Adobe takes an Encore for DVD authoring

While the likes of Roxio supply basic DVD software, Encore will be aimed at the professional user. It is designed to produce interactive menus, multiple audio tracks and subtitles and will be integrated with Photoshop and other Adobe applications. 'Adobe Encore DVD opens the door for video professionals to take advantage of powerful DVD features and deliver their video projects in the format embraced by both consumers and professionals,' said Adobe's Bryan Lamkin, senior VP of Digital Imaging and Video Products. ...more

HP brings MS Media Centre to the UK

HP has launched the first of its PCs using Windows XP Media Centre Edition in the UK. The new Photosmart desktops come with what HP describes as a 'unique' remote control. With it you can access the menu to manage your TV, film and image viewing as well as audio and radio. ...more

Reflective colour LCDs for new mobiles

After Seiko announced it was opening a factory in China to make LCD components, the company is to exhibit its new range of reflective colour LCD panels for mobile phones at CEATEC Japan 2000. The company is already providing reflective monochrome panels for mobile phones but the new colour panels are the first steps into the colour market. The new LCDs are 1. ...more

Wireless trains go online today

Rail passengers travelling between London, the North East and Scotland can now get wireless Internet access throughout their journeys. GNER, which operates trains on the lines running from Kings Cross, through York and Leeds, to Newcastle and Edinburgh has launched the scheme today on one high-speed train and will gauge customer reaction before deciding whether to provide access across its entire fleet. The company is using technology from Swedish firm Icomera that comprises antennae mounted on the train roof which are linked to an onboard server and through to a standard wireless network. ...more

NTL falls foul of ASA over promo mail

The Advertising Standards Authority has chided NTL for offering broadband services in areas where it could not actually provide them. A customer claimed about a direct mailing by the cable company which said, 'It's true! If you are still using dial-up, you can get nearly 3 times faster Internet access for just ?8.99 for the first three months. ...more