WiQuest & DisplayLink collaborate on WUSB
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DisplayLink, which provides USB connections between computers and displays, is collaborating with WiQuest Communications, to transmit high-quality graphics via Wireless USB.
WiQuest specialises in WiMedia Alliance standardised Wireless USB solutions for worldwide PC manufacturers.
The collaboration will bring together DisplayLink’s USB technology, which allows users to add an additional monitor to a computer, and WiQuest’s [...]
Iogear announces USB 2.0 External Video Card
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Iogear has announced the USB 2.0 External DVI Video Card, which makes it easy to add an extra screen to either a desktop or laptop computer.
The video card simply plugs into the USB port on the computer to install the included driver.
Up to six of the devices can be connected to a computer, [...]
Lenovo USB Port Replicator gains Displaylink technology
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Cambridge-based DisplayLink’s USB graphics functionality has been integrated into Lenovo’s Enhanced USB Port Replicator with Video.
DisplayLink’s technology allows video and graphics to be transmitted at high-speeds over a standard USB 2.0 cable. This enables universal USB port replication, allowing a notebook PC to be docked through a single USB 2.0. connection.
The solution eliminates the need [...]
Samsung adopts DisplayLink USB technology
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LCD display manufacturer, Samsung, is using DisplayLink’s display technology for its SyncMaster 2263DX, 22-inch LCD monitor, with an attached 7-inch tandem monitor.
DisplayLink provides USB hardware and software to power the tandem monitor, and connect it to the main monitor.
This is achieved with a USB cable and without the need for any power connections.
The [...]
DisplayLink beta links multiple monitors to Macs via USB
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DisplayLink’s technology which expands visual workspace by connecting computers and multiple monitors via USB, has been extended to support Macs.
A beta version of the technology has been launched which allows up to four additional monitors to be connected to any Intel Mac via USB.
DisplayLink’s software works in conjunction with a plug-and-play USB docking [...]
TerraTec releases Cinergy T USB XXS tuner
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TerraTec has released the Cinergy T USB XXS, a DVB-T tuner which provides digital TV via a computer for just £29.99.
Users simply plug the stick into a USB port on the computer, and install the TerraTec Home Cinema software, in order to watch TV through their PC.
The tuner comes with an antenna, remote [...]
Huawei adds mobile TV tuner to USB Pebble modem
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Huawei has upgraded its USB pebble HSDPA modem with the addition of a digital TV tuner.
The company traditionally manufactures connectivity kits for European carriers, including Vodafone, and the USB combo marks a move into new categories.
The USB pebble modem, known as the E510, has a top download speed of up to 7.2Mb/s and [...]
Huawei Technologies provides mobile TV with USB data card
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Huawei Technologies launched a portable USB data card, the E510, at the CeBIT annual trade show for information and telecommunications technology, in Germany.
The slim, high-speed uplink packet access (HSUPA) stick allows PC and laptop users to access mobile television and broadband while on the move.
According to Huawei Technologies, the device is the first [...]
Pinnacle launches PCTV Nano stick
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Pinnacle has launched the PCTV Nano stick, a USB digital TV tuner which allows users to watch digital TV on a laptop.
The Pinnacle Nano stick has ultra-sensitive DVB-T reception technology, which can pick up digital TV, either through the included rod antenna, or an existing TV aerial.
The Nano stick also comes with a [...]
Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS FM stick announced
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TerraTec Electronic of Germany has announced the Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS FM, a TV stick complete with an FM Tuner, which allows a computer to receive digital (Freeview) and analogue TV signals as well as FM Radio.
The Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS FM connects to a computer via a USB 2.0 port. It [...]
Equinox announces TubeStick USB TV receiver
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Equinox has announced its TubeStick hybrid USB TV receiver, which allows Mac users to watch, pause and record live TV on their machine in HD quality.
The device has a stylish, white casing, containing two receivers for watching digital over-the-air HDTV or digital (QAM) and analogue cable TV.
It comes with a one month trial of [...]
Pinnacle launches Video Transfer Unit
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Pinnacle Systems Inc launched the Video Transfer unit at CES 2008 in Las Vegas, a device which converts video files into a format that can be played on a portable media player without the need for a PC.
The unit connects any device with a composite video or S-Video output, such as a camcorder, to [...]
DisplayLink & Alereon announce wireless USB graphics adapter
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DisplayLink and Alereon have announced a reference design for a Wireless USB display adapter which wirelessly connects PCs to standard displays.
The reference design allows PC accessory manufacturers to develop wireless display connectivity adapters and similar products. It is the only design for a Wireless USB adapter which fulfils all international regulatory requirements.
The design [...]
Samsung announces SyncMaster 2263DX
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Samsung has announced a 22-inch UbiSync monitor, the SyncMaster 2263DX.
Details are still sketchy, but the monitor can be connected via USB 2.0 rather than DVI / VGA.
The announcement closely follows the launch of the Samsung SyncMaster 940UX USB 19in flat-panel monitor in November.
The monitors can help to significantly increase PC productivity and are [...]
Samsung developing 22″ SyncMaster USB Monitor
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Samsung is preparing a successor to its Samsung SyncMaster 940UX 19″ USB 2.0 monitor.
Its newest offering is the SyncMaster 2263DX, which will offer a 22″ screen size and include a DisplayLink DL-160, increasing the native resolution to 1680×1050, compared with 1280×1024 on the earlier model.
The monitors are ideal for anyone who needs multiple [...]
Elgato announces Turbo.264 video to MP4 converter
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Elgato Systems has announced Turbo.264, a USB stick which serves as a hardware encoder to convert video files to the MP4 format for iPod, Apple TV, and Sony PSP.
Mac videos can be converted singly or in a batch. Turbo.264 drops the converted files into iTunes ready to synch automatically with an iPod or Apple [...]
SanDisk announces USB TV download service
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SanDisk has announced TakeTV, a video download service which uses a new video platform called Fanfare. Sansa TakeTV comes as either a 4GB or 8GB USB flash drive.
Users can download DivX, Xvid and Mpeg4 files from a computer to the device. TakeTV then plugs into a dock with TV outputs and the files are [...]
Global Sourcing launches USB to SVGA adapter
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Global Souring UK Ltd has entered into an exclusive distribution contract with Tritton Technologies, to distribute the Tritton SEE2 USB 2.0 to SVGA adapter in the UK.
The adapter allows an additional monitor, LCD or projector to be connected to a computer via an available USB 2.0 port, without having to install a secondary or [...]
Pinnacle USB drive provides HDTV on a PC
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Pinnacle has released the PCTV HD Ultimate Stick, a USB drive which simply plugs into a computer’s USB 2.0 port to provide ‘plug-and-watch’ TV viewing without the need for installation.
The PCTV HD Ultimate Stick delivers HDTV broadcasts via ATSC. It can also support analog TV signals and includes hardware for ClearQAM (unencrypted digital cable) [...]
Pinnacle releases USB TV tuners
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Pinnacle, which manufactures TV and video cards and software for PCs, has released a new range of USB Freeview TV tuners.
The tuners come on a 1GB USB 2.0 memory stick which can also be used for data storage.
The Pinnacle PCTVT DVB-T Stick Ultimate, priced at £50, claims to provide improved reception through a [...]