Intel CEO Bob Swan says PC makers are working on “more than 50 fantastic Tiger Lake-based notebook designs” that should ship this year.

• Rembrandt-H | 45W | Zen3+ | Navi2 | 6nm | LPDDR5/DDR5
• Rembrandt-U | 15W | Zen3+ | Navi2 | 6nm | LPDDR5/DDR5
• Barcelo-U | 15W | Zen3 | Vega 7 | 7nm
• DragonCrest | 9W | Zen2 | Navi2 | 7nm | LPDDR5
• Pollock | 4.5W | Zen | Vega | 14nm

Note that at the time Apple will still now allow AMD to use 5nm or even 3nm.

Huawei smart screens from this series are available in three versions: wall-mounted screens with a diagonal of 65 and 86 inches. The model variations of 65-inches and the 86-inches are priced at $3,719 and $7777 respectively.

The floor-mounted screen with a diagonal 65-inches falls somewhere between the above mentioned two, in terms of pricing. The price for the floor-mounted smart screen is $4100.

https://e.huawei.com/en/products/cloud-communications/ideahub?utm_campaign=04MHQHQ200E2NXL&utm_medium=atricle&utm_source=IDG&source=Banner&utm_object=NA&Non_NA&utm_content=IdeaHub_article

The ASUS PQ321 True 4K UHD Monitor uses cutting-edge Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide (IGZO) rather than traditional amorphous silicon for the active layer of its LCD panel. IGZO panels support much smaller transistors than amorphous silicon, which in turn gives much smaller pixels and the 3840 x 2160 resolution of the PQ321 is four times that of a 1920 x 1080 Full HD display.

176-degree wide viewing angles on both vertical and horizontal planes minimize onscreen color shift, while the 350cd/m² brightness rating and 8ms gray-to-gray response time ensure smooth, bright, and vibrant moving visuals. IGZO technology also gives reduced energy consumption compared to amorphous silicon and reduces bulk — at 35mm at its thickest point, the PQ321 is the thinnest 4K UHD monitor available today.

Via: http://www.asus.com/News/L9xTPmmMwTlPMq5l

Intel push energy efficiency and not core count or top performance for 10nm and 7nm chips.

My Apple source told that Intel actually informed Apple 2 years ago that they are leaving not only high performance desktop market, but also top notebooks market and top gaming notebooks.

Intel will focus on energy efficiency, similar to Apple. And will require top notebook brands companies to sign long time (4 years and more - since early design stages) contracts to get best CPU prices.

In two years Ryzen and Threadripper CPUs will account for >90% of top desktop market niche. And 80% of top gaming and large high performance notebooks.

This is info I got. May be it is not fully true.

Due to physical limits Thunderbolt will keep same short wires limit and same speed as Thunderbolt 3.

Interface had been originally developed by Intel for optical interconnects, but Apple insisted to use copper wires due to much higher profits.

Hence the issue with speed.

• Only 2GB DRAM
• Only 12GB NAND
• WiFi / Bluetooth
• HDMI 2.1
• USB A port
• Remote
• $60

• Display port: HDMI port + power port
• Computer interface: USB interface
• Computer terminal size: 152×60×11.9 (mm)
• Display size: 149.6×61×12.5 (mm)
• Maximum working distance: 10m
• Windows: Windows 7 and above MAC OS: 10.10 and above
• WiFi module: 2.4GHz+5GHz dual frequency
• $53

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001659241265.html

Atomos is excited to launch Connect, a convenient, reliable, and affordable bridge between professional 4K video capture and high frame rate UVC streaming over USB (up to 1080p60). Connect works with any HDMI device including the entire Atomos range. Simple to use, it has universal support from popular streaming platforms and at only $79USD is an affordable way for gamers, vloggers and education facilities to up their streaming game using the professional Atomos monitor-recorder ecosystem.

Convert, Connect, Stream

Connect bridges the Atomos world of professional recording and monitoring with popular streaming platforms such as YouTube, Twitch and OBS. Use your Atomos device for professional shot setup and recording and use Connect to simply convert the HDMI output to USB on the go for streaming on your Mac or PC. Connect accepts up to 4Kp30 video and is capable of up to 1080p60 output over USB – incredible streaming quality for the US$79 price point.

Plug and go like a pro

With a slim 0.5-inch profile, Connect is sleek enough to sit directly off your laptop or computer. No drivers are required and no power supply either, meaning it really is a simple matter of connecting your Atomos or HDMI device to your Mac or PC to start producing like a pro.

Shogun7 Connect – tame multicamera streaming

The Atomos Shogun7 allows you to monitor and record up to four 1080p60 streams simultaneously and then cue and switch in real-time with a simple touch of the screen. Additionally, the Shogun7 is able to accept asynchronous feeds (sources don’t need to be locked), allowing the user to use more affordable cameras for multi camera production. Adding in Connect, lets you output the switched feed for live streaming on your Mac or PC. This makes the Shogun7 Connect package one of the easiest and most affordable options for professional switching.

Transforms your Camera to a Pro Webcam

Even without an Atomos monitor-recorder, Connect transforms your HDMI camera to a powerful professional webcam. No drivers required, plug in Connect and go live instantly.

The Atomos Connect is available immediately for $79/€79 from the global authorised Atomos dealer network.

Chinese manufacturers love stupid NTSC coverage that no one else uses (DCI-P3 is the modern coverage).

Overall it is simple LCD TV but with triple color backlight. They try to stand among LCD by using same marketing trick Samsung used to make people confuse QLED with OLED.

First models will be 55" ones.

Datacolor, a global leader in colour management solutions, announces the launch of ColorReader EZ, the latest addition to the company’s ColorReader family of products that includes ColorReader and ColorReader Pro. The recommended retail price is £65 including VAT.

The affordable new device incorporates the company’s advanced color technology in an easy-to-use tool that simplifies the often challenging and time-consuming process of color matching and color coordination both in the paint color selection and digital workflow processes used by photographers and digital designers.

The portable, Bluetooth® connected ColorReader EZ device works in conjunction with the ColorReader mobile app (available for both iPhone and Android). The ColorReader app displays the exact measurement data in CIELAB, Hex and RGB as well as the three closest paint color matches from the most popular paint brands. In addition to the RAL and NCS colour standards, the app includes color fan decks from Farrow & Ball, Sikkens and also the colour set of Savage Universal who specialize in photography backgrounds, which makes ColorReader EZ especially interesting for portrait and studio photographers. In total, up to 20,000 colors are available for convenient access.

Along with their matched colors, users can build and organize colour palettes by project as well as create signature colour palettes that they can quickly share with anyone. The greater level of color confidence afforded by ColorReader EZ saves users time and money on reworks due to colour error. ColorReader EZ is a must-have tool for anyone whose work or lifestyle includes colour decisions.

“The color selection process can be a challenge for all of us, since so many factors can affect how we view colour. We wanted to bring a level of ease and color-confidence to consumers with an affordable product that they would use whenever they needed to make a decision about colour. ColorReader EZ takes the guesswork out of selecting and coordinating colours. It lets you capture colour inspiration where you find it, with an accuracy you can’t get from a smartphone image. It’s easy to then bring that colour inspiration into your own work.” said Stefan Zrenner, Director of Sales & Marketing, Consumer Solutions, for Datacolor.

To learn more about ColorReader EZ, visit ColorReader.Datacolor.com

https://loupedeck.com/en/products/loupedeck-live/content-creators

1) Setup:

• Fast PC (Threadripper, 64GB RAM, system on M.2 SSD, Windows 10 64bit,...)
• 2x HGST He10 HDDs (10 TB, 7200rpm, 200+ MB/s sustained read/write speed!, SATA 6Gb/s)
• Testfile: 50 GB folder with a CDNG image sequence from BMPCCK4k (each image is about 8 MB)

2) Pre-Test:

I tested both HDDs individually => sustained sequential read/write speeds close to 250 MB/s (empty disk) for the 50 GB folder

3) The goal:

I want to Raid 0 those two 10 TB drives to get higher sustained transfere speeds especially when the disks approche 50% capacity (I need arround 300 MB/s).

Videofiles (stored on another HDD) will be copied to the Raid for the time I work on them in Davinci Resolve, only to deliver the data to Resolve. Rendering results will be stored on a SSD (so there is no risk of loosing data even when the raid is totally destroyed). I need at least 10 TB of fast storage, as the RAW CDNG image sequences in 4k are quite large - and I don't have the money to do the same with SSDs.

4) The Problem:

When I convert the two drives in Windows 10 to one "striped-volume" I get a nice 20 TB software Raid 0, but when I test the transfere speed by simply copying the 50 GB folder I get 200 MB/s MAXIMUM transfere speed (thats even below a single drive!). The throughput starts at 400+ MB/s for the first 2-3 seconds filling up the disk caches and some system memory and then plummets to arround 100-200 MB/s, where it stays for the rest of the time.

5) I tried:

different stripe-sizes, an (old) hardware raid controller (even worse results, 150 MB/s max), checking for new system drivers (the Windows HDD disk drivers seem to be from 2006 and are only 32 bit!), checking HGST website for information and of course searching the internet for many many hours (either its a different problem or there is never a solution posted to the problem).

I can't try/use the onboard raid controller of the motherboard (because of Windows bullshit and I can't do a fresh system installation at the moment).

Why isn't it working?! (Setting up a Raid 0 is nothing extraordinary...so I thought.)

UPDATE: After some fiddling with Windows and a system reboot, read performance is high as it should be - only write performance is still bad.

Updates

• 10th-generation Intel “Comet Lake” processors, six- or eight-core
• Some issues with cooling system, especially if you also choose better GPU, throttling and high noise
• Last iMac to use Intel chips, and thus will have shortest service life (around 3 years tops)
• T2 chip and proprietary PWM controllers making it impossible or costly to repair
• Mostly fully soldered and always encrypted SSDs (if something happens - all data will be gone), options
  • 256GB, fully soldered on, unrepairable, encrypted
  • 512GB, fully soldered on, unrepairable, encrypted
  • 1TB, fully soldered on, unrepairable, encrypted
  • 2TB, fully soldered on, unrepairable, encrypted
  • 4TB, presently removable, using proprietary connector, will become soldered as soon as new NAND chips will be more dense
  • 8TB, presently removable, using proprietary connector, will become soldered as soon as new NAND chips will be more dense
• 8-128GB of upgradable RAM, again use SO-DIMM modules (horrible choice with so much empty space inside!)
• Radeon Pro cards, low powered, notebook class ones
  • Radeon Pro 5300
  • Radeon Pro 5500 XT
  • Radeon Pro 5700
  • Radeon Pro 5700 XT
• 5K, billion-color Retina display with option of $500 nano coating (around $3 to make for Apple)
• New, but still cheap and dark 1080p webcam (around $4 total cost with lenses from manufacturer)
• “Studio quality” mic array (meaning that it is few $0.2 chinese tiny microphones, Apple opted to use EQ instead of better hardware).
• Entry level model margin is above 200%, top model reaches 450%

Top config sample

• 3.6GHz 10-core i9
• 128GB of RAM
• 8TB of storage
• Radeon Pro 5700 XT with 16GB of memory
• nano-texture coating on the display
• 10 gigabit ethernet
• Price is $8,800…

I had nice references on prices of Threadripper based workstations with 1080 Ti (very cheap and more performance than AMD), it will be around 1/3-1/6 of this cost with same specs (depending on CPU you will prefer, same pefrormance will be around 1/5).

• CPUs
  • Intel Core i5-10400H to Core i9-10980HK and two Xeons options
• GPU
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q or GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
• up to 128 GB of either ECC or non-ECC DDR4 RAM (not soldered, up to 4 DIMMs)
• 15.6" panel, from 100% sRGB FHD panel to 4K OLED calibrated to 100% DCI-P3
• Two M.2 2280 NVMe SSD slots (at this moment Apple engineers kill their manager)
• 2x Thunderbolt 3 ports
• SD card reader and more
• 170 W or 230 W slim AC adapter

The QXP-10G2U3A expansion card enables transfer speeds up to twice as fast as USB 3.2 Gen 1 and up to 20 times faster than USB 2.0. This enhanced speed opens up new opportunities for NAS and PC users, including the ability to use a QNAP USB JBOD for easy storage expansion and high-speed data backup.

The QXP-10G2U3A includes two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, with each port providing up to 10 Gbps data transfer speeds.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SFR748X/

All BlackMagic's 4K capable cards have terrible small whining fans - so that's not an option for me.

I've checked Magewell Pro Capture HDMI 4K. The specs are:

Support for 4:2:0 8-bit capture formats: NV12, I420, YV12

Support for 4:2:2 8-bit capture formats: YUY2, YUYV, UYVY

Support for 4:4:4 8-bit capture formats: V308, IYU2, V408, BGR24, BGR32

Support for 4:4:4 10-bit capture formats: V410, Y410

Three questions:

1. Does 444 mean I will be able to record to 10-bit 422 ProRes in OBS or 444 means strictly 444?
2. Will I be able capture HLG from Panasonic GH5? Do I need some special support of HDR video by the capture card or is it just the matter of setting correct color space in editing software?
3. Any other options out there? Magewell is somewhat expensive.

Specs

• Much thinner
• Much less ports, idea is to set record here
• Very thin fragile screen without borders
• Very fragile hinges
• Reduced keyboard travel, also reduced keys size
• Small battery
• 1kg weight
• Big marketing budget
• Big price to match Apple
• Boring presentation at August 19th

Lenovo will continue to destroy all advantages of ThinkPad design.

They do it one by one:

• Making construction cheaper and weaker
• Horrible cheap materials now used for most models
• Rock solid, best notebook keyboards first were made quite flimsy
• Secondly keys were replaced to modern cheap ones
• Famous very good IBM layout had been replaced by one used in cheapest IdeaPads
• Now we can see fully removed TrackPoint buttons because some designer figured out that it'll be cheaper to force you press trackpad.

Btw, Ideapad brand will be destroyed as complete failure. And ThinkPad will be widened to try to sell all their crap.

My IBM 600e looks like something made by alients compared to my modern ThinkPad.

Equipped with the most advanced 10.5-inch WQXGA (2560×1600, 16:10) 2K Samsung Super AMOLED display, Alldocube X delivers more than 105% of NTSC color coverage and has a remarkable 100000:1 contrast ratio, providing richer colors and more realistic images. Moreover, it also has a range of advantages compared to other non-AMOLED displays, such as: rapid response, lower power dissipation, better transmittance and so on.

• $219 preorder, up to $259 on sale

Order link - https://www.banggood.com/Original-Box-ALLDOCUBE-X-64GB-MT8176-Hexa-Core-10_5-Inch-Android-8_1-Fingerprint-Tablet-p-1355599.html?cur_warehouse=CN

Product info - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/alldocube-x-tablet-for-high-quality-entertainment#/

Nothing too good in them, they are much worse compared to any modern Ryzen CPU paired even with cheapest GPU.

• 15.6" wide-color gamut ultra-thin bezels, 72% NTSC gamut, 300nits
• 7300HQ and 7700HQ 7th gen Intel Core i7 processors
• Basic - i5/8GB/Geforce GTX 1050Ti/128GB SSD/1Tb HDD (around $955 in China)
• Middle - i5/8GB/Geforce GTX 1060/128GB SSD/1Tb HDD (around $1115 in China)
• Middle 2 - i7/8GB/Geforce GTX 1060/128GB SSD/1Tb HDD (around $1270 in China)
• Advanced - 16GB/Geforce GTX 1060/256GB SSD/1Tb HDD (around $1400 in China)
• Professional keyboard
• Fast SD card reader
• Lots of USB 3.0 ports - 4 total, and USB-C port
• HDMI port
• Gigabit Ethernet port
• 3.5mm jack with headphone amplifier
• 20.99mm thickness
• 55Wh battery
• WiFi 802.11ac 2×2 (2.4GHz and 5GHz) and Bluetooth 4.1
• Digital array microphone
• 364 x 265.2mm x 20.9mm
• 2.7kg
• April 13th. shipping
• Windows 10

Equipped with Intel's 7th generation Core processors, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics, 16GB dual channel DDR4 RAM, and 256GB SSD + 1TB hard drive, Xiaomi’s first gaming notebook Mi Gaming Laptop 15.6” delivers powerful performance for users’ work and entertainment needs.

Mi Gaming Laptop has a minimalist design, along with a keyboard that supports 16 million colors over four zones, and anti-ghosting with 30-key rollover for precise and accurate gaming input. Five programmable keys are located on the left side for quick access to important functions. For great performance even during long gaming sessions, it comes with large heat pipes, a 12V cooling fan and four fan outlets for effective heat dissipation.

Available in China starting 13 April, Mi Gaming Laptop will retail starting from RMB 5999, going up to RMB 8999 for the version with Core i7+GTX 1060+16GB.