Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Apple's Magic Mouse: one button, multitouch gestures, Bluetooth, four-month battery life

Ready for some more Apple news? Good. Say goodbye to the Mighty Mouse (for reasons beyond those legal entanglements) -- the Magic Mouse has arrived. Hate buttons or moving parts? So does Apple, and nothing exemplifies the company's march towards a buttonless future more than this "two button" laser mouse, which has one button and no scroll wheel -- just a multitouch surface (a hard acrylic) across the top. With the Magic Mouse you're able to do familiar gestures from the Mac trackpad playbook such as two-finger swipes, but you can also do single-finger horizontal and vertical scrolling, complete with a software-based inertia (see a video here). Sorry kids, no pinch zoom. The wireless device boasts a four-month battery life, and will be available today for $69. Full press release is after the break.




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Monday, October 19, 2009

HTC Tilt2 now available on AT&T

Those looking for a slightly more QWERTY-equipped WinMo 6.5 device for AT&T than the HTC Pure need look no further than its stablemate, the Tilt2, now that it's officially available to all comers. The carrier's second model to use Microsoft's latest and greatest cut of Windows Mobile stays pretty true to its Touch Pro2 roots, offering an industrial-strength full duplex speakerphone, 3.2 megapixel cam, WVGA tilt-up display, and of course, that five-row QWERTY keyboard that makes banging out long emails and extended MMS tirades just a little more tolerable. Interest parties should come bearing gifts and plenty of cash, because it'll run $349.99 on contract before a $50 mail-in rebate.




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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Blaze announces 'Wii style' Motion Freedom 3D controller for PS3

We were fairly impressed by Blaze's knack for impressive but questionably useful gadgets when it introduced a three-cart contraption for the DSi last month, but it looks like it's truly outdone itself with its latest peripheral. While it's possible that it's the result of some miscommunication or a bet taken to its limits, it does appear that the company is indeed set to release a controller that can only be described as a Wiimote for the PlayStation 3. Of course, it's still a bit light on specifics, but Blaze says its so-called Motion Freedom 3D Controller will open up "unthinkable gaming possibilities," and let you "become one" with games like Sega Tennis and Tiger Woods Golf. It's even been "ergonomically designed from the ground up." How can you possibly go wrong?



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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Western Digital WD TV Live HD media player gets official

Hope you didn't spend your well-earned shekels on a WD TV Mini -- it turns out that the HD-less wonder was just a waypoint to Western Digital's latest. The WD TV Live HD media player is an unassuming sort that doesn't really offer any surprises: 1080p video playback, support for all your favorite codecs, both Pandora and Live365 Internet radio apps, WiFi, two USB ports for external storage, HDMI, composite and component video outputs, SPDIF audio output, and more. No big whoop, right? All this can be yours for an MSRP of $149.99, but we hear that Best Buy has 'em for $119 -- and we wouldn't want you to pay any more than that. PR after the break.

Update: "That's WiFi ready." As in "WiFi adapter sold separately."




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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Google AdSense confirms new Apple iMac, Mac mini and MacBook?

Nothing can make the excitement of a rumor die down faster than talking more about that rumor itself, so that’s not what we’re delivering to you today. News about more iMac, Mac mini and MacBook have been speculating around the Internet lately, but apparently, someone spotted an advertisement on Google AdSense from Netherlands which translates to:

“Apple's Newest MacBook. Thinner, lighter and faster! Free delivery. Order today.",
"The Brand new iMac. Ultra Thin 20 & 24 inch models. From only €1099. Apple Store," , and
"Apple's New Mac mini. Faster and more affordable than ever. From only € 499. Order immediately."”

You may call this a rumor, but we call it a little something to confirm that more Mac products are indeed on their way, to Netherlands at least.


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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Gateway introduces One ZX series of multitouch all-in-one desktops

It's been done before by the likes of MSI and HP, but given the finger-friendly nature of Windows 7, we aren't shocked at all to hear that Gateway's getting in on the action. The splotchy PC maker is unveiling the One ZX lineup tonight, which will initially be comprised of the ZX6800 series and ZX4800 series. Both crews will ship with Win7, and Gateway's hoping that you'll fall in love with its custom suite of multitouch-supporting media management tools. If you're curious about specs, the ZX6810-01 will include a 23-inch multitouch LCD (1,920 x 1,080), 2.33GHz Core 2 Quad Q8200S CPU, 1GB ATI Radeon HD 4670 GPU, 8GB of DDR3 memory, an 8x slot-loading DVD burner, a 1TB HDD (or 64GB SSD), WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet, six USB 2.0 ports, an eSATA socket, bundled wireless keyboard and mouse, integrated HD webcam, a hybrid TV tuner and built-in speakers. The lower-end ZX4800-02 steps down to a 20-inch LCD (1,600 x 900), a 2.1GHz T4300 CPU, GMA X4500HD integrated graphics, 4GB of DDR2 RAM and a 750GB SATA HDD. Both lineups should be in US stores later this fall, with prices starting at $1,399.99 and $749.99, respectively.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

HP Mini 311 with ION benchmarked

We've already seen the NVIDIA ION-based HP Mini 311 perform impressively during demos, but now that the netbook is hitting reviewers it's time for some real benchmarks -- and according to the crew at Laptop, they're more than solid. The 311 scored a 1,917 on the PCMark 05 test, almost 500 points above the average netbook, and put up a scorching 1,386 in the 3DMark06 test -- 1,200 points over the netbook average, and basically the same score as a MacBook Air. That's not too surprising, seeing as ION is just a netbook-oriented variant of the GeForce 9400M, but it's still rather impressive -- and combined with 1080p video playback, the potential for some light gaming, and (eventually) ION-accelerated Flash, we'd say the Mini 311 is looking like a real contender.


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Sunday, October 4, 2009

PSP Go scores its first mod job, a handful of white LEDs find a new purpose in life

Who knows what it is about the PSP that engenders such a loyal following of hackers -- both on the hardware and software side. Some of the hardware hacks we've seen are no doubt more impressive than others, but they're all united in a common disregard for warranties and for the most part a deep affection for LEDs. The first PSP Go mod we've seen, done up by roro3030 over at AcidMods, keeps things simple with some strategic, tasteful white LED placement. It's all internally powered and pretty seamless, and provides a nice jumping off point for a community that will be no-doubt eager to consume the PSP Go as a new challenge -- even if the rest of us are busy making frowny faces at that endlessly derided price tag. Video of the lit-up Go is after the break.



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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Coolest Speaker for You

Music becomes a part of people’s life because you can find music everywhere you go. There are lots of music players that you can find around you like mp3 players, mp4, iPod, and more. No matter what is your music player, you will need a speaker so you can listen to your favorite music in the maximal volume. If you want to buy a special speaker, I-MU vibro speaker will be the best speaker for you.

I-MU vibro is a super energy crystal speaker with high vibration technology so you can listen to your favorite music with clear sound. I-MU vibro is the future audio technology you should have. You can enjoy the unique digital sounds wherever you go. I-MU vobro is small so you can bring it anywhere and put even in the small space. Now, you can buy the I-MU vibro then you should plug in your mp3 player to the I-Mu vibro and listen to your favorite music.

Find a special speaker can be so easy now because you already knew I-MU vibro. You can listen to your favorite music with the best audio quality. I-Mu vibro is the best speaker for you so you should get it now and turn your favorite music to the maximal volume.

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Monday, July 20, 2009

Palm more consumer/jailbreak friendly?

While Apple has time and time again negatively talked about jailbreaking, even going as far as to saying that it is illegal, Palm it seems is taking a different approach. A recent statement from Palm says:

“We recognize that some developers will experiment in ways that cross official boundaries, but we believe that our formal offerings – and community efforts built around those offerings – will provide the best experience for the vast majority of webOS developers and users.”

That isn’t too hard to decipher and at least to me comes across as “Ya, it’s cool”. What’s your interpretation? This is one of the best stances and policies Palm could have towards hackers and “outside” developers. By not alienating these individuals who will truly be the innovative force behind the Pre, Palm can actually surpass Apple in this respect by allowing jailbreaking and not actively trying to cut it off. +1 for Palm.

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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Cigarette Lighter Camera

This reminds me of James Bond. Take this cool little cigarette lighter camera with you wherever you go or on your next mission to capture important evidence.

Disguised as a lighter (which does not work ofcourse so don't try to light a fire with it), it features 64MB SDRAM storing up to 104 images (640x480) or 30 images (1280x960). These images can be downloaded to your computer with USB.

So basically it's a decent digital camera inside a fake cigarette lighter. If anyone needs this spy camera, get it for $195. Cigarette Lighter Camera
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Monday, July 13, 2009

The Light Pillow

This is one of those lamps you really wish you could afford so that you could place it in your child’s room. Then investing quite a bit in giving the room a highly whimsical theme and creating basically a dream land. Odd lighting that no one would ever expect to see always makes for a great way to change up a room. Even a normally plain room would be perked up with something like this.

It can be tossed onto the floor, placed on a table, hung on the wall or even used as a chandelier. It’s also easy to wash, so for those of you that would use this for a kid, it’d still be a great option. The cover itself is completely removable and made of 100% cotton, while the frame is made of powder-coated metal. They don’t actually give any indication as to what type of light bulb this would need or if it’s an LED light. You can purchase this Light Pillow, designed by Linus Kutavicius, for $189

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

iPhone software allows you to run a bath !

The Bath-o-matic software for iPhone is available free from Apple's popular App Store, but users must also pay £4,000 for the technology at home. They will then be able to select the temperature, depth and fragrance of the water and even how many bubbles in the bath. The software means the phone can send instructions to a set of high-tech taps on a bath tub that can control the temperature, pressure and draining of the water so that the bath will be ready when arriving home.



The software means the phone can send instructions to a set of high-tech taps on a bath tub that can control the temperature, pressure and draining of the water Photo: NEWS INTERNATIONA

Unique Automation, the London-based company behind the device, showed off its wares at a trade show this week. A spokesman said: "At the touch of a button, Bath-o-matic fills the bath to perfection - even adding bubbles and perfumes.

"Bringing full automation to the bathroom at last, this technological breakthrough offers energy and water savings plus flooding and scalding prevention."

Sharon Munday, a 27 year-old secretary, viewed the Bath-o-matic demonstration at the CEDIA Expo 2009 at the ExCeL centre in London. "It really shows off just how the iPhone is becoming the ultimate remote control for everything in the home," she said.

"If I had £4,000 spare I'd get one. It would be perfect for me as I have a 20 minute drive home from the office and could set it to run as I leave and hop in as soon as I got home. That would be absolute bliss."

A shower version of the software is coming soon.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

HP Photosmart Premium Printer

HP has unveiled the world’s first web connected home printer, named the HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart web features.

Today, we tend to live in a digital generation and in a highly connected world with consumers relying on internet access to obtain the web content they require, be it stock quotes, local weather conditions or traffic reports.

The new HP all-in-one printer allows consumers to browse popular web destinations and access personal content using the TouchSmart panel. Once you’ve got the information you need, you can customize it and print the content in an easy to read format.

There are a number of popular web sites that will make their content compatible with the launch of the HP printer and some of these industry leaders include USA TODAY, Google, Fandango, Coupons.com, DreamWorks Animation, Nickelodeon, Web Sudoku and Weather News Inc.

The Photosmart Premium printer will retail this fall with a MSRP of $39

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Sonoro Presents W Internet Radio

w-internet-radio

Here is the latest technology of Sonoro elements W Internet Radio introduces in market this is the amazing functions of Internet Radio it has including alarm clock and it is built-in Ethernet and WiFi connectivity for access over 10,000 stations on the internet also it has OLED display.

It also offer FM tuner you can easily enjoy everyday of music n FM anytime it has also including Aux-in 3.5mm jack for connecting iPod, multimedia devices and MP3 player.

The HD radio is available with managing iPod players and eDock for recharging. This is the best quality of latest radio elements. It is available in black color this is a great device you can also enjoy songs through internet.

Nowadays there are lots of latest things are available in market this one is also best to others. Sonoro is the finest company which offers best quality of coolest products in market this W Internet Radio is the best music system.

The new Sonoro W Internet Radio offers you OLED display which is best for your use this is such a great quality of latest gadgets for excellent use I really have a great passion of gadgets. The price of this latest Sonoro element W Internet Radio is just $499 so if you are you ready to buy this is such a great offer hurry-up!

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Friday, June 5, 2009

Panasonic Releases First Portable Blu-Ray Player

The first portable Blu-ray player is available from Panasonic. With a suggested retail price of $799.95, the DMP-B15 features an 8.9-inch WSVGA LCD screen, 2.5 hour rechargeable battery, and SD Memory Card slot. An optional headrest mounting bracket can be used for in-car viewing.

Panasonic’s stand-alone Blu-ray technology is used in the portable player, giving it the highest level of image quality. Also, included is BD-Live access available via Panasonic’s version of WebTV, VIERA CAST

Since the DMP-B15 includes VIERA CAST with BD-Live functionality, additional Blu-ray content can be accessed via the built in LAN port. With the ability to access select web sites such as Amazon Video-on-Demand, YouTube, and Google’s Picasa Web Album, the player can turn any TV into an IPTV.

When additional web sites are included in the VIERA CAST service the DMP-B15 will include the new sites automatically.

The DMP-B15 can be connected to any HDMI capable HDTV and used as a stand-alone Blu-ray player with the ability to be incorporated into an HD-Audio compatible AV receiver, completing the possibility for home theater integration.

Panasonic DMP-B15

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Scientists use viruses to make miniature rechargeable batteries

London, April 9 (ANI): Scientists have used genetically engineered viruses that assemble into electrodes to make complete miniature rechargeable batteries for the first time, which could improve the performance of hybrid electric cars and electronic gadgets.

According to a report in New Scientist, the new lithium ion batteries are as powerful as existing devices but smaller and cleaner to make, claim the team behind the work.

Lithium ion batteries exploit the reactivity of lithium to produce a current. Inside the battery, lithium ions move from the anode to the cathode, forcing electrons in the opposite direction around an external circuit.

This process is reversed when the battery is recharged.

Making these batteries takes a tough manufacturing process because of the highly reactive components, aggressive solvents and high temperatures used in construction, as well as the dangers of handling lithium.

Viruses could make this process much safer and cleaner, according to Angela Belcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Her team converted a harmless virus called M13 into a cathode by inserting a gene that causes the virus to produce proteins that bond with iron and phosphate ions in a surrounding solution.

As a result, the long, tubular virus particles become sheathed in an “armour plating” of iron phosphate, turning them into nanowires.

The resultant batteries were not as good as commercial models, however, the cathodes turned out to be good at conducting lithium ions but not electrons.

To solve this, the team inserted a second gene that creates a protein at the tip of the virus that bonds to a carbon nanotube.

The nanotube increases the electron conductivity of the combined structure.

“We were basically adding a highway that allows the electrons to move in and out rapidly,” said Belcher.

The resulting battery turned out to be as good as the best commercially available that use crystalline lithium iron phosphate materials.

Since the team had previously used the same viral technique to produce anodes, it has now been able to make a full virus-based 3-volt lithium ion battery.

Compared to conventional lithium ion batteries, the biologically grown battery is environmentally friendly because much of the materials can now be made at room temperature or on ice and without harsh solvents.

“It’s a pretty simple process that doesn’t require fancy equipment,” said Belcher. (ANI)

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Monday, May 18, 2009

10 Things to know when buying a HD Camcorder

Looking for a HD camcorder? They are proliferating like bunnies, but is it a good time to buy one yet? Not only are there more HDTV camcorders on the market today than there were last year at this time, but the variety of HD camcorders recording methods has expanded as well. Sure, you can record on tape, but wouldn't you really rather record to a hard drive, or better yet, a flash memory card? What about recording to DVDs, or even to Blu-ray discs? All these choises are available at prices that are often above RM5,000. Here are things you need to know before you plunk down your cash.

1. All HD camcorders' videos look great. Each one of the latest HD camcorders we have seen-seven in all-delivers a high quality video, almost as good as what you see on cable or satellite systems from the networks, but it does not look as clean and sharp as Blu-ray or HD DVD.

2. Know what you want to do with the camcorder. If you want to upload videos to YouTube, the easiest way to do it is using the video capabilities of point-n-shoot still camera.

3. The HD camcorders are easier to use if you plug them directly into HDTV via HDMI. Almost all the camcorders have HDMI output, so it is easy to just connect that camcorder to your HDTV and use the supplied remote. In fact, it feels like this is what the camcorder companies would prefer you to do, because the editing software included with each one of the camcorders is almost unusable. Read on.

4. Editing AVCHD footage is tricky. Many of the latest camcorders use the highly compressed AVCHD format, a variant of the H.264 used in Blu-ray and HD DVDs. Cutting HDV footage of older camcorders is easy, because it is a mature HDTV video format that has been around for three or four years. AVCHD is quite different, newer and more burdensome. While many editing software packages now support AVCHD, it is still a rather maladroit process to move the footage from camcorder to PC, though a little easier when you are dealing with a mac.

5. If you plan to edit HD footage, especially AVCHD, get yourself a mofo PC or Mac. Make that a dual-processor machine with eight cores. It is advisable to have a powerful PC, because of the numbers of tasks your computer will be dealing with as this requires a spectacular amount of power.

6. Who will you show your masterpiece video to and how? With HD gone are the days of never-ending playback devices for your videos. It would be better for you to burn your footage on a Blu-ray disc, but you would need burners and/or players sets.

7. Decide if you want a comcorder that records on hard disk, plash memory card, DVD, HDV tape or Blu-ray. A hard disk stores more footage but is bulkier and more fragile than flash memory. But a 4GB flash card only stores 40 minutes worth of footage. Recording on DVD and Blu-ray both involve spinning removable media which seems anachronistic and demode, but then your footage can be played back immediately on many Blu-ray disc players. Then there is DV tape recording HDV footage, which gets good results, but its analogue.

8. Prices are reasonable. You would be surprised how prices are plummeting with HDTV camcorders. With the advances technology and new gadgets on the market everyday, it is better to do your homework before buying a HD camcorder as prices are falling continuously.

9. Most camcorders end up gathering dust on a closer shelf. Be realistic. Are you really going to be shooting lots of video? Accurately assess whether you will actually be using a camcorder frequently, or just occasionally. Also think about whether anyone will be eager to watch your HD videos that you may not have the time or patience to edit. If you have a special event coming up, consider borrowing or renting a camcorder rather then blowing all your spare cash on an'ornament' that will be used once or twice and end up as shelf-ware.

10. Catch up on some reviews of the latest HD camcorders to get a lay of the land. Camcorder info in the USA, picked as its camcorder of the year, the Canon HV20, a HD model that uses old-time DV tapes and records in the HDV format. This is very practical as it unables you to record in good old DV whenever you want with no further rendering.
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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Mac Mini -- The New New Internet Computer

I have seen the future and its name is Mac mini. The mini is one seriously great little computer. I got one last week and have been singing its praises ever since. It is not the fastest computer. It is not the cheapest computer. It is not the smallest computer. But it is certainly the smallest cheap and fast computer out there. And the cheapest small and fast computer out there. And, yes you guessed it, the fastest cheap and small computer out there (my apologies to Apple, which advertises the mini as "Inexpensive, But Never Cheap" -- semantics -- at $500 it is darn cheap). Add the fact that the mini now ships with Tiger, as well as Apple's fantastic iLife software, and you can purchase one heck of a computer for under five hundred bucks.

This week I was visiting the new offices of a startup I recently funded. The company is in the process of pulling together the infrastructure necessary to support their business. After looking at their options, the guys decided to outfit the office with Mac minis. For a little over $600 it is possible to provide each of the company's telesales and customer service agents with all the computing power they need. This is particularly true because the company's sales and support functions are going to be run on web apps like saleforce.com and Five-9's. Thus, the only thing that those folks will really need in a desktop computer is a web browser and a reasonably fast pipe. In that respect the Mac mini is plug and play. All the company will need to do when it ads new reps is run across the street to the Apple store, buy a new mini and super cheap monitor, bring it back, plug it in, launch the browser and they are off to the races.

It strikes me as a bit ironic that Apple has managed to make good on Larry Ellison's network computer vision. Sure, it's more expensive than the couple hundred bucks once envisioned for a true dumb terminal. But it frankly isn't that much more expensive and delivers a whole lot more computing muscle than Ellison envisioned when he launched the New Internet Computer (NIC) Company.

Here's what you got with the NIC 2.0 in 2001:

* VIA Cyrix MII PR266 processor
* 64MB RAM
* 4MB EEPROM
* 24X CD-ROM Drive
* 56K Modem
* 10/100 base T Ethernet
* 2 USB Ports
* Keyboard & Mouse
* Speakers

The NIC 2.0 started at $199.99 and went up to around $700 with a 12 inch LCD. Thanks to Moore's Law, scale, manufacturing efficiencies, etc., here's what you get today with the Mac mini:

* 1.25/1.42GHz PowerPC G4
* 256MB RAM
* 40/80GB Ultra ATA drive
* Slot-lading Combo Drive
* 56K Modem (802.11g optional)
* 10/100 base T Ethernet
* 1 FireWire 400 port, 2 USB 2.0 ports, DVI/VGA output
* Internal speaker and audio line out

All that starting at $499 and going to about the same $700. The mini is such a great little box at a surprisingly low price point, it makes me want to buy more of them. It must run in the family. When my dad saw that the mini had a DVI/VGA out, he pondered buying a mini so that he could use it for his picture in picture while watching TV.

My dad and I are clearly not the only ones who are smitten with the mini. A few weeks ago I was visiting another one of my portfolio companies. They are in the process of rolling out the beta of their enterprise software product. But rather than risk any difficulties with download and installation, the company was shipping its beta as an appliance by simply loading the software onto the Unix shell of a mini and shipping the mini to its beta customers. Configuration of the beta at the customer premises then consisted of simply plugging in the power and the ethernet cable. Couldn't be easier.

Sure, I know that there are cheaper machines to be had running Linux on Intel processors. But the combined power, simplicity and beauty of the Mac mini can not be beat. I suspect we'll be seeing them popping up all over the place -- in the home and in the office -- in the coming months and quarters as people discover that Apple has built a versatile net-connected workhorse/show-pony.
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Bill Gates and Steve Jobs : All Things Digital

This year was the 5th addition of Walt Mossberg's and Kara Swisher's "All Things Digital" conference. I'm sure that it will come as no surprise to you that I have attended all five and intend to attend the next five as well. They say that first year conferences are a huge crap shoot because of the chicken and egg problem of attracting fantastic speakers and a fantastic audience -- you need one to get the other but can't get one without the other. By force of personality and reputation, Walt and Kara blew that away the first year by simply getting the most amazing speakers ever. The fabuloous audience quickly followed. But they created a problem for themselves.

The speakers at their first "D" were just too good: Gates, Jobs, Diller, Larry and Sergey, Meg Whitman, Terry Semel, Mark Cuban. I mean, give me a break. Year two: Gates, Jobs, Ellison, Carly Fiorina, Masa, Henning Kagermann. Year 3: Gates, Jobs, Mel Karmazin, McNealy, Zander, Diller, Jerry Yang and Dave Filo. Year 4: Gates, Al Gore, Howard Stringer, Terry Semel, Vinod Khosla, Bob Iger (Jobs couldn't make it and was sorely missed). So what were Walt and Kara going to do to make their 5th anniversary "D" a special one? They touted the answer on their homepage -- "Bill Gates and Steve Jobs to Make Historic Joint Appearance at D5."

Now I have to admit that, as much as I looked forward to seeing Gates and Jobs spar on stage, I thought that perhaps Walt and Kara had gone a bit too far calling the Gates/Jobs smackdown a "historic joint appearance." The cardinal rule of showmanship is to under-promise and over-deliver. It is hard to imagine that calling a chat "historic" could be viewed as under-promising, and harder still to imagine that after advertising a talk as "historic," one could possibly over-deliver. But I was wrong.

The "historic" joint appearance of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs wasn't just historic, it was, in fact, awe inspiring. I envisioned a half-hearted quarrel, punctuated by clever but cynical jabs at one another. What I got was a history lesson taught by the principal protagonists of the story. As I sat and listened to Gates and Jobs recount their 30 year journey to bring the best possible personal computers to the world, it struck me that no two living humans have had a bigger impact on my quality of life than they (case in point, I am typing this blog post on my MacBook on Microsoft Word).

It would be hard to replicate the energy and mood of the room with simple words. It may even be hard to replicate with video. Nonetheless, I strongly urge you to watch the videos of the conversation over at Kara and Walt's great new "news and opinion site" called AllThingsD.com. In the videos you will see a pair of mature, thoughtful moguls. Bill Gates was erudite, statesmanly, and utterly charming. Steve Jobs remained the consummate performer, yet managed a bit more humility than is his norm. They traded fours like an old married couple. And their recounting of the history of the personal computer industry had the cadence of an on-again off-again romance. In the end, Jobs had the turn of phrase that brought us to our feet -- a snipped right out of a love letter -- "There's that one line in the Beatles song, 'You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead,' and that's definitely true here."

Great conferences are all about great theater. And I have never seen better theater than Jobs and Gates on stage together, modestly recounting how they changed all of our lives, in incalculable ways, forever. Hats off to Walt and Kara for orchestrating this once in a lifetime event. When can I register for D6?

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