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Acme Launches Digital Media Centre

Functional TV add-on which supports Wi-Fi or LAN internet connection. Perfect for watching HD movies, YouTube, listening to e-radio…

Enfield London, 16th November, 2011, Interactive Ideas, one of the UK’s top, value-added software and peripherals distributor in partnership with leading PC, Office and Gaming producer Acme, today announced the launch of their Digital Media Centre.

If your lifestyle is active and you are interested not only in the news but also in its presentation and love to watch good movies or YouTube clips while sitting comfortably on your couch... then the ACME Digital Media Centre is a must-have item!

Now you can have a very functional TV add-on which supports Wi-Fi or LAN internet connection and will satisfy all your entertainment needs. Just imagine sitting with a warm cup of coffee in the morning and reading the RSS subscriptions of your favourite blogs, news, and weather forecast websites. Starting a new day with a good breakfast is not enough, knowing the latest news is equally important.
The other features of the ACME Digital Media Centre will make your leisure time much more fun. Forget about all your troubles and have a rest with e-radio or YouTube.

Expecting guests on the weekend? You'd better get some HD movies ready! The ACME Digital Media Centre DP-02 supports 1080p movies. Great time with friends guaranteed. Download the movies via a Bit torrent client or use a portable hard drive or a SD card (there’s a special slot for it).
Want to help your friends find the perfect way home? Just turn on your ACME Digital Media Centre and show them the route on Google Maps.

Forget the inconvenience of using several devices. Now you can have everything at once! The ACME Digital Media Centre DP-02 is made to work for you!

Technical Specifications:

Video format playback: AVI, MPG, DAT, VOB, DIV, MOV, MKV, MPEG, TS, MTS, M2TS, RM, RMVB, ISO, IFO, WMV, ASF.
Video codecs supported: MPEG1, HD MPEG2(up to MP@HL), HD MPEG4 SP/ASPH.264 BP @ L3,MP @ L4.1,HP @ L4.1Xvid, WMV9, RM / RMVB 8 / 9 / 10 (up to 1280 x 720 @ 30fps).
Subtitle format supported: SRT, SSA, SUB, SMI.
Audio file format support: MP3, WMA, RA, RM, OGG.
Audio decode: DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital TrueHD.
Picture file format support: JPG / JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF
TV system: NTSC, PAL
Chipset: Realtek 1185
Menu languages: English, French, Russian, Polish, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian.
Video output: RCA Y/ Pb /Pr, RCA video, HDMI V1.3
Audio output: 2 x RCA, optical (Toslink), digital coaxial.
Data connectivity: 2 x USB 2.0 and 1 x USB 3.0 high speed hosts (supports external HDD), SD memory card slot.

In The Box:

·         ACME DP-02 digital multimedia centre,

·         IR remote control (2 x batteries)

·         A/V cable

·         AC power adapter

·         User’s manual with warranty card

Price & Availability:

The ACME Digital Media Centre is distributed in the UK by Interactive Ideas and is available for MSRP £207.99 inc from Amazon

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BinaryDistribution launches mediAvatar Media Toolkit Ultimate – The Comprehensive Solution for Making the Most of Your Media!

Enjoy Your Media Anytime Anywhere

Aylesbury, UK, November 16^th 2011, BinaryDistribution has announced the release of mediAvatar Media Toolkit Ultimate and Media Toolkit.

mediAvatar Media toolkit Ultimate for Windows and Mac OS X based computers is the quintessential toolkit for backing up* your favourite DVDs and Blu-rays protecting the original discs from scratches and general wear & tear. Convert and edit your DVDs, Blu-rays and all popular video files so you can enjoy them on any media device, anywhere anytime. You can even transfer* audio from DVD/Blu-ray/CD and convert it to MP3 and many other file formats.

mediAvatar Media Toolkit Ultimate includes:

·         mediAvatar Blu-ray Ripper & mediAvatar DVD Converter Pro – Transfer* Blu-ray and DVD to all popular formats including HD and standard definition and enjoy on your favourite multimedia players such as iPad, iPhone, Tablet PCs, Android devices, PSP, Xbox, Wii etc.

·         mediAvatar Video Converter Pro & YouTube Video Converter  – Convert from all popular video formats including directly from YouTube and transfer* to your preferred playback device.

·         mediAvatar Audio Converter Pro – Extract, Rip, edit and convert all popular audio formats to playback* on any multimedia device.

For more information please see http://www.downloadbuyer.com/showprod/1081

mediAvatar Media toolkit, includes mediAvatar mediAvatar Blu-ray Ripper & mediAvatar DVD Converter Pro making it the ideal solution for movie and video fans wanting to get the most from their media collection.

For more information please see http://www.downloadbuyer.com/showprod/1082

Ease of use: Both titles are designed to be very user friendly so even an absolute beginner will find the whole process quick, intuitive and hassle free.  Simply choose from a pre-set profile and click to go.  Advanced user need not worry though, as there are enough tweaks, settings and variables to keep even the most experienced format junkies happy!

Availability: mediAvatar Media Toolkit Ultimate and Media Toolkit are available at around £79.99 and £39.99 respectively, and are available for a limited period exclusively from DownloadBuyer.com as a download and physical boxed product are available from Amazon.co.uk.

Downloadbuyer.com managing director, Jon Silvera quoted “The much lauded recent government announcements on relaxing copyright law were certainly very welcomed.  The need to transfer media from one device to another has never been greater so it’s refreshing to see the government supporting the consumer on this one.  Those of us old enough to remember will recall Sir Alan Sugar winning Amstrad the right to release the ‘Tape-to-Tape’ media centre that went on to become a defining moment in music copyright history.  Media Toolkit Ultimate from mediAvatar is the modern day software equivalent with the same underlying function – enjoy your media anytime anywhere!”

*WARNING: COPYRIGHT NOTICE – Always check and obey all copyright notices. Generally, commercially available music and video is protected by copyright law. If you are not the copyright owner and you have not obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner, you may be violating copyright laws and other propriety rights that could result in claims for damages and or criminal prosecution.  Please be vigilant and follow the copyright notices issued with purchased material.

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Ricoh announces the CX6 Compact Digital Camera

Featuring high-speed autofocus as fast as 0.1 seconds

and zoom assist monitor for easier telephoto photography

Tokyo, Japan, November 15, 2011—Ricoh Co., Ltd. (president and CEO: Shiro Kondo) today announced the development and release of the CX6, a new digital camera featuring a high magnification 10.7x (28-300 mm) optical wide-angle zoom lens that achieves even shorter autofocus (AF) times through the introduction of a new AF system.

With the adoption of a new system enhancing both the hardware and software of the hybrid AF system introduced on the CX5, the new CX6 achieves AF focusing times as fast as 0.1 seconds. You will be sure to capture that fleeting shutter chance.

The high-brightness LCD monitor is approximately 1.7 times brighter than　the previous model for better visibility outdoors. The CX6 also adds a function for automatic adjustment of brightness based on the level of brightness of the subject, and this make it possible to minimize the loss of visibility that can occur due to changes in the shooting environment. In addition, for telephoto shooting, the new zoom assist monitor function displays a small image on the LCD monitor so that you can always check the framing of the shot.  

The new aperture/shutter-speed priority modes enable you to more richly express the atmosphere of the subject, and the snap movie function lets you more easily enjoy shooting movies. A release button especially for movies has also been added, and a wider range of functions (autofocus, zoom, etc.) are available for movie shooting.   

The CX6 compact digital camera takes the design concept of “A tool you will want to use every day” another step forward. The CX6 will be available at SRP £259.99 in early December.

Available in three colours: Black, Silver, and Pink.

<Main features of the new CX6>

1.    Even greater speed achieved with enhancement of Ricoh’s original hybrid AF system

・  With the new system created, by enhancing both the hardware and software of the hybrid AF system introduced on the CX5, the CX6 achieves focusing times as short as 0.1 seconds not only at 28 mm wide-angle but also at 300 mm telephoto. No matter where in the zoom range you are shooting, you can capture that shutter chance. 

・  AF continuous shooting has been added to the continuous shooting menu. With this function, the CX6 can continuously shoot even moving subjects at speeds of up to 3 frames/second while continuing to focus. 

*AF focusing times were measured under Ricoh measurement conditions.

2.    Easy framing of telephoto shots with the new zoom assist monitor function

・  During telephoto shooting at 93 mm and higher, the new “zoom assist monitor” display mode simultaneously displays on the LCD monitor a small image equivalent to an 85 mm focal length. The resulting ability to always confirm the framing position makes telephoto shooting even easier.

3.    Super-resolution technology and a noise reduction function for high image quality across a wide range of photo expression

・  By performing noise reduction processing immediately after the signal is output by the CMOS sensor, the CX6 is able to reduce noise while maintaining resolution, tone characteristics, and color saturation. When noise reduction is set to MAX, it is possible to do sophisticated variance-estimation type noise reduction processing in which the sensor image data's noise distribution is analyzed and the optimum processing is done for each region.

・  The back-illuminated CMOS sensor is strong in low-light shooting situations.

・  Super-resolution technology enables the CX6 to record photographs with a high-resolution feel by automatically discerning outlines, details, and gradations in the image and processing it based on the optimum settings for each. The level of super-resolution can be set to Off, Weak, or Strong.

4.    Aperture/shutter-speed priority (A/S) modes have been added to the mode dial for even greater shooting freedom

・  The CX6 expands your shooting freedom by adding aperture priority (A) mode and shutter-speed priority (S) mode. These modes bring the photographer a richer range of expressive possibilities. For example, the ability to specify maximum or minimum aperture can be used when you want to make the subject stand out in macro photography, and the ability to adjust the shutter speed will enable you to handle situations where you want to emphasize subject movement or freeze the movement of a subject in motion.

5.    10.7x 28-300 mm optical zoom plus super-resolution zoom equivalent to up to 600 mm

・  Ricoh’s original retracting lens system has made it possible to fit the high-magnification 10.7x optical wide-angle zoom lens into a thin 28.5 mm compact body.

・  The super-resolution zoom can zoom up to 2x. It enables you to do telephoto photography up to an equivalent of 600 mm with minimal image quality deterioration.

・  Using the digital zoom enables you to magnify the subject beyond the super-resolution zoom level and shoot with super-telephoto photography at a maximum of 2880 mm.

6.    Movie release button added for easier movie shooting

・  In a first for the CX series, the CX6 has a new release button especially for movie photography. Now you can easily enjoy shooting movies even without a mode dial change.

・  The addition of autofocus and zoom functions enhances your ability to shoot high-quality movies.

・  There is a “snap movie shooting” function for shooting of short video clips and also functions for easily segmenting and playing video clips. Together these capabilities make it easy for you to create and view video works in the camera. Stereo sound recording* is also possible so you can shoot not just images but also movies with a realistic feel.

*The sound is recorded in stereo, but playback on the camera is done in monaural.

7.    High-brightness LCD monitor approx. 1.7 times brighter than before; automatic brightness adjustment function also added

・  The 3.0-inch 1.23-million-dot* VGA LCD monitor has a wide viewing angle and a brightness level approximately 1.7 times higher than the CX5. It achieves excellent visibility even outdoors.

・  A function has been added for automatic adjustment of brightness by the camera. It minimizes loss of visibility caused by changes in the shooting environment.

・  The screen has a fluorine coat to prevent soiling, a hard coat to prevent scratches, and an anti-reflection coat for excellent visibility.

* White pixels added to RGB for approximately 1.23 million dots.

8.    “Bleach bypass” added for more creative fun with creative shooting mode

・  Recording images with heightened contrast and muted colors, bleach bypass enables you to create pictures with atmosphere and an austere elegance.

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STM BAGS RELEASES SWITCH LAPTOP SHOULDER BAG

It’s A Backpack, No – It’s A Shoulder Bag!

London, UK, November 15^th 2011, Leading Australian bag manufacturer, STM Bags has announced the release of the switch laptop shoulder bag.

“We wanted to create the perfect all-purpose 17” laptop bag,” explained Adina Jacobs, STM’s co-founder. “The switch’s slim profile and loads of organisation are a perfect complement to a large format laptop.”

The switch laptop shoulder bag enables you to change from backpack to shoulder bag with ease whilst being a comfortable carry for your laptop and other daily essentials. The water-resistant material and high density padding protect your documents and laptop all day.

The main compartment gives enough room for folders and documents to be carried alongside the laptop safely. With the zippered organiser pockets and the soft, lined tablet pocket, the switch keeps your belongings organised and accessible throughout the day.

The switch is available in black and in one size at 17”.

Learn more by visiting http://www.stmbags.com

Features

• High density foam padded laptop compartment
• Converts to shoulder bag with added strap
• Concealed pocket to easily hide backpack straps
• Soft lined iPad/tablet pocket
• Quick release buckles
• Full sized pocket for folders and documents
• Zippered organiser pocket for accessories and essentials

Price & Availability:

The STM switch is available now at the RRP £59.95

For stockist information please go to: www.stmbags.com.au

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