Stories about: Omni

Hewlett-Packard has launched the company's first 27-inch all-in-one PC, its most powerful HP Pavilion PC to date, and a monitor that connects to and charges some of its laptops using USB.

What's happening -- Businesses are integrating location-based services such as Foursquare, Gowalla, Loopt and Socialight into enterprise applications. For example, ice cream retailer Tasti D-Lite incorporated Foursquare into its loyalty program, providing extra reward points for customers who check in at a store using the application.

Sure, consumer gadgets are getting most of the attention these days, but data centers are getting some love too. These new products and technologies promise to solve real data center problems or are already working to make enterprise operations run more smoothly. How many are on your wish list?

The NAMM show, put on by the International Music Products Association, is one of the largest music product trade shows in the world. The 2010 NAMM Show took place this weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA, and companies from all over the music industry were busy unveiling a wide variety of new products all across the board. The following is a quick list of some of the things that particularly caught my eye.

The Sumo Omni is the ultimate lounge room accessory. Not since the La-Z-Boy has a product so completely ensnared the hearts (and rumps) of R&R-loving couch potatoes. Without putting too much spin on it, we love our Omni fiercely, passionately and unconditionally — like a cuddly obese brother.

When Microsoft, Mozilla or Apple comes out with a new version of Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari, it makes news -- mainly because most of us use one or more of these three Web browsers. In fact, with the exception of Google's Chrome (which made a big splash, mostly because it came from Google), most of the alternative browsers out there tend to get lost in the shuffle.

Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) is one of the best games consoles of the moment... and, indeed, ever. The PS3 has got a number of totally awe-inspiring games to choose from. If you're stumped for choice about what to get your teeth into next, fear not. We've rounded up the 24 games that every owner should have in their collection.

LifeSize Communications has a new high-definition IP audio/video package that drops the previous lowest price of its gear for one site by $US1000.

Reviewing a high-end camcorder from Canon is comparable to taking a Lamborghini Diablo for a 'test' drive -- critical opinion, however informed, is practically irrelevant. This is basically as good as it gets, with the X-M2 being an admirably worthy successor to the discontinued GL1. Although it lies at the very bottom of Canon's professional camcorder range, it remains peerless in nearly all areas. From its exceptional colour fidelity through to its advanced audio controls, everything is of a uniformly superb quality. Whether you're an aspiring indie film-maker or a freelance cameraman on a budget, we cannot recommend this camera highly enough.

Three wireless LAN vendors are unveiling at Interop Las Vegas this week enterprise access points that will offer 100Mbps to 200Mbps throughput, shared among the Wi-Fi clients that connect to it.