ASUS Delivers Innovative CP Series Zero Client Monitor and Zero Client Box Solutions

Press Release
ASUS today announces availability of the CP220 and CP240 Zero Client Monitors along with CPX20 Zero Client Box that create an efficient and cost effective IT management system for enterprises looking to enhance their VMware®-based Virtual Desktop Infrastucture (VDI). ASUS’ innovative devices feature Teradici® PCoIP® (PC-over-IP) technology that compresses, encrypts and encodes the entire computing experience at the data center and transmits it as 'pixels only' to the CP series Zero Client Monitor or CPX20 Zero Client Box. Because all software and data are stored on a centralized platform, it minimizes the organization’s exposure to security risks and provides an easy to maintain network.

“With the introduction of the CP Series, ASUS is delivering a brand new portfolio of PCoIP zero client form factors that meet today’s most stringent enterprise computing requirements for security, performance and ease of IT manageability,” said, Ziad Lammam, Director of Product Management at Teradici. “We’re delighted to welcome ASUS as the newest member of Teradici’s robust partner ecosystem.”

ASUS CP Series Zero Client Monitor (CP220 / CP240)The innovative ASUS CP series Zero Client Monitors are VMware-ready displays with a built-in Teradici® Tera 2321 processor with onboard PCoIP® technology. This lets the CP series seamlessly integrate with VMware-based environments to create a VDI solution for enterprises. The PCoIP® remote display protocol allows users to access data and applications directly from a centralized server, doing away with the need for desktops, tablets or notebooks.

This frees users and administrators from routine PC maintenance tasks like downloading patches or updates, in addition to simplifying desktop management, increasing security and reducing infrastructure costs.

The ASUS CP series Zero Client Monitors deliver clear, detailed visuals in Full HD 1080p (1920x1080), and provides superior color accuracy and excellent backlight transmission for outstanding contrast and brightness. The top-of-the-line CP 240 utilizes an AH-IPS panel with a 178 degree wide-view angle for clear, vivid visuals with minimal color distortion that allows extended viewing of applications. Both monitors are ergonomically designed with a full range of tilt, pivot, swivel and height adjustment plus are compatible with standard VESA mounts. Each CP monitor features a 3-year ARR (Advance Rapid Replacement) warranty in North America.*

CPX20 Zero Client BoxThe CPX20 Zero Client Box features is a sleek, compact and lightweight design that can be easily mounted on the back of any VESA-compatible display. Once connected, the CPX20 turns any display into a VDI Zero Client monitor, freeing up desktop space for a clutter-free workstation.

AVAILABILITY & PRICINGProduct availability in North America will start on April 8, 2014 at leading VARs and distributors. The US MSRP for the CP240 is $529, CP220 is $499, and the CPX20 is $329. Please contact your local ASUS representative for further information.

SPECIFICATIONS*

 * Specifications, content and product availability are all subject to change without notice and may differ from country to country. Actual performance may vary depending on applications, usage, environment and other factors.
Full specifications are available at www.asus.com

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SpaceX Live Launch Webcast

SpaceX is targeted to launch to the International Space Station next Monday at 4:58pm ET / 1:58pm PT. We’ll be webcasting the launch LIVE, starting at 4:20pm ET at www.spacex.com/webcast.

This represents the first time that a Falcon 9 will fly landing legs. Off-course they wont be used on this flight but they will be performing some sort of controlled re-entry of the first stage to minimize damage. These are the first crucial steps for +SpaceX in creating a fully reusable launch vehicle.

Dragon ready to fly.

F9-R horizontal in Space X hanger. landing legs clearly visible.

Dragon being mated to Falcon 9.

mating almost complete.

Falcon 9 Static Fire.

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Cyanogen Mod 11 M5 rolling out now.

M5 builds of Cyanogen Mod 11 are hitting servers now.

Changes for M5 build:

• Trebuchet – Fix last icon from hotseat disappearing

• Trebuchet – Fix custom home transition effect

• Volume Panel – Increase opacity of transparency (previous level led to visibility concerns)

• WhisperPush – Relocate to Privacy menu

• WhisperPush – fix NPE on viewing identity if unregistered

• Translations – Initial imports from CrowdIn (followup blog post next week)

• MultiSim – Additional support patches (25+)

• Privacy Guard – Additional AppOps permissions

• Additional Right-to-left (RTL) layout mirroring support

• Settings – Add ‘screen color’ support

• Quickboot support (device specific)

• Stylus – Fix eraser being disabled by palm rejection

• NavBar – Allow toggle in runtime (needs kernel support)

• Add ethernet icon support to status bar

• Dialer – Open Source forward/backward/incoming look-up

Hit up the download page to get the latest build for your device/

Source: Cyanogen Mod

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Lux: More efficient way to control screen brightness.

One thing I have never liked about android is the way it handles screen brightness. Stock Android provides an auto brightness option that attempts to adjust screen brightness depending on ambient light. This works for the most part but it's just not enough for my needs. In direct sunlight the display on my Nexus S is pretty good, I have no issues using the device in those conditions as the auto setting will ramp up the brightness all the way to max to compensate.

The problem I have however is during the night or in low light situations. The display just never seemed to dim down enough. It’s always brighter than it needs to be. So you’re probably asking what the big deal is right? Well the big deal is this. Your display consumes the most power on your device. It’s even worst with those huge 5inch 1080p panels that manufacturers are cramming into these devices. Simply put your poor battery just can’t keep up with the demands of these power hungry displays. Enter Lux, a wonderful little app that allows even more control over your display's backlight.


Once you have installed the app all you need to do is enable it by hitting the big power button. Once that is done, lux will settle in comfortably at the top of your notification tray. From there you have access to a few options.

Pulling down the notification tray you will have quick access for manually controlling the brightness or setting the app to auto, a power button that will allow you to quickly disable the app if needed. You can also pull up a more detailed menu by tapping the top of the menu.

From here you have a few more options. Just like the notification tray quick access, you have options to manually control screen brightness but now you can set different profiles depending on your environment. For example, there is a profile set-up for cinema which darkens the screen quite a bit. There is no need for the screen to be bright while you're in a pitch black cinema right? You can gain access to help, refresh, and astronomer mode/night mode. Diving deeper into the settings you will find a handy wizard that will guide you through a quick and easy setup process. A profile editor that allows you to edit ore even create your own profiles. Additional settings for brightness, Night/Astro Mode, Sunset location(requires premium version), Sample collection and Advanced.

Lux is a simple and easy way to circumnavigate Android's display brightness limitations. Not only can it lighten the load on your battery, if you do a lot of reading on your device at night it can also go a long way to preventing eye strain by enabling night mode or dimming the light down to a more modest levels.

Lux comes in two versions, a free Lite version and a premium version for $3.67.

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AMD RADEON 295X2 smiles for the camera.

Well lookie what we got here images of the upcoming R295X2! This is what you’re gonna get when you pop open that steel briefcase AMD plans on shipping this thing in. There was some debate on whether or not this card would be air cooled or liquid cooled. What we now have before us is a two slot hybrid water/air cooler keeping two 250w Hawaii chips in check. Each chip has all 2,816 stream processors enabled for a grand total of 5,632, 352 TMUs and 128 ROPs. Each chip sports 4GB VRAM for a total of 8GB and all that is wired to a massive 512-bit memory bus.  So it would seem that you’re getting two straight up bonafide Hawaii chips right? Well so far yes but we still don’t know anything about the clocks. Clock speeds will be crucial in determining final performance as well as power consumption and temperature levels.

Last but by no means least is the price. We have nothing concrete yet but rumors doing the rounds on the interwebs say that AMD could price “Vesuvius” (yes that’s its code name) at around $1,500, that’s half of what NVIDIA wants for the TITAN Z. With a price difference like that you could do a nice little system upgrade around the 295X2 and still have some cash left over  to get your self TITANFAL! See what I did there…..TITAN Z, TITANFALL? Ah forget it.

 Source: ChipHell

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