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Tuesday 9 January 2007
CES 2007: S3 Graphics demonstrating support for HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc content playback
S3 Graphics, a VIA Technologies joint-venture company, is demonstrating support for HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc titles on its Chrome S27 graphics cards in Las Vegas during the 2007 International CES.
Monday 8 January 2007
Thecus launches the N1200 NAS device
Thecus Technology has launched the N1200, a device that combines storage and networking in a single product. With the N1200's RouStor technology, users get the benefits of Thecus' network attached storage (NAS) along with the convenience of a built-in 4-port switch .
Monday 8 January 2007
CES 2007: Samsung introduces SSD-based UMPC
Samsung Electronics America today announced its newest ultra-mobile PC (UMPC), the Q1P SSD, which is equipped with a NAND flash-based solid state drive (SSD). The company will display the Q1P SSD UMPC, along with its predecessors, the Q1 and the Q1P, at the ongoing 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas (January 8-11).
Monday 8 January 2007
CES 2007: Netgear and BitTorrent team up on high-definition content delivery
Netgear announced an ongoing collaboration and agreement with BitTorrent to promote video downloads streamed to high-definition televisions (HDTVs) through the new Netgear Digital Entertainer HD (EVA8000) media receiver. BitTorrent will work with Netgear on marketing and technology initiatives to deliver the highest quality and fastest distribution of media files over home networks.
Monday 8 January 2007
CES 2007: ViewSonic highlights widescreen LCD monitors and iPod front projector
ViewSonic is showcasing a full line of its latest displays at the ongoing 2007 International CES in Las Vegas (January 8-11), including a font projector with an integrated iPod dock, 24- and 28-inch widescreen LCD monitors, two1080p LCD TVs and a iPod 37-inch LCD TV, according to the company.
Monday 8 January 2007
CES 2007: Toshiba to introduce HD-A20 HD DVD player
Toshiba is introducing its new HD-A20 HD DVD player at the 2007 International Consumer Electronic Show currently running in Las Vegas. The HD-A20, which features 1080p capabilities, is expected to retail at US$599.99, according to the company. The HD-A20 joins the existing Toshiba HD DVD line-up which includes the entry level HD-A2 and the top of the line model, HD-XA2.
Friday 5 January 2007
D-Link draft 802.11n router Vista ready
D-Link announced early this week that its latest wireless home network router – the Xtreme N Gigabit DIR-655 – has earned the right to display Microsoft's Works with Windows Vista logo, ensuring that customers have an optimal experience when using the router with computers running the Windows Vista operating system...
Friday 5 January 2007
Hitachi shatters capacity record with 1TB hard drive
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) today announced the so-called industry's first terabyte (TB) hard drive, the Deskstar 7K1000. Along with the Deskstar 7K1000, Hitachi also announced its CinemaStar version 1TB hard drive, which was specifically designed for digital video recording (DVR) applications.
Friday 5 January 2007
Toshiba brings HD DVD write drive to desktop PCs
Toshiba on January 4 announced a half-height HD DVD drive able to read and write to HD DVD and to standard DVD and CD discs, bringing the wide ranging capabilities of HD DVD to the desktop PC. Sample shipments of the new drive, the SD-H903A, are scheduled to start this month, according to the company.
Friday 5 January 2007
Shuttle announces XPC mini X 200 media center series
Shuttle recently announced its Shuttle XPC mini X 200 series small form factor (SFF) PC computers. Similar to models of the X 100 series, the computers measure only 55-mm in height and barely takes up the size of an A4 sheet of paper, according to the company. The Shuttle XPC mini X 200 is equipped with a hybrid TV tuner and dual monitor support, noted Shuttle.