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AMD launches ATI Radeon HD 4830 graphics card for high performance gaming

AMD recently introduced the ATI Radeon HD 4830 graphics card, raising the performance bar for graphics cards priced at less than $150 and presenting gamers with even more affordable access to award-winning ATI Radeon HD 4800 series performance. Like all ATI Radeon HD 4800 series products, the new offering delivers class-leading game performance1 and superior ….

Samsung delivers new benchmark with fifth gen Blu-ray player

Samsung Electronics introduces its most advanced Blu-ray player to date with the BD-P2500. Building upon key features and design elements from past Samsung Blu-ray players, the BD-P2500 is compatible out-of-the-box with the latest Blu-ray interactive features available including BD Live, which allows users to connect to the internet, while watching a disc, to obtain additional ….

AMD launches world’s fastest graphics card

AMD announced the world’s fastest graphics card, the ATI RadeonTM HD 4870 X2, advancing visual computing ever closer to eye-definition computing gaming and cinematic experiences and delivering a whopping 2.4 teraFLOPS of processing power. Also announced today is the ATI RadeonTM HD 4850 X2 graphics card, delivering blistering performance at a compelling price point. These ….

Tandberg TV to provide HD MPEG-4 AVC encoders for NBC coverage of Beijing Olympics

Tandberg Television, part of Ericsson, has been selected to provide Tandberg MPEG-4 AVC video processing solutions to NBC during the network’s coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics from Beijing, China August 8-24. This is the first Olympics where MPEG-4 AVC will be used for HD content contribution and NBC will deploy a variety of Tandberg ….

DivX and CinemaNow to expand content delivery to consumer electronics devices

DivX, a digital media company, and CinemaNow, which delivers high-quality Hollywood movies and TV shows across multiple platforms, recently announced an agreement that will allow CinemaNow to offer users the ability to download premium content in the high-quality DivX format and play back those titles on a PC, as well as a range of DivX ….

Alienware Area-51 m15x first 15-inch notebook to feature NVIDIA Quadro GPU

Alienware has announced that the Area-51 m15x notebook, already a favorite of gamers and entertainment enthusiasts, now offers the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M GPU, redefining graphics performance on a 15.4-inch notebook to best address the needs of on-the-go digital content professionals. As the only 15.4-inch notebook equipped with the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M, the Alienware ….

New Logitech Wheel delivers force feedback realism with one-piece convenience

No need to rearrange your living room – now you can add force feedback realism to your driving-game experience in seconds. Logitech announced the one-piece Logitech Driving Force Wireless force feedback racing wheel for PLAYSTATION 3. Quick to set up and easy to store, Logitech’s one-piece design includes an expandable lap rest so you don’t ….

Logitech introduces keyboard for Wii Internet Channel

To make it easier for you to communicate with your friends and family on your Wii game console, Logitech today introduced the new Logitech Cordless Keyboard for Wii, licensed by Nintendo, a must-have accessory for chat-oriented games and the Wii Internet Channel. With its compact, slim design and 2.4 GHz wireless technology, Logitech’s new keyboard ….

Breakthrough technology set to blast PC graphics to new level

Aiming to radically improve graphics performance for any kind of PC, LucidLogix Technologies today took the wraps off its new parallel graphics technology that will allow PC manufacturers to satisfy consumer demand for visual reality without compromise. The real-time distributed processing engine, called HYDRA, offers a groundbreaking approach to scaling 3D graphics performance in a ….

Toshiba unleashes Best Buy exclusive gaming laptop

Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced that the Qosmio® X305-Q701 gaming laptop is available exclusively at Best Buy stores nationwide for an affordable price of $1,549.99(1). Engulfed in Toshiba’s new “fiery” Fusion™ finish with Rogue design, the Qosmio X305 laptop allows gamers to play graphic-hungry games ….

FCC Chief Hinting at Tiered Access

According to MarketWatch, Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin appears to support broadband providers seeking to offer tiered access to high-bandwidth content online. He suggested this while answering questions at the Globalcomm 2006 Conference in Chicago. “Consumers need to be able to access all the content that’s available over the Internet without being impeded by ….

U.S. Senate Unveils Proposed New Telecom Bill

The Senate Commerce Committee, led by Sen. Ted Stevens, a Republican from Alaska, has released a new draft of the proposed telecommunications bill. The new bill has set the stage for weeks of public hearings and debate on topics ranging from cable franchising, network neutrality, DTV-transition issues and rural phone subsidies. The bill does not include a ….