Month: March 2022

LG launches new lightweight notebooks with big screens, discrete graphics and Intel Alder Lake (LG Gram 2022)

The LG Gram line of notebooks are known for being extraordinarily light weight. But that hasn’t stopped LG from packing big features into compact packages. And the latest models include features like discrete graphics and big, high-res displays. The new LG Gram 16 is a 2.83 notebook with a 16 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display, 12th-gen […]

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The LG Gram line of notebooks are known for being extraordinarily light weight. But that hasn’t stopped LG from packing big features into compact packages. And the latest models include features like discrete graphics and big, high-res displays.

The new LG Gram 16 is a 2.83 notebook with a 16 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display, 12th-gen Intel Core “Alder Lake” P series processor, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 graphics, while the LG Gram 17 is a 17 inch model that weighs just 3.2 pounds when configured with similar specs.

LG Gram 17

While that makes the new laptops heavier than the 2.2 pound (1 kilogram) models that LG has released under the LG Gram brand in the past, they’re still some of the lightest-weight laptops you’re likely to find with those screen sizes and discrete graphics (although it’s worth keeping in mind that the RTX 2050 is an entry-level GPU).

The company also doesn’t skimp on the battery to keep the notebooks lightweight: the new LG Gram 16 and LG Gram 17 notebooks with discrete graphics both have 90 Wh batteries.

While the press release for the notebooks doesn’t mention this, the individual product pages also suggest there will be lighter-weight versions without discrete graphics and with 80 Wh batteries. The 16 inch model weighs about 2.64 pounds, while the 17 inch version is 2.98 pounds.

LG Grram 16

All of LG’s new Gram 16 and 17 models are Intel Evo-certified laptops with 16:10 aspect ratio IPS LCD displays with 99% DCI-P3 color gamut and an anti-glare display panel.

Ports include two USB4 Type-C ports, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, an HDMI port, microSD card reader and headset jack. And the laptops are available with 28-watt Intel Core i5-1240P processors, up to 16GB of LPDDR5-5200 memory, and up to 512GB of PCIe Gen 4 SSDs.

The laptops are up for pre-order in South Korea from March 21 through April 11, 2022. There’s no word on if or when the new LG Gram 16 and Gram 17 will be available worldwide.

The company also plans to launch new LG Gram 14 and 15 laptops soon, as well as updates to the LG Gram 360 line of convertible notebooks featuring 14 and 16 inch displays.

via ITHome

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ASRock iBOX 1200 is a fanless mini PC powered by Intel Alder Lake

ASRock Industrial’s new iBOX 1200 line of computers are compact desktop PCs with fanless designs and 12th-gen Intel Core “Alder Lake” processors. Measuring 6.8″ x 4.3″ x 2″, these mini PCs are small enough to attach to the back of a display or mount to a wall, but powerful enough to drive up to four […]

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ASRock Industrial’s new iBOX 1200 line of computers are compact desktop PCs with fanless designs and 12th-gen Intel Core “Alder Lake” processors. Measuring 6.8″ x 4.3″ x 2″, these mini PCs are small enough to attach to the back of a display or mount to a wall, but powerful enough to drive up to four displays.

Available with up to an Intel Core i7-1265UE processor, the computers support up to 64GB of RAM and dual storage devices and have a generous array of ports.

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These aren’t the first ASRock mini PCs to feature Intel Alder Lake processors – earlier this month the company introduced the NUC 1200 BOX series. Those models are both smaller and more powerful, with support for up to an Intel Core i7-1260P processor. But that’s because they’re actively cooled with a fan inside the chassis.

ASRock is positioning the iBOX 1200 series as a line of fanless embedded systems designed for silent operation, since there are no moving parts.

The company offers three models:

Each model has two SODIMM slots for up to 64GB of total DDR4-3200 memory, an M.2 2280 slot for PCIe Gen 4 x4 storage and a connector for a SATA 3.0 hard drive or SSD. There’s also an M.2 2230 key for a wireless card, and a set of ports that includes:

  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b
  • 1 x DisplayPort 1.4a
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (w/DisplayPort 1.4a support)
  • 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
  • 2 x USB 2.0 Type-A
  • 1 x 2.5 Gbps Ethernet
  • 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
  • 1 x mic/headphone jack
  • 1 x RS-232

The computer has an aluminum chassis and comes with a 19V/90W power supply and wall mount kit. ASRock says the iBOX 1200 officially supports Windows 10 and Windows 11, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t support Linux or other operating systems that are compatible with 12th-gen Intel chips.

via FanlessTech

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OneWeb turns to a competitor—SpaceX—to complete its constellation

“We’re on track to finish building out our full fleet of satellites.”

A stack of OneWeb satellites is shown before a launch at Baikonur in Kazakhstan.

Enlarge / A stack of OneWeb satellites is shown before a launch at Baikonur in Kazakhstan. (credit: OneWeb)

OneWeb announced on Monday that it has reached an agreement with SpaceX to complete its constellation of low Earth orbit broadband satellites.

This decision was necessitated after the United Kingdom-based company decided it could no longer launch on Russia's Soyuz rocket following the war against Ukraine. The Russian invasion occurred just days before 34 OneWeb satellites were due to launch on a Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan. In response to Western sanctions, Russia placed extraordinary demands on OneWeb in return for conducting the launch scheduled for March 4, and it ultimately did not take place. Those satellites remain in Kazakhstan for now.

Effectively, this ended OneWeb's agreement with Russia for satellite launches. The Soyuz had launched nearly all 428 of the company's satellites that are presently in orbit. The company had planned to use the Soyuz rocket to complete its first-generation constellation of 648 satellites by the end of 2022. Using Arianespace as an intermediary, OneWeb had already paid for those six launches. Russia has vowed not to return the money.

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So how do Russian cosmonauts feel about Russia’s war on Ukraine?

“Everyone that I know or have heard of supports the war.”

Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, and Sergey Korsakov participate in a news conference after docking with the International Space Station.

Enlarge / Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, and Sergey Korsakov participate in a news conference after docking with the International Space Station. (credit: Roscosmos)

On Friday, three cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station, having launched aboard a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine and harsh Western sanctions, the International Space Station partnership has remained intact so far. Operations between Roscosmos and NASA were smooth on Friday.

There was a surprise, however, as cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, and Sergey Korsakov floated onto the space station and greeted their Russian, US, and European colleagues already on board. The new arrivals were wearing yellow flight suits with blue highlights, a uniform that bore a strong resemblance to the flag of Ukraine.

The attire raised a lot of eyebrows, and it was not immediately clear why the cosmonauts wore the uncharacteristically yellow flight suits. Subsequently, there were news stories and opinions expressed on social media that the cosmonauts had worn the suits in protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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