The Intel Xeon processor 7400 series, offers the industry’s highest virtualization performance so you can do more with less. With key platform innovations built-in, the Intel Xeon processor 7400 series offers more headroom, reliability, and the highest expandability for large-scale server consolidation.

With enhanced 45nm Intel® Coreâ„¢ microarchitecture, the new Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series is best-in-class for demanding enterprise workloads with almost 50 percent better performance‡ in some cases and up to 10 percent reduction in platform power compared to previous generation expandable servers.◊ Designed and optimized for IT, these 6-core processors provide industry-leading multi-core processing and greater computing performance without increasing footprint and power‡ demands.

With 16MB shared L3 cache, scalability beyond four sockets, 1066 million transfers per second (MT/s), and support for up to 256GB of RAM, the Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series is the ideal choice for your data-intensive, business-critical performance requirements.

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One thing that’s grown up alongside the iPod is the iPod accessory business, which includes secondary equipment for the MP3 players like iPod covers and docks. Although Apple designs and sells its own accessories at Apple stores around the world, a large number of third-party developers have thrown their ideas into the pot. It’s even possible that accessories have nearly been as successful as the iPod itself. Some value the accessory market at an estimated $1 billion [Source: Business Week].

With such a wide variety of iPod accessories available, there’s bound to be something for everyone. And when we say everyone, we mean everyone — the weird, the quirky and the bizarre. To learn about 10 of the strangest iPod accessories out there, read on.
10: The C.E.O. Billfold Wallet for iPod nano

9: iPod Belts and Boxers

8: iPod Thong

7: iSticky Pad

6: iPod Gloves

5: iPod Shoulder Bag and Boom Box Combinations

4: Pause — the iPod Compatible Bed

3: iPod Phonograph Dock

2: Bulletproof iPod Case

1: The iCarta iPod Toilet Paper Holder

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If you’ve shopped for an HDTV, a PlayStation 3, or an HD-DVD or Blu-ray pla­yer, you’ve probably heard about HDMI. It can seem like just one of many connections on televisions or home-theater receivers. But HDMI is more than a port on the back of a TV (and the often expensive cable that fits inside). It’s a set of rules for allowing high-definition electronic devices to communicate. ­­

Before the development of high-definition televisions, most TVs displayed pictures in what is now known as standard definition. The picture was roughly square — its aspect ratio was 4:3. Its resolution, or the number of dots that make up the picture on the screen, was about 704 x 480 pixels. The picture was interlaced — each piece of the moving image was really half a picture, but the pictures changed quickly enough that the human brain didn’t really notice. Finally, older TVs relied on analog signals, which travel as a constantly varying electrical current.

HDTVs, on the other hand, are digital. They use information in the form of ones and zeros. This information travels through cables as distinct electrical pulses. HDTVs have an aspect ratio of 16:9, so the picture is rectangular. They also have a higher resolution — current HDTV standards allow for resolutions of up to 1920 x 1080 pixels. HDTV signals can also be progressive, meaning that the each frame of the moving image is a whole picture rather than half of one.
So, compared to standard TVs, HDTVs have a wider screen, more pixels and a faster refresh rate. Often, HDTVs can display more colors than older sets. This means that HDTVs need more data and need it a lot faster than standard-definition TVs do. If an HDTV can receive this information digitally, it also doesn’t have to spend time or processing power converting the signal from an analog format.

This leads us to HDMI. Created by a group of electronics manufacturers, the HDMI standard is a set of guidelines for creating high-bandwidth connections between digital devices. With the right setup, HDMI can make a significant difference in a home-theater system. The current standard can carry 1080p high-definition signals, and it supports eight channels of uncompressed audio, enough for a 7.1 surround-sound system. HDMI can cut down on the number of cables required to connect components, and it can even reduce the number of remote controls needed to watch a movie.

­But there’s a catch. In order to take advantage of everything HDMI has to offer, all of the components of a home theater have to be compatible with them. Some of the features HDMI touts also don’t yet exist in the consumer marketplace. In addition, there’s a limit to how long an HDMI cable can be, and some users complain that the limit is too short to support convenient setups.

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