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iPad-controlled helicopter hits shelves in September

Turn Your iPhone into a Vuvuzela | Put Your Face in Space

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iPad-controlled helicopter hits shelves in September
A helicopter controlled by a iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch will go on sale in September for $299. Read More


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5 Steps to Data Retention
Managing backup and recovery in today's environment is a multi-dimensional challenge with both near and long term business requirements. This technology brief provides 5 topics to think about as you design your long-term data retention plans. Read More

WHITE PAPER: ShoreTel

Conquer the Cost of IP Complexity
Companies are frequently tied to expensive, complex, legacy telecommunications systems that don't support modern technologies and applications, such as unified communications. This white paper examines the challenges associated with legacy systems and how to achieve greater value and opportunities with IP-based technology. Read More

Turn Your iPhone into a Vuvuzela
After watching the World Cup games over the weekend, the buzzing sound from the Vuvuzela (you know, those horns that sound like there's a giant bee attack) was still in my ears. My wife jokingly commented that we should buy one and play the horn at our daughter's town soccer games. It turns out I can do this for free by just booting up my iPhone. Read More

Put Your Face in Space
There are only two Space Shuttle missions left for NASA, so they're trying to get as many people in space as possible - not by cramming them into a cargo bay or anything like that, but by allowing people to submit their names and photos on a Web site, and those names and images will be flown aboard on one of the two remaining flights. Read More


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Microsoft demos Kinect motion-control gaming system
Microsoft's Project Natal has been renamed Kinect and allows for full body gaming. Read More

Sony gives pricing, availability for PS3 Move controller
Sony used the E3 game expo this year to announce pricing and availability for one of its most anticipated Playstation products, Move. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Quantum Corporation

Need a Long-Term Archive Solution?
Clipper Group's Analyst, David Reine, reviews the role of tape in a modern data center and the importance of LTO-5 technology. He also discusses the advantages of the Scalar i6000 tape library, iLayer technology as well as iLayer MeDIA (Media Data Integrity Analysis) – an exclusive Quantum feature. Read More

Xbox 360 exclusive titles at E3
Microsoft had more to show at E3 this year than just motion tracking. Several exclusives took center stage to give gamers a glimpse of what they can look forward to playing in the coming year. Read More

Video Game Friday: Green Day Rock Band
I've been a fan of Green Day and its punk rock style since listening to their 1994 smash "Dookie", but it was their 2005 blockbuster "American Idiot" that really brought them to the mainstream. Last year's release of "21st Century Breakdown" continued their rock opera sensibilities that they started with American Idiot. In fact, Green Day is having a pretty good 2010 as well. Read More



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