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In this review of the Soldius1 'solar-powered recharger for some handheld devices' on Technology Review, the reviewer laments the fact that the review is done in the dead of winter and hence the absence of sunlight. 'The Soldius1 was great at doing its thing outdoors, even on a cloudy day. But I wasn't about to sit in subfreezing temperatures to get that good light. Forget how uncomfortable it would be for me -- sharp cold isn't good for gadgets.All that said, the Soldius1 ($90 directly from its Dutch maker at mysoldius.com) is a great idea and works well. I could see it coming in very handy on car trips and camping excursions or during daytime power outages.'

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Apple has added Intel processors to the iMac which it is claimed will make the machine operate several times faster. 'The Core Duo is the first chip built using Intel’s ground breaking 65-nanometer process — resulting in transistors so small, you could fit a hundred inside a single human cell. With smaller distances for electrons to travel, and two processors designed to share resources and conserve power, Intel Core Duo achieves higher levels of performance as it uses fewer watts which is what makes it possible to design a super-powerful MacBook Pro that’s only one inch thin.' The low-end MacBook Pro, sells for $1,999. It comes with a 1.67GHz dual core processor, a high-resolution 15.4-inch screen, an ATI graphics chip, an 80GB drive, a DVD/CD burner and 512MB of memory. The high-end MacBook Pro sells for $2,499 and comes with 1. 83GHz, 1GB memory and 100GB drive.

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CNET's Justin Jaffe reporting from the CES 2006 show/exhibition reviews the handheld DualCor cPC that has two independent CPUs--one from Intel and one from VIA--and a switch that toggles the user interface between Windows XP Tablet and Windows Mobile 5. 'While Intel is beating its chest about its new Napa dual-core platform, a company that's actually called DualCor is going a step further...or sideways. Or something. DualCor has taken Intel's PXA chip, typically found in PDAs, and put it in a box with a VIA processor, designed for laptops, to make something like a Frankenstein's monster palmtop PC. Called the cPC, this chunky little device, thicker but narrower than a PSP, combines the power of a purebred laptop with the instant-on accessibility of a PDA.

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