The VIA APC is a single-board mini-computer with an ARM-based processor and a $49 price tag. It’s basically what you’d get if you designed the popular Raspberry Pi with more input and output options and used a VIA processor instead of a Broadcom chip. But the $49 price tag is a bit deceptive… since VIA […]
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VIA ARTiGo A1250 mini PC features quad-core x86 CPU
VIA’s latest small form-factor PC is a tiny desktop computer with a 1 GHZ VIA E-Series quad-score CPU and support for Windows, Linux, or other operating systems. The VIA ARTiGO A1250 is a follow-up to the A1200 model released earlier this year, but the new model is smaller and features a quad-core CPU instead of dual-core. […]
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VIA introduces EPIA-P910 Pico-ITX board with quad-core x86 chip
VIA is launching a new Pico-ITX board that’s not much larger than a Raspberry Pi mini-PC. But the VIA EPIA-P910 features a VIA QuadCore E-Series x86 processor with DirectX 11 support. That means you should be able to run a wide range of software, including Windows, Linux, or Android. But the EPIA-P910 differs from a […]
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VIA releases kernel, bootloader source for the $49 APC computer
The VIA APC is sort of what you’d get if you took the Raspberry Pi, replaced the Broadcom processor with a low-power VIA WonderMedia CPU and added a bunch of connectivity options, and slapped the whole thing on a Neo-ITX system board. VIA sells the APC for just $49, which makes it pretty cheap by […]
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VIA launches VAB-800 Pico-ITX board with ARM Cortex-A8 CPU
VIA has introduced a new Pico-ITX computer board called the VAB-800. It measures less than 4″ x 2.9″ across, and VIA is positioning the board as a solution for industrial or in-vehicle applications. But like the VIA APC, the Raspberry Pi, and any number of other cheap, low power barebones computers we’ve seen this year, […]
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VIA ARM Digital Signage system is a small Android-based PC
The VIA ARM Digital Signage System looks like a small computer… and basically it is. But it’s designed to run Google Android or other embedded operating systems, and as the name suggests, VIA is positioning the little PC as a digital signage system for use in retail, education, entertainment, kiosks, or similar environments. VIA’s latest […]
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VIA APC $49 computer up for pre-order, ships in July
The APC is a tiny computer system that sells for $49, and which should be capable of running Android, Linux, and other operating systems (but not Windows 7). It ships with Google Android 2.3. First introduced last month, VIA Technologies is now taking pre-orders for the APC and plans to start shipping the little computer […]
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VIA introduces ARTiGO A1200 slim, fanless PC
VIA Technologies has unveiled the latest member of its ARTiGO slim PC family. The ARTiGO A1200 is a small form-factor desktop computer that measures just 9.6″ x 4.8″ x 1.2″ and weighs 2.6 pounds. Despite the small case, it has a fanless design, thanks to a low power processor that doesn’t generate a lot of […]
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VIA APC: A $49 Android computer with an ARM11 CPU
VIA Technologies is entering Raspberry Pi territory with its latest product — the APC. It’s a $49 barebones computer designed to run Google Android. The system includes a processor, memory, storage, and a range of ports for connectivity — but no case. You can slip the Neo-ITX system board into a computer case designed for […]
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VIA launches 8850, 8950 chips for Android tablets
A few years ago Chinese tablets with low power VIA 8650 ARM9 processors were all the rage… in China at least. But Rockchip, Telechips, and Allwinner have largely dominated the market lately thanks to faster Cortex-A8 and Cortex-A9 processors. Now VIA subsidiary WonderMedia has two new A9 chips to offer: The 800 MHz WM8950Â and the […]