HP has expanded its portfolio of digital entertainment products with a new consumer PC category and a broad lineup of digital entertainment products and services that aim to fundamentally change the way people connect, access and enjoy high-definition and personal digital content.
Announced at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the offerings include the industry’s first all-in-one touch-screen PC and touch-screen consumer tablet PC based on Microsoft Windows Vista™, HP’s first home media server, nine new high-definition TVs, a Blu-ray disc writer, new digital content delivery services and home automation solutions.
New touch-screen PCs for computing wherever life happens in the home
The new HP TouchSmart PC is the industry’s first all-in-one PC based on Microsoft Windows Vista. It provides users with one-touch wireless access to information, communication and entertainment through HP SmartCenter, a new customisable user interface that includes HP SmartCalendar for family calendaring and HP PhotoSmart Touch to manage digital photos. Featuring a 19-inch HD widescreen with adjustable touch-screen display, Vista remote control and personal video recorder with HD and SD TV programming, theaHP TouchSmart PC enables “walk-up computing”, the ability to quickly and easily have touch access to digital content wherever life happens in the home.
HP also introduced the industry’s first consumer tablet PC optimised for Microsoft Windows Vista and on-the-go entertainment. The HP Pavilion tx1000 Entertain-ment Notebook PC features a touch-screen display, built-in miniature remote control, HP QuickPlay instant movie viewing feature, karaoke and a screen that swivels 180 degrees and folds flat for working or enjoying movies in tight travel spaces such as airplanes or trains.
Delivering the high-def lifestyle
HP’s new line of high-definition TVs, home media server and digital content delivery services allows consumers to easily view and share their high-definition content throughout their homes.
The 2007 HP HDTV lineup includes nine new plasma, LCD and MediaSmart TV models, all of which feature an improved Visual Fidelity Engine for enhanced image quality with finer picture detail. HP MediaSmart TVs merge the PC and the TV with the ability to wirelessly stream digital photos, music and videos from a PC onto a stylish HP high-definition LCD display. The latest models feature 1080p performance and the new HP Entertainment Services Portal, which provides access to a variety of online photo, video and music services with the click of a remote.
The new HP MediaSmart Server is designed to help people get the most out of their home networks by connecting them to their digital assets both at home and on the go. The server enables users to access, back-up, share and enjoy digital music, home videos and photos from any computer or entertainment system on a home network.
HP also released its first Blu-ray disc player, the HP bd135 Blu-ray Disc Writer.
The device delivers the crystal-clear picture quality of Blu-ray Disc movies and allows users to record high-definition TV broadcasts as well as store data, digital photos, music and camcorder footage.
Powering the solution is an HP Digital Entertainment Center that enables users to record and view TV shows anywhere in the home and enjoy other digital content such as photos, music or videos.
Digital photos bring the high-def lifestyle into focus
The new Snapfish PictureMover tool is a downloadable desktop client that allows members to effortlessly transfer photos from their digital cameras or memory card readers to both their PCs and Snapfish accounts.
HP further expanded its digital photography portfolio with the HP Scanjet G4050 and G4010 Photo Scanners, which provide six-color photo scanning with exceptional color accuracy for photos, slides and negatives.
Additionally, the HP Scanjet G3010 Photo Scanner provides photo, film and document scanning with one of the highest resolutions available at this scanner’s price.