Small form factor Editor's Choice award

VIA's AMOS systems are customizable embedded chassis that are adaptable to a range of purposes, but as SmallFormFactors.com points out, it's also a great development kit.

"Getting started can be the hardest part of the design process. But VIA Technologies has made prototyping hardware and software designs easier with the VIA AMOS-5001 chassis kit. Whether or not the final design uses VIA’s x86 CPUs or the Em-ITX form factor, it’s still a useful platform to begin with and makes that whole getting started thing much more doable."

The VIA AMOS-5001 fits VIA Em-ITX form factor boards which have a modular design that lets you add new features as your development takes shape. For its adaptability and convenience, the VIA AMOS-5001 has earned an Editor's Choice award.

Home system integration interested in ZOTAC ZBOX

A site dedicated to home automation picked up on VIA's recent announcement about the ZOTAC ZBOX Mini-ITX system. They commented that "While perhaps they may not pack enough power for doing much beyond streaming content or surfing the web, often this is what most people are after in the first place when it comes to their Home Theater PC (HTPC) and leave the more CPU intensive applications for the beefier computers in the home."

Like home automation devices, the ZOTAC ZBOX offers a function, in this case of a lounge room entertainment device, rather than simply being a regular PC stuck in a lounge room.

New VIA VB8004 offers mutliplicity of display options

VIA has announced a new Mini-ITX board targetting the digital signage segment. The VB8004 can support up to four displays, but with all different sorts of connections if need be. This makes it super-adaptable.

To get the full four display support you actually need to add an S3 graphics 5400E module, and then you can hook up HDMI, LVDS and DVI.

The VX900 chipset on the board supports 1080p and DirectX10.1. - Press Release.