Tag archive: Ultimate

Microsoft wants college students to use its software. Badly. So much so that it’s offering college students a massive discount on its Office 2007 Ultimate package, slashing the price for $679 to a much more reasonable $59.95 in a deal called The Ultimate Steal. What do they get for that? Office Ultimate contains the full versions of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher and OneNote as well as the InfoPath tool Groove… Read More

Computer folks might know the name Logitech for things like keyboards, mice, and Web cams, but the peripheral and accessories maker has apparently set it sights on the portable audio market, announcing today it has entered into a deal to acquire the privately-held Ultimate Ears for $34 million in cash. Ultimate Ears is mainly known for producing in-ear monitors used by audio engineers and performing musicians, but it has recently expanded… Read More

iPod Classic 160GB, $349 It's simple and reliable, and you can fill it with tons of hi-res music files so most fans will never know you've gone digital. It's like having the biggest box of vinyl you could imagine, but in your pocket — and you can search it by keyword. It's also compatible with an increasing array of digital DJ gear. (Check Prices) Cortex HDTT-5000 Media Controller DJ, $1499.95 This… Read More

Boutique and professional earphone maker Ultimate Ears has introduced its new triple.fi 10 Pro earphones, which take the unique approach of utilizing three separate speaker drivers in each earpiece to deliver high-quality sound. The new universal-fit headphones offer 26db of ambient noise reduction—more than enough to take the edge off traffic noise or exercise gear—and incorporate not one, not two, but three drivers in each… Read More

It's an American tradition - tailgating before a big game. One website in particular - The Ultimate Tailgater - is a huge fan of this pastime and is gearing up to offer streaming video and podcasts on having a great tailgate party. The Ultimate Tailgater multimedia offerings, as described by "The Ultimate Tailgater's Handbook" author Stephen Linn, are geared towards helping "tailgaters throw the best party in… Read More

Kingston Technology, a maker of memory products, yesterday announced a new line of "Ultimate" CompactFlash cards which have high write to speeds. This line up, ranging in size from 1GB to 4GB, is targeted towards high-end digital camera users and should be available now. Kingston says their line of CompactFlash Ultimate cards get a sustained write speed of 100x, which translates to up to 18MB/sec read rate and 15MB/sec write rate. The… Read More

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