Verbatim

Whether it’s a memorable vacation, an elegant wedding or just the kids playing soccer; it is sometimes difficult to fill a full 2-hour DVD with exciting, memorable video memories. In addition, a growing number of DVD camcorders are being introduced. All of the discs can go directly from the DVD camcorder or DVD burner and immediately be played in virtually any DVD player.

For the best in family short subjects, Verbatim has introduced a family of miniDVD media both DVD-R and DVD-RW as well as double layer DVD-R discs. Like the company’s popular Digital Movie DVD media, the discs look like movie reels. But unlike the larger discs, the 3-inch single layer Mini DVD discs hold 1.4GB of data (compared to 4.7GB) and the mini DL discs hold 2.66GB. The single layer capacity is equal to about 30 minutes of video while the dual layer discs hold about one hour of personal/family highlights. Read more

Verbatim DigitalMovie DVDs look like movie reels,but their new VideoGard hard coating is something that really impresses us and it’s now available on all of their Video DVD ±R/RW media. Save your irreplaceable home videos or the recordings of your favorite TV programs and don’t worry about the discs being damaged by abrasion or mishandling by the kids. Read more

The great thing is there is very little cost difference between regular DVD discs and Verbatim’s VideoGard Video DVD media. They work in any DVD Burner or player and your photos, videos or music will be safe no matter how clumsy your uncle is.

If you like to keep all of your important work close at hand and immediately available, Verbatim has introduced the new Store ‘n’ Go 12GB USB hard drive that is amazingly light, easy to use and easy on the pocketbook.

Slightly smaller than two iPod Shuffles or two USB flash drives, this sleek compact unit lets you carry volumes of data, video and audio in a single highly portable unit and has a street price of only $179. Whether it’s for business, school or entertainment, people can have their content and data with them without carrying their computer everywhere they go.

The new Store ‘n’ Go Drive makes it easy for you to keep vital information such as emails, photos, personal calendars, presentations and video files available at all times. Users can carry and access up to 12 hours of MPEG-1 video, about 6,000 300-DPI photos, 6 hours of DVD-quality video or tens of thousands of personal or business documents.

The pocket-sized drive makes it easy for students to carry research and class project files from school to home. You can plug the device into almost any computer and instantly share slideshows of family photos, vacation videos and personal MP3 selections. Executives can keep the latest company presentations, customer and partner contact information, databases, spreadsheets and key business files with them at all times, without having to carry their notebook systems. Read more

January 10, 2007--Verbatim Corporation unveiled today its newest Store ‘n’ Go USB Drive based on 1" hard drive technology with up to 12GB of storage in a unit slightly larger than a standard USB flash drive. Designed to enable users to carry volumes of data, video and audio in a single portable unit; the new 12GB Store ‘n’ Go USB will have a projected street price of $179. Verbatim will show the ultra-slim device for the first time this week at its CES Booth in the South Hall, #4/36249.

The new Store ‘n’ Go Drive makes it convenient for users to keep vital information such as emails, photos, personal calendars, presentations and video files available at all times. The sleek USB storage device comes pre-loaded with Mobile Launchpad, a utility for downloading applications that can be run directly from the Verbatim USB Drive. Mobile Launchpad also allows users to have complete access to personal files and data without loading the content on a guest system. For quick and immediate access, the drives can also be used in the familiar drag 'n' drop mode. Read more

In observance of the hard drive’s 50th anniversary, we cajoled our kids into visiting the computer museum in San Jose. Seemed like an interesting way to get them to understand the technology that has impregnated their lives.

We unplugged our son’s MP3 player white earbuds.
Made him leave his PSP at home.
Turned off our daughter’s cellphone…no IMing.

Other than the sheer size, they were totally unimpressed with the world’s first hard drive -- the IBM RAMAC (Random Access Memory for Accounting and Control) drive.

Our son reached into his pocket and pulled out his Verbatim 4GB USB flash drive and 8GB USB HD and asked, “So what did they do with the 5MB refrigerator?”

It’s tough to explain to a kid who knows everything that OSs and apps were smaller then.

After all, he vaguely recalls that photos were prints…videos were in the theater…phones were attached to the wall by wire…people wrote/mailed letters! Read more

We like progress.

In the early ‘90s when the first CD-R disc was introduced manufacturers said the media had a data life in excess of 40 years. In the late 90s when the first DVDR discs appeared on the scene producers proclaimed a data life of at least 100 years. Throughout that time and even today the press will “discover” that the media is susceptible to CD or DVD rot that will eat your information – audio, video or data – in as little as two years after it is written.

Because CD and DVD media – in 2005 more than 10.65 billion CD-R discs and more than 3,454 million DVDR discs were made and sold -- is used to archive nearly everything today it does make you worry. Especially when these discs are the only place you have precious, irreplaceable family memories – photos and movies – as well as vital family, personal and company data/documents. Read more

August 2, 2006 - Canon's new mid-level DC22 DVD camcorder provides consumers with an affordable, high-quality solution for recording special memories whether on an exotic vacation or running through the sprinklers in the backyard. With its Genuine Canon 10x optical zoom lens, 2.2 Megapixel CCD Image Sensor with RGB Primary Color Filter, Widescreen HR (high resolution) recording and large 2.7-inch Widescreen LCD, the DC22 model expands ease-of-use and enhances the affordability of video for consumers.

"Canon's new DC22 DVD Camcorder offers consumers the convenience of DVD video recording with sophisticated features for capturing memories of friends and family," said Yukiaki Hashimoto, senior vice president and general manager of the Consumer Imaging Group at Canon U.S.A., Inc. "As one of the world's smallest and lightest DVD camcorders, the DC22 model easily transfers technology from the palm of your hands to the comfort of your living room." Read more

The freedom of mobile computing has moved workers out of their offices and into airports, remote offices, customer facilities, conference rooms, libraries and home offices. Industry analysts at IDC expect the number of worldwide mobile and remote workers to grow to 162 million this year. While the demand for mobile solutions is growing, they stress that the need for security is rising even more rapidly.

To meet the on-the-go requirements of organizations and individuals concerned about their mobile computing security, Migo Software has developed a new version of its Migo Mobile Computing Software enhanced with Outlook Express and Migo Secure. The Secure solution is a powerful password protection and encryption solution. The combination provides people with mobile data management, email management and security in a single, easy-to-use application.

Adding Outlook Express and Migo Secure to Migo software provides what the company calls “Mobility Simplified.” Now, users can have a complete software solution that synchronizes, secures, and enables the true portability of critical data and email, all in a single application. Read more

Notebook users, trust me, you will want to check out this inexpensive little kit. Until now, a pain for me has been lugging around my notebook's accessories (along with the notebook itself) when traveling. Everywhere I go I seem to be missing something...a converter cord, decent speakers for a presentation, and yes, a mouse, as I really prefer mice to touch pads. I normally pack these items in plastic baggies and then in my suitcase. Takes up a lot of room!

At the PMA (Photographic Marketing Association) show which is running this week in Orlando, FL, Verbatim introduced a new family of single and double layer MiniDVD DigitalMovie media that adds the unique classic movie reel look to the discs with widely compatible DVDR media.

The company already offers a complete line of standard size DigitalMovie DVDR media that provides storage capacity of 2-hours of theater quality video or 4,700 photos. The new three-inch discs provide up to 1.4GB (single layer) and 2.6GB (double layer). The mini discs store 30 minutes (single layer) and 60 minutes (double layer) of high quality video that can be played on virtually every standard DVD player in use today.