Benq releases the world's fastest 19-inch LCD monitor, which features a 2ms gray-to-gray response time. The BenQ FP93G X+ employs original Advanced Motion Accelerator (AMA) technology that accelerates the twisting speed of liquid crystal by increasing the voltage. It also features high contrast ratio of 800:1 and comes with both traditional D-Sub and next generation DVI input support with a high brightness of 300 cd/m2.
GeCube announced today the new Radeon 1950PRO AGP graphic card, which supports Shader Model 3.0, comes with 36 pixel pipelines, Avivo technology and Gecube Slim Fan Cooler. Check below the specifications:
Model Name: GC-HV1950PGA3-D3
Chipset: Radeon X1950Pro
Core Frequency: 575MHz
Memory Size: 256MB
Memory Type: GDDR3
Memory Bus: 256-bit
Interface: AGP 8X
Inputs: TV-Out, S-Video, HDTV-out, A/V port, DVI, Dual DVI
Trust introduces three new, high resolution webcams for both desktop computers and notebooks. They have a snapshot button so that photographs can be taken quickly.
The Trust HiRes Webcam Live WB-3250p (image below) has 1.3 megapixels (1280 x 960) of resolution and USB connectivity. It features a strong clamp that can be easily attached to the screen of a notebook, a flat panel monitor or another flat surface.
The compact Trust HiRes USB2 Webcam Live WB-3450p also has a snapshot resolution of 1.3 megapixels and a 3x digital zoom. The webcam uses face tracking technology, which allows an automatic follow of the face movements. This model also has a clamp.
The Trust HiRes Notebook Webcam WB-3350p has an integrated microphone, 640 x 480 (300k) resolution and a 2x digital zoom. It features a retractable 70 cm long USB cable. The stand can also be used as a clamp to attach the webcam to a notebook monitor.
Sapphire released the Ultimate X1950 Pro, which is 5% faster than the standard X1950 PRO version, It has a Zalman VF900-Cu cooler system to clock the Ultimate X1950 Pro GPU at 580 MHz instead of the ATI default at 575 MHz. The design is also a hit: with colour coordinated blue PCB and a cool fan. It also features DirectX 9, Shader Model 3, 12 pixel pipelines and 36 shader units. Check below the specifications:
Chipset: Radeon X1950 PRO
Engine clock: 580MHz
Memory clock: 1600 MHz
Memory interface: 256 bit
Memory Support: 256 MB GDDR3
Bus Interface: PCI-Express x16
Outputs: DVI / DVI / TV out
Max 3D resolution: 2560x1600 (dual-link DVI) and 1024 x 768 (TV out)
BenQ unveils four new LCD Monitors models: 19" FP92W and 22" FP222W widescreens, plus 17" FP73GS and 19" FP93GS traditional format screens.They feature both D-Sub and DVI inputs, 5 ms response time and its composed of three advanced image-processing units (color management, contrast enhancement and sharpness enhancement). The contrast ratios are 800:1 (FP93GS) or 700:1 (all other models).
All four new models come with i key auto-calibration and they are PC and Mac compatible, as well as Windows Vista Basic compatible.
The widescreen models has WXGA+ resolution of 1440 x 900 (FP92W) and WSXGA+ resolution of 1680 x 1050 (FP222W).
They cost USD 269 (FP92W), USD 499 (FP222W), USD 229 (FP73GS) and USD 289 (FP93GS).
Sparkle has released the new GeForce 7600 GS AGP 'Passive' version. It features core speed at 400 MHz with 128-bit GDDR2 memory. Manufacturer guarantees noiseless passive cooling solution. It also includes support for DirectX 9.0, Shader Model 3.0 and true high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting.
PNY has also launched two new graphics cards based on GeForce 8. The new 8800 GTS 640MB PCIe costs USD 449.99 and the 8800 GTX 768MB PCIe costs USD 599.99. Both can crank up 16x full-screen anti-aliasing and features DirectX 10. A minimum 400 W system power supply (with 12V current rating of 30A) is required. Check below the specifications:
Talk about quick draw: NVidia's GeForce 8 has just been announced and some manufacturers have already unveiled graphic cards equipped with the new GPUs. Foxconn, for example, presents the new PCI Express models FV-N88XMAD2-OD, with GeForce 8800GTX; and FV-N88SMBD2-OD, with 8800GTS. Check below the specs:
NVidia launched today the NForce 600 series and the GeForce 8 GPU family. NVidia has also announced that will manufact motherboards. Partners can now choose from building their own motherboards with the new chipsets, or use the NVidia mobos and put their logo on it. Now, NVidia uses letter 'i' for Intel chipsets and 'a' for AMD ones.
The nForce 680i SLI supports 3 PCI Express x16 slots, 2 Gigabit Ethernet connectors, 6 SATA-300, 10 USB 2.0 and TCP/IP. NForce 650i SLI supports 2 PCI Express x16 slots, 4 SATA-300 and 1 Gigabit Ethernet.
The GeForce 8 series has also been released and run games at 1600 x 1200 resolution. The new GPUs support DirectX 10, which brings an unified Shader Architecture. The Lumenex engine brings 16x full screen anti-aliasing and true 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR). Pure Video HD support increases the quality of 2D images.
GeForce 8800 GTX model runs at 575 MHz and brings 128 pixel shader processor at 1350 MHz, 768 MB GDDR3 at 900 MHz (1.8 GHz DDR) with a 384-bit interface. Suggested price: USD 599.
GeForce 8800 GTS model runs at 500 MHz features 96 pixel shader processor at 1200 MHz, 640 MB GDDR3 at 800 MHz (1.6 GHz DDR) with 320-bit interface. Suggested price: USD 499.
AMD announced the ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition, for PCI Express-based Power Mac G5 Quad and Power Mac G5 Dual. It features Radeon X1900 GT GPU, 256 MB GDDR3 memory at 256 bit interface, 36 pixel shader processors, two dual-link DVI-I, S-video, composite video output and VGA support through adapter. It requires a 512 MB of system memory and Mac OS X 10.4.7 or higher. Estimated street price: USD 349.
