iZ3D LLC, designer, marketer and enabler of advanced 3D visualization systems, said on Thursday that its three-dimensional monitors are now priced to make it affordable to casual and enthusiast gamers.
“3D isn’t new but our approach to it is. We’re pioneering new 3D with active programs in display and glasses design, stereoscopic 3D software drivers and media players, 3D players groups, events, and networking, 3D content certification and enablement, and system solution partnerships. The price change, which makes our solution more affordable than ever, is just the latest 3D milestone we’ve crossed as the leader in this new frontier,” said Thomas Striegler, chief executive of iZ3D.
Effective December 1st, the manufacturer’s suggested resale price for the company’s 22” widescreen switchable 3D/2D monitor will be $399 (the review and working principles are available in X-bit labs’ article “iZ3D Stereoscopic Monitor Review”).
(Full article ‘iZ3D Drops Pricing of 3D Monitors to $399+’)
SanDisk on Thursday introduced a Mac version of its secure USB storage device.
A lack of Mac support has kept enterprises from being able to effectively support removable-media security policies across all their users, according to SanDisk. The Cruzer Enterprise can be initialised from either OS X or Windows.
The device, said to be the first of its kind by SanDisk, uses hardware-based 256-bit AES encryption and imposes mandatory access control on all files as protection against loss or theft of the drive. Users can access all of the drive’s encryption features from the Mac, including shutting down access to the encrypted storage area, managing passwords and changing preferences.
The Cruzer Enterprise is available in configurations of 1GB, 2GB, 4GB or 8GB, and supports OS X 10.4 ‘Tiger’ and OS X 10.5 ‘Leopard’.
(Full article ‘SanDisk offers secure USB storage for Macs’)
The global market for set-top boxes (STBs) will grow gradually over the next few years, then will peak at around 110 million shipments in 2012. Thereafter STB unit volumes for all platforms – DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television), IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite), and CATV (cable) – will begin a gradual decline, claims analyst firm ABI Research.
“STB revenues for all platforms have declined significantly between 2007 and 2009, but will recover by 2010 and remain relatively stable through at least 2013,” said ABI Research principal analyst Robert Clark.
Sales of basic STBs have already been falling for some time; now HD-only and PVR-only STBs are also showing the first signs of downturn. From 2009 on, Mr.
(Full article ‘Shipments of Set-Top Boxes to Start Declining After 2012 – Research Firm’)
The head of Elpida Memory, one of the world’s largest suppliers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips, has confirmed that the company was interested to merge with ProMOS and, perhaps, even PowerChip Semiconductor Corp.
“We will consider merging with ProMOS Technologies,” Yukio Sakamoto, chief executive officer of Elpida said during his visit to Taipei, Taiwan, reports Taiwan Economic News. Besides, the Japan-based memory maker is also said to be “assessing the feasibility of merging with PowerChip Semiconductor (PSC).
Rumours about possible merge between Elpida, ProMOS and PowerChip emerged last week when it became clear that Mr.
(Full article ‘Elpida to “Consider Merging with ProMOS”, Says Chief Executive Officer’)
A Sony Electronics executive admitted in an interview on Thursday that sales of standalone Blu-ray disc players fell short of expectations and would not meet worldwide sales goal due to economic slump. The exec also said that once Blu-ray movies become more affordable, this could spur the interest for the standard.
Sony and Blu-ray disc Association set the target to sell five million of standalone Blu-ray disc players worldwide in 2008 with the vast majority sold in the USA. However, now Sony believes that the target will not be achieved and there will be around 4.5 million of devices sold through globally.
“It’s not that far off of it. Maybe 10% off of what we had thought.
(Full article ‘Sales of Blu-Ray Disc Players Below Expectations, Movie Prices Should Get Cheaper – Sony’)