Specifications

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PC MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 16, 2003 www.pcmag.com
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Kill Spam with
SpamKiller
McAfee will soon release
SpamKiller 5.0, an over-
hauled version of its anti-
spam utility. The program will
integrate with Microsoft Outlook
or work outside other e-mail pro-
grams and will feature a probability
engine and a dictionary-attack
engine to thwart spammers.—
JMB
More Fluid Web
If small fonts on Web
sites make you squint,
try Portrait Display’s
Liquid Surf. This utility
will let you increase or
decrease the size of text and
graphics on Web pages (within
Internet Explorer 6.0), as well as
reorganize windows for more effi-
cient use of your browser.—
JMB
$39.95 direct.
Network Associates,
www.mcafee.com.
$19.95 direct.
Portrait Displays Inc.,
www.portrait.com.
More Than a DVD Player
Gateway will continue to blur the lines between computers and consumer
electronics with the Gateway Connected DVD Player. This progressive-scan
set-top player will recognize
DVD, CD-R/-RW, MP3, and Kodak Picture CD discs.
But it will also double as a digital-media hub, meaning you can stream photo,
music, and video files from your
PC to it (via either wired Ethernet or wireless
802.11b) for playback through your home entertainment center.—Jamie M. Bsales
$250 direct. Gateway Inc., www.gateway.com.
Take It with You
For gamers and professionals on the go,
the 15-inch
NEC-Mitsubishi MultiSync
LCD1565 (8.6 pounds) and the 17-inch
LCD1765 (13.2 pounds) will each feature
a clever folding stand, letting you pack
either into a laptop bag (provided you
have another bag for your laptop).—
JMB
LCD1565: $350 street. LCD1765: $550.
NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display Inc.,
www.necmitsubishi.com.
Save Your Tapes
The HP DVD Movie Writer DC3000
promises to be one of the hottest
PC
gifts this holiday season. The sleek unit
will house an analog-to-digital con-
verter as well as a
DVD+RW drive.
Simply hook up your
VCR or analog
camcorder to the
DC3000’s inputs and
you will be able to transfer video to
DVD easily. For more elaborate produc-
tions, the DC3000 will include video-
editing software.—
JMB
$400 street. Hewlett-Packard Co.,
www.hp.com.
Monitor and Digital
Photo Frame In One
Tired of your computer screen being
blank when not in use? The upcom-
ing BenQ FP791
LCD monitor will not
only be a killer 17-inch display with a
video-friendly 16-millisecond access
time and an impressive 450:1 contrast
ratio, it will also double as a digital-
photo frame. Simply plug your cam-
era’s memory card into the monitor’s
slot and the built-in utility will display
your photos in a slide show, even
when your
PC is turned off.—JMB
$570 street. BenQ Inc., www.benq.com.