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One of the more exciting connectivity standards over the past year has been CXL. Built upon a PCIe physical foundation, CXL is a connectivity standard designed to handle much more than what PCIe does – aside from simply acting as a data transfer from host to device, CXL has three branches to support, known as IO, Cache, and Memory. As defined in the CXL 1.0 and 1.1 standards, these three form the basis of a new way to connect a host with a device. The new CXL 2.0 standard takes it a step further. CXL 2.0 is still built upon the same PCIe 5.0 physical standard, which means that there aren’t any updates in bandwidth or latency, but adds some much needed functionality that customers...
Hot Chips 2020 Live Blog: Intel/Barefoot Tofino2 12.9 Tbps Switch (10:30am PT)
Hot Chips has gone virtual this year! Lots of talks on lots of products, including Tiger Lake, Xe, POWER10, Xbox Series X, TPUv3, and a special Raja Koduri Keynote...
2 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 8/18/2020
Buffalo Releases LXW-10G2/2G4 Switch: Two 10 GbE + Four 2.5 GbE Ports
One of the big reasons for why faster-than-GbE networks have not gained traction in the consumer space is due to a lack of appropriate network switches. 10 GbE switches...
46 by Anton Shilov on 11/13/2019
Sharp to Supply IGZO Displays to Nintendo
In a surprising move, one of Sharp’s top executives revealed that the company will supply its IGZO displays to Nintendo. Usage of IGZO screens promises to reduce power consumption...
25 by Anton Shilov on 8/7/2019
Nintendo Announces New Version of Switch with Longer Battery Life
Nintendo has announced a new version of its Switch game console that features a considerably longer battery life than the first-generation model. The new console likely uses new components...
12 by Anton Shilov on 7/17/2019
Update: Nintendo Reveals Handheld-Only Switch Lite, With a New NVIDIA SoC
Nintendo has announced a new version of its Switch game console that only works in handheld mode, yet it is considerably more compact, comes at a lower price point...
51 by Anton Shilov on 7/10/2019
Netgear at CES 2018: Nighthawk Gaming Router, N-BASET Switch, and More
Netgear is introducing a number of new products at CES 2018 in hitherto untapped market segments within the networking domain. Netgear is introducing the Nighthawk Pro family at CES...
24 by Ganesh T S on 1/8/2018
Acer Announces Switch 7 Black Edition 2-in-1: Core i7, GeForce MX150, TB3, Fanless
This week at IFA Acer has introduced their first 2-in-1 convertible laptop with a discrete GPU. Based on Intel’s 8th generation Core i-series CPU, the Switch 7 Black Edition...
8 by Anton Shilov on 8/31/2017
Rivet Networks Announces Killer xTend: Turning a Gaming PC into a Switch and Wi-Fi AP
Imagine the scenario where you have a monster gaming PC, but you also use the same area to support a few internet connected consoles. Or that the Wi-Fi router...
4 by Ian Cutress on 5/30/2017
Acer Adds 12-Inch Switch 3 & Switch 5 2-in-1s to Kaby Lake Laptop Lineup
Acer this week introduced its new high-end 2-in-1 hybrid PCs that will be available later this year. The Acer Switch 5 will be aimed at users who require both...
14 by Anton Shilov on 4/28/2017
Playing With Power: A Look At Nintendo Switch Power Consumption
Last week was of course the launch of Nintendo’s eagerly anticipated Switch console. The company’s latest handheld console, the Switch is a bit of an odd duck in pretty...
61 by Ryan Smith on 3/6/2017
Nintendo Switch Hardware Launch Details - 32GB w/Expandable Storage, 6.2” 720p Screen, 2.5 to 6.5 Hour Battery Life
This morning in Tokyo, Nintendo held their long-awaited full product launch briefing for their upcoming console, the Nintendo Switch. Previously unveiled back in October of 2016, Nintendo has been...
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ASUS XG-U2008 10GBase-T Network Switch Released: 2x10G + 8x1G for $249
Back at CES, we saw what looked like a first budget-style entry into the 10GBase-T networking arena for low-cost, high-speed RJ-45 networking that would be backwards compatible with most...
23 by Ian Cutress on 10/10/2016
Acer Unveils Switch V10 and Switch One 10: 2-in-1s for $199 - $249
Acer has introduced two new affordable 2-in-1 hybrid PCs ahead of Computex trade show. Both systems are based on Intel’s quad-core Atom processors, feature 10” multi-touch IPS displays and...
13 by Anton Shilov on 5/30/2016
Netgear Launches XS728T 28-port 10-Gigabit Smart Managed Switch
In early 2013, Netgear launched the XS708E (8x 10GBASE-T with 1x shared 10G SFP+) unmanaged switch, the XS712T (12x 10GBASE-T with 2x shared 10G SFP+) smart managed switch and...
11 by Ganesh T S on 8/31/2015
ZyXEL Launches Affordable 10G Switches, Brings UTM Devices to Home Users
ZyXEL has a track record of making affordable networking equipment for both home users and service providers. Post-CES, the company has made a couple of product line announcements that...
29 by Ganesh T S on 2/24/2015
Netgear Introduces ReadyNAS 3130 Rackmount NAS
Netgear is introducing a trio of products targeting SMBs and SMEs today. The primary product is a modular switch chassis, while the second one is a new WLAN controller...
0 by Ganesh T S on 1/19/2015
QNAP Partners with ZyXEL for Affordable 10G NAS Solutions
Small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) and datacenter operators are minimizing the footprints of their computing equipment using virtualization. Heavily virtualized environments require a good network backend (efficient IP-SANs...
15 by Ganesh T S on 8/15/2013
NZXT Switch 810: When Too Much Isn't Enough
NZXT recently released the Switch 810, a new high-end full tower model they proudly had on display at CES at the same time they were seeding samples to reviewers...
29 by Dustin Sklavos on 2/1/2012
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