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Today, Corel announced the release of Roxio® Game Capture HD PRO, the most comprehensive and easiest way for gamers to capture, edit, and share, their best gaming moments - all in stunning HD. For gaming enthusiasts, Roxio Game Capture HD PRO is the perfect all-in-one solution and is the first capture device to offer live streaming!
Roxio Game Capture HD PRO is the complete package for gamers as it not only includes a top of the line capture card that encodes in H.264, enabling it to record in 720p and 1080 60i/30p, it also includes a full featured video editor tailored specifically to a gamers' needs. A new partnership with Twitch allows users to live stream directly to their channel without having to leave the application - all at a price that won't break the bank!
"Gamers love to share their best moves and achievements, and watch others play for tips and tricks," said Matt DiMaria, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Digital Media at Corel. "Our new product makes this experience even more exciting by supporting HD recording and easy social media sharing. What's more, Roxio Game Capture HD PRO takes social sharing to a whole new level by enabling live streaming."
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Silicon Power, the world’s leading provider of memory storage solutions today launches the new Sky Share WiFi drive. Sky Share H10 is the ideal storage solution for digital handheld device, allowing users to store and share their favorite multimedia content via WiFi connection.
The design of Sky Share H10 is based on the concept of “Touch.” The circular curvature surrounding the power switch signifies that once it is activated, data transmission can be shared as free and simple like ripples. Its exceptional design also won Sky Share the renowned Golden Pin Design Mark 2012 and Tom’s Hardware Best of Computex 2012.
Sky Share H10 provides extra 1TB storage space to mobile devices like iPhone, Android phone, tablet and Notebook and is capable of having up to 8 user connections to share and stream media content simultaneously without the burden of transmission cables. With Sky Share H10, user can easily share their favorite photos, music, and videos through Wi-Fi to their love ones, making sharing easier and fun.
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VUDU and Roku today announced the launch of the VUDU streaming channel on the Roku platform. VUDU is Walmart's subscription-free, video streaming service which offers more than 100,000 new releases, Hollywood classics, independent films and TV shows, and was recently ranked as the top streaming video service by Consumer Reports . Available now on all Roku 2, Roku HD (model 2500) and Roku LT streaming players in the U.S. and coming to the Roku Streaming Stick in October, VUDU offers the world's largest selection of HD movies and delivers a cinema-like experience with vibrant-streaming 1080p HD and rich Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound. Movies on VUDU are available the same day they are released to DVD or Blu-ray, and can be purchased or rented without a subscription.
"We're committed to offering customers access to their favorite movies and TV shows at the highest possible streaming quality wherever they choose to watch them," said Prasanna Ganesan, general manager and CEO of VUDU. "Our launch on Roku today allows us to offer our entire catalog on the most popular streaming player on the market."
"With its impressive library of a la carte movies and TV shows, and high quality surround sound features, VUDU is a great addition to the Roku streaming platform," said Anthony Wood, founder and CEO of Roku. "The ability to instantly watch the latest Hollywood releases is certain to make the VUDU channel a big hit among Roku customers."
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Synology today announced a new partnership with Symform, a revolutionary cloud storage and backup service, to provide users with an alternative way to backup data. By installing the SymformBeta package from Synology Package Center, users can receive 10 gigabytes of free data backup, and up to 200 gigabytes free if they join and contribute excess local drive space to the Symform Cloud Storage Network, a globally distributed, peer-to-peer cloud storage network.
“Data protection is a top business concern for users who turn to Synology NAS servers for primary local backup,” said Wayne An, Product Manager of Synology Inc. “Our partnership with Symform and their distributed storage model is ideal for our community, and we believe it will bring added value to our users.”
“The cost of remote backup is one of the biggest challenges facing businesses today, even though data protection is the top IT priority for most companies. As a result, we’re making it easy and free to extend critical data in NAS devices to the Symform Cloud Storage Network,” said Margaret Dawson, vice president of product management and marketing at Symform. “Synology is a great partner to team up with on this offer because they understand the importance of keeping data safe and making data backup fast, reliable and affordable.”
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CyberLink Corp. today launched PhotoDirector 4, the latest version of its intuitive photography software that incorporates complete features that photographers need to effectively manage, adjust, edit and showcase photos - all in an easy-to-use photography workflow software. PhotoDirector 4 is also CyberLink’s first Mac compatible software, supporting the latest Mac OS X 10.8 as well as Windows 8 systems.
We live in a world where everyone—from the budding shutterbug using a smartphone to professionals on high-end DSLRs—wants to create and share high-quality photos. There were more than 100 billion photos posted to Facebook last year, and each day, more than 4.5 million photos are added to Flickr. PhotoDirector is the perfect solution for all users to organize, edit and share their photographs; regardless of their innate abilities, they purely need the desire to create.
“PhotoDirector 4 delivers a set of tools previously available only to professionals and this new version provides even easier ways to create and share masterpiece photos,” said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. “We’re also excited to deliver our first Mac-based product. Now, customers have the opportunity to use our industry-leading software on the platform of their choice.”
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Christmas is the best time to share happiness and create memories together with your families and friends. Apacer considerately launches the AH133 Christmas Limited Edition that reflects the delightful atmosphere of the Christmas via its elegant gold matte finish and sketches the Christmas tree and dazzling starlight in an artistic manner. This limited edition is not only the best choice for gift exchange that delivers season’s greetings, but the storage full of happy memories at the precious moments in your life!
To provide exquisite experience and perfect quality, Apacer always rolls out the digital storage products that exceed users’ expectations. “Christmas is a time for warmth, happiness, and sharing. With this in mind, Apacer designed AH133 Christmas Limited Edition that features a style in consistent with the joyous festival atmosphere. It further highlights the product element for memory storage and sharing, which fills the gift with the warmth of emotion, said Grace Lo, Associated Vice President of Apacer Commodity Business Unit. The square metallic body of AH133 Christmas Limited Edition is exquisitely crafted and brings an elegant and delicate touch. With the top of its body cut into a semicircle strap hole, users can freely attach straps or necklace to show their personal aesthetics style.
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ioSafe aims to tackle data vulnerability and security in the private cloud market with the ioSafe N2, a disaster proof network attached storage (NAS) appliance powered by Synology® DiskStation Manager (DSM) aimed at the SOHO, SMB and Remote Office Branch Office (ROBO) markets.
The ioSafe N2 will provide end users with a disaster plan straight out of the box while enabling them to maintain complete ownership of their data and total control over how it is secured, accessed and backed up. The N2 is designed to provide all the benefits of the private cloud with fast local transfer speeds and none of the security risks and privacy issues associated the public cloud.
The high performance 2-bay N2 will provide up to 8TB of storage capacity and be equipped with a 2GHz Marvel CPU and 512MB memory. The N2 will use redundant hard drives as well as ioSafe's patented DataCast, HydroSafe and FloSafe technologies to protect data from loss in fire up to 1550°F and submersion in fresh or salt water up to a 10 foot depth for 3 days.
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has begun volume production of 128-gigabyte (GB) embedded memory for next-generation smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices.
Samsung started producing the new 128GB eMMC (embedded multimedia card) Pro Class 1500 in late August, which is only one month after it started delivering eMMC Pro products in 16-, 32- and 64-GB densities, rapidly completing the industry’s widest line-up of eMMC products.
“By doubling the highest density of its previous eMMC products, Samsung expects to contribute significantly to a timely release of leading-edge mobile devices,” said Wanhoon Hong, executive vice president, Memory Sales & Marketing, Samsung Electronics. “The higher data storage and faster data transmission will bring a range of benefits to users that compare to those of ultra-slim notebook PCs.”
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CyberLink Corp., an innovative provider of media creation solutions, today launched the PowerDirector 11 Series – a new generation of the company’s award-winning video editing software. For the first time, the PowerDirector family extends into the professional market with versions offering a complete post-production solution, while retaining versions targeted squarely at its consumer base. Each addresses a major global trend: the ability for users of all skillsets to create high-quality video content, regardless of skill or experience.
“PowerDirector 11 is about bringing the very best in performance, creativity and quality to video editing; it’s about going beyond what other solutions offer.” said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. “We are living in a world where the line between video consumer and video producer has forever been blurred and we are pleased to create tools that empower anyone—from the novice shooting family movies on a smartphone up to a professional making a music video or a short film with high-end digital equipment—to truly create.”
In the consumer space, PowerDirector is the world’s first and only video editor to offer native 64-bit and multi-GPGPU support for unprecedented rendering speeds, while for professional editors, who demand cutting-edge quality, there is now support for 4K Ultra HD resolution along with professional color grading and sound design solutions. PowerDirector is also the world’s first video editor to achieve AVCHD 2.0 certification for both AVCHD 3D and Progressive formats, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of AVCHD cameras.
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MyDigitalSSD has teamed with SuperSSpeed to release the new MyDigitalSSD SuperSSpeed SATA III (6G) SLC 2.5” SandForce Solid State Drive - A drive that is proof, that in this day and age, you get what you pay for.
SuperSSeries SSDs offer Read/Write speeds of up to 550/520MB/s, durability, and reliability synonymous with MyDigitalSSD but boast SLC flash for personal, as well as industrial sized projects.
Why choose SLC over MLC? SLC flash chips are rated at 100K Read/Write/Erase Cycles and offer virtually zero distinction between compressible and incompressible data. Whereas, MLC flash is rated at 3-5K read/write/erase cycles and gets choked up when asked to handle incompressible data. SuperSSpeed SLC flash based SandForce drives are argued to be 20 times better than its nearest MLC rival at only twice the expense.
Furthermore, each drive includes a dual 2.5” hard drive desktop adapter bracket, a one foot SATA cable, and is compatible with all major operating systems including Windows XP, Vista, 7, Mac OS10.X, and Linux.
