According to an unconfirmed report , the Motorola Q will be shipped in Q1 for Verizon. The sexy smartphone phone will be available in a CDMA (with EV-DO) and a GSM (with EDGE) version.

The Inquirer reports that an nVIDIA spokesperson was quoted in the Official PlayStation Magazine saying that the RSX GPU used in the Sony PlayStation 3 is basically a slightly less powerful GeForce 7800. When Sony unveiled its next-generation PlayStation last May, one of the slides displayed in the presentation showed that the PlayStation 3 GPU had the power of two GeForce 6800 Ultras working in SLI mode, at that time, nVIDIA (the developer of the PlayStation 3 RSX GPU) has not yet unveiled its latest graphics architecture, formerly code-named G70 writes team xBox. According to reports, the fact that a PC chip that is faster than the PS3 chip a full year before it's launch a huge NO NO.

Next month, IBM will ship a new workstation built around Intel's dual-core Pentium D. The new IntelliStation M Pro uses a 64-bit, dual-core Intel Pentium D and can support 8 GB of memory. The IntelliStation line of workstations is designed for critical business operations, such as mechanical design, electronic design, drug analysis and digital content creation writes entmag.com

The IBM IntelliStation M Pro 6218 is set to ship in September at a starting price of $1,479. The M Pro will be available with Microsoft Windows XP Professional pre-loaded and is certified for 32- and 64-bit versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0. Graphics options for the M Pro range from multi-monitor capable 2D cards to extreme 3D cards from ATI, Nvidia and 3DLabs.

The folks at IGN starving to see the Nintendo Revolution Controller, took matters into their own hands and designed their own Nintendo Revolution Controller. After their creation pictured above, tons of readers submitted designs. One cool submission showed a controller with a fork on the end.

Toshiba, Japan has announced their latest Qosmio PC's, the G20 and F20. The high-end G20 features a 17" (1440x900) screen with a 480cd brightness rate, a Pentium M 750 (1.8GHz - 2 Mb cache, 533 MHz frontal bus), 2Gb of RAM, 200Gb HDD (2x100), Bluetooth v2, a GeForce Go 6200 TC, DVd burner, Wireless a/b/g and the TV tuner has a hardware Mpeg2 encoder to record your TV shows.

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According to a report in today's The Seattle Times reports Microsoft Corp. may open a retail store in New York City's Times Square with a four-story space at One Times Square being a potential location for the store.

A Microsoft spokeswoman refused to comment on the rumor saying that: "At any given time, Microsoft evaluates and pursues real-estate opportunities and needs. Out of respect for all parties, and a desire to not perpetuate rumors, we do not have a comment on this at this time."

Meanwhile, ITmedia Japan snapped some pics of a construction shielding surrounding what they suppose is an Xbox 360 store.

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Motorola is preparing several new iDEN phones for launch over the coming months reports Phone Scoop.

* i870: New flagship clamshell phone with dual color displays, a 1.3 megapixel camera with flash and video capture, Bluetooth (including OBEX), microSD (TransFlash) memory card slot, MP3 music player with external controls, WiDEN high-speed data, MOTOtalk off-network PTT, and a push-to-open auto-hinge.

* i450: Basic clamshell phone for Boost with specs and features similar to the current i560, including Push-To-Talk, speakerphone, and an external display.

* i415: Basic bar-style phone. Similar to the i285, but with a larger, better color display and a narrower profile.

Muji has a new translucent polypropylene case with built-in speakers the protects and amplifies your iPod, MP3, CD, or MiniDisc player for listening indoors or out. A tight rubber seal ensures it stays dry and fully functional in wet conditions. Simply plug the speakers into the internal headphone socket.

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Sony Japan has announced the "VAIO type H" and the "VAIO type M" desktop PCs, set for launch from September 10th.

The 'VAIO type M' features a 1,280x800 dot resolution 15.4" wide liquid crystal, somatotype keyboard in orange Passion orange , the superior model "VGC-M53B/W" features a TV tuner, Celeron 2.80GHz and SiS 661FX chip set (video functional built-in), memory 512MB and 250GB HDD, +R DL DVD super multiple drive.

The VAIO type H features include a FeliCa reader, superior model "VGC-H71B2R" features a Pentium D 820 (2.8GHz) processor, 1,680x1,050 dot (WSXGA+) resolution 20" wide clearing black liquid crystal display, P-in-P (Picture-in-Picture) or P-out-P (Picture-out-Picture) , 512MB Memory, Intel 945G Express chip set (video functional built-in), 300GB HDD, and double TV tuner

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Sony, Japan has announced the Vaio Type R, a new system touted as Sony's ultimate video and audio PC. Features include a Sound Reality chipset for HD audio, SACD compatible, a Pentium D 820 (2.8Ghz), 1Gb of RAM, a 256Mb GeForce 6600, a DL/RAM DVD-multi-burner, a TV tuner and 320Gb of HDD space. The R should Retail foR 1500 EUR

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Sony, Japan has announced the Vaio V, a new PC/TV combo system with a 20" screen. Features include a Pentium 4 630 (3Ghz) processor, a 256Mb ATI RADEON XPRESS 700, 1Gb of RAM, DL/RAM DVD multi-burner, 500Gb HDD (2x250) and a Digital Motion Reality TV Tuner. Price 3000 EUR.

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Sony Japan, has announced the Vaio T, set for launch on September 10th. The Sony Vaio T is 21mm thick (272.4x195.1x21mm) and weighs only 1.25kg. Features a screen with a Backlight LED, 1366x768 screen resolution, a 915GMS chipset for the graphics card, 512Mb of RAM (max 1.5Gb), a Celeron 1Ghz or a Pentium M 753 at 1.2Ghz CPU, 40 to 60Gb HDD space, a DL DVD burner and Wireless LAN and Bluetooth. It will also have a MS/SD/MMC port.

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Sony Electronics today unveiled the latest edition to its line of VAIO Professional notebooks, the new VAIO BX Series . The VAIO BX Series of notebooks features Sony's AdaptivePlus technology, incorporating flexibility, security and communications features for progressive, cost-effective IT resource management, available with a variety of display sizes - 14-inch, 15.4 and 17-inch wide screen sizes , Sony's multi-function bay , Users can swap out powerful peripherals, such as a DVD +/-RW, +R double layer drive (not all DVD media/formats are universally compatible) or an 80GB hard drive bay unit, an integrated biometric fingerprint sensor, , WWAN access to Cingular's nationwide EDGE network for connection to the Internet just about anywhere there is Cingular cellular coverage, equipped with Sony's SmartWi technology, the BX Series allows users to easily toggle between various connectivity options including WWAN, WLAN for connections at home, office or hotspots (requires compatible access points); or Bluetooth technology for communication with Bluetooth-enabled peripherals such as a PDA, cellular phone or wireless headset, Outfitted with an optional built-in camera and pre-loaded with Sony's Instant Video Everywhere or IVE service powered by GlowPoint, the BX Series is ready for instant real-time video conferencing (service subscription and broadband required).

The VAIO Professional BX Series notebook line will be available in mid-October, starting at about $1,300.

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Tuesday, Fujitsu Siemens Computer launched a new series of high-performance, low-energy workstations based on Advanced Micro Devices' dual-core 64-bit Opteron processors.

Fujitsu Siemens' Celsius V workstations target users requiring intensive calculation and graphics performance in areas such as engineering, digital content creation, visualization, virtual reality, and scientific computing, the companies say. The workstations can be equipped with dual-core AMD Opteron 275, 270, and 265 chips, the companies say.

Software Giantm Microsoft has released a beta version of its next-generation Windows File System (WinFS). WinFS was originally scheduled to be included in Windows Vista, but the technology was pulled from the forthcoming release last year and will be made available through an update in 2007.

A file system determines how data is structured and stored on a hard drive. WinFS promises to make it easier for users to find and organise documents regardless of their physical location reports vnunet

Tuesday, Ovum analyst Roger Entner said that Cingular Wireless, the wireless venture of SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. will announce plans next week to sell a Motorola Inc. mobile phone that plays music using Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes software reports Reuters.

Cingular, could introduce the phone at an Apple event scheduled for September 7 in San Francisco, becoming the first mobile operator to offer such a product.

"Industry sources tell me that there will be a joint announcement between Motorola, Apple and Cingular announcing the launch of a branded Cingular offer with iTunes," Ovum analyst Roger Entner said.

Greenhouse, Japan has announced the GH－SPA-412S series, a new stylish dock for the iPod shuffle. In addition to serving as a charge dock for your iPod Shuffle, you get speakers. Dock available in black or white.

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iSkin has announced the Shuffle Duo, a dual layer silicone protector for the iPod shuffle. Shuffle Duo utilizes two layers of high-grade silicone that combine to create the ultimate barrier against dust, dirt and even moisture. It's also available in a variety of cool color combinations, -- you know - to match your swim wear.

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Mitsubishi Heavy is taking pre-orders for their wakamaru humanoid robot writes i4u

The 1m tall Wakamaru Robot weighs 30kg, recognizes 10 faces, understands 10,000 words and moves around on wheels. He can manage your calendar, and watch the house. The wakamaru robot is expected to sell for about $14,300.

Samsung has announced the Sense X1, a new ultra-slim laptop with a thickness of only 20mm and weighing in at just 3.75 lbs. Sense X1 features include a 14" LCD display, top-loading optical disk drive built directly into the chassis, runs on Intel's ULV Centrino 773 1.1Ghz processor, 512MB DDR2 RAM, a 60GB hard drive, and 802.11bg - MSRP is expected to be $2515 USD

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Griffin has announced the TuneBox, a new Speaker System for iPod shuffle. Plug your shuffle into the docking connector between TuneBox's twin speakers for speakers. TuneBox charges your shuffle's battery while it's playing.

LG P7200 is a new GSM/GPRS (900/1800/1900Mhz) RAZR like handset from LG. The new phone features a 2.0 Megapixel camera with flash, a 262k TFT LCD internal display, 65k external display, Bluetooth, InfraRed, and music control keys on the front of the flip. According to unconfirmed reports the LG P7200 also includes 64Mb on board memory and a TransFlash/microSD card slot.

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PC Mag reviews the Robopet from WowWee. The $99 Robopet was created using fluid biomechanical motion technology, giving his actions and movement an incredibly lifelike quality.

Apple Computer Inc. has signed a microprocessor supply agreement with Freescale Semiconductor that will last on through 2008, which contradicts Apple's initial announcement of using x86 microprocessors in the entire Macintosh line-up by the end of 2007 reports Mobile Mag

"On August 22, 2005, Apple Computer, Inc. ("Apple") and Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. ("Freescale") entered into a Purchase Agreement," the filing states. "Under the terms of the agreement, subject to certain conditions, Freescale is obligated to supply its microprocessors for orders placed by Apple through December 31, 2008. Apple is under no obligation to purchase Freescale microprocessors other than work in progress that was in place at the time the agreement was executed."

A Freescale spokesman would not comment on the value of orders Apple has placed this year, or if Apple plans to place more orders under the length of the purchase agreement. Apple declined to comment on the deal.

iLounge is reporting that Apple Computer is set to introduce an all-new iPod next week at a special event at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

Apple hints that it will unveil a significant new product at the event In an invitation sent to select media. The invitation reads in part: "1000 songs in your pocket changed everything. Here we go again." The slogan "1000 songs in your pocket" was first used by Apple when the original 5GB iPod was introduced in 2001.

The invitation-only event will take place on Wednesday, September 7 at 10:00 a.m.

In addition to the FE-120, Olympus also announced the five Megapixel FE-110 and the four Megapixel FE-100 starter cameras'. Models feature movie mode, macro function and have a 1.5-inch LCD screen. The Olympus FE-100 is priced around $149.99 and will be available in September and the FE-110 is priced around $199.99 and will be available in October.

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Olympus has announced the FE-120, a new six megapixel beginner camera. Features include 16 scene modes, a 1.8-inch LCD screen, 2 cm macro mode for super close ups and movie function. The Olympus FE-120 will be priced $249.99

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Olympus has announced the Stylus 600 , a new six Megapixel camera with BrightCapture technology. The weatherproof Stylus 600 is available in range of colors - navy blue, ruby red or arctic silver. The Stylus 600 will be available from late September at a price around $299.99

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Olympus has announced the SP-350 and SP-310 digital cammera. The near identical cameras offer 8.0 and 7.1 million pixels respectively, full manual control, 2.5-inch LCD (and viewfinder) plus RAW image capture. The SP-350 and SP-310 will be available in October priced $399.99 (SP-350) and $349.99

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Olympus has announced the SP-500, a new six megapixel, 10x zoom camera. Other features include full manual control as well as RAW capture, an electronic viewfinder, a 2.5-inch LCD and 3cm macro mode. The SP-500 Ultra-Zoom will be available from October priced $399.99

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Advanced Micro Devices or AMD plans to cut the price on its Opteron microprocessors reports the Inquirer

The dual core Opteron HE models are of some interest, because at 55W for a dual core package, they now give Pentium M power levels of 27W a run for their money.

Samsung has announced the M70, a new laptop featuring a 19 inch LCD. The M70 will be equipped with the newest mobile high speed CPU and high end graphics chip from Nvidia. The 1680 x 1050 TFT display has a response time of only 10 milliseconds and a contrast of 600:1.

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The Qoolqee X3, is a new tiny MP3 Player from the Korean company Qoolqee. The X3 Player is water and shock resistant and features a FM radio writes UberGizmo

Compatibility: MP3, WMA, ASF, OGG, MS DRM - FM Radio
Connectivity: USB 2.0 (PC/Mac)
Audio: Post processing Jazz/Classic/Pop/Live
Output Power: 40mW (L+R)
Battery: Li-Polymer (<350mah)

Everything USB has scored some information on new laser mice and an ergonomic USB keyboard from software Giant Microsoft.

Products include the Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, Notebook Optical (1000-dpi) Mouse 3000 and Laser (2000-dpi) Mouse 6000.

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Creative has delayed the launch of the Creative Zen Neeon, to deal with the "W32.Wullik.B@mm" virus which is present in some of the players. The W32.Wullik.B@mm infects Windows based PC's and sends emails to the addresses registered in Outlook. About 1% of the total Zen Neeon's shipped to Japan in July are believed to be infected around 100 units. Shipping of the Neeon is stopped and Creative is recalling the so called infected units via music gizmos

The FCC has approved SGH-i300, a new Samsung music smartphone featuring a 3 GB hard drive.

Main specifications:

3GB Hard drive plus T-Flash (microSD) card
Stereo speakers for 3D Sound
1.3 megapixel camera with video capture
262 000 color, 320x240 display
Windows Mobile OS
Bluetooth, IrDA, and USB 2.0

Samsung's new YH-J70 HDD-based digital audio player is now available for purchase in the United States.

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The YH-J70, available in 20GB or 30GB capacities, features line-in and voice recording, video playback, photo viewing, USB On-the-go, FM tuner, games, and a 1.8" color display. Supported music formats are currently MP3, WMA, and Janus WMA. The YH-J70's Li-ion battery provides up to 25 hours during audio playback (7 hours for video).

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Ntt docomo, Japan has announced the RADIDEN, a new SONY Ericson Mobile portable telephone featuring a AM/FM/TV band tuner. The RADIDEN is the first moble phone in the world to feature 3 bands, release set later this year in Japan

Continual listening time, AM approximately 20 hours, FM approximately 14 hours, TV approximately 13 hours. Continual telephone call time approximately 120 minutes. Measures 117x49x20mm and weighs approximately 122g

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Mimoco is offering the Mimobot, a new USB flash drive designed by Yahid Rodriguez. Mimobots are available in sizes ranging from 256MB and 1GB.
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Just about every time a juicy Nintendo Revolution Controller rumor surfaces, the folks at GameSpot tackle the rumor, in their rumor control feature. The latest rumor Nintendo Revolution controller's secret feature is...gyroscopic tilt resistance is no exception

Game Site Ferrago says that the controller will have tilt control, which will provide directional force feedback when a player moves the device. "Details are still sketchy as Nintendo works on perfecting the controller, looking at ways of balancing the revolving effect with the drain on the batteries of the console's wireless controllers," said Ferrago. Such an innovation would be in line with technology Nintendo has already developed, most notably the "Acceleration Sensor" the company patented in 2003.

Bogus or not bogus? Hopefully Iwata's speech will clear up the confusion.

Q from Motorola : The World's Thinnest and Lightest QWERTY Phone.

Now this is a rather cool smartphone from the telecommunication boffins at Motorola - the Moto Q. Motorola Q at techcentral

Motorola Q delivers scalable and cost-effective mobile messaging support out of the box with Exchange 2003. Motorola Q at dexigner

When Motorola releases the Q, the smart phone could begin to go mainstream. It's based on the slim and popular Razr V3, but has a QWERTY keyboard--the same setup used on PCs. Motorola Q at fredericksburg

Farid Essebar, 18, of Morocco, and Atilla Ekici, 21, of Turkey, were arrested on Thursday on charges of unleashing the Zotob computer worm that infected networks across the United States nearly two weeks ago, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Microsoft announced yesterday.

"The swift resolution of this matter is the direct result of effective coordination and serves as a good example of what we can achieve when we work together," Louis M. Reigel III, assistant director of the F.B.I. Cyber Division, said in a news release.

The worm hampered computer operations at more than 100 companies, including news organizations like CNN, The New York Times and ABC News reports the New York Times.

According to reports Mr. Essebar wrote the code that attacked computers that run Microsoft Corp. operating systems and Ekici paid him for it, Riegel said. It's unclear they ever met, "but they certainly knew each other via the Internet," he said.

Essebar also worked with groups involved in bank card forgery

Intel's new platform for digital entertainment - Intel Viiv technology - will launch in early 2006 with the multitasking power of a dual-core processor-based PC and sleek new designs that fit your lifestyle touts the chip Giant.

Intel Viiv technology-based PCs:

Feature remote control operation from the comfort of your couch, and instant on/off functionality like a TV (after initial boot)

Have cutting-edge technology, including a dual-core processor and advanced graphics and sound capability for an amazing audio/visual experience

Offer content on demand with easy Internet access to movies, music, pictures and games

Have the ability to record, pause, and rewind live TV programs (with optional TV tuner card)

Include special software that makes it easier to set-up a home network and connect to other wireless devices

Come in different shapes and sizes to fit any style home, including small consumer electronics-type designs that look like DVD players to more traditional desktop designs

Provide state-of-the-art PC performance including support for up to 7.1 channel surround sound for a home theater-quality entertainment experience

The Nintendo Gameboy Micro, will launch in Japan on September 13th, for 12,000 Yen. The Tiny new player measures 50.0mmx101.0mmx17.2mm (vertical x side x thickness) and weighs approximately 80g.

Picture size 2.0" (28.32mmx42.48mm) , resolution 240x160 dot, back light featuring 5 gradual adjustment options, built-in speaker, offers 6 - 10 hours battery life.

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Engadget has a cool round up of the upcoming chips from chip Giant Intel Corp. The company touted many of the new chips at the recent IDF event in San Francisco.

As reported here earlier this week, Intel plans to increase Chip Performance While Reducing Power Consumption. All new chips will contain at least two computing engines on a single chip.

The "midiGun" is a novel handheld midi controller. This gunshaped interface was especially designed to remotely control realtime music softwares like Ableton LIVE, Traktor DJ or others.

The "midiGun" replaces the classical DJ mixer and the keyboard at the same time. The "midiGun" is a new kind of device that can be intuitively used because of its handy shape and easy accessible knobs, buttons and sensors.

The user can trigger and control sounds and effects on a PC without watching a monitor or using a mouse and keyboard. The controllers and sensors can be individually customized to fit the connected software or to serve special user preferences. The "midiGun" offers 16 different controllers which can be cascaded in 16 switchable sets. This allows for a total of 256 independent sound and effects controls at the reach of your fingertips.

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The folks over at Team Smartxx somehow scored a few XeDKs (Xbox 360 Development Kits). Smartxx opened the Xbox 360 and removed the heatsink to show you the full motherboard with over 40 High-Res pictures.

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International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), and Japan's Sony Corp. have released technical specifications for their forthcoming Cell processor. A version of the chip will run Sony's next PlayStation video-game console called PlayStation 3. Bloomerg reports Sony is expected to introduce home servers and high-definition televisions powered by Cell in 2006.

The 64-bit processor is expected to outperform its rivals due to having eight processors on a single piece of silicon writes vnunet.com. Cell also supports multiple operating systems, such as conventional operating systems (including Linux), real-time operating systems for computer entertainment and consumer electronics applications as well as guest operating systems for specific applications, simultaneously.

"IBM and its partners are committed to providing the development and open source communities with comprehensive, early access to the Cell Broadband Engine architecture and to encouraging those exploring the infinite possibilities of Cell," said Jim Kahle, IBM Fellow.

"We strongly support an environment that removes virtually all barriers to building innovative applications based on Cell."

The latest documents will describe different facets of the Cell microprocessor such as; Cell Broadband Engine Architecture, Synergistic Processor Unit Instruction Set Architecture (SPU ISA), SPU C/C++ Language Extensions, Application Binary Interface and Assembly Language specifications.

"The release of these technical documents is important for our customers, allowing them to see for themselves how the Cell Broadband Engine and its superb capabilities can support them in developing breakthrough applications," said Mitsuo Saito, chief fellow at Toshiba Corporation Semiconductor Company.

"We will now reinforce our support for Cell with solution proposals based on combining Cell with other resources we have developed, including the 'Super Companion Chip' dedicated peripheral LSI, software, reference sets and system development environment. These tools will allow our customers to create powerful, remarkable systems."

Users can log onto www.ibm.com/developerworks/power/cell and http://cell.scei.co.jp to access these documents.

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Saw the Razer Copperhead, while checking out impress.co.jp. The sleek gaming mouse features a 2000 DPI Laser Engine Powered by Razer Precision, 1000 Hz Ultrapolling (adjustable to 125Hz & 500Hz) with 1 ms response time as compared with 125Hz/8 ms response time used by other conventional gaming mice, 32KB Onboard Memory Powered by Razer Synapse, 7 independently programmable buttons optimized with Razer's Hyperesponse technology for ultra tactile button feedback and maximum actions-per-minute (APM) gameplay, Up to 3 customizable weight standards and optional dummy buttons*, Zero-Acoustic Ultraslick Teflon feet , 16 bit data path, as compared to 8 bit and 12 bit data paths used by other conventional mice and High speed motion detection, up to 45ips and 20g / Over 7080 frames per second

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Get a FREE starter code and enter to win an Xbox 360 system directly from your IMV! Mountain Dew is giving away an Xbox 360(tm) every 10 minutes on every10minutes.com from August 29th through October 31st.

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Ubergizmo via Macbidouille has scored an image of a potential Intel ViiV PC. This computer is said to be powered by an Intel "Yonah" Dual Core CPU, features a DVI output, a TV Tuner and a flashcard reader in addition of the DVD drive.