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HP DreamScreen.

Hewlett-Packard recently declared a new wireless, touchscreen tablet that is a cross in between a wireless photo frame as well as a tremendous duper remote control.

A 10-inch diagonal DreamScreen (hp.com/go/dreamscreen) lists for $250 and a 13-incher is $299.

It appears like a great accessory for Windows seven PCs,Oregon IT Professionals,Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Key, if its streaming features function with all the new Windows Media Player.

I wonder in the event the tablet could function being an a/v unit, similar towards the Sonos and Logitech Squeezebox, to stream music from a property network to a stereo receiver (even though it only has a headphone audio output connection) or manage new music on a Pc connected by some means to a stereo.

In addition to handling audio, the DreamScreen plays movies, displays photos and streams Facebook updates.

Persistent rumors suggest Apple may introduce a comparable device early subsequent 12 months,Cheap Microsoft Office Standard 2007, although I'd wager Apple's may have far more computing energy,Windows 7 Enterprise, so it could operate iTunes and apps.

DreamScreen units are pretty near towards the Mira hardware concept that Microsoft briefly pushed in 2002, however it can make a lot more perception now that wireless home networks are much more common along with the hardware price has fallen beneath $300.

Microsoft has labored on a variety of light-weight devices to show info from a Computer and data services, and scaled-down businesses like Chumby have tried selling gadgets that exhibit widgets similar to those on a Computer desktop.

Yet the closest factor to a hit inside the group has the digital photo frame, which normally has sub-par application.

Here would be the DreamScreen specs:

• Show: Widescreen (10.2") 15:9 aspect ratio

• Exhibit Resolution: 800 x 480 pixels

• Built-in memory: 2GB (1.5GB approximate available room)

• I/O: USB Port, Memory Card Reader, Headphone output

• Memory Cards Supported: Compact Flash I/II + Micro Generate + Secure Digital/Secure

• Digital Higher Capability + Memory Stick™ & Memory Stick Pro, xD Picture Card

• Audio: Built-in high-fidelity speakers

• Networking: 10/100 LAN & Wireless 802.11 b/g

• Media Files Supported:

-- Video File Formats: MPEG 1,Genuine Windows 7 Pro, 2, 4, H.264

-- Picture File Formats: JPEG, PNG, BMP

-- Audio File Formats: MP3, WMA,Windows 7 Professional 64, AAC, WAV
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