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To: Bilow who wrote (2204)	11/2/1998 11:53:00 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2578

Articles of interest from this week's EE-Times... More monitor replacement technology. A couple of years ago I worked on a project at Virtual i/O that was the same as this, but but specialized for the LCDs in virtual reality glasses: Bridge chip drives LCDs Paradise Electronics believes its graphics bridge chip may bust open the market for desktop LCDs, dramatically lowering the cost of flat-panel electronics. techweb.com IBM, Fujitsu and Seagate disk drive technology: Drive makers prep for Comdex Disk-drive makers are gearing up for Comdex next month, pushing capacity and tweaking technologies to gain an edge in a troubled market. techweb.com Handheld designs help boost Net links The Internet and the TCP/IP protocol present a nimble, scalable medium by which to connect myriad devices. techweb.com Net products use custom software, CPUs But over the next five years, there will be an expansion of interconnection reaching far beyond the familiar industrial and office applications. It will enable a generation of smart devices-network-enabled products that can signal failures, request upgrades or otherwise be serviced remotely without expensive technician visits. techweb.com Article about 32-bit processors in consumer products: Cheap 32-bit MPUs rattle markets In 1997, even with 97 percent penetration of the household, Forrester Research Inc. estimates that 22 million TV sets in the $200 to $2,000 range were shipped, twice the number of $800-to-$2,500 PCs. PC penetration of the household was less than half that of TVs, only 43 percent. techweb.com P.S. I am so tired from trading in the morning and engineering in the afternoon to evenings, that I am afraid my posts are going to have to be severely limited for the next few weeks... -- Carl