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Sigma Designs To Support DivX Program

Sigma Designs, a company known for manufacturing chips for home video products has committed their support to the DivX Connected Certification Program.

Logitech Markets Bluetooth io2 Pen

Logitech plans to offer business solution providers a Bluetooth wireless technology enabled version of the award-winning Logitech io2 Digital Pen, beginning this summer.

Xbox 2 Specs Leaked Onto The Net

Editors for the popular gaming site Gamespy have revealed what they say are the final specifications for the Xbox 2. Read on to check them out.

Gateway 30-inch LCD Review

Gateway may have won the budget conscious consumers over with their affordable plasma televisions, but will they win again with their 30-inch LCD HDTV ready TV?

Sony To Turn PSP Into Media Player

Forbes is reporting that Sony will release software that will allow users to download songs from its Connect music service.

Net2Phone Launches WiFi Service

The VoiceLine XJ100 Wi-Fi Handset now automatically scans and connects to available access points, allowing users to make and receive calls over open Wi-Fi hot spots.

ATI To Power LG Gaming Phone

ATI's IMAGEON 2300 media processor will power the new LG Electronics SV360 gaming phone.

Mobile Phone Market To Flatten Soon

In 2009-2010 the global market for entry-level mobile phones will begin to approach saturation, according to new data from ABI Research.

Dell Refreshes Value Notebook Computer Line

Dell has introduced the Latitude 110L notebook computer, designed for customers who need essential mobile productivity in a reliable, managed business notebook.

Rotel’s New RMB-1077 Amplifier

The new RMB-1077 power amp is a slim, rack-mount component just over 2-inches tall, that delivers no less than 700 watts – seven fully independent channels of 100W each.

Sony Debuts Flash MP3 Players

Sony today announced nine new flash media Network Walkman players. The new Network Walkman models play back both MP3 and ATRAC3/3plus music files, as well as WMA and WAV formats.

Sharp Introduces New Actius AL3D Notebook

Featuring Sharp’s 3D LCD Screen Technology, the Actius AL3D represents Sharp’s second generation of 3D Technology enhanced notebook systems.

Apple Faces Multiple iPod Patent Suits

Hong Kong-based Pat-rights and Chicago-based Advanced Audio Devices are both suing Apple for patent infringment.

Philips Chip Ups HDTV Ante

Philips new Nexperia PNX1700 Media Processor combines media processing, network connectivity and display enhancement on a single chip.

Maxent Ships 26-inch LCD TV

Priced at $1,199 dollars, the Maxent MX-26X3 features an integrated NTSC tuner and 1366 x 768 capable resolution.

NEC Introduces a232 Camera Phone

The phone normally retails for $149, but is now available for only $29 through April 30, 2005, at all SunCom retail stores throughout the Southeastern United States.

Google Launches Desktop Search 1.0

Google has officially launched their new Desktop Search 1.0, a free downloadable application which enables users to search for information on their own computers.

Samsung Develops 80-inch LCD TV

Samsung announced that it has developed the world's largest 82-inch TFT-LCD featuring 6.22 million pixels.

Learn About A/V Cables @ eCoustics.com

eCoustics.com has posted a couple guides that explain the difference between audio cables and what to look for while shopping for them.

Nokia Drops Plans To Develop Fuel Cells

Nokia is reportedly putting off fuel cell development for cell phones for a few years the Finish company said.

Dell Sued For Deceptive PC Financing

Dell is being sued for supposedly financing people at a low interest rate, then switching them to a higher interest rate plan later on.

Apple Wins Suit Against Fan Sites

A San Jose judge ruled that Apple can force three websites to disclose the names of the people responsible for handing out confidential Apple information.

Atlantic Technology Ships System 4200e

Atlantic Technology has announced that it has begun shipping its System 4200e THX Select home theater speaker ensemble.

MPEG-4 Video Over IEEE 1394 Gets Closer

The 1394 Trade Association announced today that a new study group has been formed to investigate the need and demand for a new specification to transport MPEG-4 video over IEEE 1394

Vonage Victorious In Port Blocking Case

A couple weeks ago we reported that ISP Madison River Communications was blocking ports used for VoIP applications. Vonage filed suit and has walked away a winner.

Walmart: RFID Is Here To Stay

Walmart is on track to have RFID in 600 stores and 12 distribution centers by year's end. They are using RFID technology as part of their supply chain process.

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.