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For more stories, log on to http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1169-3-3-224580-109925-1 IN THIS ISSUE: * New AIBO's Cooler and Smarter * One Secure Notebook * MSN TV 2 Combines Media Hub and Web Access * Microsoft Fixes Vexing SP2 Incompatibility ============================================================ New AIBO's Cooler and Smarter AIBO, Sony's puppy-like entertainment robot, will be sporting a new color this fall (cool black) and some significant software upgrades. The latter come at a price, though. The AIBO ERS-7 with updated software will run for $1,899--$100 more than last year's model. Current ERS-7 owners can get the software upgrade for $99. Chief among the enhancements are improved voice recognition, navigation, and autonomy in the second version of the AIBO Mind software. As before, the AIBO's image recognition technology comes by way of Evolution Robotics software. More is available here: http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1169-3-3-224580-109928-1 ============================================================ One Secure Notebook IBM has announced one of its most secure notebooks to date, the T Series ThinkPad T42 with an integrated fingerprint reader (a $50 option). This type of fingerprint reader captures more data than a traditional picture capture window, because it scans more of the fingertip's surface area, helping prevent misidentification. Users swipe their fingers across a small horizontally oriented sensor to log on to their systems, software applications, Web sites, or databases. Find out more here: http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1169-3-3-224580-109931-1 ============================================================ MSN TV 2 Combines Media Hub and Web Access Looking for new and interactive ways to access your photos, music, and videos? The new Microsoft MSN TV 2 Internet & Media Player might be the solution for you. Due to arrive in electronics stores in mid-October ($199.95 direct), it is a complete overhaul of the MSN TV Internet service (formerly WebTV). The new receiver adds media hub capabilities and allows you to access files (photos, music, and video) from your computer and display them on a TV or any other entertainment system. The player also delivers premium MSN content--including news, weather, sports, and entertainment headlines--through the MSN TV home page. It will also allow users to perform basic online tasks, such as Web browsing, e-mail, IM, and chat. Find out more here: http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1169-3-3-224580-109934-1 ============================================================ Microsoft Fixes Vexing SP2 Incompatibility >From Microsoft Watch: Numerous applications, including some of Microsoft's own, have encountered compatibility problems with Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). But one application in particular wreaked an inordinate amount of havoc until Microsoft created a removal tool, and now, a patch, for it. That application--which many industry watchers consider to fall more into the adware/spyware category--was Total Velocity Software's T.V. Media. TV Media hides on users' PCs and displays commercials. Find out more here: http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1169-3-3-224580-109937-1 ============================================================ The PCMag.com Bookstore PC Magazine's Windows XP Solutions Ever wish they'd consulted you before they designed Windows XP? Sure, it's a great system, but there's this one feature that makes you crazy. Or that annoying problem that keeps occurring. Well, you can rely on Neil Randall and your friends at PC Magazine to correct that oversight. 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