News: Telecom Announces 4G Customer Trial

Posted on May 17th, 2012

Telecom announced today that it will be conducting live customer trials of Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile technology later this …full story

News: Dell Revolutionizes Design and Performance with New Line of Dell Precision Workstations

Posted on May 15th, 2012

Redesigned tower workstations give creative and design professionals new levels of performance New Dell patented technology eliminates nearly all memory …full story

Kingston Announces Wi-Drive App for Kindle Fire

• Wireless Storage for Android-based Kindle Fire
• 64GB Capacity Provides More Storage On the Go
• App Update Includes Streaming via AirPlay Devices, DRM Support

Kingston announced an app to enable Wi-Drive use with Kindle Fire. Shipping later in Q1, Kingston Wi-Drive will also be available in a 64GB capacity. In addition, existing Wi-Drive users can get a free app update for Apple devices that allow AirPlay and DRM support. The award-winning Kingston Wi-Drive is wireless portable storage for tablets and smartphone devices including Kindle Fire, Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and lets users store and share content wirelessly with three users simultaneously.

Kingston Wi-Drive was first released in 2011 for Apple devices and can now be used for the Android-based Kindle Fire tablet. The app, available on the Amazon Appstore for Android, allows Kindle Fire users to expand the capacity of the device beyond the 8GB of internal storage.

The 64GB version coming soon allows even more storage and sharing, and joins the Wi-Drive family currently available in 16GB and 32GB capacities. An app update for Apple devices allows AirPlay support for streaming of music*, photos and videos**. For ...full story

Posted by Karen Joy Provo on January 21st, 2012 in News | | Tags: , , ,

Sony bolsters its Internet TV offering with addition of movie channel MUBI

  • Almost 1,000 Classic Movies available on demand
  • 30 Day Free Trial
  • Available on a wide range of 2010 and 2011 Sony products

Available to watch now, MUBI is known for its vibrant community of film lovers and outstanding catalogue of films from around the world. The channel offers users an exciting array of visionary cinema, directly streamed to your TV or home entertainment device, including Fellini’s ‘La Dolce Vita,’ Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Kid’ and Guillermo del Toro ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’, as well as nearly one thousand other cinematic masterpieces.

Sharon Ashworth, Content Partnership Manager, Sony Australia/New Zealand said, “The addition of MUBI to our growing collection of on-demand channels means there is now a great selection of quality film content available for our customers to choose from. Classic movies and art house films are all available to stream on-demand, directly to your compatible BRAVIA TV or Sony Blu-ray player. Driving the revolution in the way we watch TV, MUBI is just another example of Sony continuing to deliver the best TV experience; the best picture quality and the best range of quality content. It’s all on-demand and ready to ...full story

Posted by Karen Joy Provo on January 20th, 2012 in News | | Tags: , , ,

BlackBerry Curve 9360 now available in New Zealand

Sleek, fast and easy-to-use, the Blackberry Curve 9360

delivers powerful social experiences and best in class communications.

 

Research In Motion (RIM) today announced that the BlackBerry Curve 9360 is now available in New Zealand.

Adele Beachley, Managing Director for New Zealand at RIM commented, “The BlackBerry Curve 9360 is a great choice for consumers who love to stay connected as well as business users who want access to BlackBerry’s best-in-class email, messaging, social apps and web browsing. This smartphone features the new BlackBerry 7 operating system, great performance enhancements, increased social connectivity, a 5MP camera and more. The Curve family of smartphones has always been popular and we think New Zealand users will be very pleased with the addition of this new model.”

The new BlackBerry Curve smartphone is slim, stylish and simply beautiful. It is ergonomically designed with a comfortable and iconic keyboard for fast, accurate typing and an optical trackpad for easy, one-handed navigation. GPS and Wi-Fi support are also included, as well as a 5MP camera with flash and video recording so that memories can be captured and instantly shared on ...full story

Posted by Karen Joy Provo on January 19th, 2012 in News | | Tags: , , ,

Four Ricoh products win the prestigious German “iF product design award 2012″

Four new products from Ricoh — the Ricoh Unified Communication System P3000, and the compact digital cameras GR DIGITAL IV, CX6, and RICOH PX — came out as winners of the “iF Product Design Award” at the “iF Design Award 2012.” This prestigious annual international design award ceremony is held by iF International Forum Design GmbH at Hanover in Germany.

The iF Design Award is a leading design award that has been presented by iF International Forum Design GmbH since 1953 to industrial products from all over the world that display superior design. Each year there are many applicants for this award. The winning products are selected from four categories: “product,” “communication,” “material” and “packaging.” Award winners are highly esteemed as products with a superior design that is recognized internationally. One of these awards, the “iF Product Design Award” evaluates not only superior originality and innovation in design, but also considers the functional aspects of the product, including ease of use, quality and environmental friendliness. This year, there were a total of 4,322 applicants from 48 countries from all over the world. Out of these, 1,218 products received awards after a rigorous examination.

 

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Posted by Karen Joy Provo on January 18th, 2012 in News | | Tags: , ,

Get the Party started this holiday season with Sony

Make the most of your music with Sony and Party Streaming. Now with a variety of Sony Products and Sony’s unique Party Streaming feature you can stream your music to other speakers or audio players and to different rooms in the house. Music becomes more social again with Sony!

What is Party Streaming?
Imagine having your entire music collection on your computer but being able to play all that music through a high-quality sound speaker without the need to attach it with long, trailing wires. That, in essence is what Party Streaming is.

You can even play the same song on another speaker or Hi-Fi system in another room and control both at the same time! Now hosting a party is easy, just set up some speakers in each room and control all the music in the house with one device.

The kids like pop but you like rock? Simple, with the room-by-room mode you can play different songs on different speakers throughout the house. It also means you can control how loud your kids’ music is!!

To make the most of Sony’s unique Party ...full story

Posted by Karen Joy Provo on December 20th, 2011 in News | | Tags: , , ,

Kingston’s Smallest USB Flash Drive DataTraveler Micro

Kingston, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the launch of the DataTraveler Micro – one of the world’s smallest USB Flash drives. The DataTraveler Micro is designed in an ultra-small form factor that can be left in devices such as tablet PCs, slim notebooks, netbooks or car audio systems while on the move. The drive’s light weight and compact size easily adds up to 16GB of extra storage to a device without increasing its footprint. It is simple to use and just needs to be connected to any device with a USB port. DataTraveler Micro blends in easily without blocking other controls and is simple to use for storing, transferring and sharing photos, videos, music and other favorite files while on the move.

“Kingston’s DataTraveler Micro is a versatile USB Flash drive that is perfect for use with different devices such as tablets that have a USB port or in slim notebooks. Due to its small size, it is also convenient to be left plugged in while on the go,” said Nathan Su, Flash Memory Sales Director, APAC Region, Kingston.

Available in 8GB and 16GB, ...full story

Posted by Karen Joy Provo on December 19th, 2011 in News | | Tags: , ,
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