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The Commodore 64 lives again - as a modern PC running Ubuntu

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The Commodore 64 lives again - as a modern PC running Ubuntu
Some of you may remember the now-infamous Carpet Cleaner Computer that's Personal (CCCP), an old Bissell carpet washer that I converted to a PC because, well, just because. The fun continues with another entertaining waste of time and money, converting a Commodore 64 to a genuine contemporary PC. Yes, it can be done, again with a little custom engineering and an unusual circuit board. Read More


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Google Instant: A to Z
Google announced its Google Instant feature today, which performs your searches before you even finish typing in the search bar. It basically eliminates the Search button and the Return key, saving you time when you're searching. Read More

New Apple iPods slim down
In addition to introducing a new smaller Apple TV on Wednesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced a refreshed line of iPods. Read More

Things I Love and Hate about new Apple TV
The big "one more thing" moment from today's Apple event was the announcement of the new Apple TV device, which vastly improves features from its last version by including streaming video services, as well as the ability to rent movies and TV shows. Read More

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils a new, smaller AppleTV
Admitting that the old version of AppleTV wasn't a hit, Steve Jobs hopes that the refresh of the device will help boost sales. Read More


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Holiday Readiness Guide for Ecommerce
This white paper is all about Internet Gifting Essentials as it is critical that merchants ready their sites from both a performance and selling perspective. Based on the e-tailing group's Annual Mystery Shopping Survey, highlighted Internet gifting essentials were present in three-out-of-four of the 100 websites we surveyed last holiday season. Read More

Slim universal charger replaces bulky power bricks
It may not be one of the sexiest products at the IFA consumer electronics show, but the mCube Slim is probably one of the more practical ones. Read More

LG debuts 31-inch OLED that's 2.9 mm thick
LG introduced a 31-inch OLED television that's just 2.9 mm thick and capable of playing both 2D and 3D images. Read More

Philips GoGear Connect plays music, movies, runs Android
Philips hopes to give devices like Apple's iPod Touch some competition with the announcement of the Go Gear Connect, and Android powered device that can play music, movies, surf the web and access the Android Market. Read More

Fraunhofer brings HD video conferencing to the living room
Germany's Fraunhofer Institute has developed audio and video codecs that to transmit HD video and audio in real time. Read More


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Aiptek i2 shoots 3D video on a budget
Aiptek introduced a pocket-sized 3D camcorder for US$260. Read More

Huawei debuts Android 2.2 IDEOS smartphone
Huawei launched the IDEOS, an Android-powered smartphone, at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. Read More

TomTom announces two GPS devices, hits critical mass for traffic service
In the high end range the TomTom Go 1000 and Go 1005 are the first devices in the TomTom line up to include a capacitive touch screen. Read More

Toshiba's Folio 100 has a large screen, but weighs more than some other tablets
Toshiba has joined in tablet race at the IFA conference with the introduction of the Folio 100, a 10.1-inch Android powered device. Read More

 
 
 

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