Thursday, August 18, 2011

WD Photos™ Photo Viewer App Pushes HD Videos From iOS and Android™ Devices Wirelessly to WD TV Live™ Hub for Big Screen Playback


Smartphone-to-HDTV Video Sharing Feature Enables Business Travelers, Friends, and Family to Share Life as it Happens


And along with this growth of interest in televison programming the technology of televisions has been steadily improving too. Today we have lots of choices to make when we are deciding to buy another television. Should it be an analog or digital TV? HDTV enabled or ready? Plasma or LCD screen? All of these decisions can seem to be confusing, but if you just understand a few basics about TVs you should be able to make the right choice for what will suit you best.Users can download the free app from the Android Market or the Apple iTunes store. The WD Photos photo viewer app is compatible with Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch mobile devices and the most popular Android smartphones. Photos are automatically optimized for viewing on your mobile device. WD Photos photo viewer app is also compatible with leading Android tablets.Consumers can create content with their iOS or Android device and send it directly to anyone with a WD TV Live Hub media center for big screen viewing and enjoyment. This feature is ideal for business travelers who want to keep in touch with their family and share their adventures in a fun and creative way. It is also a great way for students and distant family members to share life's moments as they happen.IRVINE, Calif., May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Digital (NYSE: WDC), the world's leader in external storage solutions and maker of the popular WD TV media player family, today introduced the newest version of its WD Photos(TM) photo viewer app, which now works with the WD TV Live(TM) Hub media center from an Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Android(TM) compatible smartphone or tablet.* E-mail a photo to a friend;* Consumers can also allow up to four smartphones or tablets access to their WD TV Live Hub media center."The WD TV Live Hub media center already lets users store and play 1 TB of their personal videos, photos and music plus enjoy the best of Internet services including Netflix, YouTube(TM), Pandora and Facebook, all without a computer," said Dale Pistilli, vice president of WD branded products. "Now with the new release of WD Photos, the world's first smartphone-to-HDTV video sharing app, WD TV Live Hub helps users stay in touch with friends and family in high-definition."* Create a slideshow with transitions to create digital art;In addition, WD Photos photo viewer app allows consumers to remotely access content stored on their WD TV Live Hub media center or My Book Live(TM) network drive from their portable device, anywhere in the world. This provides access to hundreds of photos without reducing memory on a user's iPhone or Android device while allowing others on the home network to continue to enjoy the same content. And, if a user's portable device is lost or misplaced, the content still resides safely within the home.WD, one of the storage industry's pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company designs and produces reliable, high-performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users' data accessible and secure from loss. Its advanced technologies are configured into applications for client and enterprise computing, embedded systems and consumer electronics, as well as its own consumer storage and home entertainment products.Companies related to the Pay TV industry, including programmers, broadcasters, operators, equipment providers, component manufacturers and suppliers, and investment firms and consultants, will acquire valuable and detailed market intelligence from this report.

The goal at BUSINESS BUREAU is to offer Pay TV Industry participants new management and information tools on an ongoing basis to help them improve, enhance and strengthen their business.Companies Mentioned:

  • DirecTV

  • Cablevisin

  • Multicanal

  • Telecentro

  • Telered

  • Net TV

  • SKY

  • TVA Digital

  • Movistar

  • Telefonica

  • TuVes HD

  • VTR Cable Express

  • Telmex

  • Cable Tica

  • MegaCable

  • Hevi (Telecable)

  • Cable Onda

  • Cable Mgico (Telefnica)

  • Montecable

  • Nuevo Siglo

  • TCC

  • Interecable

  • Globosat

  • Fox Latin American Channels

  • Televisa

  • Turner Broadcasting System, INC

  • Discovery Network Latin America US Hispanic

  • Disney & ESPN Media Networks Latin America

  • MTV Network Latin America

  • NFL Network

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/209fda/hdtv_in_latin_amer

* Pinch and zoom functionality so consumers can digitally zoom in on the displayed photo;WD Photos Photo Viewer App Features(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20000711/WDCLOGO)Users must own a WD TV Live Hub media center and register with WD's free, secure remote access service to use the WD Photos photo viewer app. Android devices must have OS 2.1 or higher and iPhones or iPod touches must have OS 3.1 or later.TOPICS COVERED:We strive to position our company as one of the most important companies worldwide in the generation of information and services that enable our clients to progress in Pay TV management.* Access previously viewed photos even when the user is offline;* Assign a photo to a contact;This report looks at present Latin American Pay TV and High Definition TV (HDTV) figures and trends and evaluates the future direction the market is taking. It includes primary research data, reliable statistics and forecasts to 2016 for 17 Latin American countries.SOURCE Western Digital TechnologiesWestern Digital, WD, WD TV, My Book, and the WD logo are registered trademarks. WD Photos, WD TV Live, and My Book Live are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. All other brand and product names mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies. As used for storage capacity, one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.RequirementsFeatures of the WD Photos photo viewer app include:Digital TV signals allow the data sent by the TV station to be much more dense and include more information without very much degradation of signal. So digital TV usually makes for a much better picture and sound, especially on DVDs. Plus digital TV has made it possible for the newer standards of high definition programming. For the absolute best picture and sound the TV station should be broadcasting in high definition (or HDTV), and your TV should also be able to receive and process that HDTV signal and display it on on a high definition enabled screen. If all of this criteria is met the effects are just stunning.* Search by file name, folder name, or date using the built-in search options;

SOURCE Western Digital Technologies




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