Digital Media

Portable memories: Kaiser Baas Digital Photo Key Ring

By Emily Clark

01:25 April 24, 2008 PDT

Digital photo frames are hot stuff among consumers at the moment and from Kaiser Baas comes this handy 1.5 inch Digital Photo Key Ring - a mini digital photo frame that lets you can take your memories with you wherever you go. Read More

Plustek updates line of OpticFilm slide scanners

By Kyle Sherer

18:27 March 27, 2008 PDT

March 28, 2008 Available this April, Plustek’s new range of OpticFilm professional-grade scanners convert slides into high quality, 48-bit color digital images at a whopping 7200x7200 dpi resolution. Read More

Asterbot automated in-video tagging set for launch

By Emily Clark

18:13 March 13, 2008 PDT

March 14, 2008 Asterpix has released new technology that automatically tags any internet video with interactive hotspots allowing users to see notes, links to more information and other videos on related topics. The new system build on the company's web-based service that enabled users to create interactive videos - with Asterbot, the work is done for you. Read More

HDTV, digital cookbook and digital photo frame kitchen combo

By Emily Clark

17:03 March 13, 2008 PDT

March 14, 2008 As the popularity of digital photo frames grows, so does the shapes, sizes and specific applications of the products on offer. The latest example comes from Pandigital, which has taken things to a new level with a frame that incorporates HDTV and a digital cookbook for the ultimate kitchen companion. Read More

Sansa Fuze rounds out SanDisk’s media player product line

By Darren Quick

18:20 March 12, 2008 PDT

March 13, 2008 SanDisk has unveiled the Flash-based Sansa Fuze MP3 player, a well specced entry level unit which joins the pint-sized Sansa Clip and the video-centric Sansa View in Sandisk's media player line. Read More

Kingston adds 16GB model to SDHC Memory Card line

By Noel McKeegan

21:30 March 9, 2008 PDT

March 10, 2008 Kingston has doubled its the capacity of what was previously its largest SDHC offering by announcing a 16GB SDHC Flash memory card with minimum transfer rates of 4MB per second. Read More

Sony’s TP2 - the living room PC

By Darren Quick

15:26 March 5, 2008 PST

March 6, 2008 The Sony VAIO is a fully functioning PC that integrates HDMI connectivity, a bundled HD TV tuner and Blu-ray playback capability to turn a HD TV into a high definition PC monitor and form the hub of digital entertainment in the home. Read More

New digital display solutions from Samsung and NEC

By Emily Clark

20:12 February 27, 2008 PST

February 28, 2008 Samsung has expanded its line of digital signage solutions with the massive 82in SyncMaster 820DXn and NEC has unveiled a new 52-inch HD LCD based on a professional-grade panel. Read More

Mtron develops a 128Gb-1.8 Inch High Capacity SSD

By Darren Quick

16:12 February 24, 2008 PST

February 25, 2008 South Korean Solid State Drive (SSD) products manufacturer Mtronstorage Technology has completed the development of a new 1.8 Inch ZIF-type SSD for laptop PCs. Mtron’s new SSD with Single Level Cell (SLC) Flash memory supports PATA (ZIF-type) interface and has a maximum reading speed of 120MB/s and writing speed of 100MB/s - more than 6 times faster than the current 1.8 inch HDD. Therefore when it’s used in laptop PC and UMPC, Mtron claims it delivers much faster performance than desktop PCs. Mtron has also released a 1.8 inch SSD with Multi Level Cell (MLC) Flash memory, which provides maximum memory capacity of up to 128 GB along with a maximum reading speed of 110 MB/s and writing speed of 40MB/s. Read More

Sandisk ups the capacity of iNAND embedded flash drive to 16GB

By Darren Quick

13:40 February 17, 2008 PST

February 15, 2008 Today's mobile handsets and portable handheld media players have become multimedia centers, packed with features such as digital cameras, games and music and video players. As the features for such devices increase, so too does the need for greater storage capacity. To address this SanDisk has announced the 16GB iNAND embedded Flash drive (EFD). The 16GB iNAND doubles the capacity of Sandisk’s 8GB iNAND and, thanks to recent advances in multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash technology, retains the standard JEDEC, (Joint Electron Device Engineering Council), 12x16mm package. Adhering to the JEDEC package and ball-out requirements, common throughout the industry, provides virtually “plug and play” integration and allows the drives to be designed into mobile handsets quickly. Additionally, iNAND devices utilize the industry-leading and field-proven SD interface and are designed to support mobile TV, multimedia downloading and other storage-hungry applications on portable systems such as mobile handsets, digital audio/MP3 players, gaming applications, GPS applications, personal media players and PDAs. Read More

Blaupunkt New Orleans MP58 offers uninterrupted MP3 playback

By Noel McKeegan

22:05 February 12, 2008 PST

February 13, 2008 Blaupunkt's latest car radio release caters to digital music formats by including a fixed 1 meter USB cable for connecting external digital storage devices along with "no-interrupt browsing capability", meaning you can continue to listen to the current track while searching through playlists. Read More

Dual interface LaCie Little Disk 2.5 features extractable USB cable

By Emily Clark

00:07 February 6, 2008 PST

February 6, 2008 Designed by Sam Hecht, the LaCie 320GB Little Disk 2.5 features an integrated, extractable hi-speed USB 2.0 cable and two FireWire ports. Read More

Intel and Micron unveil world’s fastest NAND Flash memory

By Noel McKeegan

23:49 February 5, 2008 PST

February 6, 2008 Intel Corporation and Micron Technology Inc. have developed a high speed NAND Flash memory technology targeting data-munching consumer electronics applications that's five times faster than conventional NAND. Read More

SanDisk boosts speed and capacity for Ultra II SD memory card line

By Noel McKeegan

16:40 February 1, 2008 PST

February 2, 2008 In more good news for camera enthusiasts and their memory hungry devices, Sandisk has announced the upcoming release of a 32GB SDHC card with significantly increased read and write speeds along with an 8GB version of its two-in one, USB-ready SDHC Plus line. Read More

Blaupunkt Velocity 2Go: portable speaker system AND car subwoofer

By Kyle Sherer

23:24 January 16, 2008 PST

January 17, 2008 Blaupunkt has revealed a headphone-jack portable stereo speaker system that can be converted into car audio subwoofers. The Velocity 2Go speakers can connect to any device with headphone output jacks, and when used in a car, deliver deep, clean bass to complement the basic four-speaker audio system. Read More

1TB LaCinema Premier Multimedia Hard Drive

By Noel McKeegan

18:17 January 15, 2008 PST

January 16, 2008 Lacie has announced a new multimedia hard drive with up to 1TB of storage capacity that plugs directly into a television for playback of a wide range of video, audio and photo formats. Read More

Logitech's Squeezebox Duet wireless home audio system

By Kyle Sherer

15:50 January 14, 2008 PST

January 15, 2008 Logitech’s Squeezebox Duet network music system integrates home audio by allowing users to access Internet radio, online subscription services and their personal music library, wirelessly, through any speaker system in their house without switching on a computer. Read More

Corsair ups capacity of durable USB drives to 32GB

By Emily Clark

17:02 January 13, 2008 PST

January 14, 2008 USB drives are usually treated pretty roughly whether in the bottom of a bag or attached to a set of keys. Designed to cope with these knocks and bumps that come hand-in-hand with portability, Corsair's ruggedized all-rubber Flash Voyager and aluminum-encased water-proof Flash Survivor line of USB drives have now been expanded to 32GB capacity. Read More

Slingbox PRO-HD streams HD content around the home and over the Internet

By Darren Quick

14:25 January 10, 2008 PST

January 11, 2008 People who can’t bear to leave the lounge room because it means leaving their HD entertainment behind can now venture forth thanks to Sling Media, Inc., which has announced the next generation Slingbox PRO-HD. The unit is capable of streaming HD content from a home television source, including over the air HD digital signals, HDTV cable or satellite receivers, or HD DVR’s, to a laptop or desktop computer in and around the house. When paired with Sling Media’s new SlingCatcher - a set-top box that delivers broadcast TV, Internet-based content and personal media to the TV - the Slingbox PRO-HD will also transmit the HD signal to another TV in the house. Read More

3D Radio records and analyzes multiple radio stations

By Kyle Sherer

22:34 January 9, 2008 PST

January 10, 2007 3D Radio, the

Tivo-like technology that allows users to record and playback content from multiple radio stations, has made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The system can record AM, FM, Satellite and HD radio signals, as well as any audio on upcoming Wi-Max and 700 MHz radio stations. It digitizes and records in real-time, allowing instant pausing, rewinding and playback. Read More

SentrySafe launches FIRE-SAFE/Waterproof Hard Drive at CES 2008

By Darren Quick

16:00 January 6, 2008 PST

January 7, 2008 Among the deluge of new product announcements emerging from the International CES which gets underway today in Las Vegas, residential and small office security-storage container manufacturer SentrySafe has launched a range of data and document security products including the world’s first FIRE-SAFE/Waterproof Hard Drive that protects data from fire and water disasters, as well as computer crashes and theft. The new line-up also includes a multipurpose Data Storage Chest that provides protection for data storage devices, CDs and DVDs, plus the world’s first multipurpose USB connected FIRE-SAFE/Water-Resistant Safe and a CD/DVD File to protect and organize up to 100 CDs or DVDs. Read More

Pinnacle Video Transfer records footage straight to USB devices

By Kyle Sherer

15:48 January 6, 2008 PST

January 7, 2008 Pinnacle Systems has announced the Pinnacle Video Transfer solution, a pocket-sized unit which can record analog video from a TV, DVD player, PVR, camcorder or set-top box directly onto any USB 2.0 storage device without the use of a PC. Video is captured in H.264 format, the same codec used by iPods and PSPs, and users can control the file size and resolution by selecting from three levels of recording quality – the best of which delivers 720x480/576 (NTSC/PAL) resolution. Read More

Digital Foci expands Image Moments digital photo frame line

By Noel McKeegan

17:08 December 27, 2007 PST

December 28, 2007 Digital Foci, Inc. will unveil three new additions to its customizable Image Moments digital photo frame range at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January including a new a 5.7-inch model billed as having the highest pixel density display available on the market. Read More

WiFi digital photo frame offers instant messaging

By Noel McKeegan

18:28 December 20, 2007 PST

December 21, 20007 The functionality and versatility of the digital photo frame platform continues to expand with this latest example - the new Wireless PIXXA frame from Ality - incorporating Wi-Fi connectivity, instant messaging, automatic news flash and weather reports plus multiple user accounts allowing each member of the family to set-up their own multi-media libraries and personalize display preferences. Read More

S-52 joins Denon’s S series of compact music player

By Darren Quick

01:48 December 19, 2007 PST

December 19, 2007 Denon has announced the release of the S-52 wireless network CD music system which features the ability to stream audio either via Ethernet or wireless from Internet radio sources, together with other network attached storage devices including computers on the network. Read More