Linux PC maker System76 has released its most powerful laptop to date: the new System76 Bonobo WS is a mobile workstation with support for desktop-class chips including a 125-watt Intel Core i9-10900K processor and NVIDIA RTX 2080 SUPER graphics. At 8.4 pounds, it’s not the sort of laptop we’d normally cover on Liliputing, but hey, it’s more portable than a desktop with those components.
Prices start at $2399 for a model with a Core i5-10600K process and NVIDIA RTX 2060 graphics.
Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web.
- Bonobo WS mobile Linux workstation PC [System76]
System76 Bonobo WS is a 17.3 inch Linux laptop/mobile workstation PC with desktop components (up to a Core i9-10900K deca-core CPU, NVIDIA RTX 2080 SUPER graphics, 128GB RAM, Thunderbolt 3, and 1080p 144Hz or 4K/60Hz display options. It’s HEAVY though (8.4 pounds). - Use a Sony camera as a PC webcam {Sony]
Earlier this year Canon released software that lets you use the company’s cameras as high-quality (and high-cost) webcams. Now Sony is following suit with the release of its Imaging Edge Webcam software. At a time when name-brand webcams are hard to come by, this could be a way to repurpose hardware you already have to use for your next Zoom call. - Sources: Huawei has enough telecom chips in stock to last years [TheElec]
US trade restrictions are going to make it difficult for Huawei to source smartphone chips for the foreseeable future. But the company has reportedly stocked up on chips for base stations and has enough to last for years. You don’t need brand newer/faster chips every 6-12 months to stay competitive in that space. - The Lava Pulse is a feature phone with a built in heart rate and blood pressure sensor [GSM Arena]
This $26 feature phone has a built-n heart rate monitor and blood pressure sensor. It’s a 2G phone that’s only available in India. I also wouldn’t expect particularly accurate results from a $26 phone that uses an optical sensor… and the phone has just a 2.4 inch, 240 x 320px display, 32GB of storage, and a number pad. There’s a headphone jack though! - Nvidia Record Q2 Revenue: Gaming Division Is No Longer The Biggest Moneymaker [Tom’s Hardware]
NVIDIA now makes more money from data center products than from graphics cards for gamers. - Google Duo captions [@madebygoogle]
Google brings live captions to Google Duo voice and video calls.
In a noisy place? No problem. Captions are now available on Google Duo, so you won’t miss a word of your video and voice messages. https://t.co/jqEvy9Vyn7 pic.twitter.com/gq5Z2ntn5P
— Made by Google (@madebygoogle) August 19, 2020
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Sony hasn’t made DSLRs in 10 years. They specialize in mirrorless, the successor to the DSLR format. Their expertise in this new format has allowed them to surpass Nikon, the 2nd biggest camera company (mainly a maker of DSLRs), in global camera sales, and forced Nikon and Canon to develop their own mirrorless lineup in order to compete.
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Fair nitpick. I changed the headline.