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The PS8271 HDMI/DVI 2-to-1 multiplexer, PS8321 DisplayPort 2-to-1 multiplexer, and PS8325 dual-mode cross-point switches enable switchable graphics implementations and improve battery life in notebook computers. The PS8321 multiplexer drives a DisplayPort video output from the active GPU, the PS8271 drives a DVI or an HDMI video output from the active GPU, and the PS8325 cross-point switch drives either a DisplayPort or an HDMI/DVI output from the active GPU. Available in a 7×7-mm QFN-48 package, the PS8271 costs $1.75 (100,000). The PS8321 comes in a 7×7-mm QFN-56 package and costs $1.75 (100,000), and the PS8325 comes in an 11×5-mm QFN-72 and costs $2.50 (100,000).

Parade Technologies, www.paradetech.com

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The Scorpio Blue 640-Gbyte notebook hard drive comes in a 2.5-in. package with a 9.5-mm profile. Using 320-Gbyte-per-platter technology, the device packs a 640 Gbytes into a standard two-disk form factor. The device consumes 30% less power than the vendor’s previous Scorpio Blue drives. The device costs $149.

Western Digital, www.westerndigital.com

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The 19-in. EA190M display, part of the vendor’s MultiSync EA series, has a 5-to-4 standard aspect ratio at a 1280×1024-pixel native resolution. Features include 250-cd/m² brightness; 900-to-1 contrast ratio; 5-msec response; and a four-way ergonomic stand with a 110-mm adjustable height, pivot, tilt, and swivel. The device offers a two-step ECO mode, reducing power consumption, and a dynamic video mode with standard, text, movie, photo, and game presets. The display also provides space-saving down-firing multimedia speakers with a headphone jack. The display costs $259.

NEC Display Solutions of America, www.necdisplay.com

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Targeting portable power systems and power-distribution boxes, the five-pole, 100A VEAM GRH series connectors include rubber-covered coupling nuts, improving grip and durability, as well as a composite back shell, reducing weight and providing a streamlined profile. Features include finger-protected, set-screw termination-style contacts, allowing safe operation, wire installation, and field repair. The connectors also provide quarter-turn coupling; UL recognition; 100A continuous operation; and machined aluminum shells with a hard, black, anodized finish. Prices for the VEAM GRH connector series range from $230 to $250 (100) per mated pair.

ITT Interconnect Solutions, www.ittcannon.com

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Aiming at mobile phone, point-of-sale, and GPS applications, the CCM01 and CCM02 smart-card connectors come in sealed, normally open card-detection switches, and a chamfered opening in the card-entry slot improves card guidance. The eight-contact CCM01connector has a 100,000-cycle-minimum mechanical life. The eight-contact CCM02 series connector has a 500,000-cycle-minimum mechanical life and provides an antipiracy system. Additional features include a 10N maximum-card insertion force and a 0.25 to 0.5N contact-force range. The connectors target use with full-sized ID1 cards, and prices range from 10 cents to $6, depending on type and quantity.

C&K Components, www.ck-components.com