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Steel Series SteelSound 3H Portable Gaming Headset @ Tweaknews.net
OCZ Dual SD-USB 2GB Card @ OCModShop
Bytecc Landisk ME-850 NAS Device - BCCHardware
GeForce 8800 GTX Buying Guide & Shootout @ HardwareZone
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Verbatim Corporation, the industry leader in offering the widest range of premium-quality LightScribe media, announced today volume shipments of the first Color-background LightScribe CD-R media to the US market. Production of the new media, which began shipping to the US in November, was ramped up to make it more widely available in time for the holidays. Sold in 25-packs, each package includes five vibrantly colored red, green, blue, yellow and orange discs that make ideal holiday gifts. Verbatim will also be showing the new LightScribe media at its CES Booth in the South Hall #4/36249 in Las Vegas, January 8-11.We've already had reports of these discs showing up at Best Buy stores. The way it sounds, they should be showing up at other retailers soon. If you'd like to read more, Verbatim's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
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| Writing Speeds: DVD±R: 18x DVD±R DL: 10x DVD+RW: 8x DVD-RW: 6x DVD-RAM: 12x CD-R: 48x CD-RW: 32x | Read Speeds: |
The DVR-UH18GT should hit store shelves in mid January for 12,500 Yen ($106US). More information can be found here. Add a comment
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Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL; TSX:CRE) today announced the completion of its acquisition of InterVideo, Inc., a leading provider of digital media authoring and playback software with a focus on high-definition video and DVD technologies. Corel purchased InterVideo for $13.00 per share of InterVideo common stock resulting in an aggregate acquisition price of $198.6 million in an all-cash transaction.If you'd like to read more, Corel's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
The acquisition substantially expands Corel's presence in the digital media software market by creating the industry's broadest portfolio of digital imaging and DVD video products. With the addition of InterVideo, Corel will deliver easier-to-use, multi-purpose high-definition video, imaging, and DVD creation products to consumers and enterprises worldwide while extending its presence in fast-growing Asian markets, such as China, Taiwan and Japan.
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Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H Motherboard @ Overclockers Online
Auzentech X-Meridian 7.1 Sound Card @ ThinkComputers.org
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ECS PN2 SLI2+ Motherboard @ HardwareZone
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While Pioneer has not announced a price, AV Watch expects the DVR-A12J to cost about 10,000 Yen ($85US). If you live in Japan, expect to see it on store shelves about mid-December. More information, including a full list of specs, can be found here. Add a comment
"The DVR-A12J" series, 18 time speed of DVD±R, DVD-RAM actualizing the high-speed record of 12 time speed of 2 anew. New design "air induction slit" was adopted on the disk tray, by the fact that it continues adopts this corporation individual "disk resonance stabilizer", the record precision which is stabilized even in these high-speed record times the quiet sound conversion which it is thorough was actualized simultaneously in the frame.
As for this product, as for record playback of various record types DVD and record type CD of course, high-speed record of single sided 2 layer media Dual Layer DVD-R and DVD+R Double Layer (the maximum of 10 time speed) it corresponds anew.
In addition, with the laser for the data logging which is loaded onto the substance, drawing is possible to the label surface of the private disk which corresponds, you adopted for the first time "Labelflash (the label flash) technology" as a product of this corporation brand.
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Verbatim has unveiled a breakthrough in archival media technology with a new type of DVD. The new Archival Grade DVD-R 8x features a gold and silver reflective layer. This dual reflective technology has two advantages when compared to media with a simple reflective layer. The first benefit is that the gold layer provides a good resistance against atmospheric influences such as oxidation - which is one of the primary causes of CD and DVD degradation. The second benefit is that the silver layer provides good reflectivity for precise reading and writing of data by the laser. As a result, the new Verbatim media shows significant improvements over conventional disks in terms of both longevity and compatibility. The product is now available as a 5 pack jewel case and as a 25 spindle pack.
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"Memory Stick PRO-HG" media offers high performance to meet the stringent demands of end users. This new media format uses an enhanced, 8-bit parallel interface in addition to a conventional serial and 4-bit parallel interface. The interface clock frequency also increases to 60MHz from 40MHz. This means that maximum data transfer speed increases up to 480Mbps, or 60MB/s (theoretical value), three times as fast as that of "Memory Stick PRO" media. The minimum write speed at 8-bit parallel transfer is 120 Mbps, or 15MB/s. These enhancements allow large data amounts of up to several gigabytes to be quickly transferred, as well as the real-time recording of high-resolution video and still images.Licensing for the development of "Memory Stick PRO-HG" compliant devices is scheduled to begin in January 2007. More information on the format can be found here. Add a comment
Since "Memory Stick PRO-HG" is an extended format of the "Memory Stick PRO" format, "Memory Stick PRO-HG" compliant host devices support the conventional "Memory Stick PRO" media as well as "Memory Stick PRO-HG" media. In addition, the "Memory Stick PRO-HG" media can be used conventional "Memory Stick PRO" compliant host devices as well as "Memory Stick PRO-HG" compliant host devices.
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Dell today introduced Blu-ray Disc technology into its product line, offering the next-generation optical disc format as an option on the extreme-performance XPSTM M1710 consumer notebook computer.The XPS M1710 doesn't come cheap. Equipped with a Blu-ray drive, the computer will set you back at least $3,699. If you'd like to read more, Dell's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
This enhancement furthers Dell's strategy to offer customers PCs that can function as a single platform for a compelling digital entertainment throughout the home.
Blu-ray Disc technology offers significant advancements for customers requiring high-definition content and storage for archiving large amounts of data and digital content. For instance, a Blu-ray Disc supports playback of high-definition feature-length films and offers the highest optical disc capacity -- up to 50GB, -- or more than five times the capacity of a dual-layer DVD.
Configured with Blu-ray technology, the XPS M1710 supports read/write capabilities across CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc media. Using Blu-ray Disc technology, M1710 users can burn up to 50GB of data or author up to 50GB of theater-quality video on a single piece of media.
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Lite-On IT recently launched its LH-2B1S serial ATA Blu-ray Disc (BD) Triple Writer, the company's first BD burner, in Japan at a retail price of 70,000 yen (US$600), with the price significantly lower than BD burners offered by other vendors, according to industry sources in Taiwan.The LH-2B1S is also available in the US and can be picked up at places like Newegg for about $600. More information can be found here. Add a comment
Although not launched in Taiwan yet, the Japanese retail price of the LH-2B1S is lower than the NT$29,900-32,990 (US$920-1,014) for BD burners currently on sale in the Taiwan market, the sources indicated.
