- Details
- Home Entertainment
LG Electronics, the first company tointroduce a dual-format high-definition disc player, today unveiled itssecond-generation LG Super Blu(TM) Player (model BH200). Sporting bothformats' logos, LG's new high-def player is capable of Blu-ray disc and HDDVD playback with advanced BD-Java and HDi interactivity, enablingconsumers to choose from the widest variety of high-def content regardlessof disc format.While priced less than the BH100 when it was introduced, the BH200 still isn't cheap. For $999 you can buy separate Blu-ray and HD DVD players and still have money left over for some movies. If you'd like to read more, LG's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
On display for the first time at the Custom Electronic Design andInstallation Association (CEDIA) EXPO 2007 (booth #720), LG's Super BluPlayer will be available to U.S. consumers and custom installers inmid-October at a suggested retail price of $999.
- Details
- Software
Easy Media Creator 10 will be available in stores later this month for $99.00. Roxio will also be offering a Deluxe version, which includes a USB audio/video capture device from Dazzle, for $149.00. Full details can be found here. Add a comment
Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), theleader in digital media software, today launched Easy Media Creator 10, a substantial upgrade to the company'sflagship suite of digital media applications that enables consumers to quickly and easily turn their photos, videoand music into impressive multi-media projects that can be shared on CD, DVD, the Web, or a range of mobiledevices. The only complete digital media suite Certified for Windows Vista, Easy Media Creator 10 provides all ofthe tools users need to express their digital lives. Roxio Easy Media Creator 10 will be available in retail storesworldwide this month and is available today directly from Roxio at www.roxio.com for $99.99 USD.
The latest version of Easy Media Creator is the ideal complement to Windows Vista. With a stunning new Aerouser interface, it is easier than ever for consumers to manage their digital content from one project to the next,whether it is burning a DVD or uploading videos to YouTube. Creator 10 also includes great new Gadgets forWindows Vista, which make it incredibly convenient for users to capture internet and PC audio streams andconvert their media files into their preferred format for easy playback on popular mobile devices, like the iPhone orMicrosoft Zune.
- Details
- Optical Storage
CMC Magnetics, Ritek, Prodisc Technology and Daxon Technology, four major Taiwan-based producers of blank CD-R discs, are poised to jointly file legal proceedings in Taiwan to accuse Royal Philips Electronics of imposing its unreasonable and discriminating Veeza licensing program upon them, according to a press release issued on September 3 by the Taiwan Information Storage Association (TISA) on behalf of the four companies.According to DigiTimes, the four companies are asking Philips to return paid royalty fees in excess of reasonable amounts and compensate them for lost business due to the discrimination of Veeza licensing. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
The four companies' key argument in the lawsuit is that Veeza's high royalty charge rates have severely limited the companies' ability to operate in the market for blank CD-R discs and that the licensing system discriminates against them because Philips has been unable to subject India-based maker Moser Baer India (MBI) and fellow makers in China to Veeza, TISA secretary general Tzuang-ren Jeng pointed out.
- Details
- Optical Storage
Mitsubishi has not announced a price. However, AV Watch expects the discs to cost about 1,000 Yen ($8.60US). If you'd like to read more, Mitsubishi's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Mitsubishi chemical media corporation (head office: The tokyo Minato-ku, president: Otsuka heavily virtue), postscript type DVD for the mastering and Green Tune we sell DVD-R in the middle of October. As for Green Tune DVD-R, for the music production of the professional, it is the disk which reproduces the highest sound quality...
...As for the largest point, in the reflected membrane the high sound quality it is to adopt the pure gold reflected membrane which actualizes high endurance. The transparent impression and the depth impression of sound were actualized not only, long-term conservation (long-lived) the improvement it could point the pure gold reflected membrane. In addition, the AZO pigment where the reliability which this corporation developed is high was adopted to the record aspect. Furthermore, also the high accuracy formation technical which is applied to the next generation disk of royal purple laser correspondence has contributed to disk quality improvement largely.
- Details
- Other
At a conference held by the DVD Forum in Berlin, the AACS LA copy protection consortium has presented some new concepts to combat the piracy of high-resolution movies. In particular, the industry organization has set its crosshair on AnyDVD-HD software; the final version of the copy protection system called AACS (Advanced Access Content System) will contain additional security mechanisms that protect the AACS key and make it harder to produce illegal copies.heise.de also reports that the AACS key being used by AnyDVD HD will be revoked in a few days. Knowing the people at SlySoft, they've probably found a new one to use. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
For example, the final version of AACS will have a watermark detection mechanism. Movies shown at cinemas will then include a watermark invisible to the human eye. If the movie is then ripped with a camera in the cinema (cam rip), this watermark will still be visible to the player, and players that comply with AACS will discontinue playback as soon as they detect it.
- Details
- Other
Add a comment
Apple MacBook Pro @ChileHardware
ASUS Xonar D2 Ultra Fidelity Sound Card @TweakTown
Cyber Snipa USB Dog Tags @HardwareLogic
Ideazon BF2142 Limited Edition Fragmat @BCCHardware
Intel E6750 Core 2 Duo 1333MHZ FSB Processor @Tweaknews.net
Kingwin Gladiator Hybrid Liquid CPU Cooler @Virtual-Hideout
Lenovo ThinkPad R61 14.1" Laptop @ThinkComputers.org
Logitech MX Air @InsideHW.com
NZXT DUET Classic Series Steel HTPC Midtower Case @Futurelooks
PowerColor Radeon HD 2600 Pro @ChileHardware
San Disk Sansa Express DAP @I4U
SilverStone FM123 Fan @DV Hardware
TTIC Micro Flow Intel S775 Water Block @Madshrimps
VisionTek Radeon X1300 PCI Video Card @OCModShop
- Details
- Other
BenQ Corporation is pleased to announce that it will commence its new operation today following successful completion of the spin-off plan to separate its branded and manufacturing business. BenQ, a branded company after the separation, will continue to sell and market products under the BenQ brand name.If you'd like to read more, BenQ's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
BenQ will remain headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. The company has a paid-in capital of NT$3.62 billion with revenue expected to exceed NT$100 billion in 2009. At the initial stage, BenQ will be 100% owned by Qisda Corporation. Qisda will gradually reduce its shareholdings in BenQ while BenQ explores options for strategic partners and investors.
- Details
- Optical Storage
Ritek, the second largest Taiwan-based producer of blank optical discs, has obtained OEM orders for blank 2x HD DVD-R (recordable, write once) discs from Toshiba, with shipments to begin in the third quarter of 2007, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) newspaper.If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
Ritek confirmed receiving orders for HD DVD-R discs but declined to disclose any information due to a non-disclosure agreement, the EDN pointed out.
- Details
- Other
ASRock 4Core 1333-ViiV Motherboard @Madshrimps
Intel E6850 3.0GHz Core 2 Duo 1333FSB CPU @Virtual-Hideout
ION TTUSB10 USB Turntable @Everything USB
NZXT Lexa Blackline PC Case @ThinkComputers.org
Winchip DDR2 1200MHz PC2-9600 2GB RAM Kit @Benchmark Reviews
VIZO Voyager Dual Fan 3.5 Inch Hard Drive Cooler @FuturelooksFuturelooks Add a comment
- Details
- Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment(SPHE) today announced that the company's Blu-ray Disc(TM) sales acrossEurope have reached 250,000 while sales in North America are nearing theone million mark approaching the fourth quarter with the Blu-ray launch ofthe highly anticipated blockbuster SPIDER-MAN 3 and Steven Spielberg'sCLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND.With Spider-man 3 and the Spider-man Trilogy on the way, SPHE shouldn't have any problems exceeding the one million mark. If you'd like to read more, SPHE's entire announcement can be found here. Add a comment
These benchmarks follow last week's announcement that sales of thehigh-definition format in six emerging markets including Hong Kong,Singapore, Taiwan, Eastern Europe, South Africa and the Middle East nowaccount for 10 percent of SPHE's total business in the growing regions.
