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3D VISION WITHOUT GLASSES

There is not much detail on this one but Telson has developed a UMPC with 3D screen. You do not need any special glasses to view the screen, sounds like iMAX.  This is the collaborative product of Masterimage and KDC, of whom Telson is affiliated to.  The device is based on a 1.2GHz VIA C7-M processor and running Windows XP on 512MB of RAM.

Two years back I view a 3D TV at a Bangkok shopping mall. The 3D effects were great and I did not need any special glasses to view the screen.  Never expect that this feature will progress to a small mobile device.

This will be a hit among gamers if and when it is released.  Be careful, don’t hold the device too close otherwise you will be punched in the face and make sure you dodge those bullets that come flying by!

WINDOWS XP IS STILL ALIVE !

Chris Keroack, Release Manager, Windows XP Service Pack 3
Windows Serviceability, has this to say about the new XP SP3:

“Today we are happy to announce that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) has released to manufacturing (RTM). Windows XP SP3 bits are now working their way through our manufacturing channels to be available to OEM and Enterprise customers.

We are also in the final stages of preparing for release to the web (i.e. you!) on April 29th, via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center. Online documentation for Windows XP SP3, such as Microsoft Knowledge Base articles and the Microsoft TechNet Windows XP TechCenter, will be updated then. For customers who use Windows XP at home, Windows XP SP3 Automatic Update distribution for users at home will begin in early summer. 

Thanks to everyone here who installed the public betas – you not only gave us detailed feedback but also helped each other out with timely troubleshooting. Through the beta program we found several important issues and were able to confirm some essential fixes. We couldn’t have done this without you.

We will still be monitoring this forum during the next few weeks in case you have more feedback about the release of Windows XP SP3.

On behalf of myself, Shashank Bansal and Windows Serviceability, many thanks.”

So those under-powered UMPCs with Windows Vista should be able to switch back to Windows XP and enjoy better processing speed.