Apple says that iPods bought in the last month contain a virus called RavMonE.exe. The virus was passed to the iPod through Microsoft Windows in the production warehouses.
Monthly Archives: October 2006
Ho, Ho, Ho: Consumers to spend $21 billion on gadgets this holiday
Consumers are expected to spend $21 billion on consumer electronics, according to an annual survey by the Consumer Electronics Association on Monday. Does this mean we get to witness unhappy housewives beating each other to death for the latest trend in talking doll or doo-dad? Let the violence begin! Read More: Ho, Ho, Ho: Consumers…
Traveling? Give High-Tech Gadgets High Priority
In about two weeks I’m going to be winging my way to beautiful, sunny North Dakota, and you can be rest assured I won’t be leaving without my digital toys. I’ll be rockin’ the cellular, the digital recorder, the mp3 player, and the digital camera. Is this my idea of a getaway? Isn’t it yours?…
Fujitsu and Sharp Recall Nearly 80,000 Sony Batteries
The Sony battery recalls continue as Sharp is joining the fray by recalling 28,000 batteries while Fujitsu has recalled an additional 51,000 batteries. Fujitsu had already announced last week that it would recall 287,000 units.Read More: Fujitsu and Sharp Recall Nearly 80,000 Sony Batteries
Faster and Easier Online Stupidity!
GameDR is doing it’s part to keep stupid people gaming! They’ve created SmackTalk, an Xbox 360 peripheral so you can pre-record up to 5 messages for fast access and repeatability. So when you’re playing a multiplayer game, and it seems like everyone’s saying the same stupid things over and over, they really will be saying the same 5 things over and…
The key to gadget buyers’ hearts: Simplicity
The panelists–a venture capitalist, a gadget blogger, a media strategist and the vice president of a content streaming service–attempted to stick up for consumers (“end users” as they like to say) at a forum titled “Three Key Questions Shaping the Digital Home” and filled with engineers, semiconductor company execs, hardware makers and networking professionals.Read More:…
World’s Largest Seamless Projection
Christopher Jaynes and Stephen Webb have created a screen that can rival anything they have to offer at the movie theaters. So crystal clear you may never want to leave home again. World’s Largest Seamless Projection