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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 DOWNLOAD: SolarWinds NEW Free Tool - Monitor, Shutdown & Restart VMware® Machines SolarWinds latest FREE tool, VM Console, lets you shut down and restart VMware machines quickly and easily (without logging into vCenter™ or vSphere™) and also gives you constant visibility into your VMware environment & up/down status of your VMware apps. Get it now! In this Issue Google Instant: A to Z New Apple iPods slim down Things I Love and Hate about new Apple TV Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils a new, smaller AppleTV Slim universal charger replaces bulky power bricks LG debuts 31-inch OLED that's 2.9 mm thick Philips GoGear Connect plays music, movies, runs Android Fraunhofer brings HD video conferencing to the living room Aiptek i2 shoots 3D video on a budget Huawei debuts Android 2.2 IDEOS smartphone TomTom announces two GPS devices, hits critical mass for traffic service Toshiba's Folio 100 has a large screen, but weighs more than some other tablets WEBCAST: Aruba Networks Plug-n-Play Unified Communications for Teleworkers Join Aruba & Polycom to learn how to easily & cost-effectively deliver unified communications services to remote branches, home offices and mobile employees. Aruba & Polycom will detail the recently certified solution that simplifies remote deployments for high-definition visual communications. Learn more! 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 WHITE PAPER: NeuStar, Inc. 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 WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power Precision Cooling vs. Comfort Cooling Extreme temperature and humidity variations can damage computer systems and shorten equipment life. This eBook highlights the differences between precision air conditioning systems and building air conditioning systems, comparing energy efficiency and annual operating costs. Read Now 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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