Software

Ricoh develops dual-format HD laser.

The battle between Blu-ray and HD-DVD to control the high-definition DVD market could be solved by a laser that can read the two competing formats. According to reports in the Japanese press, Ricoh is developing a system that uses a single component to read both kinds of discs. (vnunet)

First Brain-controlled Video Gaming Headset Unveiled.

San Francisco (CA) - Emotiv Systems today unveiled the EPOC, a neuroheadset that allows users to control gameplay simply with their thoughts. IBM said that it is looking for ways to extend the EPOC beyond games into enterprise business markets.

Monitis Starts Sending Alerts as "Tweets"

Monitis Inc., a leading provider of affordable easy-to-use enterprise-class systems management software as a service, today released a new notification channel: tweets. Monitis has begun using Twitter to alert users of network failures.

9600 GT Forces HD 3800 Prices Down.

6:30 am (PST), 2/21/2008: Yesterday we asked why AMD might be lowering it"s prices on its HD 3800 line. Well, now you know. The price drop was in response to Nvidia"s new GeForce 9600 GT card. As of this writing, AMD"s new prices for the Radeon HD 3850 and HD 3870 have yet to hit the e-stores. However, you should soon see the HD 3870 dropping from $245 to $189 and the HD 3850"s price falling to $169 from $199 Compare Prices on GeForce Video Cards.

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