Watch and Control TV on a PC Anywhere
Pinnacle PCTV To Go from Pinnacle Systems (www.pinnaclesys.com) is a product that enables consumers to watch full resolution, DVD-like quality in MPEG-2 while viewing television in the home, or watch high-quality MPEG-4 while viewing television remotely, with nothing more than a simple Internet connection. Designed to quickly plug into an existing entertainment system, the product acts as a pass-through device and eliminates the need for reconfiguring the entertainment system.
The device comes with easy wireless setup, integrated Microsoft support and comprehensive digital video recorder (DVR) capabilities. In addition, Pinnacle PCTV To Go communicates wirelessly to an existing network or directly to a wireless PC. With Pinnacle PCTV To Go, consumers can connect to a broad range of devices, including cable and satellite set-top boxes and over-the-air antennas. The product retails for $249.99.
Arabic Suite for Windows Mobile 6.0
A month after Microsoft showed Windows Mobile 6 at the 3GSM show in Barcelona, Informobility (www.informobility.com) has released the Arabic Suite for Windows Mobile 6.0. The Arabic aware SMS module built into the Arabizer allows the user to write Arabic SMSs from within the comfort of the Windows built-in SMS. In addition to the Arabic support layer, a localizer dresses up Windows Mobile 6 with an Arabic interface for all menus, dialog boxes and messages.
The product comes in three versions, Basic, Silver and Gold. Advanced functionality in the higher priced versions includes the Holy Qur’an, Prayer Times, a Hijri calendar, a dictionary with pronunciation of words, a Smart Dialer, Live Messaging System, Arabic crossword and Arabic news reader.
Breathe New Life Into Aging Notebooks
New batteries can refresh aging notebook computers, giving them longer run times and enhanced performance. FreshBattery is pleased to introduce its reliable online source for built-to-order laptop batteries, offering healthy, long-life lithium ion batteries at competitive prices.
With the life expectancy of a notebook battery averaging one to three years, depending on usage, the need for replacement batteries for popular computer models has reached a high point, particularly as some of these batteries are no longer available from the original manufacturer.
FreshBattery guarantees each battery is built-to-order. The FreshBattery online store, at www.freshbattery.com, is user-friendly and provides multiple search tools to ensure customers can quickly locate the correct battery to fit the computer model.
Mobile Computing With a New Twist
The HP Pavilion tx1000 Entertainment Notebook PC is HP’s first consumer notebook to feature a convertible screen that opens for classic use, twists for showing presentations and watching movies and folds flat into a slate. The notebook also features HP’s unique touchscreen display. With a discretely stowed stylus, the touchscreen can also be used to add handwritten notes and illustrations to existing documents.
The notebook features a 12.1-inch widescreen display with HP BrightView. This is one of the first PCs to be developed for Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium edition and there is no need to worry about forgetting passwords again with the notebook’s integrated fingertip reader.
Weighing as little as 1.92kg, the HP Pavilion tx1000 Entertainment Notebook PC has an optional removable DVD/CD drive. The machine runs on AMD Turion 64x2 mobile technology and a hard drive of up to 160GB provides plenty of room to store files. The HP tx1000 Tablet PC is priced at 5,999 dirhams.