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158 - Groping the Backlit Microsoft Entertainment Desktop 8000 Keyboard 
The Bluetooth keyboard itself is quite nice. With a gentle ergonomic curve, it’s scissor-keys give you a pleasant tactile feel that’s not too sensitive, yet not too heavy. The usual bevy of multimedia buttons appear in the periphrial of the periphrial, and can be programmed to work with whichever media player the user prefer.
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This is definitely the keyboard to go with for my big-screen pc, but at $250, for a keyboard, ouch!
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157 - Toshiba Readies New HD DVD Players
The devices, which will be available soon, will offer better picture quality than earlier models.
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156 - Three’s company: Warner patents all-in-one hybrid disc
Most studios have already picked a side in the HD DVD / Blu-ray war, but for the few still contemplating a near suicidal attempt at a simultaneous DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray release, there’s help on the way. A pair of Warner engineers have been working on a way to get all three formats to hold hands on a single disc
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155 - $250,000 Cinema Projector
SC-1 is overkill (albeit the ultra sweet, drool-worthy kind) at its finest, it’s likely to show you HD content in a way you’ve never envisioned — but you’ll need a quarter million bucks (and a small group of folks to unload it) to take this one home.
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154 - Consumers less than impressed with new high definition DVDs
High-definition DVDs are supposed to provide sharp, wide-screen images to fill the more than 30 million HD television sets that have been sold. They are also meant to replace standard definition DVDs, providing studios with a new source of profits.
But after much anticipation, the two competing formats have debuted to a big yawn.
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153 - Linux HD-TV offering by TiVo!
Open source tech fans will be interested to know that the GNU/Linux-powered TiVo is now ready to bring you the HD experience you have wanted, with all of the usual TiVo conveniences. TiVo rocks!
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152 - Nintendo Wii Coming to US NOV. 19th !
Live feed from Nintendo press release in NYC. Confirms $249 price tag, packaging, included features, launch numbers.
This Blog has a ton of great info!
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151 - MythTV version 0.20 released
Major improvements include an updated internal DVD player, OpenGL menu drawing system, and a new (experimental) commercial detection system. Of course, there are also numerous other added features and bug fixes.
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150 - HDTV projector in a cell phone could be possible.
A cell phone that can project a high-definition television image could soon be possible, say researchers at Cornell University. The projector will be about the size of dime and project a meter wide image. The researchers say what sets their device apart is the high scanning speed of the mirror, combined with its ability to scan over a wide angle.
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