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by Darren Murph, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 2:37PM Hope you like the shiny, because Tranquil PC is bringing lots and lots of it with its latest home music server. The AVA RS3 comes in two flavors, one of which packs 2 x 500GB drives while the other includes a pair of 1TB HDDs. The unit also boasts a fanless design to keep things quiet, and just in case your music library isn’t all converted to .wav files just yet, it possesses an internal optical drive to handle direct-to-HDD ripping. (Read the full post about ‘Tranquil PC introduces AVA RS3 music server’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 7:15PM Being that it is Bill’s special day and all, we figured we’d give you a shot at stepping into his shoes and shaping Microsoft into something even more dominant that the juggernaut it is. Just imagine taking a seat in the biggest corner office Redmond has to offer, getting your Outlook set up, fiddling through a mess of old floppy discs and finally conjuring up a business plan. How in the world would you tweak / overhaul / etc. Microsoft if you were suddenly dubbed the big kahuna? (Read the full post about ‘How would you change Microsoft if you were Bill Gates?’…)

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Yesterday, DXG released their newest video camera, the DXG-567V HD, to the general market. This portable camcorder is designed to capture high definition video, and is very user-friendly. The DXG-567 HD is apparently designed for everyone. In fact, the company claims that even an older person can do it. The company claims that the controls are “intuitive”, and the front bears a strong resemblance to an ipod. Younger people ought to be able to operate this camcorder with ease. Another feature is the Rapid Blog Manager software, which allows videos to be easily uploaded to the Internet on sites like YouTube. All you need to do is connect it to a computer with the flip-out USB connector, and follow a simple, three-step process. (Read the full post about ‘DXG-567V HD Camcorder’…)

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by Ryan Block, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 2:03PM Hey, if Bill can give away tens of billions of dollars, the least we can do to celebrate his last day is to give away some Microsoft-powered stuff, right? Next up: the full, non-upgrade Office Ultimate 2007 suite. Leave a comment below. Tell us about your favorite Microsoft-powered product. Or your favorite Apple product, too, since Bill totally bailed those guys out back in ‘97. You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you’ll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.) If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. (Read the full post about ‘The Bill Day giveaway (part 2) - Office Ultimate 2007′…)

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In case you are wondering what the next step is for video game consoles, a British magazine known as T3 has some idea of where the future is headed. I believe that these visions are simply ideas, and nothing that is presently under development by the big video game developers. The first concept is a different type of remote for the Nintendo Wii. This type of Wiimote is still a stick, but it only has one button. It is apparently hooked up to some sort of headset accessory that uses brainwaves to control, and has in-ear headphones. Brainwave technology has been under development for a while now, and if Nintendo gets the first mind interface, they could seriously corner the video game market. (Read the full post about ‘The Future of Video Games?’…)

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Most people that enjoy their music a lot like to keep it with them and on cleaning day having a speaker that can move with you would be great.  Especially in a home with multiple iPods and kids this little Sentry Wirelesss Speaker would come in handy.  The ipod works wirelessly so you could leave it one place and take the speaker with you.  Even more convenient is that the speaker itself is water resistant.  Granted don’t go dipping it in the pool, but if it gets splashed on or even gets rained on a bit before you can rush it indoors would be okay. (Read the full post about ‘The Indoor/Outdoor Sentry Wireless Speaker and Transmitter’…)

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Aside from it’s rather weird name, this new ”Eee” like laptop is actually a pretty good one. The Mouse Computer U100 LuvBook comes with 1GB of RAM, an 80GB hard drive, a 10.2-inch WSVGA screen, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, a 1.6GHz Atom processor and runs Windows XP. Unfortunately, it is only slated for a Japanese launch at this time, with no word on whether if or when it will be available in other countries. Beginning in July, the U100 will be selling for 59,800 Yen, or around $439 US. Via [Pocket-Lint] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘Mouse Computer announces 10 inch LuvBook’…)

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It’s time for coolest gadget of the week. To be entered into the $50 Amazon voucher draw be sure to leave a comment explaining why you voted for whom. Thanks and good luck, now onto the entries. Gevalia Stir Mug The perfect cup for the lazy coffee drinker: you don’t have to find a teaspoon because it stirs itself, and even keeps your coffee warm! The full post can be found at S2999. Old School Dial Telephone Watch The Zihotch Retro Phone Watch resembles an old school rotary telephone on your wrist. There are no numbers, hands, or screens to tell you the time. You have to dial 117 and a voice speaks the time to you. If you dial wrong it says that number is not in service. (Read the full post about ‘Win $50 by voting in CGOTW #2′…)

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by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 8:24AM Leave it to space nerds with money to come up with the world’s highest resolution visualization system. NASA’s Advanced Supercomputing Division at Ames has created the 128-screen hyperwall-2, a mega display capable of rendering one quarter billion pixels. Hyperwall-2 measures 23- x 10-feet of LCD goodness, and is powered by 128 GPUs and 1,024 processor cores with 74 teraflops of peak processing power. To top things off, 475 terabytes of storage keep the system rolling. All in all, hyperwall-2 has more than 100 times the processing power of its poor predecessor, hyperwall, from 2002. The elder hyperwall was unavailable for comment and is most likely on an alcoholic bender som (Read the full post about ‘NASA creates hyperwall-2, the world’s highest resolution visualization system’…)

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While we have recently seen the official announcement for the 7610 come from Nokia it has also just made its way through the FCC. Coming along with a nice clear image, we are really just confirming the specs. The Nokia 7610 will feature quad-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM support, a 3.2-megapixel camera, FM radio with RDS, 64MB of internal memory and a microSD card slot for additional storage. One interesting item to note is the colorful set of stars that are hidden underneath the back battery cover, possibly that is one the the design patterns for the optional XpressOn cover-plates. Read [FCC] Via [IntoMobile] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘Nokia’s 7610 Supernova broken down by the FCC’…)

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