Thin hybrid HDDs could help not only to kickstart the hard disk drive market, but also give UK cable manufacturers a new kind of custom cable design to work on.
Measuring just 5mm thick, thin hybrid HDDs have been tipped by electronic components analyst iSuppli as one way notebook manufacturers can claw back some market share, compared with tablets. "Since their appearance on the market two years ago, tablets - with their slim profile and fast 'instant-on' capabilities - have eaten mightily into the sales of notebook PCs," iSuppli reports.
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28 Apr 2015
BY cgoodram
POSTED IN Cable solutions
The recent announcements of new smartphones from Apple (the iPhone 5) and Nokia (the Lumia 820 and 920) each have different relevance for manufacturers of custom cable solutions - particularly when it comes to powering the handsets.
Apple have famously shunned wireless charging, meaning their new figurehead handset must still be tethered to a mains socket to recharge its battery.
Nokia, meanwhile, have given customers the choice over whether to use wired or wireless charging, with built-in wireless charging in the Nokia Lumia 920, and an .. Read More
28 Apr 2015
BY cgoodram
POSTED IN Braided cables
As the green data centre market grows, and new technologies like virtualisation continue to achieve greater uptake, custom braided cables may offer one way to support the need for more and more inter-connection between servers.
Virtualisation is a means of spreading a single application across several servers, effectively pooling the processing power of them all into a single, more powerful virtual machine. However, it requires fast and reliable connections to be in place between the servers, so that the different parts of the .. Read More
28 Apr 2015
BY cgoodram
POSTED IN Cable solutions
A return to growth in shipments of hard disk drives - and the use of HDDs in new types of consumer gadgetry - could help to drive demand for custom power and data cable solutions higher.
In recent years, solid-state disks or 'SSDs' have risen in popularity for several reasons: they are quieter, they contain no moving parts, they offer fast disk access, and they're widely believed to last for longer before failing. However, they have never been able to provide as much cheap storage capacity as conventional HDDs, and that is one factor helping.. Read More
28 Apr 2015
BY cgoodram
POSTED IN Cable solutions
What would you consider to be the essentials of the average live event?
At the top of most people’s lists would be live entertainment such as bands or comedians, while security would also be pretty high up there. Refreshments, video screens and lighting – all are essential and all are key aspects of organising a live event that most people would prioritise.
But how would you go about hooking up all that lighting and powering it efficiently and reliably? What about that big video screen? How would you go about transmitting an uninterru.. Read More
The British Army has troops deployed all over the world, from well-reported warzones such as Afghanistan to lesser-known locales in Africa. With so many troops deployed in so many locales, communication is as essential to the successful operation of the nation’s military as weaponry and transport. However, maintaining reliable and strong communication and data connections in areas with conditions as diverse (and adverse) as Afghanistan, Kenya and Canada is an extremely difficult task. Not too difficult, however, for the military’s secret cr.. Read More
28 Apr 2015
BY cgoodram
POSTED IN Cable solutions
When we or someone we know gets considerably ill, or suffers an accident, we rely on hospitals - or, more specifically, the doctors and nurses that work within those hospitals - to provide us with an accurate diagnosis of our ailment followed by adequate treatment for that ailment.
In order to give these accurate diagnoses and administer treatment, doctors often turn to the wealth of high-tech equipment the average hospital has at it’s disposal; MRI scanners, X-ray machines, CT scanners and so on. These complex machines require a lot of te.. Read More
Over the past few years, the popularity of video gaming has exploded. Whereas gaming was once considered the preserve of children and teenagers, the past few years have seen everyone from your dad to your Gran picking up a pad, with family-friendly consoles such as the Wii and mega-franchises such as ‘Call of Duty’ breaking into the mainstream.
It’s estimated that the gaming industry is now worth an astounding $78million (almost £50million)! Part of the reason for this popularity is the ever-decreasing cost of games consoles and gamin.. Read More
28 Apr 2015
BY cgoodram
POSTED IN Cable solutions
If we were to ask you what lies at the heart of a good theatre production, what would you say? The actors? The director? The set? The lighting?
One thing you probably wouldn’t say is cables, but any theatre technician would be quick to point out just how important cables are to the successful production of a theatrical performance. Stage cables are used for all kinds of purposes; they can be used to transmit power to stage lights, for audio and visual connections to screens as well as a wealth of other purposes.
It’s a wonder that mor.. Read More
28 Apr 2015
BY cgoodram
POSTED IN custom cable
Fire safety is something most of us take for granted; we all expect public buildings to feature adequate fire safety systems and procedures to ensure our safety should a blaze break out, while we expect fire alarms in our workplace or home to work in case of fire.
However, have you ever considered how fire alarms can continue to operate despite being exposed to fire? While alarms can be built from fire-resistant materials, how do the cables that power a fire alarm manage to not only survive a fire but also continue operating throughout?
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