UMAX Announces PowerLook 1100 -- Industry's First Scanner Dedicated for FireWire/IEEE-1394.Business Editors & High-Tech high-tech also hi-tech adj. Informal Of, relating to, or resembling high technology. high-tech Adjective same as hi-tech Adj. 1. Writers MACWORLD This article is about a technology publication. For the tradeshow, see Macworld Conference & Expo.
Macworld Expo SF 2000 Booth No. 2107 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2000 At Only $999, Revolutionary 1200 x 2400 dpi FireWire Scanner (1) See also antivirus program. (2) An optical device that reads a printed page or transparency and converts it into a graphics image for the computer. The scanner does not recognize or differentiate in any manner the content of the material it is scanning. Features Hot-Pluggable Support for Fast, Professional-Quality Image Capture UMAX Technologies, Inc. again led the industry today by announcing the UMAX PowerLook 1100, the first professional Mac and PC scanner dedicated for FireWire/IEEE-1394 support -- with a price point starting at $999. One of the fastest peripheral connection standards developed to date, FireWire/IEEE-1394 connectivity offers PowerLook 1100 users such compelling benefits as blazing data transfer rates, hot-pluggable connectivity without the need for a host card, and the ability to connect multiple Macs to streamline workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. . "UMAX integrated IEEE-1394 connectivity with industry-leading imaging technology to deliver the first of a new generation of scanners for creative professionals," said Christabel Chen, product marketing manager at UMAX Technologies. "These deadline-driven users who experience the speed and convenience of FireWire/IEEE-1394 technology will quickly appreciate its rapid throughput The speed with which a computer processes data. It is a combination of internal processing speed, peripheral speeds (I/O) and the efficiency of the operating system and other system software all working together. 1. as they transfer their data-intensive files from the scanner to their computer." Support for FireWire/IEEE-1394 enables the PowerLook 1100 to eliminate nearly all of the technical difficulties associated with SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. scanner designs. Connections require neither SCSI termination The end of a SCSI chain, which must be identified by placing a resistor module in the open port. See SCSI. devices nor pre-assigned addresses, and parallel port data pass-through adapters are eliminated. Data moves from the scanner to the computer twice as fast as the identical scanner with SCSI interface SCSI interface - SCSI adaptor . And connecting to the PowerLook 1100 is as easy as plugging in a telephone jack. "Apple's FireWire technology has been adopted as an industry standard for moving large amounts of data between computers and peripherals," said Clent Richardson, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "With the PowerLook 1100, UMAX is initiating a trend for scanner solutions based on FireWire. The PowerLook 1100 provides industry-leading FireWire implementation for a scanner." To create professional-quality image production, the PowerLook 1100 achieves a high 3.4Dmax for fine details, 1200 x 2400 dpi with a 10,600 element tri-linear CCD CCD in full charge-coupled device Semiconductor device in which the individual semiconductor components are connected so that the electrical charge at the output of one device provides the input to the next device. , and an effective 42-bit output using UMAX's patented BET (Bit Enhancement Technology). The scanner offers a transparency adapter A device that allows a flatbed scanner to scan 35mm slides and other film transparencies. It provides a mechanism that shines light through the film. Today, most flatbed scanners support transparencies either with a removable tray or by adding or removing an attachment. , auto-detect frame holder for automatic scanning of up to twelve 35mm slides, and batch scanning capabilities. Pricing, Availability & System Configuration The PowerLook 1100 is designed for use on systems equipped with a FireWire/IEEE-1394 port such as the Apple PowerMac G4 and G3 and the iMac DV, as well as systems running Windows 2000 and Windows 98 second edition. The scanner will be available Q1 2000. Street price starts at an estimated $999. For additional information about UMAX and its products, or to contact a local UMAX PowerVAR, call 510/651-4000 or 800/562-0311 or visit http://www.umax.com. Customer Service and Support Customers can call the UMAX technical support center at 800/468-8629, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. (EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy ). Customers can also contact UMAX for technical support via email 24 hours a day, seven days a week (support@umax.com), and via the World Wide Web (support.umax.com). Additionally, UMAX offers an intelligent expert system also available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, via the technical support telephone lines or through the UMAX support Web site. About UMAX Technologies, Inc. UMAX Technologies, Inc. is a technology leader in the design and distribution of a full line of imaging products. The company maintains its leadership position in the imaging market with a broad line of desktop scanners and digital cameras. UMAX is located at 3561 Gateway Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538, and is on the Web at: http://www.umax.com. |
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