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This is the part of my job that I really enjoy. I like getting to
hear about new ideas and see new products. What we are looking at
today is the Pertelian X2040. This innovative product is a PC
assistant that puts a lot of useful information in one convenient
location. Accessing this information is very simple and you don't
even need to stop what you're doing on your computer to use it. If
you want to check your stocks while playing Call of Duty, the Pertelian
X2040 lets you. If you want to keep an eye on your Ebay auction,
but you just can't pull yourself away from WOW, the Pertelian X2040 lets
you. The product sounds awesome, but let's see if it's all that
it's cracked up to be.
Features
-
POP email
checking and reading email headers
- Unique IM interface to reply to messages
while inside a game or other application
- Full control of
supported media applications plus:
- Sophisticated song search by title,
artist, or track number for supported media applications
- UltraSeek feature which automatically
previews tracks in the middle of the song
- Audio volume adjustment for system and
supported media applications
- Sports Scores– giving you real time sports
scores
- RSS feed aggregate
-
TeamSpeak
Support - Finally see who's talking
- Real-Time Stock Ticker with detailed stock
information
- Real-Time Network bandwidth usage
- Expansive system information (CPU
usage/Memory usage/IP information/Disk drive usage/Processes and
thread usage/Uptime, and TONS more)
- World-wide weather information and 10-day
forecast
- Quick Memo
-
Pertelian
Monitor for eBay - Auction Monitor
- Forum Watcher
- IRC Support
- Customizable hotkeys for quick and easy
control
Supported Media and
Communication Software
-
Winamp 2
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WInamp 5
-
Apple Itunes 6
- Windows Media Player 11
- AOL Instant Messenger 6.0
- Yahoo Messenger 7.0
- GAIM 2.0
General Requirements
- Windows 2000 or Windows XP
- Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
- USB 1.0+ port
- RAM 64 Megabytes (MB)
- Free Hard Drive Space 10 MB
- Microsoft .NET Runtime 2.0 or later
- Super VGA 800x600 or greater screen
resolution
Hardware
- Hitachi HD44780 based LCD character display
- LCD inside a compact 4.5" x 2.5" x 0.85"
enclosure
- New larger LCD display sporting 20 columns by 4
lines text display with font size 5x7 dots
- Built in characters plus 8 user defined
characters
- Electroluminescent light green backlight
- Also includes Velcro attachment
- Includes custom stand
- USB 1.0+ interface
- Communicate over USB interface with attached 6'
cable
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