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Forbes.com has posted an interesting article that exams Excite@home’s financial predicament. The company’s bind arises from a US$100 million loan that it took, which the lender can force Excite@home to pay back early if its stock is delisted from the Nasdaq, which looks to be inevitable at this point. The article also takes a look at how Excite@home came to be, and concludes that “if Excite@Home goes belly up, users of the company’s Web sites–most prominently the Excite.com portal–are likely to be left out in the cold.

nVIDIA is rumored to be announcing the GeForce3 MX this Friday, followed by the GeForce3 Ultra on Monday, according to M3DZone (as noted by The Register). The GeForce3 MX will be a more affordable, stripped down version of the current GeForce3, running at 175MHz, making it more suitable for OEM configurations (such as Apple’s Power Mac G4). The Ultra, meanwhile, will be available in 250MHz and 260MHz configurations.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs will deliver the Apple Expo 2001 keynote on September 26 at 9:00 AM CET, Apple officially announced today. In a surprising announcement, Jobs said that Apple will not be introducing any new hardware at Apple Expo, which takes place in Paris. “My keynote will focus on Mac OS X v10.1, the super-fast new version of Mac OS X, and our revolutionary new iDVD 2 software, which lets users create their own custom DVDs that can be played on consumer DVD players.

Disney Interactive has announced Zoog Disney: Zoog Genius Learning Series, an educational, interactive quiz show. The series consists of Zoog Genius Math, Science, and Technology and Zoog Genius Language Arts, History, and Geography. Both include more 700 questions, and parents can add their own questions. Zoog Genius is available now for US$19.95.

Sony has introduced the portable DPP-MP1 photo printer, a palm-sized device that can print full-color photos in under two minutes. The printer weighs less than one pound and features a USB interface for connecting to a computer, as well as a Memory Stick slot for printing directly from stored images. The DPP-M1 will sell in November for US$280. An optional battery pack will be available for $70.