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Thermaltake Ruby Orb CPU Cooler @ThinkComputers.org
Plantronics Voyager 510 USB Bluetooth Headset @Futurelooks
XClio Stable Power 460 Watt Power Supply @Tweaknews.net
Buffalo FireStix PC2-8000 5-5-5 @Overclockers Online
Logitech diNovo Edge Bluetooth Keyboard @The TechZone
Corsair XMS2 Dominator PC2-10000 @TweakTown
SuperTalent 2GB MEGA Screen Review @BCCHardware
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Lite-On IT will invest US$2 million to establish a new subsidiary in China through its overseas subsidiary High Yield Group (BVI) for the production and marketing of electronic devices and components, according to a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on February 5. The corporate name will be determined at a later date.Lite-On already manufactures many of their products in China so I'm not sure how they will benefit from this subsidiary. If you'd like more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
Lite-On IT's board of directors, at a meeting on February 5, approved the investment in China, and in addition gave the OK to invest a further nine million euro in Lite-On IT's subsidiary in the Netherlands.
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Sapphire Radeon X1950 GT 256MB @HardwareZone
SilverStone Element 500W @Overclockers Online
GlacialTech Silent Blade 80mm Cooling Fan @Futurelooks
In Win F430 Xtreme Series ATX Computer Case @Tweaknews.net
Plextor PX-755UF External DVD±RW @BCCHardware
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE: MC - News) known for its leading Panasonic brand, today announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Panasonic Corporation of North America, will establish a Panasonic Hollywood Blu-ray Testing Center (PHBTC) within the existing facilities of Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory and start testing services immediately.If you want to read more, Panasonic's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Blu-ray Discs feature strong copyright protection technology, and conducting logical format verification of entertainment content in replicated BD-Video discs requires technical sophistication. Until now there has been no testing service available for content verification before disc replication although many in the motion picture industry expressed the need for a testing center to provide such services, especially in the Hollywood area. The new Panasonic testing center, PHBTC, meets the industry's need and is expected to accelerate the release of BD-Video titles by the motion picture industry.
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Your favorite drive didn't make it onto the list? Then go and vote for February's top DVD writer. Add a comment
- Pioneer DVR-111/A11
- LG GSA-H22N/L
- (tied) Lite-On SHM-165H6S/165P6S and Samsung SH-S182D/182M
- (tied) LG GSA-H10N/L/A and Plextor PX-760A/SA
- LG GSA-H10N/L/A
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What motivated you to help circumvent the content protection scheme associated with HD DVD and Blu-ray?The interview is definitely an interesting read. Head on over to Slyck News if you'd like to check it out. Add a comment
With the HD-DVD, I wasn't able to play my movie on my non-HDCP HD monitor. Not being able to play a movie that I have paid for, because some executive in Hollywood decided I cannot, made me mad...
After the HD-DVD crack, I realized that things where "unbalanced" by having just one format cracked, so I did Blu-ray too.
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Volume production of the EMMA3 series is scheduled to begin in April 2007. More information is available on NEC's website. Add a comment
NEC Electronics has introduced its newest generation of its renowned EMMA series of high performance system LSI chips for digital consumer applications. The EMMA3 series is optimized for systems such as HD DVD players and recorders that handle the processing of next generation DVD content.
The latest EMMA series incorporates in a single chip all the functions necessary to process high definition images, sounds and graphics in HD DVD players. It can process compression formats such as MPEG2, H.264, and VC-1, and offers powerful support for high level applications by way of two built-in CPUs. EMMA3 is already used successfully in HD DVD players sold by Toshiba Corporation such as the HD-XA2 and HD-A2 in North America, the HD-XA2 and HD-XF2 in Japan, as well as other players designed for Europe and Australia.
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No word on price yet. However, Toshiba expects to ship the Qosmio G30/97A by the end of February. More information can be found at PC World. Add a comment
Toshiba will put on sale in Japan in late February the first laptop PC in the world with support for the write-once HD DVD-R optical disc format.
The G30/97A will be an upgrade of existing models of Toshiba's hefty Qosmio G30 entertainment laptop. Some of those models already contain an HD DVD reader and are on sale in major markets worldwide.
The computer is based on an Intel 2-GHz Core 2 Duo processor and has a 17-inch wide-screen display with 1920 by 1280 pixel resolution, which means it can show high-definition images from HD DVD movie discs. The 10.6-pound machine also features a 320GB hard drive, digital TV tuner, and HDMI output.
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Sonopress, a subsidiary of the arvato storage media group, has joined the HD DVD Promotion Group. With this step the international media manufacturer continues its efforts in research, development and the production of next generation formats.If you'd like to read more, Sonopress' entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Sven Deutschmann, CEO of Western Europe at Sonopress, says he is looking forward to working together with the HD DVD Promotion Group: "We will be able to contribute valuable expertise in technology. In close cooperation with the other members of the HD DVD Promotion Group from all segments of the industry, we will develop marketing strategies for the HD DVD format and establish it on the market."
