<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060106/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_instant_on"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060105/capt.nvjh10701052029.gadget_show_instant_on_nvjh10 7.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=HV1SS8zBynLMaQxwuM9Wz g--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="HP Pavilion dv1000 with 'QuickPlay' technology is introduced at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006. The newest notebook computer from HP lets users instantly play audio or video DVDs and CDs with a simple push of a button and without the need to first boot the Microsoft Corp. Windows operating system. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tick. Tick. Tick. The dreaded waiting period for a computer to boot up is all too familiar. Even the pilot on my flight to Las Vegas this week told passengers they would have to wait for a few minutes &#151; "like how your computer has to boot up at home" &#151; as he restarted the engine before takeoff.</p><br clear=all>
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Laptops Get Instant-On Makeovers at CES (AP)
Laptops Get Instant-On Makeovers at CES (AP)
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