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Western Digital today introduced the WD TV® Live Plus HD media player, which makes it easy for Netflix® members to instantly watch thousands of TV episodes and movies on the biggest screen in their home -- their HD television set. The new Netflix interface enables members to browse and add movies to their instant Queue on the Netflix Website right from their TV.
In addition to Netflix, the WD TV Live Plus HD media player also enables users to stream personalized Internet content from YouTube™, Flickr®, Pandora®, Live365™, as well as the MediaFly network which includes daily podcasts from CNN, NBC, MTV, ESPN® and other online content providers. Unlike most other Netflix-capable devices, the WD TV Live Plus HD media player also lets consumers enjoy a broad variety of the digital media they already own, creating a unified entertainment experience.
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ArcSoft announced today that its best-selling multimedia player application, TotalMedia Theatre® 3 Platinum now features a new 3D plug-in, which includes Blu-ray 3D and Sim3D™. With ArcSoft’s 3D plug-in, users now can enjoy Blu-ray 3D and native stereo 3D movies and video files, as well as turning regular 2D photos and movies into realistic 3D.
Sim3D™, encoded in AVC-MVC, creates a realistic stereo 3D viewing experience in real-time. Native stereo 3D movies and videos include 3D-DVD, YouTube 3D files, and 3D videos that are encoded in Left/Right, Up/Down, Anaglyph, and more.
"We are proud to be the first in the industry to launch a Blu-ray 3D player in the retail market," said George Tang, ArcSoft Vice President and General Manager of Video and Home Entertainment Group. "Combined with Sim3D, all content*, including standard DVD movies and videos, can be viewed in realistic 3D."
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Newer Technology, a leading developer of Macintosh®, PC, iPod®, iPhone®, and iPad™ performance upgrades and accessories, announced today the NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 RAID Controller Card, a high performance mass storage solution for adding two SATA 6Gb/s ports - the fastest performance data transfer interface standard - along with port multiplier support for adding up to 20TB of desktop storage with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support to Mac Pros and PCs with an open PCIe slot.
The NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 RAID Controller Card is available immediately for $99.00 MSRP from NewerTech's exclusive distributor, Other World Computing (OWC®), as well as through the retail channel. It's compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 and later and Windows 2000 and later and comes backed by a three year warranty.
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Western Digital today introduced its new high performance My Book® Studio™ LX external hard drive, which offers a high-speed FireWire 800 interface and features a sleek new, cool-to-the-touch aluminum case that complements any iMac®, G5 or MacBook Pro®. The award-winning, book-like design, with its customizable, always-on digital e-label, allows creative professionals to easily archive and find photos and videos from different projects and time periods, even when the drives are unplugged.
Key features include a FireWire 800 interface to give users the speed they need for demanding tasks like photo and video editing and graphic design, as well as a customizable e-label that enables users to easily personalize their media collection and identify critical information about the drive, such as the contents and remaining capacity, without having to boot up their computer and plug in the drive. The My Book Studio LX drives also support USB 2.0, so users have maximum flexibility in allocating their FireWire and USB ports or plugging the drive into a variety of computers.
My Book Studio LX drives offer automatic, continuous backup through WD SmartWare software and also sync seamlessly with Apple Time Machine software, so consumers can choose the backup method that suits their needs. And the 256-bit hardware-based encryption, typically only found on much more expensive drive systems, provides a high level of data security along with password protection that acts as a virtual padlock to keep users' data safe. Available now at select retailers and the WD online store (shopwd.com), the new My Book Studio LX drives are formatted for Mac® and come in capacities of 1 TB and 2 TB.
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Lite-On, a global leader of optical storage solutions, proudly announces its 12X Blu-ray Disc (BD) writer: iHBS212. Lite-On recognizes the increasing consumer demand for higher Blu-ray writing speed and large volume data storage on Blu-ray Discs. The iHBS212 does just that: it offers the fastest Blu-ray writing speeds currently available in the market.
This BD writer is capable of recording and playing back today’s most popular media formats including Blu-ray, DVD, and CD. Besides writing BD-R Single Layer discs at 12X, the iHBS212 writes Double Layer BD-R media at 8X, and reads BD-ROM discs at 8X as well. Single Layer DVD±R discs can be written at 16X, Double Layer DVD±R at 8X and rewritable discs at 8X (+RW) and 6X (-RW) respectively. The drive reads and writes CD-R at 48X and rewrites CD-RW at 24X.
“With the iHBS212 Lite-On strengthens its position as a leading Optical Disc Drive manufacturer”, says marketing manager. Jelmer Veldman. “Now that the marketing adoption of the Blu-ray format is increasing ever more, we are happy to offer our consumers this up-to-day Blu-ray writer, next to our BD-COMBO and BD-ROM drives”, Veldman adds.
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Pegasys, Inc. today announces the availability of Apple® iPad™ device and Windows Media Center WTV support in the newest update of its TMPGEnc® MovieStyle software. The multi-device, drag ‘n drop video conversion software allows users to import video files, apply video and audio filters, then convert and transfer to 14 popular digital devices including the new iPad. The update is available now and is free for all current owners. Product information and a free trial version can be found at http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/tms.html. Pricing starts at $29.95.
“Consumers now demand video to be accessible on a variety of devices. That’s why we’ve added support for Apple’s iPad mobile digital device, so users can enjoy their video on this wonderful new product. When Windows 7 users record high definition or standard TV shows via Windows Media Center, the resulting file is in the .wtv format. With MovieStyle, users can convert it to different video formats for use on an iPad, video game console or other portable device” remarked Tak Ebine, Pegasys Inc. CEO.
New iPad support lets users take personal video anywhere they go. Video converted for the iPad can be up to 1024 x 768 resolution for 4:3 clips, or up to 1280 x720 for 16:9 clips. Just drag and drop the video content for easy conversion and playback. Similar to an iPod, iPad video can be quickly transferred to an iTunes library using the included TransManagerTM. Then, simply connect the iPad to a PC and iTunes will automatically transfer the videos to the iPad.
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Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions, today announced that ASUSTeK Computer has selected Roxio CinePlayer® for worldwide shipment with its next-generation 3D-enabled G-series notebook computers. Roxio CinePlayer allows users to enjoy Blu-ray 3D, 3D DVDs, as well as other stereoscopic 3D content in a broad range of formats. The comprehensive media player for Windows® also supports real-time conversion of 2D video to 3D, so users can enjoy their existing library of standard DVDs and personal home movies in 3D. In addition, Roxio CinePlayer offers instant access to new movies delivered digitally via RoxioNow™-powered services. This will include 3D entertainment as titles become available for online delivery.
"With broad expertise in digital entertainment and years of experience developing consumer applications, Roxio is the ideal choice to help enhance our cutting-edge notebooks," said Ellis Wang, Director Software Planning & Management, ASUS. "ASUS continues to set the standard for notebooks that deliver the full potential of new technologies like 3D, which is further enhanced by the inclusion of CinePlayer to play new 3D titles and power the conversion of standard DVDs and video from 2D to 3D."
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Toshiba America Consumer Products today announced the availability of its latest Blu-ray Disc players, the BDX2500 and BDX2700. Perfect for consumers who demand a variety of entertainment options, Toshiba's new models are a great addition to any modern home theater setup.
Both players include Wi-Fi® capabilities, allowing consumers to connect to a wide range of streaming content. With BLOCKBUSTER On Demand®, consumers can watch the latest movies the same day they are released on DVD/Blu-ray with no monthly fee. Instant streaming from Netflix® allows Netflix members to instantly watch tens of thousands of TV episodes and movies, many in high definition, directly on their HDTV. VUDU™ Movies offers true 1080p HD and gives viewers access to over 3,000 HD movies on demand. The BDX2500 and BDX2700 also stream a wide array of music from Pandora® internet radio. A standard Ethernet connection is also included with both models.
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Iomega today announced the immediate worldwide availability of a new generation of exciting single-drive Iomega® eGo™ portable and desktop hard drives, including a new smaller Compact model with up to 1TB in capacity, new SuperSpeed USB 3.0 portable and desktop models, and new high capacity FireWire® 800 Mac® edition portable and desktop HDDs with up to 2TB of capacity. Bundled free of charge with all of Iomega's new eGo drives is the Iomega Protection Suite, one of the broadest collections of data protection software in the industry.
"The new Iomega eGo desktop and portable hard drives are the embodiment of style and function as well as perfect companions for home users and professionals who demand fast, dependable storage in a classy desktop HDD or a superior rugged portable drive that has style to spare and the best drop spec in the industry," said Jonathan Huberman, president of Iomega Corporation and the Consumer and Small Business Products Division of EMC. "At Iomega, we believe in total solutions, which is why all of our new eGo models come complete out of the box with arguably the best suite of backup and anti-virus software to protect your data and your laptop, netbook or personal computer. Put it all together and Iomega takes direct-attached storage to another level of flair and functionality."
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Stealth.com Inc. (Stealth Computer) a leading ISO 9001 manufacturer of industrial rugged computers and peripherals has released a new line of Solid State Drives (SSD) in MLC and SLC technologies for both commercial and industrial applications.
Stealth Computer has been delivering Solid State Drive (SSD) computer products for over 15 years. SSD's are ideal for applications that need to operate in high/low temperatures, high shock, vibration, altitude or to operate reliably in high electromagnetic areas. In addition the quick read/write performance and noise free operation are huge benefits when comparing to standard mechanical hard drives. Typical capacities of SSD's are currently 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. Stealth offers SSD's in two technologies, MLC and SLC and provides an on-line knowledge base to help customers decide which is better for their applications.
