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2005 July

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The Microsoft-Toshiba HD-DVD Alliance Changes Xbox 360

Well now, at least we have that cleared up! It seems that Xbox 360 will in fact, be going with HD-DVD.

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nVidia LDDM Graphics Drivers for Vista Beta 1

Driver alert, folks. Yes, there is a new driver set for you crazy Vista testers needing LDDM drivers.

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HP To Stop Selling Apple iPods

Well, it was fun for HP while it lasted! I wonder if that was just one of the thoughts going through the minds of those affected by the screeching halt of iPod creation at HP.

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Judge shuts down 63,000 Apple iBooks for Cobb County students

I have to be honest here. While I see where this judge is coming from, I still think that this basically stinks for all involved with this iBook situation.

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Canon Announces 4.0 Megapixel Optura 600 and Sleek Optura S1

Canon makes a great line of digital cameras for still shots. But now that they have just kicked out some new MiniDVs for me to drool over, I might have to take a gander here soon and see what they have to offer.

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Fujifilm Unveils World’s First 9-Megapixel Consumer Digital Cameras

I did not think that 9-Megapixel camera would be coming out to the consumer level quite this soon. And now that they have - wow!

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A New Battery?

Has the Alkaline battery finally come to the end of its life span? From the looks of this latest battery technology, I think it is certainly possible.

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40-inch LCD TV prices set to slump

And so the LCD prices continue their tumble down to reasonable. At this rate, I might just get myself an extra one to have on hand in case my other one fails!

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iBook vs PowerBook 2005

Thinking of making your next notebook an Apple? Then you may wish to go through this side-by-side comparison before jumping into any big purchases.

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Flickering light prevents TV image smearing

Hey, this sounds like a pretty worthwhile project to me! If this new technology can truly prevent TV smearing, then I believe a lot of future LCD TV owners will be more happy than you could ever know.

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Upgrading with an Athlon 64

As I read through this blog post, I began to smile as I know exactly what this person was going through. When you upgrade specific components in XP, you can often find that their anti-piracy garbage forces you to do a format and reinstall if you plan on using that drive again!

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Intel borrows from notebooks for future server chips

Is Intel really going to be dipping into their notebook chips for server solutions? Perhaps this is the other way around?

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120GB Hard Drive Installation & Data Transfer Priority Service for PowerBooks & iBooks

Hey, I am all about the upgrades. But this one from Apple just seems a little too high for my taste. Then again, maybe that is just me being overly frugal?

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Sony’s got some new LCD HDTVs

You know, these TVs don’t sound half bad! While the prices are pretty good on the sets mentioned below, I still would like to see it come down some more.

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Apple’s Colossal Disappointment

I believe that there were some pretty solid arguments made here in this article. I too, am frustrated by practices that they follow regarding things being so closed off. While other companies also follow a similar strategy, at least the other companies in question are not locked into select hardware manufactures.

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Ars System Guide: Gaming Box

I think that this article below qualifies as a pretty intensive look at the key differences between fulfilling needs and offering performance with a gaming rig.

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DVRs will drive DVD adoption despite consumer confusion - report

Really, I don’t see this as being that confusing. But hey, maybe people are just getting bogged down by all of the lettering!

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Sony’s new HD Digital Video Recorders

Realizing that some people have been turned off by many Sony products. And yes, I am still a fan of Panasonic in all of its forms. I would still be willing to look into Sony’s new line of DVRs. Guess I am just a really nice guy!

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Asus’ CT-479 Pentium M socket adapter

Ah yes. Never underestimate the power of a good adapter - even when it comes to a CPU.

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Linksys simplifies WLAN security setup

As most people in my industry are already aware of, there is a lot of expectation from this new SecureEasySetup (SES) technology. Not only is it hoped to pick up the wireless networking security pieces. A lot of us are also hoping that it will make setting up a secure Wi-Fi network a whole lot […]