ASUS VivoMini VM65N & VM65: Compact Desktop

Company ASUS has announced a compact desktop VivoMini VM65N and VM65, made ​​at Intel Skylake hardware platform.

Nettop equipped with 14-nanometer Core sixth generation processor. You can install up to 16 GB of RAM DDR4. One of the features of the mini-computer is DualBay system: a special module with two 2.5-inch drives can be installed inside the housing. This provides flexibility in the formation of the storage subsystem due to a combination of hard disks and (or) solid-state devices. Also, instead of DualBay module can install one 3.5-inch drive.

Model VivoMini VM65N endowed with a discrete graphics accelerator NVIDIA GeForce 930M with Optimus technology support. There are wireless adapters Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0, USB 3.1 ports and USB 3.0, as well as a card reader "4-in-1".

Mini computers are allowed to connect up to three displays. The operating system used Windows 10. Unfortunately no Information on the estimated cost of new products at the moment. 

IBM could Cut More than 10 thousand Jobs

Manufacturer of IT-hardware means IBM launched a major lay-offs services. This was reported by several employees of the company in the social network Facebook and publication CRN.

According to the latter, the IBM intends to reduce staff by a few percent, numbering now about 370 thousand. Thus, all over the world can be fired more than 10 thousand. Employees, said the source of CRN.

It is noted that the amount of liquidated at IBM working positions will not be as big as expected. The corporation itself did not comment on the information about the dismissals and noted only the following:

"IBM actively transforms the business in order to be a leader in a new era of cognitive and cloud computing. These measures include the rebuilding of personnel to meet customer needs. To this end, in 2015, IBM has employed more than 70 thousand. Professionals, many of whom come to the key area. Now open are more than 25 thousand. Jobs. "

Under Watching IBM to Facebook, serving as a forum of employees the IBM, there have been several reports according to which the company is cutting jobs in the various regional offices and divisions. Staff is also concerned about the new compensation terms for dismissal: Now benefit is paid for one month of work, instead of six.

Xiaomi has introduced set-top Mi Box 3 Enhanced Edition

The company Xiaomi has announced a compact set-top box Mi Box 3 Enhanced Edition, which sales will begin in the near future.

New made in the MediaTek MT8693 processor. This SoC contains two Cortex-A72 cores with a clock speed of 2.0 GHz, as well as quad-core Cortex-A53 at up to 1.6 GHz. Graphics processing integrated controller busy Imagination PowerVR GX6250.

The prefix has on-board 2GB LPDDR3 RAM and flash module with a capacity of 8 GB. There are wireless adapters Wi-Fi 802.11ac 2 × 2 MIMO and Bluetooth 4.1.

New features two USB 2.0 ports and HDMI. Dimensions are 100 × 100 × 25 mm.

Prefix is ​​executed on MIUI TV software platform, which is based on Android 5.1. Buy novelty will be an estimated price of US $ 60.

MW724 Projector with Brightness of 3700 ANSI Lumens by BenQ

BenQ MW724 is a projector for classrooms medium size. MW724 - a versatile projector for educational lectures and presentations.

The projector is ideal for displaying tables, graphics and text documents and for displaying photos and movies. Projector MW724 has a real resolution WXGA (1280 × 800) Brightness 3700 ANSI lumens and contrast ratio of 13,000: 1. Like all BenQ projectors, MW724 DLP projector made by technology.

The projector is implemented SmartEco technology, which is designed to help customers save energy and lamp life. The life of a lamp in eco mode up to 7500 hours. The projector is equipped with some very useful features. 

To facilitate the work of the teacher of the projector is equipped with built-in speaker power 10W, so you can use the projector without connecting additional speakers. The projector has a microphone input - speakers do not have to strain your voice to be heard anywhere in the audience. MW724 projector is perfectly possible to equip the language laboratory class. MW724 has a built-in support and optimization of subtitles. This feature is especially important in the study of foreign languages ​​at school, when viewing video materials with subtitles in the target language. Learn foreign languages ​​with pleasure! Work in the language laboratory - is interactivity and clarity that make learning an exciting, interesting game. Projector MW724 has a built-in training patterns, which certainly will be a good help for teachers and for students. Templates include 4 different layout (drafting letters, sheet music sheet, worksheet, grid), which are available in normal mode, the school board and the whiteboard mode. 

Templates will help to make the process of teaching easier, as they allow students and teachers to write on the board without having to redraw the lines and the cells again and again. The projector is equipped with a 3D image display function. An excellent opportunity to make your lectures and presentations varied and exciting but at the same time support the students' attention. The projector BenQ MW724 has a function of remote management and monitoring. You can not just run from one central one or more projectors BenQ MW724, connected by a network cable but also to transfer the image on the same cable via LAN- function display . Remote Administration feature allows you to monitor the status and parameters of multiple projectors, as well as to change these settings remotely.