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Nokia Debuts Stylish Accessories

Want a stylish headset or speakers to go along with your Nokia phone? Now is your chance.

Klipsch Files Suit Against Online Stores

Klipsch has filed suit against the following online stores for sales violations: DigitalCraze.com, ReliableAudioVideo.com, and SoundCityExpo.com.

eMachines Updates Desktop Line

eMachines has announced three new budget desktop PC's today priced from $349.99

Cingular’s 3G Service Hits Little Rock

Cingular Wireless today launches their 3G service in Little Rock providing customers with high-speed access to voice and data.

Canon Intros Itsy Bitsy Copier/Printer

Canon's new PC170 copier/printer folds into a sleek shape resembling a briefcase and is great for those on the go.

Apple Releases Aperture 1.5

Photographers have a new and powerful tool today with the release of Apple's Aperture post production software.

Oprah Comes to XM Radio Today

The new 'Oprah & Friends' channel is debuting on XM Satellite Radio today, on channel 156.

XNA Game Studio Officially Released

Microsoft has officially released the public beta of their XNA Game Studio Express which lets regular users create their own Xbox 360 or Windows XP games.

Dell to use AMD, ATI Acquisition Justified

As we reported earlier the acquisition of ATI was strategic and designed to eliminate some of the restrictions keeping AMD out of the market.

Create Your Own Games With XNA Game Studio

Microsoft's new XNA Game Studio Express service lets users create their own games for the Xbox 360 or Windows XP system.

Are Hard Disk Drives Facing Extinction?

A report released today claims that Solid State Drives (SSD) could reach as much as 50% of the mobile PC market by 2013.

Global IPTV Households to Reach 34M by 2010

The Diffusion Group is predicting that IPTV service could reach more than 30 million users in just under 4 years world-wide.

In-Game Revenue Explodes to $400M by 2009

A new report by Parks Associates suggests that the game industry has not capitalized on advertising opportunities like the movie and television industry.

Samsung DVD Writer is World’s Fastest

Samsung's new SH-S182D is capable of writing to DVD+R and DVD-R at a blazing 18X speed.

Beyond TV 4.3 and ‘Buzz’ Released

SnapStream has released Beyond TV 4.3, the latest software update to their popular PVR software as well as Beyond TV 'Buzz" which lists the top recorded shows.

ReQuest Adds New Music Servers to Line-up

ReQuest's new S. Series S4.2500 music server adds audiophile circuitry and 1.5 Terabytes of storage while the more affordable F4.800 offers less storage capacity.

Onkyo Debuts Audiophile Music System

Onkyo is catering to the audiophile community with their new DX-7555 CD player and VL Digital power amplifier.

WinDVD HD to Support HD DVD Dolby TrueHD

InterVideo's WinDVD HD software will not only support HD DVD playback, but it will do it with Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus encoding for high definition audio.

ATI’s New Theater 650 Pro Chip Announced

ATI has revealed their new Theater 650 Pro chip today, designed to improve analog and digital TV reception for PC's.

TV Panels Beat Out Computer Panels

For the first time, TV panel revenues have exceeded monitor panel revenues as the flat panel TV becomes the display of choice.

Q1’06 Global Plasma TV Shipments Rise 87%

According to new figures by Display Search, Q1'06 shipments rose 87% with the 50-inch plasma overtaking the 42-inch in popularity.

WinDVD Installations top 175 Million

InterVideo's WinDVD movie software has topped 175 million installtions world-wide.

RCA HD DVD Player for Under $500

RCA is jumping into the HD DVD game with the introduction of their HDV5000 HD DVD player which will launch with an initial price of $499.

Xbox Live Marketplace a Success…So Far

The Xbox Live Marketplace has surpassed 24 million downloads since November 2005 marking a big success for Microsoft.

FreeGeek.org Donates Old Systems to Needy

Designtechnica.com's Suzie Ridgway interviews the folks at FreeGeek.com, an organization that repairs old systems and donates them to needy people and organizations.

Study Says: Sony Ericsson W800i is a Hit

A recent study by Strategy Analytics claims the Sony Ericsson Walkman Phone beats the Motorola ROKR and Samsung A970 Phones.

ViewSonic Debuts 2ms VX922 LCD Monitor

Hardcore gamers get a new friend today in the VX922 19-inch LCD monitor. Why? Because this puppy has a 2ms response rate - perfect for gaming.

VoodooPC Launches the IDOL Mini PC

Step aside Mac mini, there is a new player in town, the VoodooPC IDOL mini PC which starts at $899.

ATI X1800XL Available at Newegg.com

Newegg just let us know that they have the new ATI X1800XL Radeon and X850 Crossfire video cards available for sale.

New Gizmondo to Launch This Month

Tiger Telematics has confirmed that the Gizmondo portable gaming system will launch on October 22nd.

Roku Launches SoundBridge Radio

Cambridge SoundWorks has some new competition as Roku announces their new SoundBridge Radio mini-system.

NPD: Digital Music Grows, CD Sales Lag

According to the NPD Group, CD sales continue to decline as online digital music sales flourish.

Magellan RoadMate 800 Plays Music Too

Why have multiple devices that play music, show photos and act as a GPS when you can have them all in one device? Enter the RoadMate 800.

Microsoft Releases Halo Movie Details

Universal Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox and Microsoft have released further details about the new Halo movie planned for release in summer 2007.
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