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CyberLink Corp., a provider of innovative media creativity solutions, today announced the development of a next-generation codec supporting the new High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard. The HEVC (also known as H.265) standard—the successor to H.264 technology—uses new compression techniques to enable delivery of high definition video content that requires only half the bandwidth of H.264.
“For over 15 years, CyberLink has pioneered development of video codecs, and as one of the first Independent Software Vendors to adopt the recently approved HEVC standard, we are excited about the enhanced digital experience it will bring to our customers,” said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. “Our early investment and development strategy reflects our belief that this is the right technology to take mobile and HD media to the next level.”
CyberLink’s new codec offers optimized decoding and encoding of H.265 format video. Benefits include faster and smoother downloading and streaming of better quality video content to PCs and mobile devices, and also more economic storage and burning of high definition video.
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U.S.-based Millenniata today announced the results of its longevity test program based on the internationally-recognized ISO/IEC 10995 Standard, verifying Millenniata’s claim that the M-DISC DVD lasts in excess of 1,000 years.
The Standard, which specifies how to determine the mean expected life of optical media, by subjecting DVDs to high temperature and humidity for extended periods of time, was applied to the M-DISC and other leading archival DVDs.
Specifically, results demonstrated that the median expected life of the M-DISC DVD was 1,332 years. Other DVDs which claim to have an expected life of 30 to 100 years lasted for only a small fraction of that time. The tests indicated that the other leading archival DVDs have an expected life of only 2.7 to 3.0 years.
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CyberLink Corp., a provider of innovative media creation solutions, today announced that its flagship products, PowerDVD and PowerDirector, support 4th generation Intel Core processors. Combining better-than-original-quality media experiences with industry-leading speed, CyberLink PowerDVD and PowerDirector offer consumers the superior multimedia solutions to CREATE & PLAY wherever they go. The latest CyberLink products are now showcasing at the Grand Hyatt Taipei, Suite 1148, during Computex 2013.
"It's been our pleasure collaborating with Intel for all these years, combining the world's leading processor technologies with the industry-leading multimedia software to provide the advanced user experience to the world," said Alice Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "4th generation Intel Core processors proves to make massive performance boost, and we aim to fully utilize this processor, delivering professional-quality multimedia experience with superior efficiency."
"We are excited to see software developers such as CyberLink introduce new multimedia software solutions that utilize the 4th generation Intel® Core™ processors in providing a high level of video editing and enjoyment experience," said Christos Georgiopoulos, vice president of Intel’s Software and Services Group and general manager for Developer Relations Division.
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TRENDnet, a best-in-class wired and wireless networking hardware brand, today is excited to announce the 2-Bay NAS Media Server Enclosure, model TN-200— a powerful entertainment and storage hub of your digital network.
DLNA certified Smart TVs, media players, and game consoles can automatically find and play multiple HD videos and music from the TN-200 simultaneously. An iTunes® server provides the ability to share a massive iTunes library across your network.
The TN-200 accepts two 3.5” SATA hard drives, sold separately, for a total storage capacity of up to 8 Terabytes. Additional storage can be added using a convenient USB share port. A Gigabit Ethernet port maintains a high speed connection to the network. The intuitive setup wizards get the TN-200 up and running quickly.
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QNAP, Inc a global network attached storage (NAS) company announced the release of the new TS-x70 series NAS featuring an Intel i3 CPU with the latest QTS 4.0 OS with powerful storage backup, capability to stream with on the fly transcoding, integrated XBMC v12, and local video playback up to 4K resolution. In addition QNAP also unveils new powerful storage applications such as the developer’s platform (App Center), innovative digital signage web server, and capacity expansion solutions by scale up and scale out.
TS-x70 Pro available in 4 bay, 6 bay and 8 bay models pairs the latest performance and scalability with cutting-edge technologies such as:
- New QTS 4.0 operating system
- Powerful Dropbox like feature- QSync to synchronize files between PC, NAS and mobile devices.
- Local video playback up to 4K resolution through HDMI.
- 5 new mobile apps for both Android and iOS devices.
- Supports optional 10GbE card for business environments.
- The latest XBMC v12 (Frodo) is integrated with HD Station
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Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend), a leading manufacturer of industrial-grade products, today announced the addition of the SSD740 2.5” SATA III 6Gb/s solid state drive (SSD) to its industrial SSD product line. Combining cutting-edge SATA III technology with a number of performance and reliability features, the SSD740 is the ultimate SSD upgrade solution – especially for devices equipped with modern processors running more advanced operating systems, such as Ultrabooks, Industrial PCs and notebooks, gaming systems, and handheld appliances.
Outstanding Performance and Durability
Transcend's SSD740 SSD takes advantage of the next-generation SATA III 6Gb/s interface, DDR3 DRAM cache, and an advanced JMicron JMF667H controller to achieve extremely fast transfer speeds of up to 530MB/s read and 470MB/s write. Essential for handling incompressible data, such as videos, music, and images, the SSD740 also delivers impressive 4k random read/write speeds of up to 283/267MB per second. Full support of the TRIM command, which automatically removes deleted data permanently, and Native Command Queuing (NCQ), which optimizes the order in which received read and write commands are executed, allow the SSD740 to sustain an incredibly high level of performance while enhancing SSD durability and efficiency.
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At the COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2013 opening day, QNAP Systems, Inc. showcased its app-centric QTS 4.0 Turbo NAS operating system providing exciting home multimedia applications, unveiled the high performance business-class 400 TB Turbo NAS solutions with VMware® VAAI certification, demonstrated the developers platform for QNAP Turbo NAS, and displayed the VioStor NVR firmware v4.1.0. Visitors could experience QNAP’s full-spectrum of the Turbo NAS series and VioStor NVR series at COMPUTEX 2013.
The new QTS 4.0 integrates multi-window operations into the web-based user interface to increase management efficiency. It also adds the Qsync utility for file synchronizing across different devices and file sharing across groups and communities with Team Folder, and integrates numerous smart mobile apps, including Qfile, Qmusic, Qphoto, Qmanager and VMobile, to achieve mobility of NAS access and management.
"In an era where almost everyone has at least one mobile phone or tablet device, the QTS 4.0 fulfills people’s needs of mobile data access and synchronization, while providing storage for large amount of data with privacy,” said Jason Hsu, product manager of the QTS 4.0. The QTS 4.0’s intuitive desktop and multi-window user interface introduce an exceptional NAS management experience.
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U.S.-based Millenniata today announced the completion of its new 25GB M-DISC Blu-ray, with mass production to begin in early August 2013.
RITEK Corporation, the leading manufacturer of optical storage media in the world, will begin production of the new M-DISC Blu-ray as part of its manufacturing agreement with Millenniata. Imation and RITEK will distribute and market the M-DISC Blu-ray through their established distribution and reseller channels. Imation will distribute under the TDK, Memorex and Imation brands, and RITEK will distribute under the RITEK, Ridata and Traxdata brands.
With the addition of the new 25GB M-DISC Blu-ray to its products, Millenniata has significantly expanded the breadth of the market addressed by its permanent data storage solution, greatly increasing the storage capacity, ease-of-access and usability of the M-DISC. The M-DISC Blu-ray offers five times the storage capacity of the standard 4.7GB M-DISC DVD, and is writable and readable on any Blu-ray drive – an enormous step for Millenniata and the convenience of this permanent storage technology.
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CyberLink Corp., a provider of innovative media creation solutions, today announced that it will showcase a complete series of multimedia solutions at the Grand Hyatt Taipei, Suite 1148, from June 4-8 during Computex 2013. From digital media creation to digital media playback, CyberLink provides consumers with a comprehensive and dynamic set of desktop and mobile tools to CREATE & PLAY wherever they go.
With the evolution of multimedia-enabled smart phones and tablets as everyday solutions for business and personal life, it is imperative that the mobile multimedia experience mirrors that of the desktop. CyberLink has created a digital ecosystem to ensure this advanced multimedia experience enables users to stream, create, edit, and play high-quality digital content across platforms and between mobile devices.
“CyberLink is committed to providing consumers with an integrated solution to enjoy all kinds of multimedia on any device, at any time and any place,” said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. “With digital content increasingly serving as a tool of self expression, a demand for multimedia creativity solutions has developed. CyberLink has leveraged its expertise in multimedia playback to design intuitive and high-performance digital editing software for consumers to create and enjoy a complete media experience in advanced, superior quality.”
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Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of NAND flash storage solutions, today announces the release of the UltraDrive MX3. This addition to their UltraDrive SSD line includes a SATA III interface and read/write speeds of up to 500/400 MB/s. The MX3 is designed to survive a high endurance atmosphere filled with shock, vibration, and extreme temperatures.
Due to its speed and durability, the UltraDrive MX3 is ideal for use in enterprise data centers as well as desktops and laptops. With the option of either MLC or SLC flash, the MX3 is available in capacities of 64 to 512GB.
