Toshiba chooses Sonic technology to enable CD/DVD burning on entire line of PCs.Sonic Solutions Sonic Solutions NASDAQ: SNIC is a digital media company based in Novato, California, USA. It was created in 1986 by former Lucasfilm employees who developed the AudioDroid digital audio editing system as part of the Droidworks project. (Nasdaq:SNIC SNIC Singapore National Institute of Chemistry SNIC Snow and Ice Clearance SNIC Sub-Network Independent Convergence (functions) SNIC Standard Network Interface Card ), a supplier of DVD/CD creation software for professional, industrial and consumer applications, today announced that Toshiba has chosen to bundle Sonic RecordNow! with its entire line of PCs worldwide and to include Sonic PrimeTime DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. burning in all of its Windows XP Media Center Edition See Media Center Edition. PCs. The collaboration allows Toshiba to provide its users with proven, powerful CD and DVD burning technology that gives them the ability to easily create music CDs, copy CDs and DVDs, share or protect photos, financial records, and other important data on optical media. In addition, users of Toshiba's Media Center Edition PCs will be able to use Sonic PrimeTime to easily burn TV shows and other video content to DVDs that can be played back on any of the hundreds of millions of set-top and PC-based DVD players A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. worldwide. "We are delighted and honored that Toshiba has chosen to use our RecordNow! technology on an exclusive worldwide basis as the CD-burning solution for all of its PC models," said Koki Terui, senior vice president of Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. Operations at Sonic. "Together we provide an exceptional combination of features, performance, and award-winning ease-of-use that makes it fun and simple for Toshiba customers to burn CDs and DVDs while ensuring that recorded files are preserved with a maximum of data integrity." Sonic RecordNow! makes it easy for Toshiba users to take the guesswork and complexity out of CD and DVD burning. With an award-winning task-based user interface designed by usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. professionals, RecordNow! includes all of the features both novice and advanced users need to create music CDs, data CDs and DVDs, exact disc copies, disc images, file archives, and bootable discs. In addition, the included Sonic Recovery Disc Creator software gives Toshiba PC users the option to quickly and conveniently create system software restore discs for use when restoring the original system configuration. Sonic PrimeTime's large on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. menus combined with the Media Center electronic program guide make it simple for Toshiba users with Media Center Edition PCs to browse and select their favorite shows and record them to DVDs that can be played back on standard set-top DVD players and PCs. Sonic PrimeTime also includes a built-in Bit Budget, which makes it easy to see how much space is available on each recorded DVD. Once PrimeTime starts burning a DVD, the user may continue watching TV or listening to music on the Media Center PC. |
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