Tag Archives: Multimedia

LaCie LaCinema Rugged Multimedia Hard Drive Announced

October 23, 2008 Nir Shein

LaCie has announced the release of a new multimedia drive lineup, also known as LaCinema Rugged. Designed by Neil Poulton, the new media drive, houses capacities, ranged from 250GB up to 500GB, so you can store all your movies, videos, or photos in one small place and play them on any TV, thanks to the composite / 1080i HDMI outputs inside. Once connected, you get a friendly onscreen interface to handle the content that may include varies codecs support, such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (AVI, VOB, IFO, ISO), MPEG-4 (AVI, XviD) video files, or MP3, WMA, AC3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC audio files or JPEG (up to 8 megapixels), GIF, PNG, BMP image files and even subtitle files like SRT, SSA, SUB, SMI. The LaCinema Rugged is compatible with both PAL /NTSC systems and to make things more comfortable, there’s a nice remote control, to let you command the box from your sofa. Regretfully, no word when this thing is going to hit Stateside, but if you’re heading to Europe, you can get the 500GB version for £219 ($357).

[Lacie via engadget]

Audio, Media Players, Video

IOMEGA ScreenPlay HD Comes With Big Storage But Small Price

April 10, 2008 Nir Shein

It seems like IOMEGA acquisition by EMC bore results, as the legendary ZIP drive company introduces its latest ScreenPlay HD multimedia drive, coming with video outputs like component, composite and HDMI port. This 500GB storage device can handle almost any format, including WAV, WMA, MPEG-1/2/4, MP3, OGG, AC3, AVI, DivX, XviD and JPEG files. It can upscale your videos to 720p or 1080i HD resolution for maximum picture quality, and lay you back on your sofa, thanks to the nice bundled remote control. To get one of these, just open your wallets and pull out $218, not bad at all.

[via engadget]

Applications, Media Players, Phones

Simplify Media Will Stream Your iTunes Music Straight To Your iPhone Wirelessly

April 10, 2008 Nir Shein

is a cool application that can stream all your music and media, directly to your jailbroken iphone or your iPod Touch player, via the local WiFi network. With this cool software you can listen to your home audio library over the internet wherever you are, browse and play your friends’ songs while they are online, and even invite them to join your private network, right from your very personal device. Simplify allows you to enjoy songs and playlists from remote computers, by installing itself on your Apple device from the multimedia section in the AppTap Installer. You can also download and install Simplify Media for your PC or Mac, and create one from your desktop. When you first log in, Simplify Media builds a list of remote music availabe to you. This takes several minutes, and performance may be sluggist until the full list of songs has been cached. Once it’s over, you are ready to set your own groups and share your media with the invited members. For more, checkout the video after the break.

[simplifymedia via gmp3]

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Computers, Hardware

Fujitsu Introduces a 2.5" Laptop Drive With 500GB Storage Size

February 25, 2008 Nir Shein

Storage capacity is the name of the game in the extensive world of multimedia and global data. When movies, songs and tons of pictures are choking our laptops’ drive, we want more. To comply with our growing needs, Fujitsu has created the MHZ2 BT, a new hard drive with half terabyte storage size, that’s 500GB in a 2.5-inch HDD and a 12.5mm height. Mind you, it is not the ordinary size and I’m not sure it will fit your notebook, but it is a positive mark for us. Price details are not available but you should be able to buy one around May.

[via i4u]

Audio, Computers, General, Video

Reigncom Introduces The Dicple D30 Multimedia Electronic Dictionary

February 21, 2008 Nir Shein

Korean corporation, Reigncom, has released its new multimedia electronic dictionary lineup, housing 82 different dictionaries in one box. The Dicple D30 features a 4.3-inch LCD screen, SRS WOW HD speakers, T-DMB, FM radio, Micro SD slot, PDF and CSD viewer. There are two main models – The D30C for Chinese learning, and the D30E for educational purposes. Both versions include three storage sizes: 2GB($346), 4GB($367) or 8GB($367$, without DMB tuner), all available in Korea. We can’t be sure they will hit our shores but one thing is certain, those machines resemble to UMPCs, period.

[via Aving]

Audio, Mobile, News, Phones

Sony Ericsson Introduces The XPERIA X1 QWERTY

February 11, 2008 Nir Shein

Sony Ericsson announces the release of the XPERIA X1 quad-band GSM/EDGE and 900/1700/1900/2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA, combined with a full QWERTY keyboard for maximum Windows Mobile 6 operating system control. The XPERIA X1 multimedia mobile sports the following features:

Display: 3? TFT VGA touchscreen, 65,536 color (800 x 480).
OS: Windows Mobile 6.
Internal Memory: up to 400MB with microSD extension.
Control: 4-way key plus optical joystick.
Camera: 3.2MP with photo light and video recording.
Internet: Internet Explorer Mobile, RSS feed.
Connectivity: Modem, WLAN, WiFi, aGPS and A2DP Bluetooth .
Microsoft Outlook Mobile, SMS/MMS and Video calling support.
Music: Integrated Windows Media Player Mobile with PlayNow support and FM radio tuner.
Video: Video viewing, Video streaming and 3D games.
Other Features: Personal organizer, Java support, Speakerphone and more.
Dimensions: Size: 110 x 53 x 16.7mm, 145gm.
Colors: Silver, Black
Availability: second half of 2008.
Price: Unknown.

[Via engadget]

Check out the video after the break.
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Media Players, News

Archos 605 – Harry Potter Package

December 17, 2007 Nir Shein

Following the Archos 605 Charlie Chaplin bundle, Archos signed on a new partnership with Warner Bros Entertainment, to distribute Harry Potter films through its Archos 605 WiFi players. The new package is expected to be available around xmas time.

The Archos 605 Harry Potter limited edition will be equipped with 20GB of storage and the first 4 Harry Potter films:

1. Harry Potter and the School of wizards.

2. Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets.

3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban.

4. Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.

The fifth Harry Potter film, The Order Of The Phoenix, will be available to download via Archos Content Portal.

Price is set to 279.99 .

[via ArchosLounge]