Category Archives: Digital Home

Silverstone Raven RV03 Final Version Launched

Posted on April 7, 2011 by admin

PM Tony Ou invited us to an exclusive preview and unboxing of the final production version of the Raven RV03. You can see and hear about all the specs and details directly from the source.
Check out more on : http://www.silverstonetek.com

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Plextor Solid State Drives – M2S Series

Posted on April 7, 2011 by admin

Plextor launches a brand new SSD series to cater for high speed USB 3.0 devices. The M2S series uses a server grade Marvell chip to enhance speed of data transfer, in addition to proprietary software algorithms which enhance data integrity and product lifespan.
Check out more here:
http://www.plextor.com

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Plextor 12X Internal Blu-ray Writer, PX-LB950SA

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Peter du Preez

Plextor releases the PX-LB950SA, A 12x Internal Blu-ray burner, with extreme support bundled software such as PlexUtilities and Power DVD 9 Suite combined with the high quality craftsmanship that makes Plextor stand out as the leading ODD brand for connoisseurs of quality. Check out more at http://www.Plextor.com

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Plextor 24x Internal DVD RW – PX-L890SA

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Peter du Preez

Plextor releases the PX-L890SA, A 24x Internal DVD RW drive, with extreme support bundled software and high quality craftsmanship that makes Plextor stand out as the leading ODD brand for connoisseurs of quality. Check out more at http://www.Plextor.com

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Plextor 8x External Slim DVD RW – PX-L611U

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Peter du Preez

Plextor releases the PX-L611U, an 8x External Slim DVD RW device, with extreme support bundled software and high quality craftsmanship that makes Plextor stand out as the leading ODD brand for connoisseurs of quality. Check out more at http://www.Plextor.com

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Lite-On 8X External Slim DVD Writer

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Peter du Preez
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Lite-On Announces New eNAU series 8X External Slim DVD Writer that Provides Complete Personalization

New eNAU series let you customize your drive, as well as your discs
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Lite-On iHBS212 12X Blu-ray Disc Writer

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Peter du Preez
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Lite-On Introduces New iHBS212 12X Blu-ray Disc Writer
with SATA interface
The 12x BD burner that delivers a perfect 25GB disk in under 12 minutes
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BLACKRAPID Strap Showdown

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Peter du Preez
Spaghetti Western showdown at FirstZoom Studios where Craig Ferguson shows how fast BLACKRAPID RS-5 straps really are. Check out more at Blackrapid.com
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BLACKRAPID RS-5 FirstZoom Review

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Peter du Preez
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Craig Ferguson is a well respected cultural photographer in Taiwan, his experience brings a measure of perspective to some basic camera equipment that we all could use. BLACKRAPID has become the camera strap of choice for pro’s and amatures alike. It brings both convenience and comfort to something that people just expect to be normal. The RS-5 is anything but normal. It has a special design allowing the camera to move along the strap, and yet hang comfortably. It has padding which stays in place, and extra pockets to keep all the trinkets you need when roaming around shooting pics. For more info check out Blackrapid.com

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Phottix Atlas Wireless Flash Trigger Full Review

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Peter du Preez

The Phottix Atlas 2.4 GHz Wireless Flash Trigger brings reliability and endurance on par with the well known Pocket Wizard. This Review done by Craig Ferguson Images in association with FirstZoom Studios shows you the Atlas in use in real life situations. Craig, an experienced Cultural Photographer from Taiwan gives his opinion and feedback on the engineering samples he received early on in the products development.  With his feedback, Phottix will continue to develop the Atlas which is scheduled to be released within the next month or two.
Check out how well it works in the studio, inside a bomb shelter, and from a fair distance. Never missing a beat, the Atlas wireless trigger fired every time.
The device has 4 channels, and many various ways to connect to lots of different flash devices and DSLR cameras.

This was filmed on a HD- DSLR Canon 7D, using the original Mic on the camera.

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Hitachi TV innovations @ Computex 2010

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Peter du Preez

Hitachi’s new Television with LED backlight saves more energy than regular TV’s, allows for a thinner profile, with an exceptional contrast. The second TV on show has a new chip which enhances picture quality to approximate HD quality. Both TV’s will be available before the end of this year.

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Microsoft & Samsung unite with Allshare App @ Computex 2010

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Peter du Preez

The Microsoft booth at Computex 2010 had many interesting projects where Yi found out about Allshare, an application which works on the Samsung Omnia II mobile phones. The Allshare application shares TV, Mobile, as well PC and Camera across a wireless network to other Allshare users, and between your respective media.

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Digital Media Player MP700HD from Great Wall

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Peter du Preez

Serena from GreatWall Shenzhen Company introduces their new Media player. Media players allow users to play video files that are saved on computers or other memory storage devices directly to the TV screen. The device supports 1080p video streaming from the memory storage devices. There is even a SATA HDD bay for your SATA HDD to plug in directly. The unique shape is unusual, and quite attractive, making it stand out from the plethora of similar devices available on the market. The HDMI connector is also a big plus. Unfortunately the Remote control was not on display, but will contain all the functionality you would expect of a high end Digital home product. To know more about the product on display here, check out www.gwoversea.com

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ASUS O!Play HD Media Player – unboxed & introduced

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Peter du Preez

Hello and Welcome to ASUSTek HQ. My name is Sarah and I’m going to introduce this delightful new product from ASUS called the O!Play HD Media Player.

This sparkling innovation lets you play video files and music files directly on to your TV and home amplified speakers. It can also connect via a network cable to your PC. Let’s take a closer look:
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