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Week in video: Local Live, 'SmackBook,' LCDs
New Microsoft software, a fun hack and the latest in display technology are on the scene.
This week, we review a new beta from Microsoft. Then, you can learn how to make your MacBook jump into action at the flick of a wrist. Finally, we take a look at some of the finer hardware uncovered at a display conference in San Francisco.
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Windows Live Local review
The dynamic maps and business directories in the beta of Windows Live Local invite you to plot your own points of interest and collaborate with others. CNET's Elsa Wenzel takes a look.
Having two displays is only a 'smack' away
CNET's Tom Merritt shows off a hack for Mac notebooks that takes advantage of a hard-drive motion sensor. The sensor lets people switch between two desktop environments with a gentle slap.
New displays on display
From the floor of SID conference: LG.Philips' 100-inch HD LCD display; Sharp's two-way angle-viewing LCD that shows a different image from a different angle; and Planar's Stereo/3D Monitor. CNET News.com's Vincent Tremblay reports.
