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Published on October 9, 2004 By joeKnowledge In Gadgets & Electronics

SOURCE: NETSCAPE
Microsoft Looks to Expand Windows at Home

By MATTHEW FORDAHL

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Efforts by Microsoft Corp. and the PC industry to expand into to the living room will get a boost next week as they show off technologies that try to balance Hollywood's piracy fears with the appeal of digital media.

In Los Angeles, Microsoft is expected to unveil Windows Media Center Edition 2005 for entertainment computers as well as other software and gadgets that seek to simplify sharing video and music while enforcing copyrights.
Microsoft Looks to Expand Windows at Home

SOURCE: NETSCAPE
Spam Influx Reaches New Heights

Back-to-school sales and political pitches helped spur latest barrage.

Paul Roberts, IDG News Service

Spam--unsolicited, usually dubious commercial e-mail messages--accounted for 82 percent of all the inbound e-mail processed during August, and made up 90 percent of all mail sent during one spam-filled day last month, according to e-mail security firm FrontBridge Technologies. The company says the latest flood of spam was spurred by back-to-school specials and political pitches.

According to FrontBridge, it blocked 2.5 billion spam messages in August, of 3.1 billion messages processed during that month. The e-mail storm reached a peak on August 30, when 90 percent of all the messages processed by FrontBridge were spam. FrontBridge, which offers e-mail management and security services for companies, compiled its data from more than 2200 global customers and 15,000 e-mail domains.
Spam Influx Reaches New Heights

SOURCE: NYTIMES
Camcorder: Buying Guide
What you need to know, from the kind of user you are to current technologies.
1. What kind of digital camcorder is best for me?
2. What are the different camcorder styles?
3. Which video format should I choose?
4. How do I find a camcorder that shoots good photos?
5. How do I get good sound?
6. What else should I buy?
Camcorder: Buying Guide

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A Computer With the IPod's Bloodlines
By DAVID POGUE

Published: September 16, 2004

OOD morning, and welcome to "Name That Apple!" Fingers on buzzers? All right, let's begin.

For 100 points: It's a compact rectangular slab that plays great-sounding music from a built-in hard drive. The front is shiny white acrylic with a screen at the top. The corners and edges of the back panel are gently rounded. Over all, the simplicity and purity of its design give this machine a calm, elegant beauty. Name that Apple!

Bzzzzzt! No, I'm sorry, "iPod" is not the answer we were looking for. The correct answer is: "the new iMac G5."
A Computer With the IPod's Bloodlines

SOURCE: NYTIMES
Take a Swing for the Fences (Careful You Don't Hit the TV)
Andrew Zipern

Published: October 7, 2004
if you have been to an arcade lately, you may have noticed an unusual type of batting cage, where would-be sluggers swing at the air as their fantasy hits are depicted on a screen. Parents beware: the technology is coming home.
Take a Swing for the Fences

SOURCE: NYTIMES
Convert Stacks of Wax Into Digital Music Files
By J.D. BIERSDORFER

Published: October 7, 2004
if you've been putting off the task of converting those dusty LP's in the hall closet into digital files that you can play on your MP3 player, you need wait no longer. The Instant Music analog-to-digital audio converter box from ADS Technologies quickly bridges the gap between vinyl and digital.
Convert Stacks of Wax Into Digital Music Files

SOURCE: CNET
In Japan, it's TV gadget heaven
Published: October 7, 2004, 9:24 AM PDT
By Michael Kanellos
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

TOKYO--And they say Americans watch too much TV.

Japanese consumer electronics makers on Thursday showed off a wide range of new ways to view recorded video and TV programming at CEATEC, a large technology conference taking place here this week.

Although some of the products--like the 70-inch projection TV sets from JVC and Sony--are destined for the North American market, a lot of the more novel products will likely be released in Japan first.

Here is a rundown of some of the notable product ideas, broken down by manufacturer.
In Japan, it's TV gadget heaven

SOURCE: CNET
Gadgets galore at Japan show
CEATEC exhibition features electronic gear from a "wallpaper" touch screen to a fuel cell-powered mobile phone.
Gadgets galore at Japan show

SOURCE: CNET
Sony's home server stores 1 terabyte
Published: October 5, 2004, 8:25 AM PDT
By Michael Kanellos
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

TOKYO--A terabyte of storage sounds like something a missile base may need, but Sony has started selling a consumer device with that much room.

The Vaio Type X, which is available only in Japan, is a home server that contains four 250GB hard drives: two for PC files and two others for audiovisual materials such as stored TV programs and music. The machine, which costs about $5,000, also comes with seven TV tuners and a special interface that lets consumers see thumbnails of what they record.
Sony's home server stores 1 terabyte

SOURCE: CNET
Fox joins Blu-ray group
Published: October 4, 2004, 11:57 AM PDT
By Richard Shim
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

20th Century Fox has joined a group developing one of two formats being promoted as a next-generation DVD technology.

Fox has joined the Blu-ray Disc Founders, who are working to establish Blu-ray as the follow on to DVD. Another group, called the HD DVD Promotion Group, is developing a competing format, called HD DVD. Both formats use blue lasers, as opposed to the red lasers used in DVD, but they're incompatible. Both also offer significantly more storage; Blu-ray offers 10 times the storage capacity of current DVD technology, and HD DVD also offers about six times as much.
Fox joins Blu-ray group

SOURCE: CNET
Dell green-lights photo printers
Published: September 30, 2004, 4:36 PM PDT
By John G. Spooner
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

Dell is pushing to expand its share of the printing and imaging market.

The Round Rock, Texas, PC maker plans to unveil a portable photo printer for consumers this fall and update its line of all-in-one printers with greater photo printing capabilities. The company is also eyeing a Dell-brand digital camera line, which could be produced through its partnerships with Kodak or Canon. Cameras, however, would appear much farther down the road, said Tim Peters, vice president and general manager for Dell imaging and printing, in an interview with CNET News.com.
Dell green-lights photo printers

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