A-Data starts shipping the NH01 USB 3.0 portable drive
A-Data Technology is serving up more speedy spinning storage in the form of the NH01 2.5-inch portable hard drives featuring a USB 3.0 interface. Going from 320GB to 640GB in terms of capacity, the new HDD measures 134 (L) x 82 (W) x 15.7 (H) mm and weights 240 grams, has a glossy front panel, works at 5400 RPM (rotations per minute), is capable of transfer speeds of 88 MB/s on USB 3.0 and 28 MB/s on USB 2.0, and is backed by a three-year warranty.
The 320GB, 500GB and 640GB NH01 drives are now shipping and can be found (still on pre-order) at 70, 88 and 110 Euro, respectively.
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Nvidia says its Quadro cards are ready to work with Adobe CS5
Slow DirectX 11 adopter, Nvidia Corp. hasn't wasted much time in claiming that multiple models in its Quadro line of professional graphics cards have been certified for Adobe's just-announced but not yet available Creative Suite 5 family of web, design and development software. According to Nvidia, thanks to the new Adobe Mercury Playback Engine, Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 enables Quadro users to utilize GPU power in order to do real-time video editing and effects processing, meaning less wait and higher productivity.
"With Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and the Adobe Mercury Playback Engine, we are redefining the non-linear editing workflow with industry-leading performance acceleration that will deliver big productivity gains for our users," said Simon Hayhurst, senior director, product management for Digital Video and Audio Group at Adobe. "Performance and fidelity gains coupled with support for a range of Nvidia cards deliver new capabilities for all professional workflows, enabling users as diverse as post-production studios, corporate videographers, film production, newsrooms - even video hobbyists - to tell their stories easily, with higher impact."
Among the Nvidia products that Adobe has approved for use with CS5 are the Quadro FX 5800, Quadro FX 4800, Quadro FX 4800 for Mac, Quadro FX 3800 and Quadro CX cards. For more info about the CUDA-supporting and Quadro-loving Adobe CS5 see this page.
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Plextor unveils the PX-NAS2 2-bay NAS
Plextor has just announced the PX-NAS2, a 2-bay network attached storage (NAS) device aimed for small office/home office (SoHo) and home users in need of backup or a place from which to stream their multimedia collection. The new NAS measures 135.4 (W) x 120.3 (H) x 254.5 (D) mm, supports 3.5-inch hard drives with a capacity of up to 2TB, is compliant with the DLNA 1.5 for connection to CE products, can be used as an iTunes, HTTP / FTP server, boasts two USB 2.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, and is bundled with the Memeo software for backup, syncing, and sharing of content.
"Plextor is pleased to expand our storage category to meet today's growing storage demand by providing another complete storage solution to our consumers," says Takashi Adachi, General Manager of Plextor. "The PX-NAS2 is a complete and versatile NAS device that fulfills the growing demand for storage capacity, security and accessibility of personal data anywhere, anytime within a home."
The Plextor PX-NAS2 will start selling in May in three versions:
- without hard drives for €179
- with two 500GB hard drives for €285
- with two 1TB hard drives for €389
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Java co-creator leaves Oracle, will look for greener pastures
The cvasi-exodus sparkled by Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems has turned a new page earlier this month when James Gosling, CTO of Oracle's client software group, former CTO of Sun's developer products group, and Java creator extraordinaire, resigned. Gosling has worked at Sun since 1984 and in the '90s fronted the team that developed the Java programming language.
Gosling announced his departure from Oracle in a quite diplomatic and thus not very revealing blog post saying: "The rumours are true: I resigned from Oracle a week ago." ... "As to why I left, it's difficult to answer: Just about anything I could say that would be accurate and honest would do more harm than good."
Gosling said that he'll be taking some time off being going job-hunting.
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Adobe announces Creative Suite 5 line
As promised, Adobe has today introduced to the world its newest Creative Suite line of web, design and development software - CS5. Set to be available in five editions - CS5 Design Standard, CS5 Design Premium, CS5 Master Collection, CS5 Web Premium and CS5 Production Premium, the fresh Creative Suite family includes, for the first time, integration with online content and digital marketing measurement and optimization capabilities, and brings a new component, called Adobe Flash Catalyst, which enables the design of interactive content without writing code and improves the collaborative process between designer and developer.
Other features that debut in CS5 are:
- Truer Edge technology in Photoshop CS5 Extended offers improved edge detecting technology and masking results in less time. Photoshop CS5 Extended also lets users remove an image element and immediately replace the missing pixels with Content-Aware Fill.
- InDesign CS5 powers the transition to digital publishing with new interactive documents and enhanced eReader device support.
- Native 64-bit support in Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects (finally!).
- New Text Layout Framework in Flash Professional CS5 provides professional-level typography capabilities with functions like kerning, ligatures, tracking, leading, threaded text block and multiple columns.
- New stroke options in Illustrator CS5 allow users to create strokes of variable widths and precisely adjust the width at any point along the stroke.
- The Nvidia GPU accelerated Adobe Mercury Playback Engine allows Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 users to open projects faster, refine effects-rich HD sequences in real time and play back complex projects without rendering.
- The new Roto Brush tool in After Effects helps users save time by isolating moving foreground elements in a fraction of the normal time.
- Dreamweaver CS5 now supports popular content management systems Drupal, Joomla! and WordPress.
"While Creative Suite 5 continues Adobe’s storied history of delivering astonishing new creative features, this release first and foremost addresses the challenges facing publishers and creatives worldwide - how to build profitable businesses around digital content," said Shantanu Narayen, president and chief executive officer at Adobe. "By coupling sophisticated online business analytics with dazzling creative tools, we're ensuring that publishers, designers and marketers can create, deliver and optimize beautiful, high-impact digital experiences across media and devices."
The Creative Suite 5 product family is expected to ship in 30 days and have the following prices:
- $1299 for CS5 Design Standard
- $1699 for CS5 Production Premium
- $1799 for CS5 Web Premium
- $1899 for CS5 Design Premium
- $2599 for CS5 Master Collection
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Opera userbase passes the 100 million mark
Opera Software has today proudly announced that there are over 100 million people all around the world using one or more of its browsers. The Opera userbase includes 50 million people who surf the web with Opera for Windows, Mac and Linux, 50 million individuals with Opera Mini-equipped phones, plus all those running Opera on other platforms (Android, Windows Mobile, Nintendo Wii, TVs and set-top boxes).
According to the Norway-based company, the year-on-year growth of the Opera desktop browser passes 30%, measured from March 2009 to March 2010, while Opera Mini grew 150% from January '09 to Jan '10.
"Opera's record growth shows that we are on the right track, and that as user needs grow, we are growing right along with them," said Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software. "Opera for Desktop delivers the fastest browsing experience on the planet, with a visionary approach to features and a user-friendly design."
Opera currently claims to have the fastest Windows web browser with Opera 10.51 (also coming for Mac OS and Linux) so you want to give it a try and see what it's all about.
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EeeBox PC EB1007 listed on Asus' site, not yet selling
Unveiled at CeBIT 2010 in Germany just over a month ago, Asus' EeeBox PC EB1007 Pine Trail-powered nettop can now be found on its maker's website for a full disclosure of its specs. The new machine measures 223 (D) x 178 (W) x 27 (H) without the stand, weights 1.17kg, comes in black and white and packs a 1.66 GHz Atom N450 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, GMA 3150 integrated graphics, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, an SD card reader, USB and eSATA connectors, and a D-Sub output.
The EeeBox PC EB1007 is pre-loaded with Windows XP and should make it into stores later this month. No word on pricing.
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BitFenix entering the gaming hardware market
Everyone, please welcome the newest kid on the gaming hardware and peripheral block, it goes by the name of BitFenix and says it's going to release products that break the "me-too" mold by combining "smart engineering, thoughtful design, and some very novel ideas." BitFenix's yet unnamed and undetailed hardware is supposed to "deliver extreme performance" for discerning users, helping improve their accuracy and efficiency, or enable their systems to better, faster, or cooler. All this suggests we're going to get BitFenix mice, keyboard, CPU/VGA coolers, and other goodies.
"The truth is that users shouldn't have to adjust to the way their hardware works, which is why we want to give users as much control as possible," said David Jarlestedt, BitFenix Product Manager. "The time has come for true innovation to hit the scene, and I believe we have the experience and know-how to make it happen. And because a product's form is almost as important as its function, BitFenix products will be crafted to look as good as they work. We are driven to deliver some groundbreaking products, and along with the feedback from the community, I believe our upcoming designs will really cause people to do a double-take."
The first BitFenix products will debut in mid-June so expect some details about them in the coming weeks.
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Scythe releases 140mm Slip Stream series case fans
Scythe EU has just announced the expansion of its Slip Stream family of case fans with four 140mm models boasting a sleeve bearing and a MTBF (mean time before failure) of 20,000 hours. The full line of Slip Stream 140 fans includes feature the following specifications:
- SM1425SL12SL - 500 RPM (speed) | 27.2 CFM (airflow) | 9.6 dBA (sound output)
- SM1425SL12L - 800 RPM | 43.5 CFM | 14.3 dBA
- SM1425SL12M - 1200 RPM | 65.2 CFM | 23.2 dBA
- SM1425SL12H - 1700 RPM | 92.4 CFM | 36.4 dBA
The Slip Stream 140 fans can be mounted in 120mm holders and are priced at $12 / 9.95 Euro (without VAT) each.
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Sharp claims to have made the first-ever four-primary-color 3D LCD TV
Sharp is planning to enter the 3D TV market with style and for that to happen it has developed the "world's first" four-primary-color 3D LCD TV which is supposed to provide "impressive 3D images with an exceptionally realistic sense of depth." Also claimed to feature the industry's highest brightness, Sharp's 3D LCD includes side-mount scanning LED backlighting, requires 3D (shutter) glasses, and, in addition to R (red), G (green), and B (blue), it adds Y (yellow), as the fourth primary color, this enabling brighter, more vivid colors and thus, better image quality.
Sharp will introduce its first 3D LCD TVs in Japan this summer and plans to release such products in other markets, including North America and Europe, later on this year.
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