Seagate hired Igor to name a number of new digital storage products,
beginning with a new external box optimized for recording high-definition
movies and TV programs. The name Showcase elegantly maps both to the
experience of "showcasing" selected content by recording and
archiving, as well as the functional attributes of being a "case" for
holding "shows". From the Showcase product overview PDF:
Showcase Your Movies In High Definition
Never say goodbye to your favorite movies and shows.
Use the Seagate® Showcase™ storage solution to give yourself
vastly increased storage space for your favorite TV shows and movies.
The Seagate Showcase solution contains a hard drive like the one inside
your DVR—only with lots more room. And it’s easy to use.
Capacities up to 1 TB mean you can store up to 200 hours of high-definition
content or more than 40 days of standard-definition television programming.
So you no longer have to worry about running out of space or having
to delete shows you want to keep in order to make room for new content.
DVRs are great—until you run out of space. And it happens more
and more frequently now that high-definition content is becoming the
norm. You shouldn’t have to make a decision on which programs to
delete and which to keep. But the truth is most DVRs simply don’t
have enough space for today’s HD content. Until now! Introducing
the Seagate Showcase solution. It comes with up to 1 TB of space so
you can keep more of your programs and movies.
Whisper-quiet operation is perfect for living rooms and bedrooms.
Stylish
design fits seamlessly with existing equipment.
Plug-and-play installation means the Showcase solution is simple to
set up. Seagate is working with leading service providers and DVR manufacturers
to ensure Showcase will work with your DVR. Deciding which programs
to delete will become a thing of the past. Seagate Showcase—the
HD world awaits!
As an added bonus, the hard drive used in the Showcase box was also
named by Igor, and is called Pipeline
HD. From the Showcase press release:
The new Showcase family will feature Seagate’s recently announced
Pipeline HD™ Series of hard drives purpose-built for DVRs. Seagate
Pipeline HD™ Series hard drives are the gold standard in high
definition performance and capacity with bedroom-quiet acoustics, low
power operation and the ability to support up to 12 simultaneous HD
streams. The drives are Windows Vista Certified, making them an ideal
solution for Home Media Centers.
Showcase and Pipeline: a winning combination of media storage optimized
for your living room, and the first of many innovative Seagate products
named by Igor.
