ADS Technologies Announces FireWire Drive for Simultaneous DV Shoot & Capture in the Field; Ultra Portable PYRO DV DRIVE Captures Digital Video to Disc Without a Computer.Business Editors NAB 2002 NAB Booth Sands S6058 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2002 ADS Technologies, a leader in consumer video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. solutions, today announced its latest digital video solution for DV direct-to-disc storage in the field. With the push of a button, the ultra-portable PYRO(R) DV DRIVE enables videographers to capture digital video files directly from their DV camcorder to its hard drive via 1394/FireWire without having to connect to a computer. PYRO DV DRIVE features a 20 GB high-performance hard drive and a built-in rechargeable battery A rechargeable battery, also known as a storage battery, is a group of two or more secondary cells. These batteries can be restored to full charge by the application of electrical energy. enclosed in a sleek silver and charcoal grey Noun 1. charcoal grey - a very dark grey color charcoal gray, oxford gray, oxford grey, charcoal gray, grayness, greyness, grey - a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black case about the size of a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). . "Videographers spend hours upon hours simply capturing digital video footage to their computer for editing, resulting in lost production and downtime," remarked ADS Technologies President Mike McCoy. "With PYRO DV Direct, videographers can shoot while the video is copied to the hard drive virtually simultaneously on-site. When they get back to the studio, they'll already have the files they need to begin editing, saving them time and increasing productivity." PYRO DV DRIVE features a 20 GB 2.5" IDE hard drive and the Oxford 911 chipset from Oxford Semiconductors. With a record/stop button, users can transfer digital video to the drive via FireWire while the DV camcorder is either in record or playback mode. This simplifies the process and eliminates the need for software-based video capture. It can accommodate up to one hour and 40 minutes of digital video, which can be imported via FireWire to any non-linear editor for PC or Mac. When connected to a computer, PYRO DV Direct is immediately detected as a drive volume and assigned a drive letter and also can be used as an portable external storage device or data back-up system. The rechargeable built-in lithium ion battery can be charged through the FireWire bus or through the included power supply. PYRO DV DRIVE includes: PYRO DV DRIVE, six pin-to-four pin FireWire cable, six pin-to-six pin FireWire cable, power supply and belt clip. PYRO DV DRIVE Pricing and Availability PYRO DV DRIVE will be available through ADS Technologies' network of online and retail channels worldwide June 2002 at an estimated street price of US$499. For more information, visit www.adstech.com. PYRO 2.5" Drive Kit ADS Technologies today also announced that the PYRO 2.5" Drive Kit is now shipping, an external enclosure that converts notebook hard drives to external IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394/FireWire storage devices. Measuring 3" x 5.25" x 0.8", it is a lightweight storage expansion device for mobile users who want to take advantage of IEEE 1394/FireWire speed and plug and play capabilities, without paying a premium for an expensive FireWire hard drive. A truly portable solution, the PYRO 2.5" Drive Kit is completely bus powered through the 6-pin IEEE 1394/FireWire port. For non-powered, 4-pin IEEE 1394/FireWire port connections, it includes a USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. power cable in addition to the necessary IEEE 1394/FireWire cables. The PYRO 2.5" Drive Kit is compatible with all IEEE 1394/FireWire-enabled computers so that data can be shared regardless of operating systems. This not only makes it great for mobile storage, but also for data backup as well. The PYRO 2.5" Drive Kit features the Oxford 911 chip for ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment 100/66/33 hard disk drives to deliver maximum transfer rates of up to 400 Mb/sec. It also has two IEEE 1394/FireWire ports so that the second port can be used to daisy chain Connected in series, one after the other. Transmitted signals go to the first device, then to the second and so on.  A SCSI Daisy Chain Both internal and external SCSI devices are daisy chained together. additional PYRO Drive Kits. The lightweight device mounts to a computer automatically when connected and can be hot plugged or removed without having to reboot To reload the operating system, which restarts the computer. See boot. (operating system) reboot - (From boot) A boot with the implication that the computer has not been down for long, or that the boot is a bounce intended to clear some state of wedgitude. See warm boot. the computer. PYRO 2.5" Drive Kit System Requirements PC Requirements: IEEE 1394-enabled PC; Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP; Available IEEE 1394 port; Available USB port required for notebook computers with 4-pin IEEE 1394 port. Mac Requirements: FireWire-enabled Mac; OS 9.0; Available FireWire port; Available USB port required for notebook computers with 4-pin FireWire port. Includes: PYRO 2.5" Drive Kit, 2-meter 6-pin to 6-pin IEEE 1394/FireWire cable; USB power cable; Screw kit for installing hard drive; CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . PYRO 2.5" Drive Pricing and Availability PYRO 2.5" Drive Kit will be available through ADS Technologies' network of online and retail channels worldwide March 2002 at an estimated street price of US$120. For more information, visit http://www.adstech.com. ADS Technologies, Inc. ADS is a world leader in Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. and IEEE 1394/FireWire solutions. Since 1992, the company has introduced high-quality multimedia, networking and presentation products at consumer-friendly prices. The company's award-winning USB product line includes eleven complementary peripherals and its USB Port for Desktops is the world's best-selling USB PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). host card. PYRO 1394DV, the first consumer-priced digital video editing solution on the PC market, has been widely adopted by owners of digital video camcorders for its ease-of-use for first-time DV editors, its functionality and its low cost. ADS products are distributed by Ingram Micro in the United States, Canada and Europe. ADS products are available in nearly 3,000 consumer electronics and computer retail stores -- including CompUSA, Circuit City, Micro Center, Fry's Electronics, Electronics Boutique, Data Vision, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Home Computing, Radio Shack stores and hundreds of others -- and through OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and private-label customers around the world that market ADS products under their own brand names. For more information, please visit our Web site at http://www.adstech.com. Phone: 800/888-5244. |
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