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California-based Roku is best known for SoundBridge, a networked music player. Now the company is making noise with a set-top box that streams Netflix movies. (Forbes 7/2)

On Wednesday, Microsoft announced Equipt, one of their first consumer subscription offerings. Equipt combines Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition (HSE), and several other already-free services such as Office Live Workspace. The price? An affordable $70 a year. (http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/07/microsoft_equip.html 7/3)

PC maker eMachines is bringing three new desktop PCs to market, one of which includes a PC-LCD package that features a 17-inch monitor for $498. The lower-priced stand-alone PC, the T3656, retails for $299 without a monitor and has an Intel Celeron processor; the T5274, at $399, features a Pentium Dual-Core processor, more memory and double the storage capacity. (TWICE 7/2)

By 2013, half of cable subscribers will have access to tru2way technology, according to a study by ABI Research. The report goes on to say that the advancements of tru2way will lead to long-term success for the technology despite any short-term setbacks. (TheRetailBRIDGE.com 7/3)

What economic slump, Sony is asking, as a top regional executive insisted Tuesday that the company has seen little or no falloff in demand for its consumer-electronics products in the U.S. The news is not all upbeat, however, as the official conceded that skyrocketing energy and raw-material prices as well as the weak dollar have put added pressure on its margins. (The New York Times/Reuters 7/2)

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