Trade Shows
Over the last few years, the developments in the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) network-attached storage (NAS) market have mostly been on the software front - bringing in more business-oriented value additions and better support for containers and virtual machines. We have had hardware updates in terms of processor choices and inclusion of M.2 SSD slots (primarily for SSD caching), but they have not been revolutionary changes. At CES 2023, QNAP revealed plans for two different NAS units - the all-flash TBS-574X (based on the Intel Alder Lake-P platform), and the ML-focused TS-AI642 (based on the Rockchip RK3588 app processor). While QNAP only provided a teaser of the capabilities, there are a couple of points worth talking about to get an idea of where the COTS NAS...
CES 2021: Thermaltake Launches TOUGHAIR Series Air Coolers
This year at CES, Thermaltake is unveiling three new air coolers, the Toughair 110, 310, and 510. Each model is aimed at a different CPU segment and looks to...
6 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/8/2021
CES 2021: Acer Touts Trio of 4K and 1440p High Refresh Rate Gaming Monitors
Gaming monitors have tended to prefer lower resolutions and higher refresh rates, but catering to the wide variety of users in the market, Acer has also been developing monitors...
12 by Brett Howse on 1/7/2021
Lenovo Announces New IdeaPad 5 Laptops at CES: AMD, Intel, Qualcomm, and 5G
Always one of the biggest set of announcements for CES is from Lenovo, with updates to a lot of their lineup being announced every January, as well as some...
16 by Brett Howse on 1/7/2021
Computex 2020 Cancelled; Coming Back In 2021
After a protracted battle with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, this year’s Computex trade show has finally succumbed to the pathogen. One of the world’s largest IT trade shows – and frequently...
36 by Ryan Smith on 6/12/2020
NVIDIA's GTC 2020 Keynote Is Back On: To Be Broadcast on May 14th
After becoming the victim of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus not once but twice, NVIDIA’s GTC 2020 keynote address has finally been rescheduled. The virtual keynote is now set to be...
34 by Ryan Smith on 4/24/2020
GSMA Details Refund Packages for MWC20 Attendees & Exhibitors
Following the cancellation earlier this year of the 2020 Mobile World Congress trade show, GSMA, the organizer behind the even, has finally disclosed details regarding the compensation packages that...
9 by Anton Shilov on 3/25/2020
Computex 2020 Moved to September In Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
Over the past month and a half, we’ve written about several technology industry trade shows that had been radically transformed, virtualized, or outright canceled due to the ongoing SARS-CoV-2...
30 by Ryan Smith on 3/24/2020
Update: NVIDIA GTC 2020 Announcements Postponed Entirely
Update (03/16/2020): What a difference a week makes. Citing the latest developments in the now coronavirus pandemic, NVIDIA has altered its GTC plans once again. The company is now...
26 by Ryan Smith on 3/16/2020
Apple’s WWDC Confirmed For June; Becomes Latest Conference To Go Digital-Only Due to Coronavirus
In a busy week for SARS-CoV-2-related developments, the virus has caused yet another major industry conference to change their plans. Today Apple has announced that the company’s annual World...
2 by Ryan Smith on 3/13/2020
NVIDIA's 2020 GTC Becomes Latest Coronavirus Event Casualty: Now Digital-Only
Following the ongoing saga of technology event cancelations into March and beyond, NVIDIA has now become the latest event host to cancel or substantially alter a planned event due...
16 by Ryan Smith on 3/2/2020
GDC & Open Compute Project Global Summit Latest Events Scrubbed Due to Coronavirus
Following the ongoing global spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, there has been ongoing pressure on event organizers from both attendees and local groups to curtail or cancel events out...
20 by Ryan Smith on 2/28/2020
Computex 2020: Still on Schedule Despite Coronavirus, But Other Events Have Restrictions
Update 6/12: Computex 2020 has now officially been cancelled. The show will return for its regular run in June of 2021. Update 3/24: Computex 2020 has now officially been postponed...
19 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 2/4/2020
Corsair Unveils New iCUE RGB Pro XT Liquid CPU Coolers: 240, 280 & 360mm
One of the most predominant brands in cooling and peripherals market, Corsair, has unveiled its latest range of AIO CPU coolers at CES. The iCUE RGB Pro XT range...
15 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/27/2020
MSI’s Optix MAG342CQR Ultra Curved Monitor: 34 Inch & 144Hz with a 1000R Curve
Having entered the market for gaming displays not so long ago, MSI is certainly not afraid of experimenting with various technologies in a bid to address niches that are...
25 by Anton Shilov on 1/23/2020
ZOTAC’s UCFF Zbox Magnus EN92080V: Up to 8-Core i9 and RTX 2080
ZOTAC introduced its upcoming high performance ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) gaming machine that promises to offer performance of a high-end gaming laptop. The Zbox Magnus EN92080V packs an Intel eight-core...
15 by Anton Shilov on 1/21/2020
MSI Reveals Optix MEG381CQR 37.5-Inch HDR600 144 Hz Curved Monitor
MSI has announced its new curved gaming display that combines a near-4K resolution with an up to 144 Hz variable refresh rate supported by VESA’s Adaptive-Sync technology, and 600...
11 by Anton Shilov on 1/21/2020
Dynabook Presents ‘Hyper-Light’ 13.3-Inch Portégé X30L-G Laptop with 6-Core CPU
Dynabook has introduced its redesigned ‘hyper-light’ 13.3-Inch Portégé X30L-G, which has been updated to be lighter and more powerful than its predecessor. The new systems pack Intel’s 10th Generation...
25 by Anton Shilov on 1/17/2020
CES 2020: ZOTAC’s Inspire Studio SFF PCs for Creators w/ 8-Core CPU & GeForce RTX
Being one of the leading suppliers of small form-factor gaming PCs, ZOTAC recently started to offer SFF workstations powered by Intel’s Xeon CPUs as well as NVIDIA’s Quadro graphics...
19 by Anton Shilov on 1/17/2020
CES 2020: TerraMaster Shows Off 5-Bay F5-422 NAS with 10 Gb Ethernet
TerraMaster unveiled a new five-bay NAS with a 10 GbE connectivity at this year's CES. The F5-422 is based upon Intel Apollo Lake SoC, and runs the company’s TOS...
33 by Anton Shilov on 1/17/2020
CES 2020: LG’s New 8K TVs Use α9 Gen 3 SoC with AV1 Decoding & AI Support
Modern smart televisions do much more than just display broadcasted programs, so these days TV makers need to equip them with powerful applications processors to decode HD and Ultra-HD...
21 by Anton Shilov on 1/17/2020
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
