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ECS Announces Eco-Friendly, Fanless Mini PCs, the Liva Q1A and Q1A Plus

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021Delta MediaLeave a Comment

Elitegroup Computing Systems (ECS) has announced a pair of fanless, eco-friendly mini PCs in the shadow of CES 2021. As detailed on the ECS website these are the Liva Q1A and the Q1A Plus. Both systems come wrapped in a 74x74x34.6mm plastic case, making them 37% smaller than Intel’s NUC PC series’s 116.6x112x39mm dimensions. Unfortunately, […]

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Who needs an external battery when you have good old-fashioned emotions? Scientists based out of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have begun working on augmented reality (AR) contact lenses capable of displaying virtual information in the real world. But here’s the really interesting part: according to an official release from the university, these high-tech […]
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