Some iPods Contain a Virus
October 18, 2006
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.
Ho, Ho, Ho: Consumers to spend $21 billion on gadgets this holiday
October 16, 2006
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!
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Traveling? Give High-Tech Gadgets High Priority
October 15, 2006
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?
Here’s an article for those of us who enjoy traveling with our many gizmo’s, and gadgets.
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Fujitsu and Sharp Recall Nearly 80,000 Sony Batteries
October 15, 2006
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!
October 14, 2006
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 over! You can annoy the other players with even less effort!
I’m all for the Need-healing macro, but I can’t think of anything I want less than a preteen gamer with 5 recorded swears.
The key to gadget buyers’ hearts: Simplicity
October 14, 2006
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: Here
World’s Largest Seamless Projection
October 11, 2006
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.
