Next-Gen Broadcom Hardware Decoder: One Chip, Many Advantages
The Broadcom BCM970015 Hardware Decoder, the newest revision to the BCM970012 PCIe Mini Card, has arrived at our docks and is now available. There are some slight differences worth noting between the latest PCIe Mini Card and it’s older brother.
The BCM970015 is a half-height PCIe Mini Card, but comes with an adapter for mounting in [...]
Not Your Typical Mini-ITX Rackmount
We’re a technology company. So, obviously, we attract a fair amount of geeky engineers to our team who get extremely giddy when the opportunity arises for new product development. It’s actually an interesting process to observe: an Ikea-clad conference room populated by a bunch of technology optimists hashing out grand plans for world domination. You [...]
Flexible, Solid State Computer for $299
As technology grows more standardized and commonplace, the pricey hardware relics of the past are no longer the only option for securing quality systems and components. Four years ago, I can remember selling digital cameras and customers asking for a decent choice for sub $100. That’s when I reached behind the counter and handed them [...]
Intel’s Next-Generation Atom Mini-ITX Mainboards Have Arrived
At first glimpse, the Intel D410PT, codenamed “Packton,” is simply unimpressive, plain (yawn). The Intel D510MO, codenamed “Mount Olive,” is like the older sibling who, at the very least, plays on the varsity basketball team, but warms the bench most of the time—no one even knows the kid’s last name. We would pass over these [...]
The Little PCIe Card that Could
For all those people who have been disappointed by the Intel Atom platform’s lack of reliable support for high definition video content, the perfect solution has arrived—and it’s not the NVIDIA ION (although it certainly could be; however, for the sake of this article, the NVIDIA ION will not hold the spotlight this time). The [...]
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