Lenovo's Yoga line has always been able to twist itself into different forms, but the newest addition announced at CES 2024 puts a unique spin on it--you get two displays joined by a hinge in the Book 9i. But while this laptop looks as if it's the Microsoft Surface Duo reborn, you can do a heck of a lot more with it. When paired with its detachable keyboard and cover, you can bend the Yoga Book 9i not just into a traditional clamshell form, but dual landscape or dual portrait mode, a tented set of displays, and side-by-side screens. And, most importantly, it's not hampered by a mobile operating system: It runs Windows 11. Looking to pick up a brand new laptop?

It's official: The next-generation Thunderbolt spec will be called Thunderbolt 5, debuting next year with enough charging power and bandwidth to support eGPUs and a new class of "external AI devices." Intel teased the new Thunderbolt specification at the end of 2022, promising that the next-gen Thunderbolt would continue the trend of doubling bandwidth, all the way to 80Gbps in one direction. That included a promise, now confirmed, that the four lanes of Thunderbolt could be reconfigured to allow three lanes from a laptop to a monitor, rather than two. That will allow the option of a 120Gbps connection to a display, which Intel now refers to as Bandwidth Boost. Thunderbolt 5 will eventually be integrated within Intel's Core platforms, primarily laptops.

EIZO has released an article explaining the benefits NVIDIA's Ampere brings to its embedded systems to support both traditional render applications as well as GPGPU operations like target detection using both traditional and AI/ML methods. Autonomous vehicles such as UAVs must have the highest efficiency computing systems to ensure accurate vision and perception in SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power)-restricted environments while not sacrificing performance. High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems running at the edge require the utmost powerful GPGPU processing hardware per watt to assure advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms can execute on the expected workflows. Most importantly, lives depend on the systems used in mission-critical environments. The computer systems completing the sensor analysis and mathematical calculations require extreme accuracy to ensure missions are safe and successful.

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 4, 2020 -- Liqid, provider of the composable infrastructure platform, announced a collaboration with global Cloud and Data Center infrastructure leader Broadcom to deliver the first PCI-Express (PCIe) Gen 4.0 Fabric Reference Design Kit (RDK). To further drive data center adoption of the high-speed PCIe connectivity, the two companies have built a managed-fabric solution powered by Liqid Command Center orchestration software and Broadcom PEX88000 PCIe Gen 4.0 switches to enable research and development departments to quickly evaluate and accelerate deployment of Gen 4.0 solutions in the marketplace for next generation data center applications. "Edge and 5G computing, AI ML workloads, high-value HPC applications, and composable infrastructure deployments are all use cases that benefit significantly from high-speed data transfers and low latency PCIe Gen 4.0 solutions," said Jas Tremblay, Vice President and General Manager of the Data Center Storage Group, Broadcom. "Through our joint efforts, Liqid and Broadcom empower companies to deliver PCIe Gen 4.0 solutions that offer scalable performance, composable architecture, ease of management, and superior power efficiency for applications driving innovation across vertical markets." PCIe Gen 4.0 doubles the throughput over Gen 3.0, achieving bandwidth of up to 256 GT/s per port, substantially reducing transfer time for big data applications.

Broadcom released new switches and a retimer for data centers and cloud providers. The PEX88000 Switches and PEX88T32 Retimer, which are part of Broadcom's suite of peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) switches, are designed to address the rising demand for high performance computing and storage, according to the vendor. The PEX88000 family of switches features a range from 26 to 98 lanes and ports, which Broadcom claims is "ideal for high-throughput and low-latency applications such as deep learning, high-performance computing and NVMe [non-volatile memory access] all-flash arrays." The PEX88T32 retimer is based on Broadcom's PCIe Gen 4.0 SerDes IP and designed to increase the deployment of the PCIe switches in applications that make use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and high-performance computing. Will Townsend, senior analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, says he expects the new products to be impactful in the white-box market with companies like Arrcus, Cumulus, and others that focus on merchant silicon solutions.