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LaCie Ethernet Disk Mini - Home Edition Server
Home servers are becoming more popular with families who want to store music, videos, and photos in a central location and share them inside and outside the home. I looked at LaCie's 500GB Ethernet Disk Mini - Home Edition server, and came away impressed enough to recommend it to anyone interested in taking the home-server plunge. It's not nearly as powerful as HP's $700 MediaSmart Home Server, but at $210 the LaCie hardware lets you enjoy the core benefits of a home server without busting your budget. More..

D-Link uses Web to simplify home networking
D-Link uses the Web to simplify home networking with its D-Life product line. Fill out a Web form, plug in a video camera or Internet phone, and you’re up and running. More..

Cisco, China's Haier in home networking deal
Cisco has entered into a partnership with Haier Co. Ltd., the largest manufacturer of large home appliances in China, that will allow the companies to work together on a number of projects, including information infrastructure and home-networking systems. More..

Cisco consumer move afoot, leaders suggest
Cisco executives hinted at major changes in the company's consumer strategy on Wednesday even as they voiced optimism about networking and the world economy. More..

Cisco's Chambers: Telecom entering ‘Phase II’
CHICAGO -- The telecommunications and Internet industries are entering their second phase of growth and reinvention, brought about by collaboration and Web 2.0 technologies, Cisco CEO John Chambers proclaimed at the NXTcomm conference here this week. More..

Windows Home Server testing uncovers 2,400 bugs
Microsoft's Windows Home Server developers have been inundated with bug reports on the under-construction consumer server software, which -- when it was announced in January -- was expected to ship this summer. More..

Your washer's calling and the dryer's on IM
If you're taking phone calls from your laundry appliances while operating an automobile let's just say that a messy crease in the khakis is the least of your concerns. More..

AT&T goes up against the cable guys in Texas
AT&T officially launched its U-verse IPTV service in San Antonio, Texas on Monday. More..

LG.Philips develops 100-inch LCD panel
LG.Philips LCD has developed a 100-inch thin film transistor LCD panel, the company announced Wednesday in a statement. More..

Televisions will include new flat-panel display technology.
Toshiba and Canon are planning to launch their first televisions in 2007 based on a new flat-panel display technology called surface-conduction electron-emitter display, they said Wednesday More..

CEBIT - Telecom Italia signs up for Microsoft IPTV
Telecom Italia SpA is the latest carrier to sign up as a customer for Microsoft's IPTV program, a deal the Redmond, Wash., company plans to highlight at the Cebit conference in Hanover, Germany, this week. More..

CEBIT - Sharp looks to recapture lost LCD TV lead
Sharp's top European executive said on Wednesday that he is confident his company can recapture lost ground in the LCD television market later this year after falling from the number one position in late 2005. More..

CEBIT - LG launches plasma-TV with built-in recorder
LG Electronics plans to launch in Europe a new 42-inch plasma display TV capable of recording up to 40 hours of standard digital TV programming in an on-board, 80GB hard drive, the company said Wednesday at Cebit. More..

CEBIT - Logitech celebrates birthday with new products
Logitech introduced a host of new consumer products at Cebit Wednesday, including new offerings for digital music listeners and the company's first mouse designed specifically for left-handed users. More..

Chi Mei licenses LCD technology from Thomson
Taiwanese LCD screen maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics on Monday said it had licensed all LCD industry related patents owned by Thomson. More..

Gemplus to soon offer 1GB SIM
Gemplus International seeks a broader role for its core product in mobile phones, the SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) card. More..

Nintendo to offer browser, TV tuner for DS handheld
Nintendo plans to boost the features of its Nintendo DS handheld game by offering a digital TV tuner and Internet browser for the device later this year, the company said Wednesday. More..

Avanquest jumps on iPod accessory bandwagon
Avanquest Software is adding fuel to the burgeoning iPod accessory market with the launch of six new software titles designed to provide multimedia editing and content, as well as organizational tools to a growing number of users. More..

Panasonic to build new chip test facility in Singapore
Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) will invest S$150 million ($92 million) to expand its semiconductor assembly and test plant in Singapore, the company said Wednesday in a statement. More..

Microsoft delays Xbox 360 release in Asia, Australia
Microsoft has pushed back the release of its Xbox 360 game console in some Asian markets, as well as Australia and New Zealand, because of "supply constraints," a company executive said Wednesday. More..

Novell demonstrates its Linux Desktop 10 in Paris
A demonstration of the next release of Novell's Linux for desktops drew cheers and applause Wednesday, although the final version of the software is not expected for some months. More..

Cameras, copiers gave Canon record results in 2005
Strong demand for its digital cameras, printers and faxes helped Canon achieve record sales and profits in 2005, the company said Monday More..

LCD TVs, audio a focus for Sony's results on Thursday
Sony will deliver its quarterly earnings for the October to December period on Thursday and many will be watching for signs that corporate reforms are having some effect on the company's operating profits. More..

Dell'Oro: Faster gear to drive Wi-Fi market
Consumers won't wait to snap up new, faster wireless LAN gear this year, research company Dell'Oro Group said Tuesday, even though the IEEE 802.11n standard responsible for the latest breakthrough probably won't be signed off on until 2007. More..

Sony to sell hard disk camcorder in March
Sony will begin selling a camcorder in March that records video to a built-in hard-disk drive rather than to tape or DVD, it said Monday. More..