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RFID play made easy

, Feb 28th 2007 Discuss [0]

Somebody tell ThinkGeek to get their sweet gadgety asses over to the UK and set up a store here; honestly, I could spend all of my milk money on playthings from their catalogue, if international shipping didn't put me off.  Latest to tempt my VISA card is this DIY RFID kit, intended to take short-range radio identification tagging out of the hands of Big Brother and put it into those of Big Geek.   Read The Full Story

Sony cash-in on distributed audio

, Feb 28th 2007 Discuss [0]

Tired of peddling reasonable hi-fi separates, partially-crippled versions of the PS3 and iPod-eclipsed DAPs, Sony has turned its sights on the lucrative home installation market.  For anything from $10k to $50k, including installation, you can choose from the company's high-end range of rack-mounted sources and multi-room distributed audio and video.  Seemingly the pinnacle of the range is the NHS-3030, which aside from being named after the British health service looks to be pretty good: an ES A/V receiver manages six sources and ferries them round to up to six different rooms in your house. Coming as standard with a 400-disc DVD changer, you can also choose from XM satellite radio receivers, additional DVD players (perhaps SACD if you've actually bought an SACD disc).  A further three spaces in the rack leaves room for later expansion. Control is handled by on-screen menus displayed on whichever TV or HD flatpanel you've got hooked up, as well as a combination of handheld LCD remotes and in-wall touchscreens.  Authorised engineers will come to your house, wire everything up and leave it all neat'n'tidy, allowing you to get on with the arduous task of being indecently confused by all your new entertainment options. Read The Full Story

Sony’s e-book gets Mac/Linux USB workaround

, Feb 28th 2007 Discuss [1]

With weapon-toting robots and steampunk keyboards, it's easy to forget that sometimes the most useful hacks are the ones which let you actually use your tech to the fullness of its capability.  Case in point is the Sony Reader, which although having scored quite well in reviews nonetheless has patchy official Mac and Linux support.  Quentin Stafford-Fraser bought one of the monochrome e-books with his holiday money, only to discover that the workaround solution for getting it up and running with his Macbook - using an SD card to transfer files from laptop to Reader - was pretty poor.  Thankfully he knows people who know better!   Read The Full Story

Don’t believe everything you’re told

, Feb 27th 2007 Discuss [0]

There used to be a time when the only commanding voices you'd hear in your car were those of your ageing parents attempting to steer from the rear seats or the snide ones in your head; now more and more people are taking back their self-determination and choosing to obey GPS systems instead.  Problem is, as we've all heard anecdotally before that can lead to our natural wariness and common sense being overruled by some vaguely Freudian compliance issues when faced with a stern tone, with the end result being your car landing in a river. The beautiful village of Exton in Hampshire, UK, has decided to take motorists to task; they're tired of wagons attempting to fit down a road merely six feet wide.  And what better way to do it than put up a great big yellow sign! Daily Mail [via Autoblog]

Vaja turn Samsung’s Blackjack into leather clad dominatrix

, Feb 27th 2007 Discuss [0]

A scientist (who asked to remain nameless) called me up yesterday and told me that in the next few years cellphones are going to get so thin that they'll actually evaporate when you try to pick them up.  Apparently the manufacturers know there's a problem, but design decisions are planned so far in advance that all they can do is promise to change things come 2012.  Until then, I guess we'll have to find some way to fatten up our handsets; Vaja has kindly got the ball rolling by adding some extra millimetres to Samsung's Blackjack.   Read The Full Story

Snap-on Stereoscope viewer for your cellphone

, Feb 27th 2007 Discuss [0]

Remember those chunky red 3D scene viewers back in the eighties?  I had one with scenes of Postman Pat going about his daily mail delivery duties, obviously this was before email made him redundant and whiskey made him belligerent.  Anyway, Patrick Amaru's Neochroma stereoscopic cellphone display viewer reminds me of that, albeit slightly more useful than showing photos of a big-nosed mailman.   Read The Full Story

Vista Gadgets slip off the desktop and into Windows Mobile

, Feb 27th 2007 Discuss [0]

We've seen that you'll be able to use certain WM6 handhelds as Vista SideShow displays, but what if you're wanting to take some of that shiny new OS hotness away with you?  Well, it's just a proof of concept at the moment, but Mel Sampat of the Windows Mobile team has managed to bring entirely untweaked Vista Gadgets onto his handheld. Read The Full Story

Samsung Introduces New GDDR4

, Feb 27th 2007 Discuss [0]

Samsung has announced new GDDR4 memory that is able to handle up to 4GB/s at 2.0Ghz making it the fastest GDDR4 memory to date. Samsung’s latest GDDR4 memory increases performance over 66 percent compared to GDDR3. Read The Full Story

Conan Game for PS3 and XBOX 360 Comfirmed

, Feb 27th 2007 Discuss [0]

Remember Conan: Hall of Volta? The old school game gets a new breathe of life as THQ is planning Conan for PS3 and XBOX 360 to be released early 2008. “The strength and diversity of the Conan brand lends itself extremely well to the interactive format,” said Jack Sorensen, executive vice president, worldwide studios, THQ. “Through intense combat, familiar environments and next generation visuals, we believe Conan fans and action adventure enthusiasts alike are certain to embrace this future addition to the Conan universe.” Read The Full Story

Latitude Notebooks Available without Windows

, Feb 27th 2007 Discuss [0]

Matt Domsch, Linux Software Architect for Dell posted on Direct2Dell blog that Latitute notebooks will joins the n-Series which ship without operating system pre-installed out of suggestions from Dell IdeaStorm, a newly launched community bridge that allows Dell to listen to customers input such as suggesting new products or services. Read The Full Story

Protect your computer with the Databreaker

, Feb 27th 2007 Discuss [0]

Chances are that unless you're like me, you spend more time away from your computer than you spend on it. Ok, that might not hold true for those of you reading this, but for the average home user it does. My point is that your computer is more likely to be compromised when you're not on it. Read The Full Story

Toshiba P100 – The portable powerhouse

, Feb 27th 2007 Discuss [0]

Our friends over at Crunchgear got their hands on the new Toshiba P100. I've always been impressed by Toshiba's laptops, so I thought I'd share their findings with you. Read The Full Story
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