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	Pixel Qi shows a touchscreen display Pixel Qi, a display start-up that's generating buzz with a laptop screen that works well under indoor and outdoor lighting, showed off prototype touchpanel versions of the new display on Tuesday. Pixel Qi's screen technology combines a bright backlight for good indoor readability with a reflective layer that makes it easy to read in bright sunlight. Read More WHITE PAPER: Polycom Hosted VoIP. What Does That Mean To My Business? This informative guide, featuring questions from business people, provides answers and insights on how Hosted VoIP can impact communications by providing critical features and flexibility, all for significantly lower costs. Read More In this Issue Asustek shows a 12-inch tablet and e-reader Ford VIRTTEX lab is a flight simulator for cars Xirrus shows 802.11n Wi-Fi Array MSI laptop has convertible keyboard Video Game Friday: Final Fantasy on iPhone, iPod Touch Could a roly-poly, wind-powered rover soon zip across Mars? Kodak ESP 7250 Inkjet Multifunction Printer Canon Pixma MX870 WEBCAST: Dell Desktop Virtualization: Right for Every Organization Desktop virtualization is here and it's here to stay . But what are the benefits, challenges and what can you do to get started on the right foot? In this exclusive webcast, hear from Dell and Intel experts on how to tap into this transformative trend. View Now Asustek shows a 12-inch tablet and e-reader Asustek on Monday unveiled a PC that combines the tablet form-factor with the versatility and power of a Windows 7 laptop. The Eee Pad 121 has a 12-inch touch screen display, which is a couple of inches larger than Apple's iPad, and is based around an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, a chip more typically found in a laptop. Read More Ford VIRTTEX lab is a flight simulator for cars Called the Virtual Test Track Experiment or VIRTTEX lab, the facility allows Ford to study the interaction between a car and its driver. Read More WHITE PAPER: Nimsoft Benefits of Software as a Service Software as a service has many benefits: lower hardware and admin costs, and a more secure, reliable and available environment. But SaaS adopters cannot afford to trade functionality for ease of management. Learn how Nimsoft On Demand delivers IT Infrastructure monitoring as a service – without compromise. Register Now Xirrus shows 802.11n Wi-Fi Array At the IT Roadmap show in Boston, Xirrus shows Neal Weinberg the latest 802.11n Wi-Fi high-performance array for indoor wireless usage. Read More MSI laptop has convertible keyboard Taiwan's MSI unveiled on Monday a laptop computer with a keyboard that flips to reveal a pen-input pad. The Sketch Pad might look like a normal laptop, but grab the keyboard and it transforms. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetQoS Metrics for Your IT Service Infrastructure The Problem: Siloed teams using irrelevant service infrastructure statistics to prove their team's worth while diminishing business value. The Solution: A transparent, holistic view of the service environment infrastructure. The Result: Flexibility, agility, cost control, business-IT harmony. Read how NetQoS can make this a reality. Learn More Video Game Friday: Final Fantasy on iPhone, iPod Touch Every Friday we hope to publish some video game reviews to bring you through the weekend. Reviews (hopefully) will cover the world of video gaming from the PC to the Xbox, Wii and PS3, as well as iPad, iPhone and other mobile game platforms. Enjoy this first entry, from Senior Editor Jon Brodkin. Read More Could a roly-poly, wind-powered rover soon zip across Mars? Could a spherical, wind-driven rover be prowling the Mars surface in the future? Such a spacecraft is being looked at courtesy of a computer model project at North Carolina State University that lets engineers design all manner of space vehicle designs. Read More Kodak ESP 7250 Inkjet Multifunction Printer The Kodak ESP 7250 color inkjet multifunction printer offers home and student users a fun assortment of features for a midrange price ($200 as of May 26, 2010). Its low ink costs are appealing, but this MFP is otherwise an average performer. Read More Canon Pixma MX870 For $200 (as of May 26, 2010), the Canon Pixma MX870 color inkjet multifunction printer offers a lot of features and performance for the money, especially for small-office or home-office users. Its ink prices are good, too. Read More
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