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We aren’t about to believe that Axiom Audio’s Audiobyte is actually the first made for the PC, but it’s pretty swank, regardless. The setup consists of a pair of ultra-compact speakers, a dedicated stereo amplifier and an optional (but totally necessary) subwoofer. Additionally, the firm offers ‘em up in seven different finishes including lacquered, real-wood Burled Walnut, and the standalone amplifier pushes some 55-watts to each 6.5- x 5.5- x 4-inch speaker. (Read content ‘Axiom Audio reveals real-wood PC speakers with plenty of oomph’…)

NEW YORK - A new version of the Firefox browser, now available for testing mainly by developers, offers improvements on finding frequently visited Web sites and tools for running Web applications without a live Internet connection. ADVERTISEMENT
The Beta 1 version of Firefox 3 released this week still has problems, including the inability to run newer Web-mail programs from Yahoo Inc. (Read content ‘Bookmark improvements new to Firefox 3 (AP)’…)

At this point, it’s not clear if the interest around Sony’s ultra-thin, XEL-1 OLED TV is plain ol’ first-gen technology, gawker enthusiasm or valid consumer interest. As such, it’s hard to say whether an initial production run of just 2,000 units spread across 700 stores in Japan is going to be a problem or not. However, if you’re lucky enough to stumble across this storefront display you’d best not dawdle and dig deep for that ¥200,000 (about $1700 US) MSRP right then and there. (Read content ‘Sony’s XEL-1 OLED TV limited to 2000 units’…)

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - "What to Give, What to Get?" asked a sign in the Sony storefront window at the conglomerate's Madison Avenue headquarters. Some 150 Writers Guild of America picketers who braved the rain with their own signs outside the building Tuesday had a quick answer: a share of Internet revenues for their work. (Read content ‘New York writers brave rain at Sony protest (Reuters)’…)

Although the Rumbler, conceived and sold by Federal Signal, has been helping cops grab the attention of citizens for a few months, its shock waves are just now getting the publicity they demand. The setup is being installed on patrol cars in locales such as Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and New York, and it serves the purpose of moving crowds / vehicles out of the way when an officer is headed to an emergency. (Read content ‘Police Rumbler grabs your attention, rattles your teeth’…)

ROME (AFP) - The quintessentially low-tech murder of a British exchange student in Italy has turned up a preponderance of hi-tech clues, from cell phone technology to everything the Internet has to offer. ADVERTISEMENT
Detectives probing the November 1 stabbing death of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher have closed in on their suspects in the sex-and-drugs whodunnit with the help of text messages and web-based telephony. (Read content ‘Sex, drugs and the Internet: Briton’s murder probed in cyberspace (AFP)’…)

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As a publication whose bread and butter is handheld gadgets, we’re obviously more than a little excited about ‘ upcoming LEGO-style DIY electronics kit, which allows users to affix various modules to a small, open-source computer and create such magical products as a GPS-enabled digital camera with built in 3G modem and motion detector. (Read content ‘Working Bug Labs hardware hands-on’…)

San Francisco - Nokia Siemens announced an energy-efficient mobile network equipment package, the first announcement of more to come that show a commitment to improving the energy consumption of its network gear, the company said. The package includes software that can reduce the energy used by base stations by setting some components to enter a power-saving mode at night, a time when network traffic dramatically decreases. (Read content ‘Nokia Siemens adopts ‘green’ policy to cut costs (InfoWorld)’…)