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POPSDonate Your Extra PC/Mac Equipment to Help Kids Here's a way to put your extra PC or Mac equipment to good use, helping kids who otherwise wouldn't have access to computers. Pentium II & Higher CPUs (486 and Pentium No Longer Accepted). Donation placements take approximately two weeks. Check it out and bookmark it.
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POPSThe $99 PC Here's an interesting video Zonbu's new $99 PC. It's ultra small, quiet, and yet powerful. It's really computing on the go, at a cheap price. Learn lots more about it at Zonbu's website, http://www.zonbu.com/. Check it out. Zonbu device Zonbu is a compact, ultra low power mini with all the bells and whistles: * Intel-like ultra-low power CPU * 512 MB RAM + 4GB flash-based local storage * Graphics up to 1400 x 1050 (16 million colors). Hardware graphics and MPEG2 acceleration * PC-compatible ports for keyboard and mouse * 6 USB ports to plug-and-play all standard USB accessories * Broadband ready: 10/100MB Ethernet built-in. Zonbu is $99 with a two-year subscription plan. With month to month plan, Zonbu is $249.
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POPSMicrosoft's New Surface Computer Makes Computing Touchable Microsoft has introduced its new Surface PC, a touchable PC residing in a table. Multiple people can use their hands to move around objects on the table's surface, resizing photographs, moving files from wifi devices placed on the table's surface, and generally using simple hands-on techniques to manipulate data and devices. It takes intuitive computing to the next level. See the video demonstration at http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid271552687/bctid933742930