Nintendo's next-gen Wii expected to sell out

Nintendo's next-gen Wii expected to sell out

SAN FRANCISCO—The Wii U, the successor to Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s hugely popular motion-based gaming console, is expected to get off to a faster start than its predecessor, but may have trouble matching the original Wii's long-term success, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli.

IHS (El Segundo, Calif.) forecasts that Will U will sell more briskly in following its launch Nov. 18 than the original did, largely due to pent-up demand from Wii fans. But over the longer term, Will U will need to overcome a fragmented market for gaming and the proliferation of smartphones, tablets and other platforms that support gaming, according to the firm.

Wii was a runaway hit when it was introduced in 2006, providing a less costly alternative to higher priced consoles with more intensive graphics and processing power like Sony's PlayStation 3. The original Wii was also the first gaming system to make major use of MEMS sensor technology to enable motion-based gaming.



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ARM CEO East on IoT, platforms

ARM CEO East on IoT, platforms

"The Internet of Things for us is about the sale of microcontrollers. We think it is likely to follow a similar path to mobile phones," Warren East, CEO of processor intellectual property licensor ARM, said in an interview with EE Times during ARM TechCon.

East explained that the first microprocessors in cell phones were 32-bit devices that were required to spend most their time running the cellular communications protocol. The processor clock cycles that became available when the phone was not being used for a call were put to uses running early games on tiny displays. Now we are used to multiple processor cores on an SOC, and multiple processor chips in a mobile phone; a modem chip, an application processor, a connectivity chip.

So East expects a move to multiple cores in MCUs. "That alone would double the market size for ARM," he said.

The market is running at about 8 billion MCUs shipped per year across all applications, said East. In 2010 the ARM architecture had penetrated about 10 percent of the MCU market and in 2011 about 15 percent, he said. "2012 is looking like another good year. I think I would be disappointed if it wasn't up around 20 percent."

But will ARM expand its intellectual property remit into mixed-signal, wireless, MEMS and other IP, which are needed in wireless sensor networks? Or will ARM stick to the digital focus that has been its hallmark across its first 22 years of existence?

"A number of technology pieces are needed. And thinking holistically is vital to make things take off. Maybe we need to get involved at the technology level. But more important is to make standards happen," said East, clearly referring back to the announcement that ARM was becoming a leading member of the Weightless Special Interest Group.

The Weightless group is looking to drive standardization in the intelligent re-use of spectrum allocated to broadcast services to open up dedicated radio channels for machine-to-machine communications and the Internet of Things.

When specifically asked about mixed-signal IP, East said: "We're not a mixed-signal company," said East. On the other hand it must be remembered that ARM wasn't a graphics company until it bought Falanx Microsystems in June 2006.
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二里头玉器初现戎马之气

二里头玉器初现戎马之气

　　“超级国宝”绿松石龙形器,由2000余片绿松石片组合而成,每片绿松石的大小仅有0.2～0.9厘米,厚度仅0.1厘米左右.

　　位于“天下之中”——洛阳盆地的二里头遗址,是迄今可确认的中国最早的王朝都城遗址,其文明之光自1959年被重新发现以来,已书写下众多“中国之最”.半个多世纪以来,这里出土了大量玉器,最近几年,更发现了中国最早的绿松石器制造作坊及堪称“超级国宝”的早期龙形象珍品——大型绿松石龙形器.因此,二里头玉器可谓是夏代玉器的代表性形态.本期特邀中国社科院考古研究所研究员、二里头工作队队长许宏博士详解二里头玉器发掘背后的故事与这一阶段玉器所独有的文化内蕴.

　　大家简介:

　　许宏,1963年7月出生,辽宁省盖州市人,中国社会科学院考古研究所研究员,夏商周考古研究室主任兼二里头工作队队长,中国社会科学院研究生院考古系教授,中国考古学会理事.主要著作有《先秦城市考古学研究》、《最早的中国》等.

　　高级贵族墓出土巨型绿松石龙形器

　　凭传世文献“摸”到二里头,是20世纪前半叶活跃于学术界的著名古史学家徐旭生的伟大功绩之一.上世纪50年代,为从考古学上探索夏王朝,七十多岁高龄的徐旭生先是把成书较早、可信度较高的上古文献中关于夏王朝都城和主要活动地域的记载加以梳理,后又按图索骥率队前往河南寻找“夏墟”——偃师二里头遗址就是这次调查中最重要的收获.此后一批批考古工作者的发掘,也证实了徐旭生在调查报告中有关二里头“当时实为一大都会”的猜想.而许宏是在1999年接任二里头工作队队长的.

　　作为第三任队长,许宏与他的队友们继续发掘着二里头埋藏的新的“中国之最”——最早的城市道路网、最早的宫城、最早的车辙痕迹,但最令他兴奋的,应该算是大型绿松石龙形器的出土.“在学术界,绿松石一直被作为文化意义上的‘玉’而受到关注.在二里头时代,它也的确与玉器一样,作为高端消费品为贵族阶层所使用,具有身份象征的意义.”而这件绿松石龙形器正是出土于二里头宫殿区最高等级的贵族墓中.

　　“2002年4月,在发现这座编号为2002VM3的大墓后,我们充满了期待.”他说.随着清理的深入,许宏遭遇了前所未有的“冲击”.“绿松石片从墓主人的肩部开始,直到胯部一带,断续分布,总长超过70厘米.3号墓的绿松石片没有铜质背托,又极为细小,每片仅有数毫米大小,厚度仅1毫米左右.”这也给清理带来很大困难,甚至用嘴吹去其上的土屑都可能使绿松石片移位.最终许宏决定,先整体起取后再清理.4天后,墓主人与覆盖在他身上的大型绿松石器终于被整体起取,并与许宏“同居”了一个多月才被运到了北京.

　　由于种种原因,揭盖工作则拖到了2004年夏天.当年8月,当一条保存完好的绿松石大龙出现在许宏面前,他顿感此前一切丰富的想象与推断都变得黯然失色.“龙身长 64.5厘米,中部最宽处4厘米.距绿松石龙尾端3厘米余,还有一件绿松石条形饰,二者之间有红色漆痕相连,由龙首至条形饰总长70.2厘米.当你从上面俯视这条龙时,你感觉它分明正在游动；当你贴近它硕大的头与其对视时,它那嵌以白玉的双眼分明在瞪着你.其用工之巨、制作之精、体量之大,在中国早期龙形象文物中是十分罕见的.有学者认为,绿松石龙形器的出土,为中华民族的龙图腾找到了最直接、最正统的根源.这一出土于‘华夏第一王都’的碧龙,才是真正的‘中国龙’. ”

　　确立大型片状有刃器为主体的礼玉制度

　　除了绿松石,二里头也大量出土其他材质的玉器.贵族墓中出土的大型玉刀长达60多厘米,玉璋器高在50厘米左右,这些大型玉器,气势恢宏,前所未见.

　　许宏表示,二里头所在的嵩山周围、洛阳盆地一带,在龙山时代并无使用大型玉器的传统.“从出土玉器的墓葬中随葬品组合情况看,大型有刃器中的玉钺见于所有的墓,玉刀也较多.较大的墓中都随葬三件有刃器,但各自的组合则不一致.小型柄形器的使用则较为普遍,可知身份较高的贵族墓中,柄形器是不可或缺的,可能是一种祭器.”而大型有刃器的特点,则显示了它们的“身份”应该是礼器.许宏举例道:“在二里头文化中,一种两侧边缘有扉齿的钺很常见.这种钺一般称为戚.玉戚中又有一种璧形戚,或称为璧戚.整体近圆,中有大孔,齿状外弧刃,更富装饰意味而不适宜于装柄,应该是祭祀或礼仪活动中手持的礼玉.”

　　他进一步强调,大型、片状、有刃,构成了二里头玉器的主旋律.“二里冈时代及其后,玉器更进一步趋向军事化和实用化.当烈火铸就的贵金属——青铜被塑成温文尔雅的礼容器,温润可人的玉却隐隐地呈现出某种杀伐之气,‘祀与戎’这两件‘国之大事’,就这样被和谐地融入初期王朝金玉争辉的礼仪制度中.”

　　绿松石龙头开商周青铜兽面纹先河

　　关于绿松石龙形器的文化功用,到现在还众说纷纭.有人认为这应是一个在红漆木板上粘嵌绿松石片而形成的“龙牌”,随葬该器的高级贵族应为宗庙管理人员,“龙牌”是祭祀场合使用的仪仗器具.也有人认为这是早期的旌旗,其上装饰升龙的形象,以死者生前所用旌旗覆盖于尸体之上,应是早期旌旗制度的反映.《诗经》中记述周王祭祀于宗庙,有“龙旗阳阳,和铃央央”的场景描写,其中“龙旗”与“铃”并列对举,与该墓中龙牌与铜铃共存的情况颇为契合.墓主人应是巫师,其所佩龙旌具有引领亡灵升天的意义.

　　在许宏看来,绿松石龙头与一件出土于河南新密市新砦遗址陶器盖上的刻画兽面纹之间如出一辙的相似性,有力地证明了目前学界普遍认为的以新砦遗址为代表的遗存是由中原龙山文化向二里头文化演进的过渡期文化,可以看做是二里头文化的前身.至于以往出土的二里头文化时期或稍晚的嵌绿松石兽面纹铜牌饰上的图案,大部分应是绿松石龙尤其是其头部的简化或抽象表现.

　　“众所周知,盛行于商周时代青铜器上的主题纹样,长期以来被称为‘饕餮纹’.但也有不少学者以较为平实的‘兽面纹’一词取而代之,更有不少学者指出这些纹样的主题大部分应是龙纹.随着早期王朝社会文化的整合并逐渐臻于全盛,本来具有多源性特征的龙形象也规范划一,并逐渐抽象化和神秘化,作为‘饕餮纹’固定下来,成为最重要的装饰主题.而以嵌绿松石铜牌饰为代表的二里头所见兽面纹,开了商周青铜器上兽面母题的先河.”

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ARM CEO talks about IoT, platforms

ARM CEO talks about IoT, platforms

"The Internet of Things for us is about the sale of microcontrollers. We think it is likely to follow a similar path to mobile phones," said Warren East, CEO of processor intellectual property licensor ARM, in an interview with EE Times conducted at the ARM TechCon exhibition and conference.

East explained that the first microprocessors in cell phones were 32-bit devices that were required to spend most their time running the cellular communications protocol. The processor clock cycles that became available when the phone was not being used for a call were put to uses running early games on tiny displays. Now we are used to multiple processor cores on an SOC, and multiple processor chips in a mobile phone; a modem chip, an application processor, a connectivity chip.

So East expects a move to multiple cores in MCUs. "That alone would double the market size for ARM," he said.

The market is running at about 8 billion MCUs shipped per year across all applications, said East. In 2010 the ARM architecture had penetrated about 10 percent of the MCU market and in 2011 about 15 percent, he said. "2012 is looking like another good year. I think I would be disappointed if it wasn't up around 20 percent."

But will ARM expand its intellectual property remit into mixed-signal, wireless, MEMS and other IP, which are needed in wireless sensor networks? Or will ARM stick to the digital focus that has been its hallmark across its first 22 years of existence?

"A number of technology pieces are needed. And thinking holistically is vital to make things take off. Maybe we need to get involved at the technology level. But more important is to make standards happen," said East, clearly referring back to the announcement that ARM was becoming a leading member of the Weightless Special Interest Group.

The Weightless group is looking to drive standardization in the intelligent re-use of spectrum allocated to broadcast services to open up dedicated radio channels for machine-to-machine communications and the Internet of Things.

When specifically asked about mixed-signal IP, East said: "We're not a mixed-signal company," said East. On the other hand it must be remembered that ARM wasn't a graphics company until it bought Falanx Microsystems in June 2006.
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冰种翡翠手链 玉观音_玉貔貅_价格_图片_收藏_鉴赏—妙瑞可翡翠网

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    冰种翡翠是翡翠质地中，仅次于玻璃种翡翠的，冰种翡翠多半是呈现冰清玉洁的感觉，给人清亮似水、冰肌玉骨的诱人之美。

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    玉石之德，我们也许知道有十一种，也是人之德行的写照，但浓缩涵括起来，则是五德。冰种翡翠手链的仁德，体现在玉石颜色洁白透明、泛着温润光泽。我们可以透过翡翠，看到翡翠内部的纹理走向和特征，可以知道其内外表里如一，这正是我们人索要展现的心怀坦荡仁义之德也。

    冰种翡翠手链戴在手上，我们可以时常把玩之。用手指轻轻的敲响冰种翡翠手链，可以听到或激昂可透云层，货清脆悠长可通鬼神，也可以舒展清扬而漫步世间等等。这些音质的各异，正是有容乃大、富含智慧之意。可以高瞻远瞩，也可以未雨绸缪，真正是冰种翡翠手链的智慧之德，也是我们人必须具备的智慧德行。

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宝贝描述：紫罗兰的色泽明艳，质地透明水亮，很好的翡翠手链。

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一款冰种翡翠手链，需要的是纯净通透、晶莹洁白而无任何的杂质，方才算是上等。

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Light bulbs with wireless connectivity to shine bright in 2013

Light bulbs with wireless connectivity to shine bright in 2013

IMS Research projects that 2013 will be a big year for the emergence of Radio Frequency (RF)-embedded light bulbs, with several large manufacturers planning to release new products using a range of wireless technologies. According to IMS Research's recently published Connectivity Opportunities in Lighting Controls – 2012 Edition report, shipments of RF-embedded light bulbs and their associated remote controllers will be more than 600,000 in 2013, rising to 11.7 million in 2017.

There are several drivers to push the market for these devices forward. One of the most important is the ability to control the lights using a smart phone, which can provide both in-home control, and for some systems, remote-access control from outside. It is expected that over the forecast period, most of these systems will offer remote access via an app, or cloud-based service. While this feature is available on current residential lighting control systems, the cost of these systems can be too high for most consumers. The RF-embedded light bulbs will be sold at a more consumer-friendly price level, leading to higher residential adoption.

According to IMS Research Analyst Phillip Maddocks, "We have already seen excitement about these types of systems with the recent successful launch of the Insteon RF and Powerline LED bulb as well as Li-Fx system that managed to generate very significant investment in a few weeks; this shows the potential of this market. In addition to this, several tier-one lighting suppliers are planning to launch similar systems towards the end of 2012 and throughout 2013, which will bring such systems to the consumer market."

From a technology perspective, currently most RF-embedded light bulb systems, such as that of Insteon, use a proprietary technology or use a proprietary 802.15.4 software stack. Greenwave Reality is currently showcasing NXP's JenNet-IP protocol which, according to NXP, is being made an open platform for other semiconductors to support. In addition to this, the ZigBee Alliance recently launched a lighting-specific profile "ZigBee Light Link" which is designed specifically for the control of both color and light level of LED light bulbs. Currently several tier-1 lighting manufacturers, such as Osram and Philips, have already had devices certified using this protocol.

"Over the next few years, there will be the development of several ecosystems of devices using different technologies before a dominant standard emerges," added Maddocks. "With the support and the interoperability available as part of the ZigBee Light Link protocol, IMS Research believes that by 2017, ZigBee will have emerged as the main wireless technology being used in these systems, accounting for 38 percent of all RF-embedded bulbs and controllers shipped between 2010 and 2017."

IMS Research's recently published Connectivity Opportunities in Lighting Controls – 2012 Edition, provides market estimates (2010 and 2011), and annual forecasts (to 2017) for the number of connected lighting devices shipped globally and in the three major regions (Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific) for the three key application areas (commercial lighting, residential lighting, and street lighting).

For more information visit http://imsresearch.com.

This article originally appeared on EE Times Europe.

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In-car Wi-Fi expected to increase eight fold over the next seven years, says IMS Research

In-car Wi-Fi expected to increase eight fold over the next seven years, says IMS Research

IMS Research forecasts the market for Wi-Fi in original equipment manufacturer (OEM) automotive applications will increase eight fold over the next seven years in North America and Western Europe.

While the Wi-Fi attach rates in North America and Western Europe are still relatively low with only a small number of manufacturers announcing the inclusion of Wi-Fi as a standard or as an optional extra, it is likely that Wi-Fi will follow a similar trend to Bluetooth, meaning over the next seven years attach rates in new cars will ramp up quickly. Historically, Wi-Fi was not considered for in-car applications, however, several factors have come into play which are creating a significant opportunity for Wi-Fi automotive applications.

First, Wi-Fi has transitioned from being primarily a PC networking technology to a more ubiquitous connectivity solution with a strong presence in a broad range of consumer electronics. While smartphones are the obvious example, eReaders, tablets, portable games consoles and portable media players are among the many consumer electronic devices to incorporate Wi-Fi.

In addition, the introduction of Wi-Fi Direct (Wi-Fi with the ability to make a peer-to-peer connection) has helped the industry realise Wi-Fi can be used for much more than just networking. This has created an opportunity for specific automotive applications. The most likely Wi-Fi in-car use cases are; in-car hotspots, wireless screen duplication, tethering, wireless car diagnostics and wireless software upgrading.

Secondly, Bluetooth high speed never materialised. This left a gap in the automotive industry that needed to be filled. But it wasn't until 100 percent attach rates in smartphones and Wi-Fi Direct, that Wi-Fi was considered to fill the void that Bluetooth high speed left.

Filomena Berardi, senior analyst and author of the recently published The Wireless Car had the following thoughts: "The uptake of Wi-Fi in vehicles will be fairly aggressive. OEMs see great opportunities for the applications discussed above. In addition, the recent Wi-Fi Alliance announcement regarding Wi-Fi Miracast, is very exciting. Some in the industry see this being used in conjunction with MirrorLink for wireless screen duplication."

She went on to say: "There's even talk of using Wi-Fi for camera modules and many other interesting in-car applications. These will all further drive demand by OEMs to include Wi-Fi as standard or as an optional extra. All in all, the future for Wi-Fi in the car is very promising."

Wi-Fi in the car is at the beginning of its journey and in spite of this promising start and potential – nothing in the automotive industry is straight forward.

Visit http://imsresearch.com.

This article originally appeared on EE Times Europe.

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More smartphones connect to Wi-Fi hotspots than laptops, says the Wireless Broadband Alliance

More smartphones connect to Wi-Fi hotspots than laptops, says the Wireless Broadband Alliance

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published a report on the Wi-Fi hotspot market compiled by global research company Informa Telecoms & Media, revealing that smartphone-based hotspot connections now outnumber those from laptops for the first time.

This trend is set to accelerate as the industry moves toward the deployment of Next Generation Hotspots (NGH), based on open industry standards, which will make it even easier for the rapidly increasing number of smartphone owners to use the technology.

The survey revealed that hotspot connections are now led by smartphones (40%), followed closely by laptops (39%) and then tablets (17%) which have seen rapid growth since their recent emergence. The survey also highlighted rapid deployment of NGH, which is based on Passpoint certified equipment, with 19% of operator respondents planning to deploy by the end of 2013. NGH dramatically simplifies public Wi-Fi access, especially from smartphones, by allowing secure connections without the need for usernames and passwords, and is seen as a vital tool for offloading busy mobile broadband networks.

The telecoms industry is showing an increasingly positive attitude towards public Wi-Fi with 43% of all respondents describing themselves as 'more bullish' over the past year regarding future investment in the technology. The survey also highlights the major potential of Wi-Fi roaming with 75% of operator respondents claiming under 10% of their overall user base connects to hotspots while travelling. NGH is a critical means of increasing international usage by allowing users to automatically connect to hotspots where their operator has a roaming agreement.

The survey also found that future public Wi-Fi hotspot growth will be focused in four types of location: wide-area outdoor hotzones (e.g. parks); transport hubs (e.g. airports); and social venues (e.g. bars and cafes), with local-area outdoor hotzones (e.g. popular tourist attractions) expected to see the bulk of traffic. These deployments will be in parallel with 4G LTE deployments with over 70% of survey respondents planning to continue investing in both technologies.

The report does highlight several barriers to wider adoption and use of public Wi-Fi hotspots including network authentication, availability of a common roaming standard and 3G/Wi-Fi interworking. However, several of these challenges will be overcome by NGH which is currently in phase two of an international trial project involving over 50 major industry players including AT&T, Boingo, BSkyB, BT, China Mobile, Cisco, Ericsson, KT Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, Orange and Time Warner Cable.

"These findings show that public Wi-Fi is now a crucial part of the mobile experience and this is set to grow enormously with the impending NGH deployments. Large operators are already seeing a significant increase in Wi-Fi usage. China Mobile, for example, saw a 102.5% year-on-year increase in Wi-Fi traffic in H1 2012 and Japan's NTT DoCoMo plans to grow its 14,200 hotspots by as much as 1.5 times before the end of the year," said JR Wilson, Chairman of the WBA.

"In order to sustain this momentum, it is essential that operators continue to work together and employ open standards thereby creating a truly global Wi-Fi network. This is the key aim of the WBA and one that will progress significantly over the next 12 months as advanced NGH trials and deployments take place."

Visit the Wireless Broadband Alliance at http://www.wballiance.com/resource-centre/global-developments-wifi-report.html.

This article originally appeared on EE Times Europe.

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2 billion wireless connectivity combo ICs expected to ship in 2017

2 billion wireless connectivity combo ICs expected to ship in 2017

As wireless connectivity attach rates increase in many markets and OEMs continue to push for cost savings, IC vendors such as Broadcom, Qualcomm, TI, Marvell, MediaTek, and others, have created integrated wireless connectivity ICs to gain market share.

These chips known as Wireless Connectivity Combo ICs have already seen rapid adoption in smartphones and are now seeing strong usage growth in many other end applications including laptops, flat panel TVs, and automotive infotainment systems. Total annual market shipments are expected to surpass 2 billion units by 2017.

"Combo ICs have seen strong adoption in the smartphone market as attach rates of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are very high. This move towards combo ICs has not only helped reduce BoM costs but has also changed the competitive environment entirely," commented Peter Cooney, practice director. "Whereas once there were many competitors, all focused on individual technologies, there are now fewer vendors with wide product portfolios able to push combo ICs into many new markets."

In 2011 smartphones accounted for almost 60% of total wireless connectivity combo IC shipments. This is set to change significantly over the next five years as other markets such as laptops and tablets start to use combo ICs in ever-increasing numbers. There are also a whole range of other markets including feature phones, games consoles, health and medical equipment, home automation gateways, and many more that will adopt combo ICs as penetration rates for wireless connectivity technologies increase.

"The next phase in market development is the further integration of wireless connectivity technologies into platform ICs. This is already starting to happen in the smartphone market and is expected to accelerate as lower-end smartphones, with tight costs constraints, become the largest section of the market over the coming years," added Cooney. "We expect many vendors to follow the path that Qualcomm is setting with its snapdragon 4 platform."

Although the snapdragon 4 platform is not fully integrated (it currently uses a separate RF chip for connectivity) it shows a clear progression towards more fully integrated solutions. Intel's recent announcement of its "Radio Free Intel" strategy shows that integration continues to be a major focus for many IC vendors.

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This article originally appeared on EE Times Europe.

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Xsens partners with ST to demonstrate wearable wireless 3D body motion tracking

Xsens partners with ST to demonstrate wearable wireless 3D body motion tracking

Xsens, the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology and products, is partnering with STMicroelectronics to demonstrate the world's first wearable wireless 3D body motion tracking system based on consumer-grade MEMS combo sensors at Electronica 2012 in Munich, Germany.

Xsens built the demonstrator by combining Xsens' patented sensor-fusion algorithms and wireless protocols with STMicroelectronics' iNEMO-M1, the 9-axis 'Smart System' combining iNEMO MEMS motion combo sensors and the STM32 microprocessor from ST.

The demonstrator applies ST's industry-leading motion-MEMS technology to showcase Xsens' strategy to leverage IP originally developed for the professional market (B2B) in movement science and the movie industry. Having supplied the motion-capture technology for Hollywood productions such as Alice in Wonderland, Iron man 2 and X-Men, Xsens is now reaching out to partners in consumer electronics to help create unique next-generation user experiences and solutions for 3D body motion tracking.

"After our tremendous success in adding better realism and functionality to gaming systems, smartphones and tablets through Motion MEMS, it's time to inspire and lead new emerging applications," said Benedetto Vigna, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group, STMicroelectronics. "Xsens' unique 3D body motion tracking technology will help our customers innovate and deliver new solutions to their customers in sports, fitness, healthcare and gaming. We are at the dawn of a new era for Motion MEMS and we want to extend our leadership."

Wearable wireless 3D body motion tracking will enable the next wave of innovation in cloud-connected wearable sports, fitness, healthcare and gaming sensor accessories for smartphones.

"Real-time 3D body motion data enables the development of apps that can recognize and classify complex motions such as sports techniques by digitizing your exact movements for immediate feedback and live sharing of the performance. With over a decade of experience in developing value added applications based on MEMS motion sensors, we are uniquely positioned to enable our partners to take the lead in this new era for Motion MEMS," adds Per Slycke, CTO and founder, Xsens.

The technology demonstrator can be viewed from November 13 to November 16 at the Electronica 2012 tradeshow in Munich, Germany at the STMicroelectronics booth #A5/207.

This article originally appeared on EE Times Europe.

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观赏石收藏夫妇：常在河边走总能捡宝石

观赏石收藏夫妇：常在河边走总能捡宝石

　　“没想到三明也有这么好看的石头.”11月6日至9日,第二届闽江精品展销在三明市体育中心举行,180方作品参展,评出金、银、铜奖60个,其中,永安陈毅翔选送的闽江石“金鸡报晓”获得金奖,他妻子王永春选送的奇石“灵猴问世”获铜奖.夫妻双双获奖,在石友中被传为佳话.

　　陈毅翔是永安市西洋镇文化干部,夫妻俩都很喜爱收藏奇石.“金鸡报晓”属闽江璧,是陈毅翔在西洋镇岭头村小溪边捡来的一方象形石,其外形犹如一只公鸡,神奇的是石上还有一只公鸡图案.

　　陈毅翔从2003年起玩石头.他说,妻子本来反对自己收藏石头,觉得玩石丧志,不务正业.后来,一次永安举办奇石展,陈毅翔的藏石得了一个铜奖,受到认可后,她再也不反对了,自己反而也加入藏石的队伍中,和丈夫比着看谁收到更多更好的奇石.“现在对藏石,妻子比自己还认真,经常到户外寻找奇石,她独立收藏的作品就有五六十方,其中不少还获奖.”老陈风趣地说,妻子常在河边走,总能捡到“宝石”.现在他们家有一间100多平方米的房间专门藏放藏石,藏石已经多达四五十吨,五六百方.(本报记者 陈雪珍 文/图)

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丝绸之路还是玉石之路

丝绸之路还是玉石之路

汉白玉少女雕塑“被化妆”

　　“熟知非真知”.超越世俗,洞察真相,为流行的名号重新正名,往往需要后人花费很大的气力和很长的时间.

　　1877年,德国地理学家李希霍芬提出“丝绸之路”的命名,这一命名最初指“从公元前114年到公元127年,中国于河间地区以及中国与印度之间,以丝绸贸易为媒介的西域交通路线”.所谓西域,泛指古玉门关以西至地中海的广大地区.后来史学家把沟通中西方的商路统称“丝绸之路”.李希霍芬为何以公元前114年为丝绸之路元年？因为据中国史书记载,这一年汉武帝派张骞第二次出使西域,由此有了汉字叙事中的中西交通记录.我们近年来倡导改造人类学的原有概念,将有文字以来的传统视为“小传统”,将先于和外于文字记录的传统视为大传统.“丝绸之路”的命名以文字记载为据,缺乏大传统之关照,忽略了夏商周以来中原国家与西域之间的玉石贸易通道,无法洞察所谓“丝绸之路”的前身其实是玉石之路.

　　“丝绸之路”说,不过将西方人古老的常识变为一个专业术语.翻阅中世纪阿拉伯商人的东方旅行记,不难看出人们对丝绸之国的乌托邦式想象,很早就在西亚—欧洲地区流行.

　　与西方人自古艳羡中国丝绸不同,中国人自古艳羡西域的新疆和田美玉.阿拉伯人和欧洲人眼中的丝绸之路,实则中国人眼中的美玉之路.不然,西去路上为何没有“丝门”或“帛门”,却有“玉门”这样的关口？西学东渐以来,伴随着西方文明的殖民化进程,我们接受了太多的外来视角、外来理论和外来观念.“丝绸之路说”淹没了玉石之路的真相,就这样日渐流行起来.

　　从《春秋》《国语》《论语》《孟子》《墨子》《管子》等先秦典籍看,美玉一方面同“礼”的传统联系在一起,成为天人沟通和神人沟通的物质符号；另一方面也是至高权力和财富的象征,是化解族群与地方冲突的神圣中介物,所谓“化干戈为玉帛”.美玉如此重要,中原国家却不出产优等玉料,必须经过跨境贸易和远距离运输,从新疆和阗进口大量优质玉材.

　　按《管子·揆度》的说法:“玉起于禺氏之边山,此度去周七千八百里,其途远,其至阨.故先王度用其重而因之,珠玉为上币,黄金为中币,刀布为下币.”管子说的七八千华里相当于四千公里,与中原至和阗昆仑山的距离大体相符.上古玉石之路大体有三条:北路沿着黄河流向,先向北,绕道河套地区后再向南和东；中路随泾河走向出陇东地区,至陕西关中再东进；南路沿着今天陇海线方向,出天水至宝鸡,再向东出关中.目前这三个地区都发现了距今三四千年的齐家玉器或商代玉器,其中有明显以和阗玉料制作的产品.商周以下的高等级墓葬出土玉器多为和阗玉制品,如殷墟1001大墓、妇好墓,三门峡虢国墓,山西曲沃晋侯墓等.又据《管子》和《意林》的说法:“取玉甚难.越三江五湖,至昆仑之山,千人往,百人反,百人往,十人至.”远古时期的玉石之路九死一生,令人闻而生畏,如果没有中原国家核心价值观之巨大驱动力,西玉东输无法想象,华夏与西域之间的交通贸易也无法想象.

　　在本土文化重获文化自觉意识的今日,无疑需要对曾经熟知的一些外来文化价值进行重估.我们或许应该修正外来的“丝绸之路”说,代之以“玉石之路”或“玉石—丝绸之路”.

　　(作者系中国社会科学院文学研究所教授)

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Steve Jobs: Guru of the user experience

Steve Jobs: Guru of the user experience

The founder of Apple popularized a gospel of surprising and delighting users with designs that were simple, yet elegant and above all easy to use. Along the way, he helped drive the shift to digital media. Jobs also cut an example of tenacity and the independence to, in the words of his own slogan, “think different.”

Although he had no engineering degree, Jobs was steeped in Silicon Valley culture from an early age. Caught up in its microcomputer frenzy, he founded Apple Computer Company with EE Steve Wozniack in 1976.

Jobs championed the design of the Apple Macintosh that in 1984 crystallized the move to graphical user interfaces in personal computing. The Xerox PARC Alto was the first microcomputer to use a mouse, icons and pull-down menus, but under Jobs’ leadership the Macintosh brought those tools to a mass market.

The Mac set the stage for what was to come years later. After a bitter parting from Apple in 1985, Jobs returned in 1996 to lead it from near bankruptcy to becoming in August 2012 the most valuable company in history.

Apple’s rise followed the arc of a string of iconic consumer products that led the PC industry into the post-PC era. Like the Macintosh, the products were not the first to use new technologies but were typically the first to implement and market them in ways that captured the imagination of increasingly broad audiences.


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Steve Jobs


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Steve Jobs: Guru of computing tool

Steve Jobs: Guru of computing tool

The founder of Apple popularized a gospel of surprising and delighting users with designs that were simple, yet elegant and above all easy to use. Along the way, he helped drive the shift to digital media. Jobs also cut an example of tenacity and the independence to, in the words of his own slogan, “think different.”

Although he had no engineering degree, Jobs was steeped in Silicon Valley culture from an early age. Caught up in its microcomputer frenzy, he founded Apple Computer Company with EE Steve Wozniack in 1976.

Jobs championed the design of the Apple Macintosh that in 1984 crystallized the move to graphical user interfaces in personal computing. The Xerox PARC Alto was the first microcomputer to use a mouse, icons and pull-down menus, but under Jobs’ leadership the Macintosh brought those tools to a mass market.

The Mac set the stage for what was to come years later. After a bitter parting from Apple in 1985, Jobs returned in 1996 to lead it from near bankruptcy to becoming in August 2012 the most valuable company in history.

Apple’s rise followed the arc of a string of iconic consumer products that led the PC industry into the post-PC era. Like the Macintosh, the products were not the first to use new technologies but were typically the first to implement and market them in ways that captured the imagination of increasingly broad audiences.


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Steve Jobs


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Yoshida in China: Beijing's U.S. investments and economic security

Yoshida in China: Beijing's U.S. investments and economic security

NEW YORK – Chinese investment in U.S. companies was "hardly noticeable before, but now it is rising sharply," according to a new report released by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Should we be worried? Is this some sort of Trojan horse?

I wouldn’t go that far.

The report to Congress, “An Analysis of Chinese Investments in the U.S. Economy,” offers a detailed look at China's foreign direct investment (FDI) in the U.S. and the potential economic benefits.

The cumulative value of Chinese investments grew to $30 billion through the end of 2011, compared to $5.8 billion at the end of 2010. As the chart below shows, Chinese FDI here has been rising steadily over the last decade. What sectors is China targeting with its U.S. investments and what if any strategy can we divine from these statistics?


China's Foreign Direct Investments, 1982-2010
(Unit: Billions of dollars)
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London Calling: Linaro takes on Internet of Things

London Calling: Linaro takes on Internet of Things

One of the news bullets from the recently held ARM TechCon exhibition and conference was that the non-profit Linaro organization is bringing together 13 companies to develop open-source, low-level software for ARM-based servers.

However, Linaro's ambitions extend beyond software for mobile devices, where it started in June 2010, and the just-announced Linaro Enterprise Group (LEG), set up to address servers. Indeed Linaro's ambitions extend beyond Linux.

George Grey, chief executive of Linaro, said that networking equipment is an adjacent space to enterprise servers for cloud computing and datacenters. This is an area where ARM has not played too strongly to date but an area in which ARM architectural licensees Applied Micro Circuits Corp. and Cavium Networks Inc. do operate. Both AMCC and Cavium are part of LEG.

ARM TechCon, organized by EE Times' publisher UBM Electronics, painted a picture of ARM architectures running from the Data Center through the mobile client to the billions of devices in the Internet of Things (IoT). Following the logic of this I asked Grey if Linaro will also have role to play in IoT.

Grey answered "Yes!"

He continued: "There are a number of machine-to-machine applications where it is necessary to deliver optimized software; micro Linux to run the device. At the same time the character of the cloud needed to support IoT is changing. It impacts both [server and client] ends."

Grey did not provide a timetable for when IoT work would begin indicating that for now Linaro has follow through on its promise to support the server market but with the caveat that increasingly cloud-based service providers are interested in end-to-end solutions.


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London Calling: Linaro to take on IoT

London Calling: Linaro to take on IoT

One of the news bullets from the recently held ARM TechCon exhibition and conference was that the non-profit Linaro organization is bringing together 13 companies to develop open-source, low-level software for ARM-based servers.

However, Linaro's ambitions extend beyond software for mobile devices, where it started in June 2010, and the just-announced Linaro Enterprise Group (LEG), set up to address servers. Indeed Linaro's ambitions extend beyond Linux.

George Grey, chief executive of Linaro, said that networking equipment is an adjacent space to enterprise servers for cloud computing and datacenters. This is an area where ARM has not played too strongly to date but an area in which ARM architectural licensees Applied Micro Circuits Corp. and Cavium Networks Inc. do operate. Both AMCC and Cavium are part of LEG.

ARM TechCon, organized by EE Times' publisher UBM Electronics, painted a picture of ARM architectures running from the Data Center through the mobile client to the billions of devices in the Internet of Things (IoT). Following the logic of this I asked Grey if Linaro will also have role to play in IoT.

Grey answered "Yes!"

He continued: "There are a number of machine-to-machine applications where it is necessary to deliver optimized software; micro Linux to run the device. At the same time the character of the cloud needed to support IoT is changing. It impacts both [server and client] ends."

Grey did not provide a timetable for when IoT work would begin indicating that for now Linaro has follow through on its promise to support the server market but with the caveat that increasingly cloud-based service providers are interested in end-to-end solutions.




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    翡翠，是具有王者风范的玉石，用翡翠做成的玉石首饰品虽然小巧玲珑，精致可爱，但就这样小小的一块翡翠首饰品，却蕴含了无限深刻的道理和文化。

    玉石的开采和雕琢以及装饰佩戴，在中国有接近七千多年的历史。在古老的先哲前辈们的探索下，才渐渐形成了道以成器，器以载道的道器论，从而在中国古代形成了“重玉轻珉”的文化内涵。

【价格机制】 ￥18800元
【尺　　寸】 高：48.4mm 宽：29.1mm 厚：5.1mm
【颜　　色】 飘花
【透 明 度】 二分之一透明

宝贝描述：透明的质地，水亮如滑，飘花的色泽韵味十足。

妙瑞可 冰种飘花如意天然翡翠吊坠

    这些文化都强调了翡翠玉器不仅要有材质美，更要有雕琢美。正所谓是人靠衣装、翡翠靠雕刻装。翡翠以其细腻温润、纯洁含蓄、外柔内刚、端庄典雅、古朴大器的造型及特性，寓意着人类灵魂的高尚。而翡翠玉石雕刻的题材寓意、雕刻设计，更是深刻的表达了人们对美好生活的向往和寄托。

    君子无故、玉不去身。无论是谦谦君子或者是青青子衿，都一定要如翡翠一样温润如玉。不论是什么原因，都应该随身佩戴者一块翡翠玉石，以此来提醒自己牢记玉石的品德，并以此参照比较出自己的做人准则和道义。

【价格机制】 ￥18800元
【尺　　寸】 高：51.4mm 宽：32.2mm 厚：5.4mm
【颜　　色】 飘花
【透 明 度】 二分之一透明

妙瑞可 冰种飘花如意天然翡翠吊坠

    也许我们的翡翠收藏爱好者，就是因为这些而走上翡翠收藏这样的一条路的吧。

    翡翠收藏品一定是优质的翡翠首饰品，遇到这样的翡翠，一定要果敢的去收藏，不然的话，也就失去了意义。只有优质的翡翠，才能实现保值增值，但这样的翡翠价格至少在万元以上。

    升值空间大的翡翠可谓是万里挑一，所在在收藏的时候，一定要认真仔细的观察，要从翡翠的颜色、质地、透明度、雕工等等方面去考虑，在确保可以收藏的情况下，才进行收藏。

【价格机制】 ￥13800元
【尺　　寸】 高：26.5mm 宽：26mm 厚：7.4mm
【颜　　色】 晴水
【透 明 度】 三分之二透明

妙瑞可 冰玻种晴水玉佛天然翡翠吊坠

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Wireless spectrum driving new design approaches

Wireless spectrum driving new design approaches

SAN FRANCISCO--Consumer demand and the coming spectrum crunch aredriving a new era of innovative engineering and spectrum-sharingstrategies in wireless because the low-hanging fruit in spectrumallocation has all been picked, an industry expert said.

"The easy stuff (in spectrum) has been cleared. Now it gets hard,"said Mark Gorenberg, a managing director at Hummer Winblad venturecapital and a member of the President's Council of Advisors onScience and Technology (PCAST).

The council's report, issued in July of this year, recommended avariety of steps in the coming years to move spectrum from "scarcityto abundance." Over the years, the goverment has freed unused orunderused federal spectrum for commercial uses, and while morespectrum has been examined with this in mind, the time and cost toclear the frequencies is now too onerous.

Share, share alike
Now, government and industry are focusing on bandwidth sharing.

"People assume that to do that, you need complicated and newtechnologies, and that's not what the PCAST report said," Gorenbergsaid, speaking Wednesday (Nov. 7) during an appearance at OpenMobile Media Summit here this week. The PCASTspectrum report said use the evolution of white-spacetechnology, geolocation databases and small cell technology, canspawn a more efficient and effective use of spectrum, he added.

"You could really make tremendous headway toward sharing," he said.

He noted that the beginnings of spectrum allocation--sparked in partby the sinking of the Titanic and the communications challengesaround that--were marked by noisy technology that needed to becarefully isolated. He used the metaphor of a single road dedicatedto single cars, instead of a broad highway with many cars.

"We (on PCAST) said, the technology of these devices has advanced somuch today that we can look at options," he said. A spectrum accesssystem would imitate this and be managed with something like anair-traffic control system."
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博览会上红色油画受藏家关注

博览会上红色油画受藏家关注

　　本报讯(记者 李晓琳)价值68000元的非洲山斑马皮地毯、色泽艳丽的顶级收藏品台湾七彩玉、极具收藏价值的四川金丝楠木家具……昨日,在省城中国(太原)煤炭博物馆内,“2012太原珠宝奢侈品收藏文博会暨茶博会”启幕,来自国内外的近千名收藏者带着各自的“宝贝”来山西“献宝”.

　　主办方太原市会展办相关工作人员介绍,为期5天的博览会设立了珠宝、紫砂、瓷器、书画、红木家具等6个展示区,展位近300个,展出面积达8000平方米,其中,由三十余家台湾企业组成的台湾顶级珠宝展团成为本届博览会的“压轴大戏”.而展馆二层西区设立的书画收藏品专区则为此次展会营造了浓浓的文化氛围.

　　在此次展会上,最值得关注的是湖南籍红色画家王北南,他带来了红色·风情油画系列,为庆祝十八大的胜利召开献礼.王北南出生于湖南湘潭,他的油画作品主要分为红色经典系列及低碳环保风格的画作.他自1988年开始创作红色题材的油画,二十多年来,他已创作了如《红色精神代代传》等八十余幅红色画作.展会上,他用手中的画笔现场作画《黄洋界保卫战》,抒发了自己的爱国主义情怀.

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Brazil’s electronics story told by accidental engineer

Brazil’s electronics story told by accidental engineer

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Fernando Coelho didn’t intend to become an embedded system developer, but when Brazil’s unfriendly tax policies collided with its emerging market opportunities, that’s just what happened.

The story of the Sao Paulo TV producer is an example of the hopes and challenges of Brazil’s fledgling electronics industry.

“I wasn’t supposed to be a developer, but I became one to build my own network infrastructure,” said Coelho, who started video services provider ImagineAgeTV in 2005.

High taxes on imported Ethernet IPTV set-top boxes “broke the business model,” forcing Coelho to create a four-person engineering team to design his own device. Today the 32-person startup reaps about $4.5 million a year from its network of 1,000 homegrown PC-based set tops, a third of which deliver on-demand services over dial-up class links to remote areas “in the middle of nowhere, in jungles and on ferries,” he said.

For the last decade, the Brazilian government has been hammering out more business friendly policies and initiatives to nurture an electronics market expected to surpass $70 billion in 2012. It bankrolled South America’s first chip foundry, Ceitec S.A., in 2009.

Ceitec now employs 175 people including 55 chip designers, ramping production of 600-nm process technology on six-inch wafers. It aims to make as many as 800 wafers a week when running at capacity in about 2014, said Eric Fabris, an engineering educator who spoke on Brazil’s industry in a recent panel discussion here.

In early October, two Brazilian banks announced plans for a $500 million investment in a second fab, SIX Semicondutores. IBM is said to be taking an 18 percent stake in the venture which mainly aims at export markets and expects to be in production in about two years.

“The government’s desire [to nourish its electronics industry] is big, and they have money, but they don’t know how to do it,” said Jose Scodiero, a representative of ARM in Brazil, speaking on the panel. “Until 1992 there were no [electronics] multinationals in Brazil, we just assembled cars and computers [for them] and we are still somewhat in that mode,” said Scodiero, who has worked for both Apple and AMD in Brazil.

“I think we are making big progress,” said Jonny Doin of Alpha Instruments, an embedded developer now helping Coelho build an ARM-based set-top box. “One hundred percent local development is becoming a possibly—we are even getting to the IC level, but we still lack everything—we still come to the U.S. for training and test boards,” he said.

Coelho noted that Brazil’s fleet of 15,000 public transit buses use a homegrown embedded system for ticketing and its garbage collectors use a truck monitoring system also developed in Brazil. “I believe embedded solutions are a significant link in chain of development for emerging markets."


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河上红石雕散发新光彩

河上红石雕散发新光彩

　　作者:记者 周喆 通讯员 李金儿 孙立国

　　红石,仅存于河上伟民村西山上,是河上特有的珍贵石材.经过岁月的雕琢,西山红石雕刻技艺在河上发展起来,如今已是杭州市非物质文化遗产之一.

　　珍粟红石是一种质地凝练、色泽暗红如酱的石头,为雕刻的上品.有专家把珍粟红石与驰名中外的浙江青田石、福建寿山石、昌化鸡血石、内蒙古巴林石相比,认为它金石味更足,抛光后亮泽,神韵更为端庄.这种珍粟红石,早在元代就被世人所重视.当时的大画家王冕刻印所用的“花乳石”,用的就是珍粟红石.从上世纪70年代开始,包括书法大家沙孟海在内的大师们,专门下乡验明该石头的“身世”:这种石头形成于7亿年前,为目前所有印石中形成年代最久远的石材,属于稀贵的不可再生资源.

　　上世纪70年代,伟民村办起了一个石艺雕刻厂,在村里招收了30多名年轻人当学徒,并聘请青田的艺雕老师进行指导,由此开始开发西山红石雕刻技艺.西山红石雕曾盛极一时,朱尧平、王泉元、叶瑞堂、朱祖良等民间艺人极大地发扬了这一民间技艺,所雕刻的印章、生肖、佛像、茶壶、花鸟山水等艺术品受到了人们的欢迎.如今,朱尧平、王泉元、叶瑞堂、朱祖良等民间艺人依旧在从事红石雕刻,几位民间艺人最大的心愿就是把红石雕刻这一民间技艺传承下去.

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人人可当石雕票友

人人可当石雕票友

　　本报讯 首席记者肖宇辉 报道 在当前各种自助玩风流行的趋势下,昆明宝聚昌推行自助玩滇派雕石的文化创意,翡翠、玛瑙、大理石、黄龙玉、青草石等,只要是石都能自助雕琢成器,成为快乐传扬滇派雕石文化的特色玩场.

　　最近一段时间,昆明小龙四方街翡翠大楼里的宝聚昌声名鹊起,这里的自助玩滇派雕石服务大聚人气.不管是稀贵珍奇之石还是平淡天真之石,只要你喜欢并且愿意,都可以拿到这里来和工艺师携手创作,随心所愿雕琢出石宝来.由于石材不限,花费丰俭由人,所以宝聚昌的滇派雕石玩法大受青睐.

　　现在昆明不乏玩自助雕翡翠的地方,但是宝聚昌的自助滇派雕石范围更广且更具特色.宝聚昌负责人冯世贵概括两大特点:一是工艺上突出明清工法镂空效果的云南雕工,在自助雕刻的效果上和省外的“大路工”有较大区别；二是取材广泛,自助雕刻的对象可以是翡翠、玉石、玛瑙、大理石、黄龙玉、青金石、青草石、寿山石等众多石材.

　　冯世贵将自助玩法总结为5大步骤:首先是选可雕之石,以色、质定形态,也可谓之“相石”；其次是拟形巧色；再次是雕琢成器；第四是修磨和油光抛面,或亚光或亮光视人之爱好和石之水色而不同；第五是配饰.根据随身件、把玩件、摆件等不同,配饰也有所区分.如随身件配金银玛瑙,手把件配小雕饰,摆件配座子等.

　　冯世贵特别谈到拟形巧色和雕琢成器这两个环节的重要性.在拟形巧色时,持石人和工艺师的齐心协作非常重要,一方面是持石人阐述主观愿望和预期效果,另一方面是工艺师进行构思和设计,双方的构想和出发点要最大程度拉近距离.冯说:“巧色很重要,在让裂让绵让纹的基础上,持石人和工艺师将共同找到石材最美妙的点、线、面,将色、水巧妙突显出来”.而在雕琢成器时,其过程随形随色而变,在原设计构图的基础上有增有减,只有灵活善变、因材施工方能越雕越涨,而雕琢全程也是宜宽松有度而忌严限急促.

　　在宝聚昌玩自助滇派雕石,一般情况下小件一周可完成,中型把玩件一月左右可完成,大型摆件有时则需花费一年乃至更久.从开销来看,玩自助滇派雕石的成本主要由石材成本和手工成本组成,全手工制作比机器磨压的成本至少翻三番,但是工艺效果和精神享受均远高于机器加工品.冯世贵戏言宝聚昌为“创意怪庄”,因为这里低到100、200元,高到成千上万元都能玩自助雕石,而且所产生出来的作品多有极其鲜明的个性.

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首届大河杯玉雕展得高分

首届大河杯玉雕展得高分

大河杯玉雕作品

　　2012年10月,郑州展会历史上迎来了第一个专业的玉文化盛会,近千个来自玉石主产区和加工胜地的商家云集中原郑州,喜不自禁地接纳潮水般涌来的玉友对美玉的热情欣赏和购买；

　　2012年10月,中原工艺美术史上谱写了一曲具有纪念意义的新篇章——中国工艺美术协会、河南日报报业集团和河南省工艺美术行业协会联手打造了一个高品位的“大河杯”工艺美术大师玉雕精品展,300件来自全国的大师玉雕精品熠熠生辉,让金秋的郑州温润无比.由此,一个国家级的工艺美术大奖——“大河杯”工艺美术大师玉雕精品奖诞生了.

　　对于具有几千年玉文化历史传承的中原,对于一个产出40万玉雕人才的大省,对于“中原经济区”文化大发展的时代背景,无论从哪个层面来说,这个大奖来得正是时候！

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Samsung Galaxy S3 was best-selling smartphone in Q3

Samsung Galaxy S3 was best-selling smartphone in Q3

SAN FRANCISCO—Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s Galaxy S3 was the world's best-selling smartphone in the third quarter, displacing Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S, according to a report by market research firm Strategy Analytics Inc.

Samsung sold 18 million Galaxy S3 handsets in the third quarter, while Apple sold 16.2 million iPhone 4S handsets, according to Strategy Analytics (Boston). Apple also sold 6 million iPhone 5 handsets for a combined total of 18.2 million iPhones, according to the firm.

Galaxy S3's position as the No. 1 selling smartphone worldwide may be short lived, however. Apple's iPhone 5 became available in late September. Despite being available for less than half of the third quarter, iPhone 5 was the third best selling handset in the quarter, according to Strategy Analytics.

Strategy Analytics also noted that many customers who might otherwise have purchased an iPhone 4S likely held off in anticipation of the iPhone 5 launch.

"We expect the new iPhone 5 to out-ship Samsung’s Galaxy S3 in the fourth quarter of 2012 and Apple should soon reclaim the title of the world's most popular smartphone model," said Neil Mawston, executive director at Strategy Analytics, in a statement.



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MEMS growth outpacing competitors

MEMS growth outpacing competitors

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) have revolutionized every market in which they have become successful, but the trend is just beginning, according to analysts speaking on a panel at the MEMS Executive Congress 2012 here.

Analysts project rapid growth for the types of MEMS already in widespread use. But, by later this decade, several more types of MEMS devices are expected to be in production, creating more potential for exponential growth.

MEMS have revolutionized consumer electronics—first with accelerometers that automatically switch from portrait-to-landscape orientation for smartphones and tablets—and, more recently, enabling a vast emerging market for motion-controlled apps, location-based services and augmented reality. Jean-Christophe Eloy, Yole Development's president and CEO, predicts the market for MEMS devices in smartphones and tablets will at a 19.8 percent rate to reach over $5 billion by 2017.

Despite the enormous size of the MEMS market, analysts claim that only three types of MEMS devices are responsible for most of the volume—bulk-acoustic-wave (BAW) filters, motion sensors (accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers) and the latest MEMS darling, microphones.



News MEMS devices take a decade to mature (right) with the bulk of next-generation MEMS innovations still in the formative stages (left).
Source: Yole Development

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HP plugs eight-core Itanium into five servers

HP plugs eight-core Itanium into five servers

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Hewlett-Packard rolled out five new server designs based on Intel’s Itanium 9500 processor also known as Poulson. HP said the designs could as much as triple performance using the new 32-nm chips that sport eight dual-threaded cores with up to 32 Mbytes cache and run at data rates up to 2.5 GHz.

The roll out gives much needed umph to the embattled the Itanium architecture. Intel and HP co-developed the Itanium microprocessor, initially as a replacement for the x86, but the chip never gained broad traction.

Today, Itanium is only used in generally high-end servers, and HP is one of the few companies to make them. Intel will reportedly continue to make Itanium chips at least through 2017 with a next-generation called Kittson in the works for 2014.

Intel's goal with Kittson is to be able to drop new Itanium cores into an SoC that alternatively could use x86 cores to create a Xeon server CPU, said Nathan Brookwood, principal of market watcher Insight64 (Saratoga, Calif.). "If Intel can achieve that they could have a single motherboard for both plaforms and it will make Itanium more sustainable fo9r Intel," said Brookwood.

Keeping Itanium going is an issue because few system makers use the chip. "I dont think there is anybody else making any big strategic bets on Itanium, HP is the only one with a big commitment," Brookwood said.

In a competitive move, Oracle--which uses x86 ad Sparc CPUs--said in 2011 it would suspend support in its database software for Itanium. However after Oracle lost a court case with HP, Oracle resumed plans to support Itanium.

It's been a long road to market for the latest version of Itanium. Intel first detailed the processor at an industry conference in February 2011.

The new HP designs include upgrade boards for HP’s Superdome 2, its high-end server. The new CPUs double the number of cores on previous Superdome versions that used 16 or 32 Itanium 9300 CPUs—aka Tukwilla--supporting PCI Express Gen 2 and 10 Gbit/second Ethernet.

HP also rolled out three new Itanium 9500 server boards for its existing BladeSystem c-Class chassis as well as a low-end Itanium 9500 server for branch offices. The BladeSystem boards support two, four and eight CPUs. Overall, HP claimed the new systems process transactions up to three times faster and use 21 percent less energy.

The new HP systems, including the Superdome 2 server boards, will be available worldwide beginning in December at a starting price of $6,490 per board.

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Neville Pattinson protects passport privacy

Neville Pattinson protects passport privacy

The Allied sky watchers who used RF technology to identify aircraft as friend or foe back in World War II understood its value for intelligence gathering. Today, RF identification tags have opened the door to powerful market analytics and supply chain management capabilities, potentially enabling automatic identification and tracking of just about anything distributed, sold and used.

When the technology was first pitched as a replacement for bar codes, mass retailers like Walmart eagerly got on board. An RFID tag could store information electronically. It didn’t require line of sight for a reader to read its data. It could be embedded in the tracked object. What wasn’t to like?

But at the turn of the millennium, as added intelligence on the RFID chip microcontroller expanded the chips’ application range beyond mere inventory tracking, the technology’s capabilities and the potential for abuse raised red flags. Privacy advocates wondered how vulnerable the tags would be to data skimming by third parties. Government proposals for an RFID-based e-passport system only multiplied privacy advocates’ concerns.

The engineering community understood the technology’s implications, as well as the ability to protect users’ privacy though secure protocols and other mechanisms. But government officials eager to use RFID to expedite border security were reluctant to ponder unintended consequences.

In a post-9/11 environment where “security” often trumped “privacy,” one stubborn EE forced the government to confront the flaws in its proposed e-passport system, ultimately helping to convince federal officials to beef up e-passport security mechanisms. Neville Pattinson’s tenacity, integrity and independent thinking helped save U.S. citizens from a potential privacy nightmare.


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Qualcomm, Globalfoundries gain in chip sales rankings

Qualcomm, Globalfoundries gain in chip sales rankings

SAN FRANCISCO—Fabless chip giant Qualcomm Inc. and foundry vendor Globalfoundries Inc. are each expected to move up IC Insights Inc.'s list of the top 20 chip vendors as ranked by sales in 2012, according to the market research firm's latest forecast.

Both firms are expected to grow sales by at least 30 percent, according to IC Insights (Scottsdale, Ariz.). Qualcomm (San Diego) is on pace for 2012 revenue of more than $12.8 billion, fourth among all chip firms, up from seventh in 2011, according to the November Update to IC Insight's McClean Report. Meanwhile, Globalfoundries (Milpitas, Calif.) is on pace to move to No. 15 this year from No. 21 last year, with projected sales of $4.56 billion, according to the report.

Globalfoundries moved into the top 20 on IC Insights' rankings list for the first time in the first quarter. Three foundries are expected to rank among the top 20 on the market research firm's rankings list for the full year 2012—Globalfoundries, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC).



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地大获赠一批奇珍异石：3吨陨石贵过黄金

地大获赠一批奇珍异石：3吨陨石贵过黄金

校友鉴赏一块市场价100万元以上的佘太翠.黄莹 摄

　　中国地质大学(武汉)今日迎来60周年校庆.最近1个多月,该校陆续从全国各地收到校友们捐赠的礼物.与其他高校捐赠物不同,地大收到的多是山里挖来的石头.然而,这些石头可不简单,几乎个个世间罕见、价值难估.

　　牡丹石、祖母绿、佘太翠、鱼龙化石、海百合化石……小到拳头大小,大到十几吨,有的美得像油画,有的却像普通水泥块,许多奇石的名字更是闻所未闻.昨日,回母校的老校友们都兴奋地围在逸夫博物馆后的停车场,一一鉴赏这些奇珍异石.

　　据了解,地大收到的石头来自各省校友会及地矿局、中石化等单位.“很多都是巨石,馆内安置不下,只能先搁在停车场.”地大校庆办实物捐赠负责人李纪亮说,“最近几天,不断有石头被运来.内蒙古校友会有块玉石是5日凌晨到的,重达十五六吨.我们天没亮就用大货车去东西湖区拉,还专门联系了吊车,花了一天来卸.”

　　记者在现场看到,这块来自内蒙古的玉石有几人合围那么大,通体透着翡翠般的光泽.据了解,这种玉石叫佘太翠,属石英岩,是目前国内开采出的唯一一种硬玉.翡翠主要产自缅甸,所以佘太翠也被称为“中国翡翠”.其样品已被中国地质博物馆作为国宝馆藏,还有专家认为和氏璧可能出自佘太翠.由于这种玉石是近几年才被发现的,“识货”的人不多,所以算是市场“新贵”.

　　最特别的要数“天外来客”——一块重达3吨的陨石,系新疆校友郭力以个人名义捐赠.“几天几夜才运到,光物流费都花了好几万元.他一找着就捐到学校来了.”李纪亮说.

　　地大逸夫博物馆馆长徐世球介绍,由于地大的学科特点,校友们都喜欢捐天然矿石标本.这次所捐标本有不少都属世界珍稀品种,价值不菲.像佘太翠,估计现在市场上能值100万元以上.陨石就更珍稀了,按克来计价,贵过黄金.

　　校庆办称,这批矿石标本将主要用于展览.　(记者 黄莹)

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    翡翠貔貅挂坠，是根据古代传说中龙之九子的神兽造型雕琢而成的，在《搜神记》和《诸神异记》中均有记载。是一种比较凶猛的祥瑞之兽。但在后期人们的习惯和演化中，就渐渐变成温顺可人的样子。翡翠貔貅是以财为事物，有招纳四方之财的作用。中国的很多地方，对于貔貅，也是和龙狮一样的的作用，都认为可以将这个地方的邪气赶走，能给这个地方带来祥瑞和福运之气。

【价格机制】 ￥19800元
【尺　　寸】 高：61.5mm 宽：40.8mm 厚：12.3mm
【颜　　色】 翠色
【透 明 度】 二分之一透明

宝贝描述：冰种透明的质地，种水很好，水润光亮。翠色的色泽嫣然。雕刻的貔貅极具韵味、传神。

妙瑞可 冰种翠色貔貅送福天然翡翠吊坠

一、翡翠貔貅功能

    翡翠佩戴翡翠貔貅的时候，要知道翡翠貔貅有这样的几种功能作用：

    翡翠貔貅有化煞的作用：翡翠貔貅在人们佩戴或者是请回家的时候，从中国传统风水学上来说，可以有效的化解天地五黄煞、以及尖角煞、刀煞、白虎煞、阴气煞等等。我们人生在世，都不知道这一生到底有多少的灾难和煞气。我们所要做的就是用积极乐观的态度，迎接生活。当然为求心里的慰藉，我们也可以佩戴翡翠貔貅挂坠。翡翠貔貅挂坠是天地精华生养的东西，它有效的吸收了天地的灵韵，能使佩戴者的精神状态保持清醒，能为佩戴者带来好运气。

    翡翠貔貅挂坠还有增寿的功能，不管我们是信这样的说法还是不信，我们都不必去讨论。但是翡翠玉石中本就含有对人的身体有益的微量元素，它可以使长期佩戴的人们身体得到慢慢的改善，既然身体得到改善的时候，我们自然可以能健健康康，所以翡翠具有增寿功能是有一定的道理的，确切的说就是具有养生功效，在《本草纲目》中就有记载翡翠玉石入药的方子。

【价格机制】 ￥7980元
【尺　　寸】 高：64mm 宽：22mm 厚：21.7mm 
【颜　　色】 黄加绿
【透 明 度】 略微透明

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二、翡翠貔貅佩戴的注意事项

    当我们佩戴翡翠貔貅挂坠的时候，切莫经常摘取。经常取下翡翠貔貅挂坠，会达不到“人养玉、玉养人”的目的。

    在佩戴翡翠貔貅挂坠的时候，切莫让其被太阳光强烈的长时间照射，这会在不知不觉间使翡翠的质地变化，是颜色色泽变差。

    如果是戴在手腕部位的翡翠貔貅挂坠，切莫不要将其和金银首饰品一起佩戴，因为在我们走路甩动手臂的时候，难免会造成摩擦而使翡翠貔貅挂坠损坏。

【价格机制】 ￥2980元

【尺　　寸】 高：47.3mm 宽：31mm 厚：14mm
【颜　　色】 黄翡飘花
【透 明 度】 三分之一透明

妙瑞可 糯冰种黄翡飘花貔貅天然翡翠吊坠

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玉石的品质鉴别法

玉石的品质鉴别法

　　鉴定玉的品质,有六条标准,即“色、透、匀、形、敲、照”,比起英美珠宝协会仅以“色、透、匀、形”来区分更为精细.

　　(1)色:玉以绿色为最佳,红、紫二色玉石的价值仅为绿色玉石的1／5.玉当中若含红、紫、绿、白四色,称为“福禄寿喜”；若只含红、绿、白三色,则为“福禄寿”.玉的色泽暗淡、微黄色为下品.如果单色玉,要选择均匀的为好.

　　(2)透:透明晶莹如玻璃,没有脏杂斑点,不发糠,不发涩为上品.半透明、不透明的玉,则分别称为中级玉和普通玉.

　　在清朝和清朝以前,带有红、绿、白三种颜色的玉才称为翡翠玉.到了现代,翡翠玉泛指一般透明的玉.目前的翡翠玉以透明并带绿色的居多.

　　(3)匀:玉的色泽重在均匀,如含白、绿而色泽不均匀,则价值很低.

　　(4)形:玉石的形状可根据不同的审美要求,加工成不同的样式,无特殊标准.一般说,玉石的个头愈大愈好.

　　(5)敲:玉当中常有断裂、割纹, 一般不易观察到,如果用金属棒敲一敲,或者把玉轻轻抛在台板上,可由声音的清浊辨出裂纹存在与否.声音越清脆越好.

　　(6)照:玉当中有肉眼不易发现的黑点、瑕疵,只要用10倍放大镜照一照,便可一览无余.

　　玉的品质可分为10级,每—级又可细分为上、中、下三档.其中,白玉无论其色泽好坏,透明度如何,价值都是最低的.

　　天然玉石的特点是略呈浅色,而不带有浅蓝色(俗称邪色).

　　另外还有一种合成玉、以玉粉、水晶加盐水制成,外观颇似深色“老坑玉”.鉴定的方法很简单,因其同天然玉石比重不同,可用手掂掂轻重,或用天平称量,重者为真玉.

　　玉石首饰的质量鉴别

　　玉石首饰种类繁多,鉴别时,一是看玉石的色泽,即使在同一种类中,它的不同部位的纹理、色泽各有千秋.玉石有五颜六色.属于单色的,要挑色度均匀的,在同—块玉石上有深浅色的,则要求色调纹路美观自然.二是看玉石的质地,以纯净,光润晶莹为好,不能有脏杂斑点或发糠,干涩；玉石上往往有绺,即深浅长短不一的断裂纹,这属残次品.三是看做工,玉石要经钻石或金刚砂琢磨,粗糙的做工会使玉石表面存有摩擦的痕迹,没有光泽.好的做工应该是规矩有光泽.属于在金银首饰上镶嵌玉石的,还要看它是否牢固、周正、协调统一.

　　假玉的一般识别

　　假玉主要有类似玉和人造仿玉两类.

　　(1)类似五.即是用有颜色的天然矿石雕琢而成的,因其外观、质感与玉石相似,故易混淆.例如东陵玉、驰文玉、澳洲玉:都是类似玉.其物理特性(硬度、折光率、比重)与真玉不同.

　　(2)人造仿玉.即是将玻璃、塑料或其他材料用人工方法染色后,制成的玉器饰物.此类仿五较易识别,如玻璃制品,在阳光或灯光下大多可见气泡,色调鲜艳非常,绿色带有蓝色,均与真玉不同.塑料制品质轻,透明度差,色调暗哑,硬度亦远不如.

　　(5)敲:玉当中常有断裂、割纹,一般不易观察到,如果用金属棒敲一敲,或者把玉轻轻抛在台板上,可由声音的清浊辨出裂纹存在与否.声音越清脆越好.

　　(6)照:玉当中有肉眼不易发现的黑点、瑕疵,只要用10倍放大镜照一照,便可一览无余.

　　玉的品质可分为10级,每—级又可细分为上、中、下三档.其中,白玉无论其色泽好坏,透明度如何,价值都是最低的.

　　天然玉石的特点是略呈浅色,而不带有浅蓝色(俗称邪色).

　　另外还有一种合成玉、以玉粉、水晶加盐水制成,外观颇似深色“老坑玉”.鉴定的方法很简单,因其同天然玉石比重不同,可用手掂掂轻重,或用天平称量,重者为真玉.

　　玉石首饰的质量鉴别

　　玉石首饰种类繁多,鉴别时,一是看玉石的色泽,即使在同一种类中,它的不同部位的纹理、色泽各有千秋.玉石有五颜六色.属于单色的,要挑色度均匀的,在同—块玉石上有深浅色的,则要求色调纹路美观自然.二是看玉石的质地,以纯净,光润晶莹为好,不能有脏杂斑点或发糠,干涩；玉石上往往有绺,即深浅长短不一的断裂纹,这属残次品.三是看做工,玉石要经钻石或金刚砂琢磨,粗糙的做工会使玉石表面存有摩擦的痕迹,没有光泽.好的做工应该是规矩有光泽.属于在金银首饰上镶嵌玉石的,还要看它是否牢固、周正、协调统一.

　　假玉的一般识别

　　假玉主要有类似玉和人造仿玉两类.

　　(1)类似五.即是用有颜色的天然矿石雕琢而成的,因其外观、质感与玉石相似,故易混淆.例如东陵玉、驰文玉、澳洲玉:都是类似玉.其物理特性(硬度、折光率、比重)与真玉不同‘

　　(2)人造仿玉.即是将玻璃、塑料或其他材料用人工方法染色后,制成的玉器饰物.此类仿五较易识别,如玻璃制品,在阳光或灯光下大多可见气泡,色调鲜艳非常,绿色带有蓝色,均与真玉不同.塑料制品质轻,透明度差,色调暗哑,硬度亦远不如真玉,用手一掂便可发现其与真玉有异.

　　处理玉的识别

　　处理玉主要有漂白玉、染色玉和电色玉三类.

　　珠宝界将玉石分为A、B、C三个等级,A级是未经任何漂白退色或染色的原玉；B级是经漂白退色的硬玉；C级是经染色或电色加工的硬玉.B级、C级均属处理玉.

　　(1)漂白玉(B级玉).是用强酸将玉石内的杂色(如灰黄、灰黑等)退去,使主色更鲜艳,如“白底青”硬玉即是.由于其经酸处理使内部结构大受破坏,质地变差而易碎.

　　(2)染色玉(C级玉).是将无色五间接加热,使玉内小孔扩张后,放到染液中着色,须反复加热和染色十多遍,才能获得有色玉的效果.其所用玉料的质地必须坚硬.不因冷热过程而出现裂痕.

　　上述两种玉都须用胶质(环氧树脂)作填孔料,以加强其坚固程度.但日久其胶质由于外界因素的影响会变黄.

　　(3)电色玉(C级玉).是经电镀工艺给劣质玉镀上一层显色外表,须仔细观察才能辨别出来.如果玉石上面有—些绿中带蓝的小裂纹,则表明其为电色玉.因为电镀时会留下裂纹,称“蜘蛛爪”,可用放大镜观察出来.

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HP and the vanishing systems engineer

HP and the vanishing systems engineer

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Systems engineers are a vanishing breed at Hewlett-Packard. I suspect that’s the case for many OEMs, and I’m concerned what that means.

Earlier this year, my company was doing a series of interviews with engineers under 30. I asked a long time HP contact if he could put me in touch with a couple young EEs.

His response was like a splash of cold water. HP hasn’t hired any young engineers in years, he said. The company has focused on retaining a core cadre of veteran engineers with deep expertise; many younger engineers fell victim to the various waves of layoffs over the last few years, he said.

Another long time HP contact fleshed out those observations over lunch at an industry conference recently. Only a few computer systems engineers are left at HP, he said. They work closely with HP’s contract manufacturing partners, typically in Asia, overseeing their work, he said.

These systems engineers are approaching retirement age. When they are gone, there will be no one left to replace them, he added.

HP is not alone, but its situation is not exactly universal either. Recently, I was talking with a veteran IBM ThinkPad engineering manager who now works for China’s Lenovo, the smartphone and PC maker that acquired IBM’s notebook group years ago. I asked him about system design at Lenovo.

“We are unique in this area because we do our own design work and manufacture quite a bit of our systems, too,” he said. “Some systems we have made by ODMs, but even then we do the design work ourselves--that’s one of our key strengths,” he added.

I’m sure IBM still has several systems design engineers creating those custom boards needed for its mainframes and Power servers. I don’t know if it actually makes any of the boards, but I doubt it.

Last week, Applied Micro Circuits Corp. showed four dense, complex server boards it created as reference designs for its X-Gene ARM server SoC. It designed one of them with engineers at Dell, I suspect some of the old hands there that—like HP—don’t do much design anymore but tend to specify things and work with ODMs in Asia.

There are young computer systems engineers in Silicon Valley. I met four of them recently. They work for Facebook, designing what goes into its data centers. They have young systems engineering peers inside Amazon, Google and Microsoft—but not Dell, HP or IBM.

So it goes.

The issue spans notebooks and desktops as well as servers. I know electronics design has become relatively straightforward for many Wintel computers over the last 20 years with more focus on industrial design and software than chip and board-level choices. But the winds are changing.

Waves of x86 and ARM SoCs from Intel, AMD and a whole range of new ARM licensees are coming down the pike between now and 2014. Right behind them is another wave of SoCs using 3-D stacking that will add a whole new level—as it were—to the technical choices.

I think OEMs are going to have a painful need for systems engineers over the next couple years. Good luck stealing them away from Google and Facebook!

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浅谈岫玉的历史变迁

浅谈岫玉的历史变迁

　　中国对岫岩玉的认识和开发利用已有悠久的历史,如在距今约6800年-7200年的辽宁沈阳新乐文化遗址就出土有用岫岩制作的刻刀.发现于辽字朝阳和内蒙古赤峰一带、距今约5000年的红山文化遗址亦出土有用岫岩玉制作的手镯等.河南安阳殷墟妇好墓出土的大量玉器和河北满城西汉早期中山靖王刘胜墓出土的“金缕玉衣”的玉片,也都有一部分是用岫岩玉制作的.《毛传》(《毛诗故训传》) 有“琇莹,美石也”的记载.汉初《尔雅·释器》载有“东方之美者,有医无(巫)闾之珣玗琪焉”.

　　普郭璞对其注释为:“医无闾,山名,今在辽东.珣玗琪,玉属.”上述“琇莹”有可能是岫岩的古称,或由“岫岩”的同音转换而来,或以地名称玉石,故说“琇莹,美石也”.既然“医无闾”为辽东山名,“珣玗琪”又为“玉属”,无疑作为“东方之美者”的“珣玗琪”就是辽东玉石“琇莹”了.北京明代十三陵中的定陵也出土有蛇纹石玉制品,由于其物质成分、工艺美术特征等均与岫岩相似,故其玉石来源很有可能为岫岩玉.清代及近代用岫岩制作的艺术品则更为丰富,如北京故宫博物院等就有其收藏.新中国成立后,国家于1957年在岫岩县北瓦沟一带建立了国营矿山.在生产过程中,北瓦沟露天采区于1964年自动滑落出一块体积为2.77×5.6×6.4米,重约260.76吨,以草绿色为主,透明度较高,有一半被滑石包裹着的巨大而完整的岫岩玉块,其制品“玉王岫岩玉大佛”现陈列于辽宁鞍山市玉佛苑.从70年代末至80年代,辽宁省地质矿产局、中国科学院贵阳地球化学研究所等单位对岫岩玉进行了系统的研究.迄今岫岩玉的年产量约占全国玉石总产量的50%~70%,供应全国20多个省、市、区约200个玉雕厂使用.

　　用岫岩玉制作的各种首饰和玉器不但销售于全国各地,而且在国际市场上也有良好的销路. 1983年在海城小孤山仙人洞人类洞穴遗址中,出土距今1.2万年前的3件岫岩透闪石玉砍斫器,为迄今人类最早制作使用的玉制品.

　　《中国文物鉴赏·玉器卷》载:“几千年来,我国人民使用岫岩玉,从没间断过,最具代表的辽西出土新石器进期红山文化玉器用料全部为岫岩玉.从商周、春秋、战国到西汉,一直到今天,岫岩玉制品已随处可见”.

　　《中国古代玉器》一书载:“中国最早玉器出现于距今约7500年的辽宁阜新查海的新石器时代早期遗址内”、“作为岫岩玉的故乡,辽宁阜新查海和内蒙古兴隆洼率先揭开了中国古玉文明的篇章.”岫岩玉远古开发利用的顶峰是在距今5000至6000年的红山文化时期,其中最著名的内蒙古三星他拉玉龙,被称为“中华第一玉龙”.

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岫岩玉的玉雕产业

岫岩玉的玉雕产业

　　“家有片玉抵万金”,收藏鉴赏和使用玉器已经成为新的时尚.投资现代玉器,特别是精品、珍品、上品玉件的保值、增值已是广大爱玉者的共识.在这样的社会背景下,岫岩玉加工产品的档次和产值都在稳步提升,在国内玉雕业中加速崛起,并占据了重要的地位.2001年,岫岩县岫玉产业年产值达4亿元,创造利润2000多万元,产品远销至40多个国家和地区.“十五”期间,岫岩创建了3个世界之最:即世界最大的玉雕工艺品销售集散地；世界最大的“巨型玉体”开发旅游胜地；世界最大的玉雕工艺品博览中心,为蓬勃发展的岫岩玉产业注入了新的活力.

　　改革开放后,岫岩玉产业迅速得到复苏.岫岩相继建起了“玉都”、“荷花玉市场”、“东北玉器交易中心”、“玉雕精品园”、“万润玉雕园”、“哈达玉器一条街”六大玉器市场,国内外玉器收藏、经销者云集岫岩.岫岩当地政府为大力发展岫岩玉特色经济,成立了岫岩玉管理局,从资源、加工、市场、技术进行规范管理.同时组建了行业自律组织——岫岩宝石协会.

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岫岩玉的品种及鉴别

岫岩玉的品种及鉴别

　　按色泽可将岫岩玉分为绿岫玉、黄岫玉、红岫玉、黑岫玉、白岫玉、花岫玉等品种及其间的过渡性亚种,他们之间的区别当然主要在于颜色上的差异.按玉石的主要矿物质成分及与之共生的重要矿物,可将岫岩玉分为蛇纹石玉、透闪石玉、蛇纹石玉和透闪石玉混合体三种.它们之间的主要区别在于彼此矿物组成的不同.岫岩玉与其他玉石的区别,请参阅蛇纹石玉的鉴写.

　　质量要求

　　工艺美术上要求岫岩玉颜色浓艳、柔和、均匀或有美丽的“巧色”,显强烈的蜡状光泽、油脂光泽,半透明至透明.质地致密细腻坚韧,无裂纹、黑点、白石花、片理、纤维及其他缺陷,块度大.根据色泽、质地、块度等因素可将岫岩玉分为四个等级(下表)

　　等级工艺美术要求或规格

　　特级深绿色,蜡状光泽、油质光泽强,透明度高.质地致密细腻坚韧,无裂纹和杂质,块重50公斤以上

　　一级绿色,显蜡状光泽、油质光泽,透明度高.质地致密细腻坚韧,无裂纹和杂质,块重10-50公斤

　　二级黄绿或其他均匀的艳色,显蜡状光泽、玻璃光泽,微透明至半透明.质地致密坚韧,无裂纹,有少量杂质,块重5-9公斤

　　三级杂色或颜色不均,显玻璃光泽,微透明.质地致密坚韧,无裂纹,有杂质,块重5公斤以下

　　应用

　　多年以来,岫岩玉一直是中国产量最大、应用最广的一种玉石,常用来生产玉器.色泽艳丽、质地优良、块度较小者亦用来生产首饰,多色玉料则用来生产巧色艺术品.其艺术造型甚多,如炉、瓶、薰、鼎、人物、动物、花鸟、顶饰、耳饰、项饰、手镯、文具等就很丰富,并畅销国内外.特别是其中的大件、特大件玉器,一向引人注目.如岫岩县玉器厂用岫岩玉为材料生产的高1.62米、直径0.62米、坐落在方形汉白玉座上的“龙凤碧玉薰”就造型优美,古朴庄重,晶莹碧绿,龙飞凤舞,在第60届广州交易会上以26.6万元人民币的价格出售给了香港客商.

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OEMs look to cut number of contract manufacturers

OEMs look to cut number of contract manufacturers

SAN FRANCISCO—More than half of the world's electronics OEMs plan to reduce the number of contract manufacturers they work with over the next year, according to the results of a survey conducted by market research firm IHS iSuppli.

About 51 percent of OEMS that responded to the survey said they would cut the number of outsourced manufacturing services providers they use in an effort to reduce costs, maintain profitability and streamline operations, according to IHS.

IHS's outsourced manufacturers survey, conducted during a six-week period in late July, was sent to more than 1,000 of the firm's clients in electronics supply chain through all major global technology regions.



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