Hewlett Packard (HP) has unveiled a new line of stylish, ultra-small 2.6 pound netbooks with a very attractive price point. The basic unit starts at $299, and with Windows 7 installed they start at $329. Also, the new HP netbooks come with a "CloudDrive" (view video [2nd] demo, below) which provides 2GB of free Web-based storage.

Check out a quick review by CNET's Dan Ackerman. ~ Beet TV. Andy Plesser, Executive Producer

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The Xbox 360 Console and Facebook

Microsoft has added music radio and social networking functionality to its Xbox 360 console. Robert Andews of guardian.co.uk, shares his initial explorations with each one, including Facebook. ~ guardian.co.uk

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SONY VAIO L Series All-in-One Touch Screen

Take your busy life by the horns with a stylishly black SONY VAIO® L Series VPCL111FX/B All-in-One Touch Screen. Built with the expertise of Sony, this incredible system uses the proven Intel Pentium processor, 4GB of memory and NVIDIA® GeForce® G210M GPU to propel you to the forefront of innovation. Packed with features like Blu-ray support, CD/DVD burning, 320GB hard drive and included office software there are no limits to how far you will go. All this is taken to the next level as pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium enhances efficiency while expanding support for the latest software and hardware.

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TweakTown's USB 3.0 vs. USB 2.0 Speed Test

Earlier this week, TweakTown visited the GIGABYTE headquarters there in Taipei to check out some USB 3.0 versus USB 2.0 performance numbers. GIGABYTE bought a Buffalo branded USB 3.0 hard drive enclosure and hooked it up to its new P55A-UD6 motherboard, which comes complete with USB 3.0 support, powered by a new NEC controller. GIGABYTE installed a Kingston SSD inside the Buffalo enclosure and TweakTown ran some tests. First, they show you standard Windows file copy performance and then they fire up HD Tach and run the numbers comparing the new SuperSpeed USB technology against the now aging USB 2.0. Distributed by Tubemogul. ~ TweakTown

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Researchers Using Parallel Processing Computing Could Save Thousands By Using An Xbox

ScienceDaily (2009-09-15) -- A new study has demonstrated that researchers trying to model a range of processes could use the power and capabilities of a particular XBox chip as a much cheaper alternative to other forms of parallel processing hardware. ...
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Sony Japan has updated its Vaio C laptop line with crocodile skin versions in several cool colors.

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