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HP DreamScreen.

Hewlett-Packard recently announced a brand new wireless, touchscreen tablet that is a cross amongst a wireless picture frame along with a tremendous duper remote manage.

A 10-inch diagonal DreamScreen (hp.com/go/dreamscreen) lists for $250 as well as a 13-incher is $299.

It seems to be like an incredible accessory for Windows seven PCs,Win 7 Home Basic,Operation Reboot IT Professionals Become Computer Science Teachers - US News an, if its streaming features work using the new Windows Media Player.

I wonder in the event the tablet could work as an a/v gadget, comparable towards the Sonos and Logitech Squeezebox, to stream music from a home network to a stereo receiver (despite the fact that it only includes a headphone audio output connection) or control new music on a Computer linked in some way to a stereo.

In addition to dealing with music,Office Professional 2010 Sale, the DreamScreen plays movies, displays photos and streams Facebook updates.

Persistent rumors suggest Apple may possibly introduce a similar device early subsequent 12 months,Buy Office 2007 Ultimate, though I'd wager Apple's will have a lot more computing power, so it could operate iTunes and apps.

DreamScreen devices are pretty shut for the Mira hardware idea that Microsoft briefly pushed in 2002, but it can make much more sensation now that wireless residence networks are more typical and the hardware cost has fallen beneath $300.

Microsoft has labored on many different light-weight devices to exhibit details from a Computer and details solutions, and smaller companies like Chumby have tried selling devices that exhibit widgets comparable to those on a Computer desktop.

Yet the closest factor to a hit in the class has the digital photograph frame, which normally has sub-par application.

Here are the DreamScreen specs:

• Display: Widescreen (ten.2") 15:9 aspect ratio

• Exhibit Resolution: 800 x 480 pixels

• Built-in memory: 2GB (1.5GB approximate accessible room)

• I/O: USB Port, Memory Card Reader, Headphone output

• Memory Cards Supported: Compact Flash I/II + Micro Push + Safe 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 one, 2, 4, H.264

-- Photograph File Formats: JPEG,Office Professional 2010, PNG,Office Professional Plus Key, BMP

-- Audio File Formats: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV
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