Technology, Science, and other ridiculousness
I’m always looking for that cheap fileserver that I can build. I mean, any good geek has a whole bunch of dinosaur PC carcasses in their home just taking up space. While they’re collecting dust, our spouses and significant others are telling us to get rid of them because they just don’t see the value […]
I can’t quite figure this out but, Microsoft - on February 23, 2005, announced that their MSN Remote Record service was live. Remote record is Microsoft’s latest service addition to their Media Center Edition software product.
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MSN Remote Record is a free service which allows a user to schedule and manage all of their television recording […]
In an article seen at Digital-Lifestyles, it appears that the FCC has become the Godzilla of the entertainment industry, but I’m not sure if they’re just making laws for fun - ’cause the can - or because they’re actually trying to help out. By the sound of things, it sounds more like they were either […]
I think it’s pretty safe to say that Radio, as my generation knows it, is probably on its way out. I’ve been considering this post for quite a while, but Adam Curry’s most recent PodCast brought it up, so I thought I would say something, too. As you might know, if you read my blog, […]
At the DEMO@15 conference, Mediabolic is letting people get an early look at a reference design of their new Network Media Player. Photos and detailed information gathered for the detailed story on LinuxDevices shows a healthy competitor for products like Microsoft’s Media Center Edition PCs, as well as stand-alone devices like Roku’s PhotoBridge HD. Doesn’t […]
BorderWare has unveiled a new application-level firewall, SIPassure, which it claims is the first firewall to protect against Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) security exploits.
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With VoIP on the rise, it only makes sense that someone get themselves positioned to handle the bad guys who would prey upon the unsuspecting masses taking to the spoils of […]
Watch this entry, and stay tuned, for the review of this product. I just got mine in the mail and need to take a few pictures as well as write about it.
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From what I can tell, so far; it’s a pretty neat device, but has a few kinks: most of which I hope will be […]
If you’ve managed to enter the wonderful world of Skype, you already know how great it is to place free internet phone calls to your family and friends. Many people out there are using Skype to not only talk to others, but to interview people or have conferences. Interestingly, many of these folks are well […]
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. will release a new version of Internet Explorer, the world’s most popular Internet browsing software, with new, built-in security features, Chairman Bill Gates said on Tuesday. eWEEK.com Special Report: Browser Security
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In a speech at a major security conference here, Gates said Internet Explorer 7.0, with new anti-spyware features, will […]
Yesterday, Gizmodo reported on one of the coolest looking gadgets. It seems to be a mix of a great large panel LCD display, with the functionality of a touch-sensitive Wacom overlay. Basically, you can draw on it!
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The new Cintiq 21UX will be shipping in March for a mere $2,500. Just as the folks at Gizmodo […]
Some seriously smart musicians (you mean they’re NOT all smart? - Hey, I’m a musician, I can say that!) are working on some software to enable the mixing of music and beats on some new breads of cell phones. The hope is to turn the ordinary cellphones in to a kind of musical instrument and […]
Normally, I wouldn’t voice any opinion on torrents, p2p networks, or anything similar to that, ’cause it just causes a whole world of hurt when it comes to people trying to get what they want for less than what the industries believe is a fair price. Suffice it to say, making a zillion dollar movie […]
If you haven’t gone to GeekNews Central by way of an article or two from here, you should go there now! It’s a fantastic site done by a great guy with an awesome sense of humor and a great sense of tech.
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I’m hoping that he decides to play my band’s song on his show! … […]
If Leo LaPort has one, you should, too!
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Leo had this picture on his site, so I stole it and thought I’d advertise. Given the fact that I’m an avid cyclist with my own team and club (We’re huge now - like 20 people!), it only seemed fair to embrace the parody, but understand the message.
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You know, you’d swear I’m a Windows/Microsoft hating, Mac Bigot, but the truth be told, I do all of my work on Windows systems. That includes my digital studio recording, video editing, and all of my Websites. OK, with that said…
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I was reading one of my favorite sites: Hack a Day. They have this fantastic […]
Japan is one of the few countries that’s spent some time figuring out how to keep drivers awake while traveling down those boring highways. One of those ways is something we see in many places, which is troughs - or ruts - appropriately spaced to cause vibration frequencies.
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Hokkaido had a much more enjoyable idea: create […]
The MemoryFrame wireless digital picture frame is one cool device. With this deviceup to 80 images can be directly uploaded from a digital camera or memory card. It’s also possible to add sounds, and even select how long each image is displayed.
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Pacific Digital’s Wireless and USB digital photo album, the MemoryFrame, with stereo sound and […]
According to a brief article on Physics.org, world scientists have plans to barcode all of the known species of life on the planet before they’re all gone.
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But the animals can all rest easy, well - sort of, the plans doesn’t involve actually branding the animals with a barcode – it involves briefly invading their privacy […]
At NAAM 2005, Peavey introduced their latest FX Series mixing consoles. The consoles are available in 16-, 24- and 32-channel versions with exclusive Silencer mic preamps, dual DSP engines, dual USB ports and built-in MP3 compression for exporting audio directly to a computer.
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FX Series mixers feature new, Peavey-exclusive technology to enhance live sound reproduction and […]
Yahoo appears to have gotten on the bandwagon of the growing use of Mozilla’s FireFox open source browser. Today, Yahoo has released a beta version of its toolbar for Firefox, known as the “Yahoo Toolbar for Firefox”
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The toolbar looks much like its Internet Explorer counterpart, only lacking Yahoo’s Anti-Spy feature and support for International Yahoo […]
If you want to see a truly technologically fancinating digital camera, or at least the photographs from said camera, you really need to visit GigaPixl.ORG. You can do a little people watching (or Pixel-watching, if you prefer), where four-gigapixel images are a reality: but no reality you’ll be able to buy soon, or would want […]
If you’re bored with the looks of your PocketPC and are embarrassed that it doesn’t have the cool stylings of one of those iPod’s, or you’ve just got iPod envy from looking at all of them on while milling about during the day… you’re problems are solved! Enter: pPod!
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Turn your PocketPC into an iPod G3 […]
Yesterday, Hush Technologies announced that they will begin offering an AMD Athlon 3000 and 3500 64-bit CPU based Windows Media Center Edition 2005 PCs. The latest high-speed AMD chips will be available Hush’s standard Hush ATX and the new E-Series ATX set-top boxes.
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Hush ATX machines will feature 7.1 Surround Sound audio as a standard, and […]
Physics Professor Ronald L. Mallett, at the University of Connecticut, has created the blueprints for a true “time machine”. The machine, which uses circulating beams of light, is currently being built.
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You truly have to read the report to get a good understanding of what he’s talking about (and by “understanding” I mean be completely confused […]
If you haven’t had the opportunity, you should definitely check out Sony’s Experimental “Experience Computing” website.
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They’ve got experimental (I know, what a surprise, right?!) techonology concepts for replacing the typical applications where keyboards are used to navigate information. For example, they’ve got something called “Gummi” which is a display that can be bent towards you, […]
That’s easy for YOU to say! …
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Scosche Industries, a leader in mobile electronics aftermarket accessories, announced today that it is developing a Bluetooth interface for iPods. Unlike other wired adaptors, this interface will connect directly to the headphone connector of the iPod and will transmit to a Bluetooth receiver connected to the aux input of […]
Today, Sony announced its official launch date for the long-awaited, and highly anticipated, Sony PSP in the US. They also released initial pricing.
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The Sony PSP is scheduled to hit the streets in the US on March 24th and will sell for $249.99. Sony’s product code number is “1001K” for the US version of the Sony […]
I just wanted to congratulate my buddy Kevin of KCT’s Digital World. You can find the link in my “Links” navigation section in my blog ALWAYS, as I always check out what he has to say, and you should too!
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Kevin has been profiled on a couple of Podcasts as of late, most noteably Adam Curry’s […]
Speaking of cool devices… Technology and Science meet in the middle on this one!
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The super-intelligent researchers at Manchester University (UK) have developed a printer which is capable of producing human skin to help wounds heal.
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It works by taking skin cells from a patient’s body and placing them into a special printer ink liquid, and then […]
OK, maybe it looks kind of silly, and you probably won’t find one in your Lucky Charms box, but … wouldn’t THAT be cool?!
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So, what is it? It’s a Wi-Fi detector ring, which is only a prototype at the moment, but it’s able to detect 2.4GHz signals; even if it’s a mal-formed one. It flashes […]
