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July 26, 2010
Cooler Master Choiix Cruiser Mouse
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on July 26, 2010 at 11:35:01 PM
Notebook mice are fairly standard. What could possibly be so interesting about another entry into the market? Cooler Master's Choiix Cruiser Notebook Mouse with Blue Trace is hoping to get you excited about a notebook mouse once again. It offers some very unique features with an attractive price.Next Page »
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March 17, 2009
LiteON SATA DVD-RW 22x
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on March 17, 2009 at 9:44:48 AM
There are a few trends in computing technology that are happening now. One of them seems to be the moving away from optical media in favor of some type of flash memory. While the death of optical media may be premature, the majority of boxed hardware comes specifically on this type of media. Optical drives are here to stay for a bit longer and LITEON's latest 22x iHAS422 is a good drive to own.Next Page »
September 10, 2007
Another New HD Format: HD VMD
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 10, 2007 at 2:10:10 PM
Do we need yet another new HD format disk? The new entry will be able to use a red laser to hold 30GB per disk. That's pretty impressive. HD-DVD and Bluray both use blue lasers (which has a shorter wavelength).
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HD VMD discs, which hold up to 30GB on a single side, are encoded with a maximum bit rate of 40 megabits per second; that's within halfway between HD DVD's 36 mpbs and Blu-ray's 48 mbps. The format uses MPEG-2 and VC1 video formats to encode at 1080p resolution for the time being, and will possibly move to the H.264 format in the future. Levich said the video quality is "at least as good" as that of the other formats. Using a projection system, HD VMD reps showed me clips of "We Were Soldiers" and "Apocalypto." The movies looked very good--not as stunning as I expected, but I'd just arrived from the CEDIA show floor, where every television vendor uses phenomenal, highly doctored content to show off their products.
January 16, 2007
Toshiba Shows 51GB HD-DVD
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on January 16, 2007 at 2:39:49 AM
So this whole HD disk situation is not going anywhere fast, but it is good to have bigger capacity for storage. Mind you, the content distribution should remain on DVD since it is perfectly fine. With HD-DVD at Bluray capacity, it looks like Bluray will get the boot... Just like all previous attempts by Sony.
The fun part is that current players and writers will not support the new triple layer disk. Too bad for people on the bleeding edge.
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Toshiba has submitted a triple-layer, 51GB HD DVD-ROM disc to the standard's overseer in the hope the technology will be adopted as a standard by the end of the year. If approved, it allow the format to exceed the 50GB storage capacity of rival medium Blu-ray Disc. The HD DVD standard currently defines single- and dual-layer discs capable of holding 15GB and 30GB of data, respectively. That's plenty, say the format's supporters, for a movie encoded in 1080p HD resolution and a stack of extras.
The fun part is that current players and writers will not support the new triple layer disk. Too bad for people on the bleeding edge.
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