Taiwanese motherboard maker Gigabyte Technology will come out with two Android tablets later this year, including one that can also run Windows, and a Windows 8 tablet next year, the company senior vice president has said. Those tablets follow the release of Gigabyte's S1080, a heavy tablet that runs Windows 7 Home Premium. The Gigabyte tablets will enter an increasingly crowded tablet market, as makers from Apple to obscure white-box brands launch new models this year. Gigabyte tablets due by July will come in two screen sizes, 7 inches and 10 inches, said Senior Vice President Richard Ma. The larger ones will run Google's Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) OS, which was designed expressly for tablets, and the smaller ones will run the older Android 2.2 system. Android 3.0 better supports bigger screens, whereas Android 2.x was designed for mobile phones. Another line of Gigabyte tablets, due in October, will be able to run either Windows 7 or Android, letting users choose when they start up the machine. That would give something to both casual Internet users who prefer Android and to business users who find Windows more compatible with Microsoft Office software. Gigabyte has not decided which Android version to use. Although Android users can use tablets to read documents, compatible tablet software seldom allows editing those files and therefore the system does not appeal to business users. Both the tablets release in July and in October will use Intel Atom processors but not include USB ports. They will sell for less than US$400 per unit, he said. He would not release other specifications, saying they had not been finalized. Gigabyte will also begin developing a Windows 8 tablet by the end of the year. That tablet will be on the market in the final quarter of 2012, possibly using an ARM processor. Microsoft demonstrated an early build of Internet Explorer 10 running on an ARM chip at the Mix11 conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, and has said that the next version of Windows will work on ARM processors as well as those based on the x86 architecture. "Everyone is hoping that Windows 8 will support ARM," Ma said. If ARM and Windows don't work together by late next year then, the tablet due on the market then will use an Intel x86 processor, Ma said. He did not give detailed specifications for the planned Windows 8 tablet. Gigabyte, not a household name in many developed markets, will sell tablets and notebook computers through B2C e-commerce channels to cut retail costs. But the tablets are more likely to gain a following in developing markets, said Michael Clendenin, managing director of RedTech Advisors in Shanghai.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Monday, June 1, 2009
Giga-byte Technology revamped a netbook that takes advantage of touchscreen and tablet functions in Microsoft Windows 7 and put its first laptop with an Intel CULV (consumer ultra-low voltage) microprocessor inside on display at Computex Taipei 2009 on Monday.
The TouchNote T1028 netbook sports a 10.1-inch touchscreen that swivels so that the screen can be turned around folded down to transform it into a tablet PC. The netbook is an update to its first netbook with the same function, but the main difference this time is the Windows 7 software, which includes functions that support both the touchscreen capability and the tablet mode.
Windows 7 is Microsoft's latest operating system, but so far only a beta (test) version has been released.
Giga-byte's new T1028 will include Intel's latest 1.66GHz N280 Atom microprocessor. It will cost around US$599 and could be on the market globally as early as July or August. The launch date will partly be determined by when Microsoft releases Windows 7. Should the T1028 launch early, it could come with Windows XP and will be upgradeable to Windows 7.
Giga-byte's first CULV laptop is part of its Booktop family of products, the M1305. Intel's CULV microprocessor is small, thin and energy efficient and designed for thin portable laptops.
The Booktop M1305 sports a 13.3-inch screen and can hold up to 8G byte of DDR3 (double data rate, third generation) DRAM, which is a newer version of mainstream DRAM that has not yet caught on widely.
The M1305 laptop that Giga-byte displayed Monday used Windows 7 as its operating system. The company hopes to launch the M1305 in September or October armed with Windows 7.
The laptop is only an inch (2 centimeters) thick and is built light as an alternative to netbooks, but includes a key feature lacking in netbooks, a DVD drive, as well as a larger screen.
Giga-byte also showed off another new netbook on Monday, the Myou S1024. The netbook is designed to be ultra-small despite its 10.1-inch screen, which is a big size for netbooks.
The Myou S1024 weighs 900 grams and is less than an inch thick. Giga-byte managed to put a 6-cell battery inside the device despite its small size for long battery life. The S1024 will be available globally within the next few months and will cost around US$599.
The three new devices can all be used with a number of wireless technologies, including 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Giga-byte will offer optional WiMax and 3.5G (High-speed packet access) modules.
Pricing information about the devices was not immediately available.
The TouchNote T1028 netbook sports a 10.1-inch touchscreen that swivels so that the screen can be turned around folded down to transform it into a tablet PC. The netbook is an update to its first netbook with the same function, but the main difference this time is the Windows 7 software, which includes functions that support both the touchscreen capability and the tablet mode.
Windows 7 is Microsoft's latest operating system, but so far only a beta (test) version has been released.
Giga-byte's new T1028 will include Intel's latest 1.66GHz N280 Atom microprocessor. It will cost around US$599 and could be on the market globally as early as July or August. The launch date will partly be determined by when Microsoft releases Windows 7. Should the T1028 launch early, it could come with Windows XP and will be upgradeable to Windows 7.
Giga-byte's first CULV laptop is part of its Booktop family of products, the M1305. Intel's CULV microprocessor is small, thin and energy efficient and designed for thin portable laptops.
The Booktop M1305 sports a 13.3-inch screen and can hold up to 8G byte of DDR3 (double data rate, third generation) DRAM, which is a newer version of mainstream DRAM that has not yet caught on widely.
The M1305 laptop that Giga-byte displayed Monday used Windows 7 as its operating system. The company hopes to launch the M1305 in September or October armed with Windows 7.
The laptop is only an inch (2 centimeters) thick and is built light as an alternative to netbooks, but includes a key feature lacking in netbooks, a DVD drive, as well as a larger screen.
Giga-byte also showed off another new netbook on Monday, the Myou S1024. The netbook is designed to be ultra-small despite its 10.1-inch screen, which is a big size for netbooks.
The Myou S1024 weighs 900 grams and is less than an inch thick. Giga-byte managed to put a 6-cell battery inside the device despite its small size for long battery life. The S1024 will be available globally within the next few months and will cost around US$599.
The three new devices can all be used with a number of wireless technologies, including 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Giga-byte will offer optional WiMax and 3.5G (High-speed packet access) modules.
Pricing information about the devices was not immediately available.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Gigabyte has unveiled two powerful high-speed motherboards recently in India. The motherboards, GA-X58-Extreme and GA-X58-UD5, are expected to fuel India’s fast growing hardware industry, taking India few steps ahead in the PC manufacturing field. The new X58 series motherboards of Gigabyte are based on Intel’s Turbo Boost technology and compatible with Intel’s new Core i7 processors.
Integrating with the Intel X58 Express chipset, the new GA-X58 series motherboards allow 2 phase power for their North Bridge and memory. Dynamic Energy Saver (DES), Temperature Alert LEDs (TALs), OV-Alert LEDs, and OC-Alert LED form the constituent parts of these next generation motherboards. The new Gigabyte motherboards are available throughout India through Avnet, Redington, and Ingram Micro in the price range of Rs. 20,500 - Rs. 25,000.
Few important features of GA-X58-Extreme and GA-X58-UD5 motherboards include QPI interface, CrossFireX support, 3 channel DDR3 support, Ultra Durable 3 technology, and 3 Way SLI, etc. The energy efficient new Gigabyte motherboards have been designed to provide high performance in the complex computing fields, especially in the complex multimedia and graphics field. 3 PCIe x16 Gen2.0 slot, integral of the new Gigabyte X58 Series motherboards, ensures enhanced graphics configurations. Now the motherboards will be able to handle up to 6 monitors at a time using using multiple display support.
Integrating with the Intel X58 Express chipset, the new GA-X58 series motherboards allow 2 phase power for their North Bridge and memory. Dynamic Energy Saver (DES), Temperature Alert LEDs (TALs), OV-Alert LEDs, and OC-Alert LED form the constituent parts of these next generation motherboards. The new Gigabyte motherboards are available throughout India through Avnet, Redington, and Ingram Micro in the price range of Rs. 20,500 - Rs. 25,000.
Few important features of GA-X58-Extreme and GA-X58-UD5 motherboards include QPI interface, CrossFireX support, 3 channel DDR3 support, Ultra Durable 3 technology, and 3 Way SLI, etc. The energy efficient new Gigabyte motherboards have been designed to provide high performance in the complex computing fields, especially in the complex multimedia and graphics field. 3 PCIe x16 Gen2.0 slot, integral of the new Gigabyte X58 Series motherboards, ensures enhanced graphics configurations. Now the motherboards will be able to handle up to 6 monitors at a time using using multiple display support.
The new Gigabyte motherboards are available throughout India through Avnet, Redington, and Ingram Micro in the price range of Rs. 20,500 - Rs. 25,000.
