Month: October 2021

Aero B: Fotos von VWs Elektro-Passat aufgetaucht

Die Limousine Aero B soll der elektrische Nachfolger vom VW Passat werden. Ein Exemplar mit wenig Tarnung ist nun einem Fotografen vor die Linse gekommen. (Volkswagen ID., Technologie)

Die Limousine Aero B soll der elektrische Nachfolger vom VW Passat werden. Ein Exemplar mit wenig Tarnung ist nun einem Fotografen vor die Linse gekommen. (Volkswagen ID., Technologie)

Morefine M6 is a tiny PC powered by Intel Jasper Lake (Crowdfunding)

The next small form-factor computer from Morefine is a 6.1″ x 3.1″ x 0.75″ model with a quad-core Intel Celeron Jasper Lake processor. The Morefine M6 will go up for pre-order soon through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. While the computer is tiny, it also looks pretty versatile, with room inside for both an M.2 2280 solid […]

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The next small form-factor computer from Morefine is a 6.1″ x 3.1″ x 0.75″ model with a quad-core Intel Celeron Jasper Lake processor.

The Morefine M6 will go up for pre-order soon through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign.

While the computer is tiny, it also looks pretty versatile, with room inside for both an M.2 2280 solid state drive and a second M.2 2242 drive. There’s also a decent selection of ports along the back including:

  • 1 x 2.5 Gbps Ethernet
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0
  • 3 x USB 3.1 Type-A
  • 2 x USB Type-C (one for power)
  • 1 x 3.5mm audio

Morefine says the computer will ship with Windows 10 (it’s unclear whether it qualifies for a free Windows 11 update) and features an Intel AX201 wireless card with support for WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2.

The computer is actively cooled, with a fan inside the case, so don’t expect silent operation. But hopefully you also won’t see significant throttling of performance due to overheating either.

As for exactly which Intel Jasper Lake processor the computer uses, that’s a little less clear. The Indiegogo preview page mentions a 10-watt Intel Celeron N5105 chip in some spots, but in another it says the computer will have a Celeron N5095 processor.

Both chips are quad-core processors with 2 GHz base frequencies, support for burst speeds up to 2.9 GHz, and Intel UHD graphics. But the Celeron N5095 is probably better suited to tasks that involve CPU performance, thanks to the higher frequencies, while the Celeron N5105 may be a better option for graphics, since it has 50% more GPU execution units and supports higher graphics burst frequencies.

Celeron N5095 Celeron N5105
Platform Desktop Mobile
TDP 15W 10W
Cores / Threads 4 / 4 4 / 4
Base / Burst CPU freq 2 GHz / 2.9 GHz 2 GHz / 2.9 GHz
RAM Up to 16 GB
DDR4
LPDDR4x
2933 MHz
Up to dual channel		 Up to 16 GB
DDR4
LPDDR4x
2933 MHz
Up to dual channel
Base / Boost GPU freq 450 MHz / 750 MHz 450 MHz / 800 MHz
GPU execution units 16 24

Hopefully Morefine will clarify exactly which processor is used in the Morefine M6 by the time it starts collecting money for the little computer.

via AndroidTVBox

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The first Arab mission to Mars is delivering some interesting science

“Our goal is clear: to accelerate the development of innovation.”

New whole-hemisphere image of Mars captured by the UAE "Hope" probe.

Enlarge / New whole-hemisphere image of Mars captured by the UAE "Hope" probe. (credit: Emirates Mars Mission)

Since arriving at Mars eight months ago, the Emirates Mars Mission has quietly begun to deliver some intriguing scientific data about the Martian atmosphere and its weather patterns.

Named "Hope," the probe is in a relatively high orbit, varying in altitude above Mars from 20,000 to 43,000 km. This vantage point allows the spacecraft to see an entire hemisphere at a time. For much of this year, then, the Hope probe has been training its multi-band imager, infrared spectrometer, and ultraviolet spectrometer on Mars to collect data about the planet's atmosphere and resulting weather conditions.

The project was financed by the United Arab Emirates, and the spacecraft was built in conjunction with several US-based universities, including the University of Colorado Boulder. The goal was to inspire young Emiratis to pursue an education in math and science and train some of them through the resulting collaborations. The probe launched in July 2020 on a Japanese rocket.

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The Chevrolet Bolt recall has begun; cars will get new battery packs

The fix takes about two days for a dealership to complete.

A colorful display for a hunk of metal and plastic about the size of two skateboards side-by-side.

Enlarge / This is the 60kWh battery pack found inside a Chevrolet Bolt EV. The front of the pack is to the right of the picture, and the hump to the left is the double-stacked modules that live under the rear seat. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin)

Chevrolet was one of the first automakers to market with a long-range battery-electric vehicle, the Bolt EV. Unfortunately for the US automaker, it's also now the first to have to issue a massive recall after manufacturing defects with the car's lithium-ion battery cells were identified as the cause of a number of fires.

Chevrolet's first fix was a software remedy, started in November 2020, before faulty manufacturing was recognized as the true culprit. Now the plan is relatively simple, if expensive: replace every Bolt EV's battery pack with a new one, at a cost of more than $1.8 billion.

Those replacements have now begun, with Chevrolet contacting owners to let them know what's going to happen.

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