Western Digital Portable Passport Drives
"500 GB IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND"

Catering to consumerson-the-go with the world’s most popular portable storage offerings, Western Digital introduced its new 500 GB capacity My Passport™ Portable USB Drives which are designed to make it easy to store a half a terabyte of music, videos or photos and carry them in the palm of your hand. Available now at WD’s online store. The new 500 GB capacity is offered on the My Passport Elite™ and My Passport Essential™ portable drive models. MORE

 

Adobe Unveils Photoshop & Premiere Elements 7
Along with Photoshop.com Membership

Adobe Systems Incorporated announced Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 7 software with new Photoshop.com membership, a milestone release of the No. 1 selling consumer photo-editing software. Available for Windows®, Photoshop Elements 7 makes it quick and easy to organize, edit, create and share amazing photos with others by leveraging the editing power of Photoshop software, the professional standard for image editing.
In addition, Adobe announced Adobe Premiere® Elements 7 software, a complete video-editing solution. Available separately or together in a single retail bundle package, Adobe Photoshop Elements & Adobe Premiere Elements bundle give photo and video enthusiasts everything they need for a complete digital imaging experience. MORE

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 2

Adobe Systems Incorporated announced the immediate availability of Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 2 software, the photographer's essential toolbox for managing, adjusting and presenting large volumes of digital photographs. With new enhancements such as dual-monitor support, radical advances in non-destructive localized image correction, and streamlined search capabilities, Lightroom 2 is a compelling upgrade that simplifies photography from shoot to finish. As Adobe’s first application to support 64-bit for Mac OS X 10.5 Macintosh computers with Intel® processors and Microsoft® Windows® Vista® 64-bit operating systems, Lightroom 2 also provides improved memory performance for dealing with large scale images. MORE

 

LITE-ON BLU_RAY TRIPLE WRITER DH-4B1S

LITE-ON the makers of the Triple DH-4B1S blu-ray drive. The drive is capable of writing Blu-ray discs, DVD's, and standard CDs.  Having this capability means that instead of having to add an additional optical drive to keep your DVD / CD writing capability you can simply use this as a replacement and add high definition burning capability.  This next generation technology now allows you to write up to 25GBs of data onto a single BD-r or BD-RE disk, using blue laser technology, this is more than 5 times the size of your standard DVD and more than 35 times the size of your standard CD.  Providing a true high definition picture of 1920 x 1080, you can now enjoy entertainment as it was intended. MORE

CYBERLINK MEDIASHOW 4

MediaShow 4 is a total solution for user-generated video and photo content: import, manage, enhance, produce and burn, all with a few easy clicks. Users who love to record videos with their mobile phones and digital cameras will love MediaShow’s media-enhancing features, its stunning graphics, and its ease of use. Media management is now easier and more fun than it’s ever been. Users can enhance their photos and videos (yes, videos!) with one-click editing tools or fine-tune them to suit their needs. They can unleash their creativity in creating stunning slideshows that pulse with synced soundtracks, burn mixed-content DVDs in 3 clicks and share their photos and videos online by uploading directly to YouTube or Flickr, or emailing them, with just a few clicks. MORE

D-Link DNS-323 Network Attached Storage

As more and more of our digital photos and videos and music are stored on our home networks, the parents computer as well as each of the kids computers , a laptop and the media center PC in the living room, sharing all this stuff between users becomes harder and harder but more important than ever. This is where D-Link’s new 2 drive bay NAS device comes in handy.

The DNS-323 Network attached storage device allows you to share all your digital assets to all the pc’s on your network. MORE

PINNACLE STUDIO 12 STANDARD PLUS and ULTIMATE

Pinnacle studio version 11 was the number one choice for video editing software in 2007.

Let’s see if Pinnacle 12 will be number one in 2008.

Pinnacle studio version 12 includes MONTAGE with 11 themes and over 80 templates including:  50’s Modern, Album, Baby, Instant Photo, Love, Multi-layer Mix, Season, Sports, Star Tribute and Video Wall. Montage let's you enjoy multi track editing without the complexity.  Add animated text and graphics with video and photos.  Each theme gives you access to a series of templates to give your video a polished “look”– over 80 templates for multi-layered effects, animated graphics and great titles. Pinnacle Montage automatically generates all the necessary titles, effects and animations. It’s very easy to do and gives your video that finished look. Amaze your friends and family with professional style videos. Who ever thought that mixing your media together could be so simple and create such amazing home movies? MORE

DATATRAVELER® MINI SLIM USB FLASH DRIVE

Kingston Technology Company, Inc., introduced a fun, easy and colorful way to transport and share music, photos and other digital files with its new super thin DataTraveler® Mini Slim USB Flash drive.

The new USB drive is a perfect fashion accessory for students who want to transport homework assignments and other documents everywhere they go. Small enough to carry on a keychain, students can also use different color drives to color-code school subjects for easy access and organization to all their files.

Available in black, blue or pink with gray bottom casings, the new USB drives make a great fashion accessory by easily connecting to a keychain while storing up to 4GB of content. The new DT Mini Slim measures a mere 1.529" x 0.645" x 0.253", making it one of the smallest USB drives available on the market. MORE

CYBERLINK'S POWERDIRECTOR 7

Today’s new high-def camcorders, such as our new AVCHD camcorder, make it possible for almost anyone to shoot really professional looking footage.  The problem for most of consumers is that they don’t take the very best of the content and convert it into an interesting movie people want to sit down and view. 

The software is a complete end-to-end production solution for high definition and widescreen (16:9) videos.  Supporting all of today’s high def formats including AVCHD, Blu-Ray Discs (BDAV, BDMV) and HDV; the software provides all the tools you need to quickly and easily import, edit, produce and author/output Hollywood-quality movies. MORE

 

NTI MEDIA MAKER 8

The idea of having a software suite that fits with our kids fast paced digital lifestyle and a product that would let us meet all of our family’s digital content needs seemed to be exactly what we were looking for.

                   

Introduced by NTI (NewTech Infosystems) the Media Maker 8 package has just about everything you need to capture, edit, burn and enjoy music, photos and videos.  We enjoyed using the company’s CD & DVD Maker which has been one of the most reliable, versatile disc burning packages we’ve found so getting the more robust suite  seemed like a sure thing.

First thing you notice when you open the suite is that there is nothing intimidating about the NTI product.  The opening user interface screen is so unintimidating you feel you’re going to have a great user experience…and you will. MORE

Cordless Optical Trackman by Logitech
"The Mouse that Soars!"

If "surfing the web" with speed, power, comfort and control, is important to you then this mouse is the one.
This is the first finger  operated trackball mouse that uses both optical as well as cordless technology. 

With the Logitech "TrackMan" you get wireless freedom, optical precision, and many great features at your fingertips.  It is comfortable, cordless, and the most advanced trackball yet. The modern stylish design looks great on your desk. The soft touch sculptured curves feels great in your hand. The form fitting right-handed design is very comfortable to use.
Logitech's patented optical Marble technology delivers smooth, precise tracking that is virtually maintenance-free.
It features programmable buttons that can be specifically assigned for many types of applications.  "Cruise Control" scroll buttons and wheel help you navigate around Windows and the web with speed and ease. MORE

Verbatim Digital Vinyl CD-R 80 Minute CD's
"The Technology of Today in a package from Yesteryear"

Combining a retro look with the rugged quality and high-performance of today's CD-R technology, Verbatim introduces Digital Vinyl CD-R, a recordable disc designed after the popular and groovy 45-rpm record format. These eye-catching discs are a great way to save delicate LP collections, burn your personal music mix or make a standout business presentation. The color-coded discs use Verbatim's original Azo Blue technology for superior audio writing performance on CD burners and broad read compatibility on car CD players, home audio systems and portable CD players. Digital Vinyl CD-R's are protected with a dual-layer anti-scratch coating that safeguards data for years to come and are backed by Verbatim's Lifetime Warranty. MORE

 

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