Plugable Technologies has launched its new USB 3.0 to HDMI/DVI graphics adapter, leading the next wave of the USB graphics revolution.
Thousands of Plugable customers already have used USB 2.0 graphics adapters as the easiest, most cost-effective way to add up to six monitors to their Windows PCs for displaying documents and productivity applications.
Plugable’s new USB 3.0 graphics adapter builds on this foundation while harnessing SuperSpeed USB 3.0’s 5 Gbps transfer rate — more than 10 times USB 2.0’s maximum. On USB 3.0 capable systems, this plug-and-play product can provide 1080p video to HDMI and DVI monitors with resolutions up to 2048×1152. It can transmit video and audio simultaneously over a single HDMI cable, enabling synchronized sound and picture while eliminating multiple cords.
This power comes in a small package. About the length of a stick of gum and not much wider or thicker than the end of the HDMI cable that plugs into it, the adapter’s compact size and USB 2.0 compatibility makes it appealing on nearly any Windows system where another monitor is needed. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: USB World
- Filed under: USB News
- Date: May 14,2012
DisplayLink announced the introduction of the Fujitsu USB 3.0 Port Replicator PR08 powered by the latest DisplayLink’s DL-3900 graphics technology IC, enabling the first USB docking station to feature DisplayPort connectivity, reaching resolutions of up to 2560×1600.
Leveraging the high demand for “hot-desking” and flexibility within corporations, Fujitsu’s USB 3.0 Port Replicator PR08 extends the capabilities of PCs, notebooks and Ultrabooks™ for businesses, consumers and design professionals alike, facilitating the right ergonomics and providing the productivity benefits of a workspace with multiple displays by harnessing the dual-head video port power of DisplayLink’s DL-3900 graphics technology.
“We are proud to partner with Fujitsu to bring to market the first USB 3.0 universal docking station with DisplayPort connectivity, enabling much higher resolutions than any other USB docking station before,” said John Cummins, DisplayLink senior vice president of sales and marketing. “The Fujitsu USB 3.0 Port Replicator PR08 is a one stop dock, managing it all.”
“Incorporating virtual graphics technology from DisplayLink into Fujitsu’s USB 3.0 Port Replicator PR08 makes it easier for mobile workers to connect to a more ergonomic, richer desktop display experience, no matter which desk they choose,” says Dieter Heiss, Head of Workplace Systems at Fujitsu Technology Solutions. “The Fujitsu port replicator works with any make and model of notebook obtaining compatibility for external displays in heterogeneous hot-desk environments, saving both time and costs.” Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: USB World
- Filed under: USB News
- Date: May 7,2012
Imation Corp. announced that McAfee will transition its Encrypted USB device business to Imation, a McAfee partner and the McAfee Encrypted USB devices’ OEM manufacturer and supplier. Imation will sell these USB devices and the related USB management software extension for McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (McAfee ePO), and will provide support for new Encrypted USB customers.
Imation’s comprehensive portfolio of data security solutions helps organizations deliver secure mobility for their workforces. The portfolio features encrypted USB products that are FIPS 140-2 validated1, and includes high capacity, small form factor USB flash drives as well as encrypted external hard disk drives.
Imation offers an extensive line of secure USB drives, many fully manageable by McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator software. This enables organizations to enforce security policies for encrypted USB devices. Government departments and corporate enterprises can secure their mobile workforces’ USB data, while maintaining the highest data security standards, and regulatory and compliance requirements. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: USB World
- Filed under: USB News
- Date: May 3,2012
Data Translation announced the release of the DT9838 strain- and bridge-based acquisition module for USB. The DT9838 offers high-speed performance in a compact form factor for applications including strain, load, pressure, and other bridge-based measurements. The bus-powered module removes the need for an external power supply and offers 24-bit resolution; direct connectivity; 52 kS/s simultaneously sampled analog inputs; full-, half-, and quarter-bridge completion; up to 10 V internal excitation; transducer electronic data sheet (TEDS) smart sensor compatibility and channel expansion using the RJ45 synchronization connector to synchronize up to four DT9838 modules. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: USB World
- Filed under: USB News
- Date: May 1,2012
MCCI Corporation, the world’s leading developer of USB connectivity software announced on May 1 the availability of device functionality for the MCCI Catena 1910 HSIC USB verification tool and protocol analyzer.
The HSIC standard allows product developers to use USB as a high speed chip-to-chip interface. This method of short range (under 10 cm) inter-chip connectivity leverages the existing USB infrastructure to reduce development time and cost. Cost and power reduction comes through replacement of the traditional USB PHY with a simple two wire interface, allowing operation at low-voltage CMOS levels. Like traditional USB, HSIC USB products are either hosts or devices.
Standard USB has a rich ecosystem of test equipment, including bus analyzers that allow traffic to be captured and displayed in a human-readable form. However, traditional USB bus analyzers only support tracing via standard USB connectors and cables and are not suited for the different electrical signaling used by HSIC USB. This makes it very difficult to hardware and software developers to debug electrical, protocol, and system problems.
The Catena 1910, available since 2010, solved the HSIC USB device and system test and analysis problems by offering both host emulation and protocol analyzer capabilities in a single product, which can be operated simultaneously for maximum flexibility. The device upgrade allows HSIC USB host silicon developers to use the Catena 1910 to test their host implementations at the electrical and protocol layers, as well as performing system tests. Read the rest of this entry »