Original Sender : "DasaMan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Dan Rosenbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Dimas Sasongko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 10:17 AM Subject: Win Letter 11-2-99 > >Winmag.com's WIN LETTER > >October 29, 1999 -- #60 > >By Dan Rosenbaum > >First of all, thanks to Mike Elgan for his warm welcome last week. I >wish him well in his new endeavors. I'd also like to thank the 60 >thousand or so readers of Win Letter for the space in their Inbox >every week. Sure, Win Letter is free, but the time you take to read it >and the response you give is beyond price. Here's hoping you >continue to enjoy it, and if you see something you like -- or don't -- >let me know about it. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. > >So, on with the Show! > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > >UM, WASN'T THAT LINUS TORVALDS YOU JUST BLEW UP? > >Several reports surfaced last week that Microsoft is working on a >game console with a working title of the "X-Box," which would >compete with Nintendo, Sega and Sony. The new system would >allegedly go on sale in Fall 2000, about the same time that Sony's >new Playstation hits the US market. As befits the best vapor >products, there is only the merest whiff of spec associated with the >whispers. I'm sure that it's just coincidence that Microsoft is trying >to take the air out of Playstation, now that Sony's console will have >some WebTV-like capabilities... > >http://www.next-generation.com/jsmid/news/7840.html" > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > >TOO MUCH OF A FREE THING? > >Wired News is reporting that the Korean company HanGo will soon >announce an MP3 player that can hold 81 hours of music. Instead of >using solid-state electronics, like the other MP3 players on the >market, the HanGo unit will use a hard disk, and electronics to >compensate for the inevitable skips that will result from a hard disk >getting banged around. I wonder about some other details: how long >will it take to download 80 hours of music? Why a rechargeable >battery that lasts just 10 hours? And are there really 80 hours music >you can bare to listen to in MP3 format? > >http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,32129,00.html > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > >HOW MUCH IS THAT ROBOT IN THE WINDOW? > >Remember the Cabbage Patch Kids? You didn't "buy" them; you >"adopted" them. Back in the '80s, Coleco used scarcity and brilliant >packaging to turn a homely bunch of sock dolls into the hottest >Christmas toy anyone ever saw until Beanie Babies, Tickle Me >Elmos and Internet stocks came along. Now Sony has the Aibo >entertainment robot a cybernetic dog (or cat) that Sony claims can >learn and display a range of emotions. The first run of 2,500 sold out >more or less immediately at $2,500 each. Well, a new, upgraded >version goes on sale through Sony's web site next week. If you want >to "adopt" an Aibo, register on the site between November 1 and >November 8, 1999, and leave your credit card number. If you're one >of the 10,000 lucky people selected at random, you can expect your >new companion to arrive by Christmas. The good news: the new >pooches cost a mere $450, plus shipping. Just do me a favor: Don't >tell my wife I'm doing this, OK? > >http://www.cabbagepatchkids.com/ >http://www.world.sony.com/aibo/top.html >http://www.sel.sony.com/aibo-order/ > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > >HOW COULD AT&T HAVE SOLD THESE GUYS? > >The propeller-heads at NCR -- the same guys that came up with a >microwave oven that doubles as a Web terminal -- have come up >with a computerized trash bin. The idea is that the trash can will >scan the bar codes on what you throw out and separate it into the >appropriate recycling container. Furthermore, it can track what you >toss and alert marketers to send you promotional items that reflect >your lifestyle (assuming you have a lifestyle) -- or even to >automatically reorder groceries from your local store. NCR thinks >that supermarkets would subsidize the thing, cutting the projected >price from about $150. For what it's worth, that microwave has a bar >code scanner, too. Network it with your trash and a similarly >equipped fridge, and they probably could suggest recipes -- and >order missing ingredients, too. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > >LCD AND TV TOO > >http://www.viewsonic.com/PROD/DATASHTS/VP151.HTM > >Viewsonic is shipping an LCD monitor with a twist. The 15-inch >VP151 can accept signals from analog, digital and composite outputs >simultaneously. According to the company, you can run a TV signal >(in any of the three major broadcast video formats) in a window on >your computer monitor. Or, if you like, you can run your computer >display in a window of a DVD movie -- or forget about the computer >display entirely. The monitor also includes a USB hub and a couple >of speakers. You guessed it, it's pricey at $1,795, and there's a >larger 18.1-inch version on the way. > >http://www.viewsonic.com/PROD/DATASHTS/VP151.HTM >http://www.viewsonic.com/PROD/DATASHTS/VP181.HTM > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > >DOES ISO 9000 SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? > >Wanna bet Toshiba's putting some new quality assurance >procedures in place? The Japanese technology giant announced this >week that it agreed to pay more than $1 billion (with a "b") to settle a >class action suit arising from some bad microcode in the driver for >the floppy drive of some laptop computers. Seems the buggy code >had a tendency to corrupt data. A couple of people in the U.S. >(where else?) sued, and Toshiba -- which was already in trouble >because of softness in the chip business -- rolled rather than fight. >As a result, Toshiba's stock was hammered down 6 percent, and >Moody's cut Toshiba's credit rating. On the good side, affected >consumers will be getting coupons for between $100 and $225. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > >THE WIN LETTER NUMBERS > > >19 million: The total number America On Line's U.S. membership. > >19.9 million: The population of the New York City metropolitan area >in 1996. > >7 percent: The percentage of the US population who are AOL >members. > >$377.9 million: Combined last-quarter sales of Amazon.com and >Barnesandnoble.com. > >$100.9 million: Combined last-quarter loss of Amazon.com and >Barnesandnoble.com. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > >COOL TRIVIA QUESTION > >Back in the mid '80s, one company made a laptop computer called >the Workslate optimized for spreadsheet use. The same company >built the Unix PC, an ill-fated AT&T computer that was the first >consumer machine to run Unix. What was that company's name? Let >me know! > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > >Having fun yet? Got something you'd like to tell me? Drop me a line - >- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- and see you next week. > >dan > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > >Check out Back Issues of Win Letter: >http://www.winmag.com/people/melgan/winletter/default.htm > >If you like this newsletter, please share it with friends and >co-workers, and encourage them to sign up! 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