I have been wanting a new blackberry for awhile, but I don’t want any of the current models. So I as excited to see the new blackberry 9000.
While it is kind of IPhone-ish I still am interested to get my hands on it and seee if it something I want to use. So if you want more info hop on over to Engadget for more.
In an interesting case right here in my area, an elmo doll has started making death threats against a child. THis sounds like some kind of prank, but read for yourself.
“A cuddly, programmable Elmo doll revealed its dark side yesterday after fresh batteries were installed.
Instead of singing songs or reciting the favorite color of its 2-year-old owner, James Bowman, the doll started making death threats, the family says.”
Read more over at TBO.com
Well with the business I am in we have alot of data, over 5 TB of data. Thats alot of data to loose if your file servers decide to stop working. I have been looking around for data services that do backup and recovery. I was wanting something local where I could have a tech on site and I came across a few options. Right now I am looking at fastteks.com, their data recovery and backup services have got my interests peaked. Anyone have any comments onthem?
Put out an SDK and and emulator and what do you think is goign to happen? Its goign to be used in unintended ways. Some ingenious hackers around the globe have got Google’s android OS running on several different hardware platforms and it seems to expanding to more and more hardware as the weeks go on. If your interested in checking out the timeline and whats hardware it has been found to work on check out the link below.
Source: LinuxDevices.com
Well I have start looking for some VOIP and Web Conferencing solutions for my job. We are opening a satellite office out in California and we need the communications link between that office and our home office. I have been looking at WiredRed, their offerings for both services look to be very in depth. Their site gives a tremendous volume of information on both services. They layout how and what both services provide to businesses looking for voip and web conferencing. Wiredred gives you a full breakdown of all hardware and software requirements, and also gives you the ability to sign up for a free demo of their solutions. All in all I am impressed with the amount of information they provide on their websites and the details of each service.
How would you like a pig that glowed in the dark? Some Chinese researchers have cloned pigs and injected a florescent green dye protein into the embryo, so now the pigs glow in the dark? Is this a little out there? I wonder what the ramifications are if we start cloning humans? My worry is we might accidentally make something that may end up killing us all, or worse, You know, I am Legend like? Anyway link below, check it out.
Source: Discovery News
Here is an interesting new auction site to check out, bidaroo.com. What makes this site interesting is the owner of this site recently beat cancer not any cancer but Ewing Sarcoma cancer, a great and inspiring thing! Because of this life changing event he created bidaroo.com, this site sells products, most brand new, for 80%-90% below retail value. Now here is the kicker, on auctions they make a profit, they donate 25% of that profit to the charity of your choice. Now if thats not a new and unique way to buy goods, I don’t know what is.
HardOCP.com has just release the latest pic of Nvidias new card along with the detailed specs.
GeForce 9800 GX2
Looks to be an interesting card, too bad I won’t have the money to buy one as I am sure they will cost a hefty sum of money. This card will be replacing the 8800 Ultra and according to Nvidia it will be 30% faster. The proof is in the pudding so to speak, so I guess we will find out in late feb or March as thats the rumored release date.
Myndnet is running a contest to see who can bring in 1000 new members first wins a new Wii, if your interested you can check it out at Myndnet Wii Contest. Might be something of interest if you run your own website and have the traffic to drive there. I already have a Wii and don’t really need anotherm of course I could try and win it and then Ebay it, but domn’t really have the time or ambition to do that right now, so more chances for you!
SOURCE: Pocket Lint
Have to say, this has to be a nifty little device. If its not an arm and a leg, I think I will pick one up. As much as I ravel and use different machines I think this would be great to keep my info secret.
The “Vaccine” USB is described as the world’s first USB equipped with anti virus and malware protection software.
Giving users an extra layer of protection through real-time system monitoring and hardware scans, the Vaccine claims to protect any PC or laptop from the moment it is inserted with its “plug and auto run” function.
Once connected, the USB automatically monitors incoming traffic for viruses and malware with real-time system monitoring.
In addition, users can carry out in-depth hardware scans whenever necessary to verify the presence of infection and perform repairs to cure or delete defected files.
The anti-virus and malware firmware is regularly updated through automatic downloads for the 2-year period users ejoy the licence for free.
Matt black in design with a mirrored front this will be out in capacities ranging from between 512MB and 8GB.