CES Day 4 Headlines

01/09/2011 – 21:23 ET ENSPERT Reveals Mobile TV Offering at International CES 2011

01/09/2011 – 09:15 ET VIDEO from Ericsson Available on thenewsmarket.com: Ericsson Driving Innovation with Verizon Wireless

01/09/2011 – 08:00 ET muvee Ships Over 24 Million Automatic Video Editing Applications in 2010

CES Day 4 Preview

CES TechZones CES TechZones group new technology markets together and feature up-and-coming products, services and companies. Choose from over 20 themed areas.

Innovations 2011 Showcase Be sure to visit the Innovations 2011 Showcase located in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Grand Lobby to catch a presentation from various 2011 honorees. Check out their award-winning product demos, and hear what they have to say about some of the hottest new designs and technologies at the 2011 International CES.

Exhibit Halls Check out the new interactive show floor maps to see where exhibitors and products are located on the show floor. Plus, you can download a print-and-go map or see bulleted lists of what you’ll find on each area of the floor.

Product Categories Sure, you know exactly what market interests you at CES, but have you ever wondered what other product categories are represented at CES? Look here.

Exhibitor To-Do List If you haven’t seen all the exhibitors you want to, the last day (Sunday) is a great day to get it done. View a complete list of exhibitors now.

U.S. – China Technology Innovation and Cooperation Development Forum 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Sunday, January 9 Grand Ballroom E, Mirage Hotel Ministry of Commerce Vice Minister Jiang Yaoping is leading a Chinese business delegation to Las Vegas for CES and to exchange information with leaders from the U.S. and Chinese ICT sectors in preparation for President Hu Jintao’s visit to Washington, D.C., later this month. As part of their visit, the China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Machinery & Electronic Products (CCCME) and United States Information Technology Office (USITO) are co-hosting an event for the benefit of both Chinese delegation members and their U.S. ICT industry counterparts. If you are interested in attending this event, please RSVP to Julia Zhu, Vice President, Member Services & Business Development, USITO, at juliaz@usito.org.

CES in the News CES generates more than 5,000 stories about its exhibitors and the industry. Check out the latest media stories about the 2011 International CES.

CES Day 3 Headlines

01/08/2011 – 17:42 ET RealNetworks’ Unifi wins CNET ‘Best of CES’ Award for Software, Services and Applications at 2011 International CES

01/08/2011 – 12:00 ET Haier Reveals the Future of Home Appliances at CES Las Vegas 2011

01/08/2011 – 11:00 ET shwup.com Launches Premium Services and Enhanced Movie-Making

01/08/2011 – 11:00 ET New MultiTouch 21.5 – 27 Inch Overlay Debuts on CES to Revolutionize Mainstream PC Monitors

01/08/2011 – 06:18 ET iWatchz Launches Carbon and Jelly Collections at CES 2011 — The World’s #1 iPod Nano Watch Follows the Huge Success of its ‘Q Collection’ with the Launch of Two New Stylish Collections

01/08/2011 – 19:35 ET

Acer Iconia Named Winner of Last Gadget Standing; DriveSafe.ly 2.0 Named Winner of Mobile Apps Showdown Contests

KEYNOTES FROM FORD, CISCO, GE, XEROX AND THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY TOP DAY TWO OF THE 2011 CES

 

A keynote address from Ford CEO Alan Mulally, the Innovation Power Panel with leaders from Cisco, GE and Xerox, along with the first-ever Entertainment Matters keynote panel were the day two highlights of the 2011 International CES. Owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^®, the 2011 CES, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, runs through Sunday in Las Vegas.

Friday morning’s CES Innovation Power Panel keynote provided a unique discussion with three U.S. business luminaries — Ursula Burns, Chairman and CEO of Xerox; John Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco and Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE. Moderated by CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro, the Innovation Power Panel discussion included many issues that affect American businesses’ ability to innovate, including the U.S. education system, trade and exports, immigration policy and tax policy.

On education, the panelists agreed the U.S. K-12 system is broken. They recommended a measurable program with ambitious goals that would move the U.S. education to the top five in the world, from the top 30. Panelists agreed that the U.S. needs an immigration policy that encourages the best and the brightest not only to come attend college, but also to start companies in the U.S. and remain.

Burns expressed dismay about the process of the Korea Free Trade Agreement, noting that she’s on President Obama’s Export Council, and called so much of the information she receives “illogical.” Noting that innovation can help grow our economy if the right public policies are adopted, Chambers cited with approval many themes from Gary Shapiro’s new book, “The Comeback:  How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream.” The panel agreed with Chambers’ observation that the U.S. is at point of inflection, a tipping point, emphasizing that for all of these issues, we have “got to do better job of government and business working together.”

Alan Mulally, president and CEO of the Ford Motor Company, took to the stage for the second morning keynote. Mulally introduced the Ford Focus Electric, Ford’s first electric vehicle and the first car the company has unveiled at CES. Mulally announced that Ford will have five electric vehicles in the U.S. by 2012. 

“Today we are plugging in more than electric cars, but the whole Ford company,” said Mulally.  The Ford Focus Electric will charge in just over three hours using a 240 volt outlet. Owners will be able to use Value Charging Powered by Microsoft, which will only charge the vehicle when utility rates are at the absolute lowest.

The Entertainment Matters keynote panel, moderated by Michael Kassan, chairman and CEO of MediaLink, featured Akamai’s David Kenny, The Coca-Cola Company’s Joseph Tripodi, Interpublic Group’s  Michael Roth, Microsoft’s Mich Mathews and WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell. The executives discussed the interconnection between technology and marketing, the need to leverage technology to build brand and engage customers and the challenge of managing communities rather than exclusively pushing content. Kenny encouraged companies to develop technological strength because “great innovation comes from companies that have depth.”

This afternoon’s one-on-one session with the FCC chairman Julius Genachowski and CEA’s Shapiro discussed developments in broadband, spectrum reform, competition policy and other issues impacting the consumer electronics industry.  Genachowski began by discussing spectrum saying, “what’s happening here at CES so strongly illustrates both the immense opportunity and the critical challenge around this vital public resource.”

Genachowski concluded, “To the hundreds of companies and groups that have called for incentive auctions, I share your vision of what’s necessary for U.S. leadership in mobile. I look forward to working together to fight for our future.”

At a morning SuperSession, Big Thinkers Disruptive Technologies, panelists from AT&T, Zoran Corp., NVIDIA, Real D and Synaptics pointed to advancements in smartphones and tablets, cloud computing and wireless connectivity. Ted Theocheung, vice president of the PC and digital home division at Synaptics, remarked that tablets acting as remote controls will compel consumers to be more interactive with content.

The final SuperSession, Consumer 360 – Gadgets Everywhere and the Role of Wireless, was moderated by Rajeev Chand, Managing Director and Head of Research, Rutberg & Company, LLC. The panel featured executives from GM, Intel, AT&T, Motorola Mobility and Best Buy’s The Geek Squad.  The group had a wide-ranging conversation about the role wireless networks will play with emerging devices, like tablets. The panelists agreed that at some point in the near future, consumers will be able to access all of their content anywhere, anytime across multiple devices.

CES Day 3 Preview

Here’s a list of what to do and where to go on Saturday, January 8. Last Gadget Standing 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 8 LVCC, North Hall, Room 257 A perennial attendee favorite, Last Gadget Standing challenges contenders to give the product demo of their lives. At stake: bragging rights as the product “most likely to change the face of technology.” See all the winners strut their stuff in this inventive, fast-paced competition.

CNET Best of CES Winners Announced 11 a.m. Saturday, January 8 LVCC, South Hall 3, Lobby There’s still time to cast your vote on the products worthy of the CNET Best of CES People’s Voice distinction. Cast your vote here by 10 a.m. Saturday. The winners of all CNET Best of CES awards will be announced on-site at CES at 11 a.m.

Mobile Apps Showdown 12:30 p.m. Saturday, January 8 LVCC, North Hall, Mobile Apps Stage, Room 258 Mobile apps producers have two minutes to demo their app, and an applause-o-meter will measure audience enthusiasm to determine the winners. Enter at mobileappsshowdown.com.

The Comeback Book Signing with Gary Shapiro 10-11 a.m. Barnes & Noble Booth LVCC, Grand Lobby, Outside of C1 Entrance Gary Shapiro, author of The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream and president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, will be signing copies of his book.

Saturday Sessions The third day of the show still offers ample opportunities for conference sessions. Choose from nearly 50 sessions about connected homes, connected moms, a look back at the holiday season and more.

Registered But Didn’t Get Your Badge In the Mail? No problem, if your badge didn’t come in the mail then go straight to one of our registration areas to pick it up. See just below for locations or check out the yellow highlighted areas on the show locations map.

Haven’t Registered Yet? Not-to-worry, we can help you with that too. Register at any of the following areas listed below. Attendee Registration: Las Vegas Convention Center, CES Central Plaza, Main Registration Area Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas Hilton, Ballrooms Venetian Meeting Rooms, Level 2

CES Day 2 Headlines

01/07/2011 – 12:20 ET Slacker Radio Announces Optimized App for Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband Network

01/07/2011 – 12:15 ET Rhapsody to Bring Exclusive Music Experience to Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Customers

01/07/2011 – 12:10 ET MOG Coming Soon to Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE Mobile Broadband Network

01/07/2011 – 12:05 ET Gameloft Showcases the Power of Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE Network with Let’s Golf! 2

01/07/2011 – 12:00 ET On-The-Go Entertainment App Bitbop Available Soon on Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE Mobile Broadband Network

01/07/2011 – 11:49 ET POLAROID ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION WITH VISIONARY PHOTOGRAPHER AND DIRECTOR CHASE JARVIS

01/07/2011 – 11:39 ET Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus Scream on Google TV, Apple TV and Roku

01/07/2011 – 11:18 ET Panasonic and Verizon Demonstrate an Industry-First at the International Consumer Electronics Show: Full HD 3D Video Over Verizon’s FiOS All-Fiber-Optic Network

01/07/2011 – 11:12 ET World’s Powerful Tiny Computer Unveiled at CES 2011

01/07/2011 – 11:00 ET muvee Selected as Coby’s Video Editing Application for Pocket Camcorders

01/07/2011 – 11:00 ET Gamer’s Dream Windows 7 Tablet PC Launched at CES 2011

01/07/2011 – 10:49 ET CES Announcement: Copia Featured on Windows 7 Tablets

01/07/2011 – 10:13 ET Bang & Olufsen Enters Strategic Cooperation With Intel

01/07/2011 – 09:33 ET Wondershare Demonstrates its Multimedia, E-Document and Data Security Solutions at CES 2011

01/07/2011 – 09:05 ET Rockchip and WebM Release RK29xx — World’s First SOC to Support WebM HD Video Playback in Hardware

01/07/2011 – 09:00 ET ASUS Presents Industry-Leading Powerful Gaming Technology at CES 2011

01/07/2011 – 08:30 ET Polaroid Announces Collaboration With Visionary Photographer and Director Chase Jarvis

01/07/2011 – 08:30 ET Orb Networks Announces New Internet TV Software for Blu-Ray and PS3 Players at CES Show

01/07/2011 – 08:00 ET Arconas and Powermat to Wirelessly Enable Airport Seating and Lounges Worldwide

01/07/2011 – 08:00 ET OOMA TELO SELECTED AS “2011 PRODUCT OF THE YEAR” AWARD WINNER BY ELECTRONIC HOUSE MAGAZINE

01/07/2011 – 08:00 ET Arconas and Powermat to Wirelessly Enable Airport Seating and Lounges Worldwide

01/07/2011 – 08:00 ET Atmel First to Receive ZigBee Remote Control Certification Using ATmega128RFA1

01/07/2011 – 08:00 ET Gaia Online Wins Best Website User Experience at the Mashable Awards at CES

01/07/2011 – 08:00 ET Compal Selects Broadcom’s Next Generation Persona® ICE Solution to Address the Growing Tablet and Connected Home Market

01/07/2011 – 07:30 ET ATX Group Teams with Aeris Communications to Deliver New Hyundai Blue Link® Connected Vehicle Program

01/07/2011 – 05:54 ET Alpha Networks Launches Digital Multimedia Products Based on the Smart TV Application at the 2011 International CES

01/07/2011 – 04:55 ET VIDEO from Verizon Wireless Available on thenewsmarket.com: CES Video Verizon Wireless Unveils 4G LTE Smartphones

01/07/2011 – 03:55 ET New Video Available From Verizon Wireless: CES News Conference; 4G LTE Consumer Devices

CES Day 1 Headlines

 

01/06/2011 – 21:08 ET POLAROID AND LADY GAGA ANNOUNCE GREY LABEL

01/06/2011 – 21:04 ET POLAROID AND LADY GAGA ANNOUNCE THE NEW GL10 INSTANT MOBILE PRINTER

01/06/2011 – 20:18 ET Polaroid and Lady Gaga Announce the New GL10 Instant Mobile Printer

01/06/2011 – 20:00 ET LG Electronics to Adopt DivX Plus™ HD Certification on a Global Scale in Market-leading TVs

01/06/2011 – 19:25 ET VERIZON WIRELESS 4G LTE NETWORK MAKES SKYPE MOBILE WITH VIDEO A GREAT WAY TO SHARE MOMENTS

01/06/2011 – 19:16 ET Do More Together Wherever You Are with Skype Group Video Calling

01/06/2011 – 19:15 ET Skype to Acquire Qik

01/06/2011 – 19:04 ET New Business Version of Skype for Windows Available with Group Video Calling

01/06/2011 – 18:36 ET Hisense Debuts Hi-Touch TV at CES

01/06/2011 – 17:25 ET Verizon Wireless and Novatel Wireless to Introduce the First 4G LTE MiFi®

01/06/2011 – 17:20 ET Verizon Wireless and HP Introduce Industry’s First Notebook PCs to Use Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE Network

01/06/2011 – 17:15 ET ROCK BAND™ Coming to Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE Mobile Broadband Network

01/06/2011 – 17:10 ET Skype Mobile to Bring Video Calling to the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network

01/06/2011 – 17:05 ET Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile Announce First 4G LTE-Enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab™

01/06/2011 – 17:00 ET Verizon Wireless Keeps Customers Connected With the Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot

01/06/2011 – 17:00 ET Boogie Board™ LCD Writing Tablet Now Available in Six New Colors, More Enhancements to Come in 2011

01/06/2011 – 17:00 ET HTC Launches Three New 4G Smartphones, Solidifying Its 4G Leadership With 4G Devices at All National U.S. Carriers

01/06/2011 – 17:00 ET VERIZON WIRELESS AND LG MOBILE PHONES LEAD INTO THE 4G FUTURE WITH THE LG REVOLUTION

01/06/2011 – 16:55 ET Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile Announce Samsung’s First 4G LTE-Enabled Smartphone

01/06/2011 – 16:50 ET Verizon Wireless and LG Mobile Phones Lead Into the 4G Future With the LG Revolution

01/06/2011 – 16:45 ET HTC ThunderBolt Delivers Style and Speed on Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE Network

01/06/2011 – 16:30 ET Verizon Wireless Unveils Suite of 4G LTE Smartphones, Tablets, a MiFi, Hotspot and Notebooks

01/06/2011 – 16:00 ET HOPSports® Announces Major Global Forum

01/06/2011 – 16:00 ET Sonic Powers Digital Movie Access on Dell Devices

01/06/2011 – 16:00 ET Rap/Business Mogul “50 Cent” and Sleek Audio team with Kevin Harrington of ABC’s Shark Tank and TV Goods Chairman to Capture Share of Mobile Audio Headphone/Earbud Market

01/06/2011 – 15:27 ET TRIDENT MICROSYSTEMS SHIPS 100 MILLIONTH SET-TOP BOX CHIPSET POWERED BY ARM TECHNOLOGY

01/06/2011 – 15:24 ET TRIDENT PARTNERS WITH YAHOO! TO DELIVER THE FIRST CONNECTED CINEMA TV INTO THE HOME

01/06/2011 – 15:23 ET TRIDENT MICROSYSTEMS LICENSES TO MSTAR SEMICONDUCTORS CERTAIN MEMC PATENTS

01/06/2011 – 15:00 ET More Than 30 DLP® Pico-Enabled Products Light up iPhone/iPod/iPad Docks, Digital Cameras, Cell Phones, Mini Projectors and More at CES 2011

01/06/2011 – 15:00 ET OpenPeak Unveils OpenShop™ for Android Apps

01/06/2011 – 15:00 ET OpenPeak Premiers Innovative OpenTablet 10 at CES

01/06/2011 – 15:00 ET OpenPeak Debuts OpenServices Cloud-Based Device Management

Sigma Designs CES announcements

Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM), a leading provider of system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for delivering entertainment and control throughout the home, today announced that it will
showcase at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, new products and award-winning solutions that bring the first studio-quality entertainment experience to the living room. For the first time, Sigma will demonstrate its new powerhouse SMP8910 and thin-client optimized SMP8670 Secure Media Processors (see related announcement regarding Sigma’s SMP8910). Also on display will be Sigma’s recently announced G.hn chipset, the CG5110.

“At CES, Sigma is introducing a new class of technology that will redefine the visual experience in home entertainment for consumers,” Thinh Tran, CEO of Sigma Designs. “Never before has it been so easy to deliver, display and control media-rich content on the TV. Sigma offers the widest selection of wired home networking solutions with our best-selling HomePNA, our
award-winning HomePlug AV with ClearPath technology and our exciting new G.hn solution. With our media processors, we are now delivering the best front of screen experience in the industry. Finally, our highly popular Z-Wave home control and energy management technology leads the industry with over 450 interoperable products.”

Sigma will demonstrate the following solutions in the company’s private suite, located in the Las Vegas Hilton, room 2921:

Media Processing Solutions That Bring Hollywood to the Home

NEW MEDIA PROCESSORS: Sigma will showcase its new SMP8910, the state-of-the-art media processor, which is the first to incorporate Sigma’s exclusive VXP video processing technology to deliver features that until now have only been available in broadcast and professional markets. The SMP8910 opens the door for consumers to experience studio-quality video along with the most dedicated processing power — more than 6,000 DMIPS.

Also on display will be Sigma’s new SMP8670, which gives OEMs and ODMs the ultimate solution for connected media players. The SMP8670 delivers 40% performance improvement and 30% lower power consumption compared to its predecessor, while lowering overall BOM costs.

ANDROID PLATFORMS: Sigma will demonstrate its leading-edge solutions running
on the Android operating system (based on Eclair and Froyo), including
SkypeTV HD video conferencing and Connected Media Players supporting Adobe
AIR for TV and Adobe Flash Player. Also on display will be Sigma’s Android
Server Client solution, showing customers the lowest cost thin-client
solution available offering secure delivery of premium content over the
Android operating system and through Android-enabled gadgets.

BLU-RAY SOLUTIONS: Sigma’s turnkey Blu-ray player solution will showcase the
latest Over the Top (OTT) functionality at more than twice the speed of
previous versions at a competitive price. Sigma’s exclusive VXP technology
will be on display via Krell’s Blu-ray solution, bringing studio-grade
visual technology to the living room with support for NetFlix, Shoutcast,
Youtube, Flickr and more.

WIRELESS DISPLAY MEDIA PROCESSING SOLUTIONS: Sigma will display wireless
solutions for showing–in real-time–all the content on consumers’ notebooks
directly to an HDTV by decoding video streams based on Intel Wireless
Display Technology-enabled media players.

LATEST TV PLATFORM SOFTWARE: Sigma will show XBMC, Adobe AIR for TV, Adobe
Flash Player running in an Espial browser and a hardware accelerated Open GL
ES 3D UI Framework — all running on affordable consumer-priced media
processors designed to deliver the next generation front of screen
experience and provide easier access to Internet-based video content and
games.

SET TOP BOX SOLUTIONS: Also on display will be media processors running the
latest Hybrid STB solutions and a complete Microsoft Mediaroom 2.0 solution
with integrated home networking, low-cost PVR and thin clients.

Recognized Solutions in Home Entertainment Networks

G.HN SOLUTION: For the first time, Sigma will show its new CG5110 G.hn
chipset — delivering the highest performance of any wired home
entertainment solution on the market today.

POWERLINE SOLUTION: HomePlug AV with ClearPath, Sigma’s patented,
award-winning, home entertainment networking technology enables
unprecedented, carrier-class streaming of HD video, voice, and data–such as
triple play and IPTV–over existing powerlines in the home.

HOME CONTROL AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT: Sigma partners 4Home and Mios will
utilize Sigma’s Z-Wave protocol to demonstrate the ability to run home
control and energy management applications from the TV screen, delivering
the most advanced user experience on the market today. The company will also
demonstrate Z-Wave on TVs and other CE devices.

OWC Announces Industry’s First SandForce Processor Solid State Drive (SSD) for MacBook Air

Other World Computing (OWC®) http://www.macsales.com, a leading zero emissions Mac® and PC technology company, announced today its new Mercury Aura™ Pro MBA Solid State Drive (SSD) line, the first high performance SandForce® processor based SSD available for all 2008-2009 Apple MacBook Air models.  Announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, this new product introduction establishes OWC as the most comprehensive U.S. manufacturer of industry leading SandForce processor based SSDs, with OWC Mercury Pro brand SSD models available for nearly every Mac and PC produced over the past decade.  OWC will be demonstrating the new Mercury Aura Pro MBA and other first-to-market OWC Mercury Pro SSDs at CES Booth #3935, LVCC, North Hall.

Available In Four Models:  60GB, 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB with 4X Higher Capacity than Factory SSD

With data rates of up to 275MB/s, the OWC Mercury Aura Pro MBA offers owners of 2008-2009 MacBook Air models up to 41X faster performance than the original factory hard drive, over 3X faster performance than the factory installed SSD, and 20% faster than even the latest 2010 MacBook Air models.  Plus, with four models to choose from:  60GB, 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB, the OWC Mercury Aura Pro MBA provides up to 4X the storage capacity compared to the factory optional 128GB SSD and nearly 2X more storage capacity than the largest SSD offered in 2010 MacBook Air models.

OWC Ultra-Efficient “Block Management & Wear Leveling” Technologies Keep Drives Fast –

Won’t Slow Down With Use Like Ordinary SSDs

Ordinary SSDs offer fast read/write performance during initial use, but then experience significant write speed degradation over repeated usage.  Independent simulation tests by leading drive performance experts (see:  http://macperformanceguide.com/SSD-RealWorld.html) confirm that OWC Mercury Pro brand SSDs ultra-efficient “Block Management & Wear Leveling” technologies eliminate virtually any reduction in data transfer speeds over heavy long term usage, without the dependency on less effective OS TRIM management.

Higher RAID-Like Data Protection – Up To 100X

The OWC Mercury Aura Pro MBA also utilizes SandForce DuraClass™ technology, which provides up to 100X higher data protection than ordinary SSDs and leading enterprise class hard disk drives.  By combining the highest level of Error Correction Code (ECC) and SandForce RAISE™ (Redundant Array of Independent Silicon Elements) technology along with 7% over provisioning, the Mercury Aura Pro MBA provides RAID-like data protection and reliability without the loss of transfer speed due to parity.

Shootout Proves it:  OWC Offers “Better than New” Performance

Based on OWC’s popular Mercury Extreme SSD “shootout” video series, OWC has created new videos demonstrating how much faster an OWC Mercury Aura Pro MBA equipped 2008-2009 MacBook Air 1.83GHz model is versus much faster processor based machines, including a 2010 MacBook Pro i7. To view the side-by-side comparison videos, visit: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/internal_storage/Aura_SSD.

“One of OWC’s core missions is to help consumers maximize their technology investment,” said Larry O’Connor, Founder and CEO, OWC.  “By offering faster performance and higher capacity than provided by 2010 models, the Mercury Aura Pro MBA SSD enables 2008-2009 MacBook Air owners to experience better than new performance at a significantly lower cost than a new machine.”

Four Models Starting At $199.99

The new OWC Mercury Aura Pro MBA is available immediately in four models compatible with all 13.3″ 2008-2009 MacBook Air models:

•  60GB Mercury Aura Pro MBA with 7% over provisioning & three year warranty – $199.99

•  120GB Mercury Aura Pro MBA with 7% over provisioning & three year warranty – $299.99

•  240GB Mercury Aura Pro MBA with 7% over provisioning & three year warranty – $579.99

•  480GB Mercury Aura Pro MBA with 7% over provisioning & three year warranty – $TBA

 In addition to the Mercury Aura Pro MBA line of first SSDs available on the market for 2008-2009 MacBook Air computers, OWC is also unveiling other industry-first Mercury Pro SSD model lines at the CES show:

• OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express – the first SSD available for all 2010 Apple MacBook Air models.

• OWC Mercury Aura Pro 1.8″ – the first and fastest SandForce processor based SSD available for netbooks, subnotebook, and other computers that utilize an internal 1.8″ sized SATA drive.

• OWC Mercury Extreme™ Pro Legacy Edition – the first and fastest SandForce® processor based IDE/ATA SSD available for pre-Intel® PowerPC® based Macs, PCs, and other desktop/tower computers.

• OWC Mercury Legacy™ Pro – the first and fastest SandForce processor based IDE/ATA SSD available for pre-Intel PowerPC based Mac notebooks, PCs, and other notebook/laptop computers.

ArtRage Digital Artist App Now Available on MSI & Other Touch-Screen Computers-CES Special Discounts for ArtRage for iPad Only $1.99

Ambient Design www.artrage.com, the leading award-winning creator of realistic art painting software for Mac & Windows, announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas that ArtRage 3 Studio artist software is now available bundled with select touch-screen computers, including the all-new MSI multi-touch Wind Top AE desktop series to be announced at CES, MSI Booth #30359.  ArtRage users can draw directly on the MSI touch screen to simulate watercolor or oil painting, with realistic paints that smear and blend just like in the real world.  Many other ArtRage art studio tools are so realistically simulated, that beginning and professional artists, hobbyist and students alike will feel comfortable using a computer to paint, draw and sketch. 

ArtRage 3 Studio will also be shown on the just announced ASUS EP121 Win7 tablet computer at the ASUS CES showroom at the Venetian Hotel Ballroom, Level 3, San Polo 3501A.

World-Renown Artist David Kassan Demos ArtRage at Showstoppers

In addition, at CES, ArtRage will also showcase touch-screens by other computer manufacturers with ArtRage 3 at the Showstoppers CES event, held at the Wynn Hotel on January 6, 2011.  Artist David Kassan will be on hand displaying his artistic finger-painting technique using ArtRage on iPad and touchscreen computers painting on-the-spot with models.

Special ArtRage for iPad Discounts During CES – Only $1.99 from Jan 6-9 – Bring ArtRage for iPad with You Everywhere You Go

During CES (from January 6 – January 9, 2011), ArtRage for iPad will be available at a discounted rate of only $1.99 (normally $6.99) at the Apple iTunes Store.  ArtRage for iPad lets you become a mobile digital artist, providing the experience of actually “painting” digitally on a computer canvas with oil painting effects that smear and blend and watercolor strokes that merge to create soft, wet gradations, just as they would in a traditional art studio.  An ArtRage-enabled iPad, tablet, or touch-screen laptop allows artists of all levels to bring their computer everywhere they go to be ready to spontaneously unleash their creativity on the spot by drawing, sketching, and painting in a wide range of artistic styles with tools that interact on the screen just as they would with real paint, ink, chalk, pen, or pencil.

ArtRage for iPad is available immediately, priced at $1.99 for a limited time (normal pricing is $6.99) at the iTunes store at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/artrage/id391432693?mt=8.  The desktop versions of ArtRage for Mac & Windows are also available with more features, priced at $40 and $80 for ArtRage 3 Studio and ArtRage 3 Studio Pro respectively, available for download at www.artrage.com  (see comparison chart at: http://www2.ambientdesign.com/files/artrage_product_comparison.pdf).  For more information, see www.artrage.com.