Thursday, November 10, 2005Iomega Rolls Out Mini Hard DrivesSan Diego-based Iomega today announced that it has introduced a new 4 gigabyte and 8 gigabyte mini hard drives. Iomega's new Micro Mini Hard Drives are drop shock protected for portable usage, and are targeted as an alternative for flash-based memory storage devices. Iomega said the new drives support USB 2.0 and have a form factor of less than a credit card. The new hardware is priced at $129.95 for the 4GB model and $169.95 for the 8GB model, and provide more capacity per dollar than more expe (More info...)
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SYS Technologies Buys Logic InnovationsSan Diego-based SYS Technologies announced yesterday that it is acquiring Logic Innovations, a San Diego developer of broadband media solutions. SYS, a provider of information technology solutions to the industrial sector and the U.S. government, said that it would pay approximately $4.0M in cash and stock for Logic Innovations. Logic provides systems for the delivery of digital audio, video, and data to the broadcast and other industries. SYS reported that Logic had revenues of $2.4M in the las (More info...)
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Amp'd Mobile Starts Aggressive Marketing CampaignLos Angeles-based mobile lifestyle firm Amp'd Mobile is in the midst of rolling out an aggressive marketing and advertising campaign. The campaign, named "Try Not to Die, Amp'd Mobile is Coming" aims to stall wireless phpone service renewals until the turn of the year when Amp'd Mobile's phone service will become generally available. The company is targeting the youth market for broadband wireless services. Amp'd is tapping ad firm TAXI New York for a large scale advertising campaign. The move i (More info...)
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Thomson Rolls Out Digital CinemaThomson announced today that it is deplying a major rollout of digital cinema technology, having reached agreements with DreamWorks, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. to deploy digital cinema systems to 5000 screens in the US and Canada. The provider of theater equipment said that it eventually plans to deploy its systems to 15,000 screens. The agreement calls for the studios to distribute their content digitally and pay Thomson a virtual print fee for distribution. The Technico (More info...)
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MGM Supports Blu-rayIn the continuing Blu-ray versus HD-DVD saga, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer said yesterday that it is supporting the new Blu-ray Disc format. MGM plans to begin releasing film and television titles for the new format when hardware is launched in North America, Japan, and Europe. The move aligns MGM with Blu-ray, a format supported by Sony, Dell, HP, Hitachi, Panasonic, TDK, Thomson, as well as Twentieth Century Fox, Walt Disney, and Warner Brothers. The move is not unexpected, as Sony owns a significant p (More info...)
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