CES 2009: The Asus Eee Keyboard – a wafer-thin media centre – STUFF.TV

The unexpected star of the Asus show today was the Eee Keyboard, an Atom-based media centre built into a wafer-thin keyboard. The Eee Keyboard, which should be on sale by September, is essentially a very attractive shiny metal strip with individually inset keys, and a familiar set of video, audio and USB ports around the back. Next to the keyboard is a 5in touchscreen, which displays either the Windows desktop or a suite of bespoke media controls. As innovative as this is, though, the real magic lies in getting the output to your TV. As well as all the usual wireless ‘n’ connectivity, the Eee Keyboard also has high bandwidth, Ultra-Wideband Wireless HDMI built in. A simple adapter in the back of your TV should be enough to get your movies on the big screen.

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CRTC forces cell firms to change 911 systems – CBC News

Canada’s phone and broadcast regulator will force cellphone companies to change their systems so dispatchers can locate the origin of a 911 call.
“We have made a decision that by February of 2010, Canadians will have access to enhanced 911 services,” said Len Katz, vice-chairman, telecommunications, of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Enhanced means that the location of callers will be clear to 911 dispatchers, he said. A number of people have died after making 911 calls from cellphones because emergency dispatchers could not tell where the person was. For example, Sharmarke Warsame died outside Brooks, Alta., last fall after calling 911. He had been beaten and left in a field. Police found his body three days after the call was made.

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Buy none, get one free – BBC Radio 4

Is the business model of the future one where the customer no longer pays? Already products in the digital marketplace are being given away free, yet companies are still making profits. The internet has created a revolution for free products, says Anderson
One firm believer in this increasingly common business model is Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine. He claims the costs in the digital world are so low that both the companies and their customers are winners. BBC Radio 4’s In Business spoke to Chris Anderson ahead of the publication of his book, Free: The Future of a Radical Price.In it, he explores the idea that the prices charged in the digital world will continue to reduce until they reach zero. “Everything wants to be free,” he says. “The new business model is one where companies grow rich by charging their customers nothing at all.”

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Verizon picks Microsoft search over Google and Yahoo – Reuters

Verizon Communications Inc has chosen Microsoft Corp to provide Internet search services for cell phones, in what is seen as a blow to rivals Google Inc and Yahoo Inc. Verizon Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg said on Wednesday that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would announce the deal later in the day at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Seidenberg, speaking at a Citigroup conference, gave no further details. The agreement follows more than a year of speculation on whom would become the default mobile search provider for Verizon Wireless, which is set to surpass AT&T Inc as the No. 1 U.S. mobile carrier after it closes its purchase of smaller operator Alltel later this week.

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Spammers Help Push Google to Dubious Milestone – InternetNews.com

Google has moved up to Number Three on The Spamhaus Project’s list of the world’s worst spam problem networks. Last month, the search giant hit the top 10 list for the first time in last place. Spamhaus’ list shows Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has 31 unresolved abuse-related issues, including various types of fraud and hosting known as spam gangs.

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Palm Unveils iPhone Competitor, the Pre – Associated Press

Seeking to revive its sharply fallen fortunes and produce a successor to its aging Treo device, Palm unveiled a new smartphone, the Pre, on Thursday and Palm says the device and the new operating system inside of it, Web OS, break new ground in the fiercely competitive smartphone market. The phone`s selling points include an emphasis on fast Web browsing and efficient multitasking. The sleek black phone comes with 8 gigabytes of storage, GPS navigational capabilities and Wi-Fi. It has a 3.1-inch touch-screen display as well as a slide-out keyboard.

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Learning With ‘Clickers’ Gets Better After Peer Discussions – Wired Campus

College students who use wireless handheld devices called clickers to register answers to instructors` questions during lectures are more likely to give correct responses after discussion with their peers, studies have found. But, researchers wondered, were students improving merely because they copied the answers of fellow students? Or had they actually gained a greater understanding of the material?

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Consumers warned to avoid 2 supplement sales sites – Associated Press

Lanelle Chernosky saw an ad on a Web site offering a free sample of a nutritional supplement featuring Brazilian acai berries, the latest “superfood,” and decided to try the product. The Austin, Texas, resident expected to be charged for shipping and handling. But when she got the bill, she was surprised to find she’d also been charged for an online fitness advice program she was unwittingly enrolled in. “Apparently when I bought the stuff, I joined a club,” she said. “I went back to that site and I printed out the terms and conditions, and it didn’t say anything about any club that you join.”

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