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Desktops (Apple)

Submission + - Second Mac clone maker set to sell, with a twist (computerworld.com)

Submitted by
CWmike
CWmike writes: "Another company is preparing to sell Intel-based computers that can run Apple's Mac OS X. But unlike Psystar, a Florida clone maker that's been sued by Apple, Open Tech won't pre-install the operating system on its machines. Open Tech's Home (equipped with an Intel dual-core Pentium processor, 3GB of memory, an nVidia GeForce 8600 CT video card and a 500GB hard drive) and XT (which includes an Intel Core 2 quad-core CPU, 4GB of RAM, an nVidia GeForce 8800 video card and a 640GB drive) machines will sell for $620 and $1,200, respectively. Open Tech is prepared to do battle with Apple if it comes after Open Tech. "We definitely would defend this," said Tom. "The only possible case that Apple can make, the only one that has any chance, would be based on the end-user licensing agreement.""
Hardware Hacking

Submission + - Multitouch without touch using Wii-mote

Submitted by owlgorithm
owlgorithm writes: Gizmodo summarizes a hack for the multitouch Holy Grail — multitouch without the touch, a la "Minority Report." The article also includes a video tutorial for the hack which explains how it works and why.
Privacy

Submission + - D.C. Commuters to be "scanned like groceries&#

Submitted by owlgorithm
owlgorithm writes: Washington, D.C. area commuters are going to be "scanned like groceries at the supermarket" in order to catch single-occupant vehicles who are illegally using carpool lanes. The article, from the Washington Post, says that infrared cameras capable of detecting human skin will be installed, rather than the visible-spectrum cameras in use today. So much for using dummies in the front seat.
The Internet

Journal Journal: Mouseovers - as bad as popups? 8

Journal by fyngyrz

Is anyone else as annoyed as I am by words and phrases in web articles that pop up boxes because my mouse pointer happened to cross them, temporarily hiding the content I was reading in the first place? I didn't click on anything, and consequently, I don't want a context change. I find these annoying to the point of noting what the site is and not going back. Anyone else feel the same? Anyone have a defense of the practice?

It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - Canadian Bureaucrats Don't "Think Different

Submitted by owlgorithm
owlgorithm writes: Apple's new store in Montreal has three parking meters in front, and in their ever-conscious attempt to improve design, they offered to reimburse the city for the parking meters and their revenue if they would remove them. Answer: No, because "We've never done it before, so we can't."
Security

Tor Used To Collect Embassy Email Passwords 99

Posted by kdawson from the getting-their-attention dept.
Several readers wrote in to inform us that Swedish security researcher Dan Egerstad has revealed how he collected 100 passwords from embassies and governments worldwide, without hacking into anything: he sniffed Tor exit routers. Both Ars and heise have writeups on Egerstad's blog post, but neither adds much to the original. It's not news that unencrypted traffic exits the Tor network unencrypted, but Egerstad correctly perceived, and called attention to, the lack of appreciation for this fact in organizations worldwide.
PlayStation (Games)

Sony to Add TV Tuner, DVR to PS3 255

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the hardware-hackers-get-to-work dept.
pjhenley writes "Sony has announced that they will add digital TV and DVR capabilities to the PS3 in Europe. TV can also be watched on a PSP using 'remote play' over WiFi or via downloaded recordings. 'The new box will feature two 1080p tuners, which utilize the European Digital Video Broadcasting system (DVB-T) -- which should dash any US hopes for the time being. The system will allow you to store recorded broadcasts on your PS3 drive, and also transcode and transfer the saved files to your PSP.'"
Books

Submission + - Harry Potter leaked via handheld camera

Submitted by owlgorithm
owlgorithm writes: This article indicates that the last Harry Potter, which is "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," has been leaked four days before it hits bookstores. It turns out that someone with access to the American edition of the book has taken a photograph of every one of the pages and made them available via bit torrent. Publishers may well be quaking in their boots, but in some places the quality is barely readable. On many pages the pirateer's hands are in the pictures with other pages needing a bit of Photoshopping just to make out the words. However, the pictures themselves are actually available for your perusal here, for the time being, at least. It appears many of the sites have (naturally) been removing the content.

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