T.T.N:Brother's New MFC With A 2.5in LCD!

"Brother Introduces New MFC-820cw Mutli-Function with Wireless and Color LCD

2006 International CES
CES Booth #31123

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2006--Brother International Corporation, a leading manufacturer of multi-function products, today introduces the MFC-820cw ($249.99*). This Multi-Function Center(R) product features the company's first model with a 2.5" color LCD and comes with a built-in 802.11b/g wireless interface. Its 6-in-1 versatility includes color inkjet printer, copier, scanner, PhotoCapture Center(R) feature, fax and PC Fax functions. It begins shipping in February 2006.

Demand for wireless peripherals like the Brother MFC-820cw is very much on the rise and according the recent market analysis by International Data Corporation (IDC), ongoing growth in the use of these products in home and small office environments is a key contributing factor.(1) The MFC-820cw is built around the same attractive, space-saving design as previous models in Brother's stable of ultra-low profile inkjet MFCs. Among its many feature highlights are:

KEY FEATURES
Photo quality color printing/copying/scanning, Stand-alone color faxing, A Flip-up 2.5" color LCD display for previewing images, easy menu access, and more, Built-in wireless (802.11b/g) and wired Ethernet network interfaces, Up to 6000 x 1200 dpi(2) color printing, Up to Built-in 10-page automatic document feeder

from Brother:
"We see a growth in the demand for wireless peripherals both for the home and small businesses. In fact the trend toward low-cost network connectivity will continue to spur on growth," said Don Cummins, Vice Presr on the network(4), Fax documents from computers on your network using the Brother software(6), Receive faxes to any Windows(R)-based computer on the network, Access images that are stored on media cards inserted into the PhotoCapture Center(R) of the MFC-820cw.

When using the built-in 802.11b/g Wireless connectivity the MFC-820cw has the SecureEasySetup(TM) feature, which allows you to easily install the MFC on your wireless network. This feature automatically configures the wireless network and security settings of the MFC-820cw with the push of a button enabling simple and secure communications with a wireless router supporting SecureEasySetup(TM) feature."

I think brother almost have me, but I'm going to wait for the update for the currnet printer I have with is the MFC-5840CN!

T.T.N:Intel Stops Plans to Forgo 4GHz!

"In an unexpected move, Intel today announced that it will not move ahead with a 4GHz Pentium 4 after all. The chip, originally scheduled to appear by year end, is being cast aside in favor of larger-cache Pentium 4s at speeds of up to 3.8GHz. These P4s will have 2MB of L2 cache, similar to the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition targeted towards the deep-pocketed enthusiast crowd. P4s with the 2MB cache and clocked at 3.8GHz will begin shipping in early 2005; models with the larger cache running at lower clock speeds will follow.

The decision to drop plans for a 4GHz plans are a result of Intel's change in focus with regards to both processor strategy and marketing. Developments such as Intel's new processor labeling scheme along with the increased focus on dual cores demonstrate that Intel's clock speed fixation is at an end. In his article on the future of Prescott, Hannibal laid out Intel's CPU performance improvement strategy for its top-of-the-line desktop processor:

Intel's Pentium 4 architecture (a.k.a. Netburst) is predicated on the assumption that the former approach - shrink the core size and raise the clock speed - will translate into both better performance and better sales, because it's easier to sell MHz than it is to sell added functionality. The problem with this approach is twofold and can be summed up with two terms: transistor leakage and power density.

In Prescott's case, it looks like the answer is to try your best to adapt the old design to a new set of circumstances, rather than throwing it out the window. This means cranking way back on the clock speed increases, and taking advantage of Moore's Curves by adding functionality to the die instead.

The decision to increase the size of the L2 cache on the Pentium 4 along with the move towards a dual core design for Prescott demonstrate how Intel plans to continue performance enhancements on a CPU that's at the end of the line in terms of clock speed. Not that the Intel's situation is anything like Motorola's a couple of years ago, but the decision to increase the amount of cache across the board is reminiscent of the Motorola PPC 7450, which shipped with 256kb of L2 cache and 2MB of L3 cache in an attempt to wring extra performance out of the design.

Another factor in the decision to cancel the 4.0GHz part is likely a low expected return on investment. With dual core CPUs due in 2005, it's quite possible that a fully-qualified 4.0GHz part might not arrive on the scene until some time in 2005, maybe not until around the same time that the dual-core chips begin shipping. Such a delay is not out of the question, especially given that since the transition to 90nm, Intel has run into delays each time it has tried to step up the P4's clock speed. So for the foreseeable future, it looks like dual cores, increased cache, and 64-bit architecture will be the name of the game for Intel as it transitions to Merom, which is based on the older Pentium III architecture and due in 2007."

Shop at The Tech 4 U Store!

Now you can buy stuff with the "Tech 4 U" logo on it. Prices are low, and if you want to help support "Tech 4 U" this the place that has everything with the logo on. Now here is a list of things to buy from my store!

Apparel:
T-Shirts, Sweaters, baseball Jerseys, Spaghetti Tank Tops, Tank Tops, Hoodies, Long Sleeve T-Shirts, Hooded Sweatshirts, Sweatshirts, Golf Shirts, Jr. Raglans, Cap Sleeve T-Shirts, Tracksuits, etc.

Baby:
Infant Creeper, Bibs, Sweaters, Baseball Jerseys, Sweatshirts, T-Shirts, Hoodies!

Housewares:
Mugs: Large and Regular, Steins, Mousepads, Pillows, Framed, BBQ Aprons, Tile Boxes, Coasters, Wall Clocks, and cute little Teddy Bears!

Hats & Bags:
Caps, Tote Bags, Messenger Bags!

Stickers, Buttons & Magnets:
Stickers, buttons, Magnets, Bumper Stickers, License Plate Frames, Ornaments!

Posters, Prints and More:
Calendar Prints, Journals, Posters!

Postage:
Postage Pals, etc.

The V.O.T.M. is Al B. Sure!'s "Off On Your Own (Girl)"

The Video Of The Month is "Al B. Sure!'s" - "Off On Your Own (Girl)" from his first album In Effect Mode in 1988.

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Sony's Memory Stick Pro Duo Making 8GB in 2006

"No real surprise, but it looks like Sony will be releasing their 4 and 8GB Memory Stick PRO Duo cards in 2006. So you'd better start saving up now if you really want to make your new Sony Ericsson W810i into a $1500 8GB MP3 playin' musicphone.'

T.T.N:Toshiba make a 0.85-inch 4GB drives...by in 2007!!!!

"Remember those Guinness Book of World Record setting 0.85-inch drives from Toshiba? You know, the ones that were hitting at the end of 2004 only to be delayed for mass production until the summer of 2005? Well, that very same 4GB 3600RPM spinner is now shipping. However, Tosh concedes that consumer electronics companies looking to actually mass produce product with the drives will have to wait until 2007 to take delivery. Jeepers. So what does Toshiba do after such a boondoggle? Easy, pledge to bump capacities to 10GBs using perpendicular recording techniques. Oh Toshiba, your insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of (your own) progress would make Bertrand Russell proud."

Hands-on with the iSee 360i

So last night at ShowStoppers (which is probably the weakest of the evening press events that flock around CES) we got to play with the iSee 360i, a new gadget we'd originally feared would turn out to be mere vaporware. In case you missed the announcement the other day, this thing is a dock for the iPod nano, iPod mini, and 4G and 5G iPods that lets you watch video on a 3.6-inch, 320 x 240 LCD screen (by using your iPod as USB mass storage drive to stash video and music and photos). We figured they'd find themselves on the receiving end of a cease & desist from Apple -- or at least the receiving end of some nastly glares from Stevie J. during Macworld next week -- but apparently the company is made up of ex-Apple people who have managed to secure both Jobs' blessing and a license for their dock adapter.

We only spent a few minutes playing with the iSee, but its QVGA screen was bright and clear -- we only wish they'd gone for a widescreen display -- and rather than try and reproduce the iPod's interface, they've decided to go with an icon-based UI that gives you the option of navigating your video and music collection by cover art.
The iSee obviously adds enough to your iPod to make it comparable in size and weight to an Archos AV500, but there's something undeniably clever about a device that lets you add some extra functionality to a gadget you already own. All they've got to do is bring the price down, $249 seems just a little too steep, doesn't it? Either way, their rep, Melanie Vuynovich (who was also our hand model for the shoot) told us that the iSee 360i will ship this quarter, we'll keep an eye out for the launch. Click on for more pics.

The Tech News: Dell New 30-inch LCD!!!!!!!!!

"There's no official announcement yet, but apparently Dell is going to roll out a massive 30-inch LCD monitor to compete with Apple's lust-inducing 30-inch Cinema Display. The 3007WFP is said to have a a resolution of 2560 x 1600 (that's WQXGA, baby!), a 14ms response time, 400cd/m2 brightness, 700:1 contrast ratio, support for HDCP, and a built-in 4-port USB hub and 9-in-1 multimedia card reader. No price, but it should hit North America on December 21st, which means you'll have to choose between buying Christmas presents for your loved ones or buying yourself one sweet LCD panel.

They're not saying much about it, but apparently Dell's forthcoming 30-inch 3007WFP display is a) real, and b) actually going to be announced during CES according to their site (hence their "check back on Jan 5, 2006" message), and c) has better specs as Apple's 30-inch Cinema display (those being same 2560 x 1600 resolution, but 700:1 contrast ratio over 400:1, 11ms over 16ms, and 400cd/m2 brightness over 270). Frankly we're a little bummed they're gonna miss the holiday rush with this one, but somehow we have a feeling a 30-inch display, Dell or not, is still one of those things we'd have to pony up for ourselves."

The Tech News: The World's Largest TV!!!!!!!!

Samsung Claims Largest Plasma Display

Company says it has developed a 102-inch high-definition flat screen.

Samsung SDI has developed what it claims is the world's largest PDP (plasma display panel), measuring 102 inches diagonally.

The company plans to start producing the panels during the first half of 2005 at its Chonan factory in Chungchon, South Korea. Samsung SDI expects Samsung Electronics to buy the 102-inch panels and make them into TVs at a later time, says Samsung SDI spokesperson Bryan Sohn. The company would not reveal the prices for the panels at this time.

The panels are capable of a high-definition resolution of 1920 pixels x 1080 pixels, a brightness of 1000 candelas per square meter and a contrast ratio of 2000:1, Sohn says.

Lower Prices?

The production technology used to build the panels could potentially help to reduce prices for smaller PDPs. Rather than using a separate piece of glass for each panel it makes, the company can fabricate four 50-inch panels from a single, larger piece of glass, resulting in a lower cost per panel, Sohn says.

As well as being good for consumers, the lower prices would be a boost for electronics companies like Samsung Electronics, which has seen growing demand for big-screen TVs, he says.

Samsung SDI will produce the 102-inch panels on a newly-built manufacturing line. Production volume has yet to be announced but is not expected to be large, Sohn says.

The giant panel will give Samsung SDI bragging rights over South Korean rival LG Electronics, which has been in a tit-for-tat battle with Samsung over who can produce the biggest panel.

In October 2003, LG Electronics announced the development of a prototype 76-inch screen. Three months later, Samsung SDI said it had developed an 80-inch panel, but TVs have not yet been made commercially at that size, Sohn says.

The Tech News: BD-R / BD-RE (BD-RW) Discs!!!

"Just in case you were curious to see what you'll have spindles of probably by this time next year, TDK's officially started production of single and dual-layer single sided BD-Rs and BD-REs (which is just their nomenclature for BD-RWs”). They're apparently apt to hyping Durabis, the anti-scratch / smudge / dust coating on Blu-ray discs (even though Durabis is standard for Blu-ray media), but no word on cost per disc. Just don'’t be surprised when it'’s, um, a lot you know the price we all pay for being an early adopter. Remember how much CD-Rs used to cost?"

Just imagine back up your with just one disc, or putting 12 DVD movies on one disc possibilities are just about in less.

The V.O.T.M: Is Mariah Carey's "Someday"!!!

The video this month is "Someday" by Mariah Carey. This song is from Mariah's first album "Vision Of Love" in 1990. Sorry for posting this video so late into the month, I was too busy cleaning up.

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My New LCD: AOC LM929 Silver-Black 19" 25ms LCD Monitor!!

"As we unpacked the display we were very impressed with the good quality. The silver and black case is clean and edges are smooth. Attaching the display to the stand was not difficult as it is with some manufacturers. Once the display was on the stand all we had to do was hook up the power and decide if we were going to run an analog or digital signal. Many mid level monitor do not include both options, especially in a 19" monitor at this price. Since we were hooking it up to a KVM switch, analog was the choice. Most displays these days have a power cord that plugs into a power adapter which then has a mini plug to the display. It was kind of nice to be able to just plug the power cord directly into the display as you do with a CRT monitor. Keeps the desk a little less cluttered.

Now with the monitor plugged in and ready to go I sat down and positioned the display. I really like the height adjustment options. You can adjust the display to be about 6 inches from the desktop. For me that took the center of the display above eye level. So for normal viewing I use it about 3 inches from the desktop. The tall adjustments are great if you like your monitor high but it's also there to allow you to pivot the display and view it long ways. Turning the display was simple and I did not feel at any time that it was off balance and would tip over. With a large display that can adjust as high as this does, having a sturdy base can help you rest easy without fear of damage.

Now that the display was positioned comfortably we fired up the PC. Upon powering up, a quick AOC splash screen displays before it loads the image from the video card. Once the OS was up and running I inspected the display for any dead pixels or distortions. There were not any dead pixels. The picture was clear with no anomalies or distortions visible. The tagline with the AOC logo says "Eyes Value". As we first powered up this LCD, in the testing process, and with continued use for several weeks, this tag line means many things. AOC has packaged a quality display in all aspects of workmanship and functionality. This display is very easy on your eyes even after many hours of continued use.

After the easy set up, we spent some time putting the display through the paces. First off was checking out the display controls. The controls are placed on the right side of the display case. This novel placement makes the controls very easy to use. Often with most monitors and displays these controls are hid underneath the bottom front edge. Depending on how high the monitor sits, these buttons can be very difficult to use to make adjustments as I am sure you are aware of.

Next we checked out some basic software applications. Email, word processing documents, spreadsheets, web browsing, etc. The picture quality was excellent for these uses. The whites were definitely not too bright, but the images are crisp and clear. However, because I noticed that the white backgrounds of documents and web pages was not glaring, I wondered how the display would fare with darker images and even dark scenes from games and movies. This did made dark scenes from our test DVD movies a little difficult to see. The specs say it is capable of 16.7 million colors. Compared to a more high end LCD the color shades were a little less definite but still good quality for a mid-level LCD. We knew that with only a 25ms response time that we would probably see some ghosting or blurring of images in both DVD movies and Gaming. What we saw in testing wasn't unbelievably bad, but was noticeable. And the darker images and scenes are darker than they might appear on higher end displays.


















The AOC LM929 is not for hardcore gamers or graphics users. For day to day use, this is a great display. If you spend most of your time in office or business related software and web browsing with occasional gaming and movie watching, this display is golden. I'm using it now for my office display several hours everyday on development and email and web browsing...my day to day work. For a large 19" display, with a good array of features, with good solid quality at an affordable price, the AOC LM929 display is for you!!

Because of the excellent functionality and usability at an affordable price."



Pros:
Love the Pivot, Swivel, Tilt, and Height adjustment options, Monitor feels sturdy and still looks nice.

Cons:
25ms response time, it's a little on the dark side, speakers aren't that good....

The Tech News: JVC GR-DF550US Digital Camcorder!!

"The JVC GR-DF550US goes for a boxy style that looks as if its two halves (one for the lens, one for the tape transport) were designed separately and then stuck together at the last moment. And although the camcorder fits comfortably in the hand, it does have a tendency to tilt--many of its heaviest parts (such as the battery) are positioned to the left, away from the hand. You can deal with this by putting your right thumb underneath the camera to stabilize it, but this solution takes your thumb away from the record button. It's an interesting attempt at a different design that doesn't really work.

We found the video quality of the GR-DF550US to be somewhat disappointing. The video was sharp and had plenty of detail, but colors looked washed out, both under natural light and indoors. However, the GR-DF550US outperformed all the other cameras in the August review group at shooting video in low light, doing an excellent job of reproducing colors in a very challenging lighting situation. You can set the two white LEDs to turn on automatically when a scene becomes too dark. But the lights are so bright that some subjects might find it uncomfortable to look into the lens.

We also found this JVC camcorder's still images to be relatively poor in our tests, producing muddy colors and showing a lack of clarity in fine details.

With its 15X optical zoom, the JVC leads the group in that category (though you really need to use a tripod at the longer zoom settings, as such settings exaggerate camera shakes). It weighs just 14.4 ounces, which makes it the lightest of these cameras. And it's also the least-expensive camcorder here, with a street price of $450.

The battery life of the DF550US, however, was disappointing at just 1 hour, 5 minutes--the worst in our group, and less than half that of the Sony DCR-DVD403 or the Hitachi DZGX20A. There are ways to stretch operating life, such as by turning down the LCD screen's brightness or using the viewfinder, but on this camera, the viewfinder screen is rather small and uncomfortable to use, so that resort isn't ideal. One nice touch: If you close both the LCD screen and the viewfinder, the camera turns itself off, lessening the chances of accidentally running down the battery.

Another welcome detail is the quick-review button, which rewinds the tape, shows the last few seconds of video, and then switches back to recording mode. This is useful if you can't remember the last thing you recorded--and a lot easier than switching to playback, rewinding the tape, watching the video, and then switching back to recording mode.

The camera also has a selection of scene modes (such as sports or snow) and special effects (such as sepia, monotone, and strobe), and a number of modes have a preset shutter speed to approximate some degree of manual control."


Pros:
Lots of ports, Low Light Plus for low light video.

Cons:
the lackluster image quality, short battery life, and awkward handling.

The Tech News: Fight Breaks out at Wal Mart!

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The Tech News: Christmas Is On!!!!!!!!

I think this lights show is AWESOME! Maybe the people who created this show had too much time on their hands. So what. I still like it. What do you think? Check it out yourself. I also heard that the lights show isn't real, that the home owner used a remote control and took individual pictures as they switched the various lights on and off. Then recompiled all of the images and added a soundtrack to it.

The Tech News: Apple iBook Tele Prompter Laptop for $100!

Apple iBook Tele Prompter Laptop
Price: $100/day

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remove add to request in used equipment The perfect laptop for prompting? Quite possibly. This iBook has a composite video output (which needs a special adapter - stereo Mini/RCA) and switchable (through Control Panel) resolutions and video formats (NTSC/PAL). All these features make it the ideal Prompting Machine.

Takes Mac or PC files AS LONG AS THEY HAVE BEEN SAVED AS TEXT-ONLY DOCUMENTS!

Software: QuickPrompt 1.7

Scrolling device: TrackPad or USB optical mouse.

Accessories for the Apple iBook Tele Prompter Laptop, AV 12 Flat Panel Tele Prompter System
QTV MVP 9 Ultra Light Tele Prompter System, Tele Prompter System, NO LONGER RENTED QTV FDP 11 Flat Panel Prompter System.

The Tech News: The $100 Laptop! Cool....But Wait.

"CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--A low-cost computer for the masses moved one step closer to reality on Wednesday.

Nicholas Negroponte, the co-founder of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, detailed specifications for a $100 windup-powered laptop targeted at children in developing nations. Nicholas Negroponte, who laid out his original proposal at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January, said MIT and his nonprofit group, called One Laptop Per Child, is in discussions with five countries--Brazil, China, Thailand, Egypt and South Africa--to distribute up to 15 million test systems to children.

In addition, Massachusetts is working with MIT on a plan to distribute the laptops to schoolchildren, Negroponte said.

"This is the most important thing I have ever done in my life," Negroponte said on Wednesday during a presentation at Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT. "Reception has been incredible. The idea is simple. It's an education project, not a laptop project. If we can make education better--particularly primary and secondary schools--it will be a better world."

He said a goal of the project is to make the low-cost PC idea a grassroots movement that will spread in popularity, like the Linux operating system or the Wikipedia free online encyclopedia. "This is open-source education. It's a big issue."

Negroponte said the idea is that governments will pay roughly $100 for the laptops and will distribute them for free to students.

The proposed design of the machines calls for a 500MHz processor, 1GB of memory and an innovative dual-mode display that can be used in full-color mode, or in a black-and-white sunlight-readable mode. The display makes the laptop "both an electronic book and a laptop," he said.

One display design being considered is a flat, flexible printed display developed at MIT's Media Lab. Negroponte said the technology can be used to produce displays that cost roughly 10 cents per square inch. "The target is $12 for a 12-inch display with near-zero power consumption," he said.

Power for the new systems will be provided through either conventional electric current, batteries or by a windup crank attached to the side of the notebooks, since many countries targeted by the plan do not have power in remote areas, Negroponte said.

The machines, which will run a version of the Linux operating system, will also include other applications, some developed by MIT researchers, as well as country-specific software. "Software has gotten too fat and unreliable, so we started with Linux," he said.New generation: The millennials connectivity, the systems will be Wi-Fi- and cell phone-enabled, and will include four USB ports, along with built-in "mesh networking," a peer-to-peer concept that allows machines to share a single Internet connection.

"In emerging nations, the issue is not connectivity," Negroponte said. "That was the issue, but there are many people working on it, (thanks to) global competitiveness. But for education, the roadblock is the laptop."

Five companies are working with MIT to develop an initial 5 million to 15 million test units within the year: Google, Advanced Micro Devices, News Corp., Red Hat and BrightStar, Negroponte said. He said the current plan is to produce 100 million to 150 million units by 2007.

Negroponte admits that his goals are ambitious. Currently, the world production of laptops is just under 50 million, he said.

While the initial goal of the project is to work with governments, Negroponte said MIT is considering licensing the design or giving it to a third-party company to build commercial versions of the PC. "Those might be available for $200, and $20 or $30 will come back to us to make the kids' laptops. We're still working on that," he said.

Others have launched low-cost PC ideas in the past, though MIT's project may be the most ambitious.

Last year, Advanced Micro Devices announced plans for its Personal Internet Connector--a prototype with a price tag of at least $185, with no display. And an Indian company called Novatium said it plans to offer a stripped-down home computer for about $70 or $75.

In addition, Microsoft's antipiracy-minded Steve Ballmer last year called for a move toward the $100 PC for developing nations."

The Tech News: The Samsung Digimax Pro 815 With The Largest LCD, 3.5 In!

The Pro815 is targeted at the advanced market segment of camera users and this camera has three really stand out features that can be called world's firsts for the digital camera segment:

The first thing you notice on this camera is definitely the screen. This is larger than a lot of handheld gaming console screens, it's monstrous in comparison to what you typically see in today's cameras. The model's on the showroom floor were not powered, but the one working model they had during the presentation was stunning in the brightness and ease of viewing it offered. Another great feature of the 815 is The 3.5" LCD could be a TV it's so big!! The LCD that resides on top of the lens, this allows you to hold the camera at waist or chest level and look down on the camera and focus the shot. The 1900 mAh battery should offer users up to 500 shots on one charge, even with the huge LCD sucking the life out of it. The 1900 mAh size battery is the largest of any camera to date. The battery and LCD do add weight to the camera (Samsung would not quote a weight number as it is still in development), but the fact this is an SLR substitute means you won't be carrying a bunch of lenses so that will keep overall travel weight down. The included standard lens shoots both 28mm wide-angle shots and has 420mm tele-zoom capabilities, with an SLR this would usually involve having two seperate lenses. Samsung promises it will have a huge number of offerings going into 2006 and this is just the start of it's agressive push to offer cameras that are highly competitive with pricing and offer new and advanced features and still meet the competition's price point for "equivalent" but, as Samsung would argue, inferior cameras.

Pros:
Huge 3.5" LCD screen15x optical zoom, and 4x digital zoom offers 60x zoom via standard lens1900 mAh battery is the largest in any camera, this one of which is 3.5" the battery is needed, it will provide enough juice for up to 500 shots which is very good. Another color LCD 1.44 in. on the top of the camera.

Cons:
The price at 899.99, it's not very afforable, and it's kinda on the big side too.

The Tech News: Intel based Apple PowerBooks?

"NEW YORK, November 7 (newratings.com) – Appleinsider said on Monday that Apple Computer Inc. is likely to launch its Intel (INTC) processor-based PowerBooks during 1Q06.

Apple announced in June 2005 that it would migrate to Intel-based processors from PowerPC technology by June 2006. According to Channel Register, Intel is expected to ship its Yonah processors, which are designed for laptops, during the end of 2005. Channel Register added that Appleinsider's reports suggesting the time frame for the launch of Apple's Intel-based laptops and Intel's launch of the Yonah processors would coincide. The Mac Observer said on Monday that UBS Investment Research expects Apple to witness robust sales for its iPod nano, digital video downloads and the new iMac G5.

Analyst Charles R Wolf of Needham & Co downgraded Apple Computer Inc from "buy" to "hold." In a research note published this morning, the analyst mentioned that the downgrade in the rating was based on valuation. Apple Computer's share price has appreciated significantly over the past one year on account of the launch of new iPods and Macs, and the company's robust financial results. The sales of the company's Mac computers have been significantly higher than the estimates so far this year, the analyst added. According to Needham & Co, Apple is dominating the online music market through its iTunes Music Store, which was launched during 2003."

You know, I would like to see one of these PC's. Who'da thunk it? I though I'll never see Apple and Intel come together for anything.

The V.O.T.M: Is "Meeting In My Bedroom" By Silk.

This is "Meeting In My Bedroom" by Silk. This song is from there third album "Tonight".









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