Toshiba will be showing off a prototype of what will probably be the first hybrid DVD and HD-DVD playing drive at CES. It contains a red laser to pickup information from current DVDs and a blue laser to catch future…
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Intel has dropped a considerable amount of cash into a fund which will try and find ways to connect consumer electronics (such as dvd players and TVs) to each other and to PCs. More info from Reuters….
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Researchers from University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University have announced what could be a great leap forward for future microchips, they were able to “grow” carbon nanotubes transistors on silicon….
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Funny what a little sleuthing can bring you. Samsung will probably be bringing out at CES: A portable digital movie player/ image viewer, a sleek new combo video camera/digital camera, and a Blu-Ray (high density disk) recorder….
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Samsung has a new MP3 player they’re launching soon. The Yepp YH-1030 features a sleek new design and 30GB of storage space. Hitting the “view products list” button seems to take you to a list of products they’ll be unveiling…
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It would seem that the rumors of a mini iPod were true. If you head on over to Apple’s website you can view their product information. Quick overview: 4GB, multiple colors, really small, mac and windows versions, $249 MSRP. ETA:…
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[H]ardOCP got ahold of information and pictures of a console-like device that will be shown at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show. It boasts some impressive features which may make it a suitable Media PC….
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Another Windows XP Service Pack 2 Beta review has made it online, this time from Ars Technica. This one includes screenshots of many of the new features. ETA: Q2 2004…
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Transmeta has a pair of new chips that are targeted at the embedded and mobile markets, both of which require processors much smaller than traditional desktop and notebook CPUs. InfoWorld has more on this story. ETA: Now…
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The Consumer Elecronics Show is set to open soon and Wired has some insight on what to expect will be the technological themes at this year’s show. ETA: January 8th, 2004…
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internetews.com has some information on Fujitsu’s upcoming 2.5″ hard drives that feature Serial ATA interfaces, which can provide faster speeds. ETA: Q3 2004…
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