SurfTV, a multimedia set-top box, lets you read and answer fax or e-mail messages and browse the Web on your TV screen. The device has a small digital camera for videophone services. The box connects to the TV or to the Internet (via a built-in modem). SurfTV runs the QNX real-time OS and includes a Web browser with video plug-in technology. A high-end version comes with a CD-ROM or DVD drive.
Price: Starts at FF 3000.
Contact: Com One, Cesta, France
Phone: +33 556 788400
Internet: http://www.com1.fr
Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it
is
theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.
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