Ultrasone Unveils Audiophile-grade Edition 8 Headphones
Germany-based Ultrasone Inc released a new set of headphones dubbed as the Audiophile-grade Edition 8.
So what’s the buzz about this new set of headphones? According to the company, “never before has such attention to detail been given to every aspect of a headphone design; every material and component used in the Edition 8 is second to none.”
Yes those are strong words. The new headphones are as black and silver closed-back headphones. It uses Ultrasone’s latest S-Logic Plus technology that gives users a unique acoustic feeling that allows the listener even more of a spacious tonal perception.
The interior ear cups are made of Ethiopian sheepskin while the outer ear cups are covered in Ruthenium, a special metal.
Paul Taylor, President of Ultrasone boasted that the Audiophile-grade Edition 8 “provide immaculate detail but are also capable of delivering thunderous bass, the range of these headphones is staggering. I truly believe our engineers have created one of most sonically accurate and visually appealing headphones to date”
* Principle: Dynamic / Closed
* Impedance: 30 Ohm
* Driver size: 40mm Titanium plated
* Magnet: NdFeB
* Frequency range: 6 – 42.000 Hz
* SPL: 96 dB
* Weight (excl. cord): 260g
* USC Cord length: 1,2m (OFC Cable)
* USC Extension cable 4m (OFC Cable)
* 3,5mm gold plated plugs
* Adapter 3,5/6,3mm gold plated
* ULE technology
Audiophile-grade Edition 8 is tagged at $1,499.
Source: Engadget
Himax CABC Technology Expanded to Mobile Devices
Handset display drivers from Himax Technologies with Content Adaptive Brightness Control (CABC) technology is being adopted by the world’s leading makers of mobile devices.
Content Adaptive Brightness Control or simply CABC technology from HIMAX is one of the most sought after feature by many mobile device makers as well as end-users. Display drivers with CABC technology can save display power of up to 50% which is the reason why makers of mobile devices, especially the energy-conscious ones, is after these display drivers. The display drivers with Content Adaptive Brightness Control technology is not only being used in mobile handsets but it is being used as well in digital cameras, Notebook PC and portable navigation devices.
The more common TFT-LCD has a backlight brightness that is constant at all times regardless of the image being displayed thus making it the most power-consuming among all components in the display system. Unlike the CABC technology from HIMAX which controls backlight brightness by analyzing the image to be displayed which significantly reduces power consumption. The unique algorithm that Himax is using produces a smooth adjustment in the backlight even if the content and brightness are changing rapidly.
Source: GlobeNewswire
FastMac Unveils Three Slimline USB Blu-ray Drives
FastMac introduced three Slimline USB Blu-ray drives for as low as $99.
The APP-6907 DVD±RW / BD drive is very cheap at $9 and it a Black External Slimline USB 2.0 Blu-ray (BD-ROM) Optical Drive With SuperDrive Multi Functions. It has a maximum of 8X CD-RW Writing speed.
Next is the 299 APP-6963 1x BD-R drive that has the following read speed: 24X CD-ROM; 8X DVD-ROM and 1.6X BD-ROM.
Last but definitely not the least one the line is the APP-6964 4x BD-R drive. It is tagged at $399. It has Write speed of 4x BD-R up to 16x CD-RW and Read speed of 4x BD, 24x CD and 8x DVD.
Just before you rush into things, you might be interested to know that Apple’s QuickTime software does not support the decoding and playback of encrypted Blu-ray movies. It means that watching commercial Blu-ray movies using Mac OS X is still impossible.
Source: Engadget