If you're tired of seeing those poor excuses for universal docks that connect via USB 2.0 -- most of which can't even export video without bringing your machine to a grinding halt -- you'll be elated to know that Belkin has upped the ante on the lackluster alternatives with its Notebook Expansion Dock.

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Jini, the work of Bill Joy, a Sun co-founder and one of the fathers of Java, promises to allow computing appliances to connect instantly into a universal network.

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Couple it to universal connectors (an ability to connect other enterprises to the core company electronically and without the need for individually negotiated contracts) and you have new conditions for scaling wealth creation.

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That universal human quality is our urge to connect, affirming ourselves by touching others, learning and growing.

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There's an Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) Pentium III processor and a hard drive, and the game controllers connect to the unit via the Universal Serial Bus (USB) technology that's typical of most PCs.

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Research carried out by Ofcom suggests few people know that net phone services, aka voice over IP, do not connect to 999 or 112, the European Union's universal emergency number for mobiles and fixed lines.

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Photographers strive to make images that connect with viewers, and the skills needed to do that are universal, whether under water or on land.

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