
Police Reports for Dec. 18
Police Reports for Dec. 18
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Second-degree theft of property was reported Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the 300 block of Lee Road 504 in Phenix City. A one karat diamond ring was among the items reported stolen.
Third-degree burglary and third-degree theft of property was reported Wednesday at 1:13 p.m. in the 700 block of Lee Road 389 in Opelika.
Second-degree theft of property and third-degree burglary was reported Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the 11000 block of Lee Road 279 in Cusseta. A HP desktop computer with a 16 inch monitor and HP printer were among the items reported stolen with battery such as Smiths WZ50C2 Battery, Smiths WZ50S Battery, Smiths WZS50F2 Battery, Smiths WZ50C6 Battery, Smiths WZ50C6T Battery, Smiths WZ50C66T Battery, Smiths WZ-50C6 Battery, Smiths WZ-50C6T Battery, Smiths WZ50F6 Battery, Smiths WZ-50F6 Battery, GE DASH2500 Battery.
First-degree theft of property was reported Wednesday at 9:29 a.m. in the 16000 block of US Highway 280 East in Smiths Station. A Harley Davidson Ultra Classic motorcycle was reported stolen.
Auburn Police Division
Second-degree theft of property and third-degree theft of property was reported Wednesday at 8:48 p.m. in the 1800 block of Ogletree Road.
Second-degree theft of property and third-degree burglary was reported Wednesday at 5:55 p.m. in the 400 block of North Donahue Drive.
Third-degree domestic violence and third-degree criminal mischief was reported Wednesday morning.
Opelika Police Department
Two cases of unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and theft occurred Wednesday between 8:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Fox Run Parkway. The victims reported that someone broke into their cars and stole change, a money order, and a battery charger. There are no suspects, and the case is currently under investigation.
An unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and theft occurred between 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and 6:00 a.m. Wednesday in the 2100 block of Industrial Boulevard. The victim reported that someone broke into their truck and stole their wallet and credit cards. There are no suspects, and the case is currently under investigation.
Second-degree theft of property occurred between Dec. 5 and Dec. 11 in the 1600 block of South Fox Run Parkway. The victim reported that someone stole a money order they had purchased. There are no suspects, and the case is currently under investigation.
Lanett Police Department
Second-degree theft of property and six counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle were reported Wednesday in the 200 block of Cherry Drive.
Valley Police Department
A breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and a fraudulent use of a credit/debit card were reported Wednesday in the 2900 block of 20th Avenue.
Second-degree theft of property and third-degree burglary was reported Wednesday in the 600 block of Johnson Lane.
An unauthorized use of a motor vehicle was reported Wednesday in the 1900 block of 41st Street.
Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Smiths Battery
Second-degree theft of property was reported Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the 300 block of Lee Road 504 in Phenix City. A one karat diamond ring was among the items reported stolen.
Third-degree burglary and third-degree theft of property was reported Wednesday at 1:13 p.m. in the 700 block of Lee Road 389 in Opelika.
Second-degree theft of property and third-degree burglary was reported Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the 11000 block of Lee Road 279 in Cusseta. A HP desktop computer with a 16 inch monitor and HP printer were among the items reported stolen with battery such as Smiths WZ50C2 Battery, Smiths WZ50S Battery, Smiths WZS50F2 Battery, Smiths WZ50C6 Battery, Smiths WZ50C6T Battery, Smiths WZ50C66T Battery, Smiths WZ-50C6 Battery, Smiths WZ-50C6T Battery, Smiths WZ50F6 Battery, Smiths WZ-50F6 Battery, GE DASH2500 Battery.
First-degree theft of property was reported Wednesday at 9:29 a.m. in the 16000 block of US Highway 280 East in Smiths Station. A Harley Davidson Ultra Classic motorcycle was reported stolen.
Auburn Police Division
Second-degree theft of property and third-degree theft of property was reported Wednesday at 8:48 p.m. in the 1800 block of Ogletree Road.
Second-degree theft of property and third-degree burglary was reported Wednesday at 5:55 p.m. in the 400 block of North Donahue Drive.
Third-degree domestic violence and third-degree criminal mischief was reported Wednesday morning.
Opelika Police Department
Two cases of unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and theft occurred Wednesday between 8:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Fox Run Parkway. The victims reported that someone broke into their cars and stole change, a money order, and a battery charger. There are no suspects, and the case is currently under investigation.
An unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and theft occurred between 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and 6:00 a.m. Wednesday in the 2100 block of Industrial Boulevard. The victim reported that someone broke into their truck and stole their wallet and credit cards. There are no suspects, and the case is currently under investigation.
Second-degree theft of property occurred between Dec. 5 and Dec. 11 in the 1600 block of South Fox Run Parkway. The victim reported that someone stole a money order they had purchased. There are no suspects, and the case is currently under investigation.
Lanett Police Department
Second-degree theft of property and six counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle were reported Wednesday in the 200 block of Cherry Drive.
Valley Police Department
A breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and a fraudulent use of a credit/debit card were reported Wednesday in the 2900 block of 20th Avenue.
Second-degree theft of property and third-degree burglary was reported Wednesday in the 600 block of Johnson Lane.
An unauthorized use of a motor vehicle was reported Wednesday in the 1900 block of 41st Street.
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