July 9, 2003-- Kano Technologies is giving
portability a new look with the introduction of its SLIM-K2Xtreme(TM) portable
DVD+RW drive. The FireWire/USB 2.0 combo drive allows users to easily add fast,
external DVD burning capability to a laptop or desktop. This small drive
measures 5.5" x 6" x .75" and weighs only 10 ounces. It features on-the-fly
video, audio and data recording - and it burns up to 4.7GB of data on a DVD,
over six times the storage capacity of a CD. Its write speeds are 2.4 x 2.4 x 8
for DVDs and 16 x 8 x 24 for CD-RWs.
"The small footprint of the Slim-K2Xtreme makes it
perfect for Mac and PC users who are on the go," said Robert Young, Kano's
director of national sales. "It's great for storing large amounts of digital
photographs, audio files and video - and for backing up and restoring data."
The SLIM-K2Xtreme comes in two versions: one for
Mac users, the other for PC users. Both versions feature award-winning software.
The PC version is bundled with Roxio's Easy CD
Creator DVD Edition (for creating CDs and DVDs) and NTI Back Up Now! Combo for
DVD (for backing up and restoring data). Easy CD Creator has one easy-to-use
interface that can be used to "drag and drop" a video from a hard drive onto a
DVD - and add menu backgrounds, video transitions and titles. NTI Back Up Now!
can schedule a full-image backup and/or specific-file backups from a PC's local
or mapped drives. Its unique file-compression and file-exclusion features save
time and disc space while backing up critical data.
The Mac version includes Roxio's Toast Lite (for
burning CDs and DVDs) and Dantz Retrospect Express (for data backup and
restore). Toast Lite provides the ability to burn audio CDs, data CDs and DVDs,
and copy unprotected CDs or DVDs. Retrospect Express lets Mac users take full
advantage of the 4.7GB of storage Slim-K2Xtreme has to offer. Users can schedule
data backups, and create a bootable recovery disc to use in case of host-drive
failure.
The Slim-K2Xtreme is now available from PC
Connection and MacConnection at an MSRP of $ 399.00. For a complete list of Kano
reseller partners and dealers, contact a Kano sales rep at (866)500-KANO (toll
free) or (714)379-5520.
About Kano Technologies
California-based Kano Technologies (www.kanotechnologies.com) is a
leading DVD+RW/R storage-solution company and is backed by major investors with
extensive storage experience. The company develops, sells, and supports
leading-edge optical-storage applications and solutions that take full advantage
of the performance, capacity and compatibility of the DVD+ format. Kano offers a
broad line of CD and DVD duplicator and publishing systems including the Atlas
CD-R and K2xtreme DVD+R publishers. Recently, Kano entered the desktop RAID
market with its SureVAULT Desktop RAID storage solution for Macs and PCs. All
Kano products are manufactured in an ISO 9001:2000
facility.
Source: Yahoo! Finance
