Unlike the first model, which required you to hook the scale to your computer with a micro-USB cable and set it from there, this version can be set up from a smartphone.

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The device includes a fixed micro-USB connector and a pop-out flexible cable to plug into your computer or another power source.

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The camcorder comes with software that lets you move video to and from a 2-gigahertz (or faster) Windows computer via FireWire cable.

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Despite the marketing blitzes and massive investments from companies including Apple, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and your cable company, the computer will not become the heart of the home entertainment center.

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Cable companies are rolling out video-on-demand, and computer-savvy film buffs are using fast connections to stream or download movies--legal or pirated.

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Clickfree has evolved traditional storage technology applications into a modern-day solution that makes saving digital content as easy as connecting your computer via USB cable to the Clickfree backup drive.

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Personal computer users will reap the benefits of the high-speed connection only if they have DSL or cable modems.

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The box will still ship with a micro-USB to USB cable in the box, allowing the handset to plug into a deskbound computer or a mains charger with a USB socket.

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Computer people, many of whom have usurped bankers as self-regarding Masters of the Universe, thought that the cable business would accept Microsoft's offer to take over the central nervous system of its infrastructure with due gratitude.

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Connection to your computer relies on a proprietary port -- similar but slightly larger than the iPod's -- to USB cable, which may suggest that we will see some more peripherals made for the Mini 5 and its future siblings.

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All three perform the same basic function -- they let you stream TV from your cable box (digital or analog), satellite receiver, or DVR to a computer or mobile device -- it's just that each is aimed at different segments of the market.

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