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INT43International/PoliticsIsrael police alert after worst Arab-Jewish riots in yearsTel Aviv, Oct 10 DPA Israeli police were on high alert in racially mixed Israeli cities Friday after two nights of the worst Arab-Jewish clashes in years in the northern port town of Acre. Some 500 officers were deployed in Acre Friday to prevent a new outbreak of violence, Police Spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said. Police arrested 12 of the rioters, who were to be produced in a court Friday morning to have their detention extended. Some eight people were injured, including one man who was run over by a police horse and another who was hit in the head by a stone. Damage was reported at as many as 40 shops, mostly Jewish-owned ones in the town's central pedestrian shopping mall, Rosenfeld said. Up to 100 cars were also damaged. Many shop windows and car windshields were shattered. A number of cars were also turned upside down. The clashes broke out around midnight Wednesday on the eve of the Jewish Yom Kippur holiday, or Day of Atonement, the holiest day on the Hebrew calender. Israel comes to a 24-hour standstill for Yom Kippur, from sunset to sunset, with all shops closing for the day and streets empty of cars. Television and radio stations suspend their broadcasting. The clashes were sparked by a violent confrontation between a local Jewish crowd and an Arab youth who, in alleged provocation, drove his car through a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood, playing loud music. Local Jews saw this as a desecration of the holiday and an argument erupted. Hundreds of Arab residents then streamed to the town's predominantly Jewish pedestrian mall, responding to a spreading rumour that Jews had attacked an Arab and to calls over mosque loudspeakers to react, Rosenfeld said. Thursday night, dozens of Jewish residents gathered at the entrance to the town's Arab neighbourhoods as the Yom Kippur holiday ended after sunset. They were blocked by police, who used tear gas and water cannons to prevent the crowd from storming the Arabneighbourhoods. Youths from both sides hurled rocks during those clashes. Jewish and Arab Israeli legislators strongly condemned the outbreak of violence, calling on local leaders to "show responsibility." They also urged them to call for a return to coexistence and avoid inciting calls for revenge. Acre, which has an historic, Roman-built city centre, is normally regarded as an example of peaceful Jewish-Arab coexistence. Arab-Israeli clashes inside Israel have been extremely rare since October 2000, when Israeli police shot dead 13 Arab-Israeli youths in northern Israel during widespread rioting by local Arab Israelis who were acting in sympathy with the outbreak of that year's Palestinian uprising. An Israeli government-appointed commission of inquiry later strongly condemned the police handling of those clashes. Police in Israel were under strict orders not to use live ammunition this time, Israeli media reported. --DPAdkg521 Words10101505
2008-10-10 06:00:00Consolidated Construction to focus on infrastructure projects
BUS35Business/NationalConsolidated Construction to focus on infrastructure projectsChennai, Oct 7 IANS The city-based Rs.14.85-billion Consolidated Construction Consortium CCC is focusing on the infrastructure sector for accelerated growth, said a top company official. "We are planning to bid for the balance of plant BOP - equipment other than turbine, generator and civil construction works projects in the power sector. Similarly, we will be bidding for the construction and operation of greenfield airport in Tuticorin," company chairman and CEO R. Sarabeswar told reporters here Tuesday. The sectors CCC is looking at include airports, sea ports, power, water treatment and heavy civil constructions.The company's confidence stems from bagging a Rs.12.12-billion order from the Airports Authority of India AAI for development of domestic terminal phase II and expansion of an international terminal in Chennai, as well as giving a facelift to both terminals. Additionally, CCC has won a Rs.680-million order for construction of cargo complex in Chennai. Consolidated Construction has also bagged a Rs.950-million order for tiling work at the North Madras Thermal Power expansion project from Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. "We have got a shipyard consultancy project in Cuddalore, and are bidding for construction of steel and cement plants," said K. Manivannan, president of CCC's infrastructure construction division. The company will close the current fiscal with an order book position of Rs.42.5 billion. Dwelling on the Chennai airport projects - CCC's first four-figure contract order - Manivannan said: "The floor area for the new domestic terminal will be 74,500 square metres, which includes multi-level car parking 2,600 cars, surface car park, and a kilometre-long elevated way for passengers." The international terminal will have a floor area of 65,000 square metres, with facilities similar to those in the domestic terminal. The two new terminals will be linked with the existing terminals and the total passenger handling capacity will be 16 million per year, said Manivannan. He said the operating profit margin OPM for such projects will be around 4 percent. The company will have to construct the two terminals within 26 months from the date of receipt of cotract award from the AAI. "This is not a fixed price contract as it has escalation clause with regard to materials like cement, steel and also labour," Manivannan said. --Indo-Asian News Servicevj/ank/vt423 Words07101845
2008-10-07 09:00:00Mumbai, Oct 3 IANS The German state of Lower Saxony will shortly open an office in Mumbai to facilitate trade and business relations with Maharashtra, it was announced here Friday.
BUS34BusinessGerman's Lower Saxony state to open Mumbai officeMumbai, Oct 3 IANS The German state of Lower Saxony will shortly open an office in Mumbai to facilitate trade and business relations with Maharashtra, it was announced here Friday.Minister-President Chief Minister of Lower Saxony Christian Wulff, who is visiting Mumbai and called on Maharashtra Governor S.C. Jamir Friday afternoon, made the announcement here. He was accompanied by a business delegation.Wulff also expressed his country's keen desire to help develop an international exhibition centre in Mumbai to host trade fairs on the lines of Frankfurt and Hanover. He also announced that Volkswagen would set up its big car-manufacturing factory in Pune.Volkswagen is striving to become the leading car manufacturer in the world over the next 10 years, overtaking Toyota, and Wulff said that India could play a major role in helping it achieve the goal.In addition, a German university would open its offices in Pune, the academic capital of Maharashtra, which is also famous as the state's information technology IT and automobile hub. Germany wants to attract more Indian students to its universities and the branch office would help in that process.During their discussions, Wulff, who is leading a 100-member business delegation, said that Lower Saxony was constructing one of the biggest ports in Germany and wants Indian companies to invest there.The governor, welcoming Lower Saxony's decision to open an office in Mumbai, said that Maharashtra is an ideal place for investment with its abundant skilled and highly-skilled pool of human resources. He also lauded Volkswagen's decision to set up its manufacturing facilities in Pune.--Indo-Asian News Serviceqn/vm/vt286 Words03102204
2008-10-03 13:03:15Yemen takes $2 bn hit from terrorist attacks
INT66International/Terrorism/EconomyYemen takes $2 bn hit from terrorist attacksDubai, Oct 1 IANS Terrorist attacks by the Al Qaeda, other Islamic extremists and tribal rebels cost Yemen $2 billion in economic losses, according to that country's Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi.Al-Qirbi said his country was vulnerable to terrorism, and economic growth levels, which are considered among the weakest in the world, have been affected by such attacks, the state-run Saba news agency reported.In a statement, he called upon international donors to provide Yemen with adequate aid to overcome this. Al-Qirbi also welcomed international observers to the parliamentary elections in the country April 27 next year, adding that Yemen would take all measures ensuring the elections were impartial and held in line with international norms.Al-Qirbi's comments come in the wake of last month's car bomb attack at the US embassy gate in Sana'a, which claimed 18 lives, including that of a 26-year-old Indian nurse.It was the deadliest attack against US interests in Yemen since the October 2000 bombing of the warship 'USS Cole' in the southern Yemen port of Aden, which left 17 sailors dead and 32 wounded. And then March 18 this year, a mortar was fired at the US embassy in which three police officers and four girls in a neighbouring school were wounded.A similar attack April 6 targeted a residential compound housing US and Western citizens. No one was hurt in that incident.Al Qaeda had claimed responsibility for both attacks.After the Sep 11, 2001, attacks on US cities, Yemen had been an ally of the US-led war on terror.--Indo-Asian News Serviceab/sk/dg286 Words01101852
2008-10-01 09:14:11Explosion kills six in northern Lebanon Lead
INT28International/TerrorismExplosion kills six in northern Lebanon LeadBeirut, Sep 29 DPA At least six people were killed Monday in a blast targeting a military bus on the outskirts of the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli, Lebanese security sources said. "We have at least six people killed, three of them soldiers," the sources said. Hospital officials in Tripoli said at least 30 people who sustained medium and serious injuries had been admitted. A police officer at the scene told DPA that the bomb went off at the southern entrance of the city as the mini-bus was heading towards the capital Beirut during morning rush-hour. A witness said 24 passengers were on board the bus. The police and the army immediately cordoned off the area as forensic experts began gathering evidence. People at the scene were seen wailing and crying, trying to get information about loved ones who were on the bus. The force of the blast shattered windows and damaged cars nearby. According to initial investigation, the bomb was placed in a car and was detonated by remote control as the bus drove by. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. A similar explosion in August left 14 people dead, nine of them soldiers, in the deadliest attack in the troubled country in three years. Tripoli has been rocked by deadly sectarian violence in recent months. In June and July, 23 people were killed in battles between Sunni Muslim supporters of Lebanon's anti-Syrian ruling majority and and their Damascus-backed rivals from the Alawite community. Monday's explosion came as Lebanon's rival factions have been working towards resolving their differences following an 18-month political crisis that brought the country to the brink of civil war in May. The Tripoli blast also came two days after a bombing left 17 people dead in the capital of neighbouring Syria, Lebanon's former powerbroker.--DPAskp/dg347 Words*29091338
2008-09-29 04:05:09Six held in Yemen over fake claim of US embassy attack
INT4International/Security/TerrorismSix held in Yemen over fake claim of US embassy attackSanaa, Sep 22 DPA Yemeni authorities have arrested six people believed to have issued statements claiming responsibility for the last week's car bombing against the US embassy in Sanaa, the defence ministry has said. In a statement posted on its web site Sunday, the ministry said that among the detained suspects was a man identified as Abu al-Ghaith al-Yamani, who signed two statements claiming responsibility for the bombing, which killed 18 people, and threatening more attacks. The ministry said that al-Yamani and five other people were arrested for disseminating statements "in the name of the Jihad Organisation, threatening to target Arab and Western embassies in Sanaa". A group calling itself the Jihad Organisation in Yemen said Thursday that it was behind the bombing outside the US embassy and threatened to attack the British and Saudi embassies. The police have said the statements could not be authenticated. Sixteen people including six suspected Al Qaeda attackers were killed at the scene of the attack on the embassy compound, in which two car bombs and automatic weapons were used. The attackers were unable to penetrate the embassy wall. Two men, including a police officer, died later, bringing the death toll to 18, officials said. Yemeni officials have blamed the terrorist network Al Qaeda for the attack. "This attack carries the hallmarks and style of an Al Qaeda operation," a senior government official told DPA. US officials said that the nature of the attack showed it was likely an Al Qaeda operation. It was the deadliest attack against US interests in Yemen since the October 2000 bombing of the warship USS Cole in the southern Yemen port of Aden, which left 17 sailors dead and 32 wounded. More recently, a mortar was fired on March 18 against the US embassy in Sanaa, in which three police officers and four girls in a neighbouring school were wounded. On April 6, a similar attack targeted a residential compound housing US and Western citizens. No one was hurt in that incident. Al Qaeda had claimed responsibility for both attacks. After the Sep 11, 2001, attacks on US cities, Yemen allied itself with the US-led "war on terror" and pursued suspected members of Al Qaeda, putting scores of them on trial.--DPAskp/423 Words22090318
2008-09-22 03:06:07Audio-Enhancing Mini-Amp, New Palm Treo Pro and More
Need to juice up your desktop music scene Nuforce has just the thing. Its new Icon is a miniature, multithreat amplifier that can be used to pump music from a computer or audio player to your speakers and headphones. Although it's only 12 watts per channel, the Icon is powerful enough to act as a pre-amp to full-fledged stereos and on its own can drive most bookshelf speakers, producing a wide, spacious sound stage. The sound quality from the headphone jack on my laptop is thin and distorted, but when I hooked up the Icon via the USB port and patched in my Grado SR80 cans, it was a revelation. The Icon uses a high-quality digital-to-analog converter to convert the computer's digital signal to sweet-sounding analog, and all of a sudden the music was crystal clear, the bass cleaner and deeper, and the overall sound infinitely better. The only downside here may be that you'll realize how crummy some of those downloaded MP3s actually sound. In the end, the beauty of the Icon is that it can be used in so many different ways. I've got it powering some outdoor speakers on my patio -- and it excels wherever you rig it.WIRED: Sturdy silicon-like stand holds it vertically. Rad design and color choices: red, black, blue, silver. Small enough to take on vacation. TIRED: Ethernet speaker cables are cutting-edge, but standard banana plugs would be better. Bass can be a touch thin in heavier rock, hip-hop music. Price/maker: $250, Nuforce Photo: Christopher Jones/Wired.comRead our full Nuforce Icon Desktop Amplifier review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.The Treo Pro sports a shiny, rounded, tuxedo-black exterior and a handful of practical OS "shortcuts." Aside from the industrial iPhone-like design lines, those shortcuts are enough to make even the most die-hard Machead grin and bear Windows Mobile almost. At the top of our shortcut list are the dedicated WiFi button on the right side and customizable button on the left ours was set for camera. Circumventing the main menu and tiresome nav made the phone a joy to use. The touchscreen, on the other hand, was far from blissful. Laggy and unresponsive, we found ourselves double- and sometimes triple-tapping -– even with the stylus. Palm is definitely flexing its once-mighty muscle and trying to say it can build a stylish multimedia device with a touchscreen. But for $550, a touch interface should have more precision than this. We can only hope Palm continues to fine-tune the screen and ditch that archaic stylus permanently.WIRED: Trim, light and pocketable. Shortcuts prove beyond useful. Decent 2-megapixel pics. MicroUSB Battery lasts almost two full days. 3.5mm headphone jack. PPT/Excel/Word and PDF-reading, of course. Google Maps and TeleNav GPS, which offers turn-by-turn directions plus target searches; e.g., gas stations by price. Ships unlocked. TIRED: Menu scrolling is about as fluid as a piece of dolomite. Slippery "obsidian" plastic casing retains more fingerprints than the NSA. Noticeable screen glare. Curved design comprised by bottom-side USB/headphone jack that should be recessed more. Bluetooth not included in image send options. Only way to access microSD Remove battery cover. Price/maker: $550, Palm Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comRead our full Palm Treo Pro review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.Look! Hardware that breaks –- on purpose! The Z10's apparent bendy kick-slide design may be flashy, but turning out an innovative design is about the only thing this phone has going for it. Though it's billed as a "pocket-sized mobile studio," this 4-ounce, platinum-trimmed phone is certainly no substitute for even a mediocre minicamcorder Exhibit A: the Flip Mino. So why drop $500 on the Z10 when you can get a 5-megapixel camphone Exhibit B: the Nokia N82 that shoots crisper stills and comparable vids Beats us. Maybe it's the intuitive editing suite: The Z10's storyboard feature let us cut together a montage of clips and pics with cinematic fades, circle dissolves, music and title cards in less than 10 minutes. Unfortunately, the OS wasn't nearly as user-friendly. We literally had to break out the instruction manual just to send a Bluetooth pic no joke. Had Motorola spent even half as much time making the software as innovative as its breakaway hardware, the Z10 would have wowed us. But with its lacking OS and underwhelming camera, the phone didn't feel ready for prime time.WIRED: 30-fps vid clips don’t look too shabby. Quick, easy uploading to YouTube and Shozu. Storyboarding was a cinch. Camera shortcut button, plus autofocus, great for snapping pics on the fly. Easy-to-access external microSD card slot is ready for 32 GB. TIRED: 2.2-inch screen isn't ideal for peeping videos. Only 3.2-megapixel cam Tarantino wouldn’t settle for less than 5 megapixels. Only a measly 1-GB microSD included. Nav and Symbian UIQ more difficult to penetrate than Fort Knox. Curved slider makes lower keypad buttons harder to press. Price/maker: $500 unlocked, Motorola Photos: Jon Snyder/Wired.comRead our full Motorola Z10 review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.The Sylvania G Netbook is a fairly direct response to the Asus Eee PC 900 series, with an 8.9-inch screen, Linux OS and chicklet keys that make touch typing a fever dream fantasy. And while some of Sylvania's choices here are merely dreadful the arrow keys are a mere 12mm wide — thinner than my pinky, it's actually the OS that royally blows it for the Netbook.Ubuntu is known for being one of the most stable and simple versions of Linux on the market, but Sylvania somehow turns it into a nightmare on this system. For a computer ostensibly designed for inexperienced users, it's a disaster. I had trouble with the Ubuntu installation on the Netbook from the start: Blank screens on bootup. MPEGs wouldn't play and codec installations repeatedly failed or even crashed the machine. Help files weren't installed. And most annoying of all, the battery meter couldn't decide whether the computer was plugged in, and pegged battery life remaining at 0 or 2 percent no matter how long we charged it. The Netbook abruptly shut itself off on at least one occasion, possibly convinced that it was out of juice.WIRED: Has a real hard drive 80 GB instead of flash storage. Includes three USB ports and an SD card reader. Comes in colors. Bright screen for this category.TIRED: Slower than a sedated slug at just about every app despite 1.6-GHz Atom chip and 1-GB RAM standard $399 model includes just 512-MB RAM. Cartoonish styling. Considerably heavier than advertised and the Eee PC 900 at 2.6 pounds. Far too buggy to be taken seriously.Price/maker: $450 as tested, SylvaniaPhoto courtesy SylvaniaRead our full Sylvania G Netbook review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.Think of this 26-inch TV from Samsung as any one of last year's larger models, shrunk down. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's only 720p, but its bright, detailed picture is impressive and its vivid color is surprisingly accurate for a set this small. It scores surprisingly well in our video-processing tests, even besting many of this year's small models. Sure, this model is a bit challenged in the areas of de-interlacing 24-fps film-based HD sources and removing jaggies from diagonal lines, but then so are many of the 32-inch and smaller TVs we've tested this year. And who really worries about 24 FPS film sources on a 26-incher besides geeks like us Unlike many small sets, though, the Samsung's noise reduction performs beautifully. We saw good results leaving it in "auto" for all but the crappiest video, and only had to really adjust for our truly hideous NR test clip. Hardcore testing aside, the Samsung's good NR combined with its great picture and color delivered where it matters the most: Our HD and SD test movies looked awesome, as did satellite HDTV and output from our 360. WIRED: Attractive, simple remote-control. Side ports HDMI, S-Video and composite make hooking up a 360 or camcorder a breeze. Optical digital audio out -- perfect for tying into that massive dorm-theater sound system.TIRED: Some video-processing issues. 1366 x 728 native resolution makes it a not-so-great computer monitor unless you're over 40 and want to read without your glasses.Price/maker: $550, SamsungRead our full Samsung LN26A450C1 LCD TV review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.The HP TouchSmart IQ506 is an update to last year's all-in-one touchscreen, the TouchSmart IQ770. This year, HP went for a countertop-friendly design by packing all the components into the IQ506's brilliant 22-inch, touch-sensitive display. As a whole, this makes for a much more streamlined and clutter-free presentation compared to its predecessor. In terms of general ease and responsiveness, the IQ506's touchscreen does a marginally good job. Common maneuvers like double taps and click-and-drag highlighting can be pulled off with minimal hassle. Even problem areas like corners were accessible with relatively effortless finger pokes.Save for a pinch/zoom gesture, however, all the image-rotating fun we were expecting was largely nonexistent. In its defense, leaving notes, creating calendar reminders and a host of other "bulletin board" tasks were a cinch using the TouchSmart dashboard. But even though you can incorporate non-dashboard programs like Firefox into the interface, opening these applications kicks you back out to the Vista desktop. On one hand, the system is a great value when one compares the sticker price to the components, but it's disconcerting that a $1,500 computer lacks the flair and usability of a relatively inexpensive device like the iPhone. We've got our fingers crossed for next year's model.WIRED: Elegant space-saving design. Speaker bar produces booming lows and clear highs. Bright 22-inch screen hides smudges and fingerprints. Integrated TV tuner adds living room chops. Blazing connectivity via gigabit Ethernet and integrated 802.11b/g/n. 500-GB hard drive offers plenty of room for media storage. Whisper-quiet operation.TIRED: Not the smoothest touch-based interface. Handoffs between TouchSmart/Vista programs are slow and awkward. Very limited upgrade options. Midrange GPU puts a damper on hardcore gaming. Retractable bezel feels cheap and rickety. Sluggish processor given its all-in-one class. What No Blu-rayPrice/maker: $1,500 as tested, hp.comRead our full HP TouchSmart IQ506 review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.Dubbed the "Boulder," this angular, candy-colored handset is the offspring of the Gadget Lab's crumpled Type-V, Type-S and Type-SL review units. The Boulder isn't another rugged rehash, though. In fact, Casio finally threw a curve by including some fairly useful multimedia features. Welcome additions like music playback, a more powerful but still lacking camera, and zippy EV-DO connectivity fatten up this phone's already rock-solid resume. But let's face it -- Casio is extremely late to the party with these commonplace features. Previous pratfalls like the laughably low-res external LCD, and an annoying light show for incoming calls have returned too. Foibles aside, a lot of the "new" features were actually well integrated into this otherwise hard-knock handset. Tasks like downloading and playing music, mobile messaging and accessing webmail were brisk and painless due to a sensible layout and speedy EV-DO network. Little usability improvements and smart additions like a waterproof cover for the microSD port reinforced Casio's obvious commitment to achieving a rugged/user-friendly balance. Casio definitely gets kudos for bringing a tank like the G'zOne into the multimedia era. However, the Boulder is more a patchwork of desirable features, rather than a cohesive marriage of entertainment and durability.WIRED: Armored cross section where mud meets multimedia. External LCD doubles as wanderlust-friendly e-compass. Awesome camera flash/flashlight combo. Expanded memory via microSD card slot. Solid call quality -- even after 12 rounds of tough love. Included cradle doubles as a travel charger. Also comes in "less-flamboyant" black.TIRED: Terrible speakerphone quality for both voice and music. Far too expensive. Annoying multicolored lights show signals incoming calls. No file sharing via Bluetooth. Lackluster 1.3-MP camera sucks for both stills and video. Sweet angles still can't hide a brick-ish profile.Price/maker: $130 after $50 rebate, Verizon Read our full Casio G'zOne Boulder review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.Out of the box and straight up to the eye you'll immediately enjoy the D3's spacious and bright viewfinder. The noticeably improved 51-point auto focus system is whip-fast and works in concert with an outstanding 1005-pixel metering sensor that gets it right in the most challenging lighting. Images are beautifully consistent with a wide dynamic range and improved noise-reduction settings that give the pictures a more natural look. To achieve that end, Nikon pulled back on the sharpening levels, leaving the choice of added "crunchiness" to a photographer's post-production predilections.Nikon's new three-inch high-res LCD is a revelation. If you do take the plunge, be ready to spend a good chunk of time learning the feature set to exploit the D3's capabilities. From resolution to speed, color control, bit-depth and so much more, the D3 is incredibly customizable. Dial it in for lightning-quick 11-fps sports action, superlow-light shooting ISO up to 25600, handheld or tripod-mounted live view -- you name it, whatever and however you want to shoot, the D3 does it exceptionally well.WIRED: High ISO shooting is fantastic with relatively low noise at settings up to ISO 3200 and beyond. Live view function the best of the top-end DSLRs. Dual CF card capability.TIRED: So many functions it could take a lifetime to learn them all. No in-camera dust-reduction system.Price/maker: $5,000 body only, Nikon Read our full Nikon D3 review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.The U110 ultralight we received looks striking, with a scarlet paisley-etched aluminum lid paired with a shiny jet-black keyboard area. As soon as you open it up and power it on, you come face to face with one of the U110's most interesting yet unsettling features: VeriFace recognition. After booting up, the webcam embedded in the bezel starts scanning the room. When it finds you, it superimposes disturbing cross hairs on your eyes in an attempt to recognize you and unlock the PC. If you haven't registered your peepers, the system will hang, so you have to shut it down, turn the notebook away and open it up again to get it to boot. The 11.1-inch display is bright and sharp, though it can look a bit iridescent at close range. The glossy black keys are big and square but the thin membrane beneath the keys is flimsy and deforms as you type. There is a decent set of ports, but the designers couldn't find room for an optical drive. Seriously, we're pretty disappointed. The included external DVD drive looks cool, but you know what would be even cooler Not needing an external drive at all. For work purposes, the Lenovo is a capable little machine. The U110 excelled in our PCMark tests, far outdistancing most other ultralights. Overall this is a good PC; it just has a few annoyances. WIRED: Charming good looks will attract the Lenovo faithful who are sick of looking funerary. Excellent business performance will silence office critics of your "red PC Harumph!." Delightfully light and slim.TIRED: The keyboard, though pretty, is pretty flimsy. Terminator-style face recognition will give you the heebie-jeebies and make you torch all your Schwarzenegger flicks Especially Batman and Robin. External DVD means one more gadget to tote.Price/maker: $1,800 as tested, Lenovo Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comRead our full Lenovo IdeaPad U110 review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.Dishing out a hefty helping of HD, the SR12 is a lot of camera, both in your hand and under the hood with its 120-GB hard drive. The upgraded CMOS sensor and Bionz image processor have significantly improved image quality and stomped out even more noise. Sony’s face-detection system, which works snappily for video and the 10.2-megapixel stills, is very effective both up close and at long range. OK, so it makes great video, but what about the controls For those who fly on manual, the Cam Control Dial is like piloting an F22. Neatly nestled next to the lens, the silver nubbin is a twisty-twirly festival of videographic functionality, providing quick access to manual adjustments of exposure, focus, white balance and aperture.There’s also an “easy†button on board. A quick tap on the little blue button and all you’ve got to do is point the camera in the right direction to get the good stuff. In spite of all this Sony video goodness, the SR12 has one glaring flaw — terribly difficult Mac integration. To get it working you’ve got to have iMovie '08. Previous versions of iMovie don’t have the capability to natively read the AVCHD codec meaning that you had to convert the video to other formats in order to do any post-production.WIRED: Excellent AVCHD video quality got better this time around. Extra-wide 3.2-inch touchscreen LCD is a big bonus. Outstanding sound quality. TIRED: Massive internal hard drive makes it somewhat chunky and a bit of a load to carry. The “easy†button should be bigger and easier to find. And it should be red. Yeah red and all glowy. Sony Read our full Sony HDR-SR12 review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.With Kensington's Wireless USB Docking Station, the moment you open your Wireless USB WUSB-enabled notebook, all your desktop devices are ready to go. We were amazed at how seamless the process is: The station recognized our 20-inch monitor, wireless USB mouse, keyboard and printer. It was as if they were always connected to the notebook. Of course, there are a few gotchas. WUSB is a new standard and some notebooks can't hook up with this docking station. Dell and Lenovo offer a few models, and other companies should be out the gate by this fall. With its plain, geeky looks, the 11.4-ounce antenna-topped station could get lost in a field of wireless routers. But that's not quite enough to put our Battlestar boxers in a knot: The Kensington Wireless Docking Station is a snap to set up and makes mobile computing, well, mobile and hassle-free. You know, the way it's supposed to be. WIRED: Drop-dead, simple setup and instant wireless connection of all desktop peripherals makes moving a notebook to and from the desk a hassle-free, nothing-to-plug-in experience. Small footprint means no great loss of desktop real estate.TIRED: Still few WUSB-enabled notebooks on the market. Audio handling could be smoother; default requires USB-powered speakers. First generation device is still pricey.Kensington Read our full Kensington Wireless USB Docking Station review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.This standard-definition lightweight shoots better video and has a much smarter feature set than most of its competitors. In fact, JVC knows that YouTubers can't bear missing the latest police beating or Matthew McConaughey shirtless in the grocery store, so the MS100 is lightning-quick on start up. The 35x optical zoom allows you to capture the crushing blows and bothersome blemishes while keeping a safe distance. Plus, the nifty laser-touch LCD makes you feel like a real cinematographer with speedy access to manual features.While it's nicely appointed, you've got to bridle at a couple things. First, there's no optical image stabilization. But shaky image stabilization aside, the very nature of this camcorder calls into question its usefulness. While neither big nor expensive, there are other, better, ultrasimple run-and-gun camcorders out there. Most are smaller and cheaper, too. With this form factor at this price, the MS100 is kind of stuck in the middle between the svelte flash-based AVCHD camcorders and the shirt-pocket shooters from Flip, Kodak and Creative.WIRED: 35x optical zoom brings the action right to your doorstep. Superb video quality. Formula 1 start-up speed. Easy to use laser-touch LCD.TIRED: No optical image stabilization. Lack of Mac compatibility is inexcusable and utterly perplexing. Three hundred and fifty bones for a camera that's made to record for YouTube The Flip Mino does the same thing for about half the cost. JVC Read our full JVC Everio GZ-MS100 review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.Through some loophole, wormhole or deal with the devil, Gateway has produced a massive desktop replacement that's fast, good and cheap. How fast, you ask Fast enough to go toe-to-toe with -- and school -- a And that brings us to the cheap part. The Gateway is just $1,400 -- more than three times less than the Alienware and hundreds and more hundreds less than most other desktop replacement machines. Sure, it lacks the latest processor it's got a 2.27-GHz Core Duo, but it has a whopping 4 GB of RAM to help it attack processing tasks and a spacious 200 GB of drive space for your stuff. The big bummer here is the missing Blu-ray drive, which is what is likely keeping this thing so affordable. WIRED: Some of the best gaming performance ever recorded on a PC. Long battery life for a desktop replacement. Comfy and solid keyboard withstands heavy hands. Multimedia controls and slide volume look cool without glowing too brightly.TIRED: No Blu-ray is a letdown for HD-heads, and you can't configure your PC to include the drive. The battery sticks out a bit in the back, and the power brick is monstrous. Power lights on the front, unlike the multimedia controls, are too bright.Price/maker: $1,400 as tested, Gateway Read our full Gateway P-7811FX Notebook review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.Alienware prides itself on its tower rigs and desktop replacements, but several of its earlier forays in to the mid-size laptops were disastrous; the branding was intact but the performance wasn't. Not so with the m15x. This 15.4-incher is plenty portable, yet it has all the gaming trappings and the performance to back it up.From the unboxing onward, you can tell that you are paying for the experience as well as the hardware. A baseball cap with an alien head on it, an extra battery, VGA-to-DVI adapter, FireWire adapter and entertainment remote show that Alienware will risk no dissatisfied customers due to lackluster goodies. With specs that include a 2.8-GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme processor, 3 GB of RAM, and a 512-MB nVidia GeForce 8800M GTX, the m15x performs impressively, but not out of this world. It all comes down to the loot; this is a luxury item and there are far more affordable PCs with comparable performance. WIRED: Tip-top business and gaming performance. Lots of included extras for gaming elitists. The solid and handsome design will please gamers, and cool lighting effects will titillate geeks.TIRED: Exorbitant price that only a space tourist could pay without wincing. For all the expense, it's not the very best gaming PC. Dual batteries take a long time to charge up. The Blu-ray drive must be removed to accommodate the secondary battery.Price/maker: $4,880 as tested, Alienware Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comRead our full Alienware Area-51 m15x review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.The Archos 605 WiFi is a damn fine portable media player. Now it’s slightly mo' better due to this new GPS accessory, which for $130 adds full-bore street navigation that's on par with a Garmin or TomTom system. Well, a low-end Garmin or TomTom from a few years ago, anyway: This lackluster accessory does not have many of the bells and whistles of modern nav systems, and the one it does have -- real-time traffic updates -- works only in Europe.On the plus side, the software locks in satellite signals faster than NORAD. However, it navigates like a base commander heading home from the officer's club. On several occasions the GPS tried to route us totally out of the way instead of continuing on the road right in front of us. To make matters worse, the software doesn't announce street names, only directions. The GPS Car Holder would look pretty good if this were, say, 2003. And it does get you where you're going, if not always by the fastest or most logical route. At $130, it's a decent deal for current owners, but definitely behind the GPS times. WIRED: Cheaper than a standalone GPS, at least if you already own an Archos 605. High-resolution screen makes maps look mighty purty. Lightning-fast satellite lock.TIRED: The 605 can’t navigate without the car holder, so you can’t go on walkabout. Doesn’t say street names. Requires you to move to Europe if you want traffic features. You have to manually restart the GPS app every time you power on the 605.Price/maker: $130, Archos Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comRead our full Archos 605 WiFi GPS Car Holder review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.As one of six new Fujitsu offerings equipped with Intel's Centrino 2, the Lifebook A6120 more than makes up for its dull exterior with features that will have prettier laptops quaking in their neoprene sleeves. Opposite its no frills glossy shell resides a gorgeous 15.4-inch LCD capable of brightening even the darkest depths of Mordor. Battery life and performance are equally impressive. The new 2.26-GHz CPU more than did the job when it came to photo editing, gaming and pretty much every other benchmark we threw at it. What's more, we squeezed a respectable four and a half hours of battery life under normal usage out of A6120. In fact, after playing with the Lifebook for a week, we were hard pressed to find anything significant to complain about. Would Fujitsu be well served by spending a little more time and effort on design and shrinking down that plump chassis Sure. But this reviewer is more than happy to overlook a 1.7-inch waistline as long as it hides enough goodies.WIRED: Great bang/buck ratio. The A6120 starts at only $1,150 and jumps but $200 for a Radeon HD 3470 card and Blu-ray drive. Sharp, beautiful screen is one of the brightest we've seen on a laptop. Screw the chicklet-style keys found on other notebooks: Fujitsu's old school keyboard provides near perfect "clickiness" to borrow a term from designer Amar Sagoo.TIRED: Small trackpad makes for a less than thrilling multitouch experience. Runs consistently hot -- don't rest it on your lap for long or risk a scorched crotch. While certainly not ugly, design is blander than a plate of lima beans.Price/maker: $1,350 as tested, Fujitsu Read our full Fujitsu Lifebook A6120 review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.GeTac clearly had utilitarian users in mind with the E-100, which makes for a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to function. On the bright side, this surprisingly light ultramobile PC is military certified to withstand splashes of water, dust, humidity, shock and even freezing temperatures. Even common vulnerabilities like exposed ethernet and USB ports have been sidestepped with a bevy of watertight rubber stoppers. In fact, my review unit was able to smoothly stream South Park episodes while taking repeated tumbles down a flight of stairs.But it was when I looked under the hood that I found kinks in the armor. Mission-critical applications like Office ran at a reasonable clip in a number of bumpy environments, but for the E-100's price I was expecting a little more "oomph." The 100-GB shock-resistant ATA hard drive and 1 GB of RAM tilt the balance a little bit, but honestly, even the unassuming Eee PC comes stock with Intel's newer Atom chips. Mediocre specs aside, this rough and tumble UMPC performs solidly in a number of harsh environments and boasts a host of connectivity options. WIRED: Rock-solid construction, ergonomics and field performance. Responsive 8.4-inch touchscreen looks phenomenal in direct sunlight. Web ready with 802.11b/g, gigabit ethernet and SIM card slot. Waterproof combination SmartCard/PCMCIA slot. Decent battery life at 3.5 hours WiFi on. 100-GB hard drive has its own heater for cycling up in freezing conditions.TIRED: Too little processing given the amount of buck. Near three grand price tag Seriously No option for a solid state drive! Recessed USB and headphone jacks are a hassle to plug into. Tinny speaker is more of an afterthought. Lose the stylus and you're S.O.L. Looks that only a FedEx driver could love.Price/maker: $2,880 as tested, GeTac Read our full GeTac E-100 review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.Most of the new mini-laptops look like toys, educational tools or lab experiments in miniaturization, but the MSI Wind is an actual PC. Packing the latest 1.6-GHz Atom processor and a roomy 80-GB drive, the Wind boasts some legit PC cred. Yes, your iPod probably has more drive space, but 80 gigs was plenty not so long ago, and it's not like you're going to be producing HD video on this thing; it's more of an internet lapdog than a laptop. WIRED: Grown-up looks as opposed to "I want to sit at the big kids' table" found in other netbooks. Full keyboard and the largest screen among mini-notes. Plenty of ports to plug away at. 2.3-pound weight and rounded edges make it simple to pack and lug.TIRED: Lack of a DVD is understandable, but it still makes us cry a little. Hard drive sometimes makes mysterious swallowing sounds. Two-hour battery life is OK, but three would be better.MSI Mobile Photo: Jon Snyder/ Wired.comRead our full MSI Wind U100 review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.Behold, the new Eee Box! Like the rest of the Eee bloodline, these varicolored desktop boxes are small, cheap and adorable think AppleTV or Mac Mini. Intel's 1.6-GHz Atom processor, up to 2 GBs of memory, four USB ports, an SD card slot, 802.11n and Bluetooth are plenty for the Eee Box to hit that elusive "good enough" mark with aplomb. Once again, you'll get your choice of running either Linux or Windows XP. Then there's the size. While it does have a slightly larger overall footprint, it's much trimmer than the Mac Mini. Not only will this elegant 8.5 x 7 x 1-inch box fit anywhere, but you also have the choice of mounting it directly to the back of any extra monitor you happen to have lying around. To be clear, the Eee Box is not for sweaty frag fests or heavy-duty HD video decoding. But if you have a hankering for a killer kitchen PC or just an über-cheap second or third home PC that runs Linux or XP, it simply can't be beat.WIRED: Small, lightweight and cuter than a bowlful of kittens. More than enough processing power for everyday computing. Cheaper than an ounce of Da Kine bud. The option of running Splashtop for preboot access to Skype, web browsing and IM clients.TIRED: Where's the optical drive No HDMI output, which actually doesn't matter much because there's also no hardware to decode acceleration. By itself, the Atom processor can barely handle 720p H.264 streams, dashing our hopes of this being the ultimate home-streaming box. Asus Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comRead our full Asus Eee Box review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.Iomega's own $190 solution for a filled DVR is a 500-GB drive that plays nice with two DVRs in particular: Scientific Atlanta's 80-GB standard definition 8300 and the more recent 160-GB 8300-HD model. We tested the drive out on the latter model and found it more or less did what it promised. It even worked with a neighbor's Series 3 TiVo, which to its credit is known for being something of an eSATA slut. Setup in both instances was quick and painless, and involved simply turning off the DVR, plugging in the Iomega drive, and then turning everything back on again. Voila, no more having to choose between Emmanuelle: The Art of Love and the latest episode of Mad Men. WIRED: Reasonably priced. Your grandmother could probably set it up. Instantly adds an additional 300 hours of SD TV, or 60 hours of HD content.TIRED: Only one way to connect the drive to a DVR that would be eSATA. Limited compatibility, although Iomega claims the drive will work with future SA eSATA-enabled DVRs. No way of controlling what gets stored on the expander drive and what gets stored on the DVR. Transporting DVR'd content to your computer is verboten, and plugging the drive into a computer will automatically reformat it.Iomega Read our full Iomega DVR Expander Drive review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.The Samsung U900, aka Soul, aka Magical Touch, doesn't really have any supernatural abilities. What it does have is a tiny, touch-sensitive OLED nav-pad that is one of the coolest, most efficient touch interfaces we've seen on a handset. The small display situated below the main 2.2-inch QVGA screen features icons that morph based on whatever application is currently on the screen. Switch to camera mode and controls for snapping pictures. Toggle to the music player and buttons for fast-forward, rewind, pause and play pop up. The big selling point is the phone's pocketability. The picture quality and dynamic range could be better LED flash, we're talking about you, but at 0.5-inches thick and 7 ounces, this slider is more svelte than just about every 5-MP cam we've tested. Ultimately, our biggest complaint is that you cannot use the camera without sliding open the phone first. This design protects the lens from dust bunnies and pocket grime, yes, but shooting with a fully open device was a tad awkward at times. WIRED: External microSD slot makes it a cinch to swap cards on the fly. Bluetooth A2DP. Competent image-editing suite. Video editor allows you to layer additional audio tracks. Decent facial detection. Haptic feedback can be tweaked to three different levels of intensity or switched-off entirely. TIRED: Bundled proprietary ear buds sound duller than Ben Stein. No Xenon flash. No GPS. No WiFi. Lower-res video clips. Proprietary headphone jack positioned on the side = hard to pocket when phones are plugged in. Noticeable screen glare when outdoors. Samsung Photo: Issac Brekken/Wired.comRead our full Samsung SGH-U900 Soul "Magical Touch" review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.The biggest selling point of the new Sidekick is supposed to be the customizable "skins" you can order to replace the solid-color ones we opted for jet black. But apart from flashy aesthetics, the pocket-friendly 2008 is 0.4-inches shorter and 0.9-ounces lighter than the pricier LX. It also packs features that were sorely missed with the tragically minimalist iD. Most notably, a 2.0-megapixel camera that can also capture video clips albeit crappy ones. Though the 2.6-inch WQVGA swivel screen’s received a slight -- and necessary -- boost in pixels 400 x 240, the resolution’s still not fantastic. And neither is Bluetooth. We found data transfers not only paused the media player annoying, but afterward, we had to go back and manually un-pause whatever track was playing doubly annoying. For the price, though the 2008 is a solid option compared to the LX -- but only if you live and die by instant messaging and you don't mind being seen with Paris Hilton's device of choice in public.WIRED: Spacious, comfy QWERTY. 3.5-mm headphone jack. Surprisingly loud, radically clear music player. Wide screen excellent for web browsing. Solid battery life. Quick video recording/sharing. Comes with two skins we got black and iridescent lime. Bluetooth with A2DP great to have, even if it does disrupt tunes.TIRED: Screen retains more fingerprints than the Feds. No flash. No WiFi. Mike captures poor sound when recording video. Only 20-second video clips. Only 512-MB microSD card included. Apps are mostly in the $2.99 range except for the janky free Calculator. No 3-G.Price/maker: $150 with 2-year contract, T-Mobile Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comRead our full Sidekick review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.Cyclists know it's plum foolish to roll around on two wheels sans helmet, but it can be just as dangerous to bike about at night without a light. A good headlight affixed to your handlebars is just the thing to help cut through the murk and get you to your destination safely. Here we pit two of the top dogs on the market against each other and see which comes out on top. This one-watt LED cannon goes the extra mile, and we don't just mean it shoots light a ridiculous distance. Due in no small part to its particularly aggressive blinking mode, accurately called superflash, it didn’t just help us catch drivers' attentions; it had them anxiously craning their necks to check whether we were trying to pull them over. Drawing on only two AA batteries, this baby cuts down on weight but its CREE XR-E diode, coupled with a specially engineered Fraen lens, still pumps out the brightest light of all the lamps we tested -- enough to bounce off signs, license plates, and other reflective materials up to four blocks away, giving us plenty of time to make an impression. All we have to worry about now is whether some cop-hating, GTA IV-overdosing motorist trying to run us down.WIRED: Recessed switch only works if pressed firmly, which means it won’t turn on in your bag while you jostle your way to the bar, leaving you in the dark at closing time. Planet Bike spends 25 percent of its profits on bike advocacy.TIRED: The brightness and reduced weight come at a price: 20 hours of battery life in blinking mode, and only seven on high. Though it installs without the use of a tool, the handlebar bracket is tricky to tighten and slips easily.Planet Bike Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.While not the sharpest bulb on our handlebars, the WhiteLite HP AA is in it for the long haul. Don’t get us wrong -- just like other 1-watt LED headlamps, this portable, all-in one lamp is more than a glorified blinky. When engineering this light, Topeak got all snippy, cutting the cords to one of its external power-pack lights and reengineered it to accept three AA batteries. Its widely diffused beam covers plenty of surface area and earned our trust by helping us dodge nasty potholes and tree roots on unlit paths. But where this guy really shines is in perseverance, by lasting 30 hours on high and a whopping 120 on flash.WIRED: The mounting bracket screws tight with a finger knob and adjusts five degrees left and right to get a straight aim even on angled handlebars, although it does require an Allen key to tighten. Little red LED signals when batteries are low.TIRED: Blinks come slowly and lack urgency in flashing mode. Pushing the rear on/off push button can rotate the mount and mess up the light angle. Sound like a small problem It won't be when you look up just in time to face plant into the bumper of a lifted pickup. Topeak Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.The E71 looks more like a Blackberry Killer, but don’t be fooled: This great white hope gives the iPhone a run for its money in a lot of different areas yes, really. Despite its obvious lack of an oversize touchscreen interface, Nokia wins points for a remarkably trim profile 10mm vs. 12.3mm, decent 3.2-megapixel camera instead of 2.0, and the fact it's not tied to any carrier yet. Setting up Nokia's Mail for Exchange program required no IT help or time. QuickOffice let us create, edit and send Word/Excel/PowerPoint files on the fly while we browsed PDFs with Adobe Acrobat Reader. The E71 is stocked with enough apps and goodies to keep even the most overworked road warrior on the ball, but it didn't feel too "business" due to two separate customizable home screens. One is designed to house all of your work apps while the other is geared more toward entertainment with programs for audio, video and gaming. The phone's 2.36-inch, 320 x 240 QVGA display is only slightly smaller than the iPod classic's, and though the resolution can't top the iPhone's, with 15 fps, the E71 is still solid for YouTube clips. Oh, and did we mention the E71's got battery life for days Yes, literally, three of them.WIRED: Up to 8 GB in an easy-to-access, external microSD slot. Quick and seamless OS. GPS, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth you name it, it's basically got it. Vivid screen even in direct sunlight. Textured stainless steel backing prevents slippage. Relatively lightweight 127 grams = six grams lighter than iPhone. Hit any letter on the QWERTY pad and predictive text calls up that section of your address book.TIRED: No standard 3.5-mm headphone jack. 3.2-megapixel camera's optics could be better. LED flash could be way better. N-Gage gaming platform not available. Screen's wide, but not wide enough to do a feature-length film justice. For $500, you could get two 8-GB, 3-G JesusPhones with $100 left over to put toward AT&T's data plan. Nokia Photo: Max Buck/Wired.comRead our full Nokia E71 review.Check Wired.com's latest Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.
2008-09-03 21:35:13Illegal trailers to become legal
More than a decade after India's largest truck trailers came on road to transport cars from factories to dealers and ports, the government has woken up to the fact that they are 'illegal', simply because the motor vehicle rules have not been changed.
2008-08-25 08:00:00Gear Gallery: Laptops That Replace Your Desktop
<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/08/gallery_gadgets/jumbo_gateway_t.jpg'>: <p>Through some loophole, wormhole or deal with the devil, Gateway has produced a massive desktop replacement that's fast, good and cheap. How fast, you ask Fast enough to go toe-to-toe with -- and school -- a <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/review-alienwar.html">$4,800 Alienware Area 51 m15x: In our Quake 4 test, the Gateway posted a score of 167.8 fps to the m15x's 167.2. This is partially because the Gateway's 512-MB Nvidia Geforce 9800M is running the show. The FX also has Olympic endurance for larger-class notebooks, going 2 hours, 23 minutes to play a DVD.<p>And that brings us to the cheap part. The Gateway is just $1,400 -- more than three times less than the Alienware and hundreds and more hundreds less than most other desktop replacement machines. Sure, it lacks the latest processor it's got a 2.27-GHz Core Duo, but it has a whopping 4 GB of RAM to help it attack processing tasks and a spacious 200 GB of drive space for your stuff. The big bummer here is the missing Blu-ray drive, which is what is likely keeping this thing so affordable. <p><strong>WIRED: Some of the best gaming performance ever recorded on a PC. Long battery life for a desktop replacement. Comfy and solid keyboard withstands heavy hands. Multimedia controls and slide volume look cool without glowing too brightly.<p><strong>TIRED: No Blu-ray is a letdown for HD-heads, and you can't configure your PC to include the drive. The battery sticks out a bit in the back, and the power brick is monstrous. Power lights on the front, unlike the multimedia controls, are too bright.<p><strong>Price/maker: $1,400 as tested, <a href="http://www.gateway.com">Gateway <p><em><img src="http://blog.wired.com/images/circles8.gif" alt="8 out of 10"><p>Read our full <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/review-alienwar.html">Gateway P-7811FX Notebook review.<p>Check Wired.com's latest <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/reviews/">Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/08/gallery_gadgets/alienware_t.jpg'>: <p>Alienware prides itself on its tower rigs and desktop replacements, but several of its earlier forays in to the mid-size laptops were disastrous; the branding was intact but the performance wasn't. Not so with the m15x. This 15.4-incher is plenty portable, yet it has all the gaming trappings and the performance to back it up.<p>From the unboxing onward, you can tell that you are paying for the experience as well as the hardware. A baseball cap with an alien head on it, an extra battery, VGA-to-DVI adapter, FireWire adapter and entertainment remote show that Alienware will risk no dissatisfied customers due to lackluster goodies. With specs that include a 2.8-GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme processor, 3 GB of RAM, and a 512-MB nVidia GeForce 8800M GTX, the m15x performs impressively, but not out of this world. It all comes down to the loot; this is a luxury item and there are far more affordable PCs with comparable performance. <p><strong>WIRED: Tip-top business and gaming performance. Lots of included extras for gaming elitists. The solid and handsome design will please gamers, and cool lighting effects will titillate geeks.<p><strong>TIRED: Exorbitant price that only a space tourist could pay without wincing. For all the expense, it's not the very best gaming PC. Dual batteries take a long time to charge up. The Blu-ray drive must be removed to accommodate the secondary battery.<p><strong>Price/maker: $4,880 as tested, <a href="http://www.alienware.com">Alienware <p><em><img src="http://blog.wired.com/images/circles6.gif" alt="6 out of 10"><p><em>Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com<p>Read our full <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/review-alienwar.html">Alienware Area-51 m15x review.<p>Check Wired.com's latest <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/reviews/">Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/08/gallery_gadgets/archos_605_t.jpg'>: <p>The Archos 605 WiFi is a damn fine portable media player. Now it’s slightly mo' better due to this new GPS accessory, which for $130 adds full-bore street navigation that's on par with a Garmin or TomTom system. Well, a low-end Garmin or TomTom from a few years ago, anyway: This lackluster accessory does not have many of the bells and whistles of modern nav systems, and the one it does have -- real-time traffic updates -- works only in Europe.<p>On the plus side, the software locks in satellite signals faster than NORAD. However, it navigates like a base commander heading home from the officer's club. On several occasions the GPS tried to route us totally out of the way instead of continuing on the road right in front of us. To make matters worse, the software doesn't announce street names, only directions. The GPS Car Holder would look pretty good if this were, say, 2003. And it does get you where you're going, if not always by the fastest or most logical route. At $130, it's a decent deal for current owners, but definitely behind the GPS times. <p><strong>WIRED: Cheaper than a standalone GPS, at least if you already own an Archos 605. High-resolution screen makes maps look mighty purty. Lightning-fast satellite lock.<p><strong>TIRED: The 605 can’t navigate without the car holder, so you can’t go on walkabout. Doesn’t say street names. Requires you to move to Europe if you want traffic features. You have to manually restart the GPS app every time you power on the 605.<p><strong>Price/maker: $130, <a href="http://www.archos.com">Archos <p><em><img src="http://blog.wired.com/images/circles5.gif" alt="5 out of 10"><p><em>Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com<p>Read our full <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/review-archos-g.html">Archos 605 WiFi GPS Car Holder review.<p>Check Wired.com's latest <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/reviews/">Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/08/gallery_gadgets/fujitsu_lifebook_t.jpg'>: <p>As one of six new Fujitsu offerings equipped with Intel's Centrino 2, the Lifebook A6120 more than makes up for its dull exterior with features that will have prettier laptops quaking in their neoprene sleeves. Opposite its no frills glossy shell resides a gorgeous 15.4-inch LCD capable of brightening even the darkest depths of Mordor. <p>Battery life and performance are equally impressive. The new 2.26-GHz CPU more than did the job when it came to photo editing, gaming and pretty much every other benchmark we threw at it. What's more, we squeezed a respectable four and a half hours of battery life under normal usage out of A6120. In fact, after playing with the Lifebook for a week, we were hard pressed to find anything significant to complain about. Would Fujitsu be well served by spending a little more time and effort on design and shrinking down that plump chassis Sure. But this reviewer is more than happy to overlook a 1.7-inch waistline as long as it hides enough goodies.<p><strong>WIRED: Great bang/buck ratio. The A6120 starts at only $1,150 and jumps but $200 for a Radeon HD 3470 card and Blu-ray drive. Sharp, beautiful screen is one of the brightest we've seen on a laptop. Screw the chicklet-style keys found on other notebooks: Fujitsu's old school keyboard provides near perfect "clickiness" to borrow a term from designer <a href="http://amarsagoo.blogspot.com/2008/05/science-of-keyboard-design.html">Amar Sagoo.<p><strong>TIRED: Small trackpad makes for a less than thrilling multitouch experience. Runs consistently hot -- don't rest it on your lap for long or risk a scorched crotch. While certainly not ugly, design is blander than a plate of lima beans.<p><strong>Price/maker: $1,350 as tested, <a href="http://store.shopfujitsu.com/fpc/Ecommerce/buildseriesbean.doseries=A6210">Fujitsu <p><em><img alt="8 out of 10" src="http://blog.wired.com/images/circles8.gif"><p>Read our full <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/review-fujitsus.html">Fujitsu Lifebook A6120 review.<p>Check Wired.com's latest <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/reviews/">Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/08/gallery_gadgets/getac_e_100_t.jpg'>: <p>GeTac clearly had utilitarian users in mind with the E-100, which makes for a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to function. On the bright side, this surprisingly light ultramobile PC is military certified to withstand splashes of water, dust, humidity, shock and even freezing temperatures. Even common vulnerabilities like exposed ethernet and USB ports have been sidestepped with a bevy of watertight rubber stoppers. In fact, my review unit was able to smoothly stream <cite>South Park episodes while taking repeated tumbles down a flight of stairs.<p>But it was when I looked under the hood that I found kinks in the armor. Mission-critical applications like Office ran at a reasonable clip in a number of bumpy environments, but for the E-100's price I was expecting a little more "oomph." The 100-GB shock-resistant ATA hard drive and 1 GB of RAM tilt the balance a little bit, but honestly, even the unassuming Eee PC comes stock with Intel's newer Atom chips. Mediocre specs aside, this rough and tumble UMPC performs solidly in a number of harsh environments and boasts a host of connectivity options. <p><strong>WIRED: Rock-solid construction, ergonomics and field performance. Responsive 8.4-inch touchscreen looks phenomenal in direct sunlight. Web ready with 802.11b/g, gigabit ethernet and SIM card slot. Waterproof combination SmartCard/PCMCIA slot. Decent battery life at 3.5 hours WiFi on. 100-GB hard drive has its own heater for cycling up in freezing conditions.<p><strong>TIRED: Too little processing given the amount of buck. Near three grand price tag Seriously No option for a solid state drive! Recessed USB and headphone jacks are a hassle to plug into. Tinny speaker is more of an afterthought. Lose the stylus and you're S.O.L. Looks that only a FedEx driver could love.<p><strong>Price/maker: $2,880 as tested, <a href="http://www.getac.com">GeTac <p><em><img src="http://blog.wired.com/images/circles6.gif" alt="6 out of 10"><p>Read our full <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/review-ruggediz.html">GeTac E-100 review.<p>Check Wired.com's latest <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/reviews/">Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/08/gallery_gadgets/MSI_laptop_t.jpg'>: <p>Most of the new mini-laptops look like toys, educational tools or lab experiments in miniaturization, but the MSI Wind is an actual PC. Packing the latest 1.6-GHz Atom processor and a roomy 80-GB drive, the Wind boasts some legit PC cred. Yes, your iPod probably has more drive space, but 80 gigs was plenty not so long ago, and it's not like you're going to be producing HD video on this thing; it's more of an internet lapdog than a laptop. <p>The 10-inch widescreen can display most fixed-width webpages comfortably, and its keyboard is large enough to house decent-size keys so you can type easily without resorting to Homer's dialing wand. While even some larger laptops are short on ports, the Wind finds room for three USBs, an SD slot and a display connector take note, MacBook Air!. Of course, it's not perfect. We would have loved to see a DVD burner included, and with all its ports, a mini FireWire would be welcome. Also, don't expect high-end performance from the unit or hearty battery life from its slim, three-cell battery. But if you want a cheap and tiny companion for uploading pictures during a Malaysian jungle trek, or just a little buddy to hang out with you on the couch for IMDB searches, it's pretty hard to be against the Wind. <p><strong>WIRED: Grown-up looks as opposed to "I want to sit at the big kids' table" found in other netbooks. Full keyboard and the largest screen among mini-notes. Plenty of ports to plug away at. 2.3-pound weight and rounded edges make it simple to pack and lug.<p><strong>TIRED: Lack of a DVD is understandable, but it still makes us cry a little. Hard drive sometimes makes mysterious swallowing sounds. Two-hour battery life is OK, but three would be better.<p>$500, <a href="http://www.msimobile.com">MSI Mobile <p><em><img src="http://blog.wired.com/images/circles8.gif" alt="8 out of 10"><p><em>Photo: Jon Snyder/ Wired.com<p>Read our full <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/review-msis-nap.html">MSI Wind U100 review.<p>Check Wired.com's latest <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/reviews/">Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/08/gallery_gadgets/eee_box_t.jpg'>: <p>Behold, the new Eee Box! Like the rest of the Eee bloodline, these varicolored desktop boxes are small, cheap and adorable think AppleTV or Mac Mini. Intel's 1.6-GHz Atom processor, up to 2 GBs of memory, four USB ports, an SD card slot, 802.11n and Bluetooth are plenty for the Eee Box to hit that elusive "good enough" mark with aplomb. Once again, you'll get your choice of running either Linux or Windows XP. <p>Then there's the size. While it does have a slightly larger overall footprint, it's much trimmer than the Mac Mini. Not only will this elegant 8.5 x 7 x 1-inch box fit anywhere, but you also have the choice of mounting it directly to the back of any extra monitor you happen to have lying around. To be clear, the Eee Box is not for sweaty frag fests or heavy-duty HD video decoding. But if you have a hankering for a killer kitchen PC or just an über-cheap second or third home PC that runs Linux or XP, it simply can't be beat.<p><strong>WIRED: Small, lightweight and cuter than a bowlful of kittens. More than enough processing power for everyday computing. Cheaper than an ounce of <a href="http://www.drugscience.org/Archive/bcr4/4Price.html">Da Kine bud. The option of running Splashtop for preboot access to Skype, web browsing and IM clients.<p><strong>TIRED: Where's the optical drive No HDMI output, which actually doesn't matter much because there's also no hardware to decode acceleration. By itself, the Atom processor can barely handle 720p H.264 streams, dashing our hopes of this being the ultimate home-streaming box. <p>$300 as tested, <a href="http://www.asus.com">Asus <p><em><img src="http://blog.wired.com/images/circles8.gif" alt="8 out of 10"><p><em>Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com<p>Read our full <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/review-asuss-mi.html">Asus Eee Box review.<p>Check Wired.com's latest <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/reviews/">Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/08/gallery_gadgets/iomega_dvdr_expander_t.jpg'>: <p>Iomega's own $190 solution for a filled DVR is a 500-GB drive that plays nice with two DVRs in particular: Scientific Atlanta's 80-GB standard definition 8300 and the more recent 160-GB 8300-HD model. We tested the drive out on the latter model and found it more or less did what it promised. It even worked with a neighbor's Series 3 TiVo, which to its credit is known for being something of an eSATA slut. <p>Setup in both instances was quick and painless, and involved simply turning off the DVR, plugging in the Iomega drive, and then turning everything back on again. Voila, no more having to choose between <cite>Emmanuelle: The Art of Love and the latest episode of <cite>Mad Men. <p><strong>WIRED: Reasonably priced. Your grandmother could probably set it up. Instantly adds an additional 300 hours of SD TV, or 60 hours of HD content.<p><strong>TIRED: Only one way to connect the drive to a DVR that would be eSATA. Limited compatibility, although Iomega claims the drive will work with future SA eSATA-enabled DVRs. No way of controlling what gets stored on the expander drive and what gets stored on the DVR. Transporting DVR'd content to your computer is verboten, and plugging the drive into a computer will automatically reformat it.<p>$190, <a href="http://www.http://store.iomega.com/sectionp=4760&amp;secid=40079">Iomega <p><em><img alt="6 out of 10" src="http://blog.wired.com/images/circles6.gif"><p>Read our full <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/review-iomega-d.html">Iomega DVR Expander Drive review.<p>Check Wired.com's latest <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/reviews/">Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/08/gallery_gadgets/samsung_slider_t.jpg'>: <p>The Samsung U900, aka Soul, aka Magical Touch, doesn't really have any supernatural abilities. What it does have is a tiny, touch-sensitive OLED nav-pad that is one of the coolest, most efficient touch interfaces we've seen on a handset. The small display situated below the main 2.2-inch QVGA screen features icons that morph based on whatever application is currently on the screen. Switch to camera mode and controls for snapping pictures. Toggle to the music player and buttons for fast-forward, rewind, pause and play pop up. <p>The big selling point is the phone's pocketability. The picture quality and dynamic range could be better LED flash, we're talking about you, but at 0.5-inches thick and 7 ounces, this slider is more svelte than just about every 5-MP cam we've tested. Ultimately, our biggest complaint is that you cannot use the camera without sliding open the phone first. This design protects the lens from dust bunnies and pocket grime, yes, but shooting with a fully open device was a tad awkward at times. <p><strong>WIRED: External microSD slot makes it a cinch to swap cards on the fly. Bluetooth A2DP. Competent image-editing suite. Video editor allows you to layer additional audio tracks. Decent facial detection. Haptic feedback can be tweaked to three different levels of intensity or switched-off entirely. <p><strong>TIRED: Bundled proprietary ear buds sound duller than Ben Stein. No Xenon flash. No GPS. No WiFi. Lower-res video clips. Proprietary headphone jack positioned on the side = hard to pocket when phones are plugged in. Noticeable screen glare when outdoors. <p>$400, <a href="http://www.samsung.com">Samsung <p><em><img alt="7 out of 10" src="http://blog.wired.com/images/circles7.gif"><p><em>Photo: Issac Brekken/Wired.com<p>Read our full <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/07/review-svelte-s.html">Samsung SGH-U900 Soul "Magical Touch" review.<p>Check Wired.com's latest <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/reviews/">Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/08/gallery_gadgets/t_mobile_sidekick_t.jpg'>: <p>The biggest selling point of the new Sidekick is supposed to be the customizable "skins" you can order to replace the solid-color ones we opted for jet black. But apart from flashy aesthetics, the pocket-friendly 2008 is 0.4-inches shorter and 0.9-ounces lighter than the pricier LX. It also packs features that were sorely missed with the tragically minimalist iD. Most notably, a 2.0-megapixel camera that can also capture video clips albeit crappy ones. <p>Though the 2.6-inch WQVGA swivel screen’s received a slight -- and necessary -- boost in pixels 400 x 240, the resolution’s still not fantastic. And neither is Bluetooth. We found data transfers not only paused the media player annoying, but afterward, we had to go back and manually un-pause whatever track was playing doubly annoying. For the price, though the 2008 is a solid option compared to the LX -- but only if you live and die by instant messaging and you don't mind being seen with Paris Hilton's device of choice in public.<p><strong>WIRED: Spacious, comfy QWERTY. 3.5-mm headphone jack. Surprisingly loud, radically clear music player. Wide screen excellent for web browsing. Solid battery life. Quick video recording/sharing. Comes with two skins we got black and iridescent lime. Bluetooth with A2DP great to have, even if it does disrupt tunes.<p><strong>TIRED: Screen retains more fingerprints than the Feds. No flash. No WiFi. Mike captures poor sound when recording video. Only 20-second video clips. Only 512-MB microSD card included. Apps are mostly in the $2.99 range except for the janky free Calculator. No 3-G.<p><strong>Price/maker: $150 with 2-year contract, <a href="http://www.t-mobile.com">T-Mobile <p><em><img src="http://blog.wired.com/images/circles6.gif" alt="6 out of 10"><p><em>Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com<p>Read our full <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/07/review-newest-t.html">Sidekick review.<p>Check Wired.com's latest <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/reviews/">Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/08/gallery_gadgets/planet_bike_blaze_t.jpg'>: <p>Cyclists know it's plum foolish to roll around on two wheels sans helmet, but it can be just as dangerous to bike about at night without a light. A good headlight affixed to your handlebars is just the thing to help cut through the murk and get you to your destination safely. Here we pit two of the top dogs on the market against each other and see which comes out on top. <strong>—Eric Smillie<br><strong><br>Planet Bike Blaze<p>This one-watt LED cannon goes the extra mile, and we don't just mean it shoots light a ridiculous distance. Due in no small part to its particularly aggressive blinking mode, accurately called superflash, it didn’t just help us catch drivers' attentions; it had them anxiously craning their necks to check whether we were trying to pull them over. Drawing on only two AA batteries, this baby cuts down on weight but its CREE XR-E diode, coupled with a specially engineered Fraen lens, still pumps out the brightest light of all the lamps we tested -- enough to bounce off signs, license plates, and other reflective materials up to four blocks away, giving us plenty of time to make an impression. All we have to worry about now is whether some cop-hating, GTA IV-overdosing motorist trying to run us down.<p><strong>WIRED: Recessed switch only works if pressed firmly, which means it won’t turn on in your bag while you jostle your way to the bar, leaving you in the dark at closing time. Planet Bike spends 25 percent of its profits on bike advocacy.<p><strong>TIRED: The brightness and reduced weight come at a price: 20 hours of battery life in blinking mode, and only seven on high. Though it installs without the use of a tool, the handlebar bracket is tricky to tighten and slips easily.<p>$50, <a href="http://www.planetbike.com">Planet Bike <p><em><img alt="8 out of 10" src="http://blog.wired.com/images/circles8.gif"><p>Check Wired.com's latest <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/reviews/">Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/08/gallery_gadgets/topeak_whitelite_t.jpg'>: <p>While not the sharpest bulb on our handlebars, the WhiteLite HP AA is in it for the long haul. Don’t get us wrong -- just like other 1-watt LED headlamps, this portable, all-in one lamp is more than a glorified blinky. When engineering this light, Topeak got all snippy, cutting the cords to one of its external power-pack lights and reengineered it to accept three AA batteries. <p>Its widely diffused beam covers plenty of surface area and earned our trust by helping us dodge nasty potholes and tree roots on unlit paths. But where this guy really shines is in perseverance, by lasting 30 hours on high and a whopping 120 on flash.<p><strong>WIRED: The mounting bracket screws tight with a finger knob and adjusts five degrees left and right to get a straight aim even on angled handlebars, although it does require an Allen key to tighten. Little red LED signals when batteries are low.<p><strong>TIRED: Blinks come slowly and lack urgency in flashing mode. Pushing the rear on/off push button can rotate the mount and mess up the light angle. Sound like a small problem It won't be when you look up just in time to face plant into the bumper of a lifted pickup. <p>$60, <a href="http://www.topeak.com">Topeak <p><em><img src="http://blog.wired.com/images/circles7.gif" alt="7 out of 10"><p>Check Wired.com's latest <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/reviews/">Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/08/gallery_gadgets/nokia_e71_t.jpg'>: <p>The E71 looks more like a Blackberry Killer, but don’t be fooled: This great white hope gives the iPhone a run for its money in a lot of different areas yes, really. Despite its obvious lack of an oversize touchscreen interface, Nokia wins points for a remarkably trim profile 10mm vs. 12.3mm, decent 3.2-megapixel camera instead of 2.0, and the fact it's not tied to any carrier yet. Setting up Nokia's Mail for Exchange program required no IT help or time. QuickOffice let us create, edit and send Word/Excel/PowerPoint files on the fly while we browsed PDFs with Adobe Acrobat Reader. <p>The E71 is stocked with enough apps and goodies to keep even the most overworked road warrior on the ball, but it didn't feel too "business" due to two separate customizable home screens. One is designed to house all of your work apps while the other is geared more toward entertainment with programs for audio, video and gaming. The phone's 2.36-inch, 320 x 240 QVGA display is only slightly smaller than the iPod classic's, and though the resolution can't top the iPhone's, with 15 fps, the E71 is still solid for YouTube clips. Oh, and did we mention the E71's got battery life for days Yes, literally, three of them.<p><strong>WIRED: Up to 8 GB in an easy-to-access, external microSD slot. Quick and seamless OS. GPS, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth you name it, it's basically got it. Vivid screen even in direct sunlight. Textured stainless steel backing prevents slippage. Relatively lightweight 127 grams = six grams lighter than iPhone. Hit any letter on the QWERTY pad and predictive text calls up that section of your address book.<p><strong>TIRED: No standard 3.5-mm headphone jack. 3.2-megapixel camera's optics could be better. LED flash could be way better. N-Gage gaming platform not available. Screen's wide, but not wide enough to do a feature-length film justice. For $500, you could get <em>two 8-GB, 3-G JesusPhones with $100 left over to put toward AT&T's data plan. <p>$500 unlocked, <a href="http://www.nokia.com">Nokia <p><em><img src="http://blog.wired.com/images/circles9.gif" alt="9 out of 10"><p><em>Photo: Max Buck/Wired.com<p>Read our full <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/07/review-nokia-e7.html">Nokia E71 review.<p>Check Wired.com's latest <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/reviews/">Gadget Lab reviews, updated daily.<br style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.phphfmm=v2:0e60de3cad9f3ad24618fe53da3da41f:zTCsApb/wiRDJIVf+qaJpaXADaORKBlopd0wnBNXY3c+dkx+TxpZR41OFUCHn1DPxsNDWSVawQzbEt9O97yisCuvGeiTDGT3Euj+ktEJ4x8='><img border='0' title='Add to Facebook' alt='Add to Facebook' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/facebook.gif'/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.phphfmm=v2:618909dc7a482f22501b5730c0a805fe:XI1wkeg991WSP4ssTXKGgDeBUnbJxCV6aQZJQb2jLF1sbL6VCAOBlaetehedaVC8UvD3xQ85zT6KQ5AxB/iLDdYmNBEK9KPED7fksbS7XW4='><img border='0' title='Add to Reddit' alt='Add to Reddit' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/reddit.png'/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.phphfmm=v2:bddae8d16e5dc23ea1b26e585f6ba707:xmsV794aBWPoGU/fTfizUQ3lPt/Act7MpEq4IeE6+Hl0xVXoQlfleTqF0SeC/2kh2Oqs+o0tPaOv3JI/BgoDfarHeJh9MpqjfoccB1C+kaI='><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.phphfmm=v2:0c3811f121775267a3e7b3d4e9fe9c36:vYknWTU3vo3rwf6gcqEw1JAyQHQ6drxcDnu0ouxEgqYh6HGcw/0Xl1X3UdbwGAM89A4MLNiE1stAPFS9v7hC/ko5tVtfQuDZ8+Ge0RzbzAk='><img border='0' title='Add to Google' alt='Add to Google' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/google.png'/><br style="clear: both;"/> <img alt="" style="border: 0; height:1px; width:1px;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdoi=f37f1975e30f9f7233ee9e512ba331fe" height="1" /><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.phpi=f37f1975e30f9f7233ee9e512ba331fe" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" alt=""/><p><a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~a/wired/indexa=j7Tevc"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~a/wired/indexi=j7Tevc" border="0"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~4/359081687" height="1" />
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