The consumer division of Compaq, the world's leading computer maker, is also working on a desktop machine that folds up "like a book, " keyboard and all, when out of use, says Franklin Sze, senior product marketing manager for Compaq's greater China division.

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And we've been working to give web applications access to the full range of desktop capabilities.

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They're studio monitors rather than purely desktop speakers, but if you want to start working in audio then you're probably better off with these.

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