Back to School Giveaways: another HP discount code (U.S. only)
As part of the Back to School: Better Together giveaway promotion HP is providing participant websites some discounts we can give to you. Here is another super discount, thanks to HP: you can buy both the HP dv6t and the HP Mini 110 for US$799 – a US$330 off the total price. To get this discount just quote the coupon code NBW48735 at checkout when selecting both systems.
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Back to School Giveaways: another HP discount code (U.S. only)
Noah Hart has ported SQLite to C# . I was intrigued to see whether the code could be adapted to run in Silverlight, which has a cut-down .NET Framework and prohibits platform invoke to native code. I hacked away at his code until it ran in Silverlight : Note that the sole purpose of the exercise was to see if SQLite could be made to run, not to prepare a port that is production-ready or even code that is fit to check-in
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Proof of concept: C#-SQLite running in Silverlight
When you’re setting up your new HDTV, you’re likely to find fewer analog video connections but more HDMI inputs. Some of the LCD and plasma TVs we’ve tested recently ( Ratings are available to subscribers) from Insignia, LG, and Samsung don’t have S-video inputs and others lack both S-video and composite-video connections. The high-priced Sony Bravia KLV-40ZX1M has nothing but a single HDMI input, evidently intended to be used with a receiver that handles all the other connections.
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More HDMI inputs, fewer analog jacks on new TVs
News / Web Happenings: OpenOffice.org Screenshots Preview a Ribbon-Like Toolbar Windows 7 RTM Available Today for MSDN & TechNet Subscribers Microsoft is now the proud new owner of Office.com Official Windows 7 upgrade chart is ridiculous Chrome Releases New Beta, Improves New Tab Page, Adds HTML5 Functionality Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Hide labels, see subject lines on netbooks Google Chrome to Get Cloud-Based Synchronization Official Gmail Blog: Send mail from another address without “on behalf of” Isn’t it time for our mobile operators to stop doing business with SMS scams?
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In a very welcome move, BNZ has decided to stop charging honour fees – those $20 the bank charged every time they approved a payment when your account balance was in the red. In a letter to customers BNZ says the bank will see a reduction in revenue but there will be no increase in other fees. Their CEO says they are doing this because many complaints come from these fees
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Isn’t it time for our mobile operators to stop doing business with SMS scams?
News / Web Happenings: Telstra introduces Xero to its T-Suite customers Finally! Real-time traffic info for NZ GPS owners Google Reader Adds Helpful Mobile Options Microsoft giving Europeans with Windows XP and Vista choice of browser, too Microsoft Signs Leases to Open Retail Stores in Arizona and California Yahoo Will Switch to Bing Search Engine Windows 7 RTM Activation Already Cracked Twitter Blog: New Front Page General / Neat Stuff: First Pictures of Virgin Galactic WhiteKnightTwo Interior The Citadel: The World’s First Floating Apartment Complex How Bill Gates Uses Office and Three Monitors Apple: Apple kicks out MobileMe iDisk app for iPhone Apple: Developers are not the enemy Apple’s Chickenshit Approval Process Has Gone Too Far – Gizmodo Apple Rejects Official Google Voice iPhone Application Apple Seeds iPhone OS 3.1 Beta 3 to Developers Development: The Definitive Guide to Using Negative Margins Microsoft Tag : Microsoft Tag API announcement FAIL of the week: Sunroof Fail
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On the left, you see the E-Z Go Spine Extractor , it’s purpose: “Removal of undesirable fish spine and other living things has never been easier! For immediate taste-pleasure and easy disposal.” The spine extractor, although authentic in both cheap design and Engrish product pitch, is a spoof. As is the rather handy looking box next to it, the Yu Wan Mei Device , which “has been completed and is now available for sale.” These parodies are what happens when the Onion gets into gadget marketing, and like anything the Onion does, they’re so close to the truth of our day-to-day gizmo-hunting life that a few tears of knowing pain slip between the mirthful drops from our laughing, watering eyes
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Onion Spoof Gadgets Almost, Nearly, Bad Enough to Be Real
China has banned websites featuring or publicizing online games which glamorize mafia gangs, saying violators will be “severely punished,” state media reported on Tuesday. The Culture Ministry said such games “advocate obscenity, gambling, or violence,” and “undermine morality and Chinese traditional culture,” the official Xinhua news agency said.
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China bans online games which glamorize gangs
Hackers have defaced the website of Australia’s biggest film festival which refused to withdraw a documentary about exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer, organizers said on Monday. The Chinese government two weeks ago protested to the Melbourne International Film Festival over the inclusion of the documentary and last week three Chinese films were withdrawn in protest at Kadeer’s planned attendance at the August 8 premiere. Beijing has blamed Kadeer for instigating this month’s ethnic riots in Urumqi in Xinjiang in which almost 200 people died.
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Aussie film festival website defaced amid Uighur row
Looks like Samsung is going to beat LG to the punch with the release of its S9110 watch phone due to hit stores before the rival LG GD910 – in France anyway. Aimed at Dick Tracy fans and gadget lovers alike the S9110 even manages to squeeze a few more features into its diminutive body, including a larger 1.76-inch touchscreen (to the GD910’s 1.43-inch), Bluetooth 2.1 and Outlook email sync. Like the LG GD910, the Samsung offering also packs an MP3 player, speakerphone, and voice recognition.
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Samsung watch phone calls in early
Netbook Shipments increasing at a mind-boggling rate! – 33 million netbooks expected to be sold in 2009We all are still fighting the economic downturn and most of the people low on cash are treating netbooks as cheap alternative to notebooks. Reason is simple: They are small, trendy and easy to carry around.In western countries and in countries like Japan, notebook shipments faced a sharp fall, whereas the netbook shipments actually increased.
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Netbook Shipments increasing at a mind-boggling rate! – 33 million netbooks expected to be sold in 2009
By converting the VGA signal into a RCA signal will allow the user to view what is on the monitor on your TV screen. This is great for presentations or for watching downloads on a larger screen such a video on demand services. Technical Details Use TV as computer monitor to view presentations, games, pictures and movies or browse the Web; Connects a VGA port to TV-ideal for computers without a TV-out connector; Enables notebook computer users to easily connect and use a large-format monitor Adjust and set preferences with onscreen display and front-mount control panel; Compact, portable size and USB power requires no external supply or adapter, use almost anywhere; Simple and quick to install; Windows and Mac compatible Video standards: NTSC/NTSC-EIAJ/PAL/PAL-M/PAL-N/SECAM (via RGB out); Resolutions supported: 640 x 480 (up to 85 Hz), 800 x 600 (up to 85 Hz) and 1024 x 768 (up to 75 Hz) Input port: DB15 (VGA); Output ports: Composite video (RCA), S-video and HD15 (VGA) Front panel controls: Zoom, Menu and onscreen display directional controls; Image controls: Horizontal and vertical size, brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, sharpness and onscreen display background Priced at $23.70 Source [Amazon] Post from: Laptop Pimp Blog – Laptop Reviews for Laptop Whores Computer to TV presentation convertor Laptop Accessories , Laptop Accessory Kits , Latest News , news , pc , rca , TV Tuner , USB , USB Gadgets , vga , video Related posts What is so good about the Eee PC 1000HV Toshiba NB100 video review The Mini Dv Review of the Kohjinsha MT series Review of the Eee PC S101H MSI Wind Video reviews Macbook and laptop sleeve Laptop Mag plays with the HP TX2
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Computer to TV presentation convertor
NEC’s CRV43 desktop monitor with 32:10 aspect ratio at a 2880 x 800 pixel resolution offers incomparable viewing experience and unprecedented screen immersion. The curved screen increases productivity, while decreasing frustration that creeps up due to frantic eye movements when trying to follow rapidly fluid screen displays . Its sizzling looks (gotta love the curves!) come with a price tag of $7999 but in this case you pay for both beauty and brains. CRV43 has been designed as a perfect display for those applications requiring lightning-fast 0.02 millisecond response time, much wider field of view(42.8” monitor), greater dynamic range and wide color gamut. Other enhanced features include: Eliminates bezel and screen gap issues No data or window interference Taskbar extended natively Easy setup with one input Single link DVI-D input HDMI 1.3 input USB 2.0 connectivity Front panel controls On screen display (OSD) and software-based GUI enabling advanced display control options The NEC CRV43 curved display is backed by a 3-year parts and labor warranty including the backlight and will be available for July 2009 shipment. Find at Smarter.com: Shop for more desktop monitors .
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NEC CRV43: How is This for Curve Appeal?
Optimiza announced the signing of an International Representative Agreement with MPRI, one of the six companies of the L-3 Services Group, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the L-3 Corporation, a 15 billion dollar, Fortune 200 enterprise with headquarters in New York City and a regional office in Abu Dhabi. The agreement was signed during a Signing Ceremony held on 10th June, 2009 in the Four Seasons hotel, Amman.
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Optimiza signs an International Representative Agreement with MPRI
When Sharp brought out the all new Mebius with that extra little touch screen people were not too impressed with the thought of having a laptop running on a battery that has two screens to power up is not going to last anywhere near the three hour estimated battery life. In fact, experts believe that it may not even last enough time to take it out in the first place. However, that should not be a problem at all because a Sharp executive has said that this computer is not meant for the mobile computing market, this should be left on your desk at home or at work
Another news from Asus. Today this company unveils the new F6V Series laptop , featuring a nice infused scent which comes in two different flavor: musky black and morning dew. Available in two colors (white and black), this 13.3-inch notebook sports an ATI Radeon HD4570 graphics engine for convenient gaming capability, a 1280 x 800 display resolution, built-in stereo speakers with SRS Premium Sound engine, and an integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam module
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Asus F6V Laptop
Creative Japan has just announced the next generation of their Zen series PMP, the Zen MX . Scheduled to be released in early Mai, this 66 grams device boasts a 2.5-inch LCD screen, voice recording capability, picture viewer, text viewer, and supports for WMV, DivX, MP3, WMA, and AAC multimedia formats. Measures 83.2 x 55 x 11.9mm, this portable player is available in either 8GB or 16GB internal storage
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Creative Zen MX PMP
Measures 77.5 x 24.5 x 14.3 mm and weighs at just 26 grams, iRiver’s latest creation, T5 , features a 4GB of onboard storage and supports for various popular audio formats. To transfer files from your computer, you simply have to plug the device to your USB port and it will be detected as a portable storage. The next job is as simple as drag-and-drop.
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iRiver T5 Digital Audio Player
After making its first debut in Japan couple weeks ago, Dell has finally brought their multi-touch Studio 19 All-In-One PC in States. Powered by a 2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Studio 19 features a 19-inch touchscreen LCD display, a 4GB of main memory, a 750GB of hard drive, a Blu-Ray drive, and an nVidia GeForce 9400 graphics engine. Sounds like a great deal for $999 (you can get lower specs for $700 thought), and since I already put an all-in-one PC to my shopping list this year, I definitely consider this one from Dell!
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Dell Studio 19 All-In-One PC Arrives In US
FCC has confirmed that Motorola A4500 World Phone , from Motorola of course, will soon hit the States through Verizon network. This candybar smartphone comes with a QWERTY keyboard, an integrated 2 megapixel camera module, WiFI connectivity, fingerprint scanner, microSD media card slot, support for EvDO, Bluetooth stereo, and quad-band GSM network. The handset will run on Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system
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Motorola A4500 World Phone Comes To Verizon