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The patents-in-suit are two of Certicom's fundamental patents used in consumer electronics, in particular its world-leading version of Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC). In its complaint, Certicom alleges Sony has, and continues to, infringe, contribute to and induce the infringement of Certicom's patents by making, using, importing, offering for sale and selling their products in the U.S. without being licensed by Certicom to do so. These patents are related to content protection technologies, including Advanced Access Control System (AACS) used in Blu-ray and Digital Transmission Content Protection (DTCP) used in wired and wireless distribution of compression audio and video. Products affected include Playstation 3, DVD players, VAIO personal computers and certain high definition TV models and audio equipment.Considering Certicom is looking to "resolve these issues through commercial discussions and without litigation", its pretty clear that they're looking to make money off of licensing fees. Nevertheless, if they win this case against Sony, other electronics manufacturers will be vulnerable to similar suits. More information on this lawsuit can be found here. Add a comment
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Super Talent’s internal ReadyBoost drives will go into production in June. The 2GB models are expected to retail for about $25. More information can be found here. Add a commentSuper Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of DRAM memory modules and flash storage solutions, today launched the new Exelerator family of ReadyBoost drives that use an internal 9-pin USB header on the motherboard.
The Exelerator family of drives was designed expressly to elevate system performance in Windows Vista by functioning as a ReadyBoost drive. These innovative new Flash drives plug into a standard 9-pin USB header inside the chassis, on the motherboard, to function as a dedicated ReadyBoost drive. With lightning fast 25MB per second read speeds and sub-millisecond access times, Exelerator drives are the perfect cost effective system upgrade to enhance the Vista experience. These drives are offered with either vertical or horizontal connectors to accommodate space constraints within different enclosures.
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The 1GB and 2GB bundles are available now for $19.00 and $37.00 respectively. More information can be found here. Add a comment
Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced two USB microSD reader plus card bundles designed to enhance mobile consumers' moving data between multiple mobile phones, PCs and digital devices. Available immediately, the new USB readers ship with either a 1GB or 2GB capacity microSD card.
"Kingston saw an opportunity to serve mobile customers with our new USB microSD card/reader bundle," said Wendy Lecot, Flash marketing manager, Kingston. "Consumers now have a handy option to back up contact info when changing phones, move digital music and videos between PC and phone more easily, and download new mobile applications for mobile phones without using additional network time," continued Lecot.
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Toshiba’s recent price drop on its HD DVD players and aggressive retailer pricing over the holiday weekend have driven up sales as much as tenfold at some retailers.If the rebates weren't enough, Toshiba is giving away five HD DVD movies with each player purchased. At these prices, this is a hard deal to pass up. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
Since Toshiba began offering a $100 instant rebate on HD DVD players, sales have grown between fivefold and tenfold, depending on the retailer, said Jodi Sally, VP of marketing for Toshiba America Consumer Products.
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The DVR-X122 and DVR-R200 are available now for a suggested price of $99.99 and $69.99, respectively. More information can be found on Pioneer's website. Add a comment
Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today announces two new high performance, multi-format DVD/CD writers for rapid and reliable preservation of digital movies, music, photos and data files. The Pioneer DVR-X122 external DVD/CD writer uses a high speed USB 2.0 port for quick connectivity to a PC lacking a built-in high-capacity writer, and also offers the portability needed to back up user files on multiple computers. For those who prefer a permanently installed drive, Pioneer offers the DVR-R200 internal DVD/CD writer. Both models are bundled with sophisticated software to create personalized videos, and the DVR-R200 features the LightScribe direct-to-disc labeling technology.
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The DVR-AM16CV and DVR-UM16CV will ship in late June and are priced at 12,500 Yen ($103US) and 15,700 Yen ($129US) respectively. More information can be found here and here Add a comment
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Lite-On IT has reportedly secured OEM orders for DVD-ROM drives to be built into Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles, with monthly shipments of 0.8-1 million units to begin in the third quarter of 2007, according to industry sources in Taiwan.If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
Lite-On IT was unwilling to confirm the report saying that the company will not comment on any reports concerning orders due to non-disclosure agreements signed with clients.
The built-in DVD-ROM drives for the Xbox 360 have been produced by two OEM makers, Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology (TSST) and BenQ, the sources indicated. Lite-On IT took over BenQ's optical disc drive business unit in mid-2006 but did not take over the OEM manufacturing rights for Xbox 360 because it was required to obtain new certification from Microsoft, the sources pointed out.
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In this review we'll take a look at some of the features found on the PX-608CU and then see how it performs. Is Plextor's portable DVD writer the best choice for the person on the go? You'll have to read the review to find out.
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The latest element may reduce the price of players. Thus far, the company has used an expensive DMD priced at over $10,000 (USD) even for a playback-only machine in order to generate the reference light at the time of playback. The hologram element can generate the reference light with an incident light because the pattern of the reference light is transferred to the element. Thus, the recording light can be played back without depending on DMD. Although the specific price of the element is yet to be announced since it is at the prototyping stage, the company expects the production cost to be less than several tens of thousand yen.With holographic players costing more than some cars, any price reduction is welcome. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
The new element also leads to a size reduction of players. The prototype element is 20-mm square, which is smaller than DMD. In the case of DMD, the size of the portion required to generate the reference light measures 100 x 160 mm, including peripheral circuits necessary to drive DMD.
