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Classical background - Apple eMac
Looks aren't everything, but they sure do help a lot. This slimline design combines a high-end PC with a large flat panel monitor in a space-saving form factor guaranteed to turn heads in the office. Good things from out of the blue. Vital statistics: P4 1.8GHz, 128MB RAM, 40GB HDD, 17" TFT, ATI Rage 128 Ultra 16MB, Ethernet, DVD, WinXP, 2 free PCI slots, 50x47x31cm, R24 780,00 |
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Dashboard Visuals - Kenwood KVT-920 DVD
Take multitasking to the max with the Kenwood in-car entertainment system. The 45W car radio and CD player also features a DVD player, a VCD plaer, and a TV tuner, all mounted on your dashboard. Make those long road trips fly past with passengers quietly entertained by the latest movies, while you can keep on eye on the road and another on your new 336 960 pixel LCD display. VITAL STATS: 143x81mm touch-sensitive LCD panel, FM/Am radio tuner, PAL, NTSC or SECAM television reception, DVD, VCD, and CD support, from R30 000.
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Eye-catcher - RightVision EYE-Box
Who says networking has to be boring? Liven up your networking infrastructure with the haute couture of computing: the EYE-Box Max and EYE-Box One rom French company RightVision. Not only does it take care o your VPN, e-mail, web server and Internet router requirements, but she also look magnifique, n’es pas?
VITAL STATS: EYE-Box Max: Up to 25-person network, Internet access through ISDN, ADSL or external router, mail server, file sharing. Price: R22 900. EYE-Box One: Up to 125-seat network, web hosting, virtual private network, e-mail, firewall, from R32 400.
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Shake it up - Caveo Anti-Theft PC Card
A surprising number of notebooks, left unattended, are simply stolen off desks at the office. This PCMCIA security device slots into the notebook and arms itself when you stop working. Its hair-trigger motion detectors set off a series of alarms, escalating to an impressive volume and pitch, if your notebook is picked up or carried away. The card can be armed and deactivated by a predetermined series of notebook tilts and shakes and can lock down the entire operating system if required.
VITAL STATS: Motion Password, encrypted passwords, built-in rechargeable battery.
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Double vision - LG DC-593W
For those anxious to make the leap from good old VCR cassette tape to DVD discs LG has created a hybrid device that plays both. The 6-head VCR produces stereo audio output and will record your favourite TV shows even while you are watching a DVD movie. Aside from playing ordinary audio CDs the DVD player will play back discs crammed with MP3 tracks and can even access re-writable (CD-RW) discs. Naturally you can also dump movies from DVD to tape. High-bred hybrid.
VITAL STATS: 6-head VCR, plays VHS/DVD/CD/CD-RW/MP3/VCD, from R6 000.
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Blue beauty - Sun Cobalt Qube 3
No self-respecting geek home is complete without a truly, sexy server. The esoteric edge may be this translucent blue, plastic cube running the Linux operating system, fully configurable through a browser window. Connect Windows PCs and Macs using the Cobalt server for DHCP networking, email, file sharing and web caching or set up a full-service web server, or a DNS or a software-based router.
VITAL STATS: 450MHz CPU, 64-512MB RAM, 20-80GB HDD with RAID1, dual NICs, USB, Serial, PHP, MySQL, from R11 000.
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Great view - Canon S820D printer
Aimed at photographic enthusiasts this photo printer eliminates the need for any computer at all. Photos are either downloaded straight from the camera or the camera memory is removed and slotted into the printer directly. Using the add-on colour LCD viewer photos can be previewed and cropped or rotated before being printed out. Photorealistic printing is achieved with 6 colour inks at a maximum 2400x1200dpi.
VITAL STATS: 2400x1200dpi, 6 colour inks, optional LCD viewer, accepts Compact Flash/SD cards/Sony Memory Stick with PCMCIA adapters, from R5 500.
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Talking TVs - Samsung’s LCD range
These high-resolution PC compatible LCD televisions from Samsung feature virtual Dolby surround sound, an optional AV wireless solution, an on screen graphic user interface and much more. Fundamentally they’re fun and funky but a tad pricey!
VITAL STATS: Range from 40” to 15” models, PC capable, wide viewing angle, static reduced, PC PIP and double screen.
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Stylish sound - Sony’s Net MD
Sony introduces its MZ-N505 High Speed NetMD™ Walkman® Player/Recorder. Get ready to record MP3s or CDs at up to 32x Speed, and utilize affordable MD Media for over 5 hours of Music storage. You’ll enjoy up to 56 hours of playback with this one.
VITAL STATS: comes in variety of colours, from around R1 500.
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Spider Solitaire
Shipping with Windows XP, Spider Solitaire picks up where Solitaire and Freecell left off, offering a card game of equal skill and luck. We warn potential players that the game is highly addictive, and can cause massive productivity losses at work and the disruption of a normal family life at home.
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