GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY has officially released GIGABYTE On/Off Charge technology that enables faster iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch charging. A derivative of GIGABYTE’s highly acclaimed 3x USB Power feature, On/Off Charge technology allows iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices to draw more current from GIGABYTE motherboard USB ports than standard USB ports allow, with the added benefit that the PC can be on, standby mode or even off.
Many mobile devices can be charged via a desktop PC’s USB ports as long as the system is connected to an active power source. However, this is not the case with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Even when the PC is being used and charging is enabled, these devices usually only draw a mere 0.5A for a trickle charge that can take 3 hours or more to fully charge the device. The benefits of GIGABYTE On/Off Charge are that users can reduce their charge time by around 40% while also acting responsibly and shutting down their PC system while it is not in use, e.g. while they sleep.
“We aim to offer our customers the best possible user experience through innovation and superior quality products, and we believe that On/Off Charge will benefit millions of Apple mobile device users around the world,” commented Tim Handley, Deputy Director of Motherboard Marketing at GIGABYTE Technology Co. Ltd. “At GIGABYTE, we are big believers in the convenience and usefulness of USB ports, and that is why we put so many resources into innovations such as GIGABYTE 3x USB power. Look for more USB innovations from GIGABYTE in the near future!”
GIGABYTE On/Off Charge comes in two flavours: a backwards compatible On/Off Charge driver that was made available on March 10th, 2010, from the official GIGABYTE utility web page and an On/Off Charge front panel connector that will be available on selected soon-to-be-released GIGABYTE motherboards. The On/Off Charge front panel connector features a special controller combined with the On/Off Charge driver that allows the computer to detect the current required by iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch products.
GIGABYTE has also announced the 3rd annual GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship (GOOC) in India. This year, the Championship will cover 33 countries thus making the GOOC the biggest overclocking event of the World. Grand prize includes 4 days of all expense paid trip to Indonesia for the GOOC Regional final which will be held on June 19th 2010. A X58A-UD7 Motherboard and P55A-UD7 Motherboard which will be awarded to second and third runners up respectively. There is an additional prize for the best over clocker who uses air cooling. The best air over clocker will win a P55-USB3 Motherboard.
