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Laptop Cop, which lets you remotely control your computer and delete files if it is stolen, now has a geo-location feature based on WiFi-hotspot triangulation technology from Skyhook Wireless. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/02/lojack-for-your-laptop 12/2)

As one of my favorite characters on The Wire once said, “You come at the king, you best not miss” or was it “You come at the king, you best not steal my sh*t”?  Either way, don’t mess with the best.  Or the minute you power up and connect to Wi-Fi in your local Starbucks, I’ll be there. . . .  I’ve got a new profession interest: Laptop tracker.

With the price of its Blu-ray players now a shade below $300, Sony is expecting the nascent video format to take off this holiday season. But just in case consumer uptake is slow, the electronics giant also has started its own movie-download service to take on online content providers such as Netflix and Vudu. Broadcasting & Cable (12/1)

SageTV has upgraded its HD100 HD extender with the HD200 or HD Theater system. The new device, which retails for about $200, allows customers to choose from among several user interfaces, has front- and rear-panel USB ports and supports a number of AV formats. Electronista (12/1)

Rumors that began surfacing in April about Nokia’s developing its own laptop computer got a second wind recently when an influential analyst said it was not a case of if the company would do so … but when. In a research note, UBS analyst Maynard Um predicted that Nokia could come out with a branded laptop by the third quarter of next year. cellular-news (U.K.) (12/1)

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