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Windows Powered Smart Displays Delayed Until 2003
Microsoft alerted me Thursday evening that the Windows Powered Smart Displays--code-named Mira--are now delayed until the first quarter of 2003. So if you've been pining for such a device, it's not happening this holiday season, sorry. I will, however, be reviewing some final Windows Powered Smart Display hardware by the end of the year. Stay tuned!

Want To Buy a Media Center PC? Here's Where To Find Them
Later this month, new Hewlett-Packard (HP) Media Center PCs will begin shipping in the US, and if you're in the market for such a device--which will retail for $1400-$2000--HP has announced the retail locations that will be selling them. According to HP, retailers Best Buy, Circuit City and CompUSA will offer Media Center PCs, and HP will also sell them directly from its Web site. My review of XP Media Center Edition (XP MCE) is currently available on the SuperSite.

Intel Working on Pentium 4 Updates, Pentium 5
Microprocessor giant Intel is now working on its successor to the Pentium 4, using a new chip architecture that will be substantially different from today's designs. Dubbed Nehalem, the new chip will include better power management, and a slew of secret features to be revealed at a later date, according to company insiders. Before that chips ships, however, Intel will release new Pentium 4 designs, including 2003's Prescott, which features the Palladium security subsystem, and Tejas, due in 2004. And you thought your wimpy little 2.5 GHz Pentium 4 was state of the art.