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Netgear Shows Off New 85Mbps Power Line 4-port Switch


Netgear, the maker off all home networking products, showed off its new powerline 4-port switch this morning. This may not seem that interesting, but this product brings powerline networking a huge step forward. With speeds up to 85Mbps, it is close to 6 times faster than the previous HomePlug powerline networking sollution.
This is [...]

Fujitsu Lifebook P7120 only 24.3mm thick


Fujitsu has announced the LifeBook P7120 lightweight notebook. This model comes with a DVD super multidrive, secure fingerprint recognition sensor, and a sturdy magnesium alloy body that weighs only 1.27kg, and is 24.3mm thick (yea, mm…nice!).
Some additional features (from mobilemag.com):

This new LifeBook has two different variations available, the P7120 (Intel Pentium-M ULV 753-1.2GHz) [...]

Whats New at ThinkGeek This Week?


The guys over at ThinkGeek have been busy this week. They have some new gadgets and other random geek paraphernalia for your geeky pleasure. Here is a list of the latest and greatest on the ThinkGeek shelves.
The Skype Cordless phone. Add this phone to your VoIP service to make and receive calls [...]

HOW-TO: Use Google’s Mobile Tools


Google Mobile is one of the latest array of tools Google has offered for free. Google Mobile offers so much information, it is a wonder why more people don’t use it, or even know it exists. Here is a quick rundown of Google Mobile’s features, and how to use them.
There are many features [...]

How to use Google’s Mobile Tools


Google Mobile is one of the latest array of tools Google has offered for free. Google Mobile offers so much information, it is a wonder why more people don’t use it, or even know it exists. Here is a quick rundown of Google Mobile’s features, and how to use them.
There are many features [...]

NVIDIA’s 7800GTX 512MB Graphics Card Gets Reviewed


Recently NVIDIA responded to ATI’s latest graphics card, the X1800GT. The X1800GT was tested, and proved to be an all around better graphics card. NVIDIA wasn’t about to be outdone, and they have released the new GeForce 7800GTX 512MB beast of a graphics card. A few major PC reviewers got their lucky [...]

Toshiba Tosses Us Yet Another DAP


Toshiba just announced a new line of gigabeat flash based DAPs today in two storage capacities and “cosmetic designs.” The new audio players feature 1.1″ OLED color screens, 14 hours of battery life, a built-in FM tuner, and voice recorder. The supported file formats are WMA, MP3, WAV, and JPEG images.
“gigabeat Flash players [...]

Volvo Develops Video Game to Promote Product Line


Volvo Cars of North America announced today that they have developed an Xbox video game, ‘Volvo Drive for Life,’ to help promote their product line. Volvo has created multiple test tracks to allow customers to understand how their various safety features work in a simulation environment.
According to Volvo, “Players will experience firsthand the benefits [...]

MGM Announces Support for Blu-ray


In another defeat of the HD-DVD standard; MGM has announced today its support of the new high definition Blu-ray Disc format.
MGM is planning on releasing film and television titles from its library when the Blue-ray hardware launches in North America, Japan and Europe.
MGM owns the world’s largest library of modern films, approximately 4,000 titles, and [...]

IT Employment Goes Up in October


In a recently issued news release; the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB), has announced that employment of IT professionals rose 0.23%, or 8,200, in October, to 3,525,600. Since last October IT employment is up 1.2%.
The increase seems to be attributed to not only the computer systems sector, but also within the financial [...]