And speak they did--with LarryPageLarry Page of Google showing off a new video-download licensing system, BillGatesBill Gates of Microsoft touting his company's upcoming operating-system refresh, and Howard Stringer of Sony laying out his vision of the future for home entertainment.

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According to Alienware, while there are no plans to refresh the M11x, the system will continue to be offered for the time being.

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As for output devices, even analog tube-based televisions can display convincing 3D content from 2D films, although the system generates a fair amount of flicker as it struggles to overcome the low refresh rate and interlacing of the once-ubiquitous technology.

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