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48Gb/s – forget Thunderbolt
POSTED ON SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012 AT 5:06 PM BY MARK L. PEDERSON
One of the coolest things I saw at NAB this year was OWC’s Jupiter mini-SAS. This is based on new mini-SAS technology from LSI – the company that came out with this new mini-SAS switch for under $2100.
The price of mini-SAS HBA’s is dirt cheap ($350 – ish) – so this looks to be the super cheap, super FAST solution for sharing storage, moving tons of huge 4K renders between raids and workstations, etc. It also has some obvious applications for mobile labs, etc.
I think the target ship date for Jupiter is June – and they are working on qualifying various SANs on the platform. They had Meta-San running in the booth but mentioned they are testing Xsan/Stornext.
LAIRD Interface Solutions
POSTED ON SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2012 AT 8:58 PM BY MARK L. PEDERSON
LAIRD is offering up a bunch of nice “Interface Solutions for Digital Cinema and 3D” – check them out HERE
The ones I like the most are:
Laird RD1-BX3 RED Epic/Scarlet Sync Port Video Interface
Converts Epic/Scarlet Single Output to Rugged BNC Connectors for Gen Lock, Time Code and Remote Start/Stop – $149.95
and
Laird RD1-HSWAP2 10-Output 12 Volt Hot Swap Power Distribution Box
Steady Power for Your 12 Volt Digital Cinema Cameras, Accessories & 3D Rigs – $999.95
not to mention a great selection of power cables for RED ONE, EPIC and SCARLETS.
RED Digital Cinema – MEIZLER MODULE – Sneak Peak
POSTED ON SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2012 AT 10:13 AM BY MARK L. PEDERSON
You have to look deep into the shadows of the teaser video to get a taste of RED’s new “Meizler Module”. You can read the full announcement on REDUSER.net HERE.
This is a module for the EPIC/Scarlet camera that features: 3 lemo powered outputs for Focus/Iris/Zoom for Heden or Preston lens motors, full wireless lens control built in for 3ality Technica, Preston and eventually other lens controls, built in wireless timecode receiver, wireless Audio receiver built-in, wireless 1080p Video transmission built-in & a 3rd front lemo can power Cinetape if Zoom control is not needed. One REDBRICK battery powers everything including the camera.
Size Matters – here come the Linux micro computers
POSTED ON THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012 AT 8:17 PM BY MARK L. PEDERSON
The $35 Linux computer Rasberry Pi sold out in mere hours – running on a Linux Fedora operating system the computer can run of 4AA batteries, use a TV as a monitor and store data on SD cards.
read the story on SlashGear
Meanwhile …. ArsTechnica reported that FXI is set to launch CottonCandy – a Linux computer the size of thumb drive which can run either Ubuntu or Android 4.0, has a dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, 1GB of RAM, and a Mali 400MP GPU that allows it to decode high-definition video.
Mac Pro Update with New Xeon E5 Chips
POSTED ON THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012 AT 8:03 PM BY MARK L. PEDERSON
The UK distributor for Supermicro, Boston invited The INQUIRER into its labs to take a look at an Intel Xeon E5 workstation.
Source: The Inquirer (http://s.tt/15YK9)
MacRumors speculated further -
Benchmarks are evidently still under embargo until next week, but the Xeon E5 chips will undoubtedly be a vast improvement over the chips found in the current Mac Pro, which hasn’t been updated since mid-2010. Other companies such as Dell have already begunannouncing new products based on the Xeon E5, meaning that Apple could be ready with Mac Pro updates in the relatively near future.
Via MacRumors
Lytro Leaps Into Light
POSTED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012 AT 7:57 PM BY MARK L. PEDERSON
Today we are thrilled to announce the launch of the Lytro, a new type of camera that will amaze you.
Read complete story on NEA
Levitatr: The worlds first wireless keyboard with elevating keys
POSTED ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012 AT 9:58 AM BY MARK L. PEDERSON
Pre-order store.levitatr.com
Apple’s Messages Beta for Mac Includes Retina Sized Artwork
POSTED ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 AT 7:38 AM BY MARK L. PEDERSON
You know how excited I am about more pixels 
15″ MBP with retina = AWESOME.
A look at some of the resources from Apple’s new Messages app shows several graphics that come in multi-part TIFFs that include regular and double resolution versions. In fact, if you look at the information embedded within the images, you can see the resources were at one point named in the same “@2x” convention. So, it seems Apple’s Messages App is already building in support for Retina displays on the Mac.
Via MacRumors
HP makes an iMac
POSTED ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012 AT 9:22 PM BY MARK L. PEDERSON
The Z1 (above, shown running Avid Media Composer) comes with workstation hardware including Xeon processors, an Nvidia Quadro workstation-class graphics chip and power supply buried in a single 27-inch screen.
The workstation, priced from US$1,899, was announced at the HP Global Partner conference being held in Las Vegas this week.
The company compared the Z1 to the Z800 flagship product, which is the company’s most powerful workstation in a tower. The company has fit components such as the processor, cooling equipment, memory and other components used by other HP workstations into the all-in-one design.
“We deliver the power without the tower,” Zafarana said. “This is professional level of workstation performance, through and through.”
The Z1 comes with 1 or 2 workstation-class Intel Xeon CPUs, an Nvidia Quadro MXM graphics chip (a mobile chip due to space constraints, apparently), EEC memory, a 27-bit IPS panel capable of outputting 10-bit colour (so over a billion colours) and a 400W power supply. It has space for up to two hard drives or solid-state drives and a bay for a Blu-ray optical drive. Unlike the iMac, it’s designed to make upgrades and parts swap-outs easy, with the whole display opening on a hinge out to reveal internal components.
A user can also easily service components inside the chassis, which could otherwise be intimidating with the components inside a screen. The design allows a user to remove the screen and replace components.
The Z1 also has a webcam, multiple display inputs and USB 3.0 ports.
For Michael Cioni …
POSTED ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012 AT 9:10 PM BY MARK L. PEDERSON
Here’s something for you -
This is the Anthro Charging Cart ($1499). Basically, it’s a rolling, locking, charging station for a boatload of iPads.
I couldn’t resist Michael
