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Source: Human Horizons Technology R&D Company. Concept image of the HiPhi 1 . HiPhi, a subsidiary brand of Human Horizons, has announced that its HiPhi 1 will be the first production car in the world to be equipped with 5G technology from China Telecom. Human Horizons, which builds smart transportation technologies, will work with China Telecom on 5G technology research and implementation in the areas of smart cars, smart transportation and smart cities. HiPhi 1 , Human Horizons' first premium all-electric vehicle, will be the first production car with a 5G vehicle-to-everything (V2X)-enabled communication network. The vehicle combines cloud computing with a powerful data analysis engine to make decisions. The car has more than 500 sensors. Its neural network consists of four super brain domain controllers and six microprocessing units (MPUs) connected by 1G Ethernet. HiPhi 1 is expected to commence production by the end of this year, with official deliverie...

Microsoft has announced that the latest Surface lineup – Surface Go 2 and Surface Book 3 - will be available for preorders starting 21 May 2020 in Singapore via commercial authorised resellers and authorised retailers at a starting price of S$648. Source: Microsoft. The Surface Go 2 (left) and the Surface Book 3 (right). “We are pleased to bring new Surface devices and accessories to Singapore. In the current environment, our devices are our windows to the world – our office, school, and social space. We want to make sure every person and organisation are equipped with the tools they need to stay connected and productive. Our goal is to design a Surface for every person, every work style and every location, so that it can switch context as quickly as you do to take you from work to play to everything in between,” said Shyamol Bansal, Business Group Lead for Surface & Mixed Reality, Microsoft Singapore. Designed to provide users versatility and seamless productivity, th...

Source: Advantech. The new industrial computers. Advantech has announced the availability of compact, energy-efficient industrial computers that leverage the new NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX, expanding its range of edge artificial intelligence (AI) systems built on the Jetson platform for smart city, intelligent manufacturing, and AIoT applications. AIoT refers to the artificial intelligence of things, or where AI meets the Internet of Things (IoT). An NVIDIA Elite Partner, Advantech provides industrial systems powered by the Jetson platform along with industrial input-output support and remote device management to facilitate AI deployment at the edge. Advantech's MIC-AI series come in two form factors: AI IPCs and AI NVRs. The Advantech AI IPC is a passively-cooled system design embedded with the full lineup of Jetson systems-on-module (SOMs)—including the new Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson AGX Xavier, Jetson Nano, and Jetson TX2. These systems enable AI applications in harsh ...

AVerMedia has new compact AVerAI NX211B and NX213B AI edge systems designed to leverage the capabilities of the NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX for AI-at-the-edge applications in smart cities, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, robotics, transportation, and more. - The NX211B is an active-cooled system suitable for industrial environments in confined spaces where temperatures range from 0°C to 70°C. It supports input-output functionality such as two two-lane MIPI CSI-2 camera inputs and a 4Kp60 HDMI output for AIoT and robotics applications*. - The NX213B is a passive-cooled* system with eight-channel Power over Ethernet (PoE) power sourcing equipment (PSE) ports for IP cameras* and a SATA* port for storage, ideal as an AI network video recorder (NVR) in smart cities and retail applications. The Jetson Xavier NX module with cloud-native support delivers up to 21 tera operations per second (TOPS) of accelerated computing with 384 CUDA cores and 48 Tensor Cores in a credit-card-sized fo...

Dell Technologies has rolled out the Payment Flexibility Program , which includes 0% interest rates and up to a 180-day payment deferral*. The company is also making US$9 billion in financing available for 2020 to help fund critical technology needs. The company said that this is the move is a commitment to help businesses run and them to take care of their people and access essential technology. "Dell Financial Services * (DFS) has been a reliable partner for the last 23 years and will be here to support you, especially during times of uncertainty," the company said in a statement. “Organisations in Singapore are realigning priorities and assessing ways to secure capital for business continuity and critical operations. We have been working closely with our customers and partners to understand their challenges and payment flexibility is one way we can help them. "The Dell Technologies Payment Flexibility Program is an effort to meet the immediate as well as long t...