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Dell Introduces Inspiron 6000 Notebook

The Inspiron 6000 notebook is being marketed as a multimedia focused system featuring a 15.4-inch screen, FireWire and multimedia card reader, and personalized covers.

IBM ThinkPad Features FingerPrint Reader

IBM's ThinkPad T43 which was introduced today, comes equipped with a fingerprint reader and is designed for business users.

Mobile Sales Grow 12% Report Says

Worldwide PC shipments in 2004 increased 11.8 percent from 2003, due to strong mobile PC sales, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.

Samsung Memory Increases Cell Phone Power

Samsung Electronics says high-bandwidth 512Mb memory will enable 3D graphics in smaller mobile phones.

ATI Announces Mobility Radeon X700 GPU

ATI's new PCI-Express based X700 graphics chip is designed for thin and light laptops and will feature GDDR3 memory.

Consumers Want Multimedia Mobile Phones

A new report from consumer technology think-tank, The Diffusion Group shows that consumers are ready to play music and videos on their cell phones.

ZVUE Users Get Download System

HandHeld Entertainment today announced plans to launch a digital content download system for users of its ZVUE personal media player.

Cell Phone HDD’s Survive 1.5-Meter Drop

In the January 2005 isuue of NE Asia, the publication publishes a tech analysis regarding hard drives and their use in cell phones.

iRiver Uses Porn Star In Marketing Effort

iRiver, acting out of desperation may have hit an all time low by using porn star Jenna Jameson in some of their advertisements.

Dell: The Apple iPod Is Just a Fad

Dell CEO Kevin Rollins’s recently dismissed the Apple iPod as nothing more than a fad, and not a viable long term business strategy.

Meridian G Series Adds DAB Digital Radio

Meridian Audio has announced a new variant of three G Series products that will include DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) tuners as well as conventional FM reception.

Samsung Expands Hi-Def DVD Player Line

Samsung is adding the DVD-HD850, DVD-HD950, and DVD-V9500 to their line of upconverting HiDef DVD players.

Rio Unveils The ce2100 MP3 Player

Rio's latest hard drive based MP3 player the ce2100 comes with 2.5GB of storage and supports Microsoft's Plays for Sure standard.

JVC Expands HD-ILA Rear Projection Line

JVC will add two new screen sizes and two sets that provide 1080p resolution to their HD-ILA rear projection line

iRiver Launches H10 Digital Audio Player

iRivers new H10 comes with 5GB of storage space and is compatible with Windows Media Player 10 and several music services.

Global IPTV Revenue Will Top $17 Billion

TDG Research has issued a report stating that global IPTV revenue will top $17 billion by 2010. More of the report is inside.

Cardo Wireless Scala-500 Headset Review

CoolTechZone reviews the new Cardo Wireless Scala-500 Bluetooth headset for your mobile phone.

EZQuest Thunder Pro A/V FireWire 400 Drive

EZQuest introduced the Thunder Pro A/V FireWire 400, the first in its new generation of Pro A/V hard drives, at Macworld.

Meedio Supports DivX Connected Program

Meedio which develops Digital Home software, has announced their support for the recently announced DivX Connected Certification Program from DivXNetworks.

Altec Lansing MX-5021 Speaker Review

Overclockersonline reviews the THX certified Altec Lansing MX-5021 computer speakers.

Samsung SGH-E630 GSM Phone Review

Digit-Life reviews the Samsung SGH-E630 slider phone. Read on to see what they think.

Logitech Launches Harmony 880 Remote

Slated for availability in April, the new remote is the first to leverage Logitech's renowned design expertise to make the Harmony remote even more stylish and intuitive.

Akimbo Adds National Geographic To Line-up

National Geographic Television & Film (NGT&F) has joined a fast-growing list of companies that provide video programming for the Akimbo Service.

ATI Announces TV Wonder Elite

This new TV capture card incorporates the same advanced video processing technology that ATI developed for high-end televisions.

Watch ABC News Via Your Cell Phone

ABC News will provide live news coverage and video on demand via cellular Smartphones to SmartVideo subscribers.

Windbook Intros $999 Media Center PC

WinBook is selling both their new 30-inch PowerSpec LCD-HDTV and PowerSpec Media Center MCE 410 for under $1000 dollars.

Vodaphone K.K. 802SH Handset Available

Vodaphone K.K. will commence nationwide sales of the Vodafone 802SH handset by Sharp on 14 January.

Commodore 64 Available For Sale

Gadgets.co.uk is selling the revamped Commodore 64 featureing a handy joystick which plugs directly into your television.

Uniden Unveils Home VoIP Phone System

Uniden's UIP1868 5.8GHz corded/cordless phone with built-in VoIP technology offers expandability up to 10 handsets.

Samsung Creates New TV Receiver Chip

Samsung's new chip enables digital TV receivers to acquire and track signals in harsh environments where the overall receiving capability is weak.

Epson Debuts Perfection 4990 Scanner Series

New models combine the high resolution and DMax of a dedicated film scanner with the versatility of a flatbed scanner.

Samsung Devlops 3D Recognition Phone

Samsung Electronics unveiled the world's first '3D movement recognition' mobile phone the SCH-S310.

Ubisoft Announces Myst Finale

Ubisoft announced the Myst franchise will launch its final adventure, Myst V: End of Ages, in fall 2005 for both the PC and Mac.

Sony Expands A/V Line-up At CES

Sony introduced several new audio and video products at this years CES show including an HDMI equipped DVD player with built in hard drive.

Roku Lisences Technology To OEM’s

Roku is making their embedded SoundBridge network music module available to manufacturers for use in other consumer electronics.

Aperion Audio Intimus 422 Speaker Series

Designed to deliver full-size sound in a compact home theater speaker system, the Intimus 422 speaker series makes high-end audio affordable, priced at $799 US.

Altec Lansing’s Debuts New Speaker Systems

Altec Lansing has introduced the first2.1 System in $129 price range with a wireless remote.

Apple Announces Flash Based MP3 Player

Apple's new iPod Shuffle flash player comes in two models, 512MB holding up to 120 songs for just $99 and 1GB holding up to 240 songs for just $149.