AMD launches new easy-to-use PC

BANGALORE:AMD on Monday announced the availability of its media center personal computer range 'AMD LIVE', which the company described as the "next milestone" in digital entertainment.

The new range is a "full-featured, easy-to-use media center PC, designed to enable consumers to organise, distribute, share, and enjoy their content collection throughout the home and on the go," a company statement said.

Leading OEMs including Acer, Allenware, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Gateway, HP, Sahara, and Tsinghua Tongfang, as well as system builders in North America, Western Europe, and China, will have AMD LIVE! PCs, powered by AMD Athlon 64x2 dual-core Processor, starting in June, a company statement said.

The AMD LIVE! Entertainment Suite, a collection of services and applications designed to enhance the PC experience, is also available today at www.amdlive.com, it said.

"The AMD LIVE! PC and AMD LIVE! Entertainment Suite represent the culmination of industry-leading companies collaborating around open standards to deliver compelling entertainment solutions," said Bob Brewer, Corporate Vice President, Desktop Business, AMD, in a statement.

"With the AMD LIVE! PC, AMD begins delivering on its vision for merging broadcast TV content with interactive, personalised broadband applications and services, all without disrupting the devices already accepted and used by consumers in their homes today," the company said.