Avid Studio App for the iPad Now Available

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Avid Studio App for the iPad Now Available

Big-screen moviemaking comes to the touchscreen with Avid Studio for iPad.

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Avid Studio is a product that has been available for the PC for a while now, and today see’s the launch of an iPad version.

This is how the product is described:

We’ve distilled the world’s leading film-editing technology into an easy-to-use app that enables you to edit video, audio, and photos at the speed of your creativity.

Swiftly arrange your clips in the Storyboard, make precision edits using the Timeline, and add high-quality transitions, effects, and a soundtrack. Then share your movie directly to YouTube, Facebook, and more—or export your project to Avid Studio for the PC and continue editing with even more advanced tools.

Easily Access Your Media
– Work with any media on your device—video, audio, and photos
– Access media from external devices via an iPad Camera Connection Kit (sold separately)
– Capture video and photos from within the app
– See your media organized by Albums, Events, Faces, and more

Edit
– Get started quickly with how-to materials
– Easily navigate your project with intuitive gestures
– Swiftly arrange clips in the Storyboard
– Make precise edits and trim individual frames in the Precision Trimmer
– Use the Razor Blade tool to cut on the fly and delete or replace the second half of the clip
– Easily replace one clip with another

Enhance
– Quickly create multi-layer 3D animations, transitions, and titles with included Montage templates
– Easily composite video tracks to create layered looks
– Add high-quality fades and dissolves to help your story flow
– Generate professional-looking motion titles and graphics with full control over text, font, color, size, position, and rotation
– Create amazing Picture-in-Picture effects with full control over position, size, and rotation
– Pan and zoom on your photos to create high-impact slideshows
– Enjoy full-screen playback

Create Soundtracks
– Use your own audio or choose from the included sound effects
– Trim audio to any length, set levels, and fade audio in or out

Share
– Easily share movies via YouTube, Facebook, email, and more
– Export projects to Avid Studio for the PC

Pro Technology, Pro Results
– Created by Avid, the maker of the world’s leading film and music editing technology
– Easy enough for the hobbyist, powerful enough for the pro

You can buy the Avid Studio app from the App Store for $4.99.

Viridan PC Launch the VS-3HC Windows Home Server 2011 Server

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Viridan PC Launch the VS-3HC Windows Home Server 2011 Server

Viridian PC Systems have launched their new VS-3HC Colorado Edition home server and it’s running Windows Home Server 2011.

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Our new entry-level model is specifically to run Microsoft Windows Home Server 2011 and powered by Intel ‘Sandy Bridge’ processors with 4Gb of DDR3 memory as standard. The VHS-3HC, like our other ‘Sandy Bridge’ models, features dual server-class Intel network adapters and a server chipset (Intel C206). This allows us to offer upgrades to a range of processors, including Xeon CPUs and ECC memory.

In base specification the VHS-3HC features an Intel Celeron G530T dual-core CPU, 4Gb of DDR3 RAM and160Gb drive for the operating system and three free hot-swap drive bays. Upgrades to the system drive are available including mirrored drives and/or solid state drives

Specifications

CPU : Intel Celeron G530T, 2.2GHz, dual core, 64bit, 3MB cache (other processor options available)

Chipset : Intel C206

Memory : 4Gb DDR3 1333MHz, Max 8Gb

Networking : 1 x Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN port, 1 x Intel 82574LM Gigabit LAN port

Storage : 3 x free SATA hot-swap drive bays, 1 x 160 Gb SATA drive

Graphics : Intel Integrated Graphics

USB : 6 x USB 2.0 (2 front & 4 Rear)

Expansion slots : 1 (x16) PCI-Express

Power supply : 200wPhysical dimensions : 9.85” x 7.88” x 11.82” (H x W x D)

2 years return-to-base warranty as standard.

The VHS-3HC Colorado Edition is available now, with prices starting at £441.67 excluding VAT.

Expect a review from UWHS very soon.

Learn more from the Viridian PC website Check out our Exclusive review of the Viridian VHS-5HC Windows Home Server

3 Introduces the Web Cube – Broadband in a Box

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3 Introduces the Web Cube – Broadband in a Box

3 have just released the Web Cube, a device they are calling Broadband in a Box!

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This is what 3 posted on their blog:

This week we’ve introduced a brand new product to our broadband range. It’s the first time it’s been launched in the UK, and it’s designed for the significant chunk of the population, especially renters and students, that have told us they want Wi-Fi at home, just without the phone line and the lengthy contract.

So we’ve designed Web Cube, and it’s something that we’re really excited about.

The Web Cube’s Wi-Fi signal is powered by our 3G network, so it comes ready-to-go with a mobile broadband SIM card. It’s really easy to set up – just plug it in, turn it on and connect using the name and password supplied in the box. You don’t need a phone line to get going, as long as it’s plugged into the mains and your SIM is inserted, our network will do the rest.

The Web Cube is HSPA+ enabled to the 21.1Mbps technical standard, to deliver typical download speeds of 2-5Mbps, comparable to those of entry-level fixed-line broadband solutions, with the potential to reach a maximum download speed in excess of 10Mbps. Up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices can be connected at any one time, including smartphones, laptops and tablets, and it has a range of up to 30 metres.

Because the Web Cube is brand new to the UK, before we take it nationwide we’ve chosen to launch in a few key cities first. We want to test the market, so we’ve gone to Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh, some of our most successful areas for Mobile Broadband, to kick things off.

We hope to be able to roll-out Web Cube nationwide very soon, so if you’re not in Glasgow, Edinburgh or Leeds but you’re still interested, you can register your details online and we’ll be in touch when we have more information.

The Digital Lifestyle Show #339 – The Band Are Back Together

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The Digital Lifestyle Show #339 – The Band Are Back Together

This weeks Digital Lifestyle Show has just been released – and it’s show 339.

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Here’s what Ian says about this week show:

This week Garry and Andrew join me to talk about the weeks news including Sky announcing new TV services, Sky Go coming to Android, Cyberlink PowerDVD 12, Lovefilm, Netflix, bandwidth issues, My Movies updates, new EPG apps for Windows Media Center and whole host of other topics.

You can listen to or download the show from here.

myTV 2GO – Hauppauge’s Compact Mobile TV Streaming Solution Delivers Freeview TV on Your Mobile Device

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myTV 2GO – Hauppauge’s Compact Mobile TV Streaming Solution Delivers Freeview TV on Your Mobile Device

Watch and record Freeview TV wirelessly on-the-go on your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac or PC, subscription free with no data plan usage using the new myTV 2GO from Hauppauge.

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myTV 2GO is a portable wireless Freeview TV tuner which transmits live television directly to your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, PC and Mac, requiring no cables or adapters. Simply turn on the myTV 2GO device, extend the built-in Antenna, connect to the myTV 2GO Wi-Fi network, download the free App from the App store and start to watch and record high-quality digital TV from anywhere with a DVB-T (Freeview) reception. myTV 2GO will be available in the UK in Q1 for an SRP of £119 inc VAT.  myTV 2GO is subscription free, and does not use up your mobile data plan.

Completely Wireless

myTV 2GO is designed for mobile use. It streams live TV to your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, PC and Mac through its built-in 802.11b/g Wi-Fi. Designed with ease of use and portability in mind, the small form factor and easy installation of the myTV 2GO make it the perfect solution to watch mobile TV, wherever you are. By following the quick and simple instructions, you are ready to enjoy live TV and follow all your favourite TV show, news or sports at all times.

Hauppauge’s myTV 2GO features up to 3.5 hours battery life and comes equipped with the latest state-of-the-art chip technology to offer quick channel changes, crystal-clear images and high reception quality even in remote locations.

MyTV 2GO Key Features

· Watch and record live Freeview TV on your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac and PC from anywhere

· Lightweight 70 grams and portable

· Extendable antenna

· Charges via USB for up to 3.5 hrs of usage

· Works with free app

 

MyTV 2GO Specifications

 

· Signal:

DTT (VHF and UHF)

Retractable Antenna

 

· Wi-Fi:

802.11b/g, internal antenna

· CPU:

Powerful integrated ARM 9 RISC processor

· Audio:

MPEG-1 Layer II audio

 

MyTV 2GO Package Includes

 

· myTV 2GO DVB-T Freeview TV tuner with integrated antenna

· Removable Li-lon battery

· Mini-USB cable for charging

· MAC and PC TV viewing and recording CD

· Quick start guide

XBMC for Raspberry Pi

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XBMC for Raspberry Pi

We mentioned Raspberry Pi early in January, now they have said that XBMC is coming, although it’s not from either the Raspberry Pi guys or the XMBC guys!

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This is what the Raspberry Pi guys posted:

We’ve just seen an announcement via Stm Labs saying that http://www.raspbmc.com will be going live (I’ll add a link when the site is up) very soon; Head over there to read about some of the features that’ll be incorporated; it looks like the developers are answering questions in the post comments there too, so drop in on them before they’re worn out!

(I should point out that we’re not going to be able to answer any other than the most general of questions about Raspbmc here – the Raspberry Pi team isn’t involved in developing Raspbmc, but we’re just as excited about it as you are.)

Update: there was a bit of confusion on our part about exactly who was behind this distro; turns out that Stm labs are not working with the official XBMC team, but this is still great news, and we’re looking forward to seeing the results. Here’s an email from XBMC:

Thanks for the enthusiasm regarding XBMC on the pi! Though, please be
aware the XBMC team is not involved with Raspbmc (it came as news to
most of us). Obviously we appreciate the help and wish them the best,
but we don’t want anyone to be confused about who’s doing what. The
XBMC team works on the application, then projects like OpenElec,
CrystalBuntu, Raspbmc package them up into various distributions. It’s
all one big happy ecosystem, but different groups of devs can
obviously only support certain things.

Would appreciate if you could change the first sentence and title to
clarify that XBMC team will be working to improve the experience on
the rPi, and that various distros like raspbmc will give you choices
for how to deploy it, but we’re not the same organizations.

So what do you think of Raspberry Pi?

DVBLink TV Signal Source Application DVBLink Zattoo Tuner Launched

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DVBLink TV Signal Source Application DVBLink Zattoo Tuner Launched

DVBLogic have just launched a new DVBLink TV Signal Source application called DVBLink Zattoo Tuner.

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This is what DVB Logic said:

Developed together with our partner – Axel Sringer – DVBLink Zattoo Tuner is part of their MediaCenter watchmi plugin. Bundled with the watchmi plugin it seamlessly integrates Zattoo internet TV into Windows Media Center and the watchmi TV recommendation service for Swiss users, providing access to more than 60 TV channels without the need for a physical tuner.

DVBLink Zattoo Tuner is fully compatible with DVBLink Connect! Server, enabling watching Zattoo channels all over the house and on the go.

DVBLink Zattoo Tuner plugin is free of charge for the end users (Zattoo HiQ subscription is required).

The software can be downloaded from the watchmi website at http://watchmi.tv.

Lights-Out on WHS 2011 and WHS v1 Service Pack 2 Public Beta Refresh

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Lights-Out on WHS 2011 and WHS v1 Service Pack 2 Public Beta Refresh

Martin has been in touch to say that he has released a public beta refresh of Service Pack 2 for his Lights-Out add-in for both WHS v1 and WHS 2011.

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Release Notes for Public Beta of Service Pack 2 for Lights-Out

A public beta refresh is available for all user of Lights-Out on WHs 2011 and WHS v1. Please read these instructions carefully because SP2 introduces some functional changes.
Changes added for the beta refresh are marked with a red font.

Downloads

WHS 2011 http://www.homeserversoftware.com/lo/whs2011/beta/LightsOutVail1.5.1.1656.wssx
WHS v1 http://www.homeserversoftware.com/lo/whsv1/beta/LightsOutInstaller1.5.1.1656.msi

Installation
Important: Always uninstall any existing version first!
Close WHS Console/Dashboard and download the beta version
Install beta and open WHS Console/Dashboard again

New option for client action after backup

Service Pack 2 Beta refresh introduces a new client option called “Force end action”. This option is enabled by default to ensure the previous behavior. If you disable this option, the action after backup is only executed if a start-up or wake-up for a scheduled backup has been detected AND if there has been no user activity in the last 10 minutes or during backup.

This new features prevents a standby or shutdown (after backup) if a user is already working on the machine. It also prevents a standby or shutdown (after backup) if the machine is already running before the backup has been started.

[WHS 2011 only] Changed IP and MAC address detection for WHS Client Computers

Problem: Lights-Out on WHS 2011 tried to resolve the client name into an IP address and then tried to get the MAC address via an ARP request. This was sometimes not working reliable. In SP2, this information is now transmitted from the Lights-Out client.

Advantage: Correct information
Disadvantage: Missing IP and MAC address if no client is installed/available. This affects currently Apple MAC OSX machines until a native Lights-Out OSX client is available (under development).

Changed handling of Gateways or Repeaters

Problem: Devices connected via a router (or a repeater or VPN gateway) are not visible to the Lights-Out network scanner because for each IP address we always get the same gateway MAC address. Manually added devices with fixed IP addresses sometimes lost the IP address because Lights-Out wrongly detected an IP address conflict and changed that fixed IP address to 0.0.0.0.

Service pack 2 addresses this problem with two changes: Manually added devices are marked with a “fixed IP flag” and are no longer changed to 0.0.0.0 on a conflict.

The second change is a new flag for routers (and repeaters or gateways). Setting this flag in the device properties (Lights-Out computers tab) allows Lights-Out to handle manually added devices with a fixed IP.

If you have a setup, where devices are connect via a repeater or router, assign a fixed IP address and add these devices manually in Lights-Out. Then run the network scanner and Lights-Out should automatically find and mark the router (or repeater/gateway).

User Action instead of Standby or Shutdown

Service pack 2 introduces a new user action. When you select “User Action” in Lights-Out settings, a new text box is displayed where you can enter a command file. The command or batch file can run several actions but must end with a standby or a shut down! You can use the internal shutdown.exe command or you can use psshutdown from the Sysinternals Suite.

If you use psshutdown.exe then the first parameter has to be /accepteula, otherwise the command file blocks. Always use a zero time span to run the command immediately!

A standby looks like this:
psshutdown /accepteula /d /t 0

Other changes since 1.5.1 Build 1555

  • Fixed MAC detection on server for bridged server NICs
  • Fixed WHS v1 console crash after clicking on error link in monitored sources
  • Fixed unwanted client standby when client was started from shut down for a backup
  • Fixed problem with wake-up on client when no IPv4 route is available
  • Fixed remote access detection after IIS reset
  • Fixed handling of IP clients without a MAC
  • Fixed problem with incomplete or damaged xml data files
  • Fixed end of DST problem with WHS v1 connector  Fixed wrong date formatting in calendar for some regions like Japanese
  • Fixed wrong backup date when client backup is disabled
  • Fixed problem with deleted tasklist (delete was not handled, tasks were not removed)
  • Fixed bug in edit properties dialog
  • Changed action after backup: runs only if started for backup with no user activity
  • Changed internal structure of services (both server and client) to fix start-up problems
  • Changed handling of IP and MAC detection for WHS clients
  • Added new option for devices which act as router or repeater
  • Added a user action to run a user defined command instead of standby
  • Added handling of additional routers or gateways
  • Added client command line application
  • Added handling (starting) of dependent services on server resume

TomTom Releases New Simpsons Voices for GPS Navigation

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TomTom Releases New Simpsons Voices for GPS Navigation

Springfield’s Mr Burns and Marge Simpson are the next to tell you where to go as TomTom releases these all-new character voices for their range of GPS navigation systems.

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Each of the character voices have been developed in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products, The Gracie Films Worldwide Brand Division and Locutio Voice Technologies.  Mr Burns and Marge Simpson join the voice of Homer Simpson, which has become the most downloaded character voice of all time, for TomTom GPS apps and personal navigation devices.

Springfield Nuclear Power Plant owner Mr Burns is as bold and direct as one would expect:  “Take the third right.  Do it, driving monkey!” and “Take the exit on the right.  Trust me – I’m an evil billionaire.”  While Marge instructs drivers, “Exit right ahead. Hmm, it smells a little funky in here – was Homer in this car?”

Marge Simpson, Mr Burns and Homer Simpson are exclusively available for the TomTom App for iPhone, iPad and personal navigation devices.  The voices can be downloaded onto a TomTom personal navigation device from mytomtom.com or from TomTom HOME. Users of the TomTom iPhone and iPad apps can obtain the voices via in-app purchase.

“We want to keep the offerings on the TomTom app fresh and exciting by introducing new voices at different times,” said Jeffrey Godsick, President of Fox Consumer Products.  “We know that fans of the show are going to appreciate these new additions as it gives them yet another platform to enjoy one of the greatest shows of all time.”

You can buy each voice for just:

*  £3.49 as an in-App purchase on iPhone or iPad

*  £7.95 as a download (to a TomTom personal navigation device) from mytomtom.com or TomTom HOME

Sample clips of Marge, Mr Burns and Homer can be found here:

http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/products/voices/marge-simpson/index.jsp

http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/products/voices/mr-burns/index.jsp

http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/products/voices/homer-simpson/index.jsp

Check out our review of the TomTom App for the iPhone

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NVIDIA Release GeForce 295.51 Beta Drivers

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NVIDIA Release GeForce 295.51 Beta Drivers

NVIDIA have released a GeForce 295.51 beta driver for it’s graphics cards. This is the first beta release from the R295 family of drivers.

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This is the first beta release from the R295 family of drivers. For more information, read the 295.51 driver article on GeForce.com.

This driver package supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs.

New in 295.51

NVIDIA SLI

  • Adds or updates SLI profiles for :
    • 7554
    • Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
    • Mass Effect 3
    • Oil Rush
    • Red Faction: Armageddon

3D Vision

  • Adds support for 3D Vision windowed mode on DLP HDTVs and on Optimized for GeForce passive 3D monitors
  • Adds or updates 3D Vision profiles for:
    • The Adventures of Tintin – rated Good
    • Afterfall: Insanity – rated Fair
    • Black Prophecy – rated Not Recommended
    • Chaos Online – rated Fair
    • Da Vinci Online – rated Fair
    • DotA 2 – rating upgraded to Fair
    • Dungeon and Dragons: Daggerdale – rated Fair
    • Ferrari Project – rated Not Recommended
    • The First Templar – rated Fair
    • Fractal – rated Excellent
    • FreeStyle 2 – rated Good
    • The Haunted Halls Reach – rated Excellent
    • King Arthur II – rated Not Recommended
    • Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning – rated Fair
    • Kong Fu Ying Xiong – rated Fair
    • Love Beat – rated Good
    • Marvel Super Hero Squad Online – rated Good
    • Microsoft Flight – rated Fair
    • Perpetuum – rated Fair
    • Post Apocalyptic Mayhem – rated Fair
    • Prototype 2 – rated Fair
    • Q.U.B.E. – rated Excellent
    • Quan Qiu Shi Ming – rated Excellent
    • rFactor 2 (mod mode) – rated Good
    • Saints Row: The Third – Rated Not Recommended
    • Shadow Company: Left for Dead – rated Not Recommended
    • Special Force – Rated Good
    • Tera – rated Good
    • Top Gun: Hard Lock – rated Not Recommended
    • Tropico 4 – rated Good
    • Worms Blast – rated Good

NVIDIA PhysX

  • Updates PhysX System Software to 9.11.1111

HD Audio

  • Updates HD Audio to version 1.3.12.0

Key Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • Fixes instances where the GeForce GTX 590 fan unnecessarily increased to 100%.
  • Fixes instances of driver timeouts while simultaneously watching multiple videos.
  • Adds edit/delete option for custom resolutions.

Other Details

  • Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.
  • Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards.

Click here to download the GeForce 295.51 beta drivers.

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