July 26, 2007 by Vincent
The FCC has announced that it will be auctioning the 700Mhz frequency soon. The 700Mhz frequency was used by television companies but is now being abandoned as they have all moved to digital delivery. This frequency is well known for it's ability to deliver amazing speeds and for it's ability to travel through walls and other objects allowing amazing signal strength.
There is a bit of a catch though that has been put in place for you, the end user. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has proposed mass changes to the rules for this spectrum, saying that whoever picks up this frequency will have to offer open devices, meaning that you could use a mobile smartphone and download any applications and not have to deal with just carrier loaded software and abilities.
[Read the rest of this post]July 26, 2007 by Lauren
We're all familiar with the fairly high-tech fingerprint scanning. More recently, we aren't so pleased with the technology. Say someone wants to break into your print-protected PC. Simple; all they have do is cut off your finger and they're in! That may not be so realistic, but supposedly the MythBusters crew fooled a print scanner with a simple Xerox copy of a fingerprint. I'm not saying it's easy, but we can do better; such is the scientific way.
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July 24, 2007 by Lauren
Thought the iPhone was perfect (or perhaps just Apple)? It's often perceived that these devices are immune to viruses or hacks. Apparently, the iPhone is vulnerable. The New York Times has been so kind as to inform us that these fantastic phones can, indeed, be attacked by hackers.
The word is, there's a flaw with the device that presents hackers with the oh-so tempting opportunity to take over your phone.
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July 23, 2007 by Carl
Moller International have been working on bringing us affordable flying vehicles for more than 30 years, and it seems that the first of these is very close to being available. The M200G is capable of flying up to 10 feet above any surface, including land, water, sand, swamp and snow.
[Read the rest of this post]July 20, 2007 by Lauren
Here's a nice quote from Gizmodo that pretty much sums this baby up:
"Nice Lexus. Oh, what's this? Just a ROBOTIC LEG. But really, your car is quite nice. Cup holders and everything."
But seriously, the C-Leg has to be the coolest I've ever seen. It's a microprocessor-controlled hydraulic limb, complete with a wireless remote control.
[Read the rest of this post]July 20, 2007 by Lauren
I've heard rumors about space trips for a long time, but I didn't really expect it to actually happen any time soon. I've also always had trouble seeing how it's possible considering the extensive length of time astronauts spend training to go into space. How is it that we can simply send civilians? Well however that is, it's now gone from 'possibility' to 'opportunity'.
Apparently, Space Adventures is finalizing the contracts with the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation (FSA)
for two commercial seats aboard upcoming flights of the Soyuz TMA
spacecraft.
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July 20, 2007 by Lauren
You've no doubt noticed all of the new technology in security over the years. To date, we've been able to get very Hollywood with these security approaches, utilizing tools such as voice and fingerprint identifiers. It seemed cool to me a while back, and now I'm not alone by saying that I can see the ugly other side of that coin.
On July 19, NEC announced its newly-developed border control system.
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July 19, 2007 by Truman
Have you ever thought to yourself, "Man!, I hate writing all those dumb shopping lists every time I go to the store! I just wish there was an easier way!" Well now, there is. Introducing the SmartShopper Grocery List Organizer. [MORE AFTER PICTURE]
This item is really great. How it works is, through out the week, before you go on that dreaded shopping trip, you can pick up the SmartShopper, press record, and tell it any item you want.
[Read the rest of this post]July 18, 2007 by Truman
This will be the first Slider-Phone by Motorola to be released for CDMA networks in America. This cool looking phone is, basically, the CDMA version of the Motorola RIZR Z6, popular in T-Mobile. [MORE AFTER PICTURE]
The cell phone is very slim for a slider, and is branded as a "music phone," with many features. For example, this phone supports 2 GB of music, is Stereo Bluetooth Ready, and has EV-DO Capabilities.
[Read the rest of this post]July 17, 2007 by Lauren
Alright, I love the PSP. It's hard not to, with the convenience of having games, music, and video in one spot (not to mention its killer good looks). I'm also a Sony fan at times, and I'm definitely all for a slimmer version of any technology. Give me different colors and sleeker looks, please.
But this is just ridiculous.
Though I've always liked it, the original PSP is pretty average; rather, it does a fine job of functionality.
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