Filed under: Displays

Has it really been 10 years since the first Ambilight television? Does anyone care? After all, the press release was issued back in January at CES and missed by nearly everyone, including us. Well, Philips certainly cares and aims to celebrate by dishing out a triplet of Ambilight LCDs ranging size from 42-, 47-, and 52-inches. As you'd expect, they've got all the sweetest buzzwords covered: 1080p, 120Hz, LED backlighting. They also feature Philips' Perfect Pixel HD processing engine, plenty of HDMI inputs (3x on the 52-incher) and of course, Philips' Ambilight glow for a more immersive experience with reduced eye strain -- or so says Philips. Priced at $2,999 for the Ambilight Full Surround (independent lighting on all four sides) 42-inch 42PFL9832D (pictured) or $2,799 for the 47-inch 47PFL9732D and $3,599 for the big 52-inch 52PFL7432D with Ambilight 2 for that left and right glow. All are expected to roll Stateside as early as June.

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But doesn't expect it to be useful

The European Commission is considering new legislation against identity theft. The proposal is contained in a just-published policy on EU-wide plans to fight cybercrime.

When the CAN SPAM law was first passed, there were a number of complaints about the bill, including the fact that only the FTC or an ISP were allowed to bring a lawsuit under the bill. Over the years, a number of "spam fighters" have used some loopholes to basically pretend they were an ISP (or set up a really minor ISP business) in order to then sue spammers under the law. However the Fourth Circuit Appeals Court may be putting an end to that practice after dismissing a case because the plaintiff wasn't a real ISP. Other courts may interpret the law differently, but it certainly could limit the ability of individual spam fighters to keep using CAN SPAM as a weapon against spammers. Of course, this is exactly what Congress intended. When CAN SPAM was first put in place, it really was designed not to prevent spam, but to legalize it for direct marketers. It was, really, pointing out what rules direct marketers needed to follow in order to keep spamming. And, for that to work, it meant not having to deal with pesky lawsuits from individuals who are annoyed by spam. So, the court ruling in this case is probably exactly right in terms of what Congress intended. It's just not what most of us would have liked.

A southern nuclear explosion

Brighton, Bristol, and picturesque Oxfordshire have topped the list of places most suitable to have new nuclear power stations bestowed upon them, replacing existing coal or gas fired power stations.

Shoulders its way into search tech

Business Objects' stated intention of becoming a $2bn company was never going to be achieved only through organic growth, and it was inevitable that there would be a number of acquisitions along the way, of which the latest is Inxight Software.

Filed under: Home Entertainment

Yeah, that satellite is freaky small and just a part of Sony's micro DAV-IS10 home theater system. Their 5.1 channel home-theater-in-a-box features 5 of the tiny speakers matched with a sub offering 450 watts of total system power (satellite speakers 50W x 5, plus 2-way subwoofer 100W x 2). The system features Sony's new BRAVIA Theater Sync technology for communicating with BRAVIA panels over HDMI and should be easy to setup with the help of Sony's Digital Cinema Auto Calibration (DCAC) optimization tech. The systems' 720p/1080i upscaling DVD/CD player features touch-sensitive controls and a Digital Media Port for attaching accessories such as the TDM-NC1 WiFi audio streamer, TDM-BT1 for Bluetooth streaming, and TDM-IP1 iPod dock. A pretty swank little system when it hits in July for $800.

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