MCUs feature fast floating-point for real-time control
The TMS320C2834x Delfino floating-point controllers target real-time control applications requiring high performance calculations and optimized control peripherals. The 300-MHz MCUs include 516 Kbytes of single-cycle access RAM and precision PWM modules with 65-ns resolution.
The IC family has CAN, I2C, SPI, and serial communication interface (SCI) peripherals and an external A/D converter interface. The devices are supported by the modular DIM100 and DIM168 controlCARD tools to aid development of real-time control applications such as servo drives, renewable energy, power-line monitoring, and driver assistance. (From $8.95 ea/volume qty — samples available now.) Texas Instruments, Dallas, TXProduct Information Center 800-477-8924http://www.ti.com/
The MicroFlex 82B gives you plenty of horsepower without draining your savings.
A powerful, fully equipped value-oriented system, the MicroFlex 82B sports a 3-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU, 2GB of memory, a 250GB Serial ATA hard drive, and Windows Vista Business. Unlike many budget PCs, the MicroFlex 82B ships with a dedicated graphics card--an nVidia GeForce 8800GT that carries 512MB of video memory. Thanks to its speedy processor and dedicated graphics, the MicroFlex 82B achieved a WorldBench 6 score of 117. While that doesn't quite reach high-end gaming PC territory, it makes this machine ideal for everyday computing tasks and even some gaming, too.
Our test unit's $799 price (as of August 8, 2008) included the cost of a 17-inch Samsung 740BX display. The bundled Microsoft keyboard and mouse are about what you would expect from a budget system: good but not extraordinary. Despite its generic-looking case, the MicroFlex 82B has plenty of features to like, such as a total of eight USB ports, gigabit ethernet, and S/PDIF digital audio input. In addition, the 82B supports up to 7.1 surround sound.
The MicroFlex 82B is very expandable too, with a total of two PCI and five PCI Express slot (four of which are open), plus a good number of open drive bays. This is one budget PC with plenty of growing room. I also found the system to be reasonably quiet.
The documentation left something to be desired, though. Though the PC comes with documentation for various pieces of the system, there is no user's guide for the entire package. A hardware installation guide provides instructions for installing or replacing certain components, but the instructions are somewhat lacking in detail.
All things considered, however, the MicroFlex 82B does enough right for it to be a very good option for anyone needing a budget PC.
Dell XPS 630 Gaming Desktop PC Review
by Danny Allen
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May 23, 2008 - Dell's XPS 630 is a stylish and competitively priced mainstream gaming PC that can be souped up with extras such as an Ageia PhysX accelerator, a Blu-ray Disc drive, and up to 4GB of DDR2-800 Corsair Dominator memory. And though Dell recently integrated its XPS and Alienware development teams for future products, a spokesperson confirmed that the company will fully support current XPS notebooks and desktops (such as the high-end 730 H2C, the multimedia-themed XPS 420, and the iMac-rival One) for the remainder of what is typically a 12-month life-cycle for these products. The company declined to confirm when the first Alienware/Dell hybrid systems are likely to appear.
Blu-ray technology already in the aviation
Rockwell Collins for over 70 years holds leader positions in design, supportive new technologies in communication, production and supply with latest electronics for aviation world wide. This company is a perfect example of wise balance as commercial and governmental supplier. Aviation is field where all gadget, equipment
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and devices are very important, only best quality and durability is accepted here. Next generation systems and equipment is something usual for aviation.Rockwell Collins' doing its work perfect what concerns equipment for pilot cabins, as displays system to ease and improve work of flight team, audio and video on demand, electronic moving maps, internet access and all what is necessary for smooth work during flights. In end of 2008 Rockwell Collins announced new separate gadget for aviation Blu-Ray Disc player created for business jets. Gadget will be available for all business jets in end of summer 2009. Thus we can to say that in time made decision is placing RC in leading position in aviation as well about Blu-ray technology development. It is promising gadget which will please board crew with 1080p video playback, high definition and best quality, together with on-line capabilities of blu-ray standard. This player is great example how new technology in entertainment helpful for all spheres of life even in cabins of business jets.New Rockwell Collins Blu-ray gadget can be connected directly to Internet and access all interactive features (BD Profile 2.0). With 1080p high definition blu-ray playback and surrounding sound, compatibility with standard DVDs and CDs this gadget is a universal and necessary innovative device for Rockwell Collins Venue TM cabin systems of management. Having this example we can understand that blu-ray technology is entering in all spheres of life, where necessary to have the best and reliable.
TuneUp is an iTunes software that uses Gracenote database to fix incorrect music meta data. It plugs right into iTunes to automatically clean your incorrectly labeled music. It finds your missing album cover art, it lets you know when your favorite bands are performing in concert, and provides you with the best music content on the Web."Your music's new best friend"Available for both Mac and PC.After you've installed TuneUp and logged in / registered, you'll notice it has 4 tabs : Clean, Cover Art, Now Playing, and Concerts. Clean Tab:Drag and drop 'dirty' tracks from iTunes onto TuneUp to start cleaning them. What qualifies as a 'dirty track'? Anything with missing metadata or artwork.On average, TuneUp will correctly identify about 85-90% of your music library. Here are a few strategies to quickly find your most troublesome tracks:- Sort by track name, artist, or album and then scroll to songs that are missing that information- Search for tracks labeled "Track", "Untitled" or "Various"- Switch to cover flow/grid view and drag anything that's missing cover art into TuneUp"Matches" are 99% correct. "Likely Matches" are 80-90% correct on average. For each album, click the drop down arrows at left to see a track-listing and album art options.Not sure about the song’s original info? Click the play button next to a track to hear it and see its original info in iTunes.When you're happy with it, hit save.Cover Art Tab:Cover Art displays possible matches for every song missing cover art in your library.Hit save next to any cover art you want to keep.Click an album to see 4 possible matches, select your favorite one, then hit save in the top box to save that cover to your album.Now Playing:Now Playing presents the web’s best content for any playing track. Find your favorite song in iTunes and hit play; TuneUp automatically displays related music videos from YouTube (click the video play button to watch them within TuneUp), upcoming local concerts by that artist, artist news, Amazon song and album recommendations, and eBay merchandise.Concerts:Use concerts to see which bands in your collection are coming to town and buy tickets to the show.Additionally, TuneUp has analyze, undo, and purchasing functionality, but the simple steps above are the easiest way to get on your way to a much cleaner music collection... read more
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