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BUG - "The LEGO of Gadgets" 131

Posted by CmdrTaco from the well-it-looks-neat-at-least dept.
TheBrutalTruth writes "Bug Labs will soon be launching what Webware calls 'the LEGO of gadgets.' From their site: 'BUG is a collection of easy-to-use electronic modules that snap together to build any gadget you can imagine. Each BUGmodule represents a specific gadget function (ex: a camera, a keyboard, a video output, etc). You decide which functions to include and BUG takes care of the rest, letting you try out different combinations quickly and easily. With BUG and the integrated programming environment/web community (BUGnet), anyone can build, program, and share innovative devices and applications. We don't define the final products — you do.'" Looks a bit vaporous, but conceptually interesting.
Wireless Networking

Submission + - Buffalo and others sued over patent infringement

Submitted by MisterFuRR
MisterFuRR writes: According to Buffalo's statement here, CSIROis suing not only them but almost every other major wireless vendor for apparent patent infringement. And apparently they are winning, as Buffalo has stopped sales in the US because of this. I wonder how Linksys/Cisco is going to react.
Robotics

New Robots Hunt Pirates by Sea 207

Posted by samzenpus from the long-john-silicon dept.
mattnyc99 writes "PopularMechanics.com takes a peek into the growing world of high-tech piracy on the open seas, which the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard are looking to cut off by investing in a new fleet of superfast, gun-mounted unmanned surface vessels (USVs). From the article: "The Interceptor is available now. But the USV market is just getting started: Two months ago, British defense firm Qinetiq debuted its own robotic vessel, the jetski-size Sentry. Among its potential duties is intruder investigation, which could include scouting out unidentified boats, along the lines of the raft that detonated alongside the USS Cole in Yemen, as well as offering a first look at a possible pirate-controlled vessel.""
Programming

Submission + - Standard Web Fonts No Longer Supported In Vista (hunlock.com)

Submitted by
BladesP9
BladesP9 writes: "Beginning with Vista, Microsoft is no longer packaging the standard Web Core Fonts that it has since the late 1990s. "With the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft has unleashed something quite new on the Web — the "C" fonts; Cambria, Calibri, Candara, Consolas, Constantia, and Corbel." The article goes on to state that "If you're a web designer and not using Vista then this download is mandatory since it will let you see your page as your Vista users see it." This means all of the web sites I have been developing with Arial, Helvetica and Verdana for the last ten years are now going to have display issues because of the new fonts. Lovely."

Comment Re:from impossible to improbable (Score 1) 105

by dankenstein355 (#21029675) Attached to: 40GB PS3 Coming to the States
I can't help but feel that as PS3 (and 360) adoption increases, wii owners will realise that they're a generation behind and the novelty value (The Wiimote is just a novelty IMHO)will wear off. I already know people who are kicking themselves for believing the hype and buying one. Fair enough if that's your thing, but for many it may just be an "ooh, shiny!" moment.
Data Storage

Seagate Releases Hybrid Hard Drive 218

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the either-the-best-or-worst-of-both-worlds dept.
An anonymous reader writes to tell us Seagate has released a new hybrid hard drive. This new drive adds the speed of a solid state drive to the conventional hard drive. Originally designed for laptops this new drive comes in 80, 120, and 160 GB flavors and features 256MB of flash memory.
Enlightenment

Submission + - Corrupting Free Society, One Child At A Time (functionalisminaction.com)

Submitted by
IConrad01
IConrad01 writes: "Functionalism In Action: Corrupting Free Society, One Child At A Time is a reluctant admission: why, despite being wrong on just about EVERYTHING, Bush has gotten SCHIP right.

For every sequence of events, there is always more than one perspective which can be had. Another way of putting that is to say that the truth has three 'sides': your side, his side, and fact. Today, I hope to take you on a little journey through the mind of someone who hates President Bush, but loves his vetoing of the SCHIP renewal bill.
I know, I know — it's hard to understand. How could someone want to make the children suffer, like that? How could I be such a heartless bastard? Am I truly so selfish that I'd rather have a few extra dollars than see the nation's poverty-stricken children have quality healthcare?

In a single word: No. No, I'm not that heartless — no I'm not that greedy, and no, I don't want to see the poor suffer. And yet, I still stand against the new SCHIP bill. I understand that for the majority of you reading this, this must seem somewhat confusing, if true — so either I'm a liar or I'm mislead. Right?
"
Google

Submission + - Google Fight (googlefight.com)

Submitted by cottandr
cottandr writes: Ever wondered who would win in a fight between Bill Gates and Linus Trovalds? How about Marylin Manson VS Marylin Monroe? Well now you can, Google style. Google Fight lets you Pit any two search terms against each other in a fight to the death, the winner being the one who has the most search results. The web site also has 2 categories of predefined searches(classics and funny), as well as a fight of the month feature, and a last 20 fights feature, to see what keywords other people are pitting against each other.
AMD

Submission + - Diamond Multimedia Announces the World's First 1GB (dragonsteelmods.com)

Submitted by
Dampeal
Dampeal writes: "(No Embargo PR) CHATSWORTH, CA — June 14, 2007 — Diamond Multimedia, a leading provider of multimedia products, announces the release of the unique all new Diamond Radeon HD 2900 XT 1GB. With a unique combination of raw GPU power derived from the XBOX 360 Xenos GPU and 1GB of GDDR4 memory, the Diamond Radeon HD 2900 XT 1GB sets the performance benchmark for its class. Read more HERE"
Portables

Submission + - Asus stuns Computex with $189 laptop (pcpro.co.uk)

Submitted by
slashthedot
slashthedot writes: "As if Intel's cheap laptop release last month wasn't enough, Asus sprang a surprise during Intel's Computex keynote today with the announcement of a $189 laptop.
The notebook uses a custom-written Linux operating system, measures roughly 120 x 100 x 30mm (WDH) and weighs only 900g, boots in 15 seconds from its solid-state hard disk. Asus chairman Jonney Shih claimed the 3ePC would be available in all areas of the world, not only developing nations.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/114773/asus-stuns-comp utex-with-100-laptop.html"

Comment Re:OO already does that. (Score 1) 169

by cottandr (#19229013) Attached to: First OpenOffice Virus, Not In the Wild
UAC warns about almost everything.

Tasks that will trigger a UAC prompt, if UAC is enabled, include:[3]. * Changes to files in %SystemRoot% or %ProgramFiles%
* Installing and uninstalling applications
* Installing device drivers
* Installing ActiveX controls
* Installing Windows Updates
* Changing settings for Windows Firewall
* Changing UAC settings
* Configuring Windows Update
* Adding or removing user accounts
* Changing a user's account type
* Configuring Parental Controls
* Running Task Scheduler
* Restoring backed-up system files
* Viewing or changing another user's folders and files
from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Installing applications? I don't need a warning when I'm installing an application. I know that I'm installing an application.

However, I may need a warning that the file that I am opening has a script in in that could be a virus.

Oh, and by the way, have you ever heard of a malicious device driver?
Windows

Windows Vista Keygen a Hoax 154

Posted by CowboyNeal from the too-good-to-be-true dept.
An anonymous reader writes "The author of the Windows Vista keygen that was reported yesterday has admitted that the program does not actually work. Here is the initial announcement of the original release of the keygen, and here is the followup post in which the same author acknowledges that the program is fake. Apparently, the keygen program does legitimately attack Windows Vista keys via brute force, but the chances of success are too low for this to be a practical method. Quote from the author: 'Everyone who said they got a key is probably lying or mistaken!'"
Businesses

CompUSA Closing More Than 50 Percent of Stores 423

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the trouble-in-paradise dept.
Zurbrick writes to tell us that CompUSA hs announced that they are closing the doors on over half their stores over the next three months. "CompUSA said in a statement it would close 126 of its stores and would receive a $440 million cash capital infusion, but it was not specific as to the source of the cash. The company also said it would cut costs and restructure. The company operates 225 stores, which its Web site says are located in the United States and Puerto Rico. "

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