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Shuttle XPC X100

If the Shuttle XPC X100 had come out back in February when it was first announced, we'd be pretty excited. But finally shuffling into view past the midyear mark, it's a case of too little, too late for what initially seemed like a very promising system. The smallest Shuttle we've...

Tags: Jiv Mini, Media Center PC, Shuttle, Shuttle XPC, Shuttle XPC X100, WinBook Jiv

Product reviews 2006-07-31

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Using space robots to fix ailing satellites?

Using space robots to fix ailing satellites?This is not new ....... I worked on the project that was supposed to repair the Hubble, which was adapted from another "robotic satellite repair" project.In the end of the day, the cost of development and execution turned out to be more than double...

Tags: Robots, Network technology, satellite, robot

Discussion threads 2008-10-04

Samsung SBH700

As much as we like regular wired earbuds for listening to music, we would probably go for a stereo Bluetooth headset instead if it was an option. Not only does it free you from dealing with wires, but it's also easier to use in the gym or when running in...

Tags: Engineering, charger jack, Samsung SBH-700, ear bud, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., headset, music

Product reviews 2008-09-25

Apps for Androids: Will Google Map Out An 'Open' Platform?

Smartphones are no better than the apps that they run. So, if you're going to follow the money on Google's bet on its Android operating system for mobile phones, you also have to follow the apps. That's where an Android phone will have to distinguish itself from an iPhone or...

Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, Metrazur, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-09-23

Virgin Mobile Shuttle - red

While we were fans of Helio handsets like the Ocean and the Kickflip, we knew that Helio as a company was struggling. Indeed, Helio was shopping around for a buyer, and in late June, Virgin Mobile stepped up to buy the fledgling MVNO for $39 million. There were many questions...

Tags: Cellular phones, Shuttle, Virgin Mobile, Helio, handset

Product reviews 2008-09-19

Shuttle XPC P2 4800X

Shuttle says that the idea of its tiny XPC P2 4800X gaming PC is to compete with the Falcon Northwest FragBox 2. We suggest that Shuttle head back to the lab. The chief hallmark of this $3,200 configuration is its Intel X48 chipset and its Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor....

Tags: Chipsets, Games, Processors, Shuttle, FragBox 2

Product reviews 2008-09-18

Kids NetLinks NASA for Kids Browser (zip)

Kids NetLinks NASA for Kids Browser gives 1 click access to the top learning and games Web pages/sites NASA has to offer for Kids K-12. Learn about the hubble telescope, mars, the moon, NASA space shuttle, and more with a click of a button. Make your own MyNasa Page or...

Tags: NASA, Web Browser, Kids NetLinks, Games, Web Browsers, Personal Technology, Internet

Software downloads 2008-09-11

A virus in our genes, think about that....

A virus in our genes, think about that....Not bad...You were doing good until about halfway through the post, when you might as well have pulled out your Barack Hussein Obama flag and waved it from the rooftops.Your gallop off into politics ruined what would otherwise have been a good read.RE:...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Obama, gene, virus, Creationists, Natural Selection, Sarah Palin

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

The Technological and Economic impact of a New Cold War

  Cummings of the Daily Express, 24 August 1953, "Back to Where it all Started" The events of the last several weeks surrounding Russia's invasion of Georgia and its recognition of the rogue provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia have threatened to...

Tags: Russia, Russian, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-01

BlueAnt M1 Stereo Bluetooth Speaker

Most Bluetooth speakers we see here at CNET are of the speakerphone variety, which you can pair up with a phone to make and receive calls. Since the rise of stereo Bluetooth, however, there are a few companies that make stereo Bluetooth speakers without the ability to handle phone calls....

Tags: Engineering, speaker, Bluetooth, BlueAnt

Product reviews 2008-08-26

Russia, Georgia and NASA

Russia, Georgia and NASASelf reliance is a good thingLet's be really glad we're not dependent on Russia for more important things... and yes, I do think that foreign countries should be wary of over-dependence on the US works both ways.I think Bill Nelson has done a good job over the...

Tags: Self-Reliance, COTS, SpaceX, Orbital, NASA

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Sanyo Katana Eclipse - silver (Sprint)

The Katana series of phones have changed quite a bit since the original Katana, which was nothing more than a Razr clone with its slim and wide style. Two years and a couple of Katana models later, it appears that Sanyo has decided to go in a very different design...

Tags: Media players, Engineering, Digital music, Digital media, Sprint Communications, Sanyo Katana, Sanyo Electric Co., Sanyo Katana Eclipse, music player, LED indicator, display

Product reviews 2008-08-17

ZTE C79

ZTE is a little known brand in the U.S., but the Chinese manufacturer is slowly but surely making its presence felt in the U.S. cell market. It kicked off its U.S. debut earlier this year with a couple of entry-level phones, such as the ZTE C88 for MetroPCS, and now...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Media players, ZTE C79, ZTE, phone, music player

Product reviews 2008-08-14

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows Vista

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows VistaKubuntu on main desktop ...... Windows XP SP2 in the VMware sandbox, same for Vista if someone sends me a copy gratis. I've been burned too many times with malware to even think of going back to Windows as my main...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Love Windows Vista, Love Windows, Stop Worrying, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

Dell Studio Hybrid

It's hard for us to recommend the Dell Studio Hybrid desktop for any practical purpose. As a desktop for productivity, you can get more bang-for-your-buck from a typical budget-priced midtower PC. And if your goal is either space-saving or using this system as a media PC, we'd instead point you...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, Dell Computer Corp., Studio Hybrid

Product reviews 2008-07-29

Microsoft mashes up multiple natural-user-interface inputs

Publicly and privately, Microsoft officials have been making much of the company's myriad multi-touch input projects (especially with Windows 7 and Windows Mobile 7). But Microsoft's view of what the user interface of the future will look like is more complex than that. Instead of allowing users...

Tags: Receptionist, User Interface, Microsoft Corp., Robots, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Emerging Technologies, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-07-28

Soundcast OutCast

Soundcast Systems focuses its efforts on a very limited line of wireless audio products and it shows: the company consistently earns praise for its top-notch wireless sound quality. Competitive pricing, however, is not Soundcast's strong suit, and the OutCast is no exception. This $700 weatherproof, wireless speaker setup is definitely...

Tags: Soundcast OutCast, iCast

Product reviews 2008-07-25

Qik out of private beta

Over the weekend, Qik came out of private beta. Jennifer Leggio has all the technical details, along with some insights in Robert Scoble's outburst about how kyte.tv would kill off Qik and Flixwagon. One claim the company makes over at VentureBeat is that they have gotten latency...

Tags: Revenue, Advertisement, Business Model, Beta, Qik, Jennifer Leggio, Strategy, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Linux - Still chasing that elusive 1ò0market share

Linux - Still chasing that elusive 1ò0market share.....Not buying less than 1%. 3% yes, 1% no. The problem is there is really no reliable way to count ALL the Linux machines out there, then determine which are server, super computer or desktop or embedded.Linux's strength in diversity creates a near...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

(Photos: Backstage at Kennedy Space Center, Act 2)

(Photos: Backstage at Kennedy Space Center, Act 2)Ares I vs. VThere's a parachute picture (Image 9) that refers to "the Ares 1 cargo launch vehicle" but as far as I know, no such beast exists. Ares 1 will be the launch vehicle for the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV, for...

Tags: Ares, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-06-18