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Sharp 15″ AQUOS LCD Flat Panel Wireless TV

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Sharp 15

The Wireless AQUOSâ„¢ LC-15L1U-S with a built-in rechargeable battery and wireless AV center is less than 3″ deep and has a screen that measures 15″ diagonally.1 Carry the TV around the home and watch TV anywhere up to 50 feet2 from the wireless center without worrying about power cords. And with Sharp’s proprietary Advanced Super View LCD panel, a 500:1 contrast ratio and 170º/170º viewing angles, the picture quality is as spectacular as all other AQUOS Liquid Crystal Televisions!

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Tracking Star

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By K. Oanh Ha
Mercury News

One of the oldest global positioning technology firms, Sunnyvale’s Trimble, is banking that consumers will want a portable tracking device versatile enough to trace the movements of a car as well as a valuable suitcase.

That’s the idea behind the TrimTrac, a device about the size of a chalkboard eraser.

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Linksys Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives

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Linksys Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives

Early Adopter Alert!!!

Share a USB Hard Disk with Everyone on the Network!

Adding network storage is now both easy and inexpensive! Connect a USB hard drive or memory stick to the new Linksys Network Storage Link (NSLU2), and everyone with permission can access the drive. Share company data across the network, or us it at home for a central library of pictures or music! You can even access the drive from the Internet when you’re away!

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Gadget-Hungry Asia to Lead Demand for Smartphones

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By Jennifer Tan

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Hoang Anh Tuan, a self-confessed “handphone freak” in Vietnam, calls his Sony Ericsson (news – web sites) smartphone his pride and joy.

The 28-year-old organizes his schedule, reads Word documents and views emails using his P900 mobile, which combines phone functions with features similar to those of a personal digital assistant (PDA).

“I can’t live without technology,” said the producer for a television station. “I love using high-tech applications in my phone, and this phone has been indispensable to my work.”

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Shell HomeGenie Manage Your Home Away From Home

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Shell HomeGenie Manage Your Home Away From Home

Shell HomeGenie lets you use virtually any web-ready computer, cell phone or PDA to control your home’s lights, small appliances and thermostat. Even use the included wireless camera to make sure things are okay when you’re not there. With Shell HomeGenie , you can stay connected to your home — anywhere, anytime!

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“Treo Ace” Rumors abound…

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“Treo Ace”, the rumored next generation of the popular palmOne Treo series (most likely the 610), has added a few features as leaked by a palmOne powerpoint slide. In addition, the first provider to get the phone should be Verizon. Finally, the investment bank of Detwiler Mitchell and Company confirmed rumors of the update from the Treo 600 sometime in Q2 or Q3 of this year. Of course, there were rumors the new Treo series smartphone would be introduced back in March of this year.

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irock! 400FM Wireless Music Adapter

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irock! 400FM Wireless Music Adapter

The irock! Beamit broadcasts your tunes from your favorite portable audio device to any FM receiver.

Listen to your MP3 player in the car, enjoy your favorite audio book CD while commuting, blast your laptop MP3 collection through your home stereo, or link your satellite radio to your car stereo – Beamit makes it happen.

Virtually any device with an audio output jack is a candidate for beaming – just plug, tune, and play. You’ll be beaming from ear to ear. irock!, do you?

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iPod Your BMW: The World’s First Integration of iPod and Car Audio System

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Cupertino, CA and Woodcliff Lake, NJ – June 21, 2004… Apple and BMW Group today announced the debut of the BMW iPod Adapter for select BMW Group vehicles, creating the world’s first seamless integration between iPod and a vehicle audio system. The new system developed by Apple and BMW, allows users to incorporate their iPods directly into their car’s sound system, enabling them to connect with music in their automobiles like never before. Now, iPod enthusiasts can bring their entire music collections with them, plug directly and effortlessly into a superior sound system while maintaining uncompromised control over their driving experience. The BMW 3 Series, Z4 Roadster, X3 and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles will be able to enjoy the new BMW iPod Adapter.

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GE Unveils Nanotech Device, May Shrink Future Chips

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Reuters

Scientists at General Electric Corporation unveiled one of the smallest functioning devices ever made on Wednesday, a carbon tube about 10 atoms wide that could one day shrink computer chip technology.

Researchers at GE’s central lab in Niskayuna, New York, hope that their new device, which is a rolled-up sheet of carbon atoms resembling chicken wire, will someday operate as the standard semiconductor in computers and other electronics.

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