"The same thing you can do over a LAN with AppleScript, you can now do securely over the Internet with OS 9, " Jobs said.

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The thing we find tedious about the whole deal is that it seems you can only stream music to the stereo over a home LAN from one of Sony's Vaio PCs, and that you can only check out music to portable players via MemorySticks or NetMD.

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Be the envy of everyone when you turn up with your gaming notebook at your next LAN party!

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The stated brightness is 400-nits -- as much as double what you might to expect to find in an average LCD and perhaps even enough for a LAN party outdoors in the sunshine (ok, maybe not).

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