- Details
- Other
ASUS today announced the launch of a series of specially-developed motherboards that lets theater-sound aficionados and audiophiles build their dream home-theater PC. The ASUS Absolute Pitch Series features three audio technologies for different forms of aural enjoyment. The DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC delivers theater-like sound on modest equipment for an affordable, full-range sound, ENVY HD delivers a comprehensive 10 channels of audio output for a professional audio experience, and BD 192/24 delivers high-fidelity Blu-ray decoding for a dynamic sound output similar to a live entertainment experience.
To deliver an awe-inspiring audio experience to amateur enthusiasts, ASUS partnered theater sound experts DTS to offer the exclusive DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC technology. This feature raises the bar in surround sound delivery, even on existing 2.1 speaker systems, with voice clarification that boosts barely-audible speech to enhanced clarity; bass enhancement that provides dynamic lows to recreated sound landscapes; and soundstage expansion technology for an extremely powerful virtual surround sound output.
- Details
- Other
ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3 Slim Audio Card @ Bigbruin.com
Corsair Flash Voyager GT 128GB Flash Drive @ Everything USB
Cougar S 550 Watt PSU @ TweakPC.de
Kingston SSDNow V+ SSD @ Benchmark Reviews
Kingwin XT-1264 HTC CPU Cooler @ Rbmods
Logitech Harmony 900 Universal Remote Control @ I4U
MSI GeForce GTX 260 Lightning Graphics Card @ TweakTown
Tacens Fero Notebook Cooler @ TestSeek.com
Thermaltake Element G Mid Tower Case @ ThinkComputers.org
Verbatim 2-Disk RAID External 2TB Hard Drive @ InsideHW
- Details
- Other
AeroCool V12 and Touch-2000 Fan Controller Panels @ TestSeek.com
AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4GHz AM3 Processor @ TweakTown
Canon PowerShot D10 Camera @ InsideHW
CoolerMaster Hyper TX3 Heatsink @ OCModShop
CoolerMaster Sileo 500 RC-500-KKR3-GP @ Benchmark Reviews
Corsair Hydro H50 Water Cooling Unit @ Metku
Kingston Data Traveler 200 32GB Flash Drive @ Everything USB
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series 64GB Solid State Disk @ TweakTown
Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 Netbook @ ThinkComputers.org
Lenovo IdeaPad U350 Notebook @ Hardware Zone
Mophie Hard Case Plus for iPhone @ ThinkComputers.org
NZXT Sentry 2 LCD Touchscreen Fan Controller @ Benchmark Reviews
Patriot Memory PCXL25SR Convoy XL 2.5 inch Dual Hot Swappable RAID Enclosure @ Futurelooks
Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 @ HotHardware.com
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4770 Video Card @ I4U
- Details
- Other
DivX, Inc., a digital media company, and NEC Electronics Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions, today announced a multi-year licensing agreement covering the integration of DivX Plus(TM) HD technology into NEC Electronics' 'Enhanced Multi-Media Architecture' (EMMA(TM)). NEC Electronics' EMMA chips are designed to power next-generation Blu-ray players, digital televisions (DTVs) and set-top boxes, to enable consumer electronics manufacturers to deliver a high-quality and comprehensive high definition digital media experience to consumers.
Only DivX Plus HD Certified devices support playback of DivX Plus content (H.264 video with AAC audio in an MKV file container) created with DivX(®) 7 software, while also supporting previous versions of DivX video up to 1080p and Hollywood content in the DivX format. Available on www.divx.com, DivX 7 software enables DivX Plus content creation.
Known for developing DivX Certified® devices that offer great performance, interoperability and visual quality, DivX gives consumers a complete digital media solution for enjoying highly compressed, high-quality Internet video from the PC to the TV and beyond. NEC Electronics is actively promoting EMMA chips for digital audio/visual (AV) appliances as a strategic business segment. Having released world's first digital broadcasting STB system-on-a-chip (SoC) in 1998 under the brand name "EMMA", the company has built a formidable range of successful AV SoC devices since then covering three main areas -- STBs, digital TVs and DVD recorders.
- Details
- Other
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition CPU @ I4U, Benchmark Reviews and HotHardware.com
Crucial 128MB MLC SSD @ BCCHardware
HP ProBook 4411s Notebook @ Hardware Zone
nMediaPC HTPC 8000 Wood MCE Case @ Benchmark Reviews
NZXT Panzerbox Case @ Rbmods
QNAP TS-239 Pro Turbo NAS @ PC Review
Synology Disk Station DS409slim NAS @ Bigbruin.com
Thermaltake ISGC-300 CPU Cooler @ BCCHardware
Verbatim Rapier V1 Laser Gaming Mouse @ InsideHW
- Details
- Other
Acer Aspire One D250-1165 Netbook @ TweakTown
Chieftec Dragon Mid Tower Case @ ThinkComputers.org
Cresyn C750E Premium Sound Isolating In-Ear Headphones @ Tweaknews
Inno3D GeForce GTS 250 iChiLL FreezerX 1GB Graphics Card @ TweakTown
Mophie Juice Pack Air for iPhone 3G and 3GS @ I4U
RaidSonic Icy Box IB-MP309HW-B HD Network Media Player @ TweakTown
Samsung X460 Notebook @ Hardware Zone
Thermaltake Element T Case @ High Tech Reviews
ViewSonic VNB100 Netbook @ InsideHW
- Details
- Other
Alienware M17x Dual-GPU Gaming Notebook @ HotHardware.com
ASUS EeeBox B202 @ InsideHW
GIGABYTE Booktop M1022 Netbook @ TweakTown
GIGABYTE MA785GPM-UD2H 785G AM3 Motherboard @ TweakTown
Icy Box Trayless IB-168SK @ VelocityReviews.com
Kingwin Mach 1 1000watt ABT-1000MA1S ATX Power Supply @ Tweaknews
Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard @ Phoronix
NZXT Panzerbox Aluminum Case @ BCCHardware
OCZ Vertex Turbo MLC SATA SSD @ Benchmark Reviews
Patriot Memory 128GB Xporter Magnum USB Flash Drive @ Futurelooks
Thermaltake Massive23 CS Notebook Cooler @ Tweaknews
Verizon Blackberry Tour Smartphone @ I4U
Zalman CNPS 10X Extreme CPU Cooler @ High Tech Reviews
- Details
- Other
Creative and THX Ltd. today jointly announced their partnership and the co-development of THX TruStudio PC™, a suite of audio technology solutions that provide an unprecedented PC audio listening experience. These technologies enable a significant quality differentiation for OEM PC manufacturers that incorporate the solution into their PCs. The THX TruStudio PC suite of technologies features THX TruStudio PC Surround™, THX TruStudio PC Crystalizer™, THX TruStudio PC Speaker™, THX TruStudio PC Dialog Plus™ and THX TruStudio PC Smart Volume™.
"Creative's invention of EAX and positional audio on the PC and its sales of more than 300 million Sound Blaster sound cards drove innovation in PC gaming audio, forever changing the gaming experience with stunning audio realism in PC games. Now Creative has joined forces with THX to develop an entirely new level of listening experiences for music, movies, and games with TruStudio PC, utilizing the expertise each company has developed to break new grounds in the consumer experience. It's an amazing suite of audio technology solutions, providing a level of listening quality that consumers have never had before," said Steve Erickson, VP and GM of audio at Creative. "Now PC manufacturers can produce PCs that sound dramatically better and they can market this significant differentiation in sound quality by using the THX TruStudio PC brand, instead of differentiating by processor or memory capacity."
- Details
- Other
AMD Phenom II X3 705e @ Rbmods
ASUS Eee PC T91 Swivel-Screen Tablet Netbook @ HotHardware.com
ASUS EeeTop PC ET1602 @ InsideHW
Aztech HW550-3G 4-Port Wireless-N 3G Router @ Hardware Zone
Eagle Arion Soundstage Speakers with Subwoofer @ ThinkComputers.org
EVGA Interview Dual Monitor System @ HotHardware.com
GIGABYTE GK-K6800 Professional Multimedia Keyboard @ Futurelooks
HighPoint RocketRAID 2310 PCI-E x4 SATA RAID Controller @ TweakTown
Intel BOXD945GCLF2D Atom 330 Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews
NZXT Avatar 2600dpi Gaming Mouse @ OCModShop
Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB (ST32000542AS) @ HardwareLogic
- Details
- Other
Today the United States Customs and Border Protection agency ("Customs") issued a ruling in agreement with VIZIO that all current models of VIZIO televisions do not infringe U.S. Patent No. 6,115,074 ('074) held by Funai Electric Company, enabling VIZIO to continue importing America's fastest selling line of televisions without interruption. VIZIO is the number one selling brand of flat panel HDTVs in the U.S. and distributes flat panel televisions through major retail partners. "We believe that this ruling, along with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Final Rejection of Funai's '074 patent, will allow us to successfully bring this issue to a close," stated Rob Brinkman, Vice President of Operations and Administration.
"Today's Customs ruling is yet another major step forward for VIZIO, our supply partners, our retail customers, and most importantly the American consumers who have shown they prefer VIZIO HDTVs over other brands," said Laynie Newsome, Co-Founder & Vice President of Sales and Marketing Communications. "We are pleased that Funai's ill-advised tactics continue to falter and are being rejected by the U.S. authorities; we are determined and remain unshaken by merit-less claims from foreign competitors."
