Archive for: March 24, 2008

Filed under: Gaming, HDTVNothing beats that straight-from-the-oven firmware smell, and Sony just hit the Web with its PS3 2.20 firmware update goodness. The big win here is BD-Live interactive Blu-ray compatibility (Blu-ray 2.0), but there are some other minor tweaks as well, mostly multimedia and w…

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Filed under: Gaming
Whoa, has it really been three years since the PSP had its glittery North American debut? It seems like just yesterday we were watching UMD movies on our chubby first-gen unit — and now here we are, with the PSP Slim all grown up, multicolored, and in a serious relationship with…

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Filed under: Desktops
It’s not often we see a desktop surrounded by hordes of folks just waiting for reviews in order to pull the trigger (or not), but Shuttle’s Foresight Linux-based KPC is one of those machines. The Celeron 430-powered box actually managed to hold its own, and oftentimes best, an …

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Toy blocks infused with LEDs aren’t items that your youngster isn’t familiar with, but implanting hints of light into existing LEGO kits just adds an element of satisfaction not bundled with pre-fabricated alternatives. Enter the Lifelites eLite kits, which enables builders to wire LEDs within L…

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Well, it’s only been a couple hours since the DOJ officially approved the XM / Sirius merger, and while we’re a little surprised at how low-profile the two satellite radio services are being about the decision, there’s nothing at all shocking about NAB’s reaction — the organization says it’s “a…

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(Credit: South Park Studios)South Park fans rejoice, every episode of your favorite show is now available online, legally, via South Park Studios.

This central location for all things South Park is host to every individual full episode of the show and around 3,000 embeddable video clips. It’s not …

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certain, we’ve got devices that can see through concrete walls, but why get all complicated when there’s some good ol’ fashioned bashing to be done? That’s the poetic question posed by the Controlled affect Rescue Tool, developed by Raytheon as part of a office of Homeland shield program. Th…

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Q: On a computer which runs XP Pro SP2, the old Ctrl+Alt+Del three-finger salute, used to bring up a Task Manager screen that had several tabs. I could see the programs that are running, the tasks, a graph of the CPU load, and more.

Several months ago this suddenly changed. Now a window with no tabs opens and the only thing displayed is a list of current running programs and the options to end task, switch task, and new task. The window doesn't even have a close option, although it can be closed from the tray icon. I can find no way to get back to the multi-tab format and have no idea of what caused the change. Are you familiar with this "enhancement" and how I can get back to where I started? - Rich Medved.

A: Strange. I got three messages about this problem in the last week. Clearly it's time to report the solution again. For whatever reason, Microsoft equipped Task Manager with a "tiny footprint" mode. In this mode only one tab shows and there's no title bar, menu, or tabs. To enter tiny footprint mode you double-click in the border area between the window's frame and the actual data area. And to return to the regular display you do the same. For example, click in the spot the mouse is pointing to in the screenshot. It's as simple as that! And as you can see from the screenshot it happens in Vista too.

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“The quad-core Xeon-based Apple Xserve is a superbly contemporary 1U server with energetic options for storage and isolated access,” reports Andrew T. Laurence (macworld.com). As a aftereffect of his tests, he awards Xserve four mice (out of five) and notes that “the new Xserve’s AFP perform…

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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
We’ve already seen a couple of devices designed to detect and prevent bird flu (among other viruses), but STMicro says it’s got ‘em all beat with its new VereFlu “lab-on-a-chip,” which it developed in partnership with Veredus Laboratories. That system, the company says, wi…

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Ready to work off those pounds you’ve put on during the depressing winter? According to a blurry screenshot (as well as a few rounds of independent confirmation), Nintendo’s forthcoming Wii Fit will set you back a cool $89.99, and pre-orderers will be asked to hand by ten whole US bucks (up from…

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“We often take in from readers who want to track the development process of their favorite Linux distribution but don’t know where to start. Budding Linux enthusiasts frequently ask how the release cycles work, what the version numbers mean, and what options are available for end-user examining prio…

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