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HP DreamScreen.
Hewlett-Packard recently declared a new wireless, touchscreen tablet that is a cross in between a wireless photo frame as well as a tremendous duper remote control.
A 10-inch diagonal DreamScreen (hp.com/go/dreamscreen) lists for $250 and a 13-incher is $299.
It appears like a great accessory for Windows seven PCs,
Oregon IT Professionals,
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Key, if its streaming features function with all the new Windows Media Player.
I wonder in the event the tablet could function being an a/v unit, similar towards the Sonos and Logitech Squeezebox, to stream music from a property network to a stereo receiver (even though it only has a headphone audio output connection) or manage new music on a Pc connected by some means to a stereo.
In addition to handling audio, the DreamScreen plays movies, displays photos and streams Facebook updates.
Persistent rumors suggest Apple may introduce a comparable device early subsequent 12 months,
Cheap Microsoft Office Standard 2007, although I'd wager Apple's may have far more computing energy,
Windows 7 Enterprise, so it could operate iTunes and apps.
DreamScreen units are pretty near towards the Mira hardware concept that Microsoft briefly pushed in 2002, however it can make a lot more perception now that wireless home networks are much more common along with the hardware price has fallen beneath $300.
Microsoft has labored on a variety of light-weight devices to show info from a Computer and data services, and scaled-down businesses like Chumby have tried selling gadgets that exhibit widgets similar to those on a Computer desktop.
Yet the closest factor to a hit inside the group has the digital photo frame, which normally has sub-par application.
Here would be the DreamScreen specs:
• Show: Widescreen (10.2") 15:9 aspect ratio
• Exhibit Resolution: 800 x 480 pixels
• Built-in memory: 2GB (1.5GB approximate available room)
• I/O: USB Port, Memory Card Reader, Headphone output
• Memory Cards Supported: Compact Flash I/II + Micro Generate + Secure Digital/Secure
• Digital Higher Capability + Memory Stick™ & Memory Stick Pro, xD Picture Card
• Audio: Built-in high-fidelity speakers
• Networking: 10/100 LAN & Wireless 802.11 b/g
• Media Files Supported:
-- Video File Formats: MPEG 1,
Genuine Windows 7 Pro, 2, 4, H.264
-- Picture File Formats: JPEG, PNG, BMP
-- Audio File Formats: MP3, WMA,
Windows 7 Professional 64, AAC, WAV
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