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Collection of 2008's Gadgets, Goods and Gizmos The Fastest Internet, From Space JAXA Kizuna Broadband Satellite Kizuna, launched by the Japanese space agency JAXA in February, will deliver to remote areas of Japan and Southeast Asia the fastest satellite Internet connections ever—up to 1.2 gigabits per second, or 500 times the average American consumer connection. Unlike previous satellites, Kizuna is powerful enough to supply industrial-speed signals to small, inexpensive antennas on the ground. Another first: It tracks the weather and adjusts signal strength for specific regions accordingly; for example, it will send a stronger signal to an area where it's raining in order to penetrate the storm. www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html LCDs, as slim as paintings Hitachi Ultrathin TVs Hitachi slimmed today's TVs from four inches to 1.5 by improving current technology. A new diffuser sits right against the backlight yet still spreads light evenly across the screen, and a special...