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Because only about 25% of U.S. households have HDTV sets, drastic price drops are unlikely, at least for now, according to this article. However, the sets are getting thinner and more decorative, and they are being bundled with new features such as speakers, cabinetry and PC network and Internet connectivity. (PCWorld 2/25)
Best Buy has lowered the price of its Xbox HD DVD player from $129 to $50, joining other consumer-electronics retailers who are dropping prices on their supplies of the endangered format. Microsoft announced last week that it would no longer produce the external HD DVD player for its gaming console. (InformationWeek 2/26)
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X300 is lighter than Apple’s MacBook Air, which, according to this article, gives it the distinction of being the lightest and thinnest notebook on the market. The ThinkPad X300 has three USB drives, a DVD burner and weighs 2.93 pounds without add-ons. (Yahoo!/InfoWorld 2/26)
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