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Mio's not shy about pumping out the GPS devices, and the company tooks the wraps off its latest model, the C720t, at DigitalLife this week. The 4.3-inch widescreen PND hits all the major bases for $599, with a geotagging 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth handsfree capability, a Traffic Message Channel receiver (that'll cost you $65 / year, ouch), and some pretty extensive media-playback options

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The first reviews of the Gateway One are starting to trickle in, and while the sexy all-in-one is garnering universal praise for its sleek, accessible design and innovative power brick breakout box, it looks like beauty's only skin-deep in this case: both Computer Shopper and CNET found the machine's performance to lag behind competitors like the 20-inch iMac, with Computer Shopper saying that looks aside, the One is just a "regular midrange PC." Other annoyances included the smallish 1440 x 900 19-inch screen, which CNET says lacks "pop," and the odd decision to break the webcam out into an easily-lost attachment. All that aside, however, both reviewers found it hard to argue with the direction Gateway's gone with the One -- it seems like the iMac finally has some serious competition.

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In a rare case of ultimate convergence, the electronics-maker Parrot is bringing you a head-unit for your vehicle which boasts a USB port, SD card reader, line-in jack, iPod connector, and A2DP Bluetooth support. Let's be honest -- that's a lot of options for your system. In addition to the Swiss-Army-like connectivity choices, the stereo has 2GB of onboard storage, and the faceplate drops down to reveal an area where you can store a device (or anything else). The RK8200 can also be coupled with a mobile phone for hands-free talking / dialing, can hold up to 8000 of your precious contacts, and touts voice recognition and intelligent microphone switching. Here's the kicker: you don't even have to rob a bank to get one of these puppies -- the stereo will be out by the end of the year for the very affordable price of £149.99 (or around $302).

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Official pics of the Samsung / Armani mashup: the Armani phone. A tri-band 900/1800/1900 GSM, 3 megapixel camera, 2.6-inch 262K colour QVGA touchscreen LCD, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support, microSD expansion, full Internet browser, and support for H.263, AAC/MP3/WMA audio and MPEG-4 video.This little guy also features a haptic feedback user interface like Samsung's SCH-W559 handset loosed long ago in China -- "users can feel an immediate mild vibration when they touch icons on the display."The Prada-esque slab currently measures in at 87.5 x 54.5 x 10.5-mm and 85-grams

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I bought a modded Xbox a few years ago and primarily used it as a media server. In fact I only replaced it when i built a dedicated media PC and I still miss it. Lifehacker has recently written a guide to modding your xbox into a Media Centre. This technique uses a soft mod so there is no need to even open the Xbox.
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Now this sounds like a pretty decent buy for anyone that has limited room to set up a home cinema. Logitech have managed to create 5.1 sound from a single strip of speakers that can sit at the bottom of your LCD. It manages it using 15 speakers built in the strip with 13 of the mid-high speakers and 2 subs.

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This new TV was showed off at the IFA this year. One other impressive feature about this TV is that is uses about the same power as a 37 Inch LCD. No pricing yet but I wonder if my girlfriend will shout at me when I spend a house deposit towards it.

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It has been about 18 months since I bought my PC, I spent about £1400 on it and it was mid-high end at the time. It is an AMD 4400 x2, 4 gig of ram, and 2 x 7800 gt cards, it still runs well so I wont be replacing it for a little while, as tempting as it may be.

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