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CinemaNow, a leading Internet provider of downloadable videos, has taken the next step in providing consumers a way to legitimately burn premium content. They’ve partnered with Intel to legally allow Intel based PC consumers to download and burn videos to DVD.

CinemaNow offers a wide range of videos and movies. You can browse and select from their list of titles. To download CinemaNow’s premium contents, just sign up on their website at http://www.cinemanow.com and take advantage of their 7-day trial of a Platinum Club membership. If you are satisfied, you can continue your subscription and pay monthly or annually.

Currently, Intel ViiV technology-based PCs allow users to view videos locally on their PC, sync with portable devices and share content with other home devices including large-screen TVs. Burn-to-DVD is currently available in personal PC and 2-foot interface.

The Burn-to-DVD service enhancement allows consumers to watch videos in large screen viewers, such as a 10-foot interface, in their own home. A 10-foot interface is a device with menus and buttons which enables the viewer to be approximately 10 feet away from the TV set. The distance can be either shorter or longer depending on the size of the screen. Microsoft Windows Media Center is an example of this. It will be available in the early part of the year. Intel will demo the ViiV optimized Burn-to-DVD at CES 2007.

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One of Logitech’s items on display at this CES will be the X-240, a new computer speaker system that should make it easier to charge, sync and play music from MP3 players.  The speakers include specialized iPod and Zune cradles but will accommodate other audio devices and mobile phones. The speakers’ control center also includes a master volume control, audio controls for either a Mac or PC, power buttons and a convenient headphone jack.

The Logitech X-240 speaker system will retail for $49.99 and is expected to become available April 2007 in the US and early May 2007 in Europe.

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• Wi-Fi Direct is gearing up to give Bluetooth a major run for its money
• New company promises 100 core CPUs by next year
• Best Buy partners with CinemaNow for movie streaming