ASUS uBoom Series Compact Notebook Speakers

Compact Sound-bar Speakers Powered by USB 2.0 for High Fidelity Audio Entertainment

ASUS has announced the launch of its first ever multimedia speaker series. The ASUS uBoom and uBoom Q sound-bar speakers are designed to provide high fidelity audio and heart-thumping bass via a maze-like reflex port, which is then channelled through speakers designed to place the user in the audio sweet-spot. For added convenience, both the ASUS uBoom and uBoom Q sound-bar speakers feature USB 2.0 connectivity for audio output. The uBoom Q also draws its power via the USB 2.0 port, effectively eliminating the need for an adapter and the numerous wires often associated with conventional speaker set-ups and providing high fidelity audio reproduction. 

Specifications

Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Please visit www.asus.com.au for more information.

Clip #2 from the Beaterator Sessions: Artists Series presents more professional record producers, singers and DJs demo’ing Beaterator for the first time…

Check out the brand new artist trailer filmed at the MTV Video Music Awards showcasing the opinions of some of hip-hop’s most legendary figures:

·        Pete Rock

·        Twista

·        Marco Polo & Torae

·        Dru Ha & Buckshot

 
Here’s a list of who each of the contributors to this video are:

Marco Polo & Torae
The Young duo of Canadian producer Marco Polo and Brooklyn MC Torae signed with Duck Down Records to release their collaborative album “Double Barrel” which pays homage to New York City’s 1990 rap scene.
 
Dru Ha & Buckshot
As founders of Duck Down Records, they have sold over 3,000,000 records to date. Their roster of Hip Hop royalty includes Buckshot lead supergroup Boot Camp Clik which included Black Moon, Smif-N-Wessun, Heltah Skeltah, and O.G.C..
 
Ski Beatz
Best known for producing some of the most critically acclaimed records of Jay-Z’s career including “Dead Presidents”, “Feelin’ It”, “22 Two’s”, and “Streets Is Watching”, and also for his innovative production with the hip-hop group Camp Lo producing their entire debut album Uptown Saturday Night which featured the hit single “Luchini”.
 
Pete Rock
Legendary producer and widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time. He has produced for acts like Run-DMC, Nas, The Notorious B.I.G, Wu-Tang clan and more.
 
Sean Price & Shucky Ducky
Shucky Ducky is one of the many faces and personalities of Duck Down Records, and known as Dru Ha’s right hand man. Sean Price is a member of Boot Camp Clik under Duck Down and is also one-half of the duo Heltah Skeltah.
 
Jay Electronica
Rapper and Producer known for his abstract sound, he has produced tracks for Nas and Erykah Badu.
 
Twista
One of the fastest rappers in the world, Twista, has released countless hit records including “Overnight Celebrity” and “Slow Jamz” both produced Kanye West.
 

And here are the links and FTP details again:

 
The trailer can be viewed at www.rockstargames.com/beaterator <http://www.rockstargames.com/beaterator> .
 

Keynote Speakers Announced for Game Connect: Asia Pacific (GCAP) 2009 

MELBOURNE – Tuesday 29 September, 2009 – The Game Developers’ Association of Australia (GDAA), convener of Game Connect: Asia Pacific (GCAP) today announced preliminary Keynote Speakers for the GCAP 09 Conference program.

“We are delighted to advise that Tim Stellmach, Design Director of Vicarious Visions and David Jaffe, Founder of Eat, Sleep, Play will be joining us at GCAP this year to share what we feel sure will be a wealth of valuable insights and experiences with our delegates,” commented Tom Crago, President of the Game Developers’ Association of Australia.

CAPCOM® DELIVERS THE ULTIMATE VISION OF STREET FIGHTER WITH SUPER STREET FIGHTERTM IV 

The Most Popular Fighting Game of 2009 Returns In 2010 With New Characters, Enhanced Online Play, Additional Ultra Combos and Much More

London, — September 29, 2009 — Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced Super Street Fighter™ IV, the ultimate vision of Street Fighter™, will be coming to the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system in Spring 2010. The follow-up to the critically acclaimed Street Fighter™ IV will further redefine the fighting game genre with classic 2D Street Fighter fighting action, a host of new and returning characters, more advanced online gameplay, new ultra combos and much more.

– Epic New Action-Adventure from Ninja Theory Combines Cinematic Visuals and Combat, Rich Character and Story Development, and Top-Notch Entertainment Talent –

– September 30^th, 2009 – NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S announced today Enslaved™ for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Developed by Ninja Theory Ltd., Enslaved takes players on a gripping, surprise-filled journey as two dissimilar characters form an uneasy union in order to survive their way through a perilous, post-apocalyptic America. A tactical action-adventure game, Enslaved centers on the complex relationship between the two main characters and challenges players to employ a mix of combat, strategy and environment traversal. With influences and contributions from top music and film industry talent, Enslaved combines beautifully rendered graphics and captivating music with seamless animation and engrossing gameplay. Enslaved is planned for release in 2010.

More than 150 years in the future, the world has transformed into an unrecognizable state where all that remains are a dwindling human population and merciless robots left over from wars long past. In Enslaved, players take on the role of Monkey, a strong and brutish loner, and his AI partner Trip, a technologically savvy but sheltered young woman from a peaceful community. Both become captured by a mysterious slave ship, which are rumored to harvest people and take them out west never to return. As they each attempt to escape, Trip realizes quickly that Monkey, with his raw strength and power, is the only hope she has of making the perilous journey back home. She hacks into a slave headband to enslave Monkey and link them together – if she dies, he dies. Her journey has now become his.

Players must make sure both Monkey and Trip work together as they skillfully navigate through the world and survive against the dangerous enemy obstacles that lie in wait. Monkey will deftly wield his trusty staff weapon to attack and defend against enemies, using a combination of melee attacks, blocks and counters. He will also be able to perform spectacular takedown moves, allowing him to rip an enemy apart piece by piece, take its weapon for his own use or destroy it in one final blow.

Ninja Theory has raised the standards for video game development by enlisting highly talented professionals from other entertainment industries. Emmy, Golden Globe and Bafta nominee actor and director Andy Serkis, renowned for his roles in film as “Gollum” in The Lord of the Rings and the title role “Kong” in King Kong, and villain King Bohan in Heavenly Sword has been tapped to not only direct, but portray the lead character of Monkey. Considered to be the “go-to” talent for performance capture acting, Serkis continues his work with Ninja Theory for Enslaved. As with Heavenly Sword, Serkis is a major contributor to the character and script development, casting and directing for the title. Likewise, world-class musician and composer Nitin Sawhney, whose versatility and talent have helped him score more than 40 films and release eight studio albums, has returned to create the riveting score for Enslaved. Adding to the cavalcade of talented professionals is Alex Garland, novelist and screenwriter who has penned works including the novel The Beach and the movie screenplay for 28 Days Later. Enslaved is Garland’s first video game specific project. He serves as a co-writer and has been heavily involved with creating the script and in-game dialogue.

SCRIBBLENAUTS™   

5TH CELL’S AWARD-WINNING NEW GAME FOR NINTENDO DS 

Write Anything, Solve Everything in Groundbreaking, Emergent Videogame 

SYDNEY, Australia – September 30, 2009 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces the highly anticipated launch of Scribblenauts in stores across Australia today for the Nintendo DS™ and compatible with Nintendo DSi™. Earning the prestigious E3 Game of Show honour from several top media, Scribblenauts has awed critics and consumers with its innovative game play that brings words to life in completely new ways.

Created and developed by 5TH Cell, Scribblenauts allows players to use their imagination to create their own unique experience, allowing the game to appeal to gamers of all levels. In Scribblenauts, players use the stylus and touch screen to help Maxwell acquire the “Starite,” the prize earned from solving the puzzle in each challenge.  Entering any noun that comes to mind, players can utilize it in order to reach the goal and combine countless objects to create wildly original scenarios.

“There’s never before been a game like Scribblenauts,” said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Production and Development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “It is truly a game for everyone, as it challenges players to use their imagination and creativity to solve puzzles in an entirely new way.”

“We’re very proud of Scribblenauts and the way the gameplay captures players’ creativity and takes everyday environments and objects to a new level,” said Jeremiah Slaczka, creative director and co-founder of 5TH Cell. “With the enthusiastic response Scribblenauts has received so far, we’re thrilled to work with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in bringing the game to players everywhere.”

Scribblenauts recognizes tens of thousands of words and every level has hundreds of objects that can be used as a solution, offering extensive replay value. Players can also create and share levels with the Level Editor via Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Connection.

Scribblenauts is rated “PG” and is now available at Australian retail stores nationwide on Nintendo DS and is Nintendo DSi compatible for a SRP of $59.95.  For more information, visit www.scribblenauts.com.

Certification Only Available on Lenovo Products to Deliver Faster, Richer and Easier Computing For Businesses and Consumers Worldwide

Sydney, Australia – September 30, 2009: Lenovo today announced the Windows 7 Lenovo Enhanced Experience – a certification only available on Lenovo products that consists of powerful features, tools and optimisations designed to improve system performance and enhance the computing experience for customers running Windows 7 on Lenovo PCs.  Lenovo Enhanced Experience is the result of joint engineering between Lenovo and Microsoft designed to provide PCs that will not only run Windows 7, but will also help consumers and small business customers enrich their experience with the new Windows 7 operating system when it becomes available.

Among the key benefits of the Lenovo Enhanced Experience certification is advanced performance tuning, which enables both Think and Idea PCs to start-up significantly faster than identical configuration, non-optimised PCs.  For example, on select Think PCs, Windows 7 starts up to 56 percent faster compared to running Windows XP or Vista, and shuts down in as little as five seconds.¹  Enhanced Experience PCs also include multimedia enhancements and easy system maintenance tools on Idea PCs, and performance-optimised ThinkVantage Technologies for advanced productivity and security on Think PCs.

“To achieve Windows 7 Lenovo Enhanced Experience certification, Lenovo’s technical team and developers have worked with Microsoft during the making of Windows 7 to create an exceptionally-engineered hardware and software experience,” said Fran O’Sullivan, senior vice president, Think Product Group, Lenovo.  “Advances in PC technology are giving users even better tools to increase their personal productivity at work, and this Enhanced Experience certification lets customers know that our Think PCs are optimised for business.”  

“Lenovo Enhanced Experience certification means customers can be confident that our systems not only meet the specification to run Windows 7, but are optimised to enhance it,” said Liu Jun, senior vice president, Idea Product Group, Lenovo. “The Enhanced Experience Idea product portfolio encompasses products that uniquely integrate standard industry features with Lenovo’s own value-add technologies and advanced performance tuning to deliver a faster, richer and easier way for consumers to use their PCs.”

Idea PCs Deliver a Faster, Richer and Easier Windows 7 Experience for Consumers
Lenovo’s Enhanced Experience PCs for consumers and small office home office (SOHO) customers were engineered with technologies built around three key benefits: fast system boot and shutdown, rich multimedia capabilities and easy system maintenance.

Faster Windows 7 PC Boot and Shutdown
Enhanced Experience Idea PCs have optimised system files, processes and hardware settings and achieve quicker boot and shutdown compared with non-optimised Idea PCs.²   With Enhanced Experience, Lenovo customers will be able to start Windows 7 Idea PCs up to 33 percent faster and shutdown 50 percent faster than identical configuration, non-optimised PCs even while still initialising PC features such as anti-virus software.³  

Rich Entertainment and Graphics Features
Lenovo’s Idea products with Windows 7 Enhanced Experience feature breakthrough visual and audio technologies, including high definition graphics, DirectX 10 and enhanced digital audio.
       
Crystal Clear, Stutter-Free HD Video: Enhanced Experience Idea PCs include a high-definition graphics hardware decoder that removes much of the burden of HD decoding from the CPU, and outputs stutter-free HD video up to 1080p.⁴

3D Gaming and Animation: For Lenovo’s gaming customers, all Enhanced Experience Idea PCs feature DirectX 10 for advanced gaming and super-smooth 3D transitions when using Windows 7 advanced graphics features such as Aero Peek and Aero Flip.

Easier to Use and Maintain
OneKey^TM Rescue System 7.0 and Lenovo Rescue System 3.0 can backup and recover data two times faster than previous versions and feature improved anti-virus and system repair functions for added peace-of-mind. In addition, users can perform an anti-virus scan at the press of a button on their Enhanced Experience Idea PCs – even before Windows loads – to repair critical system files and quickly backup or restore personal data.

Lenovo Delivers Faster, More Secure Windows 7 Experience for Business Customers
Lenovo developed its Think-branded solution for business customers around three core areas: fast performance, business-optimised features and safeguarding data. Think-branded PCs, including ThinkPad notebooks, ThinkCentre desktops and ThinkStation workstations, will provide these enhanced benefits when running with Windows 7.

Faster PC Processing
Blazing Performance
Windows 7 starts up to 56 percent faster than Think PCs running Windows XP or Vista, and shuts down in as little as five seconds. Combined with a range of powerful Intel^® Core™2 and Centrino^® 2 processors with vPro, Enhanced Experience certified Think PCs provide users reliable access to information and support multiple programs at once for easy multitasking.

Built for Business
Reach Out and Touch Technology
Multitouch screens on the ThinkPad X200 Tablet and T400s notebook come equipped with Lenovo’s unique ThinkVantage Technology tool, SimpleTap, which makes touch screen navigation easy and intuitive for customers.

Ultimate Conferencing
Mobile professionals can keep their hands-free – ThinkPad notebooks feature a two-megapixel light-adaptive camera, digital array microphone with noise and echo cancellation, and dedicated microphone and speaker mute keys for seamless, high-quality video and voice communications.  

Work from Anywhere
Windows 7 Lenovo Enhanced Experience Think PCs support multiple ways for mobile professionals to easily and quickly connect to the Web for anytime, anywhere access to information.  Select models support Ethernet, 11n WiFi, 3G Mobile Broadband, 4G WiMax and Bluetooth.  In addition, all Think PCs come equipped with Access Connections, a ThinkVantage Technology that can automatically switch users between wired and wireless connections.  Access Connections also includes integrated profiles with location-based settings for printers, browser favourites and Web security.  

Innovative, Layered Data Security

Swipe for Secure Access

The built-in fingerprint reader on many Think PCs provides users a quick and convenient log-in and helps IT administrators drive security compliance across an organisation.

Manage Hardware Passwords
IT administrators can use the Password Manager ThinkVantage Technology to remotely manage employee hard drive passwords, including self-encrypting drives, to increase company data security and reduce employee password reset costs.

Rescue and Recover Data with One Button
Lenovo’s Rescue and Recovery tool provides users one-button access to restore and rescue lost files, and protect system information from becoming corrupt.

Customers will be able to identify Lenovo products that extend the benefits of Windows 7 through a special Lenovo Enhanced Experience certification sticker affixed to the products. To find out more about Windows 7 Lenovo Enhanced Experience for business and consumers, please visit www.lenovo.com/win7ee.

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About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 0992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building exceptionally engineered personal computers.  Lenovo’s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets.  Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide.  Lenovo has major research centres in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina.  For more information see www.lenovo.com.au .

¹ Without Enhanced Experience -Think systems integrated with Window-7 Professional beta, hardware device drivers, utilities, Lenovo and 3^rd-party software as of January 2009 with no optimisation performed by Lenovo   With Enhanced Experience – Think systems integrated with Window-7 Professional RTM, hardware device driver, utilities, Lenovo and 3^rd-party software as of September 2009 after optimisation by Lenovo engineers to integrated software components

² Improvement claim is based on testing Windows^® 7 machines of identical configuration, one machine without any optimisation and the other optimised. Actual times and their relative improvements vary by model, with an average boot improvement of 22% and shutdown improvement of 30% across the consumer range of EE certified PCs. Improvements may vary according to the exact configuration of the system and may degrade over time depending on other software installed or changes made to system settings. Lenovo optimisation does not impact any essential services or software features.

³ Time taken from power on until boot complete. Boot time claim of 33% refers to IdeaPad Y650 running Windows^® 7 Home Premium release RTM 7600 with Intel^® Core™2 Duo P8700, 3GB DDR3 memory, 320GB 5400rpm HDD and discrete graphics card. Boot Complete is defined as the moment when CPU loading falls below 20% and remains there for 10seconds. Shutdown claim refers to IdeaCentre A600 running Windows^® 7 Home Premium release RTM 7600 with Intel^® Core™2 Duo T9600, 3GB DDR3 memory, 1TB HDD and discrete graphics card. Shutdown time is defined as time taken from selecting shutdown option in Windows to power off.

⁴ Depends on display resolution. Not all models support 1080p resolution. Other models support up to 720p or 1080i

A competition in conjunction with Melbourne Museum’s blockbuster exhibition A Day in Pompeii asked Melbournians to take photographs of what they think makes Melbourne Italian. The top entries go on display at the Museum until 25 October.  

The Museum received nearly 200 entries that reveal the ways in which Italian culture is embedded in the rich fabric of Melbourne life through food and dining, design and language.

The winning photograph, “Gelato” by Amy Calton of Northcote, captures a scene that is familiar to many Melburnians: people enjoying gelati in warm sunshine.

“The Italian ice-cream shop on Station St was a favourite hangout during a hot summer in Fairfield,” says Calton. “And, of course, I’m quietly over the moon about having a picture in the exhibition!”

“Gelato really captures what is Italian about Melbourne,” says Deborah Tout-Smith, Senior Curator, Museum Victoria. “Many of the photographs celebrate the rich contribution of Italian food and we’re thrilled that Melburnians will get a chance to see this display.”

Italians have been part of Melburnian life since the early days of settlement. Hundreds were lured to Victoria in the 1850s gold rushes, and a century later, tens of thousands arrived in Melbourne to start a new life after World War II.

Today they are the second-largest immigrant community in Victoria after the English, with nearly one in ten Melburnians either born in Italy or having Italian parents.

Take a closer look at the impact of Italian culture on Melbourne at the exhibition.

Shutter Up You Face will be on view at Melbourne Museum until A Day in Pompeii exhibition closes on 25 October.

Shutter Up You Face – Until 25 October 2009 (free with general admission)

Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton

Adults $8, children and concessions FREE

For further information visit museumvictoria.com.au or phone 13 11 02.

A Day in Pompeii is presented in association with the Soprintendenza Speciale per I Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei (SANP). Adults $20, concession $14, children $12, family $54 (all tickets include entry to Melbourne Museum).

AMD Changes The Game with the ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series of DirectX^® 11 Graphics Cards, Harnessing the Most Powerful Processor Ever Created¹
– World’s most advanced and efficient graphics processor set to expand, accelerate and dominate the PC experience with the first full support of Microsoft DirectX 11² –

(Click the image above to download the high resolution images)

– AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched the most powerful processor ever created, found in its next-generation ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series graphics cards, the world’s first and only to fully support Microsoft DirectXR 112, the new gaming and compute standard shipping shortly with Microsoft Windows® 7 operating system.

· AMD will initially release two cards at launch: the ATI Radeon HD 5870 and the ATI Radeon HD 5850, each with 1GB GDDR5 memory.

· With the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics card, PC users can unleash Windows 7 and realize the potential of a better computing experience to do more with their PC.

· “With the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics cards driven by the most powerful processor on the planet, AMD is changing the game, both in terms of performance and the experience.” said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager, Products Group, AMD.   Sydney, Australia – September 30, 2009 – AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched its next-generation graphics cards, the ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series, featuring the most powerful processor ever created1, and the world’s first and only to fully support Microsoft DirectX® 11², the new gaming and compute standard shipping shortly with Microsoft Windows® 7.  Boasting up to 2.72 TeraFLOPS of compute power, the ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series effectively doubles the value consumers can expect of their graphics purchases, delivering twice the performance-per-dollar of previous generations of graphics products.³ AMD will initially release two cards at launch: the ATI Radeon HD 5870 and the ATI Radeon HD 5850, each with 1GB GDDR5 memory.  With the ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series of graphics cards, PC users can expand their computing experience with ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology, accelerate their computing experience with ATI Stream technology, and dominate the competition with superior gaming performance and full support of Microsoft DirectX® 11, just in time for Microsoft Windows® 7.

Dominate the competition with Microsoft DirectX® 11 support
With the ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series of graphics cards, gamers will enjoy gaming supremacy and the ultimate unfair advantage, realizing incredible HD gaming performance and the most engaging experience possible with DirectX® 11 gaming done right⁴:
•Designed and built for purpose: Modeled on the full DirectX 11 specifications, the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics cards delivers up to 2.72 TeraFLOPS of compute power in a single card, translating to superior performance in the latest DirectX 11 games, as well as in DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL titles in single card configurations or multi-card using ATI CrossFireX™ technology.  The ATI Radeon HD 5800 series is up to twice as fast as the closest competing product in its class.⁵ allowing gamers to enjoy incredible new DirectX 11 games – including the forthcoming DiRT™2 from Codemasters, and Aliens vs. Predator™ from Rebellion, and updated version of The Lord of the Rings Online™ and Dungeons and Dragons Online® Eberron Unlimited™ from Turbine – all in stunning detail with incredible frame rates.
•Generations ahead of the competition: The ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics cards is two generations ahead of DirectX 10.0 support, and features 6th generation evolved AMD tessellation technology, 3rd generation evolved GDDR5 support, 2nd generation evolved 40nm process technology, and a feature-rich compute shader, all geared towards delivering the best gaming experience money can buy.
•The ultimate in game compatibility: The DirectX 11 API was developed on AMD graphics hardware and represents the cornerstone of DirectX 11 gaming.  All initial DirectX 11 games were developed or continue to be developed on AMD’s DirectX 11 hardware.  With more than 20 DirectX 11 games currently in development, this innate optimization for ATI Radeon graphics cards, in combination with monthly ATI Catalyst driver releases ensures a stable, reliable and high-performance experience for the latest games.

Accelerate with ATI Stream technology
With the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics card, PC users can unleash Windows 7 and realize the potential of a better computing experience to do more with their PC⁶:
•Harness the home supercomputer: One ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card would have been one of the top 10 supercomputers in the world just six years ago – today that same processing power can be found in your home PC, working with high-performance CPUs to deliver a superior experience. ⁷
•Windows® 7 done right: Windows 7 is the first compute-capable operating system and the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics cards with ATI Stream technology accelerate it like nothing else, being the first and only card to support DirectCompute 11.⁸
•Create and do more, faster than ever before with ATI Stream technology: Enjoy new features, functionality and improved performance in top media, entertainment and productivity applications made possible by ATI Stream technology.⁶
•Most expansive support of industry standards: The ATI Radeon HD 5800 of graphics cards fully support both DirectX 11 and OpenCL, ensuring broad application support now and the future.

Expand the PC experience with ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology
Enjoy multi-monitor computing with seamless enablement of the biggest game environments ever seen⁹:
•The ultimate in seamless flexibility: Arrange one to three displays using the ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 and ATI Radeon™ HD 5850 graphics cards, or up to six displays using the forthcoming ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 Eyefinity6 graphics card, in a variety of configurations – any mix of portrait, or landscape.
•See them before they see you: Unlock the potential of multi-monitor gaming at up to 12 x full HD resolution, the largest game environments ever displayed.¹⁰ Experience more visual detail and expanded battlefields that competitors may lack.
•Enjoy visual computing in eye-definition: Virtually obsolete scrolling by taking advantage of vast desktop real estate to put more information at your fingertips.  Enjoy visual applications like HD View and Flickr, video conferencing, online video, and Google Earth in stunning detail.¹¹

Ecosystem support
•The ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series of graphics cards is supported by a dozen add-in-board companies, including ASUS, Club 3D, Diamond Multimedia, Force3D, GIGABYTE, HIS (Hightech Information Systems), MSI, Multimedia, PowerColor, SAPPHIRE Technology, VisionTek and XFX.

Supporting Quotes

“With the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics cars driven by the most powerful processor on the planet, AMD is changing the game, both in terms of performance and the experience,” said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager, Products Group, AMD.  “As the first to market with full DirectX 11 support, an unmatched experience made possible with ATI Eyefinity technology, and ATI Stream technology harnessing open standards to help make Windows 7 that much better, I can say with confidence that AMD is the undisputed leader in graphics once more.”

“By incorporating the ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 graphics processor’s revolutionary DirectX 11 and ATI Eyefinity multi-monitor capabilities into the Alienware desktop gaming system, Dell Gaming continues to lead the industry in delivering performance, immersion and visual experience levels that shatter all previous limitations,” said Arthur Lewis, head of Dell gaming group.

“I had high expectations of AMD’s new DirectX 11 GPUs, but nothing really prepared me for the breathtaking experience that I’m now enjoying,” said Dirk Ringe, vice president, EA Phenomic.  “Frame rates are so silky-smooth at ultra high-resolutions, even with all effects turned to max, that the new hardware makes previous hardware look like a quaint antique!  The quality of the rendering in BattleForge is something that I used to dream about only a year ago – and the flexibility and power of DirectCompute 11 opens our eyes to a multitude of new possibilities.  We applaud AMD’s and Microsoft’s vision in creating the DirectX 11 API and this amazing new hardware and we can say without hesitation that it represents the future of gaming.”

“We were simply astonished by the performance of the DirectCompute 11 hardware in AMD’s DirectX 11 GPUs,” said Ruslan Didenko, project lead, GSC Gameworld.  “By meeting the full DirectX 11 hardware spec AMD has created a beast of a GPU that is light years ahead of its DirectX 10.1 and DirectX 10 predecessors.  We strongly recommend a full-on DirectX 11 GPU from AMD as very simply the best way to experience our stunning new game, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.  A vision of loveliness, in every gut-wrenching detail!”

“Trinigy remains committed to supporting the game development industry with top-notch game engine technology that combines efficiency, creative freedom and performance,” said Dag Frommhold, managing director at Trinigy. “We’re extremely excited to be working with AMD to support their DirectX 11 graphics processors. AMD’s quality drivers and hardware complement our commitment to game developers perfectly by empowering them to produce higher-level in-game graphics than ever before.”

Supporting Resources
•Pictures: See photos of the ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series graphics cards, chip shots, and examples of ATI Eyefinity technology, on Flickr
•Video: Hear from leading game developers about why DirectX 11 gaming is unlike anything else, on YouTube
•Video: Watch the premiere of ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology at AMD’s “Visualize a new PC experience” press conference, on YouTube
•Video: See the potential of DirectX 11 gaming when you combine the ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series of graphics cards and DiRT 2 from Codemasters, on YouTube
•Blog: Read AMD product manager, Dave Baumann’s take on how the ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series of graphics cards was designed by the community
•Blog: Read how AMD CMO, Nigel Dessau views the impact of DirectX 11 and DirectCompute to the PC experience
•Press kit: More information on the ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series of graphics cards
•Product page: ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series product information
•Gamer content: Check out new ATI Radeon HD 5800 series graphics card and DirectX 11 game information on the AMD GAME! website
•Gamer content: Read how the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics cards and ATI Eyefinity technology can change your PC experience at AMD Underground
•Twitter: Follow AMD graphics news on Twitter at @ATIGraphics
•Facebook: Become a fan of AMD technology on Facebook

About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.

GUITAR HERO® 5 CONTINUES TO BRING VARIETY OF MUSIC WITH FIVE NEW TRACK PACKS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD IN OCTOBER

October Features Brand-New Tracks from Wolfmother Before Their Public Release, Music from Queens of the Stone Age, Classic Cuts from Peter Frampton, The J. Geils Band and Billy Squier and a Track Pack to Celebrate All Hallows’ Eve

Guitar Hero® fans can continue to build a diverse music library with great new music and classic tracks available for download in October. New tracks playable in Guitar Hero® 5 will be available for download every Thursday in October with music from Queens of the Stone Age, Billy Squier, Wolfmother, Peter Frampton and The Misfits. 

Downloadable Content – October 1

Queens Of The Stone Age Track Pack

• “Mexicola”
• “Avon”
• “How to Handle a Rope” 

Downloadable Content – October 8

Billy Squier Track Pack

• “The Stroke”
• “Everybody Wants You”
• “When She Comes To Me”

Downloadable Content – October 15

Wolfmother Track Pack

• “Pilgrim”
• “California Queen”
• “Cosmic Egg”

Downloadable Content – October 22

Classic Rock 2 Track Pack

• The J. Geils Band  – “Freeze Frame”
• Peter Frampton  – “Show Me The Way (Live)”
• Triumph – “Lay It On The Line”

Downloadable Content – October 29

All Hallows’ Eve Track Pack

• GWAR – “Gor Gor”
• Marilyn Manson – “Beautiful People”
• The Misfits – “Astro Zombies”

The Queens of the Stone Age, Billy Squier, Wolfmother, Classic Rock 2 and All Hallows’ Eve Track Packs will be available on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 440 Microsoft Points and on the PlayStation®Store for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system for $9.95 and Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection for Wii™ for 550 Wii Points.  In addition, all songs in all Track Packs will be released as downloadable singles for Xbox 360 for 160 Microsoft Points, PlayStation 3 system for $3.45 and Wii for 200 Wii Points each. 

Additionally, fans are now able to choose from more than 150 other downloadable songs or import select songs from Guitar Hero® World Tour and Guitar Hero® Smash Hits to further customize their Guitar Hero 5 set list.

Living room legends can now rock any way they want to a variety of iconic rock music in Guitar Hero 5. The entire set list is at players’ fingertips from the start, featuring genre-defining hits from some of the biggest rock artists and bands of all time, including The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, Kings of Leon, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Vampire Weekend. Players take complete control as Guitar Hero 5 allows gamers to personalise and customise how they experience music by being able to play with any controller combination — multiple vocalists, guitarists, bassists and drummers, in any game mode. With the game’s all-new Party Play Mode, getting the band back together has never been easier. Players can now jump in or drop out of gameplay seamlessly, without interrupting their jam session. Elevating the Guitar Hero®series to new heights with unmatched social gameplay, an enhanced style, new in-game artists and more rock legends, Guitar Hero 5 features new surprises and challenges that will fire-up long-time fret board fanatics and create a new generation of addicts.

Published by Activision Publishing, Inc., Guitar Hero 5 is developed by Neversoft Entertainment for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 system and by Vicarious Visions for Wii.  Budcat is developing Guitar Hero 5 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. The game is rated “PG” – Mild Coarse Language.  For more information about Guitar Hero 5, please visit GH5.GuitarHero.com.