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High-tech toys at the Tokyo Toy Show 2009; Qualcomm chip promises in-home HD video streaming

Qualcomm chip promises in-home HD video streaming; MIT electric car may rival gas versions
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High-tech toys at the Tokyo Toy Show 2009

From high-tech pets to a Doraemon robot, the Tokyo Toy Show 2009 has lots to attract the gadget fan. Read full story

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Qualcomm chip promises in-home HD video streaming
Last week, Qualcomm demonstrated special technology that the company said can stream high-definition video from a central video server to any room in a house.

MIT electric car may rival gas versions
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Google the Moon
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Bowlingual dog-emotion translator
The Bowlingual, a gadget that analyzes a dog's bark to detect its emotion, is being relaunched. The gadget can supposedly recognize and convey 6 basic emotions from a dog's bark.

Power Users Have Big Hands
Comptuerworld's Matt Hamblen sits in the co-host this week and chats with Keith about the Twitter e-mail hack, whether Nokia can become Number 1 in the U.S, and the gadget that will revolutionize human relationships forever (it's not a cat or dog translator). (51:40)

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Group test: Top 10 digital cameras
If you're looking to improve the quality of your photographs and want something beyond a basic point-and-shoot model, a digital SLR (dSLR) camera could be the right choice of kit.

Dell Studio One 19 All-in-One Desktop PC
You'll either love or hate the Dell Studio One 19. It's by far the fastest 19-inch or smaller all-in-one PC we've tested; and like the HP TouchSmart IQ816 and TouchSmart IQ500T PCs, it boasts a dual-touch display. But its screen wasn't as responsive to gestures as we had hoped, and its design...well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

HP TouchSmart IQ500t All-in-One Desktop PC
The 22-inch TouchSmart 500t is essentially a faster, slimmed-down version of the 25.5-inch HP TouchSmart IQ816. Both all-in-one PCs are multitouch capable, as is the 18.5-inch Dell Studio One 19. Multitouch aside, the $1650 500t's closest competitor in features and speed is the Lenovo IdeaCentre A600; though the A600's 21.5-inch display lacks touch, it'll cost you $500 less.

iMac (20 Inches, Aluminum) All-in-One PC
The iMac models released in early 2009 are the third generation of the aluminum iMac, and the all-in-one design hasn't changed much since its introduction in 2007. The grey bezel, the black Apple logos front and back, the aluminum stand, the matte-black plastic rear...it's all there, including the big glossy screen--much to the chagrin of antiglare proponents. And you get no antiglare option, either.

MSI Wind Top AE1900 (01SUS) All-in-One PC
Separating the AE1900 from its all-in-one PC peers are its 18.5-inch, single-touch display and its affordable $529 (as of 7/2/09) price. Its screen is larger than the 15.6-inch Asus Eee Top ET1602, which is only $30 cheaper, and it has an integrated DVD±RW drive. The AE1900's identically priced rival, the 18.4-inch Averatec All-in-One D1100 Series, also has a DVD writer but lacks a touchscreen.

Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 All-in-One Desktop PC
No question about it: Lenovo's IdeaCentre A600 looks unique. The combination of a sharp and angular design, an ultrathin chassis, and a 21.5-inch display definitely stands out against the more traditional "one big flat panel" look that competing all-in-one desktops offer. And at $1149 (as of 7/2/09), the A600 is seriously competitive, especially since it's the most upgradable all-in-one PC we've seen.

iMac (24 Inches, Aluminum) All-in-One PC
The iMac models released in early 2009 are the third generation of the aluminum iMac, and the all-in-one design hasn't changed much since its introduction in 2007. The grey bezel, the black Apple logos front and back, the aluminum stand, the matte-black plastic rear...it's all there, including the big glossy screen--much to the chagrin of antiglare proponents. And you get no antiglare option, either.

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS
The Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS ($230 as of 7/20/2009) fits all my requirements for the ideal summertime camera: It's pocketable and affordable, with an interesting variety of shooting modes, excellent image quality, and optical image stabilization. A few design flaws keep it from being perfect, however, and image quality did suffer with certain manual settings.

Averatec All-in-One D1100 Series (D1133AH1E-1)
The distinguishing characteristic of Averatec's All-in-One D1100 Series (D1133AH1E-1) is easy to see: a large, 18.4-inch display that's uncommon at this price ($529, as of 7/2/09). Uncommon, but not unheard of--not only does the MSI Wind Top AE1900 match the Averatec's screen size, but the MSI's display is single-touch capable to boot.

July Giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31.

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July 23, 2009

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