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Intel’s Concept Mini PC

At this years Intel Developer Forum, Intel showed off a number of concept products including a new system that looks similar to the Apple Mac Mini.

ESRB Adds New E10+ Rating Option

Gamesindustry.biz is reporting that the Entertainment Rating Software Board has added the new E10+ rating to help to differentiate content in children's games.

XM Satellite Radio Increases Rate To $12.95

Well, we had a little birdie that told us this would be happening. Beginning April 2nd, XM Satellite will increase their price from $9.99/mo to $12.95/mo.

LG F9100 Now Available From Cingular

The new LG F9100 phone was designed with instant messaging in mind and features a slide out Qwerty keyboard.

Ultrasone HFI-15G Headphones

Hardware Avenue has today posted a review on the Ultrasone HFI-15G Headphones.

ATI TV Wonder Elite Review

We have just finished up our review of ATI's new TV Wonder Elite TV tuner card which uses the company's new Theater 550 Pro processor.

More Bugs Found In Firefox And Mozilla

What happens when a browser picks up popularity? Vulnerabilities are found. Security firm Secunia has found eight more bugs in the popular Firefox and Mozilla web browsers.

Humax Inks Deal With DirecTV

Humax will be developing several set-top boxes for DirecTV including their HDTV personal video recorder.

Sony Introduces New MiniDisc Players

The new MiniDisc line of Walkman players includes a hip, Psyc Net MD model and several high capacity Hi-MD players.

Volvo To Carry Sirus Satellite Radio

Sirius is now available as an exclusive dealer-installed accessory in the following 2005 model year Volvo vehicles.

Nokia Unveils Three New Mobile Phones

Nokia has introduced three new mobile phones to their product line, the 6230, 6230i and the Nokia 6021.

iTunes Surpasses 300 Million Downloads

Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded more than 300 million songs from the iTunes Music Store.

Media Servers To Attain Niche Status

Evidence is beginning to amass that two of the most hyped products in the early digital home market will be fortunate to attain niche market status in the next few years.

Windows Media Player A Security Threat

According to eWeek, Microsoft's Windows Media Player still remains a security risk, failing a spyware infection test - even after a critical update.

HDMI Interface Comes To The Home Computer

Silicon Image debuted the industry’s first High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) transmitters for desktop and notebook PC applications.

Sony To Increase PSP Shipments To U.S.

Sony will put 1 million PSP portable video game players on North American retail shelves for its March 24 launch.

Sennheiser Debuts Wireless Headphone Duo

Sennheiser’s new RS 130, and RS 140 systems share advanced new FM radio-frequency communications for freedom of movement throughout the house, even through floors and walls.

LG LG-F9100 Available Thru Cingular

LG Electronics is introducing the QWERTY messenger phone (model: LG-F9100) through the largest U.S. mobile operator Cingular.

Creative Labs Lowers Price On Zen Micro

Creatice will lower the price of their 4GB Zen Micro to $179.99 after rebate and has introduced a new Zen Micro 5GB MP3 player at $229.99, and the Zen Micro 6GB at $249.99.

Sony Ericsson Debuts W800 Walkman Phone

Sony Ericsson today kick-started its entry into the mobile music market with the announcement of the W800, the first Walkman branded mobile phone.

XM Radio Launches Another Satellite

XM Satellite Radio announced the successful launch of its XM-3 satellite. While this probably means better coverage, expect a price hike too.

Toshiba Introduces TDP-S25U Projector

Its DLP(TM) (digital light processing) technology enables bright, high-quality images with 1800 ANSI lumens, a 2000:1 contrast ratio and native SVGA 800x600 resolution.

Toshiba’s Fuel Cell Is Worlds Smallest

The Guinness World Records has officially certified its Toshiba's compact direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) as the world's smallest DMFC.

Survey: Mobile Phone Spam Hits 45 Percent

According to Wireless Services Corporation, 43 percent of all mobile phone text messages in the United States are now spam, compared to just 18 percent a year ago.

Syntax Launches 26-Inch Olevia LCD TV

Syntax announced today that they have launched their first 26-inch Olevia model featuring the companies 'iDEA' chip technology.

Sony PSP Could Have 50GB Hard Drive

Joystiq.com is reporting that Sony's new PSP portable gaming system due out in March, could come with a 50GB hard drive by the year 2006.

Nvidia Launches GeForce Go 6800 Ultra

Available immediately, the Dell Inspiron XPS Gen2 is the first notebook with the GeForce Go 6800 Ultra mobile GPU.

Hironobu Sakaguchi Joins Microsoft’s Camp

Hironobu Sakaguchi, considered the father of the 'Final Fantasy' series and AIAS Hall of Fame inductee will develop role-playing games for Microsoft's next generation Xbox console.

Link Apple’s iPod To Your Onkyo Receiver

Onkyo has developed a remote interactive (RI) dock that interfaces Apple’s iPod with Onkyo receivers and audio-video systems.

Intel Gets Closer To Your Living Room

Intel has announced their intention to aquire Oplus Technologies which manufacturers chips for flat panel plasma, LCD-TVs and projectors.

Dell Introduces New 1100MP Projector

Dell will be adding the new 1100MP projector to their video line-up. The 1100MP is priced at $849 and offers HDTV Via component video inputs.

Dell’s New 30GB Dell DJ MP3 Player

Dell's new DJ30 digital audio player sports a 30GB hard drive and is available starting at $299 dollars.

Dell Debuts New XPS & Inspiron 9300 laptops

The Inspiron XPS Gen 2 and 9300 are the first Dell notebook computers to support Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.

Consumers Are Ok With Protected Music CD’s

In a recent survey by Parks Associates, they found that a high percentage of consumers would pay less for CD's that you can only copy once.

Dell Inspiron 9300 Media Notebook

PC Magazine has an analysis of Dell's first multimedia laptop, the Inspiron 9300 media notebook.

Kreisen LT-30FMP 30-inch LCD TV Review

enCross is a new contender to the home video market and hopes to tempt you with their new Kreisen LT-30FMP 30-inch LCD television priced at under $1500 dollars.

DVHS On A Budget

DVHS allows you to tape HD material, but it comes at a high price. With a little trickery, you can get all the benefits of DVHS at a fraction of the cost.

AOL Launches Local Search Service

The new Local Search is integrated with the AOL Search product available to AOL subscribers and other Web users across America Online's network of Web properties.