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Microsoft To Enter Webcam Business

Smile - you're on a LifeCam! Microsoft plans to roll out its own webcams, tied tightly to Windows Live Messenger and MSN Spaces.

Verizon Offers to Be Your Kids’ Chaperone

Verizon is launching a new Chaperone service, enabling parents to keep tabs on their kids's LG Migo phones.

Midway Ships Rise & Fall for PCs

Play as Caesar, Ramses the Great, Sargon II, or Alexander himself in Midway's hero-driven real-time strategy game "Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War."

EchoStar, DirecTV to Offer Broadband

EchoStar and DirecTV have entered into deals to resell satellite broadband from WildBlue Communications, potentially bringing high-speed net access to millions of rural users.

Game On with Dish Network

Satellite TV provider Dish Network is rolling out DishGAMES, a monthly subscription offering of onscreen video games via interactive TV technology.

Club Internet Tunes into Microsoft TV

France's Club Internet Will be the first to offer Microsoft's IPTV software for television and video-on-demand.

dotPhoto Revamps Photo Sharing Offerings

Photo sharing site dotPhoto has revamped its site, offering new features, a clean redesigned interface, community tools and and merchandizing options.

T-Mobile Opens Up Three Samsung Flip Phones

T-Mobile has introduced three new Samsung clamshell phones sporting video cameras, speakerphones, and AIM compatibility.

Put a Valve Amp Behind Your iPod

In a fetishistic mix of old an new, A-Zone International is building iPod docks with fragile vacuum-tube amps. But for now, they're only on sale outside the U.S.

AOL Launches Free Active Security Monitor

AOL is offering its Active Security Monitor software free to Windows users a way to assess and enhance online security.

FTC Settles Over GTA: San Andreas

Remember the bruhaha last year over hidden sex scenes in Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas? The FTC has finally announced a settlement with no fines.

Cingular Introduces BlackBerry 7130c

Cingular Wireless has rolled out the BlackBerry 7130c along with service plans designed to appeal to consumers as well as users in business and large organizations.

Bose Debuts QuietComfort 3 Headphones

Bose has rolled its noise-canceling technology and high-fidelity audio experience into a set of lighter, on-ear QuietComfort 3 headphones.

Looking Sharp with the 65-Inch Aquos LCD TV

Sharp is finally shipping its mammoth 1080p, 65-inch Aquos LCD-TV...and if you have to ask about price, you can't afford it.

Apple DRM: First France, Now Norway?

Norway's Consumer Ombudsmen is taking issue with Apple Computer's FairPlay DRM, which locks content purchased the iTunes Music Store to iPods and iTunes software.

Kensington Docks Video and More via USB

Kensington's new Notebook Expansion Dock with Video will push 17- and 19-inch monitors via USB - plus speakers, Ethernet, and more USB peripherals.

PQI Announces 16 GB USB Card Drive

PQI has unveiled a sleek credit card-thin Card Drive USB drive with capacities of 1, 2, and 4 GB - and (coming soon) 8 and 16 GB editions.

VibeTonz Shakes Up Samsung SCH-a390 Phone

The new Samsung SCH-a290 phone from Verizon sports Immersion's Vibetonz, enabling unique vibrations for games and phone functions.

Apple Files Another Suit Against Creative

Apple Computer has filed yet another patent infringement suit against Creative, claiming the company violates three more Apple patents.

AOL Adding Ads to Subscribers’ Email

In a move to increase its appeal to advertisers, AOL is displaying ads along with email messages to paying customers using AOL 9 software.

XtremeMac MicroMemo for iPod due in July

XtremeMac is taking pre-orders for its MicroMemo 16-bit digital audio recorder for iPod; units cost $59.95 should ship in early July.

Pepper Pad 3 Speeds Web Browsing

The new Pepper Pad 3 has a built-in Web cam and claims to browse the Web three times faster than its predecessors - but is that enough to make you plunk down $700 for a pre-order?

HP Recalls 679,000 Photosmart R707 Cameras

Hewlett-Packard is recalling 679,000 Photosmart R707 digital because they can overheat when connected to an AC adapter or docking station - but there's a software fix!

Online Games Second Only to Board Games?

A new survey finds adults find online games more rewarding than anything but board games.

M-Audio Appeals to the Masses with Session

Wanna be a rock-and-roll star? M-Audio is bundling a new consumer-level music production application Sessions with its consumer audio recording projects.

Midway Ships MLB SlugFest 2006

Midway has updated its way-over-the-top baseball game SlugFest for Playstation 2 and Xbox.

BenQ To Ship Blu-ray Burner By Year’s End

BenQ says it's preparing to ship a half-height Blu-ray disc burner by the end of 2006.

ViewSonic Touts ‘Future-Proof’ LCD TVs

ViewSonic has unveiled new 27- and 32-inch HDMI-equipped "future-proof" LCD TVs which, unfortunately, miss the 1080p bandwagon - so they aren't really future proof are they?

Sony Alpha A100 Due in July

Sony's Alpha A100 DSLR camera is due in July and sports some nifty features, including 10 megapixels and anti-dust technology...but can you handle the price tag?

Wii Takes E3 Best of Show

The E3 Expo might be old news by now, but the Game Critics Awards just announced their best-of-show winners, and Nintendo came out Wii, Wii ahead.

Sony Receiver Optimizes for HD Sources

Sony's taken the wraps off the STR-DG1000, its first A/V receiver optimized for high-definition audio and video sources.

Stream from nano to Stereo with TuneStage

Belkin's forthcoming TuneStage for iPod nano enables users to stream music to home stereos, care audio systems, or even headsets using Bluetooth.

Sony Revamps LCD, Rear-Projection HD TVs

Sony Electronics has expanded its high-definition TV offerings with seven new Bravia LCD TVs and five new WEGA rear-projection models - and all but one do 1080p.

Computer Publisher Goes Creative Commons

Computer publisher In Pictures has released 22 books free to the public under Creative Commons licenses.

Panasonic MP3 Players: 75 Hours of Tunes

Panasonic's inexpensive 1 and 2 GB SV-MP music players might be confused for a lipstick case, but they claim up to 75 hours of playback on a single AA battery.

Nikon’s Enhanced DX2s DSLR Camera

Nikon's DX2 12.4 megapixel digital SLRs are already well-regarded (and priced to prove it); now Nikon's added high-end enhancements to sweeten the deal.

Ask.com Adds Blog Searching

It's not all Yahoo, Google, and MSN out there: the now butler-free Ask.com has unveiled a special channel devoted to tracking blogs.

Get Your Segway on the Installment Plan

Segway and GE are hoping to take some of the sticker shock out of famous self-balancing scooters' price by (ahem) rolling out a loan program.