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Old fashioned handwriting in a forum?
Friday, June 29, 2007

UMPCBuzz.com says that: "Today todoUMPC has announced to have the first forum in the whole world with full handwriting recognition support. User can handwrite a post and after clicking a button the handwriting is converted into letters and both version of the note are posted together." There's even a video of how it works.
    
Need a new PSU?
Friday, June 29, 2007

"Hi-Tech Reviews and OCZ Technology are proud to announce our July contest where one lucky winner will have the chance to win the 1010 watt GameXtreme Power Supply. This power supply has a retail price of $329.00 and it can be yours if yours if your name is drawn and you answer all five of questions correctly. You can find the answers for the questions on the OCZ Technology’s web site. The contest is open to US Citizens/Canadians citizens only."
    
Video card news
Friday, June 29, 2007

ASUS 8800GTX 768MB @ TheTechLounge.com
eVGA e-GeForce 7900GS KO @ Techgage.com
eVGA e-GeForce 7900GS KO @ Techgage.com
XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra Extreme @ XBitLabs.com
Neoseeker Mid-Range Video Card 8600 @ Neoseeker.com
Inno3D GeForce 8600 GTS iChill @ OverclockerCafe.com
    
Memory news
Thursday, June 28, 2007

Corsair's CM3X1024-1333C9DHX memory @ bit-tech.net
OCZ PC2 9200 2GB Reaper HPC Edition Memory @ LegitReviews.com
Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2-8500 memory kit @ Tweaktown.com
OCZ PC2-8500 Reaper HPC @ Madshrimps.be
Corsair Survivor 8 GB @ Metku.net
OCZ Reaper HPC PC2-6400 and PC2-8500 2GB @ 3DXtreme.com
    
Linux Amarok audio player tips
Thursday, June 28, 2007

"A part of the KDE suite of applications, Amarok has been around for a while. It continues to be one of the most widely used audio players in Linux, partly in thanks to the fact that it's included in many distros ... In this short article, I will be relaying a few of my favorite features of Amarok that you just may not know about. I have to mention that depending on your distro or method or installation, some features may not be automatically available to you. Also, some of these features are more obvious than others, but might be largely ignored for those lacking investigative motivation ;-)" Read on at Techgage.com.
    
VIA Introduces Dual-LAN, Dual-LVDS Mini-ITX Mainboard
Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Via has "today announced the VIA EPIA LT-Series Mini-ITX mainboard based on the VIA CX700 system media processor. Powered by the highly efficient 1.5GHz or fanless 1.0GHz VIA C7 processor, the VIA EPIA LT has a maximum operating power consumption of less than 20 watts.

The VIA EPIA LT mainboard incorporates a number of innovative features for the fast-growing x86-based embedded market, such as greater device performance, clearer definition video and storage technologies, and a full feature I/O set including two LAN ports and native support for two LVDS panels, four COM ports, a PCI slot and up to six USB 2.0 ports. Project-based customers also have the option of a VIA CX700M2 version with added TV-out functionality." Check out the full specifications here.

    
RSS feeds explained
Wednesday, June 27, 2007

RSS feeds have been around for years now but for most people, they are still a feature that isn't used. People aren't sure what they are or how to use them. If that's you, this short but informative article will set you straight.
    
Solar use on expeditions
Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Chippy from Solar-umpc.com is yet to start his bike riding journey across Germany, but he's making sure he will be very well prepared. Having scoured the Internet for information about what professional expeditions use to power PCs, he has realized that it's an area that has a lot of potential for improvement. "After I've finished the solar-umpc tour I'm planning to take the knowledge gained, continue to add to it and then try and design an ultra-efficient solar-computing solution. Well at least I'll try! I have been speaking to Select-Solar about this and they're also keen to find out more. Maybe together we can take solar computing to the next level and make it available in a cheaper, lighter and more efficient package. I think that Ultra Mobile PC's are going to be an important part of it because battery and solar technology seems to be advancing very slowly compared to the efficiencies of Ultra Mobile PC's."
    
DDR2 RAM boosts performance of thin clients
Tuesday, June 26, 2007

"Neoware has upgraded several of its Linux-based thin clients with more and faster memory, and has also added a factory-installed wireless option. The new DDR2 RAM in select models is claimed to provide up to 25 percent faster performance, with no increase in price. Neoware says the Linux and Windows CE versions of its c50, e90, and e140 thin clients now come with a minimum of 256 MB of RAM, while the Windows XP Embedded versions start at 512 MB. In addition to providing faster performance, the new memories are said to consume 10 percent less power. All three models are powered by Via processors. The c50 is clocked at 400 MHz, the e90 at 800 MHz, and the e140 at 1 GHz." Read on at LinuxDevices.com.
    
Storage news
Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Corsair Flash Voyager GT 8GB @ DriverHeaven.net
VIZO eSATA Uranus & Saturno HDD Enclosure @ BenchmarkReviews.com
SilverStone DS351 External RAID HDD Storage @ 3dGameMan.com
Patriot PEF4G200USB Xporter XT High Speed USB Flash Drive @ OCC.com
Antec MX-1 e-SATA Hard Drive Enclosure @ TechwareLabs.com
Antec MX-1 Actively Cooled External Hard Drive Enclosure @ Tweaknews.net
    

 
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