Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 unveiled; includes Built-In Flash Memory

Microsoft has introduced the Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 for notebooks. The company claims that this new member in its range of mice, is the first of its kind in the market being a “rechargeable (notebook) mouse with 1GB of flash memory built right into the transceiver”.


The Mobile Memory Mouse’s transceiver makes use of a 2.4GHz Wireless Technology and Bluetooth too. It has a dual purpose, as it can be used as a USB pen too.


According to Microsoft’s website, the significant features of the Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 are:

*Transceiver with 1 GB Flash Memory - The transceiver is also a fully functional flash drive, so you can store and transfer files and free up USB ports.

*2.4 GHz Wireless Technology - The 2.4 GHz wireless USB mini-transceiver connects wirelessly right out of the box with virtually no interference, and up to 30 feet of wireless range.

*USB Rechargeable with Magnetic Connectors - Simply snap in the magnetic connectors to charge while working, using the included USB transceiver.

*High Definition Laser Technology - Microsoft High Definition Laser Mouse products are more precise, more responsive, and deliver smoother tracking.

*Battery Life Indicator - You won’t get caught with a dead battery—the Battery Status LED Indicator glows red when the battery is running low.

*Magnifier - Point and click to enlarge and edit detail using the Magnifier. (The Magnifier is not compatible with Direct3D® API in full screen mode, media players, OpenGL, and Layered Windows. If you are using Mac OS X, the Magnifier enlarges text and images on the entire screen.)

*4-Way Scrolling - Scroll four ways for greater efficiency and comfort with Tilt Wheel Technology.

*5-Button Mouse - Get quick access to the media, programs, and files you use most often with customizable buttons.

*Flip 3D- Easily flip through all open windows with Flip 3D.

*Instant Viewer - Too many open items on your desktop? Click the scroll wheel button to instantly display your open windows, then point and click to select.

*Right Handed Design - Mouse design is optmized for right handed users.

*Scroll Wheel - Save time and effort with the scroll wheel—navigate documents and Web pages without using the on-screen scroll bar.

*On/Off Button - Turn your 3-in-1 device off to extend battery life even longer.

*Bluetooth Mode Switch - A switch on the bottom of the mouse enables Bluetooth notebook users to connect directly to their PC without using the included transceiver.

*Carrying Case - Protect your mouse while you’re on the go.

*Designed for Notebook PCs - Compact and comfortable, our handy notebook and laptop products are designed for convenience and mobility.


Well, the features are surely attractive, but what happens to left-handed people. That surely seems to be a limitation.


Anyways, the Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 is priced at $99.95 USD. The product is already up for pre-sale at Amazon and should be in your hands by anytime in October.



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Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 and Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000

Microsoft is surely on a role as the company not only introduced the MobileMemory Mouse 8000, but also two other wireless notebook mice. They are the Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 and the Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000.

The Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 and the Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000 both have a very sleek and compact design. Thus, they could be useful for people who are always on-the-go.Both these newly introduced wireless notebook mice have been designed to offer a more productive computing experience and also to reduce touchpad fatigue.

The Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 has been designed to work seamlessly with Bluetooth-ready computers. It could be particularly useful for laptop users, as it boasts features that people have long desired- a mouse that just works with no transceiver or extensive setup process required.

The Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 features High Definition Laser technology, offering smoother tracking, more responsiveness and better precision.

Other salient features of the Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 include:
*Bluetooth convenience: This mouse has 2.4 GHz Bluetooth technology without a transceiver for quick and easy wireless connectivity
*Modern design features: It offers more than a sleek design. Plus, this mouse is ambidextrous allowing users to use which hand they are comfortable with.
*Smart power features: The Mouse has a battery life indicator, an ON/OFF button and three-plus months of battery life

The second mouse introduced by Microsoft is the Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000, whose shape is based on Microsoft’s No.1 best-selling mouse namely the Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000.

Listed below are the salient features of the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000:
*Advanced notebook mouse technology: This mouse houses top-of-the-line technology with 2.4GHz wireless for a confident connection and virtually no interference
Offers a great benefit in crowded wireless environments.
*High Definition Laser Technology for smoother, more precise, and more responsive tracking.
*Smart software connection: One click of the wheel provides instant access to the Windows Vista Flip 3D feature, letting users flip through open windows and quickly switch between applications for added productivity.
*Innovative power features: The snap-in transceiver on the bottom of the mouse is more than just smart storage, as it also turns the mouse off when snapped in.
*The mouse also features a battery life indicator and provides up to six months of use with one battery.
*Comfortable design: Soft-grip sides and an ergonomic, ambidextrous design put comfort in the palm of users’ hands.
*Magnifier tool and Back button: Users can perform popular commands with just a single touch.


The Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 will be available in October 2007, while the Microsoft Wireless Notebook laser Mouse 7000 will be widely available in September 2007. Both these mice will carry a price tag of $49.95 each.


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Adobe Premier Pro CS3 Software now gets Native Support for Panasonic P2 Camera Format

Adobe Systems has announced native support for the Panasonic P2 camera format in Adobe Premier Pro CS3 software.


The Adobe Premier Pro software will provide a true file-based workflow without transcoding or rewrapping. This helps to maintain a rich metadata in P2 content and also completes a software-only High Definition workflow from capture till output.


For those who are not in the know, the Panasonic P2 is a solid state storage format for video production. It eliminates the need for tape from the workflow, reducing the time it takes editors to find a specific scene. Besides, it also eliminated the need to digitize footage from tape.


The P2 DVCPROHD format uses a proven 4:2:2 codec for highest quality results and provides video professionals a cost-effective, efficient workflow that complements the editing efficiency of Adobe Premier Pro CS3.


According to Tadao Shimozuru, director of professional AV systems Business Unit at Panasonic, “Customers shooting video with our Panasonic P2 cameras enjoy speed, mobility, performance and convenience. Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 complements these production benefits beautifully, forming the hub of a highly integrated P2 production workflow. With native import and editing combined with the ability to output back to the P2 card, this update allows Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 users to realize the full power of the P2 workflow.”


This compatibility update will be available to all Adobe Premier Pro CS3 customers in the weeks to come.



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Aspire 4920 Notebook of the Gemstone Series launched by Acer India

Acer India has announced the launch of the Acer Aspire 4920 notebook from the company’s Gemstone Series in India. This elegant notebook boasts a host of great features.

The Aspire 4920 notebook has a ceramic-finish pearl grey interior and a Holographic satin-finish cover. This notebook also features an attractive neon-blue multimedia light-strip.

The new Aspire 4920 notebook from Acer’s Gemstone Series displays high-end graphics due to the presence of the ATI Mobility Radeon and supports the latest video formats and gaming software.

The Acer Aspire 4920 notebook runs on the latest Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile processor T7300, which also has support for the Mobile Intel GM965 Express chipset and Intel Wireless WiFi Link network solution, offering excellent speed, performance, awesome graphics and signal.

What’s more; the Aspire 4920 notebook from the Acer Gemstone series offers a high storage capacity due to its 160GB HDD.


This notebook sports a 14-inch Acer CrystalBrite TFT LCD display. It has a system memory of 1GB RAM which is upgradeable to 4GB.


This notebook comes clubbed with the convenient Acer Video Conference Solution with its Acer CrystalEye Webcam. This webcam features a smart built-in angle that enables productive multi-way conferencing.

The battery life of this Acer notebook is 3hours, but the Acer ePowerManagement allows the user to choose the power management setting to extend the battery time.

A good feature of the Aspire 4920 notebook is that it is a streamlined portable entertainment center. It has an embedded DVD writer and the Acer CrystalBrite technology. Plus, the Dolby Certified Sound System offers 5.1-channel surround sound.

Listed below are the additional features of the Acer Aspire 4920 notebook:
*Disk anti-shock protection
*Gigabit LAN
*Easy-to-use system utilities like the Acer Empowering Technology
*Easy-Easy-launch buttons for WLAN, BluetoothR2.0, email, Internet and user-programming

The sleek Acer Aspire 4920 notebook is immediately available in the major Indian cities for a price of Rs.54,999.


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Apple Logic Studio with enhanced Features for Musicians launched

Apple has introduced new software called ‘Logic Studio’, a comprehensive suite of professional tools that provide musicians with just about everything they would need to create, produce and perform in the studio as well as on stage.

Apple’s Logic Studio features:
*Logic Pro 8
*MainStage
*Soundtrack Pro 2
*Studio Instruments
*Studio Effects
*a vast Studio Sound Library
*powerful set of production utilities.

According to Rob Schoeben, Apple’s vice president of Applications Product Marketing, “From the fun and intuitive GarageBand to the all new Logic Studio, there’s never been a better time to be a musician on the Mac.”

Logic Pro 8 offers an intuitive single-window interface for instant access to powerful music creation and production functions, including snap-to-transient selection and sample accurate editing directly in the Arrange window.

Mainstage turns the Mac into a powerful live performance rig that produces reliable, consistent sound-whether music is being made at home, in a rehearsal space, or in front of an audience.

Soundtrack Pro 2 is the musician’s bridge to sound for picture with professional editing tools and seamless film and video integration that simplifies every aspect of the audio post production process. Musicians can compose their score in Logic Pro 8 then use Soundtrack Pro 2 to edit dialog, design sound effects and complete the mix in cinematic sound.

Studio Instruments with 40 instrument plug-ins enable musicians to access and play almost any sound imaginable, including enhanced versions of Ultrabeat, Sculpture and ES2 synthesizers, and the EXS24 sampler.

Studio Effects include a new Delay Designer plug-in that offers in-depth control over individual delay taps, and Space Designer, now with True Surround enhancements for multichannel audio processing.

Logic Studio gives musicians a vast Studio Sound Library, featuring content from the five Jam Pack collections and Final Cut Studio 2, for a total of 18,000 Apple Loops, 1,300 EXS instruments and 5,000 sound effects that span a huge variety of genres and styles.

Logic Studio is immediately available for a price of $499 via the Apple Store. However, registered Logic Pro 7 users can upgrade to Logic Studio for just $199.


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Lenovo Introduces Small, Low-Energy Desktop

The 'Blue Sky' ThinkCentre A61e is small, light, quiet, and energy-efficient.
Matt Hamblen, Computerworld

Lenovo Group Ltd. Wednesday announced the Blue Sky desktop computer, its smallest, quietest and most energy-efficient desktop.

Available at an introductory price of about US$399 after rebate, the new ThinkCentre A61e (its formal name) ships next month. About the size of a telephone book, it weighs 8 lbs. and is about 25 percent smaller than the previous ThinkCentre model, Lenovo officials said.

Blue Sky is also the first full-functioning PC to run on 45 watts of power, meaning it can be powered by a solar panel or roughly the amount of electricity needed for three compact fluorescent light bulbs, a Lenovo spokeswoman said.

It will run either the Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Athlon 64x2 dual-core processor or the AMD Sempron processor, with several choices of Lenovo's ThinkCentre A61e, known as Blue Sky

Lenovo's ThinkCentre A61e, known as Blue Sky ultrasmall hard drives, ranging from 80GB to 750GB. It has 4GB of memory and comes preloaded with either the Windows Vista Business or Windows XP Professional operating system.

The $399 introductory price only covers the PC. The prices of the monitor, keyboard and mouse are not included. The Blue Sky measures 8.5 by 11 inches in size -- the same as a sheet of paper, and it's 3 inches thick, about the size of large phone book. Shipping starts sometime in October.

Lenovo expects the Blue Sky to do best in the small business, education, medical and financial sectors, where desktop space is limited. It features a low-speed fan for quiet operation.


Blue Sky derived its code name, which has stuck, for its environmental sensibilities. It is made up of 90 percent reusable or recyclable materials, and its packaging is 90 percent recyclable. Because of its energy efficiency and recyclable materials, it is Lenovo's first product to win a Gold EPEAT rating from the Green Electronics Council.

Lenovo said the ultrasmall PC could be a success, noting that research firm IDC has forecast more than 52 percent growth for that product segment from 2005 to 2010.


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