Interactive Ideas Retail Magazine Spring Edition 2010

Insight Talking to... Magix We get the inside track from UK Sales Director Tony Cornock We have been driven to establish ourselves at a very high-end level in Audio software. The Samplitude brand for example has developed into the professional recording engineers choice as a high-level benchmark product. This has ensured the mass market has benefited from these key developments in the shape of the easy-to-use Music Maker brand that has many user-friendly features. Within the new range Website Maker 4 offers new improved features whilst PC Check and Tuning 2010 has once again broadened our range as an innovation thoroughbred. A And today MAGIX continues to attract new target groups with products like the bestselling Rescue your Videotapes, PC Check and Tuning, and Video Easy, and Xtreme Web Designer 5... Q Q A Hello Magix, this year youre celebrating 15 Years of innovation... What a lot has happened in that time! MAGIX has established itself as the No 1 Video Editing and Music Editing software publisher in mainland Europe over this 15 year period of growth. Innovation has been a keyword to our profile; for example the Rescue products Rescue Your Videotapes and Rescue Your Vinyl and Tapes are market leaders. The Movie Edit Pro brand has established itself as the No1 best seller in the largest retailer in the USA. Your vision to make innovative multimedia technology accessible to everyone began with Music Maker, a new class of product that is the standard today. What has been the key to its success? We aim to offer a range of products that can be easily identified by all age groups. The Music products tend to lend themselves to a younger audience. The Video editing and Rescue products tend to be bought by older customers. Our video-editing enthusiasts cover an age range up to and beyond 80 year olds. By attending many enthusiasts clubs Magix are working very closely with the end user. A Music Maker has been followed by innovations in other areas, including video, photos and music finding... Q A Q A Which of your many new releases are you most excited about? Q our new Digital DJ product is being released this month and this adds to an every growing stable of products. Movie Edit Pro version 16 encompasses an animated route map which takes your holiday videos to an extra level of innovation. The new version is packed with exciting features, and at 69.99 RRP it is an extraordinary low price. Perhaps Digital DJ which breaks new ground for us. It is a dedicated software product to any budding DJ in short we call it a Disco in a box! This product has already broken our pre release sales record within the Audio sector. The new Movie Edit Pro 16 Plus of course remains our benchmark product and will be our number one seller this summer. MAGIX recommends... 1 Movie Edit Pro 16 & Pro 16 Plus The latest bestseller! A 75-times award-winning product now updated again and featuring a fantastic range of powerful high-end video-editing functions for all your solutions. 2 Digital DJ Beginner software that allows you to sound like a professional DJ without the need for expensive or heavy equipment. Automaticallly synchronises tracks and suggests the next track as you rock the room. 3 Music Maker 16 Turns making music into a real experience. Just get started and make your own exciting songs from scratch! Use practical info videos and numerous options to develop your own musical style now without any prior skills 4 Rescue Your Videotapes V2 Simply connect your video recorder to your PC with the USB converter included, start MAGIX Video Easy, and import your valuable recordings. Also suitable for other formats besides VHS! 5 Website Maker 4 Offers all you need for your own website in a single package: Website Manager, massive 5 GB of storage space and your own web address, Website Maker is an online application: ideal for broadband! 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The charge base comes with two custom NiMH rechargeable batteries that feature special contact points allowing for an easy drop Peripherals PC Gaming Snakebyte PCMotion XS Controller + Games This wired six-axes motion-sensing USB game controller allows for linear, spin and tilt motion. With superior, intuitive game control, even for inexperienced players, it also has an analogue thumbstick and three digital action buttons fo Peripherals Console Gaming Mad Catz Xbox 360 MicroCON Racing Wheel This racing wheel for Xbox 360 gamers offers 270 degrees of wheel rotation and full response gas and brake pedals. The double-injected steering wheel with rubber coating provides optimal vibration feedback, while vertical vector desi Focus on PC Value Software NEW Best-Selling Games SRP 9.99 each Super Budget SRP 4.99 each Merchandising NEW Kings Bounty Armored Princess MIGHT VERSUS MAGIC! The critically acclaimed RPG now available in the UK for the first time! SRP 19.99 Awesome. 9/10 Outstanding...A must-play for anyone who lo Insight Talking to... CTA CTA tell us about their innovative new products, designed to make gameplay all the more real Like your new Basketball and American Football controllers, the Wii Bowling Ball places the Wii remote inside the controller... Q Q Hello CTA. Tell us about yourselves... Yes. The i Peripherals Office snippets The Hercules Wireless N router offers bandwidths reaching 300 Mbps. The bandwidth enables users to broadcast HD movies and music featuring a 5.1 mix, to surf the Internet and play online games simultaneously, without lag. Port Designs fashionable but practical Manhattan Peripherals Office Trust 7 Port Slimline USB 2.0 Hub Sandberg SATA Docking Station Sandberg SATA Docking Station offers the fastest hard disk connection ever. Simply insert a SATA hard disk into the Sandberg SATA Docking Station and its ready to use. You can swap between several disks at lightning s Insight Talking to... 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Sleek as you like, with a 10.1-inch LCD which boasts a resolution of 1024 x 600, Hercules has crammed an Intel Atom N270 processor nes ...bringing you all the right lines Wii Charge Station Quad 360 Charge Base Wii Action Pack 360 Charge Base DSi Zoom Case 360 Intercooler TS Metal Drum Pedal 2010 All Rights Reserved. Contact Pinpoint Consumer Electronics for further information www.pinpointce.co.uk 1000 contact Interactive Idea Video Games Gaming & Childrens snippets Heroes of Might & Magic V, the legendary real-time strategy game, is now available. With six campaigns and 30 missions, conquer territories, encounter coutless creatures, manage cities and raise your heroes in this user-friendly, yet deep experience. If youv Video Games Gaming & Childrens Farm Frenzy 3 Roll up your sleeves and manage five different farms around the world. Grow crops, feed your animals, collect eggs and take your produce to market. 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