WP-S1100 wireless 802.11 b/g/n HD Projector Server

Sydney, Australia – 29 June 2009, Edimax, a company dedicated to the design, development, and manufacture of leading networking solutions, is proud to unveil a dedicated home wireless entertainment projector server. No more messy cables, the Edimax WP-S1100 utilises the latest wireless technology, High Definition compatibility, security features to deliver a stunning big screen experience and ease of access to the projector or TV.

Beats competitors on advance technology features
Featuring the unique ability to play HD content, the WP-S1100 Projector server boasts an HDMI output and support Full HD 1080p and encodes a wide range of video formats including H.264. This positions the Edimax WP-S1100 well ahead of it’s competitors. The WP-S1100 utilses wireless N standards ideal for wireless video streaming from the media server or PC to a home cinema, boardroom or venues that require multimedia streaming.

Advanced wireless connectivity and security
The WP-S1100 is designed for users to share a projector or a video device (monitor, TV) within the wireless network. Using the latest 802.11n wireless technology, the Edimax WP-S1100 can deliver real time XGA/XVGA video with high resolutions in 32-bit colour. The wireless transmission is protected by 64/128-bit WEP, WPA and WPA2, 802.1x and WPS (WiFi Protected Setup), with a Session Login Code to protect unauthorized access, data is safe and secure at all times.

For business users, the WP-S1100 allows users to share a single projector with up to 16 users at once, wirelessly connecting to the Internet. During a presentation, other presenters can also access the Internet via the WP-S1100 when it is connected to a wireless Internet router. The WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) button also simplifies the steps to configure the encrypted wireless connection with ease for any home users that are not that tech savvy.

Video experience
The WP-S1100 supports many video formats, such as MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, even the latest H.264. It can also play video files stored on other computers connected to the same wireless network. In addition, it features a USB port that allows users to simply plug in their USB flash storage devices into the WP-S1100 and play their favourite content directly without the need for a media server or PC.

Product features:

* Presents screen contents from a computer or media server to the projector/monitor wirelessly
* Complies with wireless 802.11b/g/n standards
* Supports Full HD 1080p
* Supports VGA and HDMI with auto-scaling video output
* Supports MPEG 1/2/4, Motion-JPEG, WMV9 and H.264 video format
* Includes Infrared Remote Control for meeting control
* Shares Internet connection while presenting
* Supports operation system: Windows XP/Vista

Product and Pricing Summary
Vendor: Edimax
Model: WP-S1100 wireless 802.11 b/g/n Projector Server
RRP : AU$599
Website: http://www.edimax.com/
Australian Distributors: Bluechip Infotech
Availability: July 2009

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About Edimax
Edimax Technology is a global manufacturer of a broad range of networking and connectivity solutions. Since its foundation in 1986, the company has grown to be one of Asia’s leading manufacturer of networking products and solutions. Edimax’s global presence includes subsidiaries in the USA, China and Europe. The company maintains branch offices in Miami, San Jose, Beijing, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Poland, Romania and most recently, France and Russia.The complete products range consists of Wireless solutions (802.11n/802.11g), Print Server solutions, xDSL Router solutions, Ethernet Switch solutions, PoE solutions, Powerline solutions, Network Access Controllers, Load Balancer solutions, IP Camera solutions, VoIP solutions, KVM Solutions and Media Converter solutions. Edimax is headquartered in Taipei County, Taiwan, and has been a listed entity at the Taiwan Stock Exchange since 2001. In 2007, the company’s revenue reached US $100 million and its current workforce count is over 900 employees worldwide. Edimax’s complete product portfolio fulfils all connectivity needs, whatever the network architecture or application requirements are.

? Wireless   ? Print Servers / MFP Servers
? Routers   ? Switches
? NAS   ? IP Cameras
? Home Entertainment ? Connectivity
? Switches  ? KVM Switches

For more information about Edimax, please visit www.edimax.com

A new exhibition showcasing the artwork of four generations of one Victorian Aboriginal family leads the NAIDOC Week celebrations at Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Melbourne Museum.

The exhibition, Ngujarn and Nakun: Our eyes, Our footprints, presents a diverse range of works – from woodwork and grass baskets to paintings and quilts – by Albert and Rachel Mullett, their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Through the art of the Mullet Family, the exhibition explores cultural connections to Country and shared history and experience. The family’s footprints, now spread across Victoria and Southern NSW, still follow the foundations laid by Ngujarn and Nakun (Grandmother and Grandfather).

“This is a rare opportunity to show a broad collection of works from different generations of one Aboriginal family,” said Caroline Martin, Manager of Bunjilaka. “The Mullett Family is an amazingly talented network of artists, and we are proud to have these works displayed as part of Bunjilaka’s NAIDOC Week program.”

NAIDOC Week (5 – 12 July) is an important event celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. In 2009 the week’s theme is ‘Honouring Our Elders, Nurturing Our Youth’. Ngujarn and Nakun: Our eyes, Our footprints opens on 10 July, as a part of NAIDOC week celebrations at Melbourne Museum, and will run until 8 November.

Other NAIDOC Week events at Bunjilaka and Melbourne Museum include:

Ask the experts
Bring along objects and images from your own Indigenous collection, and let Melbourne Museum’s experts give you advice on identification (what it is), provenance (where it is from) and dating (how old it is).
Where: Discovery Centre, Lower Ground Floor, Melbourne Museum
When: Sunday 5 July, 2009, from 11am to 5pm

Blak Fella Films
Watch a showcase of short films from the 2008 Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival, including Cannes award winner Warwick Thornton’s short film Nana, Backseat by Victorian Aboriginal filmmaker Pauline Whyman, Yolgnu Guya Djamamirr: The story of the Chooky Dancers and the very beautiful Bollywood Dreaming.
Where: Bunjilaka, Melbourne Museum
When: 5 to 12 July 2009, from 10.00am to 5.00pm

Milarri Garden Cultural Tours
Join a tour of the Milarri native plant garden at Bunjilaka to learn about artefacts produced using plant materials, food fibre and medicinal plants, and watch an eel feeding demonstration.
Where: The Milarri Garden, Melbourne Museum
When: Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 July 2009, at 2pm and 3pm

Gunditjmara – Moving Forward
Learn about the Gunditjmara community project Gunditj Mirring Keeping Place at the Lake Condah Mission site with Damien Bell, the Project Manager for the Lake Condah Sustainable Development Project.
Where: The Age Theatre, Lower Ground Floor, Melbourne Museum
When: Tuesday 7 July 2009, 5pm to 8pm

Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton. Open 10.00am to 5.00pm daily. Admission: $8 Adults, children and concession FREE.  For further information, visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum or phone 13 11 02.

Four new trailers have been released as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen video game is now available in all retailers Australia wide. 

The trailers are:

Launch trailer Watch Here

Demolisher gameplay trailer Watch Here

Deep 6 trailer Watch Here

Multiplayer trailer Watch Here

Megan Fox Documentary Watch Here

MELBOURNE – Friday 26 June, 2009 – The Game Developers’ Association of Australia (GDAA), convenor of Game Connect: Asia Pacific (GCAP), today announced details for the forthcoming Game Connect: Asia Pacific 2009 Conference and Expo.

GCAP 09 will take place from Sunday 6 December through Tuesday 8 December 2009 at the Crown Promenade Hotel, which is part of the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, Australia.

“We are thrilled that this year GCAP returns to Melbourne and will be held in a spectacular new venue. We have every intention of making this the biggest and best game development conference ever held in this region and look forward to welcoming delegates from all around the world to join us in Melbourne this December,” commented Tom Crago, President of the Game Developers’ Association of Australia.

“Last year’s event in Brisbane was a huge success and we are very confident of growing this event further in 2009. Our industry is in the midst of a very dynamic period right now and we feel sure that GCAP 09 will not only have the development community talking, but will lead to the creation of new ideas and collaborations,” he added.

Some of the main topics that will be covered during GCAP 09 include core games, online, mobile, casual and serious games, along with new developments in art, technology and design.

For further information about the conference or to register interest as a conference speaker visit www.gameconnectap.com

Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination
Could cars that hover above the ground become the mass transit of the future?  Will we ever have druids like       C-3PO in real life? Fantasy and reality join forces in Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination. This is the first exhibition to showcase more than 80 costumes, models and props from all six Star Wars films.
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination, presented by Bose Corporation, was developed by the Museum of Science, Boston and Lucasfilm Ltd. The exhibition is based upon work supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, USA.  © 2009 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved.  Presented by Bose Corporation.
Date: Until 3 November 2009
Cost: $18 Adults, $8 Concession, $6 Children (includes entry to Scienceworks)
Pre-purchase your tickets to Star Wars to avoid disappointment, either online at http://museumvictoria.com.au/starwars or by calling 13 11 02  

Winter School Holiday Program: Robot Roundup
Find out what a robot is and how they differ from other machines these winter holidays. Explore how robots move, sense their environment and ‘think’ in a variety of free live performances and activities. Then head over to the Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibition to see the robots featured in the popular movie series.
Date: 27 June to 12 July 2009
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission

Machines in Action Day
This is a unique opportunity to see heritage steam engines and agricultural machinery at work. Items on display include the Cowley Steam Roller, Cowley Steam Traction Engine, the only working Australian made traction engine in the world, along with the Super Sentinel Steam Wagon, the K.L. Bulldog Tractor and many others. The day includes parades, hay-baling demonstrations and rides on the model steam train with the Springvale Live Steamers.
Date: Sunday 2 August, 10.30am to 3.30pm
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission

New Lightning Room show: Amps, Arcs and Sparks
Find out how sound travels, how an electric guitar works and how we can predict the distance of an approaching lightning storm in this 30 minute electrifying show starring sound waves and live lightning bolts.
Date: Now showing, check the website for times
Cost: $13 Adults, $4 Concession, $3.50 Children (includes entry to Scienceworks)

Mathamazing
Explore the mathematics behind everyday life. Mathamazing includes hands-on activities based on topics such as shapes, probability, sequences and series, puzzles, problem solving, topology and building.
Developed by Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Canberra.
Date: Until 6 December
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission

It’s time to get ready to spread your wings and take flight in this year’s biggest massively multiplayer online game (MMO) release, Aion.

Today QVS International unveiled the official release date for Aion in Australia. The highly anticipated game, where players take on a key role in a war between divine beings that will determine the fate of the world, launches on September 23 2009. 

Unlike any MMO before it, Aion is a uniquely crafted online experience where flight offers much more than just a way to explore the landscape – it is a strategic and integral part of combat, quests, and exploration. Players will dive into battle and plunge through thousands of unique, story-driven quests, all while trying to save a world literally shattered in half from centuries of brutal conflict. Using one of the most flexible and in-depth character customization systems ever featured in an MMO, players will be able to create genuinely distinct characters and explore a visually stunning world of ethereal beauty brimming with otherworldly inhabitants, mysterious enemies, and ancient secrets.

MELBOURNE, Australia. — (June 25, 2009) — Split/Second, the action racing game from Disney Interactive Studios and Black Rock Studio, was selected this morning as Best Racing Game in the Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2009.  The award gives Black Rock Studio back-to-back victories in the category and marks the first time a development studio repeated in the racing category with different original properties.  

“The award is tremendous recognition for the innovation and uniqueness of Split/Second, which distinguished it from other established racing franchises and new properties,” said Tony Beckwith, vice president and general manager, Black Rock Studio.  “Being the first development studio to win this award consecutively with two different racing game properties recognizes the accomplishments of both of our development teams.”

Set within the world of a hyper-competitive reality television show in a made-for-TV city rigged for destruction, Split/Second is an intense action racing game in which competitors can trigger events that take out opponents or completely change the track as they compete for the ultimate prize – to become the season’s champion.  Split/Second will be released in early 2010 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. 

Split/Second was also selected for X-Play’s Best Racing Game of E3 2009 from G4 and was nominated for numerous other E3 awards. 

The Game Critics Awards are chosen by a consortium of video games media representing 29 industry and consumer publications.  The annual awards recognize the most outstanding products shown at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) which was held June 2-4, 2009. 

Black Rock Studio is also the development studio behind the critically acclaimed 2008 action sports game, PURE.  PURE won numerous awards, including the Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2008 for Best Racing Game, and was named among the top 10 video games of 2008 by Entertainment Weekly.  Formerly Climax Racing, Black Rock Studio is a development studio of Disney Interactive Studios and is based in Brighton, England. 

About Disney Interactive Studios
Disney Interactive Studios, part of Disney Interactive Media Group, is the interactive entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS). Disney Interactive Studios self publishes and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games, mobile games and interactive entertainment worldwide. The company also licenses properties and works directly with other interactive game publishers to bring products for all ages to market. Disney Interactive Studios is based in Glendale, California, and has internal development studios around the world. For more information, log on to http://www.disneyinteractivestudios.com.

WORLDWIDE THIS WEEK  

Hilarious Custom-Created Missions by Cartoon Network’s Robot Chicken

Available for Download on Launch Day   

June 25 2009, Australia – The Spore™ universe is expanding with infinite adventures! Today, Maxis™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, announced that Spore™ Galactic Adventures, the expansion to the critically-acclaimed game Spore, is now available at retailers.

Designed to expand the Spore universe, Spore Galactic Adventures delivers hilarious new adventures to players who aspire to become their own space captain, beam down to strange new planets, create customised adventures, and take their favourite Spore creature from zero to galactic hero!

“Spore Galactic Adventures enhances the Spore experience by blasting players off into space, turning ordinary creatures into legendary Space Captains,” stated Lucy Bradshaw, VP and General Manager at Maxis. “For the first time, players can beam their creatures down to planets to experience all-new adventures or create custom-made missions of their own and share them with the world. With more than 105 million creations available in the Sporepedia, the Spore library of user-generated content for use in players’ missions, the only limit is their imaginations!”

Expanding on the original Spore game, Spore Galactic Adventures adds variety and fun by allowing players to get out of their spaceship and explore colourful, wacky new planets. Players will turn their creatures into space captains, battle epic monsters in intergalactic arenas and fight intense planet-side races. In each mission, players earn experience to rank up their captain and earn game-changing items such as the Plasma Pulser and Swarm Magnet.

In the box, the game includes 16 off-the-wall missions as well as an “Adventure Creator” tool that players can use to design their own missions. These personally-created missions can be shared with friends online and can be classed in leaderboards that track accomplishments, rank and medals earned.

In addition to the adventures in the box, players can download ten all-new adventures created by the writers of the outrageously funny, pop-culture parody TV show, Robot Chicken. Available for free to all Galactic Adventures owners, the Robot Chicken adventures take players through such wacky quests as a mission to obtain a library card by finding a ruler-yielding librarian her true love, and an adventure to save a princess by battling demonic snowmen in a snowglobe.

Conceptualised by Robot Chicken co-creators Seth Green and Matt Senreich, the Robot Chicken Adventures were imagined by the show’s writing team including Matt Beans, Doug Goldstein, Mike Fasolo, Breckin Meyer, Dan Milano, Tom Root, Kevin Shinick, Hugh Sterbakov and Zeb Wells. With such a unique cast of imaginative characters, players can expect to experience missions with exploding poo, angry yetis, and banana wars.

To support Spore’s dedicated fan community, www.spore.com will feature a bevy of fun content including additional downloadable adventures, contests and news.

Available for PC and MAC®, Spore Galactic Adventures is rated PG by the OFLC. As an expansion pack, Spore Galactic Adventures requires the original Spore game to play.

To learn more about Spore Galactic Adventures or to download a free trial of the Spore Creature Creator, please visit www.spore.com. For screenshots or press materials about the Spore franchise, please visit http://info.ea.com.

New screenshots on official webpage!

http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/index2.php

Use you Minions to Smash the enemy! 

http://www.atari.com.au/overlord2/