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AMD today announced that it will demonstrate the forthcoming Blu-ray stereoscopic 3D standard at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, showcasing how consumers will soon get to enjoy high-fidelity 3D entertainment once reserved only for theaters.
Expected to hit store shelves in the second half of next year, Blu-ray stereoscopic 3D combines the crisp, high-definition images the format is known for with high-quality 3D visuals that seem to jump from the screen. As a contributing member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, AMD is working closely with technology partners as the format specifications are finalized over the coming year in order to help ensure compatibility with upcoming AMD hardware.
At the upcoming 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, AMD and CyberLink will jointly preview Blu-ray stereoscopic 3D entertainment for those in attendance. AMD will be located in the Grand Lobby (GL-8 and GL-10) of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The new standard is one of many 3D technologies AMD openly supports, along with 3D DLP televisions, dual-panel and line interleaved 3D monitors, and is part of AMD’s initiative to further both the art of 3D entertainment, and its adoption in homes worldwide through close collaboration with 3D technology partners, including OEMs, software developers and content distributors.
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CyberLink Corp., an innovative solutions provider for the connected media lifestyle, today launched CyberLink Media Suite 8, an all-in-one software suite for enjoying photos, videos, music and movies, and burning data on the PC.
In this latest version, CyberLink has rebranded its all-in-one software package from DVD Suite to Media Suite. "Media Suite 8 focuses on a broad range of media," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "The latest version contains 39 tasks for consumers to capture, organize, create, burn, and share their digital media. Media Suite 8 brings the best applications in one suite to turn the PC into a central hub for experiencing the ultimate digital lifestyle."
By building on the powerful media creativity and disc burning features of the previous version, Media Suite 8 expands options for organizing photos, editing audio and converting videos for mobile devices. A refreshed interface ensures that features are even friendlier to access, with 39 tasks listed for creating, playing, organizing and sharing multimedia content via the PC, as well as burning data.
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Aleratec Inc., leading developer and manufacturer of "Prosumers' Choice" solutions for the USB, Flash, HDD, Blu-ray, DVD CD, duplicating, and DVD/CD publishing markets, introduced today its newest product, the DVD/CD Shredder XC.
The DVD/CD Shredder XC is a state-of-the-art device that shreds Blu-ray/DVD/CD optical discs, credit cards and paper. Dedicated bins exist for either paper or plastic. The paper shredder performs a cross cut operation, which virtually destroys the original format. Aleratec is proud to offer the simple, quickest and easiest method of preventing unauthorized use of sensitive data recorded on your discarded discs. With a Blu-ray, DVD or CD falling into the wrong hands, all of your personal financial records or business customer lists, an entire accounting system or more could be lost or used against you. With the growing threat of hazards like identity theft the DVD/CD Shredder XC provides protection and peace of mind at a low cost.
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Scenic Labs, LLC today began shipping the first three in their series of BluScenes 1080p scenery on Blu-ray disc. Each disc offers consumers a choice of 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, as well as visual content acquired in 1080p or better native resolution.
The ambient discs, which include "The Classic Fireplace," "Coral Reef Aquarium," and "Journey Through Space" also unwittingly became the first 3 Blu-ray releases to utilize the Blu-ray Managed Copy feature, which was originally set to go live on December 4, 2009 (the live date has since been moved to March 31, 2010 by AACS-LA). To avoid customer confusion, Scenic Labs, LLC includes updates on their company blog at http://www.bluscenes.com/bluscenesblog1.cfm Each disc is also labeled as supporting managed copy in accordance with the AACS specification calling for acknowledgment of the feature on the packaging.
“We strongly support managed copy because we believe that, in some cases, our products will work even better when played off of a hard drive, a solid-state drive, a portable device, or a home theater hub. The delay in the live date of managed copy by AACS-LA does not impact our customers because there are currently no Blu-ray players that support the feature. We just wanted to be ready when they do. In fact, we had to take a leap of faith that when managed copy players are finally released, the final published spec will not have changed,” said Jason Rosenfeld, the founder and managing partner of Scenic Labs, LLC.
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Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend®), a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products, is proud to introduce the JetFlash® 600, the newest member of its highly acclaimed USB flash drive family. The JetFlash 600 combines a lightweight, streamlined design and ample storage capacity, and features high-speed dual-channel technology for faster storing, transferring, and sharing of multimedia files.
Thanks to its use of advanced dual-channel technology, the JetFlash 600 transfers data in the fast lane, featuring an ultra fast 200x read speeds of up to 32MB/sec and write speeds of up to 18 MB/sec. With true plug-and-play functionality, the JetFlash 600 can be quickly recognized and accessed by simply plugging it into the USB port of any computer. The drive’s USB interface requires no other external power source or driver. Just plug it in and it is ready to use!
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Super Talent, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, proudly released a brand new compact digital storage product line, CFast™ storage cards. Just like the traditional SD card and its enhanced version, SDHC, the CFast storage card, with SATA interface, has improved, unmatched write/read performance speeds.
Super Talent CFast storage card is an evolution of the traditional CompactFlash™ card which has been in the industry for over 14 years, satisfying storage needs for mobile digital devices such as PDAs, digital cameras, etc. CFast has a bandwidth of 375MB/s which is four times more than the fastest High Speed 600x (90MB/s) CompactFlash card while still keeping the small original CF mechanical form factor. The new CFast storage card breaks the speed bottleneck between the SSD and the device by using a SATA interface. Super Talent has clocked these CFast cards at up to 200MB/sec read speeds. With Super a Talent CFast storage card installed, there will be no waiting time for the camera to catch up, and it will be much swifter to view pictures on a camera or to copy them to computer.
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SanDisk Corporation, the global leader in flash memory cards, today announced that the 32-gigabyte (GB) SanDisk® pSSD Gen2 drive was selected by ASUS as the SSD of choice for its new Eee PC multi-touch netbook computer.
The SanDisk pSSD drive helps enable the small form factor and low power consumption of ASUS’s latest addition to the popular Eee PC Touch series convertible touchscreen netbook line, the T91MT. Solid State Drives (SSD) use no moving parts, offering improved durability that helps prevent data loss resulting from drive failure. Computers with an SSD run quieter, cooler and consume less power than conventional hard disk drives (HDD).
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In RunCore’s pursuit of the ultimate solid state drive (SSD) upgrade, we have created a new class for our Pro IV SSD line, called the Pro IV Light. This mini-SATA drive is focused on bringing optimum performance to smaller devices such as the Asus Eee PC T91 by boosting computer performance 4x to 20x in various benchmarks. RunCore Pro IV Light mini-SATA SSDs are available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB with smaller capacity drives for OEM or Manufacturer needs available upon request.
This revolutionary new SSD design not only boosts your sustained performance but it also focuses on random small file read and write speeds, the speeds that create bottle necks in current and past PATA, SATA HDDs, and some SSDs. With operating system and applications consisting of thousands of small files, the RunCore Pro IV Light SSD can process these files at nearly 4 times the speed of a conventional spinning hard drive while creating a more efficient and satisfying user experience.
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Riding on the success of its 8X slim portable CD/DVD writer, Transcend Information, Ins. (Transcend®), a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products, today announced a black version to join the current white edition. With a brand new gloss black casing, compact dimension and versatile functions, the CD/DVD writer is perfect for thin-and-light laptops—or even netbooks—for diverse entertainment and enhanced productivity.
As notebook computers become increasingly smaller and lighter, built-in CD or DVD drives and writers are often not included. Transcend’s 8X slim portable CD/DVD writer was created specifically for use with compact notebooks, and features an ultra-thin and sleek design, making it stylish, compact and easy to carry around. No external power adapter is needed, as the CD/DVD writer is entirely USB powered, drawing its electric power directly from the computer’s USB ports. Whether relaxing at home or traveling abroad, notebook users now have the freedom to enjoy DVD movies, install essential software or create data backup discs anytime, anywhere.
