MvixUSA Launches ULTIO Pro, the 1080p Home Theater Media Player with PVR (Personal Video Recording)

Chantilly, VA (PRWEB) January 28, 2010

Mvix(USA), Inc., a market leader in market leader in technology and products for high-definition entertainment, business signage solutions and networked accessible storage devices, announces the worldwide launch of the Mvix Ultio Pro, a Hard-Disk Based media center capable of HD digital media playback with video output as high as 1080p and personal video recording capability.

Ultio Pro?s high-end video processing not only plays Blu-Ray quality video, it allows to store entire Hi-Definition media on its internal hard drive, plug it into a TV via a HDMI and enjoy movies, digital music and family photos on large LCD or Plasma. The flexibility and scalability of Ultio makes it the easy to play HD movies or home videos. Ultio supports most 1080p HD video codecs, and formats such as H.264, MKV, Dixv HD, MOV, VC-1, FLV, etc. Ultio Pro is completely scalable ? one can choose upto 2TB of media storage in its internal hard disk. Ultio Pro comes with an embedded Torrent client combined with NAS (Network ?Access-Servers) features that provides an ideal setup for digital media acquisition, storage and sharing.

Combined with spectacular picture quality of HD video and crystal clear sound clarity of digital audio, the Ultio Pro enables analog recording of TV shows from the Cable or Satellite, or family videos from a Camcorder. It provides an ideal setup archiving old VCR tapes and DVDs to digital media files. Ultio Pro even supports time-shift and scheduled recording functionalities ? making Live TV playback a snap.

Mvix Ultio Pro is being launched worldwide in 2 flavors: the regular version (without a HDD) is priced at $ 169, whereas the premium version (bundled with 2TB Hard Drive) will be available at $ 348. Pre-Orders start immediately.

Speaking on the occasion, Mike Mallon, VP of Business Development at Mvix, commented ?Mvix Ultio Pro is the amalgamation of high definition media playback and recording. We?ve been working on the personal video recording (PVR) technology for some time and we?re happy to combine HD media playback and recording in a single device that should serve as the ultimate solution for home entertainments and business videos. Our aggressive pricing structure with a comprehensive set of features is likely to set highest standards in high definition entertainment.?

Ultio is also internet-ready and pre-equipped with a network port and an optional Wireless-N capability. It sports a samba server and a UPnP implementation, allowing seamless integration with services like PlayOn? or Tversity? (for streaming video content from Netflix?, Hulu?, CBS?, Youtube?, CNN?, ESPN? and much more). Wireless-N accessories for Ultio Pro will also be launched simultaneously.

Mike further added, ?We are excited to launch this new product in the new year. This is our most comprehensive product to-date and we feel very confident about its market traction. In reality this new model is built by our valued customers ? each feature on this device is an outcome of customer feedback on our older models. ?

Pre-Orders of Mvix Ultio start immediately and it is shipping is planned for first week of February 2010. Mvix Ultio Pro will be available at popular retail locations such as Amazon.com, Buy.com, Thinkgeek.com, B&H Photo Video.com or directly from Mvix?s Online store.

For more information, please visit

http://www.mvixusa.com

ABOUT MVIX(USA), Inc.

MvixUSA is the market leader in technology and products for hard-disk based HTPCs, portable media-centers and hi-definition digital signage players. In addition, MvixUSA has leading expertise and products for digital playback of high-definition (1080p) video content, network streaming, NAS media storage, and IP service integration. Since inception, MvixUSA?s commitment to delivering innovative solutions has put the company at the forefront of digital entertainment industry. With a versatile line of audio and video products for use at home, on the road and in business environments, MvixUSA caters to customers who value quality, style and a technology-enabled lifestyle. In the recent past, Mvix Media Centers has received accolades from many well-known and respected reviewers across the world. Recently it own the ?Editor?s Choice ? Must Have? award from reputed technology review site TweakTown.com and was declared one of the ?10 Hottest Linux Powered Gadgets? by TheHottestGadgets.com . For more information, visit http://www.mvixusa.com or call 1-866-310-4923

Mvix is a registered trademark of MvixUSA, Inc.

Business Inquiry:

Mike Mallon

Mvix(USA), Inc.

4229 Lafayette Ctr Dr Suite 1700

Chantilly, VA 20151 (USA)

Phone: (866) 310 4923 Ext. 803

Email: mmallon(at)mvixusa(dot)com

Fax: (866) 614 3880

Hearst Magazines Digital Media and Metaio Premier World's First Markerless Augmented Reality Online Shopping Experience on Seventeen.com

San Francisco, CA and New York, NY (PRWEB) August 2, 2010

Hearst Magazines Digital Media and metaio, a leader in augmented reality applications, today announced that the two companies have launched the first ever markerless augmented reality online shopping application on Seventeen.com. Launching just in time for the Back-to-School season, the "virtual dressing room," which will be sponsored exclusively by JCPenney, will give users the ability to try on clothes and link to jcp.com to purchase their favorite selections right from their home.

"The application is a true breakthrough in online product visualization, as clothes are automatically overlaid on the consumer`s real-time video image through their webcam," said Kristine Welker, vice president of sales and marketing for Hearst Magazines Digital Media. "With the help of our exclusive retail partner JCPenney, the virtual dressing room makes online shopping easy and viral: with a simple wave of a hand, shoppers can select, rate and share their top picks with friends via Facebook or email, and even purchase the items directly from jcp.com."

The experience combines four popular technologies: augmented reality, motion capture, social media and eCommerce. Created in Adobe Flash, the virtual dressing room does not require a plug-in and is very simple to use. Here is how it works: (1) the application detects the shopper in front of his or her webcam at home, (2) the shopper selects the piece of clothing, (3) it overlays the selected piece of clothing to see its style and (4) users can then link to jcp.com to purchase their selections or send to friends via e-mail or Facebook. This is the first instant online dressing room, where the fitting of the clothing happens automatically and within the live-video stream. The shoppers do not need a marker or an upload of a still image. The shoppers can try various outfits by simply pointing at the icons within the app to scan through the digital catalog of clothing pieces, enabled by motion capture technology.

"Teens have long turned to Seventeen as a trusted style authority," said Mike Boylson, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for JCPenney. "Through this unique collaboration with Seventeen.com, we`re able to merge teen`s love of technology and shopping, and provide an interactive experience that allows them to discover the exciting, affordable fashion available at JCPenney."

"This is the first truly instant online dressing room and as opposed to other augmented reality applications no markers or uploads needed," said Noora Guldemond, head of sales & marketing for metaio. "We believe this application provides an enhanced interactive online shopping experience for the consumer. We are very excited to be working with Hearst Magazines Digital Media on delivering this unique shopping tool."

E-Commerce is becoming ME-Commerce

Context sensitive product visualization that takes into account individual consumer preferences is the next big breakthrough in online shopping. Already in use for furniture or accessories, this important functionality has now reached the market with the biggest growth potential. Within the comfort of their home, consumers can make more confident online buying decisions, as they can try and buy the clothes as they wish, making the shopping experience outstanding: seamless, intuitive, innovative and social.

A video about "The Virtual Dressing Room" can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhjuZMEJ4-U

More information:

http://www.seventeen.com/fashion/virtual-dressing-room

http://www.metaio.com

http://www.hearst.com

About Hearst Magazines Digital Media

Launched in March 2006, Hearst Magazines Digital Media, a unit of Hearst Magazines, is dedicated to creating and implementing the digital strategy for Hearst's magazine brands and other sites which serve the company's consumer audience. The unit has launched, re-launched or acquired 24 Web sites and 10 mobile sites for brands such as Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire and Seventeen, as well as digital-only sites such as Delish.com, a food site in partnership with MSN; TheDailyGreen.com; and teen sites MisQuinceMag.com and RealBeauty.com. Hearst Digital has also acquired Q&A platform Answerology.com; teen sites eCRUSH.com and eSPIN.com; social shopping site Kaboodle.com, and consumer health site RealAge.com. Currently, Hearst Magazines has eight iPod applications; all of its titles are available on the iPad via the Zinio application; and, on July 1, Popular Mechanics will launch its own iPad application, followed shortly by Esquire and six other leading Hearst brands.

About Seventeen

Seventeen (http://www.seventeen.com) is the best-selling monthly teen magazine, reaching more than 13 million readers every month. In each issue, Seventeen reports on the latest in fashion, beauty, health and entertainment, as well as information and advice on the complex real-life issues that young women face every day. Readers can also interact with the brand on the digital front, with Seventeen mobile (m.seventeen.com) and the first Seventeen branded iPhone app, Seventeen Fashion Finder. In addition to its U.S. flagship, Seventeen publishes 13 editions around the world. Seventeen is published by Hearst Magazines, a unit of Hearst Corporation (http://www.hearst.com) and one of the world's largest publishers of monthly magazines, with nearly 200 editions around the world, including 15 U.S. titles and 20 magazines in the United Kingdom, published through its wholly owned subsidiary, The National Magazine Company Limited. Hearst Magazines is the leading publisher of monthly magazines in the U.S. in terms of total circulation (ABC, Dec. 2009) and reaches 73 million adults (MRI, Fall 2009).

About metaio:

As the world-wide leader in augmented reality technology, metaio develops software products for visual interactive solutions between the real and the virtual world. Based on the software platform Unifeye, 3D-animations can be integrated seamlessly into live-video streams respectively into pictures of the user`s real environment. Founded in February 2003, metaio currently employs 60+ people at three different locations. The company is headquartered in Munich with the subsidiaries metaio Inc. located in San Francisco USA and metaio Asia in Seoul. metaio has been working with more than 340 renowned customers from different industries and geographical locations. Among them: BMW, LEGO, Daimler, Siemens, Toyota, Peugeot, Adidas, Bertelsmann, MINI, Popular Science, Focus Features and Volkswagen.

Please find an elaborate technology and company portrait here:

http://www.bloomberg.com/avp/avp.htm?N=innovators&T=Bloomberg%20Innovators%20Episode%206&clipSRC=FLASH/innovators/innovators_episode6_reality.flv

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MP4 To MP3 Converter Converts Over 20 Media Formats For Free

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 19, 2010

MP4ToMP3Converter.net today announces MP4 To MP3 Converter 3.0, a new freeware Windows application that allows users to convert MP4 to MP3 audio format. MP4 To MP3 Converter also converts AVI, MPG, FLV, WMV, MOV and other video formats to MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, and FLAC. Available today, MP4 To MP3 Converter delivers highly accurate conversion and outstanding performance.

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