HiDefDVD.com, a leading high definition DVD movie retailer, is already seeing a strong upswing in DVD sales this holiday season thanks to emerging high def formats, HD-DVD and Blu-ray.
“We’re pretty surprised, actually,” stated VP Shaun Guidolin of hidefdvd.com. “Movies have always seemed to be a product that drives customers to the re-buy factor. First it was VHS, then people re-purchased those films on DVD, and now we’re seeing the same thing with the new High Definition formats.”
According to hidefdvd.com’s press release, thanks to the recent release of Sony’s Playstation 3 and Microsoft’s XBOX 360, high definition products have been pushed back into the mainstream. Every Playstation 3 includes a built-in Blu-ray DVD drive and Microsoft has just released an aftermarket, standalone HD-DVD player for its XBOX 360.
Continuing its heritage of delivering display innovations to the mainstream market, ViewSonic Corp. today unveiled a line of widescreen LCD monitors, targeted at performance and value-focused consumers. This new series of widescreen displays represents the latest offerings in ViewSonic’s campaign to announce 25 products in the fourth quarter of 2006. With estimated street prices (ESP) starting at $199, these ViewSonic displays feature an ultra-fast response time of 5 milliseconds and improved screen performance for gaming, video and business applications.
“Widescreen monitors have proven to be a perfect choice for those enjoying digital entertainment on the desktop and for business professionals to see more information on one screen and easily switch between applications and projects,” said Jeff Volpe, vice president of marketing, ViewSonic Americas. “ViewSonic is aggressively attacking this market demand by offering innovative widescreen options that take full advantage of the latest advances in computer operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows Vista.”
I can’t believe how the prices for LCDs have continued to drop. ViewSonic offerings announced include the VX2235wm, the VX2035wm and the VX1935wm, 22-, 20- and 19-inch widescreen LCDs with an ESP of $399, $349 and $199 respectively.
Dude I’m getting a Dell SLI !
NVIDIA Corporation today announced a revolutionary new shopping experience for gamers–the NVIDIA SLI Marketplace.
The NVIDIA SLI Marketplace will allow consumers in the United States to:
- Buy SLI-certified products, such as motherboards, graphics cards, power supplies, system memory, computer cases, and complete systems
- Sell SLI-components, via online eBay item listings
- Build your own SLI desktop PC from the ground up or upgrade your current system to an SLI-powered PC
By consolidating more than 50 different destinations, including system builder sites, e-tail sites and eBay item listings, the NVIDIA SLI Marketplace is the premiere destination in the U.S. for every PC gamers’ hardware needs.
“We are very excited about the SLI Marketplace,” said Doug Marrs, marketing vice president at Buy.com. “Step by step, it walks do-it-yourself customers through the process of building a state-of-the-art gaming PC, ensuring that all of the components are compatible. Even customers not previously familiar with SLI technology can now make intelligent purchases from our wide range of PC component offerings. We have even partnered with NVIDIA to offer SLI-compatible bundles for customers who want a convenient one-click solution.”
I guess this is the next step if the “everything” is wired world we live in.
The CM3 in-vehicle Internet router takes a broadband Internet connection and puts it on wheels. This hardware system allows several passengers to easily connect their Internet ready devices such as a laptop, PDA, Playstation® 3, Wii™, and Wi-Fi MP3 player to the Internet all at the same time from your vehicle. The broadband Internet connection empowers multiple devices to be used while the vehicle is cruising at any speed.
The WAAV CM3 is the only mobile broadband Internet solution that is specifically “Designed to Move.” Mounted easily in the trunk or under a seat, the small 7.2″ x 6.5″ x 1.25″ CM3 connects to a cellular network and user devices connect wired or wirelessly. Network speeds range up to 3.6 mbps and average 400 to 800 kbps.
Complete CM3 systems start at $499.00. Service plans start at $59.99 per month for unlimited data usage. Nationwide service covers over 200 million people in more than 250 metro areas.
The NuVision Deep Black LED DLP® TV uses the PhlatLight™ LED Light Source to Provide Revolutionary Video Performance with Superior Color Fidelity, More Refined Grey Scale and Deeper Black Levels
NuVision (www.nuvision.com) is proud to announce that production has begun on its new 1080p DLP® television (model # 52LEDLP) and that it is on schedule to ship the revolutionary new TV beginning in October. NuVision has also recently announced that its new line of Deep Black LED DLP televisions will initially be available in the 52-inch model ($4,399 MSRP) with larger screen models targeted for the near future. The company recently featured the TV at the CEDIA Expo in Denver and will show the TV at the upcoming EHX Expo show in Long Beach, Calif., November 15 through 17 (booth # 1127).
The HDTV manufacturer in Arizona NuVision LED illumination system is based on the breakthrough PhlatLight™ LED-based light source, developed and manufactured by the U.S. company Luminus Devices, Inc. The NuVision version of this technology is designed with specialized electronics systems optimized to proprietary NuVision control and signal processing systems with the goal of creating the ultimate new reference standard in high-performance video reproduction.
This may be a “non-cool” thing for the kiddies, but saving your ears isn’t a bad idea. It’s hard to find a kid (or adult for that matter) today without ear buds, pumping something into their brains.
Over 100 million mp3 players presently sold do not have the “guidelines” on safe listening built in. iHearSafe Earbuds can resolve this by replacing the factory earbuds with iHearSafe Earbuds. Many other audio devices also exceed the safe listening guidelines that also can benefit from the iHearSafe Earbuds.
iHearSafe Earbuds are the only “safe volume” earbuds that cannot be circumvented that are available. They are a specialty product who’s time has come and have been proven a true need through research on noise induced hearing loss from mp3 players
Read more in the Press Release.
