Apple shifts iMac design to fit users at Macworld
Apple unveils a new iMac with an adjustable metal arm letting the screen move toward the user. The form factor aims to reduce scooching and claims to broaden Internet computing access. Apple also introduces iPhoto and signals a shift away from the G3 as a digital hub. OS X becomes the default OS across Macs, with AirPort wireless networking highlighted for seamless home and office connections.
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Apple
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San Francisco
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How to Add an Old Hard Drive to a New PC
A step by step guide to installing a second hard disk from an old PC into a new system. It covers identifying IDE master and slave roles, jumper settings, physical mounting, cable connections, grounding for static, BIOS setup, and enabling IDE auto detection to recognize the new drive.
Sony bets on Internet ready gadgets and services in Japan
Sony outlines a strategy to build online content and services around Internet capable devices after launch. In Japan Sony already serves nearly 2 million Internet subscribers, plans broadband via PlayStation 2 this spring, and expands into banking and insurance. Competitors like Toshiba and Hitachi push value in consumer electronics as Matsushita develops ep ventures for online shopping and interactive TV, while Airboard sales and market awareness remain uncertain.
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BNP Paribas
Tokyo
Japan
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United States
America
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Toshiba Corp
Hitachi
Yoshiaki Kushiki
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co
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Toyota Motor Code
Satoru Maeda
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Inventor envisions Segway HT changing urban life
Kamen, famed for the insulin pump and stair climbing wheelchair, pitches Ginger HT at $3,000 for consumers. He argues it could reshape urban design toward human scale, while planners and auto lobbyists give mixed views on its potential to alter transportation.
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Kamen
New Hampshire
Jeff Soule
The
American Planning Assn
Soule
Louie
United States
Bergquist
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