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Apple has made a radical change in the range of products offered by them. It has moved from Computers to revolutionize the Digital Music Industry with its IPod and now has moved into the Mobile Phones.

It has always offered something completely different from what everyone has to offer.

Now that it has mastered the art of reinventing whichever market it enters, what should be the next range of products that apple should release?

Game Console: Apple gPod (“g” short for Game)

It should first get into making a Game Console which is right now only limited to Sony PS3, Sony PSP’s, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii’s.

Although the iPhone SDK has some potential for developers to bring games to iPhone, but that only limited and has not gained any popularity with users. But on the other hand a Dedicated Game Console could do the trick for Apple.

Tablet PC: Apple MacBook Mini

Apple although has been thinking to jump into the Tablet wagon for quite a few years. It also has filed for a patent for such a device.

Also with the new revolutionary Manufacturing process that it has developed to make Laptop chassis known as Apple Brick, it could easily pull off a Tablet with very less price tag on it. Also with the iPhone touch screen it has introduced many touch screen touches such as the ability to zoom in on an image by moving your fingers to either corner of the screen. It would work wonders on a full screen Tablet.

Apple could also incorporate the MacBook Air like dimensions to add an edge to its Tablets.

Apple OS X compatible with any machine.

Apple desperately needs to capitalize on the popularity of its Mac OS X which has so far been hailed by users as better than Microsoft. It has in the past open its gates and made the Mac’s compatible with Microsoft OS, but I think the Regular Joe like us prefers the other way round.

Netbook: Apple iNet

Big manufacturers like HP, Lenovo, LG, and Samsung have already jumped on the Netbook bandwagon. And most of them have a resemblance to the white looks of a Mac. Apple should be able to take over the market with an ease.

Apple will be a Major hit with this smaller sibling of its MacBook that is if it decides to release one.

And then the last but not the least an Iphone Nano:

With the release of its Iphone, Apple has made a big mark in the Mobile Business. With the sales figures for iPhone reaching 5 million which is only fraction of the Mobile market sales, Apple can do much better. With the release of a Nano version of iPhone apple will surely takeover the market.

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Nintendo is all set to relase its new handheld DS this coming Christmas in Japan and In UK early next Year.

The new Nintendo DSi comes with a digital Music player, Camera and improved Wireless Internet.

Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi

Also the new Nintendo DSi is also thinner than its predecessor and also with a Bigger screen and comes at a price tag of about £102.

The new camera in the Nintendo DSi lets users edit the image using a basic paint shop like tool and then share the images with friends.

The Nintendo DSi has the option for the users to individualize the console, the music player lets user change the speed of sound, speed up the music and speech files on an external memory card.

Also good news for Nintendo as pretty soon it will overtake Sony its main rival as the largest maker of video game systems. All this is possible due to continuous growth for three years.

The Nintendo Wii console outsells both Microsoft’s XBox 360 and Sony’s PS3 in japan and UK.

In the handheld market the the Nintendo DS is the leader with 81 million units sold worldwide, but its lost ground at home where Sony’s PSP has outsold The Nintendo DS for 4 months straight.

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Since approximately 40 years the computer mouse has been one of the major and useful hardware’s of any computer system. But according to a recent research, the countdown for its extinction has already begun.

Though Microsoft has introduced new advanced mouse and trying to give customers better hardware yet the fact of extinction of mouse would not change.

The researchers predict that in next four to five years the mouse would not be required by any computer system. It will be taken over by Gestural computer mechanism such as touch screens and facial recognition devices.

The next trend in the technology is of interactive devices and interactive interfaces which is inspired from the world of gaming. Such as PSP and XBox360.

To describe the change here are two example`s, Panasonic has introduced a forward facing video in the category of home entertainment system`s. It does not require the conventional remote to control the functions, instead you just need to hold up your hand and it would recognize that you’ve done that. To toggle through the functional menus you just need not press anything it would recognize your face and display function menu`s on the screen then by moving your figure  you can select the desired function.

There is going to be a launch of an emotive system where one can wear a headset and control the computer simply by thinking.

In short the ways of interaction with computers are rapidly changing. Convergence is one of the essential factors in today’s world. Today’s TV works as a computer monitor and computer monitor works as a TV.

No matter how many new technologies come in, it would not be fair on our part to forget the value of mouse.

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First lets Start With XP Setting. (and i would give the example of Xbox 360)

1) First plug you USB modem and connect to the internet on your PC.

2) Connect your Xbox 360 with an Ethernet cable to your PC. Please use the cable that came with your console or use a Patch Cable.

Now how to share the Internet connection With your Console.

Step 1: Go To Start > Settings > Network Connections and start the Network Setup Wizard to set up Internet Connection Sharing.

Step 2: On the first two Dialog Boxes click Next, Next. If you’re using a laptop and don’t use Wi-Fi, the Wi-Fi adapter might be shown here – tick the box to Ignore disconnected network hardware. There shouldn’t be any hardware listed here for a desktop PC, unless it has more than one Ethernet port – you can ignore this too, in that case. Click Next then

Step 3: Then Chose the option This computer connects directly to the Internet and then Click Next.

Step 4: From the list of hardware select your USB modem. It should be obvious which entry to choose. Click Next.

Step 5: Now select the network connection that you want to share your USb modem’s internet connection with – this should be the Ethernet port or NIC. Click Next.

Step 6: Click Next to leave the remaining options at their defaults, but select Turn off file and printer sharing when prompted. Click Next another two times and Windows will then configure your network accordingly – this may take a minute or two

Step 7: When the Wizard has finished, select the Just finish the wizard option, then click Next, then Finish. Windows XP is now configured to share the USB 3G modem with the Xbox 360.

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And now lets Start With Vista Setting.

Step 1: Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center, then click Manage Network Connections in the Task pane.

Step 2: Right-click your  broadband connection and choose Properties.

Step 3: When the dialog box appears, make sure that your  broadband modem is ticker in the Connect using list, then click the Sharing tab.

Step 4: Enable the Allow other network users to connect… option and if it doesn’t appear automatically, select your Ethernet port (this should be listed as Local Area Connection) in the drop-down list below. Click OK

Step 5: You may need to disconnect your mobile broadband modem and re-connect for the settings to take effect

With the appropriate steps completed for your operating system, it’s time to move onto the Xbox Live settings on the Xbox 360!

Set up Xbox Live

Step 1
On the Xbox 360, open the Dashboard and select System (the far right screen). Then select Network Settings > Test Xbox LIVE Connection.

Step 2
If you’re currently signed into Xbox Live with a profile, you’ll be prompted to sign out. The console will then run through a series of tests for the Ethernet (wired) connection to the PC.

Step 3
If the console passes each test and ends with NAT: Open, that’s all there is to it – press the Y button on the console controller to return to the Xbox Dashboard.

Troubleshooting

If the Xbox 360 fails any of the Xbox Live Connection tests, press the X button on the controller to repeat them. If you still have no luck, disconnect and reconnect your mobile broadband connection on the PC, then re-run repeat the appropriate sequence of steps to set up Internet Connection Sharing – keep all the settings the same.

It’s worth repeating this process a number of times if it doesn’t work – it took us several attempts before the Xbox 360 would establish a connection and complete the tests.

If the console still refuses to establish a connection to the PC, or if the NAT setting result shows ‘Strict’, you may have to reconfigure the firewall settings on your PC.

If you have a third-party firewall installed, try disabling it temporarily and running the Test Xbox LIVE Connection tests again. If this solves the problem, you’ll need to enable the firewall and forward these three ports:

88 (UDP)
3074 (UDP)
3074 (TCP)

Alternatively, you can put the Xbox 360 (via its IP address) in your firewall’s DMZ. This means that it won’t be protected by your firewall, but that’s not a problem for a games console.

If you use either port forwarding or the DMZ, you’ll need to know your Xbox 360’s IP address. By default, its IP address is assigned automatically and will change each time it goes online. You need to change this to a static IP address – one that never changes.

On the Xbox 360, open the Dashboard and go to System > Network Settings > Edit Settings (or select Edit Settings from the Test Xbox Live screen). Make a note of the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway.

Press the A button on the controller, then select Manual. You can then select the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway in turn and enter the values noted above. Select Done when you’re finished and the console will prompt to test the connection again.

That the end of it.

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