Games Convention focuses on online games.

Change of strategy in Leipzig: Because the industry association's Games Fair has moved to Cologne, the Leipzig Games Convention trade show her future as a special event for online gaming treat. Whether the largest in this industry is involved, remains questionable.

 

Leipzig - the future, the exhibition "Games Convention online" and are specific to online and mobile games concentrate. The online gaming company
Bigpoint and
Gameforge have already expressed support for the new exhibition explains - but significantly less likely to fail than the old Games Convention, so far one of the biggest video game trade shows in the world.

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Games Convention (Archivbild, 2008): Newly-invention as an online game show

Messe boss Wolfgang Marzin said the Games Convention will be Online "several tens of thousands of visitors in Leipzig, and several million visitors in the whole world." The latter will be on an accompanying online event reach across the network would "Millions of gamers added," then "live" at the fair opportunity to take part. Partner country of the new show found the online game-crazy South Korea will be.

Instead, the new finding, 31 Fair July to 2 August. The old deadline was the end of August
Cologne competitors Games Com, the industry association BIU in first this year will support the Leipzig weggeschnappt.

Browser and partially client-based games, and how they Bigpoint Gameforge offer are in fact a booming growth market. Bigpoint spokesman Nils-Holger Henning believes: "In the area of online and casual gaming is the need to exchange high, the evidence established international trade fairs."

Whether the new show but the fans will be similarly inspired as the old, a cult event ripened Games Convention, is questionable. An important role is played, whether the major online game providers such as Blizzard Entertainment (World of Warcraft "), Sony (" Everquest ") or Codemasters (" Lord of the Rings Online ") at the fair will participate.

This, however, seems at least questionable - from Leipzig was reported at the request of blogs ONLINE initially, the actual recruitment phase begins just erst Sony and Activision Blizzard's parent company, but at least include the BIU - and has focused on the Cologne exhibition site as a set.

Green males instead of red danger.

"Resistance 2" makes the cold war hot alien battles, "Animal Crossing" makes a lot of nothing and "Saint's Row 2" badly copied. "Left 4 Dead" makes a gruesome fun, while "You're in the Movies" Just look certainly is. The most important games of the month

 

Resistance 2 (PS3) by SonyFür alien hunter and Retrofuturisten

Apple has been emancipated by Steve Jobs.

Six months off for health ailing Apple CEO: Sooner would be the share of the company abgeschmiert. But since then, the computer manufacturer from the charismatic Steve Jobs emancipates - and potential successors such as Tim Cook established.

 

Steve Jobs is gone. Not forever, just for half a year. This at least has the Apple boss his staff on Wednesday via e-mail (see info box below). A little skepticism is certainly appropriate. From the state of health of the leaders makes Apple has been an almost equally great mystery of how the new gadgets that in the consolidated labs will be developed.

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs over the years: Ten years ago, even well-fed

Already it fears the round, Jobs will probably never lead the company. Above all, posits the tech magazine "Wired": "Steve Jobs will probably not come back." Suspicious, according to the magazine, that job until just over a week had only a hormone disturbance to fight - and now for six months out. The long break was unusual for the workaholic: 2004, for example, Jobs had a total of only four weeks from the office adopted - and then he had cancer. That means, in reverse, there are now only get worse for him can stand.

How bad is, however, if the Apple boss would actually change is unclear. If the apple really gutted - as some IT-apocalyptic prophesy? What would become of the company, with the Macintosh, iMac, iPod and iPhone gigantic achievements celebrated when suddenly the missing leader? Would Apple's downfall and the starting signal for the competition, the elite companies from Cupertino finally back market share decline, which in recent years as good as impossible?

Steve Jobs' E-MAIL TO ITS EMPLOYEES

Click on the headline to read the letter

"We will meet again in the summer"

At the Apple team,

I'm sure each one of you something very personal links with the Apple community. Unfortunately believes the public interest in my health and not only affects me and my family, but also every employee of Apple.

Moreover, I have in the past week have learned that my health problems are more complex than originally thought.
To my person from the focus of public interest and to me about my health care, and also because I want everyone here on the development of exceptional products can concentrate, I have decided to take a break. By the end of June I will retire to get medical treatment.

I have Tim Cook, the responsibility for the daily business operation. I know that he and the whole team did a great job to make. As CEO, I will continue in all major decisions stretegischen involved. The Board supports me fully in my decision.

I look forward to you all again in the summer.

Steve

The company has been fully pointed, only Steve Jobs into the limelight. Since Jobs Steve Wozniak, together with the Apple computer invented and made a success, he was regarded as a wunderkind of the Silicon Valley, as a guarantee for success. Other Apple-manager, as Phil Schiller or Tim Cook, on the other hand, always swallowed the shadow of their leader.

Apple went so far so good. But what image of Steve Jobs is actually myth - and what is reality? How important is Steve Jobs actually still for Apple?

Schicke flat men.

Even easier, noble, witty: At CES, it became clear that the young of the species Netbooks rapidly developed and its functions are now vastly different. Just like the price - 100 to 1000 dollars are the new models cost.

 

As a lifestyle PC or mini-notebook called the Sony Vaio Manager P. That is understandable. Of the typical characteristics of a Netbooks, small and cheap, the Sony can only meet. With its eight-inch display, it is so small that even in a pocket and still find shelter. Surrender is not so accompanied: 1600 Proud times 768 pixels, the LED-lit screen is brilliant - it is almost sensational.

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When driving, however, an Intel Atom chip E 1.33 gigahertz, so standard Netbook hardware. The hard drive with 60 GB tight. This is in addition to Lan, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, there is also a module for UMTS and HSDPA in the housing data. The operating system is supported by Sony Windows Vista Home Premium is installed along with several encores. Many of them should be equal to uninstall it because it is rarely useful, unnecessary memory and processor power claim.

Diametral apart, however, price and weight. With 635 grams of the Vaio P is so light that it is always good and happy to have. As a rule, but should the price of $ 899 to prevent it altogether in a position to be a P Vaio outlet. Finally you get for the same money loose two Netbooks some fat in standard design. Hence, Sony Law: A Netbook Vaio P is actually not.

Touch-screen, aluminum housing and good design at low prices. Read the following pages, what can the new Netbooks:

The first TV in cinema format.

No more black bars: Philips is building the first television in the world, the cinema screen can display. Still, the XXL home theater device only a prototype, but will soon start production. Matthias Kremp has the CinemaScope TVs already viewed.

 

Von wegen wide. Who 16:9 widescreen TVs as previously described TVs must rethink. For the first television, the widescreen really deserves predicate, Philips has unveiled the first time on Monday. Behind closed doors, in a Hamburg hotel granted the electronics group journalists a glimpse of a TV set, as the world has not seen - the first TV Cinemasope in 21:9 format.

Logically this means unusual device with which the Dutch electronics group will withdraw from the competition wants Cinema 21:9. The widescreen format is unusual in the big movies usual aspect ratio of 2,35:1. First, it is thus possible, movies on a TV without the black bars represent the image of normally beset up and down, the usable surface area smaller.

A comparison in addition to the newcomer on the wall 42-inch LCD TV is effective against the cinema giant almost small. These two devices are nearly equal, which is around 68 centimeters. Compared to the 42-inch TV is the new, however, much wider. During the 42-inch at a width of 105-centimeter, is the Cinema 21:9, with 148 centimeters almost fifty percent wider.

Almost like in the cinema

This increase is of course also noticeable in the resolution. Conventional TV sets are in the highest resolution currently available, Full-HD, 1920 x 1080 pixels dar. contrast, the new Philips was the resolution to 2560 x 1080 pixels respectively.

And this resolution makes more immediately apparent. Although 42-inch Cinema and Television at the same level, it is shown on the screen 21:9-device but much bigger, because the bars disappear. Thus, more details visible. Above all, you have the perfect view from a distance of three meters a truly almost cinema-like experience. As before the big screen, you can picture the entire contents at a glance hardly grasp. This effect, so Philips spokesman Georg Wilde to blogs ONLINE, have meant that the audience much more in the film "dragged" will. The environment is almost hidden.

TV broadcasts must be electronically inflated

For this impression is also the Ambilight lighting in which the device is behind the area illuminated. The colors used are suitable for the respective image content calculated. One trick, which ensures that the picture appears even bigger than it already is.

TV programs in the 16:9 format, the electronics of the TV elaborate on the extreme widescreen 21:9 format of the Cinema highly expected. This, it says Georg Wilde, only the external image areas, so the edges in the width withdrawn. The center of the image to which the viewer's attention is directed, will remain unchanged, so will be spared of possible distortions. However, this interpolation probably be switched off. Otherwise, for example, football broadcasts on the giant TV will be inedible. When the interpolation, the ball seems to change its speed, as soon as they enter the image areas on the edge rolls.

And what cost?

Philips already adheres to the specification of technical data is still very back. It also reflects
a website to Cinema 21:9, which the company already has asked the Web. Their visit, you can still save because they are out of the 21:9-logo, and many "coming soon" signs have nothing to offer. And also the Philips managers do with details still very back. The device was next to his unusual format still a few more innovations to offer, so much is revealed. About the nature of these innovations, but one may still reveal nothing.

Similarly, on pricing silent. Cheap should be a home theater TV is not, that is clear. Philips spokesman Wilde made but hope that the Cinema 21:9 not be as expensive as some journalists fear. Setting wants you only if the device in the market. And that should be completed in the spring as far as that sometime in the second quarter.

No cinema in small

Hopes for a smaller low-cost version of Georg Wilde categorically wipes off the table. Smaller sizes make in this area, in our view, no sense, "he said to blogs ONLINE. Finally, goes the argument, please contact with the 21:9 format in the first place to film enthusiasts. And for the smaller screen sizes would be just barely desirable.

HDTV: High ABKÃœRZUNGS mix -

HDTVAACSHDCP HDMIDVI

HDTV stands for High Definition Television. According to the manufacturers of consumer electronics will be the old TV standards such as PAL (576 visible lines) and NTSC (USA, 480 lines) and replace with higher resolution and more stable picture make the home beautiful. HDTV content can be found with 720 lines in progressive-scan display method (720p), which means that each image is used in each passage completely rebuilt. The alternative is called 1080i has more lines to offer (namely 1080), but each of whom in turn pass only every second is redrawn (interlaced method, hence the 'i').

The Advanced Access Content System is a copy protection system, especially at the request of the film studios in Hollywood in all drives will be assembled, the HD content can play. Without AACS should we not be able to play high-resolution movies. Copies will be only with explicit permission of the author can be made that one, for example, could pick up online. Only then could a film will also have a Media Center or on mobile devices to stream. The author, but copies may also prohibit or require a fee. To AACS had long wrangling - because there are not many devices that the system ever support. An interim solution is therefore now copy the first toothless make - even on analog outputs, you will still HD movies, although the studios prefer the output of digital outputs would be limited, with a further protection called HDCP are.

High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection is a kind of copy protection hardware. He, too, to prevent high-resolution material can be easily recorded. HDCP needs in the sending device, so the player or the video card, as well as built-in receivers, so the monitor or TV. While TV, the "HD Ready" logo, HDCP-capable to be, there are many monitors and graphics cards but not yet. An HDMI interface can also HDCP, DVI interface does not necessarily.

The High Definition Multimedia Interface, according to the desire of producers the general interface of the future for music, movies, and also the connection between the computer and monitor. It is equipped with HDCP-equipped - a device with HDMI interface and a TV with the "HD Ready" logo should work together in any case so high-resolution movies can represent.

Digital Video Interface - the first digital interface for video content, but already this is of HDMI to be replaced. Some DVI outputs are also equipped with HDCP, others do not. Especially when many of the missing graphics hardware copy yet - leading to problems with the playback of copy-protected high definition movies might lead.

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Maybe. Some part-time movie fan would perhaps still happy, DVDs and Blu-rays will balken free to enjoy without having to house and yard to pledge. But who knows: If Philips' push into the movie format is successful, it will soon give imitators. And once the competition 21:9 TVs with smaller sizes offering, expected to turn the Dutch to follow suit.

But the moment when you can sit back satisfied Philips. While many competitors all their energy on the future of 3D technology used, the Dutch group with the Cinema 21:9 even a new business creation, which he at least for a while can be ordered alone.

The Netbook principle works.

Small, light, cheap: With this approach has been to sell Netbooks hit. At the CES show high-tech manufacturers showed new favorable jokers - HD video cameras for 170 euros, handbags projectors and low-cost networked storage.

 

Not too big, not too fast, not too expensive - the Netbook computer favorable a la EeePC were in a crisis hit the year 2008. The concept of electronics manufacturers now transferred to other devices: Who clips on Youtube in HD resolution will rotate, does not need 500-euro camera. The recognize companies like Sony and experiment with low-cost technology.

HD video cameras, handbags Beamer and the first projector cellphone - ONLINE blogs shows the low-cost gadgets from CES.

Look, I'm gaga!.

Play Basketball - with your thoughts! Spies your environment with the Spyball, and then let the seal robots reeducate! How mistaken technology toys really can be: ONLINE blogs shows the curiosity cabinet of the high-tech show CES.

 

On the edge of the high-tech CES show, in a somewhat isolated hall behind the Venetian casino, is a paradise for children playing hide. This is only a few known and many unknown companies ice machines, massage mice - and totally absurd, but entertaining toys for small or large children.

A mass of people pushing at the entrance of the hall to the state of Barbie, Mattel Group. Old ladies, young bloggers with tattooed forearms and sellers with rolled up shirt sleeves are queuing up to the new Mattel game Mindflex try? a kind of mini-Baketball by thoughts control.

Pseude-telekinesis by EEG and airflow

After 40 minutes I'm waiting on it: a headband with two brain power sensors for the temples of the head, two clips to the earlobe. The thing attaches? Mattel says it? Elektroenzephalografie by the theta waves in the head surface.

The more you concentrate, the higher the ball round the pitch, which is anstarrt. This obstacle course, so round and big as a soup plate, has the exceeds a Ventiltor. The blow on the side air high-Tischtenniball what the big foam ball can ascend.

In theory works this way: If you are heavily concentrated, the fan blow stronger, the ball can rise higher. In practice, it takes a few minutes settling time before something happens. Rigid, concentrate, floating ball imagine - the Mattel employees mutters: "focus the ball, concentrate on yourself, like in Star Wars."

And then let's start: The flow is better, the ball rising. Too high! "Relax, breathe through," advises the toy expert. It works - the ball drops something.

It is on the round rings and playing all kinds of tubes up by the ball or hindurchfliegt rolls. In order to move it side by very thoughtless of a button turns the air output of the fan moves.

A totally new gaming experience? the only question is whether Mindflex to maintain permanent and you really enjoy that stuff, the foam ball on the race via thought control and to send it with your friends to be measured. That could very well be. In the United States wants Mattel Mindflex slightly from September for $ 80 sale, in Germany until 2010.

Spy ball, USB Panda and the iPhone trash - more toys from the CES-curiosity cabinet you see in the photo gallery.

Android Girl knows no pain.

The admiration over the past decades popstars learned, is now often placed digital toys: Tattoos favorite phones or the Apple logo. With the "Android Girl" the scene now even an asterisk.
  Almost exactly at the beginning of the year, the Nerd scene a new starlet: The Android Girl "was a single photo to sudden fame in technology-affine circles. The picture is a young woman with light hair punkiger to see the einnehmendem look into the camera looks relaxed and the arms behind the head sets. Through these moves will inevitably pose a tattoo of a green cartoon robot on their forearm in the eye of the beholder. And this figure is the logo of Google's mobile operating system "Android."
Nerds are, according to Wikipedia "eccentrics, Streber, outsiders", mainly for technical and scientific topics of interest. After the usual stereotypes are nerds computer geniuses with meager social life, that is definitely not cool. In recent years, the image of technology fanatics, however, constantly changing, not least because digital technology in everyday life are increasingly important. Nerds are now no longer mandatory outsider. The role of digital technology specialists rather steadily gaining social prestige, and thus is also a figure as possible Android Girl: A cool, handsome nerd.
Zeitgeist
About the background of the Nerd-asterisk with high symbolic potential is actually having the unknown. The photo, the young woman with a strong penchant for mobile phone software abruptly made known, finds itself in a newly established MySpace profile. Apart from a handful of other images that are actually nothing new to tell, except that Android Girl getigerte a cat has, there are few tangible information. The woman under the synonym "Commodore", therefore, 23, lives in Houston, Texas, and hears any popular music styles.
The question of whether the Android Girl Selbstdarstellung to a female or nerds, but a fake, has not yet been clarified. For the effect of the background of this figure is actually irrelevant. Whether authentic or constructed, it represents one way or the zeitgeist perfectly. The fact that the passion for a computer program with a tattoo is confirmed, it connects Android Girl equally with pop culture and traditions hacker. Among programmers, or open-source technology activists are tattooed symbols and logos longer commonplace. Like the looks, shows a search in the online photo collection Flickr: Here you'll find dozens of tattoos on the first try with the logos of free operating systems, especially the Linux penguin, and the FreeBSD devil. But the search with the words "USB" and "Tattoo" promotes 45 hits to light, including almost ten people who are really the icon of a computer interface body in the skin have stung.
Everything Apple
A relatively new phenomenon whose tattoos are commercial products or logos. Obviously from genuine enthusiasm was last year, for example, a Briton and the label of the Playstation 3 game console on the forearm perpetuate. A US-Nerd, whose calf recently the smartphone BlackBerry Storm emblazoned in its original size, was opposed by the lottery of a mobile magazine motivated - which is obviously just a BlackBerry Storm to win there. Ober, the man already regretted his decision?
IN COOPERATION WITH ... De-BugMagazin for electronic Lebensaspektewww.de-bug.deAber as so often when it comes these days to everyday digital technology is to get even with the gadget tattoos on Apple does not pass. "It is no longer just about computers," said CEO Steve Jobs in 2001 in view of a fan with the apple logo on the skin. The corresponding Flickr search returns because nearly 1400 hits, of which a large part actually striking tattoos with the group logo shows. Among them are, of course, all design variants, Apple in the past 20 years has used. But even people with half a Mac screen on the skin, such as the user "dirk gently1", on whose arm the apple logo, multiple system icons and keyboard icon for the "Command" logo.
The devoted fan culture for digital products could Android Girl with a connecting symbol get. But even if the dynamics of the cult gadgets so receives a further boost, some devices will probably not be too cool pop culture accessories. This includes, for example, Microsoft's Zune music player: This was the scene for a "Zune Guy" Microsoft fan known only derision left, as this is the logo of the device in the skin puncture left. And after he was two more Zune tattoos increase was the Zune Guy final to become laughing.

The 20 best games for Playstation 2

Not just for lovers: The Playstation 2 is now located in the purchase? and creates a library of games, which is still unsurpassed. blogs ONLINE presents 20 great classic game, with little cost, but many are better than the titles of today.
  The final determination of the Playstation 2 is primarily a to be the ultimate karaoke machine. With more "Sing Star" games than you can count, the time now sold 140 million games console on the job as the party apparatus is reduced. Actually, they do not deserve, because Sony's console has long been the object of prestige for players. More games than any other console appeared to them, is the unmatched breadth of the offer? and quality. In the pictures you can find a route - subjective - selection, 20 classics, a locker for a few years could be maintained.
Therefore, the PlayStation 2 is still a good tip for players who do not necessarily need all the latest equipment and also not yet on HD-TV transition. Because so well some of the new games are: The main difference between the console generations makes the first appearance? and makes the only noticeable new televisions. In terms of fun and diversity is still the classic.
And there are now almost a hundred euros for the Games are significantly less than that of the new consoles: Most of the titles that we recommend are available for around 20 euros to have - again.
Actually, surprisingly, since the launch of the Playstation 2 was similarly difficult as that of its successor. The console cost in the year 2000: about 550 euros when essential equipment and the first game into account. That was a lot of money and significantly more than the competition demanded. In addition, the first games were not even close to what we hoped for. There was a mandatory car race, "Ridge Racer," an obscure game fireworks called "Great Vision" and enough titles to which we have good reason to remember mag.
In the beginning was the Playstation 2 a little more than a solid DVD player with additional functions. Therefore, it was purchased. The first meaningful game came one year after the launch on the market and made the popular console. The revolutionary gangster game "GTA III", the glossy-Renner "Gran Turismo 3" or the surreptitious action game "Metal Gear Solid 2". They were responsible for sales and selling the console.
The result: More and more games manufacturers are betting on the black machine in 2004 and since then has been overhauled in a new, extremely miniaturized version is sold. The competition had to give beaten. Segas Dreamcast console was already 2001. Microsoft tried, the first Xbox with heavy losses on the market to push. But just two years after launch, the manufacturer, the production of games for his first attempt nearly a console.
All resources, so it seemed, were in the production of the successor status to the somewhat more successful Xbox 360 Even Nintendo, now with the Wii console and a new operating concept again the market leader with regard to the latest sales are concerned, was in the Era of the Playstation 2 See: The Gamecube was one in a nice little console, game supplies and lack of a children's image that the Japanese could never get rid of, the Gamecube did not necessarily succeed.
Anders the Playstation 2? and that makes them still attractive. For honest, who still has a tube TV, does not necessarily reflect the difference in the graphics. This is the game full of beautiful library titles, from the revolutionary bestseller "GTA: San Andreas" to the charming, poetic Geheimtipp "ICO". Even today, many still appear on the console title. Each year, football games like "FIFA" and "Pro Evolution Soccer" revisited, racing games like "Need for Speed" appear in a slimmed-down version. Even the guitar simulation "Guitar Hero" is available in the small version? a game where you can not have glossy appearance needs. As it is, when you see when you play sounds.

"Chintendo Vii" and "PolyStation 3".

Chinese product pirates is no method to brash. Even current game consoles copy almost one to one - at least outwardly. ONLINE blogs has the cheeky console copies detected. The purchase is strongly discouraged.
  The Nintendo Wii is used by the Japanese tradition since the first day as a money printing press. The little white console shows the current-generation consoles, the top of the sales charts. With Thanksgiving on the Wii is sold in North America, about 800,000 times in the past year in the period were 350,000 sold.
Photo: YouTubeVideo: jkrKein wonder that so much success pirates on the plan calls. Especially at Christmas, many parents wanted their children with a surprise game. As well as many parents in the area is not particularly familiar with, could it happen that the kids instead of a Nintendo Wii a "Chintendo Vii" or instead of the PlayStation 3 an "PolyStation 3" can be found under the Christmas tree. Tears are as inevitable, because the consoles can often no more than a game from the tele-nineties - parents should be even higher than the maximum price to be pleased.
Foreign similarly, inside pfui
So there is a "PolyStation 3" almost exclusively from an empty plastic bag, the calculation of the game will take place exclusively in the integrated matchbox big screen instead. The bitter British hardware Blogger "Dr. Ashens" for example, has tested the device and is, shall we say, not amused.
The Nintendo DS-plagiarism "Neo Double Games" is actually just a shell that looks like the original order hereinzulegen buyer. The games are also installed in the display, which can change the game must be exchanged. The DS-typical second screen always remains, as it always just a game to play.
That it is even bolder, Kensington shows manufacturers (not to be confused with the same name, reputable US-based computer accessories manufacturer Kensington), the plagiarism of another "Chintendo Vii" console called Kensington Vii sold.
Nintendo and Sony had an opinion on the pirates not to get - that the Japanese manufacturers on product counterfeiting are not pleased, but on the hand. Finally, harm not only their own business, but even the worst damage the reputation of their own company.
Phony and dangerous
Such so-called Ripoffs in Germany are hardly available, fortunately. In America, England, and especially its main country of origin China, they are widespread, especially in Internet shops and large supermarket chains.
The British Customs HMRC has already seized hundreds of devices and also warns against potentially dangerous power. In the worst case, can catch fire, such as Clare Merrill, spokeswoman for the HMRC, the BBC announced.
Keep your eyes peeled to the console purchase.

Award-winning computer-game movies.

Each year as part of the Machinima Film Festival in New York Mackie awards - the Oscars for movies with video game scenes. The magazine "GEE" shows by the Academy of Machinima Arts and Sciences gekürten winners - from "World of Warcraft" comedy to sci-fi epic.
  "The Ship" by Egils Mednis

The Festival Prize and the awards for best director and best independent film went to those with the "Unreal" engine realized contribution. Exhausted marching father and son by a seemingly endless desert of snow. They speak not a word.
FOUND IN ... GEELove For Games 2008InhaltsverzeichnisAktuelles December Issue bestellenwww.geemag.deWebsite of the festival: http://festival.machinima.org

A giant iPod, touch-Netbooks and a snow leopard.

TV Flounder and Netbooks: Apple unveiled in San Francisco new Mac products, the rest of the industry shows the largest consumer electronics fair in the world CES in Las Vegas, which is 2009. ONLINE blogs summarizes the expected changes, which next year will be determined.
  Hamburg - In spite of everything in 2009 a good year for gadget fetishists and technology friends. While the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas - as are the producers agreed - not without crises characters that come out. There are slightly fewer exhibitors and fewer visitors than last year.
But in product launches, there will be no shortage - especially very small portable computers with touch screens currently inspire the imagination of rumors cooks.
Because it fits perfectly into the picture that the usually well-informed Techcrunch blogger Michael Arrington reported on New Year's Eve, in the fall will be a new, larger iPod Touch on the market - with nine inch diagonal screen would also be suitable Surftablett.
Parallel to the CES gathered in San Francisco also the community of all those for whom the Apple center of their world, be it as users, as a manufacturer of software and peripherals for computers and equipment from the house of Chen jobs. The January, so that automatically the month in which the whole art world on the western United States looks.
The offer is the manufacturer of the financial crisis apparently still intact - even in this year there will be at CES innovations, product ideas and technology dreams hail. Of those there, too, is tradition, only a few actually ever in the mainstream will create some but almost certain. Among the candidates has certainly secure the further development of the USB standards - to be even faster and will wirelessly. That could also drag on until 2010.
What else is coming - ultra flat TVs, new operating systems, touch-sensitive Netbooks, new smartphones and more - we show you on the following pages.

Microsoft's Zune has a New Year Macke.

Quite embarrassing for Microsoft: The hotel's own iPod competitor, Zune has a problem with the turn of the year. On New Year's Eve, the players rushed en masse - and could not wake up again. Microsoft's advice: Wait. The Web community laughs are broken.
  It is the first major international Lacher tech junkies in 2009: Microsoft's Zune MP3 player has, well, no millennium bug, but something similar. The models in the series presented Zune 30 to thousands of New Year's Eve the service, the screen froze, and the device could not be more out of his trance-year raise.
The reason, according to Microsoft: A problem with the software and the end of the leap year. The official Zune forums about sources before usually short, but all the more difficult wütenderen submissions disappointed Zune owners, while Apple fans everywhere Hohn and Häme Kübel as pourout. In line with the Y2K bug, which then on 1 January 2000 but not the computers of the World lame submitted, the network community, the Zune-long problem Z2K baptized.
But do not worry: "The problem should be taken in the next 24 hours to solve," said a message to the irritated Zune owners on the official Web site. The internal clock of the devices should be "tomorrow at noon GMT automatically reset." Previously, however, must be the battery draining of the Zune, which, as the step-by-step guide to automatically happen, "As the player is frozen, the battery is empty" - and "in a few hours." Then you might be the player with his new computer to play music purchased licenses (DRM) to renew it. It is almost a somewhere far away Steve Jobs quietly giggle to hear.
The rivalry between Apple fans and the (relatively few) steadfast Zune owners is legendary. Only recently broke it again train, when a local reporter felt Barack Obama with a Zune in the gym erspäht to have - the waves hit so high that a spokesman of the most powerful man soon the world was even forced to clarify: "The President-designate has an iPod. "
"Apocalypse", "plague", "mass deaths"
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Whether Zune owners are happy that the battery of their players a few hours stops when no music comes out, be doubted whether the fact that the problem in this way by itself dissolves, smooths the waves, too. The tech community has something in any case, what they are on 1 January fun. As Michael Arrington at Techcrunch "formulated:" A massive, synchronized failure of the operating system in a Microsoft product is such a bizarre story, crazier than fiction, simply too good to them at a news omit poor days. "
Everywhere is now Häme poured on Microsoft. "Ars Technica" speaks of the "Zune-Apocalypse", "Gizmodo chooses simply introduced the Web-Häme word" Fail "and" The Register "from the title of London, as still a little evil than the others:" With Microsoft Pest threatens extinction of the 30-GB Zunes - Worldwide Media Player death. " Worldwide true does not really - in Germany, for instance, you can not even buy Zune.
One U.S. Zune owners commented in the "Tech Blog" of "Los Angeles Times:" I am a bit angry, but I can understand the problem, "yet," but I would have to be that the computer wizards of Microsoft, after the whole Y2K thing had to be prepared. "
The question-and-answer page at Zune.net ends with this advice: "Question: Will the firmware before the next leap year (2012) update? - Yes."