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World's First "Unclonable" RFID ChipAn anonymous reader writes to tell us that a new RFID chip from Verayo claims to be unclonable through the use of the new Physical Unclonable Functions (PUF), sort of an electronic DNA for silicon chi…
2008:09:08 14:04:00

DIY Hybrid Car KitHybride And The Groom writes Building hybrids uses machinery that pollutes the environment. The solution? Ship the parts of a hybrid individually and get your customers to put the car together themsel…
2008:09:08 13:15:00

Will DRM Exterminate Spore?AC Dude writes Will an anti-DRM flash mob that's determined to give EA's latest sim game Spore a rock bottom rating on Amazon.com sink the game, or will Spore evolve and shed the DRM? Is this the begi…
2008:09:08 12:23:00

The Cyber Crime Hall of FameDigitalDame2 writes Not all hackers are bad guys, but a few fall prey to the dark side and use their talents for evil — not good. In compiling this list of the craziest cyber crimes, PC Mag looked f…
2008:09:08 11:26:00

One Data Center To Rule Them All1sockchuck writes Weta Digital, the New Zealand studio that created the visual effects for the 'Lord of the Rings' movie trilogy, has launched a new extreme density data center to provide the computin…
2008:09:08 10:44:00

Apple Admits iPod Is From 1970s UKMattSparkes writes Apple has all but admitted that a British man invented the iPod over three decades ago in the 1970s. Unfortunately, he let the patent run out. When another company tried to grab a p…
2008:09:08 10:03:00

RealNetworks To Introduce a Simple DVD Copierlangelgjm writes The New York Times reports that RealNetworks will begin selling RealDVD today, a software program designed to make copying DVDs a trivial task for the average user. Unlike free altern…
2008:09:08 09:22:00

China's First SpacewalkSmivs writes The BBC reports that China will launch its third manned space mission in late September, according to state-run news agency Xinhua. The Shenzhou VII flight will feature China's first-ever…
2008:09:08 08:32:00

4,000 Anti-Scientology Videos Yanked From ...An anonymous reader writes From the EFF webpage: 'Over a period of twelve hours, between this Thursday night and Friday morning, American Rights Counsel LLC sent out over 4000 DMCA takedown notices to…
2008:09:08 07:31:00

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Engadget
HP specs a 24 hour EliteBook, Dell's 19 hour ...Filed under: Laptops, Peripherals Workaholics take note: HP just did the impossible, cramming 24 hours of battery into a laptop, and destroying Dell's fresh 19 hour record in the process. The HP Elite…
2008:09:08 14:56:00

Yet another iPod nano 4G case leaks outFiled under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Yep, there's another 4G iPod Nano case, this time apparently accompanied by official-looking PR -- we think it's probably safe to assume we'll be seeing thi…
2008:09:08 14:27:00

Google patent application reveals plans for ...Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Storage, Networking The idea of floating data centers is hardly a new one, but Google looks like it might be set to take things a big step further than most, at least if on…
2008:09:08 14:07:00

Blue flash Zune appears in the wild, ...Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Hey, is that the fabled blue flash Zune, all priced up and sitting on a Walmart shelf in Knoxville, Tennessee a whole day before it's scheduled to launch? I…
2008:09:08 13:36:00

HTC Dream coming to T-Mobile UK in November?Filed under: Cellphones We don't have any idea where this information came from, but the Telegraph is reporting today that the HTC Dream will launch on T-Mobile UK sometime in November. That's the sam…
2008:09:08 13:14:00

Next version of Windows Home Server promises ...Filed under: Desktops, NetworkingAs we've seen, Microsoft's job postings can often be one of the best places to get early word of potential new products, and it looks like the company's recruiters hav…
2008:09:08 12:43:00

Nintendo gets into the router game, plans to ...Filed under: Gaming, Wireless, Networking Nintendo just announced a 5,800 Yen (about $54 US) WiFi router, built to take that pesky wired Ethernet internet and blast it across your home in a palatable…
2008:09:08 12:19:00

Nikon D700 review roundupFiled under: Digital Cameras Now that the dust has settled on Nikon's new D700 DSLR -- but hopefully not on that anti-dust 12.1 megapixel full-frame sensor -- we thought we'd toss together a few gener…
2008:09:08 11:48:00

Dean Takahashi completes chronicles of Xbox ...Filed under: Gaming By now we have all heard of (or experienced) the infamous Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death, and we also pretty much know what causes it. Heck, we've even seen ways to avoid it by spendin…
2008:09:08 11:26:00

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Women Tech
Postcard.fm custom mp3 e-cardsThe last time a friend was ill and I was inspired to send an e-card, I was quickly uninspired by the range on offer. Either I had to pay for a quality card, I had to sit through minutes of advertisin…
2008:09:08 13:23:56

WiFi rabbit Nabaztag gets a makeoverThree years ago, we brought you news of the Nabaztag, the little WiFi rabbit from France which can read your emails to you, play music, give you the weather forecast and do all manner of magical thin…
2008:09:08 13:03:07

Shopping bags from recycled newspaperUsing lightweight, reusable shopping bags made of recycled materials is pretty standard practice these days, but it's nice when bags you use all the time have a bit of style too. I like these bags ma…
2008:09:05 14:12:46

Shemergency Survival Kit from See Jane WorkThe Shemergency Survival Kit from See Jane Work comes with everything the modern woman needs to get her out of pesky wardrobe malfunctions, deal with dental pain, and more. This handy kit is stocked…
2008:09:05 13:55:30

BackTrack - Personal GPS unitI admit it, I'm one of those people who has to park my car in the same place at the mall every time or I'll forget where I left it. My husband thinks this is the silliest thing he's ever heard of but…
2008:09:05 13:07:48

Vegas on your iPhone -- Double Bonus Slots ...Miss the slots? Get 'em on your iPhone. Griffin's latest iTunes app, Double Bonus Slots, - takes off from their initial two offerings, Lucky 7 Slots and the poker app 5-Card Touch, which were hugely…
2008:09:04 12:46:56

LightMate: the new lighting solution (or, ...I love artistic innovation: the world would be a much more boring place had people like John Lennon, Frida Kahlo or Andy Warhol never been born. Having said that, I don't always understand where arti…
2008:09:04 12:23:48

Jabra - and "headsetiquette"Here at Popgadget we get hundreds of press releases each week. But recently I got one that I not only read all the way through, I laughed my head off. It's for the new BT530 Jabraheadse,t but the hea…
2008:09:04 12:08:36

Won't put you in a COMA - original web series COMA, an original seven-episode web series which premiered last week on Crackle
2008:09:03 12:44:18

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Gizmodo
A Sad Fact: The iPod's Clickwheel Must Die ...As tomorrow's Apple event looms, rumors of new iPods grow louder. And it's tough not to be at least a little excited. Ever since the original iPod was unveiled in 2001, Apple has wowed us time and tim…
2008:09:08 13:18:00

iTunes 8 Release Candidate Is a Fake [Use ...The dude who claimed he downloaded an iTunes 8 release candidate from a mysterious button on Apple's iTunes site has decided to release it to the world after all. And it's a whole bunch of fake crap 
2008:09:08 12:54:44

Digital TV Transition Starts Today in ...As most of you know, commercial analog TV in this country will become all but extinct on February 17th 2009. However, the digital revolution begins today in Wilmington NC. Basically, the town and its…
2008:09:08 12:45:00

Dealzmodo: Free $60 Gift Card With Xbox 360 ...Following Microsoft's solid price cuts on the Xbox 360, this is a sweetass deal: At Amazon, if you buy an Xbox 360 Elite, you'll get a free $60 gift card. The only catch is that you have to buy the 36…
2008:09:08 12:30:00

Intel 80GB Solid-State Drives Get Official ...Intel's slightly delayed leap into the SSD game is now official, with the company announcing a $595 pricetag for an 80GB SSD, which comes in 1.8-inch (X18-M) or 2.5-inch (X25-M) sizes for the same pri…
2008:09:08 12:19:05

La Princesse, The 50-Foot Spider, Driven ...We've been closely following the story of La Princesse, the 50-foot theatrical/mechanical spider that took over Liverpool, and in a tragic turn of events, we're sad to report that the spider did not g…
2008:09:08 12:15:00

Lightning Review: Gunnar Optiks Eye ...The Gadget: A pair of yellow-tinted glasses you wear at the computer that claim to reduce Digital Eye Fatigue and Computer Vision Syndrome. In other words, they get rid of eye strain and headaches rel…
2008:09:08 12:00:00

Next Version of Windows Home Server May ...Microsoft appears ready to whip the Mac faithful into a frenzy with their latest job posting for a Windows Home Server software development engineer. According to the posting, they are currently looki…
2008:09:08 11:55:00

Coney Island's Astroland Amusement Park ...It's a sad day in New York City history: Astroland, the amusement park at Coney Island, is officially closed for business forever. But New Yorkers' loss is your gain: now you have an opportunity to bu…
2008:09:08 11:45:00

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ZDNet Blogs
What could Microsoft bring to the PC ...My ZDNet blogging colleague Ed Bott has an interesting blog post which asks the question Should Microsoft get into the PC hardware business? I want to turn the question around and ask What could Micro…
2008:09:08 13:55:17

Cities poised as leaders in a globally ...Here's the results of a report by the folks at ethisphere. Their pick for the top urban sustainability centers by 2020: Toronto Singapore Hyderabad Cape Town Abu Dhabi New York City London Melbourne C…
2008:09:08 13:52:47

Google's Chrome, competition, and old pantsPart of the appeal of Google's Chrome browser for this blogger was the simple user interface. Difference is good from a user interface standpoint, but Google also wants to shore up the aging HTML / CS…
2008:09:08 13:18:28

HP: We've broken the 24-hour battery life ...Hewlett-Packard didn't let Dell claim it had the longest battery life too long. HP said Monday that its HP EliteBook 6930p ran 24 hours with an ultra-capacity battery. For those keeping score at home…
2008:09:08 12:47:25

Adaptec adds custom power management to its ...Disk maker Adaptec has integrated a utility called Intelligent Power Management into its Series 5 and Series 2 Unified Serial RAID controllers. The software allows a systems integrator, OEM or IT mana…
2008:09:08 12:45:58

RIM continues to gain in smartphone sales, ...Regular reports on smartphone and mobile device sales are issued and are interesting to view. However, they are often missing information that makes the data a bit less informative. In the most recent…
2008:09:08 12:40:33

Microsoft Hitting Google Where it Hurts: ...The Genghis Kahn school of marketing, made famous in the 1980s by Larry Ellison, has as its principle maxim the notion that it’s not enough that one succeeds, one’s opponents must also fail. A loo…
2008:09:08 12:26:38

Early training sessions with my elementary ...I've started training the elementary teachers, largely in our email and student information systems. Nothing sophisticated, but since these folks have largely been ignored for years in terms of comput…
2008:09:08 11:58:57

Sony to use more accurate battery life ...Hot on the heels of the Vaio debacle comes news that Sony will start using a new, more accurate method to gauge the life of their laptop batteries. You know, if it doesn't overheat in the process. (I…
2008:09:08 11:54:39

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Gear & Gadgets
What we expect from Apple's iPod event, ...Ars Technica will be covering Apple's Let's Rock event live on Tuesday, September 9. Here, we go over what we know will be coming, what we don't know, and whether there's anything left for one more th…
2008:09:07 22:32:00

Live Mesh 0.9.3103.14 arrives, fixes more ...Live Mesh 0.9.3103.14 was released recently, right after 0.9.3103.13 hit the tubes. If you don't have the latest version already, make sure to force an update to get it. Changelog with details of the…
2008:09:05 12:28:00

A hands-on overview of the Access Linux ...A the recent LinuxWorld conference, Ars got the chance to test drive a mobile Linux platform that has developers talking: the ACCESS Linux Platform. We also spent some quality time with the SDK, and h…
2008:09:04 23:30:00

Can netbook + 3G bundles succeed where PC + ...Michael Dell believes that tiny subnotebooks could eventually be subsidized by cell companies looking to sell 3G service alongside the devices one day. If it sounds like the late 1990s all over again,…
2008:09:04 12:52:00

New TiVo HD XL gives DVR owners a terabyte ...TiVo's new TiVO HD XL allows you to store up to 150 hours of HD content and is available immediately.Read More...
2008:09:04 11:50:00

Survey: DVRs more important than ...For some of us, the DVR has become a household staple that we can't live without. New survey results seem to confirm this, with users ranking it higher than most other household appliances and gadgets…
2008:09:03 22:20:00

AT&T "looking into" 3G/EDGE outage in ...If you're an iPhone—or really any device—user on AT&T's network in the northeast US, you may have noticed that AT&T's data networks have been down for a while now. AT&T is aware of the problem and…
2008:09:03 11:04:00

Symbian growth takes a hit as platform faces ...Smartphone OS maker Symbian saw piddly second quarter growth in 2008—only five percent, year-over-year. The company hopes things pick up soon as it transitions to an open source platform.Read More..…
2008:09:02 20:05:00

Third gen Zune details: 120GB for $250, 4GB ...Rumor has it that the Zune 4 and Zune 80 are being discontinued, and that the Zune 8 will be getting new colours and a new price tag: $150. Furthermore, the Zune 80's price tag ($250) will walk on ove…
2008:09:02 15:51:00

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Toms Hardware
Intel's X25-M Solid State Drive ReviewedIntel jumps into the flash SSD market with the new mainstream 80 GB X25-M 2.5” flash drive, based on a smart controller. This SSD utilizes 10-channel MLC flash memory and it’s a real performance s…
2008:09:08 11:20:00

Best Video Cards For The Money: Sept '08Detailed graphics card specifications and reviews are great—that is, if you have the time to do the research. At the end of the day, what a gamer needs is the best graphics card within a certain bud…
2008:09:05 03:30:00

Dual-Core Versus Quad-Core: Part 2The Intel Core 2 E8500 and the AMD Phenom X4 9350e offer high performance within the same 65 W power envelope, and are sold at the same price point. As we’ll see AMD suffers defeat as Intel comes ou…
2008:09:04 02:00:00

A Look Into The Hard Drive's FutureWhat will the hard drive be like in the coming years? We looked at all the manufacturers, products and market segments, and visited a Hitachi technology seminar to look at how the firm intends to reac…
2008:09:03 02:30:00

Imitation To Innovation: AMD's Best CPUsLast month we shone a spotlight on Intel with a history of the company's most notable processors. This month it's AMD's turn, as we summarize the last 25 years of AMD's CPUs.
2008:09:02 06:10:00

The Fastest 3D Cards Go Head-To-HeadCrossFire and SLI, Nvidia's GeForce GTX 260 and 280, AMD's Radeon HD 4850 and 4870--they're all here in a battle royale, with comparisons to previous-generation boards that'll help you decide just how…
2008:08:29 04:40:00

Presented By: Life is full of choices  BlackBerry® brings you several. BlackBerry® smartphones let you choose the features that matter most to you. Get access to important features you won't find on other smartphones, like video cap…
2008:08:29 04:40:00

Next-Gen 7,200 RPM Notebook Hard DrivesHitachi, Samsung, Seagate and Western Digital send their latest high-performance notebook drives into battle, fighting for the ultimate balance between performance and efficiency.
2008:08:28 12:20:07

Advanced Overclocking Championship 2008What happens when you put the top overclocking enthusiasts from 20 countries in the same room with the fastest hardware available? The LN2 flows freely and someone walks home with a $5,000 check.
2008:08:27 01:20:00

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Popular Mechanics
Back-to-School: Adam Savage's Plan to Banish ...American teenagers want to invent the solutions that power our future, but feel unprepared by science education--and their newest test scores are backing up that sad state of affairs. All of which has…
2008:09:02 13:30:00

Cyber War: Russia's Georgian Server Attack ...While the embers burn from Russia's high-tech assault on Georgia, network war steps to the forefront as the new battleground of the 21st century. As editor of RBNexploit, Jart Armin covered this week'…
2008:08:18 01:30:00

Science of Sports: Olympic Smog, Tour de ...With the opening ceremony just days away, can Beijing clean up its air in time for healthy Olympic competition? We sit down with George Thurston--a professor of environmental medicine at NYU, a leadin…
2008:07:31 16:00:00

iPhone 3G Breakdown: Gizmodo, MacRumors and ...The iPhone 3G has arrived. So what? We let three of the Web's top Apple bloggers break down the big picture: Matt Buchanan, the Gizmodo associate editor who's scouted iPhone wannabes for PM... Pete Mo…
2008:07:11 20:00:00

B-List Goes Bust: Adam Carolla on Top Gear, ...Forget Lonely Girl, Obama Girl, even Wii Fit Girl. The Internet zeitgeist isn't just making celebrities—it's bringing back the forgotten ones. Rev up for an exclusive sneak peek at NBC's adaptation o…
2008:06:30 20:00:00

Rescue Tech: Extreme Coast Guard Mission, ...How can the right gear--and the right heroes--save lives after disaster has already struck? Kalee Thompson takes us behind the scenes of the Coast Guard's most extreme rescue--a high-tech, middle-of-t…
2008:06:09 20:00:00

MPGenius: Hypermiling Tips, Fuel-Saving ...Forget four bucks a gallon. Crude oil rose four bucks this week! The good news for the fuel crunch: Benjamin Jones says the cult of the ecomodders can help you save gas from your garage, Mike Allen sn…
2008:05:27 02:00:00

The Future of Private Space: Open-Source X ...Is the private sector about to overtake NASA in space? In a PM Roundtable, new FAA commercial space chief George Nield, XCOR spokesman Doug Graham and Teal Group analyst Marco Cacheras predict the fut…
2008:05:12 18:00:00

Geeks Go to Hollywood: Lost, Iron Man and ...A high-tech, high-octane season of movies has arrived, but has the increasing influence of comic books diluted science fiction on the silver screen? Annalee Newitz, editor of the awesome new sci-fi bl…
2008:04:28 02:00:00

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Live Science
Astronauts Update Space Station Antivirus ...Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) took some time to update their orbiting laboratory’s antivirus software to ensure their laptops are safeguarded against intrusions like one ca…
2008:09:03 17:21:58

China Moves Up Shenzhou 7 Liftoff? Updated[new updates throughout] There’s a bit of confusion over exactly when China’s third piloted space mission will take place. Originally, China space authorities have cited October for the three-pers…
2008:09:02 07:30:33

Manifest Madness: Russian Engine ProblemSqueezing the grapevine, looks like there’s an issue with the Russian-supplied RD-180 engine used in the Atlas V booster. Talk is that there’s a “flight constraint” that’s cropped up with th…
2008:08:29 18:51:28

Space Station Dodges Orbital JunkThe International Space Station fired its rocket engines to dodge space junk for the first time in five years on Wednesday. According to a daily NASA status report, the European-built cargo ship Jules…
2008:08:28 16:17:09

SpaceShipTwo Rocket Engine Contract; ...Here’s a couple of short blasts from the world of space transportation. At the recent rollout of the WhiteKnightTwo carrier plane in Mojave, California, one topic that got little in the way of chatt…
2008:08:19 09:36:53

Bigfoot Turns Out to Be an OpossumLOL. That’s the first and hopefully last time I start a blog that way. But c’mon. The claim of three guys that they had remains of Bigfoot was, we all knew, silly. So they did DNA testing and ……
2008:08:15 20:04:16

Follow the Great Planet Debate Live on the ...What it means to be a planet seems to be up there with what it means to be human, or at least the debate has drawn just as much philosophical banter and passionate personas. One reason for the tug-of-…
2008:08:13 10:00:49

Spaceport America: Liftoff of Advanced ...Spaceport America in New Mexico announced today a successful launch of a test flight vehicle under development by Lockheed Martin. The test shot was a non-public, unannounced event that took place ear…
2008:08:12 17:27:54

Mars Phoenix: Perchlorate Paradise?All that chatter this week about the Phoenix Mars lander possibly tasting perchlorates in the martian soil sent everybody to the chemistry books. Finding perchlorates, if confirmed, is neither bad nor…
2008:08:08 12:27:30