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Galaxy Quest Deluxe Edition on DVD

By Grabthar’s hammer, the intrepid crew of the NSEA Protector is back in an all-new Deluxe Edition of the classic comedy GALAXY QUEST, arriving in our solar system May 12, 2009 on DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment. Featuring an out-of-this-world all-star cast including Tim Allen (Wild Hogs), Sigourney Weaver (Baby Mama), Alan Rickman (Sweeney Todd), Tony Shalhoub (“Monk”), Sam Rockwell (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind), Enrico Colantoni (“Just Shoot Me”), Daryl Mitchell (“Ed”) and Justin Long (He’s Just Not That Into You), this rollicking send-up of sci-fi fanaticism is as funny today as it was when it premiered in theaters 10 years ago.

The GALAXY QUEST Deluxe Edition DVD features a stellar array of all-new bonus material including new interviews with the actors and filmmakers discussing how the film came together and what they think of it today; a look at the extraordinarily talented and diverse cast; an exploration of the visual effects created by ILM and Stan Winston; the story of how the mannerisms of the Thermian race evolved; Sigourney Weaver rapping and so much more...

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Enchanted April on DVD

Two proper Englishwomen find romance, hope and renewal in the Italian countryside when Enchanted April makes its highly anticipated DVD debut on May 5, 2009 from Miramax Films. Enchanted April’s breathtaking scenery and charming story make it the perfect movie for anyone who has ever dreamed of an unhurried sojourn in Italy. The DVD includes audio commentary by the director and producer.

Josie Lawrence (“Eastenders”) and Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) head a stellar ensemble that also includes Joan Plowright (The Spiderwick Chronicles), Polly Walker (“Cane”), Alfred Molina (Spiderman 2) and Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent (Best Supporting Actor, Iris, 2001). Gorgeous visuals and top-notch acting, directing and writing made Enchanted April an international hit and earned the film three 1992 Oscar nominations including Best Adapted Screenplay for screenwriter Peter Barnes, Best Supporting Actress for Plowright and Best Costume Design for Sheena Napier. In addition, the film received two Golden Globes, one for Richardson (Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical) and one for Plowright (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role) and was nominated for Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical...

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Screenlife Games Scene It? Star Trek DVD Game

Screenlife Games, creator of Scene It?, the number one DVD game, has announced the release of Scene It? Star Trek Deluxe Edition. Featuring trivia questions, on-screen puzzlers and real clips from their favorite live-action TV series and movies, the game will challenge and entertain everyone from casual "Star Trek" viewers to the most die-hard fan.

"'Star Trek' is one of the biggest phenomena in pop-culture history, and a Scene It? game that fans have consistently been requesting. We're thrilled with how well it has all come together," said Dave Hoffman, President of Screenlife Games. "Spanning all the greatest 'Star Trek' moments since the revolution started in 1966, Scene It? Star Trek is the perfect combination of nostalgia and innovative game technology, and just a great way to for people to come together and have fun..."

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EA Announces The Godfather II is Now Available

Electronic Arts Inc. and Paramount Digital Entertainment have announced the arrival of The Godfather® II videogame in stores now in North America for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and PC. The game will be available on April 10th in Europe.

The Godfather II is the sequel to the multi-platinum hit The Godfather The Game and has earned a perfect 5 out of 5 from GamePro magazine. GamePro calls the game “…criminally addictive” and “...the experience by which other crime games must be judged."

“The Godfather II offers players the ultimate fantasy of being a Don - of finally being the guy who calls all the shots for the family,” says Executive Producer Hunter Smith. “By combining the strategic gameplay of thinking like a Don through the 'Don's View', with our intense, visceral 'Blackhand' combat, we are focusing on the game at the root of the Godfather franchise, the game of organized crime...

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Nintendo DSi Ushers in New Era of Gaming

On April 5, Nintendo launched Nintendo DSi(TM), the third iteration of the best-selling portable video game system and the latest evolution in hand-held gaming. Nintendo DSi gives new and veteran gamers the ability to customize, personalize and share their experiences with friends and family. Two built-in, interactive cameras let people snap and modify photos, while recorded sounds can be played and manipulated in interesting and imaginative ways. Also on April 5, Nintendo launched the Nintendo DSi Shop, a new online storefront where users can redeem Nintendo DSi Points to download an ever-growing variety of inventive games and applications. Nintendo DSi is available in the United States in Blue or Black at an MSRP of $169.99.

"The concept of entertainment is clearly expanding to enable self-expression and creation in ways never before possible," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "Nintendo DSi is loaded with software to help people do exactly that. It's not just about the cameras or audio playback, but what people can do with these features that makes Nintendo DSi such an enjoyable game system..."

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Pushing Daisies: Complete Second Season on Blu-ray and DVD

The most dazzling flower blooming in the TV-on-DVD landscape this summer promises to be Pushing Daisies, whose second season is set for release July 21, 2009 on both DVD and Blu-ray™ hi-def from Warner Home Video (WHV). Titled Pushing Daisies: The Complete Second Season, this Emmy® Award-winning series follows the unusual story of Ned, a young pie maker who’s able to revive the dead. This DVD will feature all 13 delightful episodes from this clever and imaginative show, as well as a generous helping of never-before-seen bonus features. This release will retail for $39.98 SRP (standard DVD) and $49.99 SRP (Blu-ray).

The plot thickens with a delicious mix of secrets and mysteries in Season Two of Pushing Daisies. Olive Snook (Tony® Award winner Kristin Chenoweth) joins a convent in order to keep Lily’s (Emmy® winner Swoosie Kurtz) secret about Chuck’s (Anna Friel) real birth mother. Chuck becomes more independent and moves out of Ned’s (Lee Pace) apartment. Ned learns he has identical twin half-brothers and also receives news of his estranged father. Detective Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) secretly yearns for his long lost daughter. Chuck does her best to dodge her aunts, Lily and Vivian (Tony® Award nominee Ellen Greene), who don’t know she’s alive. Meanwhile, Lily and Vivian wrangle over a mystery man...

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs coming to Blu-ray

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) proudly announces the highly-anticipated, October 6 high definition debut of the most-acclaimed animated movie ever made, Walt Disney’s original classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.   Making history again with its exciting debut, the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ Blu-ray bow marks the first time Disney Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack (2 Blu-ray discs + DVD) has ever been released, followed seven weeks later with the release of a Deluxe 2-Disc Classic standard definition DVD on November 24. The Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ Blu-ray edition will undoubtedly represent the quintessential way to experience this landmark film.

“We are thrilled that the consumer has clearly recognized the value in our Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack releases and will have another opportunity to maximize their viewing options in October with Snow White,” Bob Chapek, President of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, said. “With today’s technological breakthroughs found in Blu-ray, we are confident that this version of Snow White will easily become the reference point for high definition home entertainment libraries and family collections all over the world...”

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Blu-ray and DVD

A thrilling adventure and captivating story of one man’s unusual and enchanted life, director David Fincher’s Academy Award®-winning film THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON debuts as a two-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-ray on May 5, 2009 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Called “a monumental achievement” that “must be experienced” (Rex Reed, New York Observer), the film stars Academy Award nominee Brad Pitt who “does his best work ever” (Lou Lumenick, New York Post) and Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett who “is simply dazzling” (Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal) in an exhilarating adventure that takes viewers on a breathtaking journey filled with romance and redemption. Nominated for 13 Academy Awards and winner for Best Visual Effects, Art Direction and Makeup, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON also stars Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson (Hustle & Flow), Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton) and Julia Ormond (Legends of the Fall)) in a grand tale of a not-so-ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys and romance of life and what lasts beyond time.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON two-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-ray boast over three hours of enthralling special features including interviews with stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett with behind-the-scenes footage of their astonishing on-screen transformations...

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Dexter: The Complete Second Season on Blu-ray

Revisit Showtime’s most watched original series in its darkly intoxicating sophomore season, when DEXTER: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON slashes its way onto Blu-Ray May 5 from Showtime, CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment. The three-disc set includes all 12 riveting episodes and BD Live capability to access a host of delightfully twisted special features.

Anchored by an intelligent, quirky and eerily subversive performance by Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominee Michael C. Hall (Six Feet Under) as Dexter Morgan, a killer who serves as the series’ hero and star, this unique crime drama is equally horrifying and intoxicating. For diehard fans and newcomers alike, DEXTER: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON features a stellar ensemble cast that includes Julie Benz (Angel), Jennifer Carpenter (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Quarantine), Erik King (Ice Princess),C.S. Lee (The Unborn), Lauren Vélez (Numb3rs), David Zayas (Law & Order) and James Remar (Sex and the City)...

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The Day The Earth Stood Still on Blu-ray and DVD



Are You Ready To Unleash A Flurry of DESTRUCTION?! On April 7th, Fox Home Entertainment will release the thrilling sci-fi remake THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL on DVD & Blu-ray. Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly star in this remake of the classic sci-fi film. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL comes to DVD & Blu-ray April 7, 2009. Includes the original classic film.

Surrender to GORT and witness the unstoppable series of events that threaten all of mankind, including your very own friends. Send a video showing their property being destroyed by an unstoppable alien force. You determine who's next in the trail of destruction.

Join in the fun In promotion of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL out 4/7/09 on DVD & Blu-ray, Fox Home Entertainmant presents: Trail of Destruction. Visit www.thetrailofdestruction.com today and unleash a trail of desctruction on all your unassuming friends! What better way to say hi than with destruction! - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Marvel X-Men: Volumes 1 and 2 on DVD

Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment Brings Marvel X-Men: Volumes 1 and 2 to DVD

Marvel X-Men: Volume 1
Experience the classic Marvel® legacy as the X-Men animated series finally explodes onto DVD for the first time. Featuring stories adapted directly from the original comic books, this collection is a piece of Marvel history and a must-have for every X-Men fan. Discover the origins of your favorite characters and uncover the secrets of Magneto and more of the world’s most diabolical villains in X-Men: Volume 1. Relive the first 16 episodes of the series, beginning with the 2-part “Night of The Sentinels...”

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No Country For Old Men - Collector's Edition

The 2007 Oscar® winner for Best Picture, No Country for Old Men, arrives in new collectable three-disc DVD and 2-disc Blu-ray editions beginning April 7, 2009 from Miramax Films, Paramount Vantage, and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Acclaimed filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen’s most gripping and ambitious film, No Country for Old Men – Collector’s Edition comes with more than five hours of bonus features, available on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time ever, including extensive interviews with the filmmakers, stars and technical team behind this unforgettable thriller. From an unauthorized trip backstage with star Josh Brolin, to an insider’s look at the unique moviemaking process of the Coen brothers, fans will get unprecedented access to the story behind the celebrated movie. In addition, both the DVD and Blu-ray versions include a special digital copy of the movie that enables viewers to enjoy it anywhere, anytime in their choice of iTunes or Windows Media formats.

A masterful mixture of suspense, black humor and A-list talent delivering once-in-a-lifetime performances, No Country for Old Men is a brilliantly told game of cat and mouse guaranteed to keep fans on the edge of their seats right up to its heart-stopping final act...

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Ubisoft Gold's Gym: Cardio Workout for Wii

Ubisoft® announced that Gold's Gym: Cardio Workout is now available in retail stores throughout North America. Rated "E” for Everyone, Gold's Gym: Cardio Workout for the Wii(TM) home video game system from Nintendo retails for a suggested price of $29.99 and includes a coupon for a 7-day VIP membership to Gold's Gym.

Compatible with the Wii Balance Board(TM) accessory, the game provides players with an interactive personal training experience. Players can perform a variety of exercises including cardio boxing, running, sit-ups, squats and other activities while also tracking burned calories and body weight evolution. In addition, the game offers multiple training modes and fitness levels, and the difficulty of the gameplay evolves as the player's fitness level increases...

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Genius GHP-04NC Noise Cancelling Headphones

Genius, a brand division of KYE Systems Corp., has announced a new headphone designed to block outside sound for entertainment fans who are interested in what is playing rather than hearing extraneous sound. The GHP-04NC launched today with a revolutionary sound blocking feature that cancels out background distraction noise allowing only the music to be heard. Built for comfort and long wear, the GHP-04NC is the perfect headphone for PC gamers, music lovers and movie buffs that travel or work/live in a noisy environment.

Built based on the “superposition principle,” The GHP-04NC is designed with an inverted version of the noise signal to cancel outside noise when two identical sound waves combine. This result is destructive interference, the most effective way to cancel noise from low-frequency sources. To create great sound quality for the sound that can be heard, the GHP-04NC uses a 40mm unit driver. The padded swivel ear-cup can be adjusted to fit any face contour and the soft headband sponge and leather ear pad are ideal for long time wear...

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Norton 360 Version 3 with Norton Safe Web

Symantec Corp. announced the availability of Norton 360 version 3.0, the industry's leading all-in-one security solution for protecting your PC and all your online activities. The latest version of Norton 360 includes security and performance enhancements that keep your PC protected and running at peak performance, and increased online backup flexibility for safeguarding your most important files. Norton 360 now further extends protection to online activities with the full-featured version of the new Web site ratings service, Norton Safe Web.

Norton 360 boasts the ultra-light and fast performance that is the hallmark of the Norton 2009 product line. Norton 360 version 3.0 has an average install of approximately one minute and uses less than 10MB of memory. The latest version includes all of the performance and security enhancements of Norton Internet Security 2009, such as Norton Insight and pulse updates that result in intelligent scanning and the industry's most frequent protection updates...

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Xara 3D6 - 3D Text and Graphics Design Application

Launched today is a new version of Xara3D6. Just like the no-frills airlines Xara have launched a stripped down version - it's a download-only – no CDs, no free Webster and no manual, – just the program itself and associated resources, such as sample images, textures and fonts. Users can now buy this version for only US$29 (+ VAT in EU).

The boxed retail version remains but the price has been adjusted to US$49 (+ VAT in EU) slightly lower than it was before. So now there are two versions, the download costing US$29 and the boxed including Xara3D and Webster CDs and a manual for US$49. It operates on Windows XP/Vista.

Xara3D can be used to create top quality still and animated 3D text and graphics, such as titles, headings, buttons and logos – perfect for web pages, mailshots and presentations.. It’s extremely popular with Photoshop owners for creating 3D typographic effects for use in Photoshop...

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Sexy Web Design: Creating Interfaces that Work

SitePoint recently announced the release of Sexy Web Design, an easy-to-follow guide that teaches the secrets to building breathtaking web interfaces from scratch.

The book's author, Elliot Jay Stocks, an independent designer whose client list includes Blue Flavor, The Beatles, EMI Records, and Carsonified, is widely regarded as a leader in the craft of making things look beautiful on the web. He speaks regularly at web design events around the globe such as Future of Web Design and the London Design Festival, and writes for various online and offline publications.

The book's full-color layout and large format (8" x 10") make Sexy Web Design a pleasure to read...

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The Facebook Era: Tapping Online Social Networks

The Facebook Era: Tapping Online Social Networks to Build Better Products, Reach New Audiences, and Sell More Stuff, new from Prentice Hall Professional, is a practical guide for executives and professionals who wish to understand social technologies like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and how to take advantage of them for sales, marketing and innovation.

Written by Clara Shih, a Stanford-educated entrepreneur and writer who developed Faceconnector (formerly Faceforce), the first business application on Facebook, The Facebook Era includes a practical 60-day action plan for positioning a company of any size and of any industry to benefit from using social networks...

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Ubisoft Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars

Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that Broken Sword®: Shadow of the Templars – The Director's Cut is on shelves in North American stores now on the Wii(TM) home video game system from Nintendo and the Nintendo DS(TM) system.

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – The Director's Cut for Wii(TM) and Nintendo DS builds on the original game, boasting a new and explosive narrative interwoven with the first story. After witnessing the brutal and horrifying murder of one of Paris's richest and most influential statesmen, the player will be pulled into a sinister conspiracy rooted in a long-forgotten medieval legend. New puzzles have been added that specifically utilize Nintendo's unique Wii Remote(TM). The game also features stunning animated facial expressions drawn by Dave Gibbons, the artistic genius behind the comic book and upcoming movie Watchmen...

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Nyko Metal Pedal for Rock Band and Guitar Hero

Nyko Technologies®, the premier video game accessories manufacturer, has announced that the highly anticipated Metal Pedal has shipped to stores. The heavy-duty drum pedal is compatible with Rock Band® 1 and 2, Guitar Hero®: World Tour and Guitar Hero®: Metallica on all consoles and plugs directly into the drum set replacing the standard pedal.

Designed for rugged durability with a metal plated exterior, the Metal Pedal is a must have addition to rhythm game drum sets. The rubber feet will keep the pedal firmly in place while the pedal’s wide base provides stable footing and consistent response for a more reliable gaming experience. The Metal Pedal also features a unique splitter, allowing users to play with two pedals simultaneously, enabling them to master the most complex of songs for both games...

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Activision's Guitar Hero Metallica

Having pioneered and expanded the heavy metal genre while gaining critical and popular success over the past 25 years, Metallica invites gamers to “Ride the Lightning” with them and over 20 other rocking artists in Activision Publishing, Inc.’s latest release – Guitar Hero® Metallica®.   Enter the world of Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo and experience the intensity and skill of one of the greatest bands of all time. Shred on the guitar controller, rip on the drum kit controller and wail on the mic to over 45 explosive hits from both Metallica’s illustrious career and a variety of other legendary artists selected by the band, such as Alice In Chains, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Foo Fighters, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Queen.

"Guitar Hero is a great way for people to experience the music of a band. Not just Metallica, but many bands. It's almost educational in that sense, where people can learn about groups that range from Santana to Lynyrd Skynyrd to Journey," said bassist Robert Trujillo...

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Star Trek: The Original Series - Season One Blu-ray

Experience the thrilling action and epic adventure like never before when the groundbreaking first season of STAR TREK®: THE ORIGINAL SERIES lands on Blu-ray disc April 28 from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment. Boasting superior picture and pristine audio for the best possible home viewing experience, the Blu-ray seven disc set includes all 29 first season episodes and loads of special features.

The first season Blu-ray release of STAR TREK®: THE ORIGINAL SERIES features brand-new technology that finally provides fans/viewers with the best of both worlds by giving them the ability to see each episode’s newly enhanced or original special effects and hear a new enhanced soundtrack or the original one. Viewers will be able to select either version to view or toggle back and forth between the newly enhanced visual effects found on the remastered episodes and the original broadcast episode effects. Also for the first time, fans will be able to enjoy the series in 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, the best sound format possible, and have the option of selecting the original mono sound heard on the series’ original television airings decades ago...

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AeroGrow VeggiePro: Grow Full-Size Veggies Indoors

AeroGrow International, Inc., makers of the AeroGarden® line of indoor gardening products, announced that it will launch the VeggieProTM, an AeroGarden designed to grow full-size vegetables.

AeroGrow designed the VeggiePro to grow full-size vegetables in addition to herbs and lettuces, thus increasing the variety/offerings of straight-to-the-plate countertop produce. The VeggiePro allows the consumer to control their food-growing environment and ensure that the herbs, vegetables and lettuces they bring to the dinner table are pesticide-free and safe.

In concert with the VeggiePro, AeroGrow introduces its County Fair line of seed kits with full-size vegetable offerings...

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iBEAM 20-20 Magnifying LED Flashlight Digital Watch

In a market where it seems watch brands unveil new cosmetic variances each year, it is the brand that develops new features and applications that seem to get the most consumer and retail interest. Consumers and retailers are seeking something new and different, something that will provide a needed function. iBEAMS's 20-20 digital watch fits that bill.

The iBEAM watch is a functional everyday instrument, not just a fashion accessory, although it is quite fashionable as well. It is an innovative and stylish solution allowing users to have access to light and lens wherever they go. A microchip allows for hands-free operation of the patented, high-intensity LED flashlight after an initial push of a button. Push the button again to turn the light off, or a battery saving device shuts it off automatically after 30 seconds. The patented, flip-up 3x magnifying lens also flips up with ease...

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Wacom Intuos4 Is Here - Next Gen Pro Pen Tablet

Wacom(R) unveils the long anticipated Intuos(R)4, a revolutionary new professional pen tablet that delivers new features and unparalleled performance to photographers, designers and artists seeking optimal control and improved productivity. Inspired by members of Wacom's professional community, the next generation Intuos is anchored by the Intuos4's amazing new pen performance, capable of capturing the slightest nuance of pen pressure against the tablet surface, as well as offering 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity. Other innovative product enhancements include a refined and intelligent industrial design that provides real advancements in looks, comfort and control. Specific workflow and productivity tools to savor include the customizable shortcut and modifier keys with accompanying OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) displays, which allow users to see, via the displays, what the keys are currently set to.

All New Pen Performance
The Intuos4 Grip Pen features Wacom's new proprietary Tip Sensor technology, offering users near-zero (one gram) starting pressure for the most sensitive Intuos pen tablet performance to date...

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Corel Announces Support for Wacom Intuos4

Corel Corporation has announced its support for the new Wacom® Intuos®4, providing significant creative support and workflow advantages for artists using Corel® Painter(TM) 11. Together, Corel Painter 11 and the Wacom Intuos4 offer a heightened level of realism in digital art through unparalleled creative options, optimal control, and interactivity.

"With the Intuos4, we wanted to provide the most natural, responsive and consistent experience for our users,” said Don Varga, Senior Product Manager for Wacom. "For artists using Corel Painter 11, the Intuos4 enables them to get the most out of the product's amazing new features, creating the most realistic digital art experience available.”

Corel Painter 11 is the ultimate art studio for anyone ready to expand their definition of creativity...

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Belkin Conserve Energy Protector for Earth Hour

With Earth Hour on March 28 fast approaching, it’s important to remember that turning off all your lights doesn’t mean you’re saving all the electricity you could be.

Common electricity vampires include DVD players, TVs, microwaves, computers, gaming consoles and battery chargers for phones. They can also include devices that offer remote controls and digital alarm features, or power adaptors that have no power-off switch.

The Belkin Conserve Energy-Saving 8-Outlet Surge Protector with Remote Switch makes it simple to eliminate wasteful standby power, helping you reduce energy consumption, save on energy bills, and lower your overall impact on the environment...

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MacLockPick 2.1 - Digital Forensic Field Tool

MacForensicsLab Inc. announces an upgrade to their cross-platform digital forensic field tool. In addition to extracting suspect evidence from Windows and Mac OS X systems, MacLockPick 2.1 now extracts data from Linux systems, too. Now investigations aren't limited by the operating system a suspect is running. Version 2.1 also adds a number of new plugins to make acquiring important suspect information easier then ever.

In this technologically advanced and ever-changing environment, investigators are constantly faced with the challenges of maintaining the integrity of the crime scene whilst ensuring the data remains viable. Dealing with cyber criminals requires the need to include on-scene forensic triage, and the success of these operations is measured in minutes, not days...

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Twitter API: Up and Running

Twitter is the new frontier of the social media movement. And for every forward looking programmer ready to dive into the world of microblogging, O'Reilly's highly anticipated new title, Twitter API: Up and Running is here.

In his groundbreaking book, Makice provides you with the tools and resources necessary to build web applications for Twitter. He clearly explains how each part of Twitter's API works, with detailed examples showing you how to create both practical and fun web applications. He also explores and illuminates Twitter culture and demonstrates how it has inspired programmers to build hundreds of tools and applications.

With Twitter API: Up and Running, you will...

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Ubisoft Tenchu: Shadow Assassins for the PSP

Ubisoft has announced that Tenchu®: Shadow Assassins for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system is available in stores in North America. Acquire, the original creators of the best-selling Tenchu series, returns to deliver the true look and gameplay to Tenchu: Shadow Assassins. Master the deadly skills of a ninja using the full functionality of the PSP system. Tenchu: Shadow Assassins is rated M for Mature by the ESRB and has an MSRP of $39.99.

In Tenchu: Shadow Assassins, play as Rikimaru and Ayame, elite ninjas who must use their lethal skills to keep the peace in feudal Japan. The accuracy of the PSP system's control buttons lets players battle enemies quickly and attack them with katanas, throwing stars, smoke bombs and more. Expect to find the original Tenchu villain Onikage wreak havoc through dangerous territories. Additional PSP system game features include...

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