HiWEB-Interactive Show Log – 008 – 042408

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-Opening Comments                                                                                                                    1:00

“Welcome to HiWEB-Interactive, bringing you information from the edge of technology”

*This is a summary of recent news and technology highlights.

HiWEB-Interactive – Show #8 – From April 24^th 2008

Airing weekly Thursdays at 8p (PST) – And available on LIVE.HIWEB.NET as well as archived

“Happy Earth Week, think green, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle – Your mother earth loves you!”

-Hot News Topics this week       (*Prepped 24 Hours Prior)                                                                                                                                    1:30

1 - Intel cuts quad-core prices

2 - Dell unveils tiny bamboo-cased eco-computer concept

3 - Microsoft’s Mesh Revealed—Sync All Apps and All Files To All Devices

4 - 3G iPhone confirmed in Italy…

5 - Elektrobit  to deliver a Windows Mobile satellite phone in 2009

6 - Western Digital launches world's fastest SATA disk

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-Review of Hot Topics       (*Elaborate on Hot Topics)                                                                                                       6:30

*SEE PRINTED NOTES…..

1 -  Intel cuts quad-core price by 50 percent

Intel posted price cuts on Sunday that included reductions of 50 percent on select quad-core processors. The chipmaker also introduced new Celeron and Core 2 Duo processor models. The price of the Core 2 Quad Q6700 (2.66GHz) fell 50 percent from $530 to $266, while the quad-core Xeon X3230 (2.66GHz) saw an identical cut: from $530 to $266. Celeron price-cut highlights include the Celeron 430 (1.8GHz), reduced 23 percent from $44 to $34 and the dual-core Celeron E1200 (1.6GHz), falling 19 percent from $53 to $43. The dual-core Xeon 3085 (3GHz) was reduced 29 percent from $266 to $188, and the Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 (3GHz), from $266 to $183, or 31 percent. Pentium dual-core chips saw price drops too: The E2200 (2.2GHz) and E2180 (2GHz) were cut 12 percent and 14 percent to $74 and $64, respectively. The chipmaker introduced the dual-core Celeron E1400 (2GHz) at a price of $53 and Celeron 570 (2.66GHz) at $134. New Core 2 Duo chips were also introduced. The E8300 (6MB cache, 2.83GHz) and the E7200 (3MB cache, 2.53GHz) at $163 and and $133, respectively.

Advanced Micro Devices officially announced on Wednesday an updated Phenom chip line amid severe price pressure from Intel. Intel's price cuts brought its quad-core Q6700 (2.66GHz) down from $530 to $266 and its Q6600 (2.4GHz) from $266 to $224. The latter is now priced below AMD's top-line quad-core Phenom 9850 (2.5GHz), which is listed at $235. With this 16 percent price cut, the Intel Q6600 is now undoubtedly the processor of preference for a budget quad-core system,"

http://www.cnet.com/8301-13924_1-9924121-64.html

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2 - Dell unveils tiny bamboo-cased eco-computer concept

In honor of Earth Day on Tuesday - Dell spoke took the wraps off this funky bamboo-encased eco-PC concept. Said to be Dell's smallest-ever computer, the machine is 81 percent smaller than a standard desktop and uses 70 percent less power. There's no word on what's inside yet, but Dell says the machine is due to be released later this year, and should cost between $500 and $700. Hit the read link for a couple more shots, and check out a render after the break.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/22/dell-unveils-tiny-bamboo-cased-eco-computer-concept/

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3 - Microsoft’s Mesh Revealed—Sync All Apps And All Files To All Devices (As Long As They’re Windows)

Juggling spreadsheets, music, and reports between PCs may get a lot easier with a new Microsoft service called Live Mesh.  Microsoft is finally launching a preview beta of Live Mesh , a new Windows Live platform for syncing files and, eventually, applications across different devices. (Of course, for Microsoft, a beta means 10,000 people, so you have a pretty good chance of getting in if you sign up now—or not). Mesh is really a key element in chief software architect Ozzie’s efforts to make the Web the center of the Microsoft experience for consumers instead of the PC.

Mesh lets you set up a virtual desktop online, and connect different computers to it. Microsoft's future plans for Live Mesh include extending the service to Macs and cell phones. Put any file into a Mesh folder and it automatically syncs between the online desktop and every connected computer. Select a file or folder and you can easily share its contents—photos, videos, music, documents—with any friend or family member. You can also remotely control a connected computer from the Live Mesh desktop. Right now, this works with any computer, as long as it is running Windows XP or Vista. But the longer-term vision is to truly make this work with any device. Mac and mobile versions are coming later this year. And eventually, anything from Xboxes and DVRs to digital picture frames and printers could be connected through Mesh.

Microsoft is offering a set of Mesh APIs that include storage services, membership, sync, peer-to-peer communication, and a Newsfeed feature that tells users the status of different folders and who’s accessed them.

In many ways this effort is a counterweight to what we are seeing with Adobe Air or Google Gears, which are efforts to take browser-based apps offline. With Mesh, Microsoft is in effect reasserting the primacy of client-based applications. They need not be Windows-based.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/microsofts-mesh-revealed%E2%80%94sync-all-apps-and-all-files-to-all-devices-as-long-as-theyre-windows/

http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/006845.html

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4 -  3G iPhone confirmed in Italy without revenue sharing?

The 3G iPhone rumor has been afloat a lot recently. After all, we know it's coming as both AT&T and Apple have confirmed. Now this: one of Italy's most respected newspapers, La Repubblica (like the WSJ with red sauce), is claiming in no uncertain terms that the 3G iPhone is coming shortly to Telecom Italia without a revenue sharing deal and without long-term exclusivity. If true, this change in strategy opens the doors for a true, global, 3G iPhone launch on UMTS networks around the world come summer time.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/3g-iphone-confirmed-in-italy/

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5 –  Elektrobit promises to deliver Windows Mobile-based satellite phone in 2009

  Elektrobit is debuting satellite phone device that's supposedly coming even soon. If the company is to be believed, you'll be able to get your hands on the Windows Mobile-based device pictured sometime in 2009, with it offering everything you'd expect from a standard smartphone with the added benefit of always-on satellite access for times when you stray beyond a cellular signal. That bit of convenience will come from the TerreStar satellite network, which hasn't actually launched yet but, last we heard, was still on track for the end of this year. As for the phone itself, you can apparently expect to get Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, along with HSDPA support, built-in WiFi and Bluetooth, a microSD card slot, a 3-megapixel camera, and voice controls, among other standard smartphone features. No word on a price just yet, but Elektrobit says it'll be "cost competitive" with standard cellphones.

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/20/phone-home-from-the-middle-of-the-atlantic-with-the-elektrobit-satellite-phone/

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6 - Western Digital launches world's fastest SATA disk: the 300GB VelociRaptor

Overclockers and gamers, prepare to meet your next hard drive: the 300GB VelociRaptor from Western Digital. Said to be 35% faster than previous WD Raptors, the 10,000 RPM drive features a 3Gbps SATA interface, 16MB cache, and impressive 1.4 million hour MTBF thanks in part to the IcePack Mounting Frame. The IcePack heat sink not only keeps the drive spinning extra cool, it also bumps the 2.5-inch HDD to a required 3.5-inch drive bay. Available exclusively on Alienware's ALX gaming desktop this month and then up for grabs for everybody with $300 to burn starting mid-May.

Here come the benchmarks. It's freaky fast -- even holds up well to SSDs at a far better dollar-per-byte ratio according to MaximumPC.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/western-digital-launches-worlds-fastest-sata-disk-the-300gb/

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- Viewer Questions             (*Troubleshooting, New Tech, Etc.)                                                                                                                                        10:00

How can I run Spell Check in my Internet Browser?

Internet Explorer

We recommend ieSpell is a free Internet Explorer browser extension that spell checks text input boxes on a webpage. It should come in particularly handy for users who do a lot of web-based text entry (e.g. web mails, forums, blogs, diaries). Even if your web application already includes spell checking functionality, you might still want to install this utility because it is definitely much faster than a server-side solution. Plus you get to store and use your personal word list across all your applications, instead of maintaining separate ones on each application.

http://www.iespell.com/

FireFox

In Firefox it’s built in to the latest version, it still has one issue, it doesn’t automatically spell check fields by default. The normal behavior is to only spell check multi-line text fields. If you want to have it always spell check all text fields you need to follow these three simple steps.

1. Go to about:config in your URL bar
2. Search for spellcheckDefault
3. Change the value of spellcheckDefault to 2
4. Restart your browser

That’s it. Now Firefox will spell check all input boxes automatically

Safari

Supports by default!

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-New Technology to keep an Eye On (Auto Tech, Alt. Fuel, Hacking, High Tech, etc…)      12:00

1 – LED lightbulbs: Are you ready to make the switch?

But that might change soon, said Zach Gibler, chief business development officer of Lighting Science Group, which plans to announce distribution deals with major retailers for its LED bulbs that screw into a regular socket.

LED bulbs for household use have already been around for some time, but their success has been limited. The main obstacles have been that they cost more than incandescent lightbulbs and emit a sometimes unnerving color of light. Lighting Science Group this week plans to introduce a portfolio of LED replacement white lightbulbs that it hopes will attract more consumer interest. The product line uses the same sockets as Edison bulbs.

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9923048-1.html

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2 - Samsung: Water-powered cell phones by 2010

Samsung has developed a new kind of cell phone battery that's powered by water and is aiming to bring it to market by 2010.

Here's how it works: When the handset is switched on, reaction between metal and water in the phone produce hydrogen gas. This is then channeled to the fuel cell, where it reacts with oxygen in the air to generate power.

Samsung says the new battery could last for up to 10 hours. Based on four hours of use daily on average, the hydrogen cartridge would have to be replaced about every five days.

The next development would be to eliminate the hydrogen cartridge altogether and to rely only on water. While all that sounds promising, we guess it'll be hard to persuade people to adopt it en masse. After all, we've been trying to keep our phones away from water.

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9922433-1.html

http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/samsung-aiming-for-water-powered-cellphones-by-2010/

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3 – Toshiba sees 512GB solid state drive by 2009

Toshiba is planning to ship 512GB Solid State drives by 2009, and expect these storage devices to claim 1/4^th of the market.   There currently preparing to ship 128GB SSD’s.  By 2010 SSD-based notebooks will be about 10% of the market then jumping to 25% by 2011 analysts say. SSD Drives do cost a lot more (IE: 64GB is about $1200 more than a 80GN hard disk drive).  With the price of NAND slated to drop 50% a year the price gap will shrink very fast.  Note: With SSD having no movable parts we prevent mechanical failures and SSD’s are generally faster and in some respects more reliable.

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9925737-1.html

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4 - Volvo working on 'the uncrashable car'

This is a research project to invent the uncrashable car

This car may become reality someday. Instead of making cool gadgets to save lives, the PReVENT project is more software than hardware. It uses existing technology that, in event of a possible collusion, allows the car's intelligent system to take over and execute evasive maneuvers.

Despite using currently available equipment, it will be some time before we see this system implemented in the real world. For now you'll just have to keep relying on airbags, seatbelts, and luck.

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9922480-1.html

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5 - 2009 Infiniti FX35 and FX50 to include Distance Control Assist

Infiniti has a knack for keeping technophiles grinning, and just as it did with the G35's in-dash entertainment system, it's bringing geeks even more automotive improvements to keep our minds off of those skyrocketing gas prices. Reportedly, both the 2009 FX35 and FX50 will be available with all-around cameras (you know, like those found on the EX35), Intelligent Cruise Control and Distance Control Assist. The automaker seems particularly proud of that last one, as it claims to be the first in the industry to offer up the tech. Put simply, DCA will assist drivers in releasing the throttle and applying the brakes as needed in stop-and-go / congested traffic, and (obviously) the system stays activated even after the brakes are tapped. Check out the read link for a few more sneak peeks at the forthcoming features.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/2009-infiniti-fx35-fx50-to-include-distance-control-assist/

http://www.autospies.com/news/Infiniti-Trumps-Competitors-Again-With-Industry-First-Tech-Features-On-2009-FX35-And-FX50-28833/

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6 - AMD's Shanghai processor offers 12 cores and HyperTransport 3.0

If your interest in processor speeds doesn't extend much beyond "is it fast?" then these juicy tidbits likely aren't for you. That said, this new AMD is certainly getting power users excited about there upcoming Barcelona successor: the 45nm Shanghai. The main points of interest out of the gate are HyperTransport 3.0, which was nixed late in the game on Barcelona, and six cores, which are meant to pit the chip up against Intel's upcoming six-core Dunnington chip. Where things get really exciting is a few months after Shanghai's late 2008 debut, when AMD plans do release a twin-die version, with 12 cores of happiness connected by HyperTransport 3.0. What does all that mean? Beats us, but we hope it's fast.

HyperTransport (HT), formerly known as Lightning Data Transport (LDT), is a bidirectional serial/parallel high-bandwidth, low-latency point-to-point link that was introduced on 2001. The primary use for HyperTransport is to replace the front-side bus, which is currently different for every type of machine.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/amds-shanghai-proffers-12-cores-hypertransport-3-0/

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