Hitachi Prius series includes DH75N desktop with HDMI out
By Marc Perton 
posted September 2nd 2005 2:00AM
posted September 2nd 2005 2:00AM
Hitachi has rolled out a series of desktop and laptops under the Prius brand. Most include at least some media features (though all come bundled with XP Home), but the top-of-the-line model, the Prius Desk DH75N, looks like the clear winner, with a digital tuner and HDMI output to pump HD video straight to a compatible TV. These are Japan-only models for now, and from the specs, it looks like the DH75N doesn't include HDCP hardware DRM, though we somehow imagine that a U.S. model would (Hitachi has previously shipped HDCP-compatible displays in the U.S.). Oh, and word is that these all get about 50 mpg thanks to their hybrid engines.
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Especially a made up word that makes people think "erection", which you would think the pharma community would have bid into the seven figures.
I had a business plan once upon a time to have grad students sit around coding every phoneme as to the associations it brought up for them, and do a blanket grab-and-squat of every .com associated with useful permutations thereof, and wait for my first "metraxx" or "Edavil" to score a million. Then I posted it on engadget right now and someone stole it.
The design looks suspiciously like the Vaio desktop posted earlier this week...