NI Ethernet hardware for LabVIEW
AUSTIN, USA: National Instruments has announced a high-performance 8-slot chassis that delivers deterministic expansion I/O to the NI LabVIEW graphical development platform . The new chassis provides high-speed, jitter-free communication for applications such as distributed control, machine building and hardware in the loop.

Air Force troops uncovers military hardware in Mannar
Air Force troops while conducting search operations in general area Palampiddi, Mannar have uncovered a few military hardware including 2 anti-personnel mines, Tuesday (Dec 2) morning.

Analyst: Wii Hardware Gets Nintendo $6 Per-Console Profit
According to new analyst estimates, Nintendo currently makes about $6 in profit on each Wii console it sells, with a higher than average gross software margin helping to make the hardware company continually profitable. Traditionally console manufacturers have sold consoles at a loss or break-even price at launch. Ideally, the company can gradually lower the cost of parts and manufacturing, ...

Webroot Launches Global ?Go Green? Program - Offers Free Security Hardware Recycling
Webroot , a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced the launch of ?Go Green,? a global program which offers businesses free, earth-friendly recycling of legacy security hardware. In partnership with Guaranteed Recycling Xperts (GRX), one of the leading recyclers of computers and electronics in the U.S., and Centillion, a global ...

TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Introduces Industry?s Only Hardware-Based Mask Limit Testing for General-Purpose ...
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced the industry?s first hardware-based mask limit testing application for general-purpose oscilloscopes. Hardware-based mask testing helps users test hardware in seconds instead of the hours it takes with software-based solutions. The Agilent application is ideal for engineers working in manufacturing and R&D who need to validate the quality and ...

Research and Markets: 2009 Embedded Hardware/Software Design Preferences Is a Continuation of Last Year's ...
Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/baf368/2009_embedded_hard ) has announced the addition of the " 2009 Embedded Hardware/Software Design Preferences: Design Starts, Completions, Cancellations, Processor/Software Utilization, and How Developers Report on Design Problems and Required Solutions " report to their offering.

12/2/2008 Daily Hardware Reviews
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Tuesday...

The 2008 Guide To Open Source Hardware Projects
Wired: ""What is open source hardware? Briefly, these are projects that creators have decided to completely publish all the source, schematics, firmware, software, bill of materials, parts list, drawings and "board" files to recreate the hardware - they also allow any use, including commercial. Similar to open source hardware like Linux, but hardware centric."

3FN Ups Hardware Swap Capability
December 1, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- US-based dedicated, shared and colocation hosting provider 3FN has improved its hardware monitoring and replacement services for its web hosting services, letting it identify and replace broken hardware and perform instant upgrades.

Police probe East Longmeadow hardware store robbery
EAST LONGMEADOW - East Longmeadow police are seeking the public's help in finding a suspect who robbed a North Main Street hardware store Sunday night.

Hardware, Molding Turn Drab Cabinets into Decorative Elements
(ARA) - Cabinets rank with appliances and countertops as a kitchen design element that draws a lot of attention. Upgrading cabinets with cost-effective, high-impact accessories like fresh hardware and moldings can put the finishing touch of personalization on your kitchen.

How To Tighten Your IT Belt
Virtualization, energy-efficient hardware and power-save features can help.

StudioDave Does A Hardware Review And Meets Ubuntu 8.10
Linux Journal: "Alas, after years of travel and abuse the Omnibook's hard drive gasped its last breath of life. I had no fear for my data, the drive had been backed up, but clearly the time had come to buy a new portable computer."

Analyst: Nintendo Actually Makes Money on the Wii
Conventionally speaking, platform holders in the videogames industry tend to lose money on their hardware (at least for the first couple of years) while making money through software. But if we've learned anything about the Wii by now, it's that it's far from conventional.

12/1/2008 Daily Hardware Reviews
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Monday...

Buyers choose netbooks as Laptops shunned
Amazon 'cyber Monday' figures show shift. Netbooks dominated the Computers & PC hardware bestsellers list on Amazon.com on 'cyber Monday' in the US, the biggest online shopping day of the year.

Lenovo Offers Hardware-Based Security In ThinkPad Laptop
The security option uses Intel's on-chip vPro management suite and Absolute's Computrace software.

Liquid Cooled HD 4870 hits the spot
Paul Taylor , Tuesday 2 December 2008. 08:13:00 Hardware Roundop gurgle, gurgle... zoom LIQUID COOLING on an HD 4870 seems quite interesting, particularly if it isn?t over-the-top expensive. That?s what Powercolor is showing off at Driver Heaven. The LCS HD 4870 is a single-slot solution with a +50/+50MHz overclock and a $340+ price tag....

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Boeing unit gets $10.3M Navy deal
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