Created for highly efficient office apps saving power and space, at only 1.4 liters, this miniPC is 165 mm x 165 mm x 50 mm. The AOpen miniPC MP57 bare system is 1.7kg and it is equipped with 90W, 20VDC/4.5A adapter.

AOpen miniPC MP57 adapts Intel Core i7 and i5 CPU and dual channel DDRIII memory. MP57 can output high definition 1080P videos via HDMI (with HDCP) and support dual display setting (DVI+HDMI). With 5.1 audio output, It also supports Intel's vPro™ technology

AOpen Silentek 5.0 Technology keeps it under 34db noise level and in idle mode under 22db only. AOpen miniPC MP57 belongs to the AOpen Green Product range.

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In his address to RetailVision, Gartner consultant Ranjit Atwal told delegates we've finally crossed a threshold where Gartner can declare—based on evidence, not opinion—that consumers consider the PC is a necessity.

Besides the fact that PC sales grew during a recession, we are now averaging 1.5 pcs per person in advanced markets.

To further support the body of evidence, a Gartner study indicates — for the first time — a majority of customers would prefer their PC to a TV if stranded on a desert island.

Oops, better make that a tablet PC as the PC's newest form factor rapidly takes hold on the consumer wish list.

Go Ranjit Atwal at Gartner

Created using the flexible Em-ITX form factor, VIA launches 6.5" and 15" VIA VIPRO touch screen panel PCs for next gen Human Machine Interface applications

The 6.5" VIA VIPRO VP7806 and 15" VIA VIPRO VP7815 are both fanless and durable with IP65 compliant LED backlit panels that can withstand temperatures of -20°C to 60°C.

With touch panel navigation, 2 megapixel autofocus IP camera, microphone and speakers, the VIA VIPRO series looks good for next gen panel apps that include hospital patient terminals, home and building automation and advanced multimedia-rich security ecosystems.

Both VIA VIPRO VP7806 and VIPRO VP7815 are based on the VIA ART 3000 embedded box PC.

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Go VIA VIPRO VP7815

One analyst panicked netbook markets by drawing conclusions from slowing netbook growth. Another analyst, Jeff Orr with ABI Research, disagrees: "With an estimated ship volume of 58 million, netbooks have made the consumer mass market grade."

"But the iPad won't be mass market...that takes sales in the 40 million to 50 million unit range. For a CE device to make it mass market, and that's what the iPad is, a CE device, it has be under $200."

ABI estimate 8 million media tablets – including iPad– will ship during 2010.

"Just 1% of potential netbook buyers will be impacted by media tablets," Orr predicts.

Go ABI on Netbooks