CyberLink MagicSports & PowerDVD Earn CES Innovation Awards Honoree Status
By SSPR Press Release
New York, NY - November 8, 2006 - CyberLink Corp., a world leader in digital home solutions, today announced CyberLink MagicSports 3 and CyberLink PowerDVD 7 both received top honors as honorees in the Home Theater Accessories category of the International CES Innovations 2007 Design and Engineering Awards.
Products entered in this awards program are judged by a panel of independent industrial designers, engineers, and members of the trade press, to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting edge consumer electronics products.
CyberLink MagicSports 3 creates a category of its own. MagicSports is based on CyberLink's video analysis technologies that intelligently analyze recorded Baseball or Soccer games and extract the most exciting moments from each game. For sports fanatics, MagicSports offers an unprecedented way to watch TV sports programs.
Belinda Banks of SSPR is all smiles showing off Cyberlink's MagicSports and PowerDVD 7 software at the "CES Unveiled" press preview in New York.
CyberLink PowerDVD 7 delivers an innovative multimedia experience for desktop and notebook computer users with smart features like "Say-it-Again", "Read-it-Clearly" and "See-it-all", which are not found in other software or consumer DVD players.
"With 10 years experience in developing consumer software based on leading video technologies, we're extremely proud to have CyberLink MagicSports 3 and PowerDVD 7 recognized for their product innovations," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "Innovation is one of CyberLink's core values and we are excited to see our efforts receive the highest recognition."
The awards are sponsored by CEA, the producer of the International CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). Entries are judged on the following criteria:
- Engineering qualities of the product, including technical specifications and materials used
- The product's intended use/function and user value
- Aesthetic and design qualities (using visuals provided)
- Unique and novel features
- Contributions to consumers' quality of life
- Impact on the manufacturer's business model
About CyberLink MagicSports
"Vista ready" CyberLink MagicSports 3 is compatible with Windows Media Center Edition and CyberLink PowerCinema, enhancing the TV recording features of both products with sports analysis functionality. CyberLink MagicSports 3 includes the following breakthrough features:
- Baseball highlights analysis, including home runs, walks, strikes, and other interesting moments automatically identified by MagicSports.
- Soccer (football) highlights analysis, including key game events such as goals, near goals, and rule violations.
- A transparent onscreen menu that enables users to browse game highlights using small "thumbnail" images while their game plays in the background.
- Next/Last Pitch buttons for skipping between each baseball pitch, with pitches automatically identified by MagicSports.
- A star rating for baseball highlights, that lets users quickly judge the best of the very best game moments by viewing one to three stars.
- Create Video Feature, lets users output a summary of a game's highlights by allowing MagicSports to automatically identify highlights and then recommend the length of the video summary.
About CyberLink PowerDVD 7
CyberLink PowerDVD 7 offers a new mix of mobility, quality, and personal style that defines take-anywhere cool for the playing of DVDs on the PC.
New features for PowerDVD 7 include:
- Say-it-Again - one-click dialog looping
- Read-it-Clearly - moveable subtitles
- See-it-All - automatically activated time stretching for when mobile PCs run low on power
- Power-saving settings for notebooks and an onscreen battery meter
- Support for high-definition H.264 playback
- Five interface modes, new skins, and colors
- UPnP media player support and premium content protection
CES Innovations 2007 Design and Engineering Awards honorees were announced on November 8 in New York City at the 2007 International CES Press Preview. CyberLink will demonstrate CyberLink MagicSports 3 and PowerDVD 7 in the Las Vegas Hilton, Suite 2560, and both products will be on display at the International CES during January 8-11, 2007, at Innovations Plus at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, Booth #68747.
More information about CyberLink MagicSports 3, CyberLink PowerDVD 7 and the complete range of CyberLink software, is available at
www.cyberlink.com.
