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CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), an innovative solutions provider for the connected digital lifestyle, today launched CyberLink PowerCinema 6, a software solution that enables users to turn a home PC into a high-definition TV and multimedia entertainment center.

PowerCinema 6 offers features for enjoying TV, photos, videos, music, movie DVDs, and radio. With scheduled TV recording, support for high-definition digital TV, and easy channel management, PowerCinema 6 lets users access HDTV programming directly on their PC.

"PowerCinema offers an all-in-one solution for enjoying TV, movie DVDs, music, and user-generated content," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "Now with support for high-definition TV, CyberLink PowerCinema 6 is also a perfect way to extend the functionality of the home desktop or notebook PC into a personal video recorder."

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 ABIT FunFab P80 @ TweakPC
 Altec Lansing Portable Speakers @ InsideHW
 Altec Lansing VS3251 5.1 Surround Speaker System @ TweakTown
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 Asus Eee PC 1000HA Netbook @ Futurelooks
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 Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P (Intel P45) Motherboard @ Hardware Zone
 Leadtek WinFast GTX 260 Extreme+ @ Hardware Zone
 MiniPirat Atom Nettop @ TweakPC
 Samsung CLP-315W Wireless Laser Color Printer @ BCCHardware
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SanDisk has announced the availability of the Veoh Web Player for its Cruzer USB flash drives. This free portable video player runs directly from any U3-enabled SanDisk USB drive, allowing users to download and watch videos from any PC.

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SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) and Veoh Networks Inc. (www.veoh.com) today announced the availability of the Veoh™ Web Player for SanDisk, a portable video player that is initially available only on SanDisk® Cruzer® USB flash drives. The Veoh Web Player for SanDisk, allows on-the-go viewers to browse, search, and enjoy millions of videos available through Veoh.com on any computer* at any time - including TV shows, movies, web series and popular independently-produced content from all over the Web.

The Veoh Web Player combined with SanDisk Cruzer USB flash drives provides users with a broad selection of video content on Veoh.com and the power of a peer-to-peer client in a single portable and password-protected application. With the Veoh Web Player’s Library and Import features, users can easily manage their personal video collection, both online and offline. When permitted by the publisher, users can schedule downloads of videos to their library to watch later or at another location. U3™ Smart technology, which was developed by SanDisk, allows applications to run from a SanDisk Cruzer USB flash drive, without having to be installed on a computer.

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Seagate sent out a press release this morning, announcing its new Maxtor Central Axis Business Edition dual-drive network storage server. The Central Axis Business Edition provides two, 1TB hard drives in a RAID 1 (mirrored) configuration, delivering up to 1TB of protected storage. The storage server also provides automated backup for up to 20 networked computers as well as secure remote access from any web browser.

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Seagate (Nasdaq: STX - News), the world leader in storage solutions, today introduced the Maxtor® Central Axis(TM) Business Edition dual-drive network storage server, a storage solution designed to satisfy the long-term business continuity needs and growing storage requirements of small businesses. The Central Axis Business Edition network storage server takes the guesswork out of network storage management by providing simple, automatic backup with solid data protection and secure remote access to business critical information from any web browser. Available in early November, this small-business network storage solution will help companies keep their competitive edge by delivering access to, and protection for their business critical information while in the office or on the road.

Regardless of a company's size, its business information is its most valued asset. As small-office/home-office (SOHO) and small businesses continue to grow, so do their stores of digital information. The Central Axis Business Edition storage server makes managing and safeguarding this information easy with automated backup for up to 20 networked computers to one central, safe location. Central Axis Business Edition also allows people to save up to 10 historical versions of information and schedule incremental backups.

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A-DATA recently announced its new high-performance USB flash drive, the XPG Xupreme 200X. Available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB capacities, the  Xupreme 200X features a durable, lightweight aluminum case and is capable of reading at 30MB/s (200x).

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Coated with an elegant dark grey aluminum color, XPG™ Xupreme 200X presents the high-performance USB flash drive in a simple yet stylish design of A-DATA’s flash drive product line. It offers storage capacity options ranging from 8GB to incredible 32GB and supports up to 30MB/s (200X) read speed, thanks to the ultra-fast dual channel technology.

Certified for Windows Vista™ this flash drive is also enhanced for Windows® ReadyBoost™, offering best performance advantages to this latest operating system. Xupreme 200X comes with a practical leather strap and provides true "Plug and Play" function to make your life more convenient. And with high capacities reaching 32GB, you can store more digital files than ever before on one storage device.

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Fujitsu isn't the only company offering an energy-efficient 2.5-inch hard drive. Earlier today, Hitachi announced its own eco-friendly mobile hard drive. The Travelstar 5K500.B offers 500GB of storage and a read/write power specification of 1.4W. The drive also features optional Bulk Data Encryption (BDE) for hard-drive-level data security.

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today introduced the Travelstar 5K500.B, a mobile hard drive that combines advanced data encryption technology with eco-friendly features, such as halogen-free design and a read/write power specification that is the lowest in the industry.

The drive has earned the new Hitachi EcoTrac classification, used to describe products that minimize environmental impact in the areas of product design, manufacturing, operation and disposal.

The Travelstar 5K500.B, Hitachis second 500GB mobile drive, uses the industrys latest 250GB-per-platter technology to deliver a half terabyte (500GB) of capacity in an industry-standard 9.5mm mobile form factor. Since entering the market in 1991, Hitachi has led innovations in the 2.5 inch segment across every measurable category: areal density, performance, power management, acoustics, shock tolerance, reliability and breadth of product options.

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Fujitsu announced today that it has developed two new energy-efficient 500GB 2.5-inch hard disk drives. The MJA2 BH and MJA2 CH feature a rotational speed of 5,400 RPM and consume only 1.4W of power when recording data. The  the MJA2 CH ups the ante even further with built-in 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption.

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Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has developed two new 500 GB 2.5" hard disk drive (HDD) models that feature a rotational speed of 5,400 RPM and deliver industry-leading levels of energy efficiency. The MJA2 BH series will be available from the end of December 2008, and the MJA2 CH series will be available in the first quarter of the 2009 calendar year.

With industry-leading levels of energy efficiency, the new models consume only 1.4W of power when recording data, one-third less than previous models. Moreover, these are Fujitsu's first halogen-free HDD models, making them an environmentally friendly products across their lifecycle, from deployment to disposal.

In addition, to meet information security needs for high data storage capacity applications, the MJA2 CH series is the world's first 500 GB HDD line equipped with 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption.

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Silicon Power has announced the release of its new Touch 810 USB flash drive. Along with a retractable USB port, the drive features a light, transparent body with a rhombus facet inside.  The Touch 810 is available in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities and comes with a lifetime warranty.

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Silicon Power has released the availability of its new Touch 810 with refined design USB flash drive in global markets. Its chic stylish look is one of a kind in the market. The rhombus facet inside of this flash drive with its retractable USB port and one crystal on the top gives it a rare elegance which is unusual for this type of device. The Touch 810 features a light, transparency body in red or blue for choices. Its rhombus facet and crystal reflects the sunlight revealing a stylish colorful look. The Touch 810 cleverly combines design and functionality and also offers the SmartKit software for personal data management.

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Silicon Mountain sent out a press release this morning, announcing its design for a 32 and 42-inch HDTV with an integrated, full-function PC and Blu-ray player.  The Allio HD TV / PC is available in six different configurations, including a flagship model that comes equipped with a 42" LCD display, combo Blu-ray/DVD player, Intel Core2Duo E8400 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 1TB hard drive.

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The Allio HD TV / PC is the first product of its kind in North America, and Silicon Mountain is the first company worldwide to develop a converged HD TV / PC solution that includes Blu-ray. It is available now, in time for U.S. holiday purchases. Orders are being taken now at the Visionman website at http://www.visionman.com/.

Additional information on where to buy Allio will be announced soon.

The flagship Allio model marries a Full-HD 42" LCD display with a combo Blu-ray/DVD player, integrated digital recorder for PVR and a powerful PC, based on the Intel Core2Duo E8400 processor, 4GB of RAM from Silicon Mountain, a 1TB hard drive and the 64-bit version of Windows Vista Home Premium. In addition to the analog and digital audio-video inputs common to high-def televisions, Allio includes wireless and wired networking capabilities and several USB ports to extend the experience to other computers and peripherals in the home.

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