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Optical discs that help record and play back high-definition video and store massive amounts of data have not been selling as fast as iPods, or pirated CDs in Mong Kok, but we could watch Blu- ray movies on our desktops - provided we have machines built for the purpose.

Handicapped may walk in robot suit
A robotic suit that reads brain signals and helps people with mobility problems will be available to rent in Japan for US$2,200 (HK$17,000) a month - an invention that may have far-reaching benefits for the handicapped and elderly.

The action gets bigger on DS
As the holiday sales season draws near, gaming devices maker Nintendo of Japan unveiled a slimmer DS handheld game player with a bigger display, as well as a digital camera and music playing capabilities. It has added an SD card slot to help with music downloads and playback.

Not so cool
Nice try with the new phone, Google. Better luck next time. That is what some seem to be saying about Google's first foray into the world of cell phones.

Master of the universe
Will Wright is among a few celebrities in the world of computer game design. Like his contemporaries Shigeru Miyamoto (the Mario series) and Sid Meier (Civilization), he is well known.

Thin on functions, heavy on appeal
For the price of a new mobile phone, you could have a simple, lightweight laptop no bigger than a book, and which allows you to surf the Web wirelessly as you sip an espresso in a coffee shop. No wonder the netbook (a relatively new breed) is creating a buzz among computer users and the industry.

Take on Tiger
We wonder what Tiger Woods would do with this game having deserted the PGA Tour (and many fans are no longer watching golf on the TV channels, too) as he recuperates from knee surgery.

Write move
In the cellular handset landscape in this region, Motorola has become a shade of its of past - without much to show since the Razr, which it brought to market about four years ago. It is almost an embarrassment to have a Motorola in your pocket, especially in cities such as Seoul and to some extent, Hong Kong and China.

Power-packed lightweights
Improved battery life, new design and style as well as lighter weight are being touted in the latest line of laptops announced by Dell last week.

Sounds like fun
Listening to stereo sounds on mobile phones is perhaps like trying to enjoy a full-length Swan Lake on a two-inch screen. But then, there are those who will make that compromise.

View from the ground
Street-level images will take a while longer, but for the moment, Google Maps Hong Kong, is allowing users to get information about the neighborhood - buildings, film theaters and screening times, business locations, Wi-Fi hot spots, restaurants, and even maps and images posted by others.

Centrino 2 unleashed
NOTEBOOK USERS MAY just recall that Centrino, the now popular chip, is as old as the Sars epidemic that choked Hong Kong and a few other cities across the continents. It was in 2003 that the Centrino chip became available. And, after a delay of a few months of the first indications of an upgraded chip, Intel announced last week, it will provide more juice to our notebooks with Centrino 2. Someone should have reminded you to simply postpone your purchase of a new laptop until later.

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