Year: 2008

SRS Labs (http://www.srslabs.com) has announced the upcoming release
of two new products in the iWOW family, making SRS’ audio solutions
available for the entire iTunes ecosystem — including Mac, PC and
iPod applications.

The first product is iWOW for iPod, an adaptor that attaches to
iPods, and the second is iWOW for Mac and PC software plug-in, which
offers two software applications in one retail package. SRS iWOW for
iPod is an audio adaptor that attaches to the iPod.

Akvis Software has updated Akvis LightShop for Mac and Windows to
version 2.5. The upgrade introduces new ready-to-use light effects
for a quick start. The version improves compatibility with Vista SP1
and adds a new interface language (Portuguese).

Now there are three download files for the Mac: a standalone
application, a plug-in version for Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop
Elements 6, and a plug-in for earlier versions of these programs.

LightShop lets you create a light effects designed to draw attention
and animate any photo.

Western Digital has introduced its new 500GB capacity My Passport
Portable USB drives. It’s offered on the My Passport Elite and My
Passport Essential portable drive models.

A recent consumer study conducted by WD of 1,559 external hard drive
users revealed that 54 percent of survey respondents wished that
there was an automatic way to back up their computer without having
to think about it. My Passport Elite portable drives are equipped
with software to automatically back up consumers’ collections of
personal media and digital files.

MicroNet (http://www.micronet.com) is shipping the RAIDBank4 a
compact, high availability, high performance storage solution
designed for small and medium businesses (SMBs). It sports both eSATA
and USB connectivity, and a 300 MB/second data transfer rate,.

It’s targeted for companies requiring up to 4TB now (and, soon, up to
6TB). up to six terabytes soon of high-availability data storage. The
RAIDBank4 has a footprint measuring 6.5 x 4.75 inches.

It integrates a 64-bit RISC processor with a 128MB and a high-speed
error correcting cache to ensure accuracy.

On2 Technologies has launched its latest video compression format,
On2 VP8. This eighth generation of On2 video is designed as a
solution for web TV, IPTV and video conferencing companies looking to
differentiate their product and service offerings by delivering
higher quality video using less data and requiring less system
resource for playback, according to Eero Kaikkonen, chief marketing
officer at On2.