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• Gefen Drops Price Of ex•tend•it By $100 For MacWorld Expo
Gefen Drops Price Of ex•tend•it By $100 For MacWorld Expo The ex•tend•it DVI to ADC Conversion Box not only connects your Apple flat panel display to your DVI•equipped computer, it extends that display up to 25 feet from your computer. It also enables you to add a second flat panel display to your workstation provided you have a second DVI card installed. Key Features:
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ATI announces RADEON VE MAC EDITION ATI Technologies Inc. has announced availability of the RADEON VE MAC EDITION graphics card for Apple users. Based on ATI's highly integrated, cost-effective and award-winning RADEON VE chip, RADEON VE MAC EDITION is specifically designed to provide dual-display capability, enabling any combination of VGA (video graphics array), DVI (digital visual interface) and TV. Featuring 32MB (megabytes) of DDR (double data rate) memory and ATI's patented HYPER Z(TM) technology, RADEON VE MAC EDITION delivers excellent 2D and 3D performance. Additional ATI features such as VIDEO IMMERSION(TM) and support of industry standards like OpenGL and QuickTime, ensure that the RADEON VE MAC EDITION delivers excellent value for its price range, and meets the needs of the mainstream PCI Mac market. "With this announcement, ATI has delivered the award-winning RADEON VE technology to the Apple space, bringing single-card dual-display support to the mainstream Mac market and broadening the spectrum of ATI offerings optimized for Macs," said Jewelle Schiedel-Webb, Director, Desktop Marketing, ATI Technologies Inc. "The powerful 3D performance and flexible dual-display support that characterizes RADEON VE MAC EDITION make this an excellent graphics hardware choice for Mac users who are looking for proven and reliable technology." RADEON VE MAC EDITION's support for dual independent displays allows users to set their system up with two CRT's (cathode ray tubes, or analog monitors) or a CRT and DFP (digital flat panel monitor) or a DFP and a TV. This multi-monitor capability increases productivity by doubling screen space, making multitasking easier. Users can read email on one screen while working on a spreadsheet on the other or reference the Internet on one screen while writing an essay on the other. Multi-monitor capability can take advantage of extra, unused monitors that can be found in many homes, essentially doubling screen space without having to purchase a new, larger monitor or an additional video card. RADEON VE MAC EDITION is ideal for mainstream Mac users, both at work and at home. For the corporate market, RADEON VE MAC EDITION features solid 2D capabilities. For the home, RADEON VE MAC EDITION delivers solid 3D performance, integrated TV out and ATI's VIDEO IMMERSION technology for industry-leading video playback. RADEON VE MAC EDITION supports both Mac OS 9.x and OS X. RADEON VE MAC EDITION, with connectors for traditional CRT monitors, flat panel displays and TV out, features 32 MB of DDR memory and multi-monitor support. Boards will ship in September 2001 and will have a MSRP of (US) $129. For more information, visit:
SmartDisk Introduces New 8X-Speed FireWire Portable CD-R/W and FireWire Portable Thin Drive Designed to Match Titanium PowerBook G4 SmartDisk Corporation has announced new versions of its SmartDisk VST FireWire Portable Thin Drive and SmartDisk VST FireWire Portable CD-R/W Drive, both designed with sleek, silver-colored casings to complement Apple's Titanium PowerBook G4. SmartDisk is demonstrating the new thin drives and CD-R/W drive in booth 841, Javits Center at Macworld Expo, July 18-20 in New York. With the SmartDisk VST FireWire Portable CD-R/W Drive, users can record and store music, archive and access photos, record digital videos and safely back-up large amounts of data while working on airplanes, in cars or in other restricted work spaces. The drive measures just 5.5 in x 7.0 in x 1.0 in and features a front-loading/ejection CD tray, ideal for small work spaces. Because the drive is FireWire-powered, it doesn't require an AC adapter or battery pack. The unit derives its power from a computer's FireWire bus via a standard two-foot FireWire cable. In addition, the drive features "plug & play" support, which allows immediate use upon plug-in without the need to shut down or reconfigure the computer. Included with the SmartDisk VST FireWire CD-R/W Drive is CD burning software for both Macintosh and Windows. The drive works with Macintosh computers with FireWire support and Mac OS 8.6 to Mac OS 9.x, and with FireWire-enabled PCs running Windows 98 SE or higher. The SmartDisk VST FireWire CD-R/W Drive also supports Apple's iTunes for importing music CDs to MP3 files, creating play lists, burning music CDs, moving music to portable MP3 players and more. Perfect for a variety of digital video, audio, data backup and multimedia applications used by consumers and professionals, the SmartDisk VST FireWire Portable Thin Drives rapidly transfer and store large volumes of music, movies, photos and data to and from desktops and laptops. Their small casing - just 3.0 in x 5.5 in x 0.68 in - and weight of just six ounces make them easy to carry and use with mobile applications. To enhance user productivity and save time, the new SmartDisk VST FireWire Portable Thin Drives feature improved data transfer rates of up to 17 Megabytes per second - up to twice as fast as competing products. They incorporate next-generation FireWire technology and are compatible with any FireWire-equipped computer. Because the drives are FireWire cable bus-powered, no external power source is necessary even when they're used with a notebook computer such as the PowerBook G4. They also feature hot-plug/unplug support, which means users don't have to shut down or restart the computer when they install the drives. Every drive ships with VST Format 2.3 with HotPlug Events(TM), software that allows a user to program the drives to execute any number of tasks automatically upon plug-in, such as backing up data or launching a favorite MP3 play list. "With the SmartDisk VST FireWire Portable CD-R/W and FireWire Portable Thin Drives, consumers and professionals alike can simplify the way they capture, store, transport and edit music, movies, presentations and other applications they use on a daily basis," said Rod H. King, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for SmartDisk. "The SmartDisk VST FireWire CD-R/W Drive and our line of new FireWire Portable Thin Drives bring these benefits to laptop users, giving them portable solutions that are easy to carry, easy to use and powered by the laptop itself." "The PowerBook G4 offers elegance, ultra-portability, speed, reliability and power," said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "Its unparalleled portable video editing and digital music management capabilities are well complemented by true plug & play storage solutions like the SmartDisk VST FireWire Portable Thin Drive and SmartDisk VST FireWire CD-R/W Drive." The SmartDisk VST FireWire CD-R/W is priced at $329.95 MSRP. The SmartDisk VST FireWire Portable Thin Drive is available in three capacities to accommodate a range of digital lifestyle needs. For less demanding digital applications, the 10 GB model is well suited, while the 20 GB and 30 GB models provide larger capacities for a variety of digital video, Internet content, audio and multimedia applications. Prices are $392.95 for the 10 GB drive, $469.95 for the 20 GB drive and $669.95 for the 30 GB drive. The new products will be available in July through retailers and distributors, as well as through the company's Web site at: Western Digital Unveils Industry's Highest Capacity 7,200 RPM FireWire Hard Drive at Macworld At the Macworld Conference & Expo, Western Digital Corp. has introduced the storage industry's highest performance 80 GB FireWire external hard drive. The new hard drive provides a quick and easy way to add storage in a space-efficient, stackable enclosure compatible with Macintosh and PC computers. Designed with Western Digital's 7,200 RPM WD Caviar drive and a new UDMA 66 1394 bridge card, this product is three times faster than previous WD models in terms of transfer rate. The 80 GB FireWire external drive is ideal for storing the mass data generated by digital video editing, digital camcorders, digital cameras, scanners and digital music collections and is a quick solution for backing up an internal hard drive in one step, on one drive. Hot swap capabilities allow users to share files between computers and provide easy connection of the new peripherals without turning the computer off. "With the increasing popularity of data-rich applications, including the management of large data files and digital music, video and photography, WD's FireWire external hard drives provide the ideal, simple, storage solution," said Richard E. Rutledge, vice president of marketing for Western Digital. "Users can add mass amounts of high-performance storage by simply adding these plug and play external hard drives. If even more storage is desired, the drives stack together and can be daisy-chained." WD's FireWire external hard drives, available in capacities of 30, 60 and 80 GB, provide additional storage that can be easily detached from the computer and locked up for security, or shared from computer to computer. The hard drives are compatible with any computer with a built-in FireWire port, using either Windows 98 SE or Mac OS 8.6 or higher operating systems. For computers without FireWire ports, Western Digital offers a PCI adapter for desktops and a CardBus PC Card for notebooks, which will add the FireWire interface to these legacy systems. All WD FireWire products carry a one-year warranty. Widespread availability of WD's 80 GB FireWire external hard drives is expected in late August through Western Digital's retail partners, Internet resellers including catalog partners, selected distributors, and the Company's online store. Manufacturer's suggested retail price for WD's 80 GB FireWire Drive is $379. For more information, visit:
Imation Showcases Full Line of Storage Solutions At Macworld Expo 2001 Imation Corp is featuring its complete portfolio of personal storage solutions offerings in Booth #1601 during Macworld Expo at the Jacob Javitz Convention Center in New York, July 18-20, 2001. The show highlights Imation's expanding product portfolio of personal storage solutions offering - including digital devices, drives, media and accessories. "Macintosh users, such as digital video and design professionals, typically generate a large amount of information and require unique storage solutions to manage their information," said Steve Carter, vice president and general manager of Imation's Personal Storage Solutions business. "With Imation's expanding portfolio of digital media, devices, drives, and accessories, we offer a full range of solutions for Mac users to more quickly and efficiently access and manage their digital information at home, in the office or on the go." Among its storage media offerings at the show, Imation will preview Imation DataPlay digital media - the affordable, miniature optical media the size of a quarter. Imation DataPlay digital media is designed to let users download and record 500MB of digital content - music, books, games, computer files - on a single disc and play it back on any DataPlay-enabled device, such as digital music players, e-books, portable games or digital cameras. A single disc is capable of holding a staggering amount of information, whether it's hours of music, hundreds of photographs or volumes of written information, all with an estimated archival life of 100 years. Availability is slated for Q4 2001. Imation will highlight its new Imation 24X CD-R media - a recordable CD designed for the next wave of high-speed CD-R and CD-RW drives. The write-once discs, available in silver, black and five neon colors, offer an increased storage capacity of 700MB of data or up to 80 minutes for audio files. Also featured will be its recently released Imation 4-10X High-Speed Neon CD-RW media - a high-speed, rewritable CD, available in five neon colors, featuring 650MB of data memory, an increased recording speed of 10X and totally noise-free playback. Imation 4-10X High Speed CD-RW media are compatible for recording on the latest CD-RW drives which feature the High-Speed Logo. The media can be used for playback by existing multiread drives such as CD-ROM, DVD-ROM and rewritable DVD.
Imation's new line of digital devices will also be on display, including the Imation RipGO! (TM), FlashGO! and DiscGO! devices. The new devices are designed to support the latest offerings in smaller form factor digital media and support digital music and photography applications. The Imation RipGO! is the smallest form factor available today for recording MP3 music on CDs and for high-performance playback of CD, Digital Audio MP3 and Microsoft's WMA. Its sleek, battery-powered USB CD-R drive uses mini CD-R (80mm) discs to store and play MP3 music files - allowing users to record three hours of MP3 quality music in less than five minutes. The Imation RipGO! device will be available in September at a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $399.99 (actual pricing may vary). In addition, Imation will preview the Imation FlashGO! (TM) device, the world's first USB single-slot flash memory card reader/write that supports all five flash memory card formats, including Compact Flash, Smart Media, Multimedia Card, Secure Digital, and Memory Stick, and is also compatible with IBM's Microdrive. This bus-powered device allows multi-device owners to rely on one read/writer for all their memory card digital information download and upload needs. The Imation FlashGO! will be available September 2001 with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $79.99 (actual pricing may vary). The Imation DiscGO! is a portable DataPlay device with USB connectivity that provides the exchange of digital content between multiple memory card formats and Imation DataPlay digital media without the use of a PC. The Imation USB DataPlay Recorder/Player provides stylish connectivity to Macs allowing users to read and write personal content as well as play and view pre-recorded content from DataPlay digital media. Imation DiscGO! and the Imation USB DataPlay Recorder/Player are slated for commercial availability in Q4 2001. By combining the speed of FireWire with the vast storage capacity of Travan technology, the Travan FireWire 20GB Tape Drive for the Mac or PC delivers a world-class solution for backing up digital video, graphics and other storage-intensive applications. Designed for digital video and graphic art professionals, the Travan FireWire 20GB Tape drive is ideal for backing up "in-process" files as well as archiving completed projects. Additionally, the 20GB compressed capacity provides the perfect solution for backing up high capacity hard drives without the user intervention required with lower capacity removable media products. Bundled with Dantz Retrospect Desktop software version 5.5, the Travan FireWire 20GB Tape Drive is now compatible with FireWire-enabled Macintosh Computers, including G3, PowerBook, iBook, and iMac DV computers as well as 1394/iLink-enabled PCs running Windows 98SE, 2000 or ME. Imation will also demonstrate its expanding line of high performance CD-RW drives, including the Imation USB 4x4x6 External CD Burn-R kit. This drive kit can be installed to the Mac via a USB port or an IDE/ATAPI interface, and implements Burn Proof Technology( -- a technology which prevents Buffer Under Run Error and allows users to multitask while recording a CD. Additionally, the drive kit is bundled with the popular Adaptec software suite including Adaptec Direct CD and Easy CD Creator, and includes a blank Imation CD-R and CD-RW disc. The drive kit is ideal for creating custom music or multimedia CDs, storing photos, digital images or Internet downloads, and backing up system applications. Imation's new line of optical accessories will also be on display, providing convenient storage and portability of CDs. The Imation Pop-Out Neon Storage Cases are available in five cool neon colors and feature a unique pop-out mechanism that allows users to easily push an ejector button at the top of the case for quick access to CDs. The Imation CD Label-N-GO! is an all-in-one label kit that includes design software featuring more than 500 trendy designs, 50 premium-quality label sheets, an easy-to-use label applicator and a permanent marker. Ideal for home or on the go, its sleek carrying case allows quick access and creativity anytime and anywhere. Additional accessories for the CD labeling include the Imation CD label Refill Kits that include 25 and 50-pack premium quality inkjet labels, and the Imation CD Label Markers to further custom design CDs in a wide variety of colors. For more information, visit:
Epson Demonstrates High Performance Scanners On Mac OS X At Macworld Epson America Inc. is demonstrating the EPSON Perfection 1650 PHOTO, EPSON Expression 1680 Pro and EPSON Perfection 1640SU OFFICE on Mac OS X at Macworld Expo in New York. Through the remainder of this week, the EPSON Perfection 1650 PHOTO and EPSON Expression 1680 Pro will be featured in the Apple booth (No. 101) and the EPSON Perfection 1640SU OFFICE will be shown in the Small Business Pavilion. "We have taken advantage of Mac OS X's core technologies to bring a powerful scanning solution to the Macintosh market," said Dan Crane, vice president, marketing, Epson. "Epson remains committed to the Mac community and we are excited to support Mac OS X with our newest scanners." "By delivering unprecedented power, stability and performance, Mac OS X has received tremendous support from a wide range of developers -- proof positive of the platform's promising future," said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of worldwide developer relations. "Epson provides an array of remarkable peripheral solutions and we are delighted to have their products support Mac OS X and the Mac community." The new EPSON Perfection 1250 series, 1650 series and 2450 PHOTO consumer scanners will offer compatible drivers with Mac OS X, as will the EPSON Perfection 1640SU OFFICE and EPSON Expression 1680 Pro scanners. Epson plans to have the new Mac OS X driver available for download to new and existing users on the Epson Web site in the late summer timeframe. One of the primary benefits of Mac OS X is its built-in support for dual-processor Power Mac G4 computers, providing higher performance for operations such as simultaneous scanning and printing. Epson will also be demonstrating ArcSoft's consumer oriented photo-editing software PhotoStudio X on its scanners. Using Epson's latest scanners and PhotoStudio X, Mac users can create photo projects such as cards and calendars, professional flyers, brochures or presentations for print, email or posting on the Web. PhotoStudio X leverages Mac OS X's Aqua user interface to provide improved usability, enhanced visual access to features, smoother document motion, and streamlined performance.
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