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Digital Convergence Gets a New Dimension

With the arrival of Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE), convergence has become the instant buzzword in the digital lifestyle scenario. The convenience of watching live TV on the PC has indeed turned some nerds into couch potatoes and vice versa. There are a plethora of options for running MCE on your PCs: downloading the TV show guide, watching TV shows, recording Live TV shows for viewing later, the list just goes on… And you can also run your day-to-day PC applications, to say the least.

With all these controls at your disposal, managing them becomes a problem. If this sounds familiar to you, technology once again has come to your rescue. Taiwan based Genius has announced the introduction of their latest offering Genius LuxeMate 810 Media Cruiser, which the company claims is an innovative 3-in-One wireless input device product featuring the integration of keyboard, mouse and remote control functions. It could well be the ideal device for digital life convenience. With a transparent design concept, it's the next generation of keyboard development as well as a brand new visual experience challenge, as they claim it.

Specially designed for the Microsoft XP Media Center Edition (MCE), it is a total hardware solution to control media center features, providing a handy control for Live TV, Online radio, DVD, Internet exploration, MSN on PCs and all with just one key touch for access. Genius LuxeMate 810 Media Cruiser is supposed to be a next generation technology product featuring precision dual-way wireless 2.4 GHz technology, which can work from a distance of up to 10 meters. The anti-interference function ensures perfect control and comfort to operate. It supports Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition, is compatible with Vista OS hotkey function and provides full PC remote control function to Live TV, DVD, My Video, My Music, MSN and much more.

With the arrival of this new digital avatar on the scene, convergence can bring a whole new dimension to it as Mr. Sandeep Ramani, Country Manager, KYE Systems (India) Corp. says, “..with convergence happening at a great pace, products like Genius LuxeMate 810 will go a long way to satisfy the growing consumer requirements”.

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