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Saving money with solar tech

It's not cheap to power a home these days. Could solar-energy tech be the solution? At the Intersolar North America exhibition in San Francisco, CNET's Kara Tsuboi finds a few products that could help bring sunshine to your wallet.

Tags: Tech, News, kara tsuboi, intersolar, solar, green tech, comsumer electronics, home remodeling, environment, global warming

Videos 2008-07-16

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Schwartz: Three reasons you need JavaFX

In the run-up to today's launch of JavaFX, ZDNet sat down with Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz to get his thoughts on JavaFX, Flash, and the future of Java. [ Read: Sun launches JavaFX 1.0, and JavaFX Q&A ] [Ed] Q. Why did Sun create...

Tags: Developer, Java Platform, Sun Microsystems Inc., JCP, Audience, JavaFX, Ed, Jonathan, Microsoft Obviously, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Sun launches JavaFX 1.0

On Thursday Sun released the production version of JavaFX, a new platform for building rich internet applications. Version 1.0 targets web browsers and desktops, but subsequent releases will be available on mobile devices, TVs, and other consumer electronics devices. A mobile emulator is included for developers to preview building mobile...

Tags: Asset, Developer, Web, Mobile, Sun Microsystems Inc., Web Browser, Plug-in, Graphics, Mobile Emulator, JavaFX Development Environment, JavaFX Desktop, Asset Management, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Just Bought An HDTV? Are You Now Ready To Buy a 3DTV?

This is a compilation of scenes from "House of Wax," a 1953 horror film about a monster played by Vincent Price who uses live human beings as the base for the displays in his museum. The climactic scene is about three-and-a-half minutes into this YouTube clip....

Tags: 3D, HDTV, Philips Electronics N.V., 3DTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-12-03

In other Nokia news today...

All the buzz about Nokia today may have been about the launch of the N97, the company's new high-end smartphone. But Nokia did have other news: it has completed its acquisition of Symbian, maker of the mobile operating system on many cell phones. Symbian employees will become Nokia employees on...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Symbian Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Smart Phones, Open Source, Operating Systems, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-02

2009: Will It Be Better For Cable TV Than 2010 ... or 2011 ... or 2012?

Satellite TV has been gaining subscribers, relentlessly this decade. Particularly DirecTV, which had 3.8 million subscribers at the end of June 1998 and counted 17.2 million, at the end of this June, according to this compilation by the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association of America. ...

Tags: Cable Television, Broadcasting, Satellite, Brodsky, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Cable, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Why Amazon needs Kindle 2.0

Kindle-mania has arrived this holiday season -- but will it stay for good? In a recent article on Forbes.com, Andy Greenberg writes that Amazon's next e-reader won't be a game-changer, but it will keep killing the competition -- and that's why Amazon needn't upgrade its fabled gadget....

Tags: Sony Corp., Apple iPod, Amazon.com Inc., Kindle-mania, Greenberg, Kindle, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Rating Samsung's first notebooks for the U.S.

Rating Samsung's first notebooks for the U.S.Wow, increadably mediocre!Samsung has some of the best hardware in the electronics biz. What were they thinking with this laptop? First, 16:9? And low rez? Give me a break. Screen real-estate on a laptop is a must. 16:10 and high...

Tags: Notebooks, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., first notebook, notebook

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Why Grandma Sandy and Aunt Roz don't want an HDTV for Christmas

Why Grandma Sandy and Aunt Roz don't want an HDTV for ChristmasIt isnt the money[b]"In addition, one could also just buy an HDTV that fits horizontally. The screen will be almost as tall as the original. Big deal if there is a gap above it."[/b]Yeah, try telling that to a...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, HDTV, TV

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

2009 Nissan 370Z

Photo gallery:2009 Nissan 370ZNissan's Z car tradition goes back to 1969, when the company was called Datsun and the Z launched with a 240 designation. At the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show, the latest Z came out as the 2009 Nissan 370Z, its new name reflecting a bigger engine and...

Tags: Nissan 370Z, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., car

Product reviews 2008-12-01

Does Cyber Monday matter this year?

Does Cyber Monday matter this year?I'm no expert, but........if anyone had asked me if I thought sales would be up this "black friday" from last year's I would have said "Yes". It makes sense...think about it. People are short on cash and retailers usually cut their prices drastically...

Tags: Does Cyber Monday, Does Cyber Monday matter

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Shopping - How do you do it?

Shopping - How do you do it?ebay? Paypal? NO WAY!!!Paypal is owned by ebay and with ebay's "Disruptive Innovation" scheme being forced upon it's users, I would be very cautious of anything ebay or Paypal at this time. Under the previous direction of Meg Whitman and currently headed by...

Tags: PayPal, eBay Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Turkey, stuffing and Macs?

It appears that Americans enjoyed a healthy serving of Macs over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Writing for Fortune's Apple 2.0 blog Philip Elmer-DeWitt analyzed Apple's domestic sales on Amazon.com over the critical Black Friday selling weekend. He concludes that Apple's online sales got off to a better start than...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Electronics, Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-30

Canon PowerShot S2 IS

Canon PowerShot S2 ISCanon PowerShot S2 IS reviewThe Canon PowerShot S2 IS comes from a good digital camera line. After the success of last year's PowerShot S1 IS, Canon has improved an already full featured camera. This digital still camera is leading the way with abundant electronics technology. Packed with...

Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, Canon PowerShot S2 IS, Canon Inc., Canon PowerShot

Discussion threads 2008-11-30

IT Dojo: Investigate RAM problems with Vista's Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool [video]

IT Dojo: Investigate RAM problems with Vista's Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool [video]I went to three Gigabytes Memory and have nomore problem with slowing.It is not uncommon for everyone to load up on memory since the big to do was at the components counter at the electronics store.

Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PRODUCTIVITY, Investigate RAM problem, Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool, Windows Memory Diagnostic, IT Dojo, Microsoft Windows Vista, information technology, video, tool, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-11-28

SMS advertising response rates

  Received SMS Ads, 000 % Responded to SMS Advert   Aug-07 Aug-08 % Change Aug-07 Aug-08 Point Change Downloads for mobile phone 40,792 35,915 -12.0% 4.4% 3.9% -0.6 News or information 25,929 22,122 -14.7% 2.8% 3.2% 0.4 Mobile phone or plan...

Tags: Advertisement, Mobile, SMS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Marketing, NB

Blog posts 2008-11-27

Apple forced to drop deceptive television ad in UK

Apple forced to drop deceptive television ad in UKGood.Some corporations need a thorough cleaning to get rid of nonsense such as this.HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAI love that video... I wonder how fast the iPhone could be on Verizon? AT&T is known to all of us in the real world as the absolutely...

Tags: advertisement, Apple Inc., deceptive television ad, television ad, TV

Discussion threads 2008-11-26

News to know: Macs on sale, YouTube goes wide, Twitter, Cisco

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: A rare occurrence: Macs on sale Jason D. O'Grady: Apple retail stores to match prices Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple prepares for Black Friday blow-out! ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, YouTube Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, Telemarketing, AJAX, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Digital Media, Marketing, Marketing Research, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Apple retail stores to match prices

In a surprising move for the consumer electronics turned retail heavyweight, Apple has internally announced that retail store employees can match prices of other authorized retailers. The key phrase here is "authorized retailers" which means that Apple isn't going to price match some gray marketer selling Macs...

Tags: Retail Company, Reseller, Apple Inc., Retail, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-25

I want an iPhoneStormDroid

Wind River's Multicore Software Hypervisor solution permits multiple embedded OSes to run on a single device. Wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to actually choose between an iPhone, a BlackBerry, or a Google Android? What if all those device operating...

Tags: Device, Operating System, RIM BlackBerry, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-25