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Windows 7 beta gets a mascot

Ina Fried | Jan 14, 2009

The Windows 7 beta features the Siamese fighting fish, also known as a betta fish.
(Credit: Ina Fried/CNET News)

Look closely at the desktop when you boot up Windows 7 for the first time. That's not just any fish you see on the desktop.

It's a specific type of Siamese fighting fish, also known as a betta fish. Get it?

Although pronounced like the Greek letter beta, the fish gets its name "from ikan bettah, taken from a local dialect of Thailand", according to Wikipedia.

For the record, I'm no fish expert, but as I was re-installing Windows 7 last night, my partner, AJ, turned to me and said, "Hey, it's a betta fish." Following the old journalism adage "trust, but verify," I double-checked with Microsoft.

Two points for AJ.

Via CNET Crave

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Lenovo expands consumer desktop family

Rich Brown | Jan 14, 2009

Lenovo only barely dabbled in the US home PC market last year, but it looks like it will make a stronger push for those consumer dollars in 2009. We caught wind of a new Lenovo all-in-one at CES, and it also announced two new standard desktops aimed at home users.

The Lenovo IdeaCentre K220, with optional LCD and Webcam.
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The two new systems include the IdeaCentre K220 (starting at US$450) and the IdeaCentre K230 (starting a US$500). Each comes in a standard mid-tower desktop chassis, with a variety of modest, mainstream options. Both use Intel CPUs (up to Core 2 Quad), and DDR3 RAM, with options for 64-bit Vista Home Premium Blu-ray players, and various graphics, memory, and hard drive configurations.
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CES 2009: Computers and hardware wrap-up

Dan Ackerman | Jan 14, 2009

Historically, the Consumer Electronics Show hasn't been a place where we'd find a ton of new laptops, desktops, or computer components. After all, PC makers had Comdex (a now-defunct Vegas trade show), and are generally more interested in hitting the back-to-school and holiday seasons than releasing new products in January.

Still, this year was a decent one for new introductions, and almost every major name in the computer business had a handful of new products to show off. Most were more evolutionary than revolutionary, but when you're dealing with essentially the same small pile of CPUs, GPUs, hard drives, and chipsets, anything that breaks away from the commoditization of PCs is a plus.

HP's Firebird desktop continues the integration of HP and its boutique brand acquisition, Voodoo. The system has the distinct look of a high-end Voodoo PC, but is branded as being "HP with Voodoo DNA", and carries a relatively mainstream price.
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Should I be fooling around with Windows 7?

Darius Chang | Jan 13, 2009

We've been playing with Windows 7 beta on the ASUS Eee PC S101 and, frankly, we were impressed. Not only did this beta version run faster than Vista, it also came with a host of new features. Since the upcoming operating system is built on the same kernel as its predecessor, it's understandable why many have commented that Windows 7 is what Vista should have been.

But before you rush off to download Windows 7 beta and install it on your machine, consider these questions:
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The one work throne to rule them all

Juniper Foo | Jan 13, 2009

(Credit: NovelQuest)

Canadian-based NovelQuest's mother of all workspaces made another appearance at this year's CES tradeshow. Though our guys never got to park their behinds on this imperial contraption, it's worth mentioning again for its lust-inspiring awesomeness. The aptly named Emperor Workstation is built to mimic a life support system for the gamer geek, enclosing the user in a pod that's almost womb-like, with its own HEPA air filter, luxury Recaro leather seat, postural adjustments, lumbar support, and light therapy. There's even climate control to warm or cool the seat depending on the temperature outside. But what's awesomely awesome is the way the articulated arm rises like a scorpion's tail to let the user in, before lowering back into place.
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