Dell: PC Industry Needs to Go Green

Michael Dell Founder and Chairman, Dell Inc., right, welcomes Rice University Cancer researcher Naomi Halas, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemistry and Bioengineering, and a Dell user, during his keynote speech at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) (Damian Dovarganes - AP)

"This groundbreaking program encourages participation by inviting customers in the effort to address climate change," he said. "No other company in the technology space is doing something as extraordinary as the Plant a Tree For Me program."

Dell also unveiled several products.

One of them was a "Home Media Suite," which included a new media center PC based on Microsoft Corp.'s upcoming Windows Vista operating system, a 27-inch flat-panel monitor, a printer and wireless router. Dell said it will be the first PC that can play back and record premium cable content.

The bundle will be available in the U.S. after Vista launches later this month. A price was not disclosed.

A new desktop geared for gamers or PC power users was also introduced, featuring a new kind of liquid-cooling technology. The XPS 710 H2C starts at $5,499 and is available worldwide.

Later this year, Dell said it will also offer a new online data-migration service called "Dell DataSafe." It's an online service in which users would let Dell store their digital photos, movies, music or other data, so Dell could pre-load the data onto a customer's newly purchased systems.

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AP Technology Writer Matt Slagle contributed to this report from Dallas.

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