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The BE06LU is available in Europe now for 399 Euros. The drive will also be available at US retailers like Best Buy in the near future. More information, including a full list of specs, can be found here. Add a comment
LG completes its market-leading hybrid burner team with the external LG BE06LU smarter in black-and-white look. Equipped with the latest Blu-ray technology, the device also burns BD-R discs (single-layer) in 6-fold and BD-RE discs 2-fold speed. Of course, reads the new LG burner also HD-DVD discs.
As usual, LGs recent addition to Renner Brenner HD media are all popular DVD and CD formats. For professional design of the appropriate blanks, the LG BE06LU the latest LightScribe technology on board.
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The SanDisk FlashBack Adapter is being demonstrated this week at CeBIT and will ship worldwide in Q2 for a suggested retail price of $29.99. Full details can be found here. Add a comment
You’re at a conference and someone spills coffee on your laptop PC, shorting out the system and cutting you off from your presentation and notes. Or your computer slips out of your hands and crashes to the floor. These are moments that everyone dreads, but today SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) unveiled a rescue option - a lifeline for laptop users called the SanDisk FlashBack Adapter. This unique device fits into the ExpressCard slot of your PC, automatically and continuously backing up and encrypting critical data onto an SD flash memory card.
Whether your PC suffers a system failure or a full hard drive crash, the SanDisk FlashBack Adapter allows you to access your content safely from the memory card. Designed for the millions of newer notebook computers that have an ExpressCard slot, the SanDisk FlashBack Adapter offers a reliable, easy-to-use system to protect critical files by copying them automatically and instantly to an optional SD or SDHC memory card of any capacity. And with the backup card nesting completely inside the laptop, the system is literally out of sight. Nothing protrudes from the PC and nothing needs to be attached to any other port.
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"What people don't realize is that Hollywood studios are going to release new titles not just for Blu-ray but for standard DVDs as well, and there are a far greater number of current-generation DVD players out there. If you watch standard DVDs on our players, the images are of very high quality because they include an "upconverting" feature. And we're going to improve this even more, so that consumers won't be able to tell the difference from HD DVD images. The players would be much cheaper than Blu-ray players too. Next-generation DVD players are in a much weaker position than when standard DVD players were first introduced."Toshiba's HD DVD players were very good at upconverting standard DVD's. It will be interesting to see if they can improve the image quality to deliver near HD DVD quality on their DVD players. If you'd like to read more, the entire interview can be found here. Add a comment
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Altec Lansing inMotion iM414 Zune Docking Station @Hi-Tech ReviewsAdd a comment
Aten CS62DU KVM @PC Review
Bgears b-Envy mATX Case @HardwareLogic
Coolermaster Cosmos S ATX Case @Madshrimps
GIGABYTE GeForce 8800GT TurboForce @TweakTown
Gigabyte GV-NX88T512HP GeForce 8800 GT @HotHardware.com
Kingwin RVT-9225, RVT-12025 and RVT-12025D CPU Coolers @Techwarelabs
Noctua NH-U12P Heatpipe CPU Cooler @Bigbruin.com
Princeton VL2018W 20.1-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor @ThinkComputers.org
Shuttle XPC Prima SX38P2 Pro (Intel X38) @Hardware Zone
Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme CPU Cooler @Madshrimps
Tuniq TX-2 Thermal Compound @Virtual-Hideout
VIA EPIA-SN1800 @ASE Labs
VIZO Master Panel II @BCCHardware
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Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it has acquired Sunext Design, Inc. ("Sunext Design"), a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Sunext Technology Company Limited ("Sunext Technology"), and has licensed certain optical disk reader and writer technology from Sunext Technology. Sunext Technology is a privately-held fabless semiconductor company that specializes in optical storage technologies.If you'd like to read more, Broadcom's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
High definition optical disc players are emerging as a popular platform for in-home entertainment worldwide by combining the benefits of a high definition viewing experience with the convenience and familiarity of DVD media. Sunext single-chip front-end technology is a strong complement to the industry-leading Broadcom system-on-a-chip (SoC) back-end Blu-ray Disc platform, and key to an integration roadmap that will drive the cost of these devices down to levels that enable widespread consumer adoption of high definition optical disc players and recorders.
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DivX, Inc., a digital media company, (NASDAQ:DIVX) today announced the DivX Certification of Panasonic's Blu-ray Disc (BD) Player (PN: DMP-BD30EG/EE).if you'd like to read more, DivX's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
The Panasonic Blu-ray Disc player, which joins a number of existing DivX Certified products from Panasonic, is scheduled to be released beginning in March and is expected to be the first DivX Certified Blu-ray Disc Player available in Europe and Russia. Like Panasonic’s existing DivX Certified DVD players, the latest DivX Certified Panasonic Blu-ray disc player enables users to enjoy high-quality DivX video playback.
“In order to give our users access to the extremely popular, high-quality DivX format, we have introduced the first DivX-Certified Blu-ray Disc Player for Europe and Russia,” said Yuki Kusumi, Group Manager of Product Technology, Video Business Unit, Network Business Group, Panasonic AVC Networks Company, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. “The timely launch of this strategic product is a direct response to the strong demand for DivX playback among consumers. We are very confident this product will be very popular in the European and Russian markets.”
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A-DATA Nobility N702 4GB Flash Drive @ThinkComputers.orgAdd a comment
Aeneon Xtune DDR3-1333 2GB Memory Kit @TweakTown
Belkin N1 Vision Wireless Router @I4U
Cooler Master Cosmos S @Phoronix
Cooler Master Sphere CPU Cooler @TweakTown
Gigabyte GA-73PVM-SH2 mATX Motherboard @BCCHardware
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale CPU @HotHardware.com
LiteON DH-20A3H DVD Writer @BHmag.fr
OCZ Rally 2 Turbo Flash Drive @BHmag.fr
Thermaltake DuOrb CPU Cooler Review @NGOHQ.com
Tuniq Miniplant 950W Power Supply @Bigbruin.com
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The Flash Voyager GT is available now for a suggested retail price of $169.99. More information is available on Corsair's website. Add a comment
Corsair www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced a new 16GB high performance “GT” Flash Voyager USB 2.0 drive. The new Corsair 16GB GT Flash Voyager USB drive will be debuted at the CeBIT 2008 Show next week in Hanover, Germany on Corsair’s stand (Booth 40 in Hall 21).
The new Flash Voyager GT USB drive provides data transfer rates that are up to 4X faster than standard USB 2.0 drives. Whether transporting office files, pictures or even full-length movies, you can “store-n-go” faster with the Corsair GT USB line. The drive has been optimized to take full advantage of its advanced flash controller technology as well as the screened and hand-selected NAND flash chips.
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MPEG LA, LLC, world leader in alternative one-stop patent licenses, today announced that several leading companies and a university have filed separate patent enforcement actions in District Court Dusseldorf, Germany against Amino Communications Limited (“Amino”) for infringing patents essential to the MPEG-2 digital video compression standard used worldwide in digital television broadcasting and DVD.MPEG LA is seeking monetary damages as well as an injunction prohibiting Amino from using MPEG-2 patents in its products. Full details can be found here. Add a comment
Plaintiffs in the various lawsuits include: CIF Licensing, LLC; The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York; GE Technology Development, Inc.; Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Mitsubishi Denki K.K.; Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; Sony Corporation; Thomson Licensing S.A.; and Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
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The Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co. is stepping up production of Blu-ray Discs, anticipating higher demand since Toshiba Corp.'s (TSE:6502) decision to exit the HD DVD business has left Blu-ray as the sole next-generation DVD format.MKM is also looking to outsource some production to foreign manufacturers. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
At its Singapore plant, the firm will install a production line for recordable Blu-ray Discs used for recording television programs and storing personal computer data.
The new line is slated to be in service in July or August and is expected to produce 500,000 units a month.
