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Sonic Solutions and RealD Inc. today announced a strategic alliance to develop and release new consumer solutions for the home creation, publishing and playback of personal 3D video content, as well as the enjoyment of premium 3D entertainment. As part of the collaboration, Sonic is integrating the propriety stereoscopic RealD Format into its RoxioNow™ premium entertainment platform. Once titles become available for online distribution, the RealD Format will be used to efficiently deliver Cinematic-quality, stereoscopic 3D entertainment directly to a broad range of connected consumer electronics devices. In addition, the RealD Format will be featured in Roxio consumer software applications for the creation and consumption of true-3D quality home movies. The new 3D-enabled products and services are expected to be available this summer.
"Our next-generation 3D cinema technology is delivering a premium 3D entertainment experience," said Michael V. Lewis, Chairman and CEO of RealD. "We welcome this opportunity to join with Sonic, a leading developer of applications for personal and premium content enjoyment, to bring multi-dimensional video to life on home PCs and in consumers' living rooms."
The RealD Format is an enhanced version of a side-by-side 3D format that uses a unique set of filters and other technology that multiplexes a left eye and right eye 3D image stream into a single channel for delivery of high-definition 3D content using today's HD infrastructure to any 3D-enabled display type.
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Newer Technology, a leading developer of Macintosh®, PC, iPod®, iPhone®, and iPad™ performance upgrades and accessories, announced today the NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 RAID Controller Card, a high performance mass storage solution for adding two SATA 6Gb/s ports - the fastest performance data transfer interface standard - along with port multiplier support for adding up to 20TB of desktop storage with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support to Mac Pros and PCs with an open PCIe slot.
The NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 RAID Controller Card is available immediately for $99.00 MSRP from NewerTech's exclusive distributor, Other World Computing (OWC®), as well as through the retail channel. It's compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 and later and Windows 2000 and later and comes backed by a three year warranty.
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Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions, today announced that ASUSTeK Computer has selected Roxio CinePlayer® for worldwide shipment with its next-generation 3D-enabled G-series notebook computers. Roxio CinePlayer allows users to enjoy Blu-ray 3D, 3D DVDs, as well as other stereoscopic 3D content in a broad range of formats. The comprehensive media player for Windows® also supports real-time conversion of 2D video to 3D, so users can enjoy their existing library of standard DVDs and personal home movies in 3D. In addition, Roxio CinePlayer offers instant access to new movies delivered digitally via RoxioNow™-powered services. This will include 3D entertainment as titles become available for online delivery.
"With broad expertise in digital entertainment and years of experience developing consumer applications, Roxio is the ideal choice to help enhance our cutting-edge notebooks," said Ellis Wang, Director Software Planning & Management, ASUS. "ASUS continues to set the standard for notebooks that deliver the full potential of new technologies like 3D, which is further enhanced by the inclusion of CinePlayer to play new 3D titles and power the conversion of standard DVDs and video from 2D to 3D."
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Kingston Digital today announced it is shipping a 64GB SDXC UHS-1 Class 10 memory card. SDXC (Secure Digital eXtended Capacity) is the next standard from the Secure Digital Association (SDA) for SD cards with storage ranging from more than 32GB up to 2TB.
SDXC cards, in addition to larger capacities allow for exponentially faster data transfer rates while maintaining the popular SD form factor. The Kingston SDXC card is compliant with the SDA Memory Card Standard Version 3.01, UHS-1. UHS-1 stands for Ultra-High Speed Bus 1 which is the new architecture of SDXC cards designed to reach speeds up to a maximum transfer rate of 104MB/sec., and 300MB/sec. in the future. SDXC cards utilize the exFAT file system and are not backwards compatible with SDHC or SD cards. Kingston's offering has read speeds up to 60MB/sec. and write speeds of up to 35MB/sec., placing it among the fastest available on the market today.
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Sonic Solutions and DivX, Inc. today jointly announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement for Sonic Solutions to acquire DivX, Inc., a leading digital media company, based in San Diego, California. Under the terms of the agreement, approved by the boards of directors of both companies, Sonic would acquire all the outstanding shares of DivX and merge DivX operations into those of Sonic. DivX stockholders would receive a combination of cash and stock equal to $3.75 in cash and 0.514 shares of Sonic common stock for each share of DivX they hold. The acquisition, which is expected to close in September 2010, is subject to approval of the shareholders of both companies as well as applicable regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
For more than 20 years, Sonic has been the leader in developing technologies for the preparation and delivery of entertainment content in popular formats — CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc and most recently Internet delivery of video. The acquisition of DivX is expected to advance Sonic's mission to deliver technology that makes it easy and convenient for retailers, online services, Hollywood studios, and manufacturers of CE and mobile devices to distribute premium digital video content over the Internet. DivX is expected to enable Sonic to deepen and broaden the technology it offers for Internet-based video delivery and expand its relationships with leading retailers and consumer electronics manufacturers.
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CyberLink Corp. announced today that it will be showcasing a number of cutting-edge 3D applications that will be released throughout 2010 at the coming Computex, which is held in Taipei.
“CyberLink will be offering a wide range of fascinating 3D entertainment on PCs,” said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. “These applications include 3D videos and movies, 3D photos and slideshows as well as fun interactive 3D augmented reality for webcams. Our goal is to upgrade all the media experiences to 3D.”
Blu-ray 3D Movie Playback
CyberLink’s 3D decoding engine is optimized with the latest CPU/GPU acceleration to deliver smooth flawless 3D visuals. It is also compatible with the full range of 3D hardware on the market, including glasses, and graphics cards available in the market. CyberLink has recently released 3D Zone assisting consumers with a comprehensive guide to 3D videos and Blu-ray 3D on PCs.
2D-to-3D Conversion
Featuring advanced TrueTheater™ 3D technology, PowerDVD converts 2D movies into a spectacular 3D experience. It is also optimized to playback DVDs and video files in 3D.
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VIA Labs, Inc., a leading supplier of USB 3.0 integrated chip controllers, today announced the VIA Labs VL800 USB 3.0 Host Controller. Adding to the industry’s leading line-up of USB 3.0 products, the VL800 is a single chip solution that allows a PCI Express-equipped platform to interface with up to four SuperSpeed USB peripheral devices simultaneously – double the capability of any currently available USB 3.0 host controller.
USB 3.0 (also known as SuperSpeed USB) allows for a maximum data transfer rate of up to 5Gbps, or ten times the throughput available to USB 2.0 based devices. Other enhancements provide for improved interaction between device and host controller, including important advancements in power management. The tremendous increase in throughput allows for the quick and easy transfer of large-volume data and will hasten the development of a new generation of high-performance consumer electronic products.
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Fresco Logic, a global fabless semiconductor company that develops and markets USB 3.0 connectivity solutions, unveils its FL1009 two-port USB 3.0 Host Controller with PCI Express Gen II interface. Like its predecessor FL1000 controller, FL1009 is based on Fresco Logic’s Patented GoXtream™ xHCI Accelerator Engine, which is capable of delivering unprecedented performance and is also optimized for low-power operation, while minimizing total system cost and design cycle time. Fresco Logic’s USB-IF SuperSpeed USB Logo Certified GoXtream™ xHCI Host accelerator architecture allows each USB port to sustain full bandwidth of USB 3.0 throughput and provides headroom to support next-generation true 1080p high-definition video-streaming applications and UASP-enabled storage devices.
“The total worldwide market for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 is expected to reach over 1 billion units in 2013; the availability of USB 3.0 Host is essential to the successful deployment and broad market adoption of SuperSpeed USB,” said Brian O’Rourke, Principal Analyst at In-Stat. “Fresco Logic is at the forefront of USB 3.0; the introduction of Fresco Logic’ FL1000 last year and FL1009 now makes them well positioned to help satisfy market demand.”
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RITEK, a world leader in storage media, will showcase USB 3.0 portable hard drives and USB flash drives at Computex Taipei 2010 from June 1~June 5. There will be an interactive showroom in RITEK's booth to let visitors to experience the high speed of USB 3.0. Meanwhile, RITEK will also display high-quality Blu-ray discs, SDHC Class10 and SDXC memory cards, solid state drive (SSD) and a variety of well-designed USB flash drives.
As a leader in the storage media industry, RITEK has been developing all the storage products on USB 3.0 so as to complete its product lines. USB 3.0 offers a lightening access speed of 10 times faster than the previous generation. RITEK's USB 3.0 portable hard drives and USB flash drives provide an excellent access speed, reliability and superior designs.
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After Sharkoon has already established themselves as the first provider to introduce a USB 3.0 controller for Desktop PCs, the accessory specialist now immediately offers Notebook users the possibility to upgrade their device with a SuperSpeed port.
The Sharkoon USB 3.0 Host Controller Card is equipped with two USB 3.0 ports and is simply inserted into the ExpressCard slot of a notebook. The extension card in the 34mm format fits in both the 34mm and 54mm slots, corresponds to the ExpressCard 1.0 Standard as well as Intels xHCI specification 0.95, and supports operating systems Windows, XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 (32 and 64 Bit). The Plug&Play capable plug-in card is downward compatible to HiSpeed and LowSpeed USB. The two USB 3.0 ports supply a maximum amperage of 900 mA; a suitable USB cable, driver CD, and instruction manual are all included within shipping.
