February 12, 2010

AMD has expanded its AMD Phenom II and AMD Athlon II processor families for desktop with several new processors designed to give mainstream consumers advanced performance capabilities from their desktop PCs at increasingly attractive price points. As desktop PCs continue trending toward smaller form factors, AMD remains committed to maximizing the user experience by bringing platform technology integration, efficiency and performance benefits to consumers. Examples of the new processor offerings from AMD include:

• The new AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition processor, AMD’s fastest dual-core desktop processor to date at 3.2GHz, is an ideal choice for the budget-conscious consumer’s Microsoft Windows 7 system platform at an affordable $99 Suggested System Builder Price (SSBP).

• The new AMD Athlon II X4 635 processor is designed to provide exceptional quad-core performance to handle the demands of multitasking and multi-threaded applications.

Continuing its commitment to providing high performance at affordable prices, AMD meets the computing needs of mainstream consumers with these new processors — from gamers to social media devotees. This variety and value enables OEMs and system builders to develop compelling PC solutions optimized for Windows 7.

The new additions to the AMD Phenom II and AMD Athlon II processor lines are great choices for consumers interested in HD entertainment, casual gaming, digital file editing and social-media networking.

When combined with the latest generation of ATI Radeon 5800 Series graphics cards and AMD 7-series chipsets, these new AMD Phenom II and AMD Athlon II processors can provide consumers with optimal user experience and capabilities such as:

• Brilliant HD entertainment experience
• Support for DirectX 11 gaming feature
• Exceptional energy efficiency with dynamic power management
• Socket AM3 compatibility for flexibility and compatibility with motherboards based on the upcoming AMD 800-series chipset
• Advanced multitasking performance
• Optimized for Windows 7and the latest sleek desktop designs

By Tim Moynihan
February 10, 2010

In addition to the EOS Rebel T2i DSLR announced recently, Canon expanded its 2010 PowerShot camera line with four new point-and-shoot models. The new PowerShots include replacements for the company’s popular 2009 cameras, a pocketable high-zoom follow-up to the PowerShot SX200 IS, and a new touchscreen camera.

Three of the four new cameras also feature a nifty “miniature mode,” which mimics the effect of a tilt-shift lens to make full-size objects look like scale models. There’s a similar in-camera setting in Olympus’s Pen E-P2 and Pen E-PL1 Micro Four-Thirds cameras, but these are the first fixed-lens point-and-shoot cameras I’ve seen with the virtual tilt-shift effect. Canon’s new feature also allows the shooter to choose a horizontal plane of focus when shooting in miniature mode.

Also new is a feature that fires the shutter as soon as a subject in the frame winks, a creative alternative to a self-timer shot that lets the shooter control the camera remotely. All the new PowerShot cameras are compatible with SDXC cards as well as SD/SDHC cards, and the PowerShot SX210 IS and PowerShot SD3500 IS can also handle Eye-Fi cards.

PowerShot SX210 IS: compact 14x optical zoom camera

The most powerful new point-and-shoot camera in Canon’s stable is the 14-megapixel PowerShot SX210 IS, a successor to last year’s top-notch 12x-optical-zoom SX200 IS.

The SX210 IS bumps the optics up to a 14x zoom range (28mm to 392mm) and adds a dedicated video button with stereo audio recording, as well as the ability to zoom optically while shooting video (720p .MOV files recorded at 30fps).

The new pocket megazoom offers the new miniature mode, a fish-eye-lens simulator, and wink- and smile-detection for remote shutter release. Carryover features include a pop-up flash, optical image stabilization, a three-inch LCD screen (it serves as the camera’s only viewfinder), and HDMI-out.

PowerShot SD1400 IS: feature-rich fashion camera

The PowerShot SD1400 IS replaces the good-looking PowerShot SD780 IS, offering the same compact, stylish frame while ratcheting up the specs quite a bit. The 14-megapixel SD1400 IS serves up a 4x optical zoom wide-angle lens (28mm to 112mm) with optical image stabilization, miniature mode, fish-eye mode, wink- and smile-detection, a 2.7-inch LCD, and 720p high-definition video recording.

PowerShot SD3500 IS: Canon’s second touchscreen camera

The 14-megapixel PowerShot SD3500 is operated via its 3.5-inch touchscreen, which takes up practically the entirety of the camera’s backside. The company has revamped its touchscreen UI since the release of last year’s PowerShot SD980 IS, adding the ability to customize the on-screen controls by simply dragging-and-dropping icons to different parts of the screen.

The PowerShot SD3500 IS boasts an ultra-wide-angle 5x optical zoom lens (24mm to 120mm) with optical image stabilization, 720p high-definition video recording, and the new miniature mode, fish-eye, and wink/smile detection features.

PowerShot SD1300 IS: wide-angle snapshooter

Rounding out the day’s announcements is the PowerShot SD1300 IS, which replaces Canon’s popular SD1200 IS. The SD1300 IS doesn’t offer the new miniature, fish-eye, or wink/smile detection modes, and it also maxes out at standard-definition video capture (640×480 AVI clips at 30fps).

You get a 12-megapixel sensor, a 4x optical zoom wide-angle lens (28mm-112mm), a 2.7-inch LCD, and your pick of five colors (silver, green, brown, blue, or pink).

February 8, 2010

WD Caviar Black and WD RE4 2TB
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Western Digital announced that it is now shipping desktop 7200 RPM 2TB hard drives and is qualifying with OEMs enterprise-class hard drives based on WD’s 500 gigabytes-per-platter technology. The popular family of WD Caviar Black drives, now led by the new 2TB capacity, is perfect for gaming, high-performance desktop systems and workstations; while the WD RE4 2TB is suited for servers, network attached storage and storage networks.

High-performance hard drives by an industry leader in performance, WD Caviar Black and WD RE4 2TB drives combine 7200 RPM spin speed, 64MB cache, dual stage actuator technology, SATA 3 gigabits per second (Gb/s) interface, and an integrated dual processor to deliver ultimate performance in a maximum-capacity drive.

“WD Caviar Black 2TB hard drives maximize the features and functionality of power computing applications such as gaming, photo editing, user generated multimedia and video,” said Jim Morris, senior vice president and general manager of WD’s client storage systems. “With the selection of WD Caviar Black hard drives, WD desktop customers receive the best possible mix of capacity, performance and reliability that is required for intense desktop computing.”

“Specifically designed for enterprise-class applications, WD’s RE4 2TB drives incorporate the best combination of features, optimum performance, and superior reliability that customers have come to expect from WD,” said Tom McDorman, vice president and general manager of enterprise storage solutions for WD. “Our enterprise products are directly aimed at customers who require additional features and extensive testing that are necessary for high-end enterprise environments.”

WD Caviar Black 2 TB and WD RE4 2TB hard drives feature the following:

Dual processor- Twice the processing power to maximize performance.

Dual actuator technology- A head positioning system with two actuators that improves positional accuracy over the data track(s). The primary actuator provides coarse displacement using conventional electromagnetic actuator principles. The secondary actuator uses piezoelectric motion to fine tune the head positioning to a higher degree of accuracy.

IntelliSeek- Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise, and vibration.

StableTrac- The motor shaft is secured at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking, during read and write operations.

NoTouch ramp load technology- The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit.

Additional Features for WD RE4 2TB Enterprise Hard Drives
WD RE4 drives feature 1.2 million hours MTBF, Active Power Save, enhanced RAFF technology, multi-axis shock sensor, native command queuing (NCQ), pressure sensors, third generation dynamic fly height, time limited error recovery (TLER), and an extensive and enhanced testing process to ensure long-term reliability for demanding enterprise applications.

Price and Availability
The WD Caviar Black 2TB (model WD2001FASS) hard drives and WD RE4 2TB (model WD2003FYYS) hard drives are distributed by Axis Global Technologies and ATP Peripherals (Phils) and are available through select resellers. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the WD Caviar Black 2TB drive are P 15,650 for WD2001FASS model and P20,800 for WD2003FYYS. Both drives are covered by a five-year limited warranty.

February 9, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T2i
www.canon.com

As the new flagship in Canon’s Digital Rebel line, the Canon EOS Rebel T2i complements the Canon EOS Rebel XS and the Canon EOS Rebel T1i. The existing Canon Rebel XSi will be retired to make room for the new model, which has a variety of new features that will appeal to photo enthusiasts already using a digital SLR, and to those looking to move from a point-and-shoot digicam to a more advanced model that will enable greater creativity.

What’s notable here is that Canon has taken features from its recent Canon EOS 7D and brought those features downstream to a model half that price. The Rebel T2i uses the same 18 megapixel sensor as the 7D, but its channel reader is lower (four-channel for T2i, versus eight for 7D). Both models use the Digic 4 engine, and both have a 63 zone, dual-layer metering system. However, the T2i makes some concessions-it can shoot at 3.7 frames per second, with a burst rate of 34 large fine jpegs, and 6 RAW images; and it has a 9-point autofocus system that’s on a par with the T1i (the 7D, by contrast, has 19 focus points).

ISO handling is similar to the 7D: It supports ISO 100-6400, and you can expand that to 12,800 in the settings.

The T2i comes in a similarly designed, fairly compact chassis, much like the T1i in weight and size. The T2i uses a new, slightly smaller but more efficient battery to handle movie mode and improve battery life over the T1i. Canon says the battery should last for 550 shots, 50 more than on the T1i.

Video has very quickly become a must-have feature on the SLR circuit. And one of the other big improvements here is to video handling: Video resolution has been amped up to be more l like the 7D, with up to 1080p at 24, 25, and 30fps (you can capture up to 12 minutes at a time at 1080p, 24 minutes in standard definition). You also get manual exposure capability in video, and there’s a jack for an external microphone-handy for amplifying audio during your recordings. A new movie crop mode uses central portion of the sensor, and magnifies view seven times if you’re capturing video in standard definition. Also new: a dedicated movie/live view on/off switch, as found on the 7D.

The T2i supports SDHC and SDXC memory card formats, for up to 64GB of storage per card. It’s the first SLR with SDXC support; Canon was first to announce an SDXC-capable camcorder, the HF S21, in January as well (that model will ship in April, just after the T2i’s expected late-March availability).

One other new and interesting development is HDMI-CEC support. By supporting this HDMI feature, Canon underscores its expectation that consumers will attach the camera to an HDTV to view images directly from a card. HDMI-CEC lets an HDTV remote control the camera’s playback features.

At $899 (in a kit with an 18-55mm IS EF-S lens; $799 body only), the T2i carries an attractive price that positions this model well against the competition-and opens up new avenues to creativity for SLR shooters.

February 6, 2010

Gigabyte has unveiled the new Gigabyte Booktop M1305, a 13.3-inch ultra-thin notebook PC running the newly-released Windows 7 operating system and featuring an innovative docking station, which provides high-performance desktop-like graphics performance via its embedded nVidia GT220 graphics processor and HDMI support.

Its Booktop Docking System seamlessly converts from a laptop into a desktop, and allows you to enjoy the convenience of being mobile with the ability to convert to a desktop for use at home with computer peripherals that connect directly to the docking station, providing more functionality.

Besides a host of innovative features on the netbook itself, it incorporates an nVidia GeForce GT220 graphics processor and a desktop GPU catering for a rich multimedia experience. These provide enough graphics muscle to support playback of any hi-def movie in ultra-smooth quality and allows you to play the latest 3D games that demand the highest levels of graphics performance.

The available multi-I/O ports, which include an HDMI port directly on the docking station to connect up to two large screen displays for a more immersive experience.


Ultra-slim．Ultra-light．Ultra-long battery life
The M1305 Booktop packs leading-edge functionality into an ultra-slim, stylish and light package, with features that include an LCD screen with LED lighting for enhanced brightness, at a 1366×768 resolution. Combine these with Intel’s latest ultra low voltage processors, and the M1305 provides for the maximum levels of power efficiency.

The body itself is only two centimeters thin at its thickest point, while its “Flexibay” caters for an interchangeable optical drive or second three-cell battery, which can extend the battery life for up to 10 hours, or an entire workday of mobility.

Gigabyte’s design focus is on products that are “thinking of you,” so to speak. To this end, the M1305 is equipped with multiple design features that are thoughtful and functional. These include fingerprint and facial recognition biometric technology for instant log-on- with twice the security. It also has a unique, modularized-design for quick and easy hard drive and memory upgrades.

The Booktop also features Gigabyte’s Smart Manager software which combines a number of different system tools into one single intuitive user interface, making the control of personal settings very easy and just a click away. Another Gigabyte development is the Battery Check feature, which will allow you to check the battery status of the notebook, simply by holding down the right mouse button on the mouse pad when the notebook is switched off.

In addition, this notebook PC features optional 3G/HSDPA support for high-speed Internet that can be accessed anytime and anywhere.

Specifications

August 12, 2009

Lenovo ThinkPad X100e
Starts at P28,990
www.lenovo.com

Lenovo announced the ThinkPad X100e, the company’s first professional-grade ultraportable laptop starting at PhP28,990. The introduction pioneers a new category of PCs for today’s business users that blends professional performance, usability and design with new color options at an extremely affordable price. The X100e also represents the first time Lenovo and AMD have collaborated to offer AMD processors on ThinkPad laptops and to leverage AMD’s VisionPro branding.

“By listening to our customers and observing market trends, we identified an opportunity to create a new type of ultraportable laptop for business users,” said Vicky Agorrilla, country general manager, Lenovo Philippines. “Customers asked us for low cost and extreme portability without sacrificing usability or the manageability needed to run a business. By expanding the ultraportable ThinkPad X Series to reach prices of about PhP28,990, the X100e delivers on all counts.”

The ThinkPad X100e excels in the areas important to business users with professional-grade features, exceptional usability and outstanding mobility.

Professional-Grade Features
Equipped with choices of AMD Athlon Neo single and dual core processors and Turion dual core processors1, the X100e provides strong performance needed for multitasking and running typical office applications. It also has the performance needed to support corporate operating systems like Microsoft Windows 7 Professional. The X100e comes with Lenovo’s ThinkVantage Technologies, hardware-software tools that help customers deploy, manage and maintain their PCs. The laptop features global availability and technical support along with a variety of warranty options.

Exceptional Usability and Design
Lenovo designed the small and compact X100e to be incredibly comfortable to use. An 11.6 inch high definition display provides ample screen real estate, and an ISO full-size keyboard with a multitouch touchpad and Trackpoint make navigation easy. The new contemporary keyboard design features

enlarged keys, removal of rarely used keys like System Request and the embedded number pad. The X100e also brings color to ThinkPad with a new choice of heatwave red in addition to midnight black models.

Outstanding Mobility
The X100e maximizes mobility with models starting under three pounds. For wireless connectivity on the go, the laptop comes with 802.11n WiFi and optional Bluetooth and 3G.

Based on VISION Pro Technology from AMD, the X100e delivers outstanding value and performance on visual productivity applications vital to today’s business.

“The X100e delivers the full promise of VISION Pro Technology from AMD,” said Leslie Sobon, vice president, Product Marketing, AMD. “It delivers the visual experience necessary to leverage most of today’s collaboration tools, strong battery life and unbeatable value, all in a sleek, durable ultrathin laptop. With out-of-the-box support for dual monitors to enable greater productivity, the ThinkPad X100e defines what a commercial ultrathin laptop should be and sets the bar for future products based on VISION Pro Technology from AMD.”

Business-Class Service and Support
Lenovo offers a full portfolio of service and support offerings to protect the ThinkPad X100e and the data on it and also to give IT departments the technical support they need. To keep business productivity high and to protect from unexpected repair costs, ThinkPad Protection cover repairs resulting from accidents, drops and spills. ThinkPlus Priority Support provides 24×7 business-class technical support for IT professionals responsible for maintaining these PCs. Lenovo Hard Disk Drive Retention lets customers keep their hard drive in case of damage or failure, ensuring that their data remains safely in their hands.

February 3, 2010

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge Series
Starts at P36,990
www.lenovo.com

Lenovo announced a new ThinkPad laptop Series, simply called “ThinkPad Edge,” with 13, 14 and 15 inch models designed specifically for the small to medium sized business (SMB). The 13-inch model represents the first ThinkPad laptop to offer AMD dual core processor technology and to be offered on AMD’s VISION Pro Technology. In addition to performance, the new laptops are designed with style and affordability in mind for today’s budget-conscious customers. For example, they include new rich and vibrant color choices and a new contemporary keyboard. Lenovo is also expanding its retail sales channel to offer select ThinkPad Edge models in Best Buy stores.

“Small to medium business customers tell us they want PCs with bold yet professional designs, uncompromising durability and reliability with the latest technologies that meets their budgets,” said Vicky Agorrilla, country general manager, Lenovo Philippines. “Our answer is the new ThinkPad Edge family of laptops. They deliver stunning technology and powerful performance at an unprecedented value.”

Sophisticated and Simple Design
The ThinkPad Edge Series laptops reflect a new progressive and strikingly clean appearance while retaining ThinkPad durability and reliability. For example, the laptops include spill resistant keyboards and value-added ThinkVantage Technologies like the Active Protection System and Rescue and Recovery.

However, the new laptops blend expressive design and ease of use in several new ways:

Contemporary keyboard
A new contemporary keyboard gives the laptop a clean and inviting look. Uniform black keys and removal of the embedded number pad also help create a modern design. The Function keys have even been re-designed so that users only need to use one finger to access multimedia functions and more. Other rarely used keys like System Request have been removed. Additionally, select models of the ThinkPad Edge 14 and 15 inch versions will come with illuminated keyboards for visibility in low light conditions while adding a touch of elegance to the keyboard.

Expanded touchpad
A large multitouch touchpad provides an oversized landing pad for fingers to pinch, zoom and scroll.

Expressive, colorful palette
Midnight glossy or midnight soft black remain the traditional color for business, but for those who want to make a statement, ThinkPad Edge laptops come in heatwave red too. Additionally, a sleek silver band frames the exterior of the laptop.

SMB Performance Gets New Edge
SMBs “are a 24×7 business,” and their PC technology reflects their personal brand. Lenovo designed the ThinkPad Edge Series specifically to give these customers stylish and eye catching designs with high performance, reliability and the latest technologies including:

• Great performance with choices of AMD Turion and Athlon Neo dual core processors or Intel Core 2 Duo ultra low voltage and standard dual core processors
• Optimized for Windows 7 under Lenovo’s Enhanced Experience program
• Long battery life of over eight hours
• Wireless connectivity technologies including WiFi and optional Bluetooth, 3G and WiMAX3
• Crisp and clear voice over Internet protocol with Skype software, high definition speakers, high resolution, low light sensitivity cameras and microphone and camera mute keys
• Commitment to green technology. The laptops carry a Gold rating from the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool and meet Energy Star 5.0. The Edge laptops contain no foam and use many materials which are derived from 100% recycled content, such as thermoplastic, sugarcane or sorghum

“Expanding our relationship with Lenovo to include ThinkPad laptops represents a turning point for AMD’s commercial client business and creates enormous opportunity for both companies,” said Leslie Sobon, VP-Product Marketing, AMD. “By basing these laptops on VISION Pro Technology, Lenovo is enabling customers to gain a competitive advantage with performance you can see on today’s collaboration and visual productivity applications, unbeatable value at every price point and a means of eliminating IT headaches through open standards manageability and security features.”

Total Service and Support
Lenovo also offers a full suite of flexible service and support solutions for the new ThinkPad Edge Series. Lenovo-branded services give customers and business partners a single source solution that helps minimize risks and increases protection and productivity.

These services include:

• ThinkPad Protection to protect from unexpected repair costs in case of accidents or spills
• Priority Support for 24/7 tech-to-tech support
• Hard Disk Drive Retention that lets customer keep their failed or damaged hard drive to ensure data remains safely in their hands

Pricing and Availability
The ThinkPad Edge 13-inch version is now available with models starting at approximately PhP36,990 through Lenovo Business Partners and www.lenovo.com.

January 18, 2009

AMD ATI Radeon HD 5670

www.amd.com

AMD has introduced the ATI Radeon HD 5670 graphics card, the latest addition to the award-winning line-up of the world’s first and only graphics products to fully support Microsoft DirectX 11 gaming and computing, as well as new innovations such as ATI Eyefinity technology. Priced at less than USD $100, the ATI Radeon HD 5670 graphics card enables a superior HD gaming experience in the latest DirectX 11 titles, employs ATI Stream technology to boost performance in video playback and productivity applications, and helps enable the full Windows 7 experience.

Big performance, small price.

The ATI Radeon HD 5670 graphics card delivers up to 620 GigaFLOPS of compute power and GDDR5 memory, delivering unprecedented gaming performance for under USD $100 in the latest DirectX 11 titles such as Codemaster’s Colin McRae: DiRT 2, EA Phenomic’s BattleForge, GSC Game World’s S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 as well as DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL titles. In some of today’s most popular games, the ATI Radeon HD 5670 graphics processor showed a more than 20% performance improvement over the closest competing product in its class.

Panoramic computing hits the mainstream

The latest in ATI Eyefinity technology enables up to three displays to be used with a single ATI Radeon HD 5670 graphics card, delivering the most immersive gaming experience with a graphics card for under $100.

Accelerate with ATI Stream technology
ATI Stream technology speeds up video transcoding and improves video playback performance with applications such as Adobe Flash, and helps to deliver video enhancements that produce better visual quality with sharper, more vibrant images.

“AMD recently celebrated the shipment of its two millionth DirectX 11 graphics chip. AMD has already enabled DirectX 11 support for the majority of the PC market and today’s introduction of the ATI Radeon HD 5670 graphics card is yet another  clear indication of AMD’s commitment to address the strong market demand for DirectX 11-capable graphics cards,” said Matt Skynner, VP and general manager, AMDGraphics Group.  ”Combined with the successful launches of the ATI Radeon HD 5970, ATI Radeon HD 5800 series and ATI Radeon HD 5700 series, AMD has defined the DirectX 11 gaming experience like no other, bringing graphics innovations like ATI Eyefinity technology and ATI Stream technology to millions of consumers worldwide.”

“DICE prides itself on delivering the best possible experience to gamers, and ATI Radeon graphics cards help us to do that with Battlefield: Bad Company 2 through the use of DirectX 11 and our Frostbite engine,” said Johan Andersson. ”The fact that AMD has now shipped two million DirectX 11 graphics processors demonstrates how excited gamers are by the awesome performance and feature set of the latest ATI Radeon products.”

By Luis Anthony G. Oliveros
January 5, 2009

Taiwan-based manufacturer of memory modules and external storage devices Kingmax has released their latest Class 10 SDHC memory cards  featuring waterproof exteriors and fast transfer speeds at a relatively large capacity.

Its writing speed, which clocks in at over 20MB/sec, and a maximum storage capacity of 32GB allows it to be at par with most digital cameras’ full continuous shooting speeds. The Kingmax 32GB Class10 SDHC memory card ensures high resolution (AVCHD) and complies with full HD (1920×1080) picture quality and allows storage of up to 160 minutes of high-def movies, even up to 2,500 pictures in RAW3 format.

Also, the IPX8-compliant waterproof performance easily protects your data from damage, making sure that should you run into an unfortunate dunking accident, your photos and videos would be protected even if your camera faces a slim chance of survival.

December 23, 2009

Transcend Ultimate Class 10
www.transcendusa.com

Transcend Information has announced the launch of its Ultimate Class 10 SDHC cards. Part of Transcend’s “Ultimate” line of powerful high-speed memory cards, the new Class 10 SDHC cards easily outperform current Class 6 cards, with enhanced transfer speeds of 20MB/s and massive storage capacity of up to 16GB.

Ultra-fast Write Speed
As high-tech gadgets become increasingly advanced with ever-improving video and audio quality, memory card write speed plays an important role in taking high-megapixel pictures and shooting high-definition videos. Featuring the top-of-the-line Class 10 speed rating introduced by the SD Card Association this year as part of its new SD 3.0 specification, Transcend’s new Ultimate series SDHC cards provide blazing fast performance tailored specifically for high-speed consecutive shooting as well as smooth HD video recording.

Compared to Class 2 cards that only guarantee write speeds of 2MB/s, or Class 6 versions that start at 6MB/s, the new Class 10 SDHC cards boast 16MB/s write and 20MB/s read speeds that help process data quickly and prevent lag when recording 1920×1080 Full HD videos at 60fps. Transcend Ultimate Class 10 SDHC cards offer impressive data transfer rates, giving users the ability to unlock the full capabilities of their DSLR cameras.

Vast Storage Capacity for Memory-hungry Devices
To meet the requirements of high-megapixel DSLRs that can fill memory cards quickly, Transcend Ultimate SDHC cards are available in high-capacity sizes ranging from 4GB to 16GB. The 16GB SDHC card can store up to 6552 pictures (based on 5 megapixel JPEG compression format), over 88 hours of standard quality video (MPEG-4 video at 384 Kbps), or 240 minutes of HD video (AVCHD at 9 Mbps), providing photography enthusiasts with sufficient space for their high-resolution digital masterpieces. Currently offered in 4GB, 8GB to 16GB versions, Transcend’s new Ultimate series Class 10 SDHC cards are highly recommended for entry to mid-level digital camera or camcorder users.