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While Steve Jobs may consider Blu-ray to be "a bag of hurt," the folks at Psystar have already begun to ship OS X-compatible PCs with Blu-ray drives. The company announced this week that a Blu-ray writer is now available as a $350 option on its Open and OpenPro computers.
Psystar Corporation, the leading manufacturer of OS X-compatible PCs, is now shipping PCs with Blu-ray® optical disc drives and the nVidia® 9800GT graphics card. Psystar is shipping Blue-ray® and 9800GT equipped computers before Apple's release of these peripheral products on their own computers. Apple, developer of the OS X operating system, has chosen to delay support for Blu-ray® with Apple CEO Steve Jobs citing it as "a bag of hurt" during the recent release of the new Apple notebooks. Psystar president Rudy Pedraza countered:
"Blu-ray has already won the format war. Not only is there fully functional and mature support for Blu-ray in other operating systems but you can now rent Blu-ray discs from almost any rental chain. Blu-ray has become pervasive technology that is being widely adopted by consumers everywhere," says Pedraza.
Pedraza also pointed out that "Blu-ray is not just for movies. The ability to burn 25-gigabyte discs is a feature that can help users in media editing or enterprise environments keep archives of large file sets. Our systems, regardless of configured operating system, can now provide this functionality."
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AOpen sent out a press release this morning, announcing the launch of its new Blu-ray equipped mini PC, the XC mini MP45-BDR. Along with a built in Blu-ray combo drive, the MP45-BDR features the Intel GM45+ICH9M (Montevina) chipset which supports the Intel Core 2 Duo (Penryn) processor and up to 4GB of dual channel SO-DIMM DDR-II 667/800MHz memory. The MP45-BDR also features 5.1 channel High definition audio and full 1080p high definition video playback via DVI or HDMI.
AOpen launched the XC mini MP45-BDR, a latest addition of the mini PC product family featured the Intel® GM45+ICH9M (Montevina) chipset and the new generation Blu-ray disc reader/DVD writer (Blu-ray Combo drive). It supports new Intel® Core™ 2 Duo (Penryn) processor and provides external frequency up to 800/1066MHz, thus maximizing the performance of the Intel® Core™ 2 Duo. It s also supports up to 4GB dual channel SO-DIMM DDR-II 667/800MHz. Its built-in GMAX4500MHD graphics engine offers full support for Microsoft® DirectX™ 10 to meet image quality and performance requirements for 3D games. In addition, a total of six USB 2.0 ports eliminates the scalability limitation of min PCs and ensures greater flexibility and space.
“Available in limited quantity only, the XC mini featured the high-end Blu-ray disc reader/DVD writer (Blu-ray Combo drive) aims to meet the world needs in high-quality video playback,” said Tony Yang, AOpen’s senior marketing Director. “It proves that its high performance has earned the trust of consumers and it becomes the hub of the digital home entertainment.“ He adds, “in addition to Blu-ray disc playback functions, the XC mini MP45-BDR also delivers DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD-RAM and CD-R capabilities for data backup and video burning. Eliminating the installation and configuration processes, the preinstalled Blu-ray Combo drive enhances user convenience and is shipped with exclusive Blu-ray video playback edition of Cyberlink PowerDVD software. It offers one-stop shopping for all consumer needs in both hardware and software, demonstrating AOpen’s considerate services to the consumers.”
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Just a reminder that our TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 Giveaway ends on November 3rd. To enter the contest, simply register on the forum and make a post in this thread. You can also enter a second time by answering a few questions about TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3. The list of questions can be found here. Good luck everyone!
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LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling sent out a press release this morning, announcing the launch of its new LightScribe Design Center. The Design Center contains more than 400 free CD/DVD labeling designs as well as other creative resources such as a photo labeling center and disc sleeve designer.
LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling today announced the launch of the LightScribe Design Center, a free resource available on www.lightscribe.com offering more than 400 CD/DVD labeling designs with themes such as weddings, music, gifts, travel, photography and business. Anyone owning a LightScribe-enabled computer or external CD or DVD burner can visit the LightScribe Design Center, explore free designs by theme and immediately create visually striking full disc designs - complete with personalized photos and text.
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SanDisk announced today that the first slotMusic cards have begun to ship to retailers. These cards come pre-loaded with high quality (320kbps), DRM-free MP3 music from more than 40 top artists. With 1GB of capacity, they can also hold liner notes, album art, videos, and whatever other content that an artist may choose. slotMusic cards will be available at retailers like Best Buy and Wal-Mart for a suggested retail price of $14.99.
The world’s four largest music companies and SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), a leading seller of MP3 players and flash memory cards in the United States, today unveiled the full list of artists joining the inaugural slotMusic line-up. Starting this week, music fans can purchase slotMusic cards—microSD™ cards with pre-loaded, high quality, DRM-free MP3 music—featuring new release albums from favorite artists like Coldplay, Katy Perry, Leona Lewis, Rihanna and Robin Thicke and catalog titles from Elvis, Abba and more. Within days of shipping, slotMusic cards will arrive on the shelves of Best Buy and Wal-Mart in the United States, with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $14.99.
slotMusic makes today’s hottest music available on interoperable microSD cards that let fans instantly plug and play albums into their microSD slot-enabled mobile phones, portable media players, computers, and an increasing number of car stereos
More than just your typical music albums or single downloads, slotMusic cards boast 1GB (gigabyte) of capacity to offer artists a compelling new way to express themselves to their fans. In addition to songs, slotMusic cards may hold liner notes, album art, videos and other creative content that an artist may choose.
In support of the new format, SanDisk has also launched its new Sansa slotMusic Player. This $19.99 player will play back slotMusic cards as well as MP3 and WMA files from any microSD card.
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