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Fundamentals Of Upgrading A PC

PC Stats has posted a guide to help show beginners how to upgrade their personal computer.

Xonix 256MB MP3 Watch Player Review

FutureLooks reviews an MP3 player watch from Xonix. It looks smaller than the Microsoft Spot Watches and comes with 256MB of memory.

Hyundai Adds XM Satellite To Entire Line

Hyundai will be the first automaker to launch XM as standard, factory-installed equipment in every vehicle across its entire model line-up.

Wireless Xbox Controller With Headset

Intec, Inc., has announced a new wireless Xbox controller that uses Bluetooth technology and features an integrated headset with microphone.

Mitsubishi Display Breaks World Record

The world's largest outdoor high definition display (56,000 square feet) will greet and entertain Atlanta Braves fans at the newly renovated Turner Field this season.

Epson Debuts Wireless 737c Projector

Epson is offering two new XGA resolution Commuter Series models with the Epson PowerLite(R) 732c (3.8 pounds) and the wireless/PC-free PowerLite 737c (3.9 pounds).

Panasonic Unveils Toughbook CF-51

Panasonic's new CF-51 Toughbook features an 2.0GHz Intel Pentium M CPU, a full magnesium-alloy case, an internally shock-and-drop resistant 80GB removable hard drive and more.

Sony Open House 2005 Highlights

Designtechnica's Dennis Barker attending this years Sony Open House and shares Sony's new products with us.

Blackbird Digital Music Player

Digital Techniques announced their new Blackbird home audio digital music player which features a built-in hard drive and PDA control capability.

IBM Launches New Spam Filter

IBM's new spam filter works by analyzing the domain of the entity and then checking its legitimacy before letting the e-mail through.

Sony Debuts IP Based IPELA Line

Sony has launched its new IPELA line of Internet protocol (IP)-based communications products ranging from IP monitoring and recording devices to IP-ready videoconferencing systems.

Analyst Says Apple To Gain Market Share

Morgan Stanley is predicting that Apple's market share in the computer space will increase to 5% percent very soon, thanks to the iPods success.

Top Video Game Companies Generate $25B

According to a reporting by DFC intelligence, 17 of the top video game companies generate about $25 billion in annual revenue.

Yamaha And XM Satellite Team Up

Yamaha will manufacture four new receivers and several new home-theater-in-a-box systems with integrated XM satellite radio.

Blockbuster Called A Dinosaur By WiFi TV

In a recent interview WiFi TV's Chairman Alex Kanakaris called Blockbuster and Hollywood Video dinosaurs on the verge of extinction.

HD DVD And Blu-Ray To Both Win

A new report from In-Stat shows that while people want instant access to video through their televisions and portable devices, the DVD business is still expected to grow.

Two New Canon Multimedia LCD Projectors

Canon's new LV-7230 and LV-S4 multimedia projectors are engineered to attract buyers with performance and price, while impressing audiences with quality images.

Sony PSP Portable Review Roundup

We have collected all of the online Sony PSP reviews we could find and put them all right here for you.

Siemens Debuts SP65 Cell Phone

Siemens has officially announced their new SP65 mobile phone designed for business users. It features a ton of connectivity functions but is lacking a camera.

New Xbox To Feature In-Game Storefronts

Reuters is reporting that microsoft plans on introducing an in-game storefront that will offer 'microtransactions.' Sound confusing? Read on.

Sony To Launch New PSX Models

NE Asia Online is reporting that Sony will launch new PSX models capable of copying video data onto Sony MemoryStick cards.

SilverStone LC10 HTPC Case Review

Those of you interested in building your own Home Theater PC or Media Center PC will want to check out this sweet looking case from SilverStone.

AMD Dual Core Processor Plans

PC Perspective has an article up that talks about AMD's upcoming dual core processor plans for the upcoming year. Intel better watch out!

Digit-Life’s Take On Handhelds

Digit-Life has an interesting article posted that discusses the industry of handheld PDA's and their 2005 forecast prediction for that product market.

CoolTechZone On Apple’s 2-Button Mouse

The fellows over at CoolTechZone.com have written up an article expressing their thoughts on Apple's two-button mouse rumor.

FCC Extends Set-Top Box Deadline

The FCC will once again rolling back the date for the eventual ban of 'integrated set-top boxes' distributed and leased by cable companies to consumers, from 2006 to 2007.

GM Adds Auxilary Input To Car Radios

If you have an Apple iPod or any other portable audio player, then you will be able to plug it directly into your next GM vehicle says the auto manufacturer.

New Program Breaks Apple’s DRM

BetaNews is reporting that a new program developed by hacker Jon Lech Johansen, breaks the current Apple iTunes DRM protection allowing users to download music without DRM enabled.

‘World of Warcraft’ Breaks 1.5M Subscribers

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that 'World of Warcraft,' its massively multiplayer online role-playing game, has surpassed the 1.5 million subscriber mark.

Panasonic’s New D-Snap MP3 Players

Both T3 Magazine and I4U have coverage of Panasonic's sweet looking new D-Snap MP3 Player.

The End-Table Subwoofer

M•Design, a division of Monster LLC has announced the addition of the M•Bass 1000 High Performance Subwoofer to the Centra collection of home theater products.

Wish List For Xbox 2

CNN/Money game columnist Chris Morris has published his wish list for Microsoft's upcoming Xbox 2 gaming console. Backwards compatibility and follow through are key he says.

Survey: Mobile Phone Porn Sales To Spike

People spent more than $400 million on pornographic pictures and video in 2004. Now a survey sales these sales figures are set to jump as porn comes to the cell phone.

Is Samsung The New Sony?

Several news sites are reporting that Samsung is to be considered the 'New Sony' due to its success in the consumer electronics industry.

Mobile Industry To Drive Interoperable DRM

The mobile phone industry and its content partners will benefit from being first to implement interoperable digital rights management (DRM).

Apple iPod Shuffle Review

Apple's first flash based player the iPod Shuffle is a hot seller no doubt due to its low price and great looks. Check out Designtechnica's iPod Shuffle review.

Microsoft IE7.0 Details Leak Out

MicrosoftWatch and ExtremeTech are reporting that IE 7 which is due out this summer, will add new anti-phishing, anti-spyware and anti-virus safeguards.

Yahoo Does Blogs With Yahoo! 360 Service

Yahoo! 360 allows people to easily share what matters most to them and keep connected with the people they know -- all in one convenient place.