To cater to users who require a motherboard with powerful performance and great energy savings, ASUS has released the ‘ASUS P5K/EPU’ series of motherboards in Korea market.

Comprising of the P5K/EPU, P5K SE/EPU and P5K Pro, this series of motherboards feature support for Intel’s P35 chipset, and are ready for the next generation of Intel’s 45nm processors. ASUS’ exclusive EPU technology is also included for outstanding energy savings, as well as Precision Tweaker 2, which gives users the ability to optimize settings for the best possible performance.

The ASUS-developed EPU is the world’s first hardware-based on-demand power saving IC controller. This automatic energy saving chip utilizes an innovative power technology to digitally monitor and automatically fine-tune the CPU power supply with improved VRM efficiency under any loading. With real-time automatic detection of the CPU current, the EPU attains the best possible power efficiency and astounding energy savings to help save the environment – providing users with more power for higher performance; and saving up to 80.23% CPU power when the PC is running low intensity programs.

The EPU is coupled with the innovative AI Gear3+ application – which features a new user interface that shows users exactly how much electricity and CO2 is being saved; and the ASUS exclusive Third Generation 8-phase Power Design, to provide up to 50% enhanced power efficiency.

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co (same company who manufactured faulty BL5C battery for Nokia) which is best known for its Panasonic brand as developed a 150-inch plasma display TV panel which is the world’s biggest plasma TV. A prototype model of the television will be displayed at the Consumer Electronics Show which is going to be held next month in the US. The advantage of such big plasma will be that an actual size image of human being can be displayed making movies look more realistic.

Vividaudio plans to launch a new HiFi speaker ‘G1 GIYA’ featuring unusual design at upcoming CES 2008 in Las Vegas USA. These designer speakers are more of a lifestyle product and not for audio enthusiasts. Regarding the sound quality, geeks apart everyone else should find it very satisfactory. Speakers also double as a decorative piece.

Networking problems may require extensive maintenance and having a remote management solution is always a good. Uplogix manufactures these remote management solutions which make the administration and fixing problems an easy task. This company has been for quite some time and gained popularity, you can read about MTTR and know more about this company also. Their products use strongest security techniques. What makes these remote management solutions in demand is the ability of fixing problem quickly and getting everything back to running condition which is very important in networking.

3S Digital expects to unveil 55-inch 120Hz full HD LCD ‘XEVA’ at the upcoming CES 2008 in Las Vegas, USA. The XEVA series features the company’s special image technology ‘XEVA’ algorithm and is available from 20.1-inch to 55-inch.

Company will also bring its new TV board, which supports LodgeNet/ ONCOMMNND’ function and ‘Pro:Idiom DRM’ content encryption technology, as well as new set-top box supporting so-called ‘time-machine’ and IP network functions at once.

Texas Instruments (www.ti.com) introduced the industry’s smallest (SC70 package) low-power, resistor-programmable temperature switch ‘TMP300’ that operates over the largest supply voltage range.

The TMP300 allows for simple temperature monitoring and control. The tiny size of the device makes it an attractive option for power supply systems, DC/DC modules, thermal monitoring and electronic protection systems.

The TMP300 features a trip point that is set by adding a single, inexpensive resistor, and the open-drain output can control a power switch or provide a processor interrupt. A separate pin on the device provides an analog output (10mV/C) that can serve as a testing point or can be used in temperature-compensation loops. With a wide supply voltage range of 1.8V to 18V, the TMP300 allows for simple thermal monitoring without requiring an MCU/DSP. This lets the device take advantage of existing power buses in numerous applications, from battery-powered handhelds to industrial control systems. Further, the device’s low power of 110uA (max) extends battery life.

The analog output measures temperature with +/-3C accuracy (max) and the temperature switch has +/-4C switch accuracy over a temperature range of -40C to 125C. Hysteresis of the TMP300 is pin programmable to two states of either 5C or 10C.

The TMP300 is available now from TI and its authorized distributors in a SC70 package and is priced at 1.00(USD) each in 100-piece quantities. It will be introduced in a SOT23 package during 1Q 2008.