Multimedia devicesUpgrade your laptop's graphics with MSI's Graphics Upgrade SolutionMSI's Graphics Upgrade Solution is a device accepts PCI Express GPUs and connects to a computer via ExpressCard/34. The GUS comes with its own power brick that can support cards with up to an 84W TDP. The bare unit costs $100, and bundled with the ATI Radeon HD 5670 it costs $229. Via Engadget
Norpix introduces GigE or FireWire camera expresscard connectorsNorPix is introducing a new ExpressCard adapter for GigE or FireWire cameras, at 100 MB/s speeds. It's compatible with NorPix's StreamPix3, StreamPix4 and TroublePix.
Signatec released a high-speed ExpressCard digitizerSignatec released the EC14150, a wideband signal acquistion ExpressCard/54 - offering 150Mhz sampling rate on 2 channels, 14-bit resolution and 512MB onboard RAM. It consumes only 4.5W. The EC14150 was designed to maximize the quality of the captured signal in terms of signal-to-noise ratio and spurious-free dynamic range over a very wide frequency range. A 24 dB amplifier/attenuator circuit is at the input of both analog channels, where 20 dB of amplification and 4 dB of attenuation are available for selection in steps of 1 dB giving the EC14150 voltage ranges from 100 mVp-p to 3 Vp-p.
Leadtek announces external image and video processing boxLeadtek has announced an external Toshiba-SpursEngine based accelerator, for professional developers, called the external WinFast PxVC1100. The device has a Toshiba SpursEngine SE1000 chip, 128MB of XDR DRAM, and an ExpressCard interface. It weights 700grams (quite heavy for a portable device...). The SpursEngine is 4-Cell RISC cores SPEs, dedicated hardward for decoding and encogind MPEG-2 or H.264 videos. It can be used to decode/encode four full-HD (1920x1080 progressive scan, 1080p) videos at once. It can be used for video processing, graphics computations and other applications. Via XBitLabs
AJA Announces Ki Pro Portable Digital Disk Recorder: Records directly to ExpressCard SSDs or through FirewireAJA Video Systems today announced Ki Pro, a portable
tapeless video device that records files to the Apple ProRes 422 codec
directly from camera. Virtually any video and audio source can be fed into Ki Pro to record
pristine 10-bit ProRes 422 media that is then immediately available to
edit within Apple’s Final Cut Studio.
Ki Pro records hours of media to a removable storage module with built in FireWire 800 or to ExpressCard/34 Flash SSDs. The device is a small, portable unit that can sit on a table, in a bay or mounted between a camera and tripod. Ki Pro is also ideal for on-set monitoring, providing instant access to multiple display devices simultaneously. Core Ki Pro Features:
High definition video capture Expresscard
The Fujitsu Amilo Graphics Booster is ReleasedThe Fujitsu Amilo Graphics Booster is actually an AMD ATI Radeon HD 3870 Graphic card, inside a small box that connects via ExpressCard slot to your notebook. The Amilo take over the video processing from the notebook's own graphic card. The box also includes 3 more video outputs (DVI, HDMI and normal VGA), to a total of 4 video outs (the last one is the laptop's own). Via TrustedReviews
Echo Audio Ships Indigo DJx and Indigo IOx ExpressCardsExpressCard notebook pro audio recording has never sounded so good,
or been this convenient and affordable. Indigo IOx offers one stereo
1/8 inch analog input and output on an ExpressCard powered by your
notebook computer. It combines this with 24-bit/96kHz converters for
the quality you deserve. Also included is a 6 foot audio cable for RCA
or 1/4 inch connections. ALSO: Finally an ExpressCard solution for the
digital DJ.
Each output features 24-bit/96kHz converters for the quality you deserve. Also included is a 6 foot audio cable for RCA or 1/4 inch connections.
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