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Verismo Networks and YouTube have partnered to give you the ability to watch millions of YouTube videos on your TV using the new VuNow PoD. Thanks to this handy little box, you can watch Web content on your TV without connecting it to a computer. This palm-sized device lets you access movies...
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iGo(R) Will Debut Seven Products at CES Including the First Green Laptop Charger Plus New Netbook Chargers iGo Powers Anything, Everywhere You Go SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- iGo, Inc. (Nasdaq: IGOI), a leading developer of multi-device chargers for laptop computers and mobile electronic devices (e.g., mobile phones,...
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Apple's App Store has rejected an e-book over what it called "objectionable content" (meaning, the f-word, and some sexual content), citing a clause in the iPhone SDK. This is just another example of what some have called the "nightmarish" App Store approval process. The book, Knife Music, by C|Net Editor David Carnoy, was submitted using...
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The quality of laptop displays seem to get better with each product generation: Brighter screens, richer colors, faster response time, higher contrast ratios, and better viewing angles are just some of the improvements we've seen. But not matter how good a traditional laptop display looks, it...
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In our initial look at Intel's X25-M 80GB solid state drive, we mentioned that the company had plans to introduce 160GB variants a some point in early 2009. According to Intel's PR Chip Shots website, however, 2.5" 160GB SSDs have just begun shipping and a 1.8" model will follow shortly..."Intel is expanding its award-winning Intel X25-M and...
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Frankly, we find this to be one of the sillier things we've seen in a while, but with some friends in American Mensa we had to write about it. It's the Mensa Puzzle Alarm clock, and apparently it's been developed with the assistance of the U.K. Mensa branch. Not a genius? Move along; you'll...
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Video:ASUS EAH4870 DK TOP 512MB Video Card @ Benchmark ReviewsAsus EAH 4830 Review @ OCCHIS Radeon HD 4870 IceQ 4+ Turbo 1GB video card review @ Elite BastardsMSI R4830-T2D512 OC Radeon HD 4830 512MB Video Card Review @ ThinkComputers.orgSapphire's Watercooled Radeon HD 4870 X2 ATOMIC Edition @ TweaktownMotherboards and Chipsets:ECS A780GM-A...
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OK, you couldn't pay me enough to go shopping on Christmas Eve, though my husband loves to see all the hapless fools who waited until it was almost too late. But a new SatNav device developed in Spain might just intrigue me enough to give it a shot next year. Javier Bajo of the University of Salamanca tested it out in that city's Tormes mall...
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HP Introduces Free Photo Printing Application on Apple App Store Unlocks the power to print millions of photos PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 22, 2008 -- HP today announced HP iPrint Photo, a free application available on the Apple App store that gives iPhone and iPod touch customers the ability to...
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CyberPower Announces “Power Video” Series of HD Workstations for Professional Videographers and Amateur Video Enthusiasts BALDWIN PARK, CA (December 22, 2008) – CyberPower Inc., a leading manufacturer of custom gaming PCs, notebook systems, and HTPCs, today announced a new line of custom-built desktop workstations. CyberPower’s...
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It’s no secret that Microsoft’s Vista OS has been met with some resistance. In fact, many users are sticking with Windows XP and downgrading new PCs to XP because they prefer the older OS. Despite some users’ preferences, Microsoft was trying to phase out Windows XP in favor of Vista and its...
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The Neflix Player by Roku was one of first devices available to allow Netflix users to watch streaming video from Netflix's growing library of TV and movie titles available via Netflix's Watch Instantly feature. But while other devices have since also recently gained this capability, such as...
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Calling all Linux users: The Linux Foundation saw the successful I’m a Mac commercials and Microsoft’s versions with Jerry Seinfeld and wants to make its own version. To do so, the foundation is holding a video contest to try to showcase what Linux means to those who use it. There’s a certain beauty to this David versus Goliath type contest:...
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Matrox Introduces PowerDesk for MacSoftware Features Enhanced Desktop Management Control Across Multiple Displays Montreal, Canada, December 22, 2008 -- Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced the availability of PowerDesk for Mac, a new desktop management software for Graphics eXpansion Modules (GXMs) used with Apple Mac systems. PowerDesk for...
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We evaluated the original Dell XPS 730 in early May, shortly after its initial release. At the time, it was Dell's latest high-end gaming machine and word on the street was that it would be the last to carry the XPS badge. Moving forward, Dell was to concentrate on their Alienware gaming...
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We evaluated the original Dell XPS 730 in early May, shortly after its initial release. At the time, it was Dell's latest high-end gaming machine and the word on the street was that it would be the last to carry the XPS badge. Moving forward, Dell was to concentrate on their...
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What is it with companies and teaser sites nowadays? First we have the mystery Dell Adamo site, now Sony has a site up that says on January 9th, they're going to unveil a revolutionary new VAIO. They have a countdown timer, and state that they will "change the way you look at laptops...
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Turtle Beach has announced that PlayStation 3 enthusiasts can finally enjoy the same personal gaming experience as XBOX 360 gamers with the newest addition to its growing line of gaming headphones—the Ear Force PX1. By combining the Ear Force X1 headphones for amplified stereo game audio...
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Following the 2006 suicide of Megan Meier over a MySpace hoax, Missouri revised the the state's already existing harassment law to include telephone and electronic communication, effectively outlawing cyberbullying. And now they are starting to prosecute violators of that law. The law has only...
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Every once in a while, something happens in a gamer's life that sticks out in his or her memory. I had one of those moments tonight playing a little Unreal Tournament 3. I was just taking one of my usual 20 minutes breaks for a round of Vehicle Capture the Flag on the Suspense map, and just as the match was ending (my team won 2 to 1),...
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We know that most of you buy both DVD and Blu-ray versions of your optical disc titles (insert sarcasm here). But while JVC developed a combo DVD / Blu-ray format more than two years ago, no titles have been released for it. That's soon to end, with the announcement that Japanese entertainment...
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